Rival executives reportedly believe Phillies will be ‘aggressive’ before trade deadline

Dave Dombrowski is the Phillies president of baseball operations. (Arturo Pardavila III)The Philadelphia Phillies haven’t yet made any upgrades, but the perception around the sport is that Dave Dombrowski, Sam Fuld and company will do so in the next week.

Jon Heyman of Audacy Sports reports that “rivals are expecting the Phillies to be aggressive” in advance of the July 30 trade deadline. He notes that the organization could go over the $210 million luxury tax threshold, and are looking to add a starting pitcher, multiple relievers and “perhaps a center fielder.” This is in line with what Jayson Stark and Matt Gelb of The Athletic reported earlier this week.

Though the Phillies entered play…