The Philadelphia Phillies are in the midst of a red-hot battle with the New York Mets for the National League East crown, but are not without a few holes to fill if they hope to win their division, conference,

Things are starting to heat up for the Philadelphia Phillies before the trade deadline. After a few years of being a bit reserved compared to how he normally op

Most of the time when a player gets hit in the hand, the only people who are truly devastated are the fans of his current team. When that player is the most coveted bat at the trade deadline, you get the collective angst of 12 fan bases when Eugenio Suarez gets hit in the hand.

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez is "almost certain" to be dealt before Thursday's trade deadline, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

Sánchez allowed two-run homers in the third and fourth innings, one of them coming from Chicago's Luis Robert Jr., a potential trade deadline target.

However, on Sunday, Thomas Harrigan of MLB .com labeled the Phillies as the No. 1 prospective suitor for Suárez, purely in terms of need.

The Philadelphia Phillies reportedly are looking into one of the best players available ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

Less than a week before the trade deadline, there are two types of conversations between teams: exploratory and substantive. This might still fall into the first category. But the Phillies have talked to the Diamondbacks about Eugenio Suárez.

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It's easy to identify the flaws: a missing swing-and-miss reliever and a righty power bat. Securing them will require sacrifices.