The Phillies announced that right-hander Joel Cesar has been acquired from the Pirates. Cesar acts as the player to be named later from the August 26 trade that sent Austin Davis to Pittsburgh.
Cesar was a member of the Pirates’ 2015-16 international signing class, and the righty has posted some solid results over four seasons on the farm. Cesar has a 3.18 ERA, 2.06 K/BB rate, and 8.7 K/9 over 138 2/3 innings, working as a reliever in 87 of his 90 career games.
The 24-year-old has yet to pitch beyond the Double-A level, though a Triple-A assignment would have been likely had there been a 2020 minor league season. Cesar wasn’t included in Pittsburgh’s 60-man player pool, though he’ll now join Philadelphia’s 60-man mix and report to the Phils’ alternate training site.
Anything for Austin Davis is a W
my point exactly
High 90s FB, not much control of it. Decent slider
Beware the Ides of March, O Cesar!
Is he rule 5 eligible?
Is there a reason why so many players to be named later have been named (and transferred) in the past week? My recollection may be faulty, but I thought that, in the past, these trades were typically completed after the season.