MLB Trade Rumors: 10 Relievers the Philadelphia Phillies Must Try For
July 27, 2010 by Asher B. Chancey
Filed under Fan News
The Philadelphia Phillies are currently riding a dramatic five-game winning streak, but you wouldn’t know it if you looked at Brad Lidge’s performances over the last couple of games.
Nursing precarious leads, Lidge has loaded the bases in each of the last two games before escaping jams to ultimately earn the save.
If the Phillies are getting to the point where they can no longer afford to allow Lidge to keep trying to get his legs under him, and if they are going to make a playoff run, they may need to add another arm or two to the bullpen.
Here is a list of 10 potentially available relievers, both closers and set-up men, who are available to the Phils as they ponder a future with Lidge in the closer role.