Philadelphia Phillies left fielder/first baseman Rhys Hoskins has hired Scott Boras, baseball’s most outspoken and well-known agent, according to Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
On the surface, it’s easy to think this won’t mean anything for the 25-year-old in the short-term. Hoskins won’t even become arbitration eligible until 2021, and can’t be a free-agent until after 2023, his age-30 season. However, general manager Matt Klentak’s front-office has signed both Odubel Herrera and Scott Kingery to deals that bought out all of their arbitration years and gave the Phillies multiple club options after both player’s initial six seasons in the major leagues.