Phillies acquire Mike Sweeney
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Phillies acquire Mike Sweeney
Daily News staff
With Ryan Howard on the disabled list, the Phillies have acquired first baseman Mike Sweeney from the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Sweeney, 37, was batting .263 with six home runs and 18 RBI in 30 games for the Mariners this season. With runners in scoring position, he was hitting .313 (10-32).
Sweeney has had two stops on the disabled list this season with back inflammation/spasms. Most recently, he was on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma, where, in 12 games, he hit .366 (15-41) with two home runs and nine RBI.
A five-time American League All-Star, Sweeney has hit at least 20 home runs in six seasons, including 29 in back-to-back seasons (2000-01). He has made 570 career starts at first base.
Sweeney is a career .298 hitter with 213 home runs and 901 RBI in 1,428 games for the Royals (1995-2007), the Oakland A’s (2008) and Seattle (2009-10).
The Phillies will make a move on the 25-man roster when Sweeney reports.
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Richie Allen you are right on!. Wheels just makes you want to blow your brains out he is so god awful annoying. I scream at the TV for him to just shut up and let me enjoy the game. Can't believe he has lasted this long. The guy just insults your intelligence every time he trys to explain something to us. It's like nails on the chalkboard. Please, trade him!— dave13- good send ransom back to american legion where he may not even be able to handle those pitchers— tooltime
- You will be so glad to have Sweeney on your team. Excellent hitter. Some power. Knows how to play. Ultimate professional. Good clubhouse guy. The Phillies are my new team since the Mariners are . . . well . . . 22 out.— Stan in Seattle
- Sweeney can still hit well when he's not on the DL with back problems. But that happens a lot.— Raggamonkey
Wish he could play like he did 10 years ago. Eh.- Sorry Ritchie, no chance. The only game Wheeler plays uses different balls.— Bob1
- I now know why you dopes hate Chris Wheeler. He's smarter than all of you. Geniuses, Matt Stairs wishes he had Sweeney's career.— Eagles1st
- Any more teams in MLB want to hand the Phillies the NL Pennant on a silver platter. It's a good thing that are people like Pat Gillick and Ed Wade are working on behalf of the Phillies. Pat Gillick still even though is a Phillies senior advisor is the defacto GM for the Mariners. It's good to be "The King".— Drew777
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- @RichieAllen, that was a classic! Nothing could be truer and no move would be so widely hailed. If the boy genius GM wants to win the fans back after his Lee debacle, nothing would do it faster for him than to find a way to dump Wheeler, with T-Mac and Sarge as throw-ins. Von Hayes was a five-for-one, this deal could be a three-for NONE, no questions asked. What will it take to get Franzke and LA transferred over to the TV broadcasts?— advantasux
- Nice pickup. Mayberry can't be the PTBNL since he is on the 40 man roster.— paolibulldog
- No - the WORST CALL IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL IS WHEN JIM JACKSON SAYS, "THAT BALL IS GONE, GOODBYE." I HAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTEEEEE IT!!!!— knebman
Hey this thought is not funny--Sweeney was picked up up after the August 31 interleague deadline so he won't be able to help in the playoffs. Somebody please tell me I'm wrong.- off topic a bit but I just wanted to congratulate Jayson Werth for stepping up big-time last night with Howard going to the DL. He made contact once in 5 plate appearances. Same as the week after Chase went out, Werth retreated into his cocoon and produced nothing for 20 games. He's hitting .154 for the year with RISP and .103 with RISP and 2 outs. What am incredibly clutch guy he turned out to be.— advantasux
