MLB Exec Doubts Phillies Get Nick Castellanos Trade Calls: 'Not a Good Contract'

At least one Major League Baseball executive believes Nick Castellanos will be back with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2024 despite trade rumors.

"I'd be shocked if someone called on him, to be honest, because that's just not a good contract," the executive said, per Jayson Stark of The Athletic. "And I'd guess that if somebody did, they'd say yes in five seconds."

Castellanos is under contract through the 2026 campaign and set to make $20 million in base salary in each of the next three seasons.

Mark Feinsand of MLB.com previously reported this offseason that the Phillies were "open to the idea of trading" the outfielder in part because of his "streaky ways and disappointing performance in the…