Phillies Almost Didn't Trade for Luis Arraez From Giants for One Reason

Phillies' Luis Arraez Trade Almost Fell Apart, Insider Reveals

The Philadelphia Phillies swung a deal with the San Francisco Giants to land four-time All-Star Luis Arraez. But according to one MLB insider, it almost didn’t happen.Bob Nightengale of USA Today wrote about how the deal ultimately came together. Initially, the deal started as a one-for-one swap of Arraez for pitching prospect Ramon Marquez.Marquez was signed […] The post Phillies’ Luis Arraez Trade Almost Fell Apart, Insider Reveals appeared fi…

Phillies almost didn't trade for Luis Arraez from Giants for one reason

This Luis Arraez trade almost didn't happen for the Phillies.

Phillies Got Luis Arraez at the Deadline, and He Might Be the Missing Piece for October

The Philadelphia Phillies picked up Luis Arraez from the San Francisco Giants at the Aug. 3 deadline, and this might be the move that finally cracks the code for Rob Thomson’s lineup. Arraez is a three-time batting champion who leads the National League with a .324 average. He is a pure hitter in a lineup …

Luis Arraez is Hitting .194 as a Philadelphia Phillie

The Phillies loaded the bases in the top of the 8th on Tuesday night in front of a mostly empty “Baseball Heaven” in St. Louis. Then Luis Arraez grounded into a 3-2-3 double play and J.T. Realmuto popped up to end the inning. No runs scored, as they went on to lose 2-0 to the Cardinals. Arraez is now batting .194 as a Phillie: This is what we envisioned when the Phillies traded for Arraez. We envisioned him battling to stay above the Mendoza Lin…

Philly's new-look lineup bucks baseball tradition. Here's why it works

When the Phillies traded for Luis Arraez at the Deadline, most of the discussion was understandably about how he’d fit into their defensive lineup. All of the moving parts required infielders Bryson Stott, Alec Bohm and Bryce Harper to each move to new positions \-\- along with the more recent