Phillies receive:
Adrian Beltre (2018)10M
2M paid in 2016
Cardinals receive:
Jake Diekman (2018)2M
To be approved by Philly
The cardinals make this deal because I don't believe that Adrian Beltre will be worth 10 million this season let alone 2 years from now. Getting anything of value for him as well as saving myself 6 Million this season is well worth it for me. I also really like what Diekman did after the trade to Texas. Seems like he will be a valuable part of the pen there.
Thanks Papps!