Phillippe Aumont elects free agency, ending tenure with Phillies
The final piece of the Phillies' return from the Seattle Mariners in the infamous Dec. 2009 trade of Cliff Lee has left the organization.
NEW YORK --- The final piece of the Phillies' return from the Seattle Mariners in the infamous Dec. 2009 trade of Cliff Lee has left the organization.
Phillippe Aumont elected free agency Wednesday, four days after the Phillies designated him for assignment and five after his struggle-filled first major league start. A change of scenery was best for the 6-foot-7 righthander, who has always showcased great "stuff" but never learned how to command it.
Aumont was a key part of that much-maligned Dec. 2009 trade, which also sent outfielder Tyson Gillies and righthander J.C. Ramirez to Philadelphia. Gillies never reached the majors and was released last June. Ramirez briefly pitched in the majors with the Phillies but was outrighted off the roster in October 2013. He more recently pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Aumont's Phillies' tenure goes in the books with a 6.80 ERA over 43 2/3 innings from 2012 to this season. The Phillies recently converted him from a reliever to a starter after he did not make the team out of spring training. He struggled mightily in his first major league start last Friday against the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing six runs and issuing seven walks over just four innings.
Now, he will seek to latch on with another organization.