Phillies acquired RHP Nelson Alvarez from the Rays for cash considerations.
Alvarez heads to Philadelphia in a rare post-trade deadline swap as extra relief depth at Triple-A Lehigh Valley after posting a respectable 4.33 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 38/22 K/BB ratio across 35 1/3 innings (27 appearances) this season between Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham. The 26-year-old is merely organizational depth at this stage of his development.
