Phillies Trade Minor League Pitcher to Guardians

A right-handed hurler, Degges was a 17th-round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft out of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is currently on the seven-day minor league injured list.

Through nine appearances, seven of which were starts, he has a 5.47 ERA across 24.2 innings. He made two starts with Single-A Clearwater and has spent the rest of the season with High-A Jersey Shore.

Degges has had some issues keeping opponents off base, issuing 15 walks and giving up 23 hits, which came out to a 1.541 WHIP thus far this season. The long ball has been an issue as well, giving up 2.2 home runs per nine innings pitched.

This is a deal that many fans will overlook because it doesn’t involve any Major League players, but it is important. International pool space is coveted by teams so they can sign international free agents.

Philadelphia has made several moves recently that netted them extra money for their international pool. Along with Hill, the team acquired $250,000. That is the same amount the Phillies received from the Colorado Rockies when they traded right-handed pitcher Andrew Baker.

When Griff McGarry was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia received $500,000 in international bonus pool money. The amount coming from the Guardians has yet to be revealed, but it is a smart move to rack up as much spending money as possible.

It helped the Phillies sign Chan-Min Park recently to a $1.205 million deal, the most an amateur pitcher has ever received. They also signed outfielder Francisco Renteria to a deal worth about $4 million.

It is a worthwhile move to acquire extra money to take a chance on international prospects who could develop into serviceable Major Leaguers down the road.

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