It’s been a bleak weekend for Phillies fans. According to Bill Madden of The New York Daily News, Phillies owner John Middleton is less than optimistic when it comes to bringing back J.T Realmuto, in large part due to the financial losses suffered during the pandemic.
“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.”
$2B sounds like an awful lot of money and could well being used as an over-exaggeration.