Phillies: Making a splash

Proposals for now:     

Basically, Milwaukee has two glaring needs, and Los Angeles can improve without depleting their farm system. As for the leaks, they could be coming from the Baltimore Orioles to achieve the maximum return for Machado.

To illustrate, late at night the Phillies were  in. But the following morning the Dodgers had the lead..And simultaneously, Baltimore had a trade in place, a handshake agreement, and complete medicals. Doing the swap for Klentak may hinge on taking Zach Britton out of the equation.

Compared to offers from the Dodgers and Brewers, the Phillies have right-hander Adonis Medina on the table. He is the number-two prospect in the organization and only behind righty Sixto Sanchez.

The red pinstripes won’t move Enyel De Los Santos, Eflin or Sanchez. As for Medina, he has an 8-3 record and a 4.92 ERA for 15 starts: 10 good and five clunkers.

Baltimore prefers to trade Machado and Britton separately, and the O’s have seven other suitors for the southpaw. In that case, right-hander Jeurys Familia of the New York Mets is a rental to consider. He has a 2.88 ERA with 17 saves out of 21 chances.

As for Britton, his fastball has increased to 94.3 mph, but he had reached 96 mph in previous summers. However, he is healthy and effective with improved sink on his heater. And while he had two poor outings, the other 13 were scoreless with four saves.