Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski swung a surprising trade last December when he acquired left-hander Jesús Luzardo from the Miami Marlins. It served as Philadelphia’s best move of the winter, a deal to land a talented starting pitcher who turned in one of his best years.
Aside from Luzardo and his 3.92 ERA in a career-high 183 2/3 innings, the Phillies did not get much production from their offseason additions. Dombrowski signed three major-league players to one-year contracts before the 2025 season: reliever Jordan Romano, reliever Joe Ross and outfielder Max Kepler. None of them quite panned out.