Matt Gelb of The Athletic reported last week that while the Philadelphia Phillies were seeking upgrades in advance of the Aug. 2 trade deadline, they had “signaled to other clubs that Andrew Painter, Mick Abel and Griff McGarry are not available.”
The list of prospects that president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is telling teams aren’t going to be moved in a trade apparently isn’t limited just to those three.
Jayson Stark of The Athletic hears that in addition to the three names that Gelb mentioned, the Phillies have also “said no” on RHP Ben Brown and catcher Logan O’Hoppe.