The Phillies jettisoned their last veteran commodity moments before Monday’s 4 p.m. trade deadline by flipping Joaquin Benoit to Pittsburgh for a single-A relief pitcher.
Benoit, 40, posted a 4.07 ERA in 44 games for the Phillies. He signed for $7.5 million as a free agent last winter. The Phillies included cash in the deal with the Pirates to pay some of remaining money owned to Benoit.
In return, they received Seth McGarry, a righthanded reliever who had a 1.34 ERA in 40 1/3 innings for high-A Bradenton. McGarry, 23, was an eighth-round pick. He has decent numbers, but righthanded relievers in A-ball are not considered prospects.