The past two seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies were a success, reaching the World Series in 2022 and the NL Championship Series in October.
The Phillies are "open to trading" Nick Castellanos, per @Feinsand
Castellanos has three years remaining on his five-year, $100M deal pic.twitter.com/Z5zP7TltWP
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) November 9, 2023
Heading to the off-season, the Phillies are reported to trade some of their offensive lineup for a pitcher, and the idea would be getting rid of Nick Castellanos’ contract.
President of baseball operations, Dave Dombrowski told the reporters that the Phillies are “pretty well set” on the position player side.
Well, this does not sit well with what Mark Feinsand of MLB Insider has recently reported, he tweeted on X recently, he wrote
“According to a source, the Phillies are open to the idea of trading Nick Castellanos,” Feinsand wrote, “whose streaky ways and disappointing performance in the NLCS could result in an offseason change.”
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— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) November 9, 2023
Castellanos’ free-swinging ways seem didn’t pan out, ranked in the bottom 2% of the league in chase percentage, the bottom 5% in whiff percentage, and the bottom 12% in walk rate.
He also finished the NLCS hitless in his final 23 at-bats, striking out 11 times while chasing more than 50% of pitches out of the zone.
Castellanos has three years and $60M remaining on his contract and The Phillies owe him $20 million per year from 2024-26 and pay some to facilitate a trade.
As sources have revealed Jorge Soler and Teoscar Hernández are among the right-field options on the free-agent market, Boston’s Alex Verdugo could also be available in trades.
Castellanos’ stats for the entire 2023 season are definitely solid, hitting 29 home runs with 106 RBIs and a .788 OPS in 157 games.
The 31-year-old can still represent an offensive upgrade for many teams in the league.
