Phillies In Hot Pursuit Of Corey Knebel
3 years agoThe Philadelphia Phillies are in hot pursuit of free-agent reliever Corey Knebel, according to baseball sources. Talks are serious with the 30-year-old, who saved 39 games for the Milwaukee Brewers while being named an All-Star as recently as 2017. If Knebel lands with the Phillies, he'd have a shot at potentially being named the closer heading into 2022. The Phillies have listed a closer as an offseason priority, but they also haven't ruled out filling the spot with more than one arm. Philadelphia has also had talks with free-agent Mychal Givens for a back-end bullpen role. Knebel had Tommy John surgery in 2019 and appeared in 27 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021, posting a 2.45 ERA and 0.97 WHIP while missing three months with a lat strain.
Source: NBC Sports Philadelphia - Jim Salisbury
Source: NBC Sports Philadelphia - Jim Salisbury