Three years ago, Odubel Herrera was a 22-year-old infielder trying to make his way through the Texas Rangers AA affiliate. The Phils liked what they saw in the youngster, and after the Rangers left him exposed in the Rule 5 draft, GM Ruben Amaro snapped him up and made him their everyday center fielder.
That’s one of the things you can do when your team is terrible and you’re burning everything to the ground.
Three years later, the Phillies phoenix is slowly rising from the ashes, and Odubel Herrera is now a mainstay in Philadelphia.