The Astros made a major trade today, adding Ken Giles from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Vince Velasquez, Brett Oberholtzer, Thomas Eshelman, and Derek Fisher. Some fun facts and info on our new late innings reliever.
The Phillies drafted him in the 7th round of the 2011 draft out of Yavapai Community College in Arizona. He's been groomed as the Phillies closer, finally getting that job after Jonathan Papelbon was traded last season.
His fastball averaged 96.5 mph last season, the 11th fastest average for an MLB reliever.