No team in baseball has as much financial flexibility as the Phillies. After years of carrying a $100 million payroll and picking up a $2.5 billion deal with Comcast, the team has the ability to pay whoever whatever they want.
Odubel Herrera is the only player on the roster whose either not eligible for arbitration or under the team control mark set for pre-arbitration players. The former Rule-5 selection signed a five-year extension worth $30.5 million last season that’ll pay him $3.35 million this season.
Five players will be eligible for salary arbitration: Freddy Galvis, Cesar Hernandez, Luis Garcia, Maikel Franco, and Cameron Rupp.