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With the trade deadline looming, Bryce Harper says Phillies need some help The Phillies star was candid after a loss to the Marlins, which cemented a fourth straight series loss.
So does he think they need an arm or a bat? The Phillies star was candid after a loss to the Marlins, which cemented a fourth straight series loss.
So does he think they need an arm or a bat? Bryce Harper, here hitting a home run vs.
the Marlins on Monday, didn't mince words after Tuesday's loss.marked the clubs fourth consecutive series loss after the All-Star break, and it came against a team that had lost 12 straight games until it met the Phillies.
Afterward, Harper was straightforward about how he views the club entering Mondays trade deadline.I think we need some help, he said.
I think weve proved pretty much all year, weve done a pretty good job, but anytime you can get some help in here and reinforcements, I think it helps.
Its no secret that the Phillies need a right-handed hitting outfielder.The Phillies current crop of righty bats have a .221 batting average and .640 OPS, which rank last inBut the Phillies lack of pitching depth, in the rotation and bullpen, also has become magnified.
The team has lost the last 11 games started by the No.
5 spot in their rotation, while the bullpen has been a revolving door of struggles and injuries.s major offseason adds, Adolis Garcia and Brad Keller , are out for the year because of injury.
When asked whether the help would be best in the form of an arm or a bat, Harpers answer was straightforward.
Is he confident the Phillies will have reinforcements in both come Monday night?Jim Bowden spent 16 years as a general manager with the Reds and Nationals before becoming an MLB analyst and commentator.
And with the trade deadline approaching Aug.
3 at 6 p.m.
he joined Phillies Extra to discuss the Phillies needs, some potential targets, and what its like to be a GM in the frenzied days leading up to the deadline.