Tyler Anderson #31, formerly of the Pittsburgh Pirates (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
The Phillies are reportedly not happy with their cross-state rival Pirates.
The Philadelphia Phillies thought they had a new left-hander who would debut in red pinstripes on Thursday — rather than have the previously tabbed probable pitcher Vince Velasquez make his 17th start of the season.
Instead, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded the southpaw, Tyler Anderson, to the Seattle Mariners. Their previously agreed-upon deal with the Phillies fell through due to a medical issue involving one of the two prospects who would have been headed to the National League Central organization — right-handed pitcher Cristian Hernandez.