hˌævɪŋ ɐmˈæst ˈoʊnli twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ ætbˈæts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ θɹˈiː sˈiːzənz wɪððə fˈɪliz, ˌɔn mˈeɪ sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, ˈɛʃən wʌz tɹˈeɪdᵻd ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð bˈæɹi bˈɑːnəl ænd kˈæʃ kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃənz tə ðɪ ɐtlˈæntə bɹˈeɪvz fɔːɹ dˈɪk ˈælən ænd dʒˈɑːni ˈoʊts; ˌɔn mˈeɪ fˈɪftiːn, ˈɛʃən wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ wˈaɪt sˈɑːks fɹʌm ɐtlˈæntə, æz ðə plˈeɪɚ təbi nˈeɪmd lˈeɪɾɚ, ðɛɹbˈaɪ kəmplˈiːɾɪŋ ðə dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ tɹˈeɪd ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə bɹˈeɪvz hæd ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐkwˈaɪɚd ˈælən fɹʌmðə wˈaɪt sˈɑːks.
Having amassed only 24 major league at-bats during three seasons with the Phillies, on May 7, 1975, Essian was traded (along with Barry Bonnell and cash considerations) to the Atlanta Braves for Dick Allen and Johnny Oates; on May 15, Essian was selected by the Chicago White Sox (from Atlanta), as the player to be named later, thereby completing the December 1974 trade in which the Braves had originally acquired Allen from the White Sox.