After months of Phillies trade rumors, we finally have two official deals made at the trade deadline by Phillies general manager Matt Klentak.
Philadelphia improved both their bench and bullpen by acquiring two players from the American League East, catcher Wilson Ramos and reliever Aaron Loup.
Here are the breakdowns of the deals with Toronto and Tampa Bay at the trade deadline.
Loup fills in a lefty reliever role that Adam Morgan and Austin Davis have failed to fill. The Phillies don’t lose much with Jacob Waguespack, a career minor league pitcher in Triple-A.
He’s got good career numbers against lefties but this season his numbers have slipped.