Phillies acquire young right-handed reliever in exchange for their 7th-ranked prospect

The Phillies have acquired RHP Yunior Marte in exchange for 7th-ranked prospect Erik Miller, the team announced just moments ago.

Phillies acquire Yunior Marter from San Francisco Giants

The Phillies have acquired RHP Yunior Marte from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for LHP Erik Miller, President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski announced today.

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) January 9, 2023

Marte, 27, made his major-league debut in 2022, throwing 39 games out of the bullpen for the Giants. He logged a 5.44 ERA in 48 innings, allowing 29 earned runs while striking out 44, posting an ERA+ of 74.

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Erik Miller was once a fascinating prospect for the Phils, but after the team didn’t protect him from Rule 5 a month back, it was pretty apparent that they were starting to lose patience. Miller suffered a few unfortunate injuries that made his road to the majors much harder.

Yunior Marte is immediately added to the 40-man roster and has two options back down to the minors remaining. Dave Dombrowski has added yet another hard-throwing star with a ton of upside.

Yunior Marte.

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— Jack Fritz (@JackFritzWIP) January 9, 2023

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