jonathan villar is third piece of roy oswalt trade to phillies
the trade is scheduled to to send roy oswalt to philadelphia houston is expected to get pitcherja happ anthony gose and jonathan villar a shortstop. the astros then traded anthony gose to the toronto blue jays for first-basemen …
gose transferred over to houston's systemrototimes.comthe astros have dealt roy oswalt to the phillies in exchange for ja happ, anthony gose and jonathan villar, according to digital sports daily. …
in a thoroughly one-sided deal, the phillies acquired ace pitcher roy oswalt from the houston astros for j.a. happ, minor leaguers anthony gose, jonathan villar and $11 million dollars. that's right: to obtain oswalt (two-time 20-game winner, multiple all-star, 2005 nlcs mvp, etc.), phils gm ruben amaro jr. gave up fourth starter happ and a pair of one-dimensional prospects. and received half of oswalt's salary over the next two years. from where we sit, the return is nothing short of breathtaking. amaro didn't part with any of the blue chippers toiling in the lower ranks of the system - jared cosart, jonathan singleton, et al - and added a third ace to the rotation. for half the cost. oswalt, who will make his debut in washington tomorrow, comes to philadelphia with a lifetime record of 143-82 (.636 winning percentage), 3.24 era and 1,593 strikeouts 1,932.1 innings pitched. he is also durable, as his 221 innings pitched per season average attests. check out additional coverage from david murphy, jayson stark and todd zolecki. the official announcement appears below:righthander roy oswalt was acquired by the phillies today from the houstonastros in exchange for lefthander j.a. happ, outfielder anthony gose andshortstop jonathan villar, senior vice president & general manager rubenamaro jr. announced today. the phillies also received cashconsiderations.oswalt, 32, is 6-12 with a 3.42 era in 20 starts this season forhouston. the astros averaged just 2.51 runs per game for oswalt thisseason and were shut out in five of his starts. in his 12 losses thisseason, houston scored 10 runs in his 76.0 innings. on july 8 againstpittsburgh, oswalt pitched a one-hit shutout, the seventh shutout of hiscareer.a two-time 20-game winner (2004-05), oswalt ranks second in astros historyin wins (143) and strikeouts (1593) and third in starts (291) and inningspitched (1932.1). since entering the major leagues in 2001, he ranks thirdin wins among all major league pitchers, trailing only cc sabathia (149) andfellow phillie roy halladay (147).in his postseason career, oswalt is 4-0 with a 3.66 era in eight games(seven starts), including a no-decision in game 3 of the 2005 worldseries.originally selected by the astros in the 23rd round of the 1996 draft,oswalt has a career record of 143-82 with a 3.24 era in 303 games (291 starts),all with houston.happ, 27, was 1-0 with a 1.76 era in three starts for the phillies thisseason. he was originally selected by the club in the third round of the2004 draft and finished second in national league rookie of the year voting lastseason. for his career, he is 14-5 with a 3.11 era in 47 games (31starts).gose, 19, was hitting .263 with four home runs, 20 rbi and 36 stolen basesfor single-a clearwater. he was a second-round selection by the philliesin the 2008 draft and led all minor league players in stolen bases (76) lastseason.villar, also 19, was hitting .272 with two home runs, 36 rbi and 38 stolenbases in 100 games for single-a lakewood. a native of the dominicanrepublic, villar was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the philliesin may of 2008.
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