The FanSided MLB Winter Meetings are underway and the Phillies are already making moves. They have agreed to trade catcher Cameron Rupp to the Pirates in exchange for left-handed pitcher Steven Brault.
With Jorge Alfaro set to be the starting catcher in 2018 with Andrew Knapp as his backup, Rupp was an expendable piece. He did well to bridge the gap between Carlos Ruiz and Alfaro, but ultimately he wasn’t the long-term answer.
The Pirates were in need of backup catcher and had some starting pitching to spare, exactly what the Phils needed.