Phillies get
MI Kendrick, Howie, $7m (2019)
SP Gowdy, Kevin, $0.5m (P-n/a)
Tigers get
OF Cabrera, Melky, $12m (2017)
PHI pays $10m
Philly does this deal for an upgrade at MI with Kendrick. He will keep the seat warm until Crawford has time to develop. I have depth at OF which made Melky expendable. Hopefully Gowdy develops into a future SP2 or SP3.
Philly understands the trade cannot be processed until Jan 15 due to Gowdy being drafted this year.