Phillies avoid arbitration with 3 players, tender contracts to 5 more

Prior to Friday evening’s deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players, the Philadelphia Phillies announced a series of roster moves.

OF/1B Jake Cave, catcher Garrett Stubbs and RHP Dylan Covey each settled with the Phillies, agreeing to terms for 2024 contracts. Joel Sherman of The New York Post obtained the exact details of each contract.

Jake Cave signed for $1M with the Phillies.

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) November 18, 2023

Garrett Stubbs signed for $850,000 ($400,000 guaranteed) with the Phillies.

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) November 18, 2023

Dylan Covey signed a split contract with the Phillies that would pay him $850,000 in the majors.

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) November 18, 2023

Meanwhile, the Phillies also tendered contracts to third baseman Alec Bohm, infielder Edmundo Sosa, RHP Jeff Hoffman, LHP Ranger Suárez and LHP Gregory Soto.

The only player non-tendered by the Phillies was LHP Josh Fleming, whose tenure with the team lasted just 11 days after he was claimed on waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Phillies will still need to either agree to terms with Bohm, Sosa, Hoffman, Suárez and Soto, or head to arbitration with them to determine their salaries for 2024.

Below are the projected arbitration salaries of those five from MLB Trade Rumors, with the age they will be in the 2024 season listed in parentheses behind their name. We’ve also listed when each is on track to become a free agent.

Bohm (27): $4.3 Million … Free Agent After 2026 Season

Sosa (28): $1.7 Million … Free Agent After 2026 Season

Hoffman (31): $2.1 Million … Free Agent After 2024 Season

Suárez (28): $4.7 Million … Free Agent After 2025 Season

Soto (29): $4.9 Million … Free Agent After 2025 Season

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