If the Phillies choose not to tinker with their outfield this offseason, they'll have Nick Castellanos, Johan Rojas and Brandon Marsh manning the grass at Citizens Bank Park in 2025. Setting aside Castellanos, whose fate with the Phillies is more or less sealed as he'll be back making $20 million next season, the Phillies have two flawed but talented players they can either continue to roll with or replace. Rojas has proven to be excellent defensively in center field, but carries a very light bat at the plate.
He is just 24, and the team certainly hopes he can improve, but they can't really afford to wait. Marsh is a candidate for a Gold Glove in left field this fall and can hit against right-handed pitching, but he's basically an automatic out against lefties and requires a platoon partner. The Phillies could trade or bench either player in 2025.
One of the richest groups of free agents this winter is in the outfield, where 26-year-old Juan Soto — already a four-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger and World Series Champ – is expected to make more than $35 million per season. Are the Phillies interested? Should they be? Soto is not the only prize that could help the Phillies solidify their outfield next season. Here's a look at 15 outfielders who could fit nicely on the Phillies' roster next spring: The generational talent: (1) Juan Soto Soto does it all.
With the Yankees on the way to the AL pennant this past season, the phenom slashed .288/.419/.
569 and hit 41 homer.
