Padres/Phillies

[Padres GM (Kevaghn)]

San Diego Padres Trade:

MI/CI Ryan McMahon - $5M Arb3 FA
RP Giovanny Gallegos - $2.75M Arb2 Arb3 FA
RP Emilio Pagan $2.4M Arb3 FA
SP Yusei Kikuchi - $16M FA
-- Contract bought down 50% to: $8M FA

Philadelphia Phillies Trade:

SP Aaron Nola - $15M ('23 Club Option: $16M) FA

Taking a chance here to move some quality volume to add a high-end bounce-back candidate to my rotation. I love the strides Ryan McMahon made last year and Gallegos is a bonafide bullpen anchor, but my rotation is just begging for a shot in the arm. While Aaron Nola was woefully inconsistent in 2021, leading to a bloated ERA, I think the tools are still in place for him to re-establish himself atop my rotation and those are dice I just need to roll. 

Over to Tony for confirmation. 

[Phillies GM (Tony)]

Good talks as always with kevaughn. Moving nola who I do expect to bounce back but need a good mi and storing up the bullpen.