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Phillies Acquire David Phelps

By Mark Polishuk | August 31, 2020 at 5:34pm CDT

5:34 pm: Milwaukee will eventually pick up a trio of young pitchers in the deal, reports Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. Right-handers Brandon Ramey, Israel Puello and Juan Geraldo will be the final return. Because they were not included in the Phillies’ 60-man player pool, they are ineligible to be officially named as part of the trade until after the season.

2:30 pm: The Phillies have acquired right-hander David Phelps from the Brewers, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Matt Gelb (Twitter link).  Milwaukee will receive three prospects in return, as per MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.

After missing all of 2018 recovering from Tommy John surgery, Phelps looked good over 34 1/3 innings with the Blue Jays and Cubs last season and has been sensational in 13 innings for Milwaukee this season.  Phelps has a 2.77 ERA, 52% grounder rate, 13.8 K/9, and a sterling 10.00 K/BB rate, not to mention some of the best soft-contact numbers of any pitcher in the league.

The deal reunites Phelps with Joe Girardi, who was Phelps’ manager with the Yankees from 2012-14.  More importantly, Phelps gives the Phillies another new arm to help revive what has been a dreadful bullpen thus far in the 2020 season.  Philadelphia has already acquired Brandon Workman, David Hale, and Heath Hembree in recent days to help address the relief corps, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Phils add another reliever beyond Phelps before the deadline.

Phelps is under control through the 2021 season, as the Phillies hold a $4.5MM club option on his services (with a $250K buyout).  With Workman, Jose Alvarez, and Tommy Hunter slated for free agency and David Robertson and Hector Neris likely to have their club options declined, Phelps gives the Phils some extra bullpen depth for 2021 if they choose to exercise his option.

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  1. Francys01

    5 years ago

    Solid move by the Phillies. Phelps is reuniting with Girardi in Philadelphia. Awesome. The Phillies bullpen is better now than a couple of weeks ago.

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  2. dmbphils27

    5 years ago

    Hader next!! Lets gooo MK!! Pull the trigger!!

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    • HartnellDown

      5 years ago

      Not for what they’re asking for. Archie Bradley would be nice though.

      Reply
      • dmbphils27

        5 years ago

        Ok… Lynn next! Or Gallo!

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        • philliesphan77

          5 years ago

          Lynn would be a huge shot in the arm. Offense can already keep you in a game, so probably don’t need Gallo as much as Lynn.

          Reply
  3. Mrtwotone

    5 years ago

    The Phillies replacing the whole bullpen it seems. Good pickup

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    • T_Rexx2

      5 years ago

      Kinda needed to to be honest, our pen was bad

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      • Mrtwotone

        5 years ago

        It’s looked a lot better of late. Y’all are trending up

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  4. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    HECK YEAH

    Reply
  5. wild bill tetley

    5 years ago

    Quietly had a solid career.

    Reply
    • mlbnyyfan

      5 years ago

      Was hoping Yankees had a interest in bringing him back.

      Reply
  6. Lovinmlb

    5 years ago

    Phillies making a run. Phelps having career “season”.

    They have went in so far now they might as well add a starter.

    Reply
  7. baseballsmarts

    5 years ago

    But why. I thought the brewers were contending and Phelps normally pitched the 8th and Hader in the 9th. I don’t know who else they would pitch in the 8th to setup Hader.

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    • Shinedown40

      5 years ago

      Knebel probably

      Reply
    • augold5

      5 years ago

      Look up Devin Williams

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      • stubby66

        5 years ago

        Do not be surprised to see Phil Bickford get a chance to come up.

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        • hiflew

          5 years ago

          Okay, I won’t be.

          Reply
    • bennyhaha

      5 years ago

      Devin Williams can handle late innings. Brewers not really contending. They’re a .500 team at best this season

      Reply
      • hiflew

        5 years ago

        Except this season .500 teams ARE contenders. When over half the league makes the playoffs, it’s almost a guarantee that at least one playoff team will be under .500.

