With center fielder Brandon Marsh headed to the injured list, the Phillies were in need of assistance on defense. They picked up Bradley Zimmer, a former Blue Jay.
As the Phillies packed their things Wednesday and left Cincinnati, the front office worked the phones to acquire a fill-in outfielder, not an easy task after the trade deadline.The Phillies claimed Zimmer off waivers Thursday from the Toronto Blue Jays and placed center fielder Brandon Marsh on the injured list, as expected, with a bruised left knee and sprained left ankle.
But Zimmer’s strength is his defense. He’s an above-average center fielder, and the Phillies will ask him to catch everything that he can until Marsh returns.
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