The Philadelphia Phillies are down an outfielder and look like they’ll be down one for the foreseeable future, with Adolis García landing on the 60-Day IL. In a season where the Phillies already needed help on the offensive side of the ball, particularly hitting right-handed, it’s a concerning blow.
Phillies President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski quickly traded for Derek Hill. However, most experts don’t think the Phillies are close to being done. USA Today‘s Bob Nightengale shared some insight into that, explaining that both Joe Adell of the Los Angeles Angels and Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs could be on the Phillies’ roster.
“The Phillies are desperately looking to acquire an outfielder at the trade deadline with Adolis Garcia expected to miss the rest of the season with his torn lat, and have Angels right fielder Jo Adell and Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki on their radar,” Nightengale wrote.
Adell is now 27 years old and has shown that he can be a power hitter in MLB. Just a season ago, he hit 37 home runs. His OPS is down this year to .684, but his batting average is currently at .249, which would be a career high if the season ended today.
Then, Suzuki is 31 years old and hit 32 home runs in 2025. Like Adell, his OPS is a bit down from a year ago, currently sitting at .772 for the season. Still, he can add pop that the Phillies do need.
Philadelphia Phillies OF Adolis García is Out for the Foreseeable Future
GettyPhiladelphia Phillies outfielder Adolis García
Adolis García left the Philadelphia Phillies game against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 10th. A couple of days after that, with time to get testing in, the Phillies announced that he would be placed on the 60-day IL with a right lat tear.
Assuming that García is only out for the 60 days, he’d still be away from the Phillies until the middle of August, which goes beyond the Trade Deadline. However, it’s doubtful that he’s back right at the end of his IL stint. Interim manager Don Mattingly admitted there’s a good chance it’s actually a season-ending injury.
“I mean, it sounds like that’s a good possibility,” Mattingly said. “I know they’re waiting on one final opinion, but it obviously is not good. Put him on the [60-day IL] right away. Yeah, it doesn’t look good.”
This comes in a season where García struggled throughout the month of May, but he had been picking things up leading up to the injury. That included hitting three home runs in the month of June.
Seiya Suzuki May Have His Own Injury Concern
GettyChicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki exits with an injury
While Seiya Suzuki makes sense for the Philadelphia Phillies to trade for on paper, he may have his own injury concern.
Suzuki left the Cubs’ game on Saturday with an injury. This came after he tried to catch a pop-up, but stumbled and seemingly landed awkwardly on his knee. It was later described by Jesse Rogers of ESPN as “left knee discomfort.”
Hopefully, for Suzuki, that’s all it is. However, if the injury does turn out to be a larger issue, then it’s going to affect his trade stock. A team like the Phillies may stop being interested in him at all.
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