At one point in 2023, it looked like signing Trea Turner to an eleven-year deal worth $300 million was going to be a major disaster for the Phillies. If 2023 was rock bottom, 2025 was the complete opposite. While other players on the roster like Schwarber and Sanchez succeeded loudly and publicly, Turner quietly had one of the best years of his career.
639 PA, .304/.355/.457, 15 HR, 69 RBI, 36 SB, 16.7 K%, 6.7 BB%, 125 wRC+, 6.7 fWAR
2025 was, without a doubt, Turner’s best season since joining the Phillies. He won the National League batting title with a .304 average, the first Phillie to do so since Richie Ashburn in 1958. He was the only hitter in the NL to eclipse .300.
His defense, which has been a major concern in his tenure in Philly thus far, was significantly improved. He posted 17 Outs Above Average and his Fielding Run Value (11) was fourth-best among all Major League shortstops.
According to Baseball Savant he was also the fastest baserunner in 2025, measured by sprint speed (30.3). He finished fifth in National League MVP voting, tying his career-high placement.
There are very few things that could be mentioned as “what went wrong” in 2025 for Trea Turner — his season was that good. Of course injuries are always a factor for any player and he spent three weeks on the IL with a hamstring strain in September. Also according to Savant, Turner had his lowest barrel percent (5.8%) since his same mark in 2018.
That’s it. If those are the two biggest problems for a player in a season, I’ll take it.
The future with the Phillies:
The tough question moving forward is whether this season was a glimpse of what’s still to come with Trea Turner, or if it was an outlier for the remainder of his career. Hopefully this has been a step back into the right direction considering the Phillies have him signed through 2033. A consistent, reliable Trea Turner both at the plate and in the field goes a long way with a team that often struggles with consistency.