Nick Castellanos has one year left on the five-year, $100 million deal he signed with the Phillies prior to the 2022 season, but Nick Gelb of The Athletic (subscription required) reports that the club is expected to either trade or release the veteran outfielder this offseason.
A free-swinging righty hitter who will turn 34 in March, Castellanos produced a below-average 88 OPS+ over 147 games in 2025. Add in his poor defense and baserunning and Castellanos was worth -0.6 WAR (per FanGraphs) this past season, bringing his total WAR in a Phillies uniform to 0.8 in four years. He’s owed $20 million in the final year of his contract, so the Phillies will likely need to pick up a significant portion of his remaining salary to find a taker on the trade market.
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