After optioning 22-year-old Severino Gonzalez and his 8.69 ERA back to Lehigh Valley on Sunday, the Phillies had a roster move to make. And on Monday, they made it.
The Phillies announced they have signed 34-year-old Kevin Correia to a Major League contract, which, of course, was met with the same the enthusiasm as a trip to the urologist.
You have to admire the determination of the Phillies to have the least productive 95-loss season in MLB history.
— Dan Szymborski (@DSzymborski) June 8, 2015
Correia has not pitched in the Majors this year, but made six starts at Triple-A Sacramento as a member of the San Francisco Giants organization.