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Phillies' offseason could freeze if MLB and players' union fail to agree on a salary cap before Dec. 1.
The collective bargaining agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 1, and owners are expected to impose a lockout that would halt signings and trades if no new deal is reached. MLB's latest proposal includes a $258.2 million salary cap and a $180.2 million floor beginning in 2028, which the union firmly opposes. The Phillies have consistently operated above the luxury-tax threshold, so they could work under the current system in 2027 but would face a hard ceiling the following year. The previous lockout lasted 99 days before the sides reached a deal in March 2022.
Source: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Fan-site writers argue the Phillies should keep closer Jhoan Duran this offseason rather than trade him.
The writer argues Duran has stabilized the back of the bullpen, and that trading him would cost a team that wants to compete in the playoffs. Moving him could bring back a top prospect the farm system needs, but the writer says the cost is not worth it. Alex McFarlane is floated as a possible replacement closer, though the writer doubts he could match Duran.
Source: The Good Phight
Phillies should pursue Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña, NBC Sports Philadelphia argues.
The column notes Peña hit .400 against Philadelphia in the 2022 World Series and was named series MVP as a rookie. It says he hits fastballs, runs well and bats right-handed, and that Houston has not indicated it would make the 29-year-old available.
Source: NBC Sports Philadelphia
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Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll has elbow surgery and should be ready for spring training.
Carroll had surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow, the team confirmed Friday, and full recovery is expected to take about eight weeks. He hit .239 with 22 homers and a league-high 17 triples last season while dealing with multiple injuries. He was awarded his first Gold Glove earlier this month.
Sources: ESPN · NBC Sports · CBS Sports
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger wins AL Platinum Glove as the league's top defensive player.
Per NY Post, the Platinum Glove winner is decided by a fan vote among the league's Gold Glove winners, and Bellinger is the second Yankee to win it after catcher Jose Trevino in 2022. Bellinger played 130 games in the outfield in 2026, 123 of them in left field, and had 21 defensive runs saved, third in baseball. Pete Crow-Armstrong won the National League award.
Sources: NY Post Sports · Pinstripe Alley
Mets re-signed pitcher Robert Stock, 36, to a one-year contract.
Stock earned his first major league win since 2019 in August, according to ESPN.
Source: ESPN
Nationals reportedly extend center fielder Jacob Young on a four-year, $23 million deal with a fifth-year option.
According to SB Nation, the deal includes an $8 million option for a fifth season, citing a source familiar with the contract. The fan-site writer says the Nationals now have James Wood, Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and Young under control into the 2030s, which creates a surplus that could be traded. The writer argues a trade of Young is now unlikely, and that Crews has the higher offensive ceiling while Young is the better defender.
Source: Federal Baseball
Mariners hire Yankees catching coach Tanner Swanson as bench coach.
A source confirmed the hire to ESPN on Friday. Swanson is also the Yankees' field coordinator.
Source: ESPN
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