Brewers acquire three players from Phillies

Send Reliever David Phelps to Philadelphia

August 31st, 2020

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired three players to be named from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for right-handed reliever David Phelps. The announcement was made by President of Baseball Operations and General Manager David Stearns.

Phelps, who turns 34 on Oct. 9, signed with the Brewers as a free agent on Jan. 30. He went 2-3 with a 2.77 ERA in 12 appearances with Milwaukee, holding opponents to a .156 batting average. Phelps returned from “Tommy John” surgery last season, appearing in 41 games between Toronto and Chicago-NL. He underwent surgery on March 26, 2018.