The Phillies have made their first major trade of the off-season, sending Darin Ruf and Darnell Sweeney to the Los Angeles Dodgers for second baseman/outfielder Howie Kendrick.
The 33-year-old Kendrick played 146 games for the Dodgers and hit .255/.326/.366 with 8 HRs and 64 runs scored, good for a wRC+ of 91 and an fWAR of 0.9. But the thought is a regular spot at second base could bring him back to his normal offensive output of .289/.332/.417, his career slash line.
Kendrick proved to be quite a versatile player for L.