Here’s a new Phillies Discussion. 

It’s early Monday morning.  The Phillies, in spite of their many needs, have not made a single trade to improve the bullpen, improve their lineup, or upgrade the back of their rotation.

Of course, they are meeting and planning to make trades.  They have their targets.  Unfortunately, sometimes their targets are coveted by other teams.  And they’ll have to determine how to approach a bidding war.  Have to make sure they aren’t bidding against themselves.  And sometimes their targets’ teams are trying to extract every bit of value out of the Phillies.  Don’t want to overpay.  These negotiations can become a game of chicken.

Anyway, whether the Phillies make one, two, more, or no trades Monday, I expect we will have a lot to say.  So here’s a new discussion with an empty comments section.

Important Dates

• July 27, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET: Deadline to sign 2026 draft picks
  • Deadline applies to players drafted out of 4-year colleges and HS
• August 3, 2026: MLB trade deadline at 6:00 P.M. ET
• August 7-8, 2026: Date players who signed on July 23-24 have to placed on a roster (15 days after signing for both draftees and UDFAs)
• August 13, 2026: Field of Dreams Game, Thursday game from Phillies at Twins series
• December 1, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET): MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement expires.

Note: These dates will be used unless/until notified differently.  (Note that there are many more dates to add from Spring Training through the end of the 2026 season and calendar year.  I will add when I have accurate dates for them.)

Transactions

August 2026
08/01/2026 – Phillies sent RF Steward Berroa outright to Lehigh Valley
08/01/2026 – Lehigh Valley activated RHP Mitch Neunborn from the 7-day IL
08/01/2026 – Lehigh Valley transferred C Lou Albrecht to the Development List
08/01/2026 – Reading activated RHP Saul Teran from the Development List

July 2026
07/31/2026 – Phillies optioned RHP Brian Keller to Lehigh Valley
07/31/2026 – Phillies recalled RHP Andrew Painter from Lehigh Valley
07/31/2026 – Lehigh Valley activated RHP Brian Keller
07/31/2026 – C Luis Caicuto assigned to Reading from Jersey Shore
07/31/2026 – C Scott Mudler assigned to Jersey Shore from FCL Phillies
07/31/2026 – DSL Phillies transferred OF Jose Briceno from the 7-day to the 60-day IL
07/30/2026 – Jersey Shore transferred OF Joel Dragoo to the Development List
07/30/2026 – Jersey Shore activated OF John Spikerman from the 7-day IL
07/30/2026 – C Macon Winslow assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
07/30/2026 – OF Caden Bogenpohl assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
07/30/2026 – RHP Orlando Gonzalez assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
07/30/2026 – OF Will Gasparino assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies