There is no secret the Phillies are going to be in on one or both of Manny Machado and Bryce Harper this offseason. They are the two biggest names in a free agency class stacked with talented players. They are both still in their 20s with plenty of prime seasons still left in them, a rarity in baseball free agency.
Last offseason, we saw teams hesitant to give out big deals to aging players, making the hot stove look like a glacier. The Phillies signing Carlos Santana was one of the few deals handed out early on during the free agency process.