PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The Philadelphia Phillies on Friday traded lefthander Omar Daal to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a pair of minor league pitchers.
The Phillies acquired Eric Junge and Jesus Cordero for Daal, who had a $4.5 million contract option for 2002 exercised on Thursday. Philadelphia had the option of buying out the contract for $500,000.
Daal, who will be 30 by Opening Day 2002, rebounded from a miserable season, going 13-7 with a 4.46 ERA and helping the Phillies stay in the pennant race until October.
In 2000, the Venezuelan went 4-19 with a 6.14 ERA in 32 games with Philadelphia and Arizona, nearly becoming the first pitcher since Oakland's Brian Kingman in 1980 to lose 20 games.
The Phillies acquired Daal on July 26, 2000 in a deal that sent Curt Schilling to Arizona and brought Travis Lee, Nelson Figueroa and Vicente Padilla to Philadelphia.
Schilling recently helped the Diamondbacks to a World Series title, earning co-Most Valuable Player honors along the way.
Daal, who has been with five teams since making his major league debut in 1993, is 53-58 with a 4.48 ERA lifetime. He has had his best years with the Diamondbacks, posting a 2.88 ERA in 1988 and a 16-9 mark in 1999.
