Why Phillies should resist trading for a top hitter like Luis Robert. It's not the money
Posted on AllSides July 3rd, 2024
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It's one thing to want the Phillies to acquire a top hitter who plays center or left field, whether it's the White Sox's Luis Robert, the Marlins' Jazz Chisholm Jr., or the Rays' Randy Arozarena. That way, good defenders but weak hitters in Johan Rojas or Cristian Pache don't have to. But it's quite another to pull off such a deal. And this is the Phillies' dilemma with the July 30 MLB trade deadline less than a month away. No doubt, Robert, who hit 38 homers last season and is...