Blake Forsythe traded to Phillies

Blake Forsythe was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Philadelphia Phillies on May 14, 2015 for cash. The catcher was at Triple A Nashville where he hit .267/.313/.333 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 5 games in 2015. In 2014 at Double A Midland he hit .224/.307/.349 with 5 HR, 26 RBI, 26 R, 0 SB in 72 games. His minor league caught stealing rate is 34%. He was originally drafted by the Mets in the third round in 2010 and traded to the Athletics in 2014. Forsythe will be 26 on July 31.