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Phillies tender contracts to 6 arbitration eligible players, including Ranger Suárez and Rhys Hoskins

The Phillies are tendering contracts to Ranger Suarez and five other arbitration eligible Phillies. (Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire)

The Phillies announced Friday that they are tendering contracts to Ranger Suárez, Rhys Hoskins, Seranthony Domínguez, José Alvarado, Edmundo Sosa and Sam Coonrod. All are eligible for salary arbitration.

Teams have until 8 p.m. ET Friday to offer 2023 contracts to arbitration eligible players.

The most interesting decision the Phillies had to make was on Coonrod. A shoulder injury kept him out until mid-August. Once he got healthy, he struggled in the big leagues and was sent down to the minor leagues in September. He did not appear in a postseason game for the Phillies.

Per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, Coonrod was signed to a one-year, $775,000 contract. By devoting a 40-man roster spot — and guaranteeing his 2023 salary — the Phillies are hopeful that Coonrod can be in the mix to win a spot in the bullpen out of spring training.

The Phillies did not agree on a 2023 salary with their five other arbitration eligible players. Players and teams have until January 13, 2023 to exchange salary figures. In the event that a player and team cannot agree on a salary, the two sides will go to an arbitration hearing during spring training.

MLB Trade Rumors releases annual arbitration projections. Here are their predictions for each arbitration eligible Phillie:

Rhys Hoskins: $12.6 million
Ranger Suárez: $3.5 million
José Alvarado: $3.2 million
Seranthony Domínguez: $2 million
Edmundo Sosa: $1 million

Suárez, 27, is eligible for arbitration for the first time in his career. He is scheduled to become a free agent after the 2025 season.

After an incredible season in which Suárez posted a 1.36 ERA, excelled in multiple roles and established himself as a key member of the Phillies pitching staff, Suárez followed up with an excellent season as a full-time starter. He went 10-7 with a 3.65 ERA over a career high 155 1/3 innings during the regular season.

Across 14 2/3 innings in his first postseason, Suárez posted a 1.23 ERA.

Unless the Phillies sign one of the top free agent starters on the market, bumping him down the depth chart, Suárez is expected to return in 2023 as the club’s No. 3 starter.

Hoskins, who is represented by Scott Boras, has avoided arbitration in each of his last two years of eligibility. Prior to the 2022 season, Hoskins and the Phillies agreed to a one-year, $7.7 million contract following the end of the lockout in March.

In his sixth season as a Phillie, Hoskins slashed .246/.332/.462 with 30 home runs and 79 RBIs. This is his final year of arbitration eligibility. He is scheduled to become a free agent after next season.