Philadelphia Phillies Fans Will be Intrigued by This New Report

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Outside of re-signing Kyle Schwarber, the Philadelphia Phillies have been pretty quiet this winter. They signed Adolis Garcia for the outfield, but that has pretty much been it.

Most are expecting the Phillies to also re-sign catcher J.T. Realmuto, but even that does not appear to be a guarantee at this point.

Philadelphia is clearly watching its payroll, which is why Dave Dombrowski is not expected to pursue top-tier free agents like Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger.

But could the Phillies ultimately alter their strategy as we get deeper into the offseason?

ESPN's Jeff Passan isn't necessarily counting on it, but he isn't ruling it out, explaining Philadelphia's situation to a fan during a question and answer session on Threads.

"It's possible, but I don't know that they'd be at the top of the list right now for teams going out and paying retail on bats," Passan wrote.

The next part of Passan's answer will definitely raise some ears in Philly.

"We're at the point in the winter where players know spring training starts in less than seven weeks and are starting to get a little twitchy," Passan added. "Prices change, and when prices change, so too do the teams involved. If the Phillies feel like they can pluck a player on the cheap, I don't think they'll hesitate to do so."

So perhaps a run at one of the better free agents isn't completely out of the realm of possibility?

Not only could the Phillies use another bat, but they could also stand to bring in another starting pitcher, especially with Ranger Suarez looking like a goner.

Philadelphia will also likely be without Zack Wheeler to start the 2026 campaign as he recovers from thoracic outlet syndrome.

The Phillies have won 95-plus games each of the last two seasons, but they were bounced from the NLDS both years, so changes seem necessary.

The problem is that Philadelphia does not really have the financial capacity to make those alterations right now, particularly after getting slapped with a $56 million luxury tax bill.

We'll see if the Phillies decide to jump back into the bidding at some point in the coming weeks.

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