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Report: Phillies are scouting Pirates AA Altoona team

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We are just about five weeks away from the July 31 trade deadline, so the heavy scouting of other farm systems continues. One team to watch is the Pittsburgh Pirates. While they do not have the financial resources of other teams, they have prospects to trade should the Phillies be willing to eat some money.

According to Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune, the Phillies are looking at Pirates prospects:

Source tells me #Phillies have sent scout to Altoona to evaluate some of #Pirates Double-A players.