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Phillies Acquire Tyler Pastornicky From Rangers

By Steve Adams | August 10, 2015 at 2:08pm CDT

The Rangers announced that they’ve traded Triple-A infielder Tyler Pastornicky to the Phillies in exchange for cash considerations.

Formerly a Braves prospect, Pastornicky never grabbed hold of Atlanta’s second base or shortstop job and was eventually released by the Braves in Spring Training. He signed a minor league deal with the Rangers shortly thereafter and has batted .281/.322/.366 between Texas’ Double-A and Triple-A affiliates.

The Phillies announced that Pastornicky will join their Triple-A affiliate in Lehigh Valley, so it would seem that he’ll serve as a depth piece for the team over the final third of the season. The 25-year-old will hope for a return to the Majors and better results than the .243/.295/.314 batting line he posted in 268 plate appearances across parts of three big league seasons with the Braves from 2012-14.

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  1. Red_Line_9

    6 years ago

    Sounds like the Phillies might think they are dealing Utley

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    • raef715

      6 years ago

      moreso not really having a shortstop on the AAA iron pigs.

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  2. Brixton

    6 years ago

    Thats all fin e and dandy, but whos our backup CF? Dom Brown? Oh god no.

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    • dylanp5030

      6 years ago

      Galvis?

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      • raef715

        6 years ago

        probably so for now…it will be Altherr in september; thought they might sign Heisey after being released.

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      • Brixton

        6 years ago

        Galvis is a shortstop. I don’t recall him ever playing the outfield except for like 5 games in 2013 in LF.

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        • NotCanon

          6 years ago

          With Utley back, I’d think Cesar is the backup CF on the roster, with a quick call-up from someone in LHV if Odubel gets injured.

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  3. George

    6 years ago

    Pastornicky was originally a Jays’ farm hand.

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  4. wkkortas

    6 years ago

    I tried to text a friend about this transaction, but my auto correct changed “Pastornicky” to “not too picky”.

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    • Red_Line_9

      6 years ago

      Happened to me one day too… For some reason Starlin Castro turns into Star In The Castor Oil

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  5. Klaus D.

    6 years ago

    It’s comforting to me as a Phillies fan when Baseballreference.com has “pinch hitter” as a player’s first position…

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    • Red_Line_9

      6 years ago

      Kind of like saying a girl has a “nice personality” huh?

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  6. jackb

    6 years ago

    He could be done, but can’t really tell after 268 scattered PAs.

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  7. phillyphanatics

    6 years ago

    Wasn’t he available for nothing after the braves released him earlier his season?

    I remember commenting that the phillies should be interested at that time.

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  8. Aaron Johnson

    6 years ago

    How is this not bigger news? This completely changes the whole landscape of the NL if not the MLB in its entirety. Don’t sleep on Philli sneaking in as the second wild card now

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    • chris

      6 years ago

      I really feel like this should be all over ESPN. Philly is now a legit World Series contender. Just look at all that middle infield depth! Washington and the Mets now better look over their shoulder.

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