is recorded, be it Saturday or Sunday, any player who is eligible for free agency will become a free agent. The general managers’ meetings open Tuesday in Las Vegas. Contract options for 2023 must be picked up or declined before next weekend.won’t get a deferral of their offseason business just because they were among the last two teams left playing. The process of defending the National League pennant will begin as soon as they leave the field, whether or not they are victorious.
Imagine Turner, one of Bryce Harper’s favorite players, atop the Phillies’ order, or batting second between Kyle Schwarber and Harper. Think of Swanson playing his Gold Glove defense for the Phillies instead of against them with the rival Atlanta Braves. Bogaerts negotiated his last contract with the Red Sox when Dave Dombrowski was running Boston’s baseball operations. Could they reunite now?
If owner John Middleton agrees to maintain a payroll that exceeds the luxury-tax threshold, the Phillies could take the $16 million that they would recoup by declining Segura’s option and the $14 million that Gregorius counted against the competitive-balance tax and allocate it toward one of the big-name shortstops, all of whom are likely to net annual salaries in the $25 million to $30 million range.
“But he’s one of these guys that, if you go watch him three games if you’re a scout, you’re going to say, ‘Yeah, he’s OK.’ But if you watch him for two, three weeks or a month, you’re going to say, ‘This kid grows on you, man. He knows how to play.’ I did change. I told him, ‘I changed my mind on you.’ ”
Maybe we can wait for the off-season for this?