{"id":548140,"date":"2026-01-31T20:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T20:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/548140\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T20:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T20:46:18","slug":"mlb-rumors-phillies-could-make-final-outfield-move-amid-nick-castellanos-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/548140\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Rumors: Phillies could make final outfield move amid Nick Castellanos uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> have been reshaping their outfield all offseason, blending youth and veteran presence to solidify a unit that struggled last year. With Brandon Marsh, Johan Rojas, and Justin Crawford already positioned in the mix, the team still appears open to one final adjustment. <\/p>\n

The goal is to add a piece capable of providing offensive punch while strengthening defensive coverage in right field. MLB.com\u2019s Paul Casella hinted that Nick Castellanos<\/a> could be on the move as part of that effort. <\/p>\n

\u201cSigned to a one-year, $10 million deal, Garc\u00eda is expected to take over in right field for Castellanos, who is expected to be moved before the season. Similar to the Kepler signing a year ago, the Phillies are hoping Garc\u00eda can bounce back from a down year offensively \u2014 though this is different in a couple of ways.\u201d Casella reported.<\/p>\n

He also added, \u201cFor one, Garc\u00eda still provided some pop, hitting 19 homers in 135 games for the Rangers. He\u2019s averaged 28 homers and 91 RBIs in his five big league seasons. Secondly, his defense in right field \u2014 particularly his strong arm \u2014 should be a marked improvement over Castellanos.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nick Castellanos #8 of the Phillies breaks his bat. Emilee Chinn\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Could Castellanos\u2019 trade happen before spring training?<\/p>\n

Todd Zolecki of The Phillies Show explained that moving Castellanos may not be easy. \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to check around seeing if anyone was interested in Nick Castellanos. I couldn\u2019t find anybody, I\u2019ve heard people say, \u2018I\u2019m not interested at any price in Nick Castellanos.\u2019 They mention the defense is a big reason why.\u201c<\/p>\n

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see also<\/p>\n

MLB Rumors: Blake Snell\u2019s Opening Day status remains uncertain for Dodgers<\/p>\n

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He added, \u201cAnother person I talked to said if Nick is traded at all, it\u2019ll happen much later in the offseason, when every other option falls off the board, maybe the last team standing that still needs a right-handed bat might want to make a trade with the Phillies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reality is that with Castellanos\u2019 $20 million expiring contract and no guaranteed role, Philadelphia may have to eat part of his salary to facilitate a trade.<\/p>\n

SurveyWill the Phillies trade Nick Castellanos before spring training?<\/p>\n

Will the Phillies trade Nick Castellanos before spring training?<\/p>\n

Even with the outfield largely set, the Phillies appear willing to explore opportunities to improve the unit before the season begins. If a trade occurs, it would likely balance both financial considerations and on-field needs, ensuring Garc\u00eda or another addition can fill the gap left by Castellanos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Philadelphia Phillies have been reshaping their outfield all offseason, blending youth and veteran presence to solidify a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":548141,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2397],"tags":[5,4,8639,144,25,4216,40],"class_list":{"0":"post-548140","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-phillies","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mlb","10":"tag-nick-castellanos","11":"tag-philadelphia","12":"tag-philadelphia-phillies","13":"tag-philadelphiaphillies","14":"tag-phillies"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115991675027348074","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}