Monster Move: Phillies Poised to Land $2.3M Ace in Massive Trade
The Philadelphia Phillies are going to be one of the top teams to watch this winter.
Philadelphia won 95 games in 2024 and has the talent to replicate that success next season. Hopefully, the Phillies will be able to make it a little further in the postseason in 2025 if they can add another key piece this winter.
The Phillies will be looking to add some pitching this winter and ESPN’s Buster Olney had Philadelphia on his list of top options to land Chicago White Sox ace Garrett Crochet in a blockbuster trade.
“The Phillies would have landed Crochet in July, in all likelihood, had they agreed to include pitcher Andrew Painter as part of their offer,” Olney said. “Painter, now 21 years old and a Top 100 prospect, has worked in the Arizona Fall League recently as part of his recovery from Tommy John surgery, and looked good in five starts, posting a 2.08 ERA.
“Dave Dombrowski, the head of baseball operations for the Phillies, is operating a win-now team. Bryce Harper, Zack Wheeler, Trea Turner, and Aaron Nola are in the prime of their respective careers, and catcher J.T. Realmuto, designated hitter Kyle Schwarber, and left-hander Ranger Suarez are all a year from free agency. If Dombrowski pulls off a Crochet deal, he could build a monster rotation — something he knows about, some peers say, noting his time with the Detroit Tigers — of Wheeler, Nola, Jonathan Sanchez, Suarez, and Crochet.”
Crochet is a great talent and earned his first All-Star nod in 2024. He is just 25 years and is projected to make just $2.9 million in 2025. This is the type of move that could put Philadelphia over the top.
