The Phillies and new team president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski have made their first “major” move of the off-season, a three-team trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays in which they acquired left-handed reliever Jose Alvarado from the Rays in exchange for relief pitching prospect Garrett Cleavenger.
Alvarado didn’t pitch much in 2020, just nine innings as he dealt with injuries, and the year before posted a 4.80 ERA with seven saves in 30 innings. He struck out 11.7 batters per nine in ‘19 but also walked an astounding 8.