Marlon Byrd has the ability to block a deal to four different teams thanks to a clause in his contract, but Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that there’s a “strong possibility” the Phillies trade the 37-year-old outfielder.
That makes sense, because a rebuilding team doesn’t have much use for a 37-year-old with one season remaining on his contract, but the Phillies declined to trade him in July and then pulled him back off revocable waivers in August.
Byrd had a decent season, hitting .264 with 25 homers and a .757 OPS despite a ghastly 185/35 K/BB ratio in 154 games, but he’s owed $8 million in 2015 and has a vesting option for 2016 based on playing time.