The Philadelphia Phillies didn't have that many candidates to realistically be non-tendered as Friday's 5 p.m. ET deadline came and went. There were some possible options, but the front office opted to tender contracts to all nine arbitration-eligible players. The team did announce, however, that right-handers Michael Mercado and Daniel Robert were not tendered contracts.
Mercado and Robert, who were not arbitration-eligible, will head to free agency freeing up two 40-man roster spots. The Phillies spared other possible non-tender candidates like catcher Garrett Stubbs and third baseman Alec Bohm from the same fate.
In addition to agreeing to contracts for 2026 with Stubbs and Rafael Marchán, the Phillies tendered contracts to their seven other arbitration-eligible players.