Philadelphia Phillies Offseason Tracker: Hottest Free Agency News, Trade Rumors
October 31, 2014 by Kyle Newport
Filed under Fan News
The Philadelphia Phillies‘ aging roster isn’t making things easy for the front office, so it’s not clear how active the team will be this offseason.
Philadelphia was expected to be one of the most active teams at the trade deadline back in July. Instead, the team did nothing. That may be because they didn’t get any offers that they felt were fair. Many of the team’s veteran players have some type of no-trade clause in their contracts. That makes completing deals that much tougher.
With Chase Utley, Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee and Jonathan Papelbon, the team has some attractive trade chips. It’s just not clear as to how eager the team is to move any of those star players. The club may be more willing to deal some players more than others, but then the finances complicate matters.
The Phillies already have a lot of money committed to the 2015 payroll, and with an aging roster that is less competitive than it was when the big contracts were handed out, the team is in a tough spot right now.
Stay tuned throughout November to see what is going on with the Phillies.
*All stats are via MLB.com