The Phillies ultimately did not acquire a starting pitcher at this year’s trade deadline for the first time since Dave Dombrowski took over as president of baseball operations. That doesn’t mean the veteran executive didn’t make a push for one, per a Friday morning report.
Philadelphia was one of two clubs to make an offer for left-hander Garrett Crochet that the Chicago White Sox “considered attractive” in the final day leading up to the July 30 deadline, according to The Athletic‘s Ken Rosenthal. The Los Angeles Dodgers were also in on the 25-year-old All-Star pitcher.