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Sad News: About a minute ago Philadelphia Phillies key player die in a Car Cr…..

The Philadelphia Phillies are at the center of tons of rumors so far this winter.

With them being aggressive in the past and having a clear need to improve this roster at multiple spots, they naturally are seen as fits for star free agents and blockbuster trades.

The Philadelphia Phillies are figuring out what they are going to do in their rotation next season.

After Taijuan Walker was a disaster throughout the 2024 campaign, they kept trying different pitchers to see if someone could take over that fifth spot, but no one they turned to could cement themselves as a real option.

It didn’t necessarily hurt them, even though they likely would have finished with the best record in the MLB with even an average starter, but the Phillies know they can’t operate like that next year.

Superstar prospect Andrew Painter will be called up at some point, but because he’s still making his way back from Tommy John surgery, he will have a pitch and innings limit that makes him hard to rely on as the answer.

Garrett Crochet continues to be rumored as someone Philadelphia is going to go after this winter as part of a blockbuster trade, but the Chicago White Sox seem to overvalue their players in terms of asking price which could ultimately prevent something from getting done.

Because of that, Walker is going to have an opportunity in Spring Training to win his starting spot.

One of the main reasons for that is the amount of money that he’s still owed over the next two seasons, prompting Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report to list the right-hander as someone who has one of the worst contracts in Major League Baseball.

The $36 million owed to him over the next two years is not ideal, especially considering he can’t be trusted to even pitch one or two innings in relief as an expensive bullpen option.

Best-case scenario would be Walker returns to his previous All-Star form and he can give the Phillies good innings whenever he’s called upon, perhaps being utilized in a six-man rotation to take some stress off the arms of Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola before the playoffs begin.