A busy trade deadline continued in earnest on Friday, as both the Diamondbacks and Phillies snapped up middle infield help to aid in the playoff push. Let’s round up and grade today’s pair of moves.
Phillies get: 2B/SS Asdrubal Cabrera
Mets get: RHP Franklyn Kilomé
The summer selloff has claimed another name in Queens. A week after sending closer Jeurys Familia to the Athletics, the Mets are saying goodbye to the versatile Cabrera, who stays in division and joins the rival Phillies. In exchange, New York receives Kilomé in a one-for-one deal that makes sense for both sides.