3 more Phillies players who won’t be back for the 2025 season

After a disappointing finish to what began as a dominant 2024 year for the Philadelphia Phillies, they will be looking for answers in what has now become a long offseason ahead of them. The Phillies will be aiming to make the necessary changes to give themselves the best chances of avoiding another early playoff exit and making it all the way back to the World Series once again in 2025.

To do so, there will no doubt be some roster changes this offseason. We've already speculated that pending free agents Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estévez, along with trade deadline acquisition Austin Hays, will all not be returning to the Phillies next year.

Here are three more Phillies players whose chances of coming back for another year could be in serious jeopardy.

 3 more Phillies players who won’t be back for the 2025 season

Spencer Turnbull

Last offseason, the Phillies took a chance with the potential low-risk, high-reward signing of free agent pitcher Spencer Turnbull to a one-year “show me” deal. Turnbull showed some great promise in potentially developing into an elite MLB pitcher during his 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Detroit Tigers. Unfortunately, his growth was derailed by a slew of injuries that ended up limiting him to just 16 starts over a three-year span from 2021 to 2023 with the Tigers.

With a fresh start, Turnbull’s tenure with the Phillies began on a strong note when he made the rotation out of spring training as a result of a shoulder injury to starting pitcher Taijuan Walker. Turnbull would post a solid 2-0 record with a sparkling 1.67 ERA and 0.84 WHIP with 36 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings pitched over six starts to begin the year.

However, he was relegated to the bullpen upon Walker’s return from the IL. He struggled to a 4.26 ERA and 1.42 WHIP over 10 relief appearances. Just when Turnbull was about to get another chance in the rotation, Turnbull’s injury woes from the past came back to haunt him as he suffered what eventually turned out to be a season-ending right lat strain injury.

With the Phillies planning on giving Walker another crack at earning a spot in the starting five in 2025, along with top prospect Andrew Painter lurking in the wings, there doesn’t appear to be a spot available for Turnbull to challenge for in the starting rotation next season. The fact that he struggled in a relief role, along with his injury troubles, the Phillies will likely not take the risk with him this time around and move on from the injury-prone 32-year-old right-hander.

Kolby Allard

Another one of the Phillies’ offseason signings, Kolby Allard was inked to a one-year contract to add valuable pitching depth. As a former first-round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves back in 2015, Allard has struggled to find his game during the past six seasons in the big leagues split between the Braves and Texas Rangers. The Phillies were hoping that they could find a way to finally unleash his potential, taking on the risky yet workable reclamation project.

Allard spent the majority of the 2024 season in the minors with the Phillies’ Triple-A affiliate Lehigh Valley IronPigs. With the IronPigs, he posted a 3-8 record with a 5.38 ERA and 1.61 WHIP, giving up 15 home runs, with 34 walks and 74 strikeouts in 82 innings over 20 games (which included 14 starts).

When he did get the call from the Phillies, he failed to impress in his brief stints with the big league club. In seven MLB appearances that included four starts, Allard posted a 5.00 ERA and 1.56 WHIP, giving up five home runs, along with 34 hits, eight walks and 23 strikeouts in 27 innings. More importantly, when the Phillies desperately needed a reliable fifth starter in the rotation after Walker’s run with injuries and ineffectiveness, Allard did not rise to the occasion to be the answer for the spot.

With Allard putting up similar underwhelming numbers that he has throughout his MLB career, it appears as though this could really be as good as he gets. He also has no minor league options remaining so the Phillies won’t have the ability to experiment with him again in the big leagues for the upcoming season.

With plenty of pitching options available in free agency this upcoming offseason, along with some potential internal options available in Painter and perhaps even Mick Abel as well, Allard’s tenure with the Phillies will likely be coming to an end this offseason.