Phillies lock up Cristopher Sanchez through 2032

The Phillies announced Sunday morning that they have signed Cristopher Sanchez to a new six-year extension that keeps him in Philadelphia through the 2032 season with a club option for 2033.

The deal guarantees him $107 million. Cristopher Sanchez was already under contract through 2027 on a four-year deal worth around $22 million that he signed before the 2025 season.

The Phillies tore that up and started over.

A new 6-year Cristopher Sanchez contract begins in 2027

The Phillies and Cristopher Sánchez have agreed on a new six-year contract that begins in 2027 and will run through 2032 with a club option for 2033.@KYWNewsradio

— Dave Uram (@MrUram) March 22, 2026

Cristopher Sanchez is 29 years old, finished second in NL Cy Young voting last season with a league-best 8.0 WAR, and is about to make the first Opening Day start of his career on Thursday.

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The organization looked at all of that and decided they were not going to let him reach free agency in two years and find out what another team would pay him. Smart.

This makes Cristopher Sanchez the sixth Phillies player under contract past the 2030 season, joining Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, and Jesus Luzardo, who signed his own extension earlier this Spring. The Phillies are building something that is meant to last and they are paying to make sure the pieces stay in place.

The extension is somewhat unprecedented in how it was structured. Teams almost never rip up a contract with two years of team control remaining and hand out a nine-figure deal.

The Phillies did it because Cristopher Sanchez is obviously not a guy you want to find out costs $200 million on the open market. His ascension from minor league trade acquisition to legitimate ace has been one of the better organizational development stories in recent baseball and the front office is not about to let him walk away after one team-friendly deal.

The Phillies have locked in their ace. He starts Thursday. The contract is done. Now go win a World Series with it.

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