Phillies sign two players, tender contracts to five others
Ahead of Friday evening’s 8 p.m. ET non-tender deadline, the Phillies announced multiple roster moves.
First, the club agreed to terms on 2025 contracts with José Ruiz and Garrett Stubbs.
Ruiz’s deal is for $1.225 million, according to Robert Murray of FanSided.
Additionally, Alec Bohm, Edmundo Sosa, Bryson Stott, Brandon Marsh and Ranger Suárez were tendered contracts for next season. If the Phillies and any of these players can’t agree on a salary in the coming months, the two sides will go to arbitration. At that point, a third party will determine the player’s 2025 salary.
Earlier on Friday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported the Phillies were going to non-tender Austin Hays. The organization has officially announced that move. Hays is now a free agent.
Here are projected arbitration salaries for the players who were tendered a contract, courtesy of MLB Trade Rumors
Keep track of all of the latest offseason trade and free agency rumors pertaining to the Phillies on Phillies Nation.
Friday, Nov. 22 at 4:58 p.m. ET: Nick Castellanos available in trade talks, per The Athletic’s Matt Gelb
The Phillies are expected to shake things up this offseason, and Nick Castellanos is among the candidates to be involved: The Athletic’s Matt Gelb reported on Friday that the team has made Castellanos available in trade talks. Gelb, though, noted that a trade would be unlikely lest the Phillies contribute significantly to the $40 million remaining across the final two years of his contract.
It’s not the first report that the club could move Castellanos, with Bob Nightengale reporting as much in November, but the Gelb report is a little more concrete. He also notes that the Phillies have put feelers out for interest in Alec Bohm and Ranger Suárez.
For all the well-documented struggles of the Phillies’ offense in the NLDS, Castellanos was one of the exceptions. He went 7-for-17 in October after being one of the Phillies’ most — and only — consistent hitters in the second half. It’s why it would make a Castellanos trade somewhat surprising. But the Phillies would be foolish not to at least listen on him. It appears they’re doing just that.
Thursday, Nov. 21 at 2:39 p.m. ET: Olney to 94 WIP: ‘I have no doubt’ Phillies are ‘going to get a star’
ESPN’s Buster Olney told SportsRadio94 WIP he’d bet the family farm that the Phillies are “going to get a star,” and that one rival general manager described the team as operating with a “World Series tilt.”
One candidate to be that star is Garrett Crochet, whose trade market Olney said the Phillies are “right in the middle of.” It’s far from the first time the club has been linked to the White Sox ace.
Another is Alex Bregman. A rival GM told Olney he could see the Phillies making a “lightning strike” on the veteran third baseman. That would seem to follow from a hypothetical Alec Bohm trade.
And then there’s Juan Soto, whose past relationship with Bryce Harper, as well as John Middleton’s with Scott Boras, Olney noted could get the Phillies into the mix. He did, however, seem skeptical the team would outbid those like the Mets, Yankees or Blue Jays.
Dave Dombrowski said after the Phillies’ NLDS exit he doesn’t believe the Phillies need another star. Time will tell whether that was anything more than lip service. — Nathan Ackerman
Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 12:13 p.m. ET: Kansas City has “checked in on” Alec Bohm, per MLB.com‘s Anne Rogers
The Kansas City Royals have considered Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm in their search for an offensive piece this offseason, according to MLB.com‘s Anne Rogers.
Kansas City has “checked in on” Bohm and Angels outfielder Taylor Ward, per Rogers, in addition to the club’s recent discussions on a potential trade for Cincinnati’s Jonathan India in exchange for pitcher Brady Singer that was first reported by C. Trent Rosecrans and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. No deal is close to happening at this point.
The Royals, an 86-win playoff team led by star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and a strong starting pitching staff, could use some improvement in their lineup. Third baseman Maikel Garcia had just a .614 OPS with seven home runs in 2024; Bohm, despite his second-half struggles and disappointing postseason, would offer an improvement. — Ty Daubert
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