EXIT: Veteran Right-Hander Departs Phillies

The Phillies have traded minor league right-hander  to the Reds in exchange for cash, according to Matt Gelb of The Athletic. Cincinnati has assigned the 35-year-old to their Triple-A affiliate in Louisville.

He was eligible for a post-deadline trade because he hasn’t been on a 40-man roster this season. He signed a minor league deal with Philadelphia in February and, apart from one start in High-A, spent the entire season with their top farm team, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He started 16 of his 22 appearances, posting a 4.82 ERA over 102 2/3 innings. While his strikeout rate is a modest 17.5%, he has maintained a respectable 7.4% walk rate.

Originally a 7th-round draft pick, He previously pitched for the Phillies at the major league level in 2014-15. He had a solid rookie season with a 3.75 ERA but struggled in his second year, giving up nearly seven earned runs per nine innings. After spending 2016 in Triple-A, He went on to pitch for seven seasons in Asia, including three years in Japan and four with the Samsung Lions in Korea.

David Andrew  Buchanan Traded to Reds

Cincinnati’s rotation has been hit hard by injuries, with Andrew Abbott, Hunter Greene, and Nick Lodolo recently sidelined, and Graham Ashcraft and Brandon Williamson out for months. Buchanan offers the Reds a reliable, strike-throwing depth option who has logged a significant number of innings in Triple-A this season. Due to the Reds’ injury woes, he has a better shot at returning to the majors for the first time in nearly a decade than he did with Philadelphia.