Trade rumors tie Phillies, Mariners to Skubal as catcher demand grows

Rockies field calls on Goodman's NL-best 27 homers

Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated Jul 251 min read

What happened: Phillies and Mariners are drawing trade buzz ahead of the Aug. 3 deadline, with Tarik Skubal's market still a talking point and catchers in high demand across the league. The Mariners are fielding offers on Luis Castillo and Emerson Hancock, per The Athletic's Rosenthal and Sammon.

Why it matters: Philadelphia is chasing bats while its own trade board flags regression risk in Heliot Ramos and Foster Griffin. Catcher scarcity has teams calling the Rockies about Hunter Goodman, whose first-half power output ranks among the best at the position in decades.

By the numbers: Ramos owns just a .718 OPS against right-handers. Goodman's 27 first-half homers are the most by an NL catcher since Johnny Bench in 1970.

What to watch: The trade deadline is Aug. 3 — watch for further movement on Skubal's market and catcher deals involving the Rockies and Mariners.

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MLB.com 2026-07-25T02:01:13.160634+00:00

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