With Arizona scouts eyeing Phillies prospect Mick Abel, speculation grows around a potential trade for slugger Eugenio Suarez.

With third baseman Alec Bohm out due to injury, the Philadelphia Phillies may join the hunt for Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Eugenio Suarez.

Ryan McMahon, acquired Friday from the Colorado Rockies, is batting eighth and playing third base Saturday afternoon as the New York Yankees face the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium. The lineup is missing Aaron Judge, who’s getting a scheduled day off, which makes McMahon’s bat even more important in the middle game of the series.

The Yankees will be without their Captain to begin Saturday's game, as Aaron Judge was not in the lineup against the Phillies and left-handed starter Ranger Suárez. No initial reason was given for Judge's absence,

The struggling Yankees will look to get back in the series in Game 2 against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

Ranger Suárez has piled up enough pitches and innings this season for the reigning NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies to fit the modern definition of a workhorse.

Major League Baseball's trade deadline, scheduled for July 31, is now just a week away. In other words, it's that blessed (or cursed, depending on your perspective) time of the year when rumors and transactions dominate our coverage.