The Philadelphia Phillies "badly need" a right-handed hitting outfielder at the MLB trade deadline due to the outfield's poor performance against left-handed pitching.

Some Phillies fans still want to deal away Mick Abel at the trade deadline. The only problem is that the rookie's value has been dropping since his MLB debut.

For three years in a row, the Phillies have made the postseason and were eliminated at various stages after a couple of deep runs, which has largely been due to not equipping themselves with a roster capable of winning in October.

Edmundo Sosa, Alec Bohm and Kyle Schwarber homered as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Cincinnati Reds 5-1 on Saturday and evened the three-game series.