The Phillies optioned Johan Rojas and Daniel Robert to Triple-A to make room for newly acquired Harrison Bader and Jhoan Duran.

PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies welcomed trade deadline signees Jhoan Duran and Harrison Bader into the fold Friday. To make room, Johan Rojas was optioned to Triple A, and Daniel Robert went on the 15-day injured list with a right middle finger blister.

Harrison Bader and Jhoan Duran have joined the Phillies, adding depth as the team chases a pennant. Bader, a strong defender and 2021 Gold Glove winner, will platoon in center field with Brandon Marsh.

When asked about the confrontation with Harper during a visit to Wrigley Field, though, Manfred downplayed the issue with four simple words: "Not all that significant," Manfred said, per Rogers.

Manfred: “It was an individual picking a particular way to express himself. And I don’t think you need to make more out of that than that."

The Tigers were in a huge slide around the MLB All-Star Break. Thanks to losing its final four games heading into the league-wide pause, and dropping eight of the team’s next nine games coming out of it, optimism was starting to wane around the Motor City.

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The Phillies have acquired right-handed bat Harrison Bader from the Minnesota Twins before Thursday's trade deadline.

At this time of year, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is often that one person willing to pay full freight to acquire a star. But this time, it appears he did not have to empty out his farm system for Duran.