The Phillies, who have been searching for relief pitching help throughout the season, have agreed to sign veteran reliever David Robertson, reports The Athletic. It's a deal for the rest of the season for $16 million, prorated for just the remainder of the Phillies' games, reports MLB.com, or roughly $6 million.

Once seen as deadline sellers, Boston entered the All-Star Break on a 10-game winning streak, catapulting the team into playoff contention. When ESPN updated its top 50 trade candidates on Monday, Bregman was notably absent. The story comes three days after Jeff Passan, who co-wrote the piece, poured cold water on a potential Bregman trade.

"One name to watch? Old friend Christian Vázquez, who is also not hitting (.170 average, .492 OPS) but has some intangibles the Red Sox like," Cotillo wrote. "The Twins would probably trade him in a salary dump."

In an interview with MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM, Breslow described the Red Sox’ deadline needs as “fluid” due to some of the recent individual performances they’ve had at certain positions.

The (mathematically inaccurate) second half is underway and the trade deadline is only 10 days away. Pencils must be down at 6 p.m. ET next Thursday, July 31. Trade chatter and activity will pick up now that the amateur draft is in the rearview mirror and front offices can focus their attention on the deadline.

The New York Mets had a banner offseason, but they might also need a banner trade deadline. A strong start for the Mets gave way to an ugly June, from which they're still trying to recover. A comeback win on Monday night helps,

As the Red Sox reportedly seek pitching help, they're set to scout the Diamondbacks' Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly.