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Oswalt Arrives

The Phillies have acquired Roy Oswalt from the Houston Astros for J.A. Happ and a few prospects. The move came just a few days before the MLB trade deadline. Oswalt, 32, decided to waive his no-trade clause to allow the deal to go through. Seeing as how Happ is a young arm, and Oswalt’s best days are behind him, this is clearly a win-now move.

However, many question why the Phillies got rid of Cliff Lee. At the time, they got some prospects for him. However, those prospects are not at the level of what they gave up for Oswalt. So essentially, they downgraded in prospects, as well as pitching. Regardless, this was a pretty necessary move and it really moves the Phillies back into Wild Card contention. It was a good move now, but the Phillies may regret not keeping Lee.

July 30, 2010 Posted by David | Phillies Stuff | | No Comments Yet

   

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