Phillies acquire Mike Sweeney
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Phillies acquire Mike Sweeney
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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If there is a god, the player to named later will be Chris Wheeler.
Don't they have to make a move on the 40 man roster as well? Moyer to the 60 day DL maybe?— lancastermike- former wilmington blue rock!— manly
- This guy used to be a great hitter on Kansas City.— UncleEddie
I see from Wikipedia that Sweeney has been politically active against abortion and stem cell research. In Philly I hope he'll be equally active with his bat, which used to be pretty good.- Can't hurt for now. I don't know what his R/L splits are but he can at least be a platoon with Gload, and hopefully a RH Matt Stairs when Howard gets back.— Souf Phil
- maybe it will be john mayberry, traded, or dfa'd...sweeney had some really great years with the royals, but was always dogged my injuries and hasnt done much since...he's a righthanded hitter so he'll platoon with Gload at first base rather than mighty Cody Ransom...does this mean they think Howard will be out longer than the 15 days?— jim715
- @richie allen... one of the funnier posts i have read! well played! and couldnt agree with you more— pband26
- Send the strike out machine Ransom back down to the minors.— amann08
Solid, veteran presence. Good locker room guy, a pennant race could raise the bar on his game. Gregg Dobbs would be wise not to buy that new house in Moorestown.- good move— JesseH
- Solid player will be nice bat to have on the bench after Ryan is healthy. He will be a better fill in for Ryan than Ransom/Gload.— MBB
- Great move, exciting. I'm hoping the 'to be named' turns out to be Tom McDonald, who's so bad he makes Chris Wheeler sound good. "T-Mac" isn't as offensive when the Phillies are winning, but his incessant enthusiasm during losing streaks, and of course endless recitation of narrow stats, are simply unacceptable. Thank God for Scott Franzke.— EdWeirauch
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Great work Richie Allen. Bravo.
