The Philadelphia Phillies have made their anticipated splash Wednesday afternoon ahead of Opening Day.
With Rhys Hoskins’ ACL surgery scheduled for Thursday, the Phillies had a blank spot on their 26-man roster. Though it was expected to be claimed by Scott Kingery or Kody Clemens, both of whom had excellent springs, the hole will instead be filled by Cristian Pache in all likelihood.
In order to complete the trade, Dave Dombrowski sent the Oakland Athletics minor league reliever Billy Sullivan. Sullivan was a Philadelphia-area product, signed as an undrafted free agent in 2020.