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    • Cody Fosterling

      5 years ago

      Devin Williams

      Reply
    • Yekatman

      5 years ago

      Devin Williams

      Reply
    • mlbnyyfan

      5 years ago

      Yankees need to go get Hader now if the Brew Crew are planning for next season.

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    • pnedwek

      5 years ago

      Brewers are awful hitting this year – they are sellers. They have Devin Wiilliams and Corey Knebel to set Hader up. I dont see Hader leaving unless someone WAY overpays

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    • ron swanson 2

      5 years ago

      If you watch the Brewers you know Devin Williams. ERA under 1 this season. Dominant.

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      • mikeyst13

        5 years ago

        Let’s not forget Rasmussen. Had 1 rough outing so far, but the stuff is electric and they seem to want to get him more work going forward. Bullpen was definitely the one spot where they had depth to get some return on.

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    • brewcrewfan

      5 years ago

      Devin Williams will cover the 8th.

      Reply
    • loota.

      5 years ago

      My guess is Peralta.

      Reply
  8. VonPurpleHayes

    5 years ago

    This is a nice underrated move addressing exactly what they need.

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    Reply
  9. dmbphils27

    5 years ago

    Come on Klentak! One more starter!!

    Reply
  10. marrtho

    5 years ago

    Devin ******* Williams

    Reply
  11. bresch32

    5 years ago

    Now we just need to see if someone will take Arrieta for a bag of crap.

    Reply
    • VonPurpleHayes

      5 years ago

      Arrieta was servicable until last night.

      Reply
  12. augold5

    5 years ago

    Thinking maybe Miller, Ragsdale and Segovia

    Reply
    • mikeyst13

      5 years ago

      Love to see Miller as one of the guys in the return. Liked him a lot at Stanford, though he kind of reminds me of a left handed Corbin Burnes. Electric stuff but sometimes loses his mechanics and gets wild and then it can get ugly quick.

      Reply
  13. Jbigz12

    5 years ago

    I feel like Phelps gets traded every year. Somebody else has got to have picked up on that.

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    Reply
  14. Shinedown40

    5 years ago

    What will it take to get Hader to Philly?

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    • Captain Dunsel

      5 years ago

      A plane ticket and one for the playoffs.

      Reply
  15. HawaiiPhil2020

    5 years ago

    we gave up 3 prospects but all phans know that our prospects are not worth much so i am not too concerned.

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    • VonPurpleHayes

      5 years ago

      Exactly. Love the move.

      Reply
  16. HalfBaked McBride

    5 years ago

    Right on right on
    Phelps will offer immediate and high leverage help.
    His relationship with Giardi is a bonus
    Can’t imagine we gave up too much to get him.

    Reply
  17. pnedwek

    5 years ago

    If you add up the 3 guys ages it doesnt add up to Bartolo Colons age lol.

    Reply
  18. jbeerj

    5 years ago

    Has shades of the Adam Lind deal. That worked out pretty good.

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  19. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    yeah those are three roll the dice guys. Ramey looks solid but given ive never heard of any of these three im not foo concerned.

    Reply
  20. gbp4ever

    5 years ago

    Brewers are a team going nowhere so might as well start to trade what you can and rebuild perhaps the worst farm system in MLB. Will see in 3-4 years if these guys develop into anything.

    Reply
  21. Gigorilla

    5 years ago

    Another piss poor trade from the Brewers and the boy wonder. Phelps was a great signing by Stearns – 1.5M plus 2021 control, but trading him for nothing is another feeble attempt to rebuild the minor system.

    Win now, and keep Phelps for 2021. The boy wonder should be fired. Look at the crap he signed for 2020.

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    • g4

      5 years ago

      You referring to Phelps?

      Reply
  22. Dorothy_Mantooth

    5 years ago

    Phil’s are one starter away from making some real noise in the NL West. Will need to be a waivers deal at this point in time.

    Reply
    • VonPurpleHayes

      5 years ago

      If they made noise in the NL West, I’d be shocked. The NL East on though…

      Reply

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