It won't be Buxton, though, so Phillies fans will have to eye some other dream targets and hope something can get done. This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/phillies as Dream Phillies Trade Target Shuts Down Possibility of Being Dealt.

The Philadelphia Phillies are predicted to trade with the Washington Nationals for All-Star closer Kyle Finnegan at the trade deadline.

Philadelphia Phillies' owner John Middleton offers an interesting perspective around the Phillies bullpen situation and plans for the 2025 MLB trade deadline.

The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the only teams in the league who could realistically pull off a blockbuster trade for Athletics closer Mason Miller.

With the All-Star break now in the rearview, the next major item on this season's MLB calendar is the trade deadline, and the coming days will go a long way toward deciding where teams on the fence between buying and selling ultimately land.

Speaking of disappointing teams, the Rangers haven't bounced back to their 2023 championship form as hoped, and that could mean a soft pivot of sorts at the deadline. The emphasis, however, is on soft, as ESPN's Buster Olney reports :

The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal revealed the Red Sox could look at multiple Baltimore Orioles players in an inter-division trade to bolster their roster at the 2025 MLB trade deadline.

The St. Louis Cardinals could become sellers before the July 31 trade deadline and contenders, such as the Philadelphia Phillies, might look to make a deal. Unl