Free Agents
C J.T. Realmuto
SS Didi Gregorius
OF Jay Bruce
RHP Jake Arrieta
RHP Tommy Hunter
RHP Blake Parker
RHP Brandon Workman
LHP Jose Alvarez
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C Jonathan Lucroy
1B Greg Bird
OF Mikie Mahtook

Options
RHP David Robertson ($12M / $2M buyout)
RHP Hector Neris ($7M / 3rd year arbitration if declined)
RHP David Phelps ($4.5M / $250K buyout)

Arbitration (2020 figures based on full season)
3rd year = RHP Vince Velasquez ($3.6M), RHP Heath Hembree ($1,612,500), LHP Adam Morgan ($1.575M)
2nd year = RHP Zach Eflin ($2.625M), C Andrew Knapp ($710K), UT Phil Gosselin ($575K), RHP David Hale ($575K)
1st year = 1B Rhys Hoskins ($605K) (Not sure if Arano and Dominguez are arb-eligible yet or not)

Players Possibly Needing Rule 5 Protection
SS Nick Maton
OF Simon Muzziotti
LHP Damon Jones
LHP David Parkinson
LHP Kyle Dohy
1B/OF Austin Listi

Acquired
TBD

Traded
TBD

Released
TBD

Front Office Changes
-- Matt Klentak stepped down as GM, will be reassigned
-- Pete Mackanin (Special Asst to the GM) is gone
-- Six other members of the scouting department are gone

Coaching Changes
-- Bryan Price retired
-- Jim Gott is out as bullpen coach, won't be renewed

NBC Sports Philadelphia Changes
-- No more Murph

Minor League Affiliate Changes
-- Williamsport, one GCL team and one DSL team are expected to be gone as part of a major reorganization of the MLB/MiLB minor league system
-- Lakewood changed their name to "Jersey Shore", so they're now the "Jersey Shore BlueClaws"

can't believe vince is still arb. i feel like he's been with this organization for a decade.

Vince seems like a no offer at that number.

MoBettle wrote:Vince seems like a no offer at that number.

3.6? That’s chump change

I think Neris is a more interesting decision

How much money do we save by letting all the free agents walk?

Do we think Klentak and McPhail are let go this week?

Stay_Disappointed wrote:

MoBettle wrote:Vince seems like a no offer at that number.

3.6? That’s chump change

I think Neris is a more interesting decision

Workman and Hembree were due less than that and they needed the Red Sox to pay it all so they could stay under the tax which may have impacted whether seabold had to be involved.

I just don’t see the point. He’d be getting paid like 4x what a minimum guy would. They have a lot of holes don’t throw money away.

No way I bring Neris back at that option price

BigEd76 wrote:Options
RHP Hector Neris ($7M / unknown buyout)

There is no buyout because he's still arb-controlled. If the Phils decline his option, he's a 3rd time arb guy (6th season). They'd then either non-tender him or go the arb route.

Stay_Disappointed wrote:

MoBettle wrote:Vince seems like a no offer at that number.

3.6? That’s chump change

I think Neris is a more interesting decision

He's a chump though. You don't pay replacement level players 3.6 million dollars on purpose

Stay_Disappointed wrote:How much money do we save by letting all the free agents walk?

Arrieta = $20M
Didi = $14M
Bruce = $14M
JT = $10M
Workman = $3.5M
Alvarez = $2.95M
Hunter = $850K
Parker = $564K

A little under $66M, then you can save another $10M declining Robertson and $4.25M declining Phelps

TempleFan22 wrote:Do we think Klentak and McPhail are let go this week?

Angels already fired their GM, so I'm guessing tomorrow or Tuesday (to avoid getting lost in next-day Eagles postmortem). I think I would be surprised if this dragged out like the Gabe decision last year did.

do the phils have one of them there eulogy pressers scheduled?

i hope not. middleton'll probably say something else taken out of context for local and national media to soundbyte for a half decade (stupid money phrase)

BigEd76 wrote:

Stay_Disappointed wrote:How much money do we save by letting all the free agents walk?

Arrieta = $20M
Didi = $14M
Bruce = $14M
JT = $10M
Workman = $3.5M
Alvarez = $2.95M
Hunter = $850K
Parker = $564K

A little under $66M, then you can save another $10M declining Robertson and $4.25M declining Phelps

Then it’s close to $80M because there’s no way that the Phillies should take on Robertson and Phelps at those numbers. Eighty million could plug some big holes in the lineup going forward.

BigEd76 wrote:RHP David Robertson ($12M / $2M buyout)

Pretty brutal to still owe him money

Heyman says it's not a guarantee that Klentak is fired, then he throws out the idea that the Phils might use JT's money towards Bauer instead

If they get Bauer, at least 81-81 next year won't be boring

Afraid Bauer will get severely overpaid

Titlehungry wrote:If they get Bauer, at least 81-81 next year won't be boring

the video yearkbook can be called 'the normalization of andrew knapp'

Uncle Milty wrote:Afraid Bauer will get severely overpaid

He’s vowed to pitch the rest of his career on one-year deals. See if he sticks to his word.