Overview
- The Athletic’s Matt Gelb said Castellanos will not be on the 2026 roster and will be traded or released before camp, adding he will not report to Tampa.
- MLB insider Alex Coll indicated the club is more likely to cut or release Castellanos than find a trade partner.
- Castellanos is owed $20 million in the final year of his deal, a figure that sharply limits Philadelphia’s bargaining power and may require the team to eat salary.
- His 2025 production fell to a .250/.294/.400 line with an 81 OPS+, and he graded as the worst defensive outfielder by underlying metrics despite no errors in 143 games.
- Philadelphia has prepared replacements, with Adolis García signed on a one-year, $10 million deal for right field and internal options including Brandon Marsh, Johan Rojas, and Justin Crawford.