5 players entering their final days as a member of the Phillies

With the Philadelphia Phillies clinching a postseason berth and the National League East division title for the 2025 season, they have shown once again that they are legitimate perennial contenders to worry about. In fact, Philadelphia is even on pace to surpass their 95-67 record from last season to become the best Phillies team since their 102-win campaign back in 2011.

Philadelphia would likely want to retain the bulk of their core to sustain their winning success in the coming years. However, with performance and financial constraints, there is bound to be some turnover heading into the 2026 season. Let’s take a look at five Phillies players who are likely entering their final days with the team.

5 players entering their final days as a member of the Phillies

Jordan Romano, RHP

Undoubtedly the Phillies’ worst investment this past year, former star closer Jordan Romano turned out to be a complete bust for Philadelphia in 2025. Expected to be an easy shoo-in lock for the Phillies’ closing role coming into the season, Romano failed to deliver. He posted a 2-4 record while converting just eight of 11 save opportunities, along with an abysmal 8.23 ERA and 1.45 WHIP, giving up 40 runs including 10 home runs in just 42 2/3 innings over 49 relief appearances.

With key trade deadline acquisition Jhoan Duran firmly entrenched as the closer for the foreseeable future, Romano will be forced to look for a new home for 2026, with a team that still believes he has anything left.

Max Kepler, OF

Signed in the offseason to solve the Phillies’ outfield situation, Max Kepler had been quite the disappointment for the most part. In 124 games this season, Kepler has posted just a feeble .217 batting average with a .690 OPS, with 57 runs scored, 17 home runs and 51 RBIs.

If not for his recent surge since the beginning of August, during which time he’s batting .268 with an .828 OPS, 17 runs scored, six home runs and 18 RBIs in 29 games, his overall numbers could have been a lot worse. With deadline addition Harrison Bader, whom they will likely try to re-sign, drawing rave reviews since his arrival in Philadelphia, along with top outfield prospect Justin Crawford knocking on the door for 2026, Kepler will likely be the odd man out going forward.

Weston Wilson, UTL

For someone who was expected to take a big step forward this year after a solid 2024 campaign, Weston Wilson has unfortunately taken a step back instead. After putting up an impressive .284 average, .836 OPS, with seven doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs in 40 games last season, the 31-year-old utilityman has fallen to hitting just .200 with a .653 OPS, with just three doubles, five home runs and 16 RBIs in 50 games in 2025.

Wilson has crossed over to the wrong side of 30 and will be out of minor league options in 2026. Combined with the strong play of Bader, Edmundo Sosa and the emergence of rookie Otto Kemp this year, Wilson’s time with the Phillies could be up after this season. 

David Robertson, RHP

Added to the bullpen mix for the final two months of the 2025 season after signing as a free agent toward the end of July, David Robertson has been adequate for the Phillies, but nothing like his previous tenure with the club. Back in 2022, when Robertson came over in a trade with the Chicago Cubs, he compiled a stellar 2.70 ERA to go along with six saves and 30 strikeouts in just 23 1/3 innings over his final two months of the season to help the Phillies reach the postseason for the first time in over a decade.

However, this time around, Robertson has a 4.20 ERA with a 1.40 WHIP, including faltering a bit down the stretch in which he has given up six runs in his past eight appearances. With Father Time likely catching up to the 40-year-old veteran, the Phillies should focus on other relief options to bolster their bullpen for 2026.

Ranger Suárez, LHP

Finally, we have long-time Phillie and fan favorite Ranger Suárez. Suárez has bounced back with his best campaign as a starter this season after struggling a bit with consistency and injuries during the latter half of 2024.

The former All-Star boasts an impressive 12-6 record with a stellar 2.84 ERA and 1.17 WHIP, with 145 strikeouts in 149 total innings over 24 starts. His strong and convincing performance is good news for him but bad news for the Phillies. The better that he does, the more likely he is to price himself out of town as he enters free agency this offseason.

With the 30-year-old left-hander projected to get over $160 million on the open market according to Spotrac, Philadelphia fans are likely seeing the last of Suárez in a Phillies uniform as he hopes to help the team go on a deep postseason run before all is said and done.

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