PHILADELPHIA– Just because it’s mid-August doesn’t mean that trades can’t go down in Major League Baseball.
On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Phillies bolstered their bullpen by acquiring left-handed reliever Luis Avilan from the Chicago White Sox for minor league pitcher Felix Paulino.
Avilan, 29, is in the midst of his seventh Major League season, and has a 3.86 ERA over 58 games and 39.2 innings with Chicago.
He’s primarily a lefty specialist, holding left-handed batters to a line of .146/.205/.146 this season.
Avilan is eligible for arbitration this off season, meaning he could be a member of the Phillies’ 2019 bullpen as well.
