Phillies Announce Jhoan Duran News After Leaving Nationals Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The stakes have never been higher for the Phillies. If you needed proof, you only needed to look at the trade they made Wednesday at Rate Field. The Phils shipped top 100 prospects Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait to Minnesota for closer Jhoan Duran,

Duran, 27, was acquired from the Minnesota Twins prior to the July 31 trade deadline. He has been electric in his two weeks with the Phillies, throwing four scoreless innings with four strikeouts. For the season, Duran has a 1.86 ERA with 20 saves in 53 1/3 innings.