ESPN
Jul 30, 2025, 06:39 PM ET
The Philadelphia Phillies person agreed to a woody to get prima person Jhoan Duran from the Minnesota Twins, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan connected Wednesday.
Duran was 1 of the astir coveted relievers connected the commercialized marketplace up of Thursday's deadline, with a big of teams looking to adhd him.
Philadelphia won out, sending right-hander Mick Abel and catcher Eduardo Tait to Minnesota for Duran, sources said.
The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Duran, an All-Star this season, is 1 of the champion relievers successful the sport, acknowledgment to his nasty worldly headlined by a fastball that averages 100.3 mph, a splinker that sits astatine 97.5 mph and a curveball to support hitters disconnected balance. The right-hander besides has 2 much years of squad power aft this season.
Duran, 27, hasn't fixed up a location tally this season, and his 1.66 ERA ranked sixth among MLB pitchers with astatine slightest 43 innings astatine the All-Star break.