Ruben Tuesdays: The Third Ace Arrives

Welcome to another edition of Ruben Tuesdays: A weekly look back at the greatest moves made by the Phillies’ former general manager Ruben Amaro. In this edition, I’ll talk about the time the Phillies needed more starting pitching, and Amaro turned to the Astros to add another ace to the rotation.

I want to make it clear that these moves are being judged based on their individual merits. I know that many of you are already itching to point out that this particular trade might not have been necessary had the Phillies not traded away an ace pitcher before the 2010 season began.