Given the outsized veteran presence on the Philadelphia Phillies, they have relatively few arbitration-eligible players this year. Only eight players on the roster qualify: Jhoan Durán, Bryson Stott, Brandon Marsh, Bryan De La Cruz, Orion Kerkering, Derek Hill, Rafael Marchán, and Tanner Banks.
There is no doubt Durán and Stott will be tendered contracts. They are valuable players in the heart of the primes, in position to be effective members of the Phillies' core in 2027. Marsh will almost certainly receive an offer from the team, though his chances are closer to 99% than 100%. Marsh is projected to get about $9 million, a hefty sum for a player coming off a .713 OPS campaign worth 0.4 WAR.
Marsh’s solid track record will earn him a contract, though. And even if the Phillies don’t see him as part of next year’s plans, he’ll have value on the trade market.
Along with Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, and Hill, De La Cruz was one of only four players, in any sample size, on the team with an OPS+ over 100 last year. His paltry arbitration estimate of just over $1 million means he’s an obvious choice to retain for 2027. Plus, he’s continued his torrid streak with the Toros del Este in the Dominican Winter League this year. He has an OPS of 1.038 in four games.
If Kerkering were earning more money, he’d fall into the list of players unlikely to get a deal, but since he’s projected to earn less than $2 million, you can probably pencil him in to re-sign. At the very least, he’s perfect trade bait.
Hill has become the Edmundo Sosa of the outfield, and after a mid-season emergency trade following Adolis García’s season-ending injury, he is now an important part of the Phillies' plans for 2027. It’s not often front offices find diamonds in the rough the way the president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski found this one.
Rafael Marchán and Tanner Banks could be counting their final days in Philadelphia
Marchán probably doesn’t belong on a Major League roster right now. The Phillies' chances of non-tendering him are high, not just because he’s projected to earn about $1 million, but because another big-league club probably wouldn’t sign him. If he doesn't receive an offer from the Phillies, it wouldn’t be a shock to see Marchán sign a minor-league free-agent deal with the organization, looking to earn a spot in spring training.
Backup catchers are hard to come by, but a .099/.137/.165 slash line just doesn’t play in MLB.
Banks, on the other hand, may not factor into the Phillies' plans at all. He’s projected to earn just shy of $2 million, but his dismal performance last year might caution Dombrowski from re-upping.
Banks worked to a 6.19 ERA, allowing eight home runs in just 36.1 IP. A forearm injury certainly didn’t do him any favors, so the Phillies might be more willing to project a bounce-back.
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