According to a report from Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Philadelphia Phillies are acquiring Jhoan Duran from the Minnesota Twins. The Phillies are sending Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait to the Twins, according to multiple reports. Duran is under team control through the 2027 season. This season with Minnesota, Duran has a 6-4 record with a 2.01 ERA as well as 16 saves in 49 games, along with a 2.94 K/BB rate and a 1.176 WHIP. He also has an 80.5% left-on-base rate and a career-best 0.18 HR/9 allowed rate this season.
Report: Phillies to Acquire Jhoan Duran from Twins
The Phillies are acquiring Jhoan Duran from the Twins for Eduardo Tait and Mick Abel, per multiple reports pic.twitter.com/G2oPpNGGR6
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Abel made his major league debut this season, and Tait is currently in High-A. Both Abel and Tait are in the MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospect rankings. This season, Abel has a 2-2 record with a 5.04 ERA in six major league starts. He also has a 2.33 K/BB rate along with a 1.360 WHIP. Tait is a highly touted catching prospect who is in the midst of his age-18 season. This season, he has a .255/.319/.434 line with 11 home runs and 57 RBI in 82 minor league games. Tait has a 107 wRC+ along with a .280 BABIP this year. He does not turn 19 until late August.
Much Needed Bullpen Help
The Phillies have made a significant trade to upgrade the bullpen. Duran has been linked to the Phillies for weeks now and was heavily mentioned in connection with the club in the days leading up to this trade. However, to get this deal done, the Phillies have traded some players they probably would have preferred to keep. In Duran, the Phillies get one of the best relief pitchers in baseball, who is also under team control for two and a half more seasons. We’ll be finding out in short order whether the Phillies front office, led by President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski, chooses to make additional moves.
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