{"id":9874,"date":"2017-11-10T21:08:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T02:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=9874"},"modified":"2017-12-11T17:42:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T22:42:25","slug":"pat-neshek-signs-phillies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2017\/11\/10\/pat-neshek-signs-phillies\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Neshek Signs With Philadelphia Phillies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/neshepa01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Pat Neshek<\/strong><\/a> has been a journeyman of sorts throughout his entire career, moving from team to team. This journey will make another stop, this one a repeat, as today it was announced that Neshek has signed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies worth $16.25 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pat Neshek offficial contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Phillies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Phillies<\/a>: 2 years $16.25 million. $4 million signing bonus, $5.75 million in 2018, $5.75 million in 2019: $7 million or $750,000 buyout in 2020<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNightengale\/status\/940349669292609536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Pat Neshek Signs with Philadelphia Phillies<\/h2>\n<h3>Neshek&#8217;s Career<\/h3>\n<p>Drafted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/minnesota-twins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Twins<\/a> in 2002 in the 6th round, Neshek didn&#8217;t make his professional debut with the team until 2006. During Neshek&#8217;s four years with the Twins he made 132 appearances acquiring a 3.05 ERA, winning 11 games in 129.2 innings pitched. He made an appearance in the Twins playoff appearance against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/oakland-athletics\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Athletics<\/a> in the ALDS, unfortunately acquiring a loss. On March 20th, 2011, Neshek was claimed off waivers by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/san-diego-padres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Diego Padres<\/a> after being sent down to the minor leagues by the Twins. He only played in San Diego for about a year before becoming a free agent. After San Diego, at first, Neshek signed a minor league deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/baltimore-orioles\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baltimore Orioles<\/a> on January 30th, 2012, but was traded to the Oakland Athletics on August 3rd, 2012 in exchange for future considerations, which just turned out to be cash.<\/p>\n<p>Neshek would spend two years in Oakland, in that time he generated a 2.70 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 60 innings pitched and 69 appearances. After his two years in Oakland, Neshek would sign a minor league contract with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/st-louis-cardinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>, and was then purchased from the minors on March 30th, 2014. After his year in St. Louis, Neshek would sign a two-year deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/houston-astros\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Astros<\/a>. During his two years in Houston, Neshek had a 3.36 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 101.2 innings pitched. After his time in Houston, the Astros would trade him to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/philadelphia-phillies\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> for a player to be named later. This trade occurred on November 4th, 2016. After a year with Philadelphia, Neshek was traded once again. This time, he was traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/colorado-rockies\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Rockies<\/a> in exchange for shortstop <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=gomez-017jos\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Gomez<\/a><\/strong>, pitcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=hammer000jd-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.D Hammer<\/a><\/strong>, and pitcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=requen000ale\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alejandro Requena<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Impact of the Signing<\/h3>\n<p>Neshek, who is known for his submarine delivery into a sidearm, will be an anchor that the Phillies have needed. 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