Philadelphia Phillies Acquire Hunter Pence from the Houston Astros

After much talk and speculation, the Philadelphia Phillies have made a deal for Hunter Pence. The deal has been confirmed by Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated.

The Houston Astros outfielder was removed from the dugout during the game against the Brewers according to Brian Taggert of MLB.com. He was seen giving his teammates hugs.

Jon Morosi has reported that both Jonathan Singleton and Jarred Cosart were included in the deal. The Astros are also going to be getting two players to be named later according to Ken Rosenthal.

Coming into the season, Singleton was the Phillies’ second-best prospect according to Baseball America, and Cosart was the team’s fourth-best prospect.

Singelton is a powerful first baseman who is one of the best prospects in baseball. He was ranked as the 39th best prospect in the game before the season by Baseball America. This year, he has hit .282/.386/.411 as a 19-year-old in High-A. He has nine home runs and 47 RBI.

Cosart was also a top-100 prospect coming into the year. As a 20-year-old in High-A, he has gone 9-8 with a 3.92 ERA.

The Astros have also pulled J.D. Martinez from his game at Double-A, so it appears that he may be the player replacing Pence on the Astros’ roster.

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