The Major League Baseball trade deadline is July 31, which means we're eight days away and the ticking of the clock is starting to become audible. We've seen very little movement thus far, but there's still some sorting out to be done in the standings and we've got over a week.

MLB insider Jeff Passan predicts that the Philadelphia Phillies will go all in at the trade deadline, yet could miss out on Cleveland Guardians Emmanuel Clase.

The Philadelphia Phillies have already signed one veteran reliever, and theywere also named as a link to one of the best closers in baseball. ESPN’s JeffPassan cited the Phillies as the best potential landing spot for ClevelandGuardians closer Emmanuel Clase,

Ideally, Robertson could help the Phillies in the later innings in August and September, then slot in the middle of the 'pen come October.