UPDATE (4:55 p.m.): And the Phillies made a trade. They sent Joaquin Benoit and cash to the Pirates for right-handed pitcher Seth McGarry.
McGarry, 23, has a 1.34 ERA, 38 strikeouts and 14 walks in 31 relief appearances for high-A Bradenton.
Benoit has a 4.07 ERA with 43 strikeouts and 16 walks this season.
***
It’s trade deadline day!
Will Tommy Joseph be dealt? (He’s in today’s lineup.)
Will the Phils pull a surprise move?
The non-waiver trade deadline is 4 p.m. today, but expectations are low that the Phillies make any additional moves after the flurry of activity last week.
Still, we’ll be here presenting all the rumors and – in case anything happens – breaking news.
Tim MalcolmTim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.
