After weeks of speculation and rumors, the Phillies have finally made a trade. The team announced that they acquired Asdrubal Cabrera from the Mets for prospect Franklyn Kilome.
Philadelphia was reportedly one of several teams interested in Cabrera earlier this week. They clearly won the bidding war for the 32-year-old.
Cabrera was the Mets’ best hitter not on the disabled list. In 98 games, Cabrera has a .277/.329/.488 line with 18 home runs, 58 runs batted in, and a 124 OPS+. He has been worth 3.0 oWAR per Baseball Reference.
Cabrera’s bat will be a huge addition to a team with an inconsistent offense.