March 24, 2013
The Phillies acquired Welty from the Orioles for pitcher Julio Rodriguez, Brittany Ghiroli of
MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Welty, 25, hit .286/.303/.564 with eight home runs at Double-A Bowie last season. Joe Jordan, the Phillies director of player development, spent seven seasons as the Orioles' amateur scouting director and must see something in Welty that he likes.