Despite coming up empty in three days at the Winter Meetings in Nashville, the Phillies managed to fire up the hot stove in the colder Northeast on Thursday.
Outfielder Ben Revere will head from Minnesota to Philadelphia for starter Vance Worley and pitching prospect Trevor May.
Revere played in a career-high 124 games in 2012, batting a career-best .294 with 13 doubles, six triples, 40 stolen bases and 32 RBI.
Over three seasons with Minnesota, the 24-year-old native of Atlanta is a .278 hitter who has collected 22 doubles, 11 triples, 100 stolen bases and scored 127 runs in 254 contests. Revere also failed to make an error in 282 chances last season, and holds a lifetime .987 fielding percentage.
"Ben is an outstanding, young, controllable center fielder who fits nicely with our club," said Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr in a statement confirming the deal.
Worley, 25, struggled to a 6-9 record and 4.20 earned run average in 23 starts last year for the Phils. The Sacramento native put together an impressive rookie campaign in 2011, going 11-3 with a 3.01 ERA in 25 games (21 starts), fanning 119 in 131 2/3 innings.
The "Vanimal" will depart for the Twin Cities as a Philly fan favorite.
The 6-foot-2, 230-pound right-hander has gone 18-13 with a 3.50 ERA in 53 appearances since making his MLB debut in July of 2010.
May finished 10-13 with a 4.87 ERA in 28 starts for Double-A Reading last season. In five minor league seasons, the imposing right-hander (6'5" 215 lbs.) was 37-31 with a 3.92 ERA in 102 appearances (97 starts).
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