One of the biggest trade chips at this year's deadline is Minnesota Twins closer Jhoan Duran, who is on the verge of a move to the Philadelphia Phillies, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. BREAKING: Phillies close to acquiring Jhoan Duran from Twins, sources tell @TheAthletic.

The first big domino of the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline fell on Wednesday night when the Twins traded their closer, Jhoan Durán, to the Phillies for RHP Mick Abel and catching prospect Eduardo Tait.

The stakes have never been higher for the Phillies. If you needed proof, you only needed to look at the trade they made Wednesday at Rate Field. The Phils shipped top 100 prospects Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait to Minnesota for closer Jhoan Duran,