It took the Philadelphia Phillies front office until Wednesday night to make their first move of the MLB trade deadline season, and boy oh boy they didn't disappoint! According to reports, the Phillies swung a massive trade for Minnesota Twins closer Jhoan Duran. The news was first broken by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Phillies swing a massive trade with Twins for closer Jhoan Duran
After the Phillies were reportedly poking around multiple teams looking for elite bullpen help, and it sounded like they were out on Duran, they landed the season-changing trade.