The Phils have money, money, and more money to spend next winter. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Phils offer Machado 10 years at $375 million. Yes, 10 years. He doesn't turn 26 for another 3 weeks. He's young, he's sublimely talented, and the Phillies need him. Desperately.
As for other free agents, I pass on Bryce Harper. I think he's overrated. This is his 7th season, and he's had 2 fantastic seasons. But he's only played 150 or more games in a season once in his career. Something about him irks me. Serious irkage. Besides, he's going to want $400 million and the Phils need to hold on to that cash because Philadelphia sports superfan and best player on the planet, Mike Trout, is a free agent after the 2020 season. He'll be 28 years old. And he'll be a Phillie as well.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Cole Hamels back in Philly this summer. The starters not named Aaron Nola and Jake Arrieta have been inconsistent. I'd love to have a World Series MVP finish his career here.
As for trades this summer, the only untouchables on the 40-man roster are Nola, minor league pitcher Sixto Sanchez, Rhys Hoskins, and probably Jorge Alfaro. Hoskins is the face of the franchise and he's not going anywhere. But everyone else is up for grabs. I'd love to see the Phils unload Carlos Santana and pick up a big chunk of his salary to sweeten the deal. I didn't want him in the first place. I wanted JD Martinez. I even tweeted about it in September.
If Santana gets traded, Hoskins can move back to first base and we can see Aaron Altherr and Nick Williams play every day. And doing that will go a long way to determining who will be in the outfield next season.
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