The New York Yankees love prospects and the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen is in dire need of help. So, the teams came ton an agreement. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, The Yankees have traded 32-year-old reliever David Hale to the Phillies for relief pitcher prospect Addison Russ.
Veteran right-hander David Hale, who was DFA'd by the Yankees earlier in the week, is headed back to the Phillies in the trade for Addison Russ, sources tell ESPN. @MattGelb was on it.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 21, 2020
Hale made just five appearances for the Yankees in 2020.