“It was a lot,” manager Bob Melvin said of the day. “And it was late. To get it done, though, is something we really needed. It was a huge move by Zack (Minasian) and Buster (Posey).”

Alcantara, who underwent Tommy John surgery in October 2023, has fully ramped up his game again and is back in action.

The Red Sox just … sent him away? This is the sort of deal that you don’t really see that much in baseball anymore: It almost feels like more of an NBA trade, doesn’t it?

On the season, the Phillies' cumulative bullpen ERA sits at 4.52, eighth worst in baseball, and the lowest among all teams currently in postseason spots.