The season is almost two months in, yet some of the biggest free agents from the last offseason remain available: Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel. The Phillies were linked to each of them at various points during the winter, but nothing ever came of it (obviously).
Now as we reach the halfway mark in May, neither player appears close to signing. At this point in the season, a signing likely won’t occur until after the MLB Draft in early June according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic [subscription required].
Both Kimbrel and Keuchel were given qualifying offers by their original teams, the Red Sox and Astros.