The Phillies have acquired the Astros ace Roy Oswalt for RHP J.A. Happ and two prospects, Anthony Gose and Jonathan Villar.  The two minor leaguers combined for over 110 steals in the last two seasons and both players are very young. 

Philly is now the favorite to win the NL East I feel.  Their hitting was always better than the Braves but their pitching didn’t quite match up 1-5 with the Braves but now the Phillies have the best 1-2 punch in baseball.

Oswalt was just 6-12 this season with an very good 3.35 ERA.  For Oswalt’s career he has a .780+ winning percentage after August 1st so Philly fans should be excited to received Oswalt.

Note:  The Astros traded Gose to the Blue Jays for 1B Brett Wallace.