The Phillies added some infield depth on Monday, when they acquired shortstop Tyler Pastornicky from the Rangers for cash considerations. Pastornicky, 25, was batting .283 with one home run and 19 RBIs in 53 games for Triple-A Round Rock this season.
Pastornicky has played in 124 games in the big leagues, all with the Atlanta Braves, for whom he posted a .243 batting average with a .295 on-base percentage and a .314 slugging mark. Pastornicky was released by the Braves in March and signed by Texas as a Minor League free agent.
His season started at Double-A Frisco, where he hit .