By Tim Kelly, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Though the Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly drawn interest from a few clubs on closer Jeanmar Gomez, it appears that the 28-year-old will be with the club past Monday's non-waiver trade deadline.
According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, the Phillies have fielded calls regarding their closer, but don't seem likely to trade him:
The Phillies have also listened on closer Jeanmar Gomez and setup man David Hernandez. But Gomez is under control for next year and inexpensive. So the Phillies have been telling teams that unless someone values him as a late-inning weapon and is willing to give up a legitimate prospect, they're likely to keep him. And while Gomez has 26 saves in 29 opportunities and a 2.70 ERA, his low strikeout rate (5.6 per 9 innings) makes it unlikely any team would pay that price.
As Stark noted, the Phillies still have Gomez under team control for 2016. While his impressive season will likely mean a fairly hefty pay raise, the Phillies are in a position where they can afford to potentially overpay Gomez for a season.
It will be interesting to see whether the Phillies enter Spring Training in 2017 with Gomez firmly as their closer or whether they give pieces that stuff-wise seem like more natural fits at the closer position — Hector Neris or Edubray Ramos, potentially — an opportunity to win the closer's job. Both would seem to have more of a chance to be the Phillies' long-term closer, though having someone like Gomez, who has demonstrated an ability to close if need be, isn't a bad thing.
