Not unexpectedly, Jose Bautista, Blue Jays legend and solid New York Mets outfielder, has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. Joel Sherman of the New York Post was the first to report the trade, while Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports confirmed that the Phillies will send a player to be named later or cash to New York.
This move comes 24 hours after an initial report from Ken Rosenthal noted that the Phillies had claimed Bautista on revocable trade waivers. Andy Martino of SportsNet New York added yesterday on Twitter that it was “likely” that the two teams would eventually work out a deal before the two day claiming deadline.