Phillies Pass on Trade, Bet on Rotation | MLB News

The Phillies passed on a trade deadline upgrade for their struggling fifth starter, betting instead on their top three arms—Wheeler, Luzardo, and Nola—to carry them into the playoffs. President Dave Dombrowski insisted any new pitcher would have needed to be a clear upgrade over Andrew Painter, but opted to trust their current roster’s depth and development. With seven and a half games behind first place and just one game ahead of the wild card, the pressure is now squarely on Nola and Painter to deliver—or risk missing the postseason entirely. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6247a39e14b45d10