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52 minutes ago, now said:

Sorry, why did we acquire Pache in the first place? Just hoping to pass thru waivers for that backup RH CFer in Sept.?

Likely due to roster reasons (and maybe a little bit of money) for the Phils.

And maybe the Os thought he could pass through waivers 

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3 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Kjerstad is the favorite.  Soto as a backup SS is in the mix.  A 3rd C.  A RH CF.  The thing with Kjerstad is that he's redundant.  

It’s also possible they could carry Kjerstad in the playoffs even if he doesn’t play much in September. If they match up with a RH dominant team Iike MIN I’m not sure they keep Slater on roster. 

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1 hour ago, Roll Tide said:

Westburg is on the DL not the AAA roster.

I expect Soto and Kjerstad. If Mayo doesn’t hit then they will probably send him out long enough to preserve his rookie status. 

Westburg would still require a spot on the active roster. If Kjerstad is added, then someone else would have to go to make room for Westburg. Urias? Mayo?

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1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

Likely due to roster reasons (and maybe a little bit of money) for the Phils.

And maybe the Os thought he could pass through waivers 

They didn’t know who else they might acquire.  They apparently like Slater better than Pache.  

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1 hour ago, Aristotelian said:

Westburg would still require a spot on the active roster. If Kjerstad is added, then someone else would have to go to make room for Westburg. Urias? Mayo?

Unless Mayo iis scorching I, guessing they’d try to preserve his rookie status

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1 hour ago, Frobby said:

They didn’t know who else they might acquire.  They apparently like Slater better than Pache.  

This is my bet. Liked Pache enough but he was likely a throw in. Then when Slater became an options he was a cheap upgrade.

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