Phillies sign reliever David Robertson to 1-year deal
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The Phillies took a step towards fortifying a leaky bullpen on Sunday when they reportedly signed 40-year-old reliever David Robertson.
We're clear of the All-Star break and the MLB Draft, and that means the next big date on the baseball calendar is the July 31 trade deadline. Speaking of which, each day leading up to the deadline brings us a fresh supply of deadline rumors,
Free agent reliever David Robertson could sign with a new team soon following an encouraging workout according to MLB insider Jon Heyman.
Though the Phillies and the Mets aren’t the only teams looking at possibly adding Robertson, they’re the most noteworthy as division rivals. The team that gets him seemingly has the leg up the rest of the way. The Phillies have a half-of-a-game lead over the Mets in the NL East division race.
After declining his end of a $7 million mutual option, longtime reliever David Robertson became a free agent heading into the 2025 season. However, no teams sig