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Report: Asdrubal Cabrera Traded to Phillies for Double-A Pitcher Franklyn Kilome

The New York Mets agreed to trade veteran second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.

The Phillies will send right-handed pitching prospect Franklyn Kilome, who is currently in Double-A, to the Mets. According to MLB.com, Kilome is the Phillies' 10th-ranked prospect.

Ken Rosenthal

Double A RHP Franklyn Kilomé, listed at 6-6, 175 pounds, is the #Phillies’ No. 10 prospect, per @MLBPipeline. In 19 starts at Reading this season, he is 4-6 with a 4.24. ERA. Per MLB Pipeline, “Pure stuff-wise, Kilomé is as good as just about any pitching prospect in system.