By Annie Ross
The timing wasn’t great for the Phillies, who found out 12 minutes before the trade deadline that closer David Robertson was officially out for the rest of the season.
Twelve minutes isn’t a ton of wiggle room, but the fact is the Phillies needed some help if they’re going to keep up with the Nats and Braves in the NL East — and Corey Dickerson isn’t quite enough to do it.
They needed some arms. They didn’t get them.
