The deadline for players to be placed on the 40-man roster in order to be protected from the Rule 5 draft is today and the Phillies are making some moves.
The Phillies acquired minor league OF Hendry Mendez and INF Robert Moore today from MIL in exchange for INF Oliver Dunn.
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) November 14, 2023
This is not going to set the world on fire, but it does make some sense here.
Dunn was in need of being put on the roster lest someone jump up and the team loses him for nothing.