After not finding the contract that he sought in free agency last winter, David Robertson returned home to Rhode Island with unplanned leisure time on his calendar. “I played a lot of tennis,” he said.

The Philadelphia Phillies, desperate for bullpen help, are reportedly signing veteran free agent David Robertson, per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.

A day after signing veteran David Robertson to help fortify a shaky bullpen, the Phillies placed reliever Joe Ross on the injured list with back spasms. Ross had operated mostly as a long man this year - recording more than three outs in 13 occasions - and hasn’t been overly effective. He has a 2-1 record and 5.28 ERA.

With David Robertson’s return to the Philadelphia Phillies, questions about his arm have surfaced, but Dave Dombrowski shared a key detail that could ease fans’ concerns.

Suárez’s velocity has, broadly, fallen across his repertoire since May. Manager Rob Thomson and the lefty say they are not concerned.

Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner have been productive at the top of the order. J.T. Realmuto has been solid lately in the middle-to-bottom of the order, but the rest of the offense has lacked consistency - and in some ways has been consistently poor.

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,