On the Wednesday Dec. 4, 2019 edition of Locked On Phillies, Phillies Nation Editorial Director Tim Kelly looks at how the Phillies will fill out their infield after Cesar Hernandez and Maikel Franco were non-tendered.

Kelly also updates the Phillies quest to improve their starting rotation.

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The Philadelphia Phillies won’t have to ask Jean Segura twice to move away from shortstop, if that’s what they choose to do this offseason.

Matt Gelb of The Athletic says that the 29-year-old “would welcome” a move to a new position, something that Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic said the Phillies were considering earlier this offseason.

Cesar Hernandez, who has been the Phillies Opening Day starter at second base in each of the last four seasons, was non-tendered Monday. While many Phillies fans – and at least one franchise icon – would like the team to allow Scott Kingery to take over at second base, his natural position, full-time, the organization may be less married to that idea. The Phillies have uncertain futures both at third base and in center field, the two positions that Kingery played the most in 2019. Until those two positions are filled, the Phillies seem to not want to put Kingery in the box of only playing one position. (více...)

The Phillies nontendered Cesar Hernandez and Maikel Franco, meaning their infield will look much different next season. mlb.com/phillies/news/… (více...)

Maikel Franco was once believed to be the next Phillie to win an MVP by some, but his time with the ballclub has come to a close.

The Phillies are non-tendering the 27-year-old third baseman as well as second baseman Cesar Hernandez, as reported by The Athetic�s Matt Gelb.

Franco was projected to make $6.7 million in 2020 through the arbitration process by MLB Trade Rumors. He will now enter free agency for the first time in his career.

Although MVP-caliber expectations were probably a bit unfair, Franco was the Paul Owens Award winner for the best minor league player in the organization in 2013. He entered the next season as the top-rated prospect in the Phillies system (více...)

Cesar Hernandez led the Phillies in games played, hits and runs scored in the 2010s, yet it appears that his time in Philadelphia will not continue into the next decade.

According to Matt Gelb of The Athletic, the Phillies will not tender the second baseman a contract for the 2020 season in tandem with their decision to let third baseman Maikel Franco go as well. This will allow Hernandez to become a free agent for the first time.

The decision to allow Hernandez to walk most likely stems from the salary he would have received through arbitration, which MLB Trade Rumors projects at $11.8 million. The Phillies may now choose to plug the hole left by Hernandez with a cheaper option or with an in-house option like Scott Kingery or Jean Segura, allowing them to upgrade at another position (více...)