The Phillies have acquired pitcher Joe Blanton from the Oakland Athletics in return for three minor league players, according to ESPN.

Second baseman Adrian Cardenas, pitcher Josh Outman and outfielder Matt Spencer will head to Oakland in the deal.

Based on Baseball America’s ratings this past offseason, Cardenas was the Phillies second-best propsect, while Outman was the fourth-best. Spencer was not listed in the top ten prospects in the Phillies farm system. Cardenas also just missed BA’s top 25 prospects in the minor leagues list.

In 67 games for HiA Clearwater, Cardenas was hitting .309 with 4 homers and 23 rbi. He also had 16 stolen bases.

Outman, a lefty, had a 5-4 record for Double A Reading. His ERA stood at 3.20 and had 66 strikeouts in 70.1 innings.

Spencer was hitting .249 with 6 homers and 41 rbi in 84 games for HiA Clearwater.

Overall, this looks fantastic from a Mets fans point of view. Playing at McAfee Coliseum, a known pitchers park, Blanton managed to come down with a 14-10 record with a 3.95 ERA last season. This year, not so good. He is 5-12 with a 4.96 ERA in 20 starts. You can expect Blanton to give up plenty of home runs in Citizen’s Bank Park.

Rob Harding contributed to this post.