Pat Neshek Traded to Rockies for Jose Gomez, J.D. Hammer, Alejandro Requena

The Colorado Rockies announced Wednesday that they have acquired reliever Pat Neshek in a trade from the Philadelphia Phillies.

As the Phillies noted, they will receive three minor leaguers in the deal in shortstop Jose Gomez as well as pitchers Alejandro Requena and J.D. Hammer.

Neshek is in the midst of the best year of his career, currently posting a 1.12 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 40.1 innings. It was enough for the journeyman to earn his second All-Star appearance.

He also went to the Mid-Summer Classic in 2014 when he finished with a 1.87 ERA for the St. Louis Cardinals, one of six teams he has played for in his career before his move to Colorado.

The right-hander's consistent play was enough to earn a lot of interest on the trade market, with Jerry Crasnick of ESPN noting at least five other teams were scouting Neshek in the past week, including the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals.

However, the Rockies were the one to pull off the trade, a key move as Bob Nightengale of USA Today noted:

Colorado entered Wednesday ranked 25th in the majors with a 4.53 bullpen ERA, per ESPN.

On the other hand, the Phillies land three promising players in return for a middle reliever. Gomez is the biggest name of the group, currently ranked No. 21 in the Rockies organization by MLB.com.

The 20-year-old is currently hitting .324 in the South Atlantic League and could be a key player before too long for Philadelphia.