Roster Moves: Phillies tender 7 players, claim player off waivers

The Phillies finally ran through their non tender deadline checklist and, in true Dave Dombrowski fashion, everything went exactly the way everyone expected. We have no surprises, just the standard yearly reminder that arbitration season is a formality until it isn’t. Here’s the full rundown.

Phillies Roster Moves

The Phillies made the following roster moves:

Agreed to terms on contracts for the 2026 season with catchers Rafael Marchán and Garrett Stubbs

Tendered contracts to seven arbitration-eligible players: infielders Alec Bohm, Edmundo Sosa and Bryson Stott, outfielder Brandon…

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The Phillies already locked in both backup catchers

Rafael Marchán and Garrett Stubbs agreed to 2026 deals before the deadline even hit. Both were obvious keeps. Marchán is steady, Stubbs is beloved, and the Phillies officially have the vibes and the depth chart covered behind the plate.

Seven arbitration eligible players were tendered:

• Alec Bohm
• Edmundo Sosa
• Bryson Stott
• Brandon Marsh
• Jhoan Duran
• Tanner Banks
• Jesús Luzardo

Every single one of them stays so nothing shocking here. All seven were easy yes decisions the moment the season ended. The only name that required even twenty seconds of thought was Alec Bohm.

MLB Trade Rumors projects him around ten million in arbitration which is pricey for a guy who might be moved this winter. Still, tendering him was the only logical call.

You do not lose a starting third baseman for nothing because you’re scared of a number. Tender him now and figure out the future later.

Two players were cut loose

Michael Mercado and Daniel Robert were the non tenders. Neither were arbitration eligible and both were complete depth plays.

The Phillies also grabbed an upside bat earlier in the day

Pedro Leon was claimed off waivers from Baltimore. Leon tore apart Triple A pitching in 2024 with a .299 .372 .514 line before knee problems derailed his 2025 season.

This is peak Dombrowski. Take the toolsy guy with past production and see if he can be the next “how did the league let him slip through waivers” pickup.

Up Next for the Phillies:

The next real line in the sand is January 9th. If players and the team cannot agree on a salary number by then they head to arbitration.

Until that happens everything stays calm.The Phillies head into Winter Meetings with a clean 40 man, all their key pieces tendered, and enough flexibility left to make the big moves everyone is waiting on.

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