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Phillies, Brewers Complete David Phelps Trade; Brewers Release Jake Faria

By Steve Adams | September 18, 2020 at 1:18pm CDT

The Phillies have sent right-handrs Juan Geraldo, Brandon Ramey and Israel Puello to the Brewers as the three players to be named later in last month’s David Phelps trade, per announcements from both teams. Milwaukee also added that right-hander Jake Faria has been released.

The names in the trade were already known, as MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy reported their inclusion not long after the completion of the trade. Still, it’s of some note that the swap is now official, without any of the involved pieces altered in the time that passed between agreement and completion.

None of the three pitchers going to the Brewers have pitched above Rookie ball. Geraldo and Puello, both 19, spent the 2019 season with Philadelphia’s affiliate in the Dominican Summer League. Ramey, who turned 20 on the day of the trade deadline, was with the Phillies’ Gulf Coast League club last year.

Because we’re looking at Rookie-level summer leagues, the sample of each pitcher’s body of work is rather small. Still, all three posted intriguing numbers last year. Geraldo logged a 3.96 ERA, mostly as a reliever, but added a more impressive 33-to-7 K/BB ratio in just 25 innings. Ramey logged 22 2/3 frames and posted a very similar 30-to-6 K/BB ratio with a 2.78 ERA. Puello racked up 65 2/3 innings as a starter and turned in a pristine 1.92 ERA with an 83-to-19 K/BB ratio.

None of the three were ranked within the Phillies’ 30 best prospects, and they’re all years from making an impact at the MLB level. Brewers president of baseball ops David Stearns has had luck with this type of low-level, quantity-forward approach in the past, though, most notably when he plucked a then-19-year-old Freddy Peralta away from the Mariners as one of three low level prospects acquired in exchange for Adam Lind.

As for the 27-year-old Faria, his release ends a disappointing tenure with the club. Acquired last year in the trade that sent Jesus Aguilar to the Rays, Faria joined the Brewers as a buy-low candidate but never got much of a look. He was tagged for 11 runs in just 8 2/3 frames last year after the trade, and Milwaukee outrighted him off the 40-man roster back in January. Although Faria was in the team’s player pool, he wasn’t ever summoned to the Majors in 2020.

Back in 2017, Faria looked like the latest somewhat out-of-the-blue arm to pop up with the Rays and carve out a spot in the bigs. He tossed 86 2/3 innings for Tampa Bay that season, working to a quality 3.43 ERA and a 4.12 FIP with averages of 8.7 strikeouts, 3.2 walks and 1.1 homers per nine innings. He’s never managed to replicate that output, however, and over the 2018-19 seasons he logged a combined 5.70 ERA and 5.45 FIP in a near-identical sample of 83 2/3 innings.

Phelps, like most other relievers in Philadelphia this year, hasn’t paid dividends since the trade. He’s appeared in seven games and surrendered runs in five of them, resulting in a dismal 11.37 ERA through 6 1/3 innings. Phelps has whiffed nine hitters in that time, but those results are still miles away from the excellent work he posted with the Brewers to begin the season and from his generally steady career track record.

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  1. ScottCFA

    7 months ago

    A low-risk roll of the dice. Or more precisely, three rolls.

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  2. ayeah

    7 months ago

    I sure hope someone is arresting the Brewers for the robbery they committed on the Phillies. Three pitchers for Phelps’ 6.1 innings pitched, 9 hits, 8 runs, 8 Earned runs, 5 HR’s, 3 BB, 9 K and a 11.37 ERA since coming to the Phillies. He sure isn’t worth all the Phillies gave for him. Or Klentak needs to be answering why he gave up that much for Phelps.

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    • DarkSide830

      7 months ago

      none of those guys are very likely to become anything. even if Klentak knew he would regress, “that much” is still very little.

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    • disadvantage

      7 months ago

      DarkSide already addressed the “that much” part of your comment, but dude, it’s 6.1 innings. That is not to say he will turn it around by any means, but it is too small a sample size. Otherwise, by that logic, Jack Flaherty just allowed 9runs in 3IP (good for a 27.00 ERA) – so fewer innings, more runs – against the Brewers, so should the Cards just give up on him now?

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      • stubby66

        7 months ago

        Bottom line if he helps in only one game in the playoffs or World Series it is a win for the Phillies. Its like when they traded for Sabathia. Laporte and Brantley could have become HOFers and the Brewers win cause they got what they wanted.

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    • Audrey

      7 months ago

      Phelps has a team option next year so he has the potential to give them more innings next year

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  3. spycake

    7 months ago

    Does this mean teams can now officially trade (or name PTBNLs) outside the 60-player pools?

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  4. VonPurpleHayes

    7 months ago

    I loved this trade for the Phillies, but the guy goes from a sub 2.00 era to a plus 13.00. Klentak, must have some bad karma. Every move he makes is a disaster.

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    • tmings

      7 months ago

      can we just send Phelps back???? I’d be ok with that.

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    • DadsInDaniaBeach

      7 months ago

      Von, ain’t that the truth. With the exception of Wheeler, every arm has been a total disaster.
      Despite last night, I cringe every time Hector Scare Us comes into the game. Isn’t it time to just move on?
      Last night aside, the only arm out there doing anything is Blake Parker. Speaks volumes doesn’t it?

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  5. Freddy H

    7 months ago

    Faria might find a spot in the Pirates rotation.

    Do they even have starting pitchers anymore ?

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    • stubby66

      7 months ago

      Well in that case they should have given Ortiz, Supak, and Faria a chance in their rotation lol

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