The Philadelphia Phillies are banking on David Robertson’s second stint with the team going better than his first one did.
Jeff Passan of ESPN is reporting that the Phillies have reacquired the veteran reliever in a trade deadline day deal with the Chicago Cubs. Earlier this week, we wondered whether such a trade might make sense for the Phillies.
Pitching prospect Ben Brown is headed back to the Cubs to complete the deal, Robert Murray of FanSided reports. Jayson Stark of The Athletic listed Brown as one of five prospects that the Phillies were telling teams they didn’t plan to trade earlier this week.