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Phillies acquire pitcher from Rays to complete earlier trade

Rodolfo Sanchez, a 20-year-old right-hander, was the player to be named in an Aug. 18 trade that sent reliever Edgar Garcia to Tampa Bay.

Former Phillies reliever Edgar Garcia made four appearances for the Tampa Bay Rays after being traded on Aug. 18.
Former Phillies reliever Edgar Garcia made four appearances for the Tampa Bay Rays after being traded on Aug. 18.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer

Five weeks after they were unable to beat the Tampa Bay Rays with a wild-card berth on the line, the Phillies took a pitcher from their farm system.

The Phillies acquired right-hander Rodolfo Sanchez on Wednesday to complete an Aug. 18 trade in which reliever Edgar Garcia went to Tampa Bay. Sanchez, 20, last pitched in 2019 at the short-season A-ball level.

Sanchez posted a 3.41 ERA and struck out 57 batters in 63⅓ innings over 13 starts for Hudson Valley. Because he wasn’t at the Rays' alternate training site, he couldn’t be named as part of the trade until after the season.

Garcia, a 24-year-old right-hander, made four appearances for the Rays and allowed four runs in 3⅓ innings.