The Phillies and Astros swing a seven-player trade, with closer Ken Giles going to Houston, while the Phillies land the number 1 pick in the 2013 amateur draft, P Mark Appel, along with Ps Brett Oberholtzer and Vincent Velasquez headed the other way.

On ,December 12 2015 — The Phillies and Astros swing a seven-player trade, with closer Ken Giles going to Houston, while the Phillies land the number 1 pick in the 2013 amateur draft, P Mark Appel, along with Ps Brett Oberholtzer and Vincent Velasquez headed the other way.

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