On Friday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic predicted that the Phillies would trade former first-round pick Mick Abel, a 23-year-old right-handed pitcher who made his debut earlier this season, to address their needs. "No one ever has enough starting pitching, which is why Abel’s renaissance season is important," wrote Gelb.

Gage Wood, the right-handed pitcher from the University of Arkansas, officially signed a $3 million contract with the Phillies on Tuesday.

PHILADELPHIA — Gage Wood’s first association with the Philadelphia Phillies before they picked him 26th overall in this month’s MLB draft was an interaction with Cliff Lee as a kid. Wood, a right-handed pitcher hailing from Batesville, Ark., attended a baseball camp in Little Rock as a kid.