Phillies acquire OF Pache from Athletics for RHP Sullivan

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired outfielder Cristian Pache from the Oakland Athletics in trade for minor-league pitcher Billy Sullivan, the crew introduced Wednesday.

Pache, 24, is a strong defensive outfielder and was as soon as a high prospect and was thought-about one of many centrepieces of the Matt Olson commerce with the Atlanta Braves final season.

However, in his first yr with the Athletics, Pache struggled, batting simply .166 with three dwelling runs in 91 video games and was finally demoted to triple-A.

Oakland supervisor Mark Kotsay had already introduced that Pache wouldn’t break camp with the massive league membership and since he was out of minor-league choices would have needed to have been designated for project if he wasn’t dealt.

Instead, the Athletics ship him to Philadelphia for the 23-year-old Sullivan, who pitched in double-A final season.

Sullivan posted a 4.59 ERA, in 51 innings, placing out 32.1 per cent of the hitters he confronted and strolling 15 per cent in the course of the 2022 season.

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