Phillies & Padres

Submitted by: philliescts

Phillies

NameAgeLevelP1P2AvailabilityYearsAFVSalarySurplusLowMedianHigh
Ramon Laureano31MajorsOFHigh110.16.53.62.83.64.3
Manny Machado33Majors3BVery low8171298.7-127.7-153.3-127.7-102.2
Adrian Morejon27MajorsRPLow19.23.65.64.55.66.7
Freddy Fermin31MajorsC432.415.516.913.516.920.3
Cash70

Total Value:

-31.60

Padres

NameAgeLevelP1P2AvailabilityYearsAFVSalarySurplusLowMedianHigh
Alec Bohm29Majors3B1BLow119.410.39.17.39.111
Nick Castellanos34MajorsOFDHMedium1020-20-24-20-16
Taijuan Walker33MajorsSPHigh13.418-14.6-17.5-14.6-11.7

Total Value:

-25.5

philliescts

Just a thought if the Padres, like other teams who have been up for sale, try to clear out the books a little for new ownership. Some players are not moveable at all, but in this scenario the Phillies give up two 1 year underwater contracts and take one nearly 30M a year left on Manny's contract and get a solution at catcher to pair with Marchan if JT leaves and an OF and RP for the 2026 season. It leaves the Padres with an acceptable option at 3rd in Bohm so they would not have to punt on the season prior to their sale. In terms of salary, I think this deal is practically a wash (in real dollars) for 2026 but in 2027 the Padres would have 30M off their books from 2027-33 by dealing Machado and 48M coming off from the expiring deals of Castellanos, Walker, and Bohm.

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