Phillies Set to Add Catcher Wilson Ramos from Rays

An upgrade coming for the Phillies, a they look to hold onto their lead in the NL East:

sources: wilson ramos' deal to the Phillies is close

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2018

Ramos from #Rays to #Phillies is close. @JonHeyman had 1st. Hear it is not a big return.

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 31, 2018

The 30-year-old catcher is coming back from a hamstring injury, but, before he went down, was hitting .297/.346/.488 (130 wRC+). If he comes back healthy in the next couple weeks and keeps hitting like that, it’s quite a bat for the Phillies to add. Pair him with Jorge Alfaro, who is excellent defensively? Very nice tandem for a possible playoff team.

Seems like, if the Nationals aren’t going to sell, they could have stood to go after Ramos.