The eye of the Phillies' entrance workplace turned to the bullpen as soon as they acquired outfielder Austin Hays from the Orioles early Friday afternoon and, for the second straight day, checked a field.
The Phils struck a take care of the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday to amass right-handed reliever Carlos Estevez in change for prospects George Klassen and Sam Aldegheri.
Estevez is a 6-foot-6, 31-year-old who spent the final two seasons as an outfielder for the Angels. He has a 2.38 ERA in 34 plate appearances this season and has been shutout since Memorial Day week, snapping 18 straight scoreless outings and placing out 53 of the final 58 batters he's confronted.
He’s a free agent after the season, making him a rental acquisition for the Phillies. If he sings nicely, perhaps they wish to preserve him. Jeff Hoffman is a free agent on the finish of the season, and the one different clear-cut long-term right-handed pitcher within the Phillies bullpen is Orion Kerkering.
Estevez's fastball averages 97 mph. He goes fast-slider vs. right-handers and incorporate a one-in-four pitch changeup in opposition to lefties. He spent the primary six seasons of his profession with the Rockies earlier than discovering a groove final summer time as a high-leverage reliever with the Angels. Like Hays, he was an All-Star in 2023.
Estevez's worst outing of the 12 months really got here in opposition to the Phillies in Anaheim on April 30, when he allowed Nick Castellanos and Johan Rojas to steer off within the ninth inning. He allowed simply six earned runs on the season aside from that recreation.
The pitchers the Phillies traded, Klassen and Aldegheri, are each 22 years outdated and in the course of their minor league seasons. Klassen posted a zero.71 ERA in 9 begins with Class A Clearwater to earn a promotion to Excessive A Jersey Shore. Aldegheri was not too long ago promoted to Double A Studying after going 6-5 with a three.18 ERA in 13 begins with the Jersey Shore.