The Philadelphia Phillies need help in the bullpen, and this mock trade sees them acquire two relievers from a division rival.

Six years ago, a Class-A teammate joked with current IronPigs outfielder Cal Stevenson that he could be ‘gone tomorrow.’ Stevenson laughed it off. He was gone the next day.

Major League Baseball's 2025 trade deadline is just three weeks away. With an All-Star break between now and July 31, that means each team only has around 17 games remaining until judgment day.

From texts during life events to the best deadline deals that never happened, MLB front office execs tell all.

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