Phillies' Brett Oberholtzer: On the move to Philadelphia

Oberholtzer was traded to the Phillies on Wednesday as part of a package for Ken Giles, Mark Berman of Fox 26 Houston reports.

Oberholtzer started just eight games for the Astros last season after starting 24 the previous year, so the team decided he was worth parting with in order to acquire Giles. Oberholtzer has not been able to lock up a regular big league role just yet, but he does own a respectable 3.94 ERA at the major league level across 253.2 innings. He will likely get a shot to compete for a spot in the Phillies' starting rotation during spring training.