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He also went 2-for-4 in his first game. The Phillies seem to be leaning towards keeping De La Cruz around next year after he hit .280/.349/.413 in 34 games in the second half of the season. If so, it’d probably be as a platoon partner to Brandon Marsh in left field.

The Phillies’ second-ranked prospect played just four games in the 2026 season due to back issues. He’s been producing in 14 AFL games, hitting .333/.562/.500 with six steals and an impressive 24/16 K/BB ratio. Miller’s future position remains in question, but he should start the 2027 season at Triple-A with a chance to be promoted if he gets off to a good start.

Stubbs passed through waivers unclaimed after losing his spot on Philadelphia’s 40-man roster. The 33-year-old backup catcher heads to free agency at the outset of the offseason.

Whitcomb has shown flashes of potential but has yet to establish himself as an everyday option at the big-league level. The versatile 28-year-old finally received an extended look with San Francisco this past season after being buried by the Astros for a couple years. He hit just .226 (21-for-93) with two homers and two steals during a 32-game showcase. He’s too old to be considered a prospect anymore and he’s probably running out of chances to carve out a role in the majors. Philadelphia is an interesting landing spot considering they don’t have a ton of bench depth entering the offseason.

Harris continues to bounce around the majors as a reserve infielder. The well-traveled 28-year-old logged stints with the Athletics, Red Sox and Giants this past season, hitting .136 (6-for-44) in limited action. He’s merely organizational depth at this stage of his career.

Once the move is made official, the club will have five days to trade him or to put him through waivers. Stubbs, 33, played in 35 games for the Phillies during the 2026 campaign, slashing .153/.215/.153 with zero homers, three RBI and a 15/3 K/BB ratio over 65 plate appearances.

Fatse had previously worked in the Red Sox organization but was one of the coaches fired in April, along with manager Alex Cora. Fatse was hired by Boston as an assistant hitting coach after the 2019 season and served as hitting coach from 2022 through April of this season. From 2022 through 2025, the Red Sox were fourth in MLB in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage and sixth in slugging percentage, while ranking in the bottom third of the league in walk rate and strikeout rate. After he was fired by the Red Sox, Fatse took a job as a hitting consultant with the Tampa Bay Rays’ research and development group. He will be part of a coaching shakeup in Philadelphia after another early playoff exit.

Fatse worked for the Red Sox from 2019 until this April, when he was part of the purge that also resulted in Alex Cora’s removal. He had since served as a hitting consultant with the Rays. He’ll be replacing Kevin Long in Philadelphia.

Marchán missed two months with patella tendinitis this year and wound up getting just 95 plate appearances as J.T. Realmuto’s backup, so he’s getting some extra work this winter. He’s 4-for-13 through four games.

The 35-year-old backstop had a down season at the dish in 2026 and it’s possible that the wear and tear behind the plate played a role in his struggles. Dombrowski mentioned that Realmuto could slot in more at first base to remain in the lineup even when he’s not catching, but if he’s slashing anything near the putrid .205/.283/.331 that he did across 467 plate appearances in 2026, that sounds like a losing proposition. Fantasy managers should anticipate a drop in his overall playing time heading into 2027.