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| 2025 Philadelphia Phillies Kids Club / Club 215 |
28. Daniel Robert (rhp) - Rangers / Phillies - 2025 Topps Update #US304
29. Dylan Moore (inf) - Mariners / Rangers - 2025 Topps #105
30. Lou Trivino (rhp) - Giants / Dodgers / Phillies - 2022 Topps Now Road to Opening Day #OD-190
February 12 - Castellanos Released: With no trade partners willing to take on a portion of his $20 million salary for 2025, the Phillies ultimately released Nick Castellanos (of) on February 12th. The team had told Castellanos not to report to Clearwater. It was a bitter ending to a three-year tenure that saw Castellanos at the center of several big moments with the club, but ultimately ending up on the wrong side of manager Rob Thomson and several (most?) of his teammates. There's a great Matt Gelb article in The Athletic laying out all the details, and it sure doesn't paint a pretty picture of the former All-Star.
Castellanos declined quickly during his three seasons here, enjoying an All-Star first half in 2023, playing in all 162 games but with decreased production in 2024, and finishing 2025 as essentially a bench player behind Harrison Bader before Bader's injury. In 602 games with the Phillies, he batted .260 with 82 home runs and 326 RBIs. He's reportedly set to sign with the Padres for the 2026 season.
February 13 - New Uniform Numbers!: It still excites me to see new uniform numbers pop up on the Phillies' website. Some surprises include new bench coach Don Mattingly taking the #8 formerly worn by Castellanos, and leaving Johan Rojas with #23. There were a higher than usual amount of number swaps among some potential bullpen options, including Robert (#18 from #48), Alan Rangel (#57 from #56), Tim Mayza (#37 from #54) and Trivino (#22 from #57).
Non-roster invitees getting respectably low numbers include Moore (#25), Mark Kolozsvary (#29), Tucker Davidson (#30), Liover Peguero (#31), Rene Pinto (#35), Bryan De La Cruz (#41), Trevor Richards (#43) and Bryse Wilson (#48).
And I'm assuming Justin Crawford (#80) and Andrew Painter (#76) will get updated, permanent numbers once they've officially made the roster.









































