The Philadelphia Phillies finally made their big splash at the trade deadline by acquiring elite reliever Jhoan Duran from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for two top prospects in catcher Eduardo Tait and pitcher Mick Abel. In doing so, the Phillies filled one of their most major needs in beefing up their bullpen for the playoff run. As a bona fide closer for the Twins during the past few seasons, Duran will close out games for the Phillies from here on out.
But while the Phillies were busy upgrading their relief corps, the New York Mets happened to have the exact answer to Philadelphia’s bold move by acquiring an elite reliever of their own.