The Philadelphia Phillies added more depth to their infield options in a minor trade with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Coming to the Phils is 26-year old infielder Taylor Featherston, who filled a utility infielder role with the Halos during his rookie season in Major League Baseball a year ago.
During that 2015 campaign, Featherston appeared in 39 games at 3rd base, 33 games at 2nd base, and another 22 games at shortstop.
He hit for just a .162/.212/.247 slash line over 169 plate appearances in 101 total games while producing a pair of home runs. He drove in nine runs, scored 23 times, and stole four bases in six attempts.
The Phillies didn’t pay anything to acquire his services – yet. The deal calls for the Phils to send a player to be named later, or cash considerations, to the Angels at some point.
