The Phillies have acquired right-hander Ryan O'Sullivan from the Dodgers to complete the Joe Blanton trade, the team announced (on Twitter). Los Angeles acquired Blanton for a player to be named later earlier this month.
O'Sullivan, 21, was a fourth round pick in the 2011 draft. He's pitched to a 3.05 ERA with 5.6 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9 in 88 1/3 innings at the Single-A level this season. Baseball America ranked O'Sullivan has 23rd best prospect in the Dodgers' system before the season in their Prospect Handbook.
meh
Looks like a ground ball guy
I guess a Ryan O’Sullivan kind of prospect won’t be confused with a Jonathan Schoop kind of prospect.
Also won’t be compared with the 3 million the Phillies saved by not picking up any of Blanton’s remaining money.
Offloading the vets…how the mighty have fallen.
Its a pretty good get for a few months of a number 3/4 guy on the waiver wire as far as PTBNLs go. Wasnt expecting much more
plus the Phillies didn’t need to eat any of Blanton’s salary.
If he can improve his K/BB a bit and maintain his GB rate he could be useful. I wasn’t expecting much more than organizational filler anyway.
Phillies are winning that trade so far.