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3 Matt Strahm trades Phillies need to make after Nationals set reliever market

The Seattle Mariners set the going rate for lefty relievers quite high last weekend, shipping out top-50 prospect Harry Ford in exchange for Washington Nationals closer Jose Ferrer. Most pundits consider the swap to be an overpay by Seattle, which is only good news for the Philadelphia Phillies.

With southpaws Matt Strahm, Tanner Banks, and José Alvarado in the fold, the Phillies can afford to part with one of them to improve another area of the roster. They've received interest in all three so far this offseason (subscription required).

Strahm has been phenomenal since the Phillies signed him at the 2022 Winter Meetings.