Roy Oswalt Agrees to be Traded to Phillies

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11royoswalt.jpgThe trade deadline finally got a little juicier, and Roy Oswalt finally found a new home after Oswalt waived his no-trade clause and accepted his proposed trade to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. It was not immediately clear if the Phillies or Astros offered any financial incentives for Oswalt to drop his trade veto rights. According to sources, the Astros will pay $11 million of the approximately $23 million that the 32-year-old right-hander has guaranteed through 2011. In return for Oswalt, the Astros would get back left-handed starter J.A. Happ and two prospects. Since breaking into the big leagues in 2001, Roy Oswalt has 143 victories; 28 more than any other NL pitcher. His 1,593 strikeouts are also the most for any NL pitcher with 100 starts since 2001. While the Phillies prospects have not been identified, sources said the Astros have pressed hard for first baseman Jonathan Singleton, who is considered the team's best minor league hitting prospect. Singleton is currently at Class A Lakewood in the South Atlantic League, where he was hitting .312 with 18 doubles and 12 home runs as of Thursday. As of Thursday, Oswalt is 6-12 with a 3.42 ERA. He was scheduled to start Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers, and Happ was scheduled to start Friday for the Phillies against Washington. For his career, Oswalt is 143-82 with a 3.24 ERA.

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