Phillies tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players

The Phillies on Friday tendered contracts to five players eligible for arbitration. They are:

• Maikel Franco
• Freddy Galvis
• Luis Garcia
• Cesar Hernandez
• Cameron Rupp

If the Phils declined to tender a contract to an arb-eligible player, that player would enter free agency. In essence, the five above remain part of the organization now, with a salary to be determined either via an agreement or via arbitration.