Trade Shockwaves: Phillies Acquire Brewers $8M Talent
The Philadelphia Phillies have plenty of talent and very well could make a deep run in 2025.
Philadelphia won 95 games in the regular season, but the bullpen imploded in the playoffs, and that is one of the biggest reasons why the club was knocked out by the rival New York Mets.
The Phillies need to go back to the drawing board and find a way to improve the bullpen this winter. Philadelphia had some bright spots with All-Stars Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estévez. They were great but are free agents and may not return.
Philadelphia will have to find some ways to improve the bullpen, and Newsweek’s Zach Pressnell suggested Milwaukee Brewers superstar Devin Williams as a trade option.
“The Philadelphia Phillies will be very aggressive in acquiring bullpen help this winter,” Pressnell said. “The Phillies are set to lose relievers Carlos Estévez and Jeff Hoffman in free agency this winter, though I think they’ll bring at least one of these relievers back. Still, a trade for Williams would solve a lot of issues in Philadelphia. If any team had the reason to take a massive leap at the Brewers closer, it’s manager Rob Thomson’s Phillies.”
Williams is a true superstar and has a 1.83 ERA across six big league seasons and will make just over $8 million in 2025. If the Phillies want to turn some heads, a blockbuster trade for Williams would do that.
He clearly is one of, if not the best closers in baseball. Williams would fix a hole for the Phillies with the price tag being manageable. This sounds like a great idea.
