Surprising news: The Philadelphia Phillies trade their most talented player to another weak baseball team.

Surprising news: The Philadelphia Phillies trade their most talented player to another weak baseball team.

Startling news: The Philadelphia Phillies trade their best player to another underperforming team.

It was anticipated that the Philadelphia Phillies would boast one of the finest pitching staffs in Major League Baseball, but as of right now, that has most definitely not been the case.

They could trade actively if they want to add even more talent to the bullpen. Tim Kelly of Bleacher Reports said they would make a great landing place for a player they had previously attempted to trade for.

Though the Boston Red Sox ultimately retained Kenley Jansen, the Phillies and he were frequently linked during the offseason. Calls for him could be coming in, and the Red Sox might be profiting from a strong start.

Even though Jansen is obviously not the same pitcher he was a few years ago, he hasn’t been awful this season. A competing club looking for another powerful right-hander out of the pen might find him ideal.

The 36-year-old’s season earned run average is 2.70, which is better than his first two seasons spent outside of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. This season, his worst issue has been his low strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Ken Rosenthal mostly opposed the deal back in February because he didn’t think he was very valuable as a trading piece.

Old age and a $16 million price tag made him an extremely dangerous move at the time. It’s not shocking, though, that he is turning things around now that the teams have had an opportunity to observe his form.

The good news for the Phillies is that, given that those worries are still very real, he probably won’t blow the bank on rentals.