John Middleton and the Philadelphia Phillies may not be prepared to sign anyone, including star catcher J.T. Realmuto, to a large contract this offseason.
According to Bill Madden of The New York Daily News, the Phillies managing partner believes that, considering the money lost during the last year, the team is not in a place to hand out any big contracts this offseason:
“I’m told in an organization meeting last week, Phillies managing partner John Middleton told his baseball people that the club lost nearly $2 billion this year and is not in position to re-sign Realmuto or any other big-ticket free agents.