MLB Note - Philadelphia Phillies Neshek, Pat

Jul 27, 2017 - 7:27 AM RHP Pat Neshek was acquired from Philadelphia for three minor leaguers. "It's exciting," the two-time All-Star said. "You're jumping into a playoff race. That's a great team, great offense. I don't know the exact standings, but I know they're in the wild card right now. I've played for (Rockies manager) Bud Black before, he was awesome. I played with Nolan Arenado in the World Baseball Classic. It's bittersweet, too. I enjoyed my time here. These guys are some of the better guys I played with and this is one of my favorite places I've been. It's tough, I've never been through something like this to another big league team. It's a lot of emotion." The 36-year-old Neshek went 3-2 with a 1.12 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 40 1/3 innings this year for Philadelphia. He is in the final year of a three-year contract that he signed with Houston after an All-Star season in 2014 with St. Louis. "I'm actually relieved," Neshek said. "People have been talking about (a trade) since April. I thought it was going to go to the last day. It's kind of nerve-wracking. You read Twitter, and it seems like every team imaginable might. I kind of had a feeling the Rockies might." Neshek figures to become the eighth-inning option to set up closer Greg Holland, the National League saves leader with 31, for a Colorado team that entered Wednesday night with a 58-44 record and the NL's second wild-card berth.