Trades and Acquisitions
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Brett Phillips
The Stable
Before and After
100

This 6'10 pitcher signed a two-year minor league deal with the Rays in August of 2021

Aaron Slegers

100

This right-handed Rays centerfielder had 16 OAA in 2021 - the best among all outfielders in MLB

Manuel Margot

100

Phillips made his major league debut with this National League team in 2017

Milwaukee Brewers

100

Acquired from the Brewers during the 2021, this reliever had the highest whiff% on the team at 34.7%

JP Feyereisen

100

Member of the Rays coaching staff using a popular smart phone app to transfer money from one person to another

Kevin Cash App

200
This bearded reliever was acquired from Cleveland along with Jordan Luplow for pitching prospect Peyton Battenfield

DJ Johnson

200
Despite being one of the older guys on the team, he was the fastest Ray in 2021 with a sprint speed of 29.2 ft/s

Kevin Kiermaier

200

The number of grand slams Phillips hit in 2021 + the number of inside the park home runs he hit in 2021 = ?

4

200

After starting 11 games in 2021, this southpaw transitioned to a bullpen role for the remainder of the season where he earned his first career save

Josh Fleming

200

Crazy-eyed Rays pitcher visiting the 2nd largest city in a state often referred to as "The Last Frontier"

Pete Fairbanks, Alaska

300

This frequent flyer made his MLB debut at 31 years-old in 2021, and he took his final flight out of Tampa just before the lockout began

Louis Head

300

In plate appearances ending with a curveball in 2021, Tyler Glasnow "nicely" struck-out this percentage of batters

69%

300

This player was traded from Tampa to Kansas City for Phillips during the 2020 season

Lucius Fox

300

This reliever threw his slider 91% of the time and maintained an impressive 2.15 ERA throughout his time with the Rays in 2021

Matt Wisler

300

A Rays minor league affiliate listening to a Rage Against the Machine song from their 1996 album Evil Empire

Durham Bulls on Parade

400
Signing as a minor league free agent in August of 2021, this pitcher's slider had 130% more horizontal break than the average slider last season

Evan Phillips

400

In 2021, this Gold Glove finalist led the Rays in pitches per plate appearance at 4.104

Randy Arozarena

400

In his first and only pitching appearance of his career, Phillips lit up the radar gun against this team

Baltimore Orioles

400

Pitching for three different teams in 2021, this former Rays reliever was having a terrific start to the season before being traded out west

Hunter Strickland

400

Hollywood star known for his roles in American Sniper and A Star Is Born meets the prospect the Rays drafted with the 34th pick in 2021

Bradley Cooper Kinney

500

Junior Caminero was acquired in a trade for Tobias Myers, and Tobias Myers was acquired in a trade for this former Ray back in 2017

Tim Beckham

500

This player, who had the highest average launch angle on the team, also led all of MLB in barrels per plate appearance percentage at 13.1% (min. 200 batted ball events)

Mike Zunino

500

Phillips was drafted out of Seminole High School in the 6th round of the 2012 draft by this team

Houston Astros

500

This reliever earned a career high 8 saves while maintaining a chase rate in the 100th percentile during the 2021 season

Andrew Kittredge

500

The Spring Training home of the Rays hosting the 19th century English author famous for writing Jane Eyre

Port Charlotte Bronte