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Oct. 17: Phillies plan to trade or release Castellanos (report)

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 lik

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