Two weeks ago in Pittsburgh, Phillies general manager Pat Gillick admitted the team was looking for another left-hander for the bullpen.

They may have found one.

The team announced today that it has acquired lefty Stephen Randolph, for a player to be named later, from the Houston Astros. Randolph will be assigned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.

But don't hold your hopes out for Randolph being a big part of the Phils bullpen at some point this year. The 34-year-old has only appeared in 14 major league games in the last four seasons.

Randolph was 0-1 with a 12.15 in 13 1/3 innings for Houston last season. He pitched in 2003 and 2004 with the Diamondbacks.

In '03, he was 8-1 with a 4.05 ERA in 60 innings.

The veteran southpaw has spent the first six weeks of the 2008 season at Triple-A Round Rock, where he has yielded only eight hits while striking out 21 in 14 2/3 innings... but he's also walked 11.

Randolph will likely compete with fellow lefty Steve Kline for being the next arm called up to help the Phillies bullpen.