Phillies reportedly sign Trea Turner to 11-year contract
The Phillies have found their shortstop.
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The Phillies have found their shortstop.
Justin Verlander, who was with the Houston Astros at the time, later clarified it was done all in "jest."
The report didn't indicate in what order the Phillies will meet with the free agent shortstops.
Jake Cave's time with the Baltimore Orioles lasted almost two full months.
The 28-year-old Eflin declined his $15 million mutual option with the Phillies last month to become a free agent.
The hot stove should heat up quite a bit next week.
It's been a pretty darn good year in Philly sports, and a future that looks bright in a lot of ways.
Harper tore his UCL while making a throw in a game in April and was relegated to full-time DH duty for most of the season.
The Phillies divided $25.8 million into 72 full shares, 15.03 partial shares and $20,000 in cash awards.
The résumé offers a convincing case. If the price is right, the fit might be too for the Phillies.
Swanson might not have the name recognition as Trea Turner, Carlos Correa and Xander Bogaerts, but he may project the best of the four free agent shortstops.
The Phillies organization said keeping Dombrowski around helps them toward their ultimate goal: winning a World Series championship.
Bogaerts opted out of the final three years of a six-year, $120 million extension he signed with Boston in 2019 when Dave Dombrowski was the Red Sox's president of baseball operations.
The card features Harper's autograph and a gold spiraled finish.
The Phillies could spend that cash on free-agent star shortstops such as Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts, Dansby Swanson and Carlos Correa.
The Phillies came up two wins short in their quest to bring home the World Series, but their magical playoff run was a grand slam for the city.
Harper's timetable to return to the Phillies remains unclear at this time.
Long is now reportedly signed through the 2025 season.
Another Silver Slugger winner is Trea Turner, who's a free agent that one sportsbook lists the Phillies as the favorites to sign.
Free agents can sign with new teams beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday.
If he goes under the knife, he could miss the beginning of next season.
Turner and Phillies slugger Bryce Harper spent four seasons playing together with the Washington Nationals.
Asche also has been a minor league hitting coach for the Philadelphia Phillies.
The six games averaged 11,784,000 on Fox, down 1.3% from the 11,940,000 for the Atlanta Braves' six-game win over the Astros last year.
The Phillies hope their run to the World Series is just the start of a championship window.
