Brewers place Brandon Woodruff on IL with shoulder inflammation following Thursday’s early exit
Brandon Woodruff placed on 15-day IL due to shoulder inflammation.
The New York Yankees are expected to avoid trading for Bryce Harper as the Philadelphia Phillies struggle early in the season. A poor performance could lead the Phillies to sell players at the trade deadline.

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The Philadelphia Phillies are off to a dreadful start and will need to turn things around quickly if they want to make a postseason push.
A bad May and June could force Philadelphia to become a seller at the deadline. That's not what the organization or the fans want, but it's a reality of the situation.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees have long been connected to Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper. However, there are a few roadblocks to Harper landing in the Bronx.
The Yankees rather infamously passed on Harper when he was a free agent back in 2018," Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer wrote Friday. "Perhaps they could rectify that mistake this season… if they didn't already have Ben Rice hitting rockets for them as their primary first baseman."
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The Yankees are predicted to pass on Bryce Harper due to several roadblocks despite the Phillies' poor start.
A bad performance in May and June could force the Phillies to sell players at the trade deadline.
Bryce Harper's performance and the Phillies' struggles are influencing trade rumors, particularly regarding the Yankees.
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Rice, emerging as one of MLB's best hitters, is standing in the way of a Yankees trade for Harper, who no longer plays the outfield. Not to mention the $153.2 million Harper is owed through 2031.
The Yankees are aware of the number and understand that Harper is not the same MVP-caliber player he used to be -- despite being on pace for another season with an OPS above .800.
New York may have been a great fit for Harper eight years ago. But a hypothetical trade doesn't make much sense in 2026.