Joely Rodriguez #63 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
Former Phillies reliever Joely Rodriguez is headed to the Yankees.
The hot stove was burning around Major League Baseball this week as Friday’s trade deadline came and went. Several trades, big and small, took place right down to the final minute on Friday, with a few last-minute bombs dropping after the fact. And while Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski was working on his new team, one blockbuster swap made headlines on Wednesday that involved the team’s 2009 World Series rival.