Jay Bruce #9 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
Considering all of the moves made by former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Matt Klentak over the past few seasons, his June 2019 acquisition of Jay Bruce from the Seattle Mariners goes down as perhaps the best of them all.
Not only did the Phillies give up just minor-league third baseman Jake Scheiner and “cash considerations,” in the deal, but the Mariners agreed to pay most of the remaining $23 million owed on his contract.