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Phillies trade candidates: Lane Thomas

No one knows just how aggressive Dave Dombrowski will be at this trade deadline. Based on reports and the reality of the situation, it appears likely that Dombrowski and the Phillies are looking to acquire an outfielder. There are two routes they can take in that scenario.

The first is they find an everyday starter that plays either center or left while making the playing time work between said newcomer and the duo of Brandon Marsh and Johan Rojas. The other route is to acquire a straight platoon option against left-handed pitching to supplement Marsh and split time with him directly, leaving Rojas as the starter in center.