The Detroit Tigers have made another trade. Saturday afternoon, Jon Morosi of FOX Sports reported that the Tigers and Dave Dombrowski’s Philadelphia Phillies have agreed on a deal that sends left-handed reliever Gregory Soto to Philly along with utilityman Kody Clemens for a package of three position players. The finalization of the deal is pending medical reviews per Morosi, but appears in agreement otherwise.
From the Phillies’ perspective, they’ll hope this deal goes like the addition of a very similar player to Soto, flame-throwing lefty reliever José Alvarado. Alvarado had a similar reputation, but proved a major component of the Phillies bullpen during their late season run to the World Series.