We all know that the Phillies will be shopping for an outfielder at the trade deadline. But in the meantime, how do they plan on deploying the options currently on the roster? ($)

John Middleton spoke with the Inquirer for Phillies Extra about a bevy of topics, including the All-Star game, the trade deadline, and the futures for himself and Dave Dombrowski. ($)

Bobby Witt Jr. is headed to the injured list for the first time in his career, as he is suffering from lower back tightness.

On the opposite end of the injury spectrum, the Guardians activated José Ramírez off of the IL where he had been since June 13th due to hamate bone surgery.

Ken Rosenthal’s latest on the trade deadline including tidbits about the possible price for Tarik Skubal and Dave Dombrowski’s confidence in the Phillies being able to make deals despite possessing a poor farm system. ($)