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November 4 - Bader Declines Option: Harrison Bader (of) declined his mutual option, triggering a $3 million buyout, and making him a free agent. Bader is apparently open to returning to the Phillies on a multi-year deal.
November 5 - Alvardo to Return in '26: The Phillies exercised their $9 million club option on Jose Alvarado (lhp) bringing him back to the bullpen for 2026. Alvarado had a disastrous year, missing significant time due to injury and suspension for the use of a banned substance.
November 6 - Lantigua Departs / De La Cruz Signed: In a bit of roster maneuvering, the Phillies activated Zack Wheeler (rhp) and Daniel Robert (rhp) from the 60-day injured list. Also, Rafael Lantigua (inf) was outrighted, cleared waivers and elected free agency. Lantigua was on the Phillies' active roster for two games in mid-September, but did not get into a game. There are currently 30 players on the 40-man roster.
The Phillies signed Bryan De La Cruz (of) to a minor league contract. De La Cruz has played in parts of five seasons in the majors with the Marlins, Pirates and Braves.
November 11 - Coaching / Topper News: Edwar Gonzalez was named the new Assistant Hitting Coach, replacing Dustin Lind, who took the Orioles' main hitting coach job. (A position most recently held by Cody Asche.) Gonzalez joined the Phillies' organization prior to the 2023 season, and he spent this past year as the minor league director of hitting development. Gonzalez is one of two assistant hitting coaches, along with Rafael Pena, working with primary hitting coach Kevin Long.
Manager Rob Thomson finished third in the National League Manager of the Year voting, with the Brewers' Pat Murphy taking the honors.
November 12-13 - Awards Round-Up: Cristopher Sanchez finished second in the National League Cy Young voting, receiving all 30 second place votes. The Pirates' Paul Skenes was the unanimous winner. Jhoan Duran was a first-team All-MLB selection, with Kyle Schwarber, Sanchez and Zack Wheeler all making the second team. And Schwarber finished second in the MVP voting, behind the unanimous choice, Shohei Ohtani.
November 18 - 40-Man Roster Additions: The Phillies added three prospects to their 40-man roster, protecting them from the upcoming rule 5 draft. Andrew Painter (rhp), Alex McFarlane (rhp) and Gabriel Rincones, Jr. (of) all had their contracts selected.
November 19-21 - Offseason Moves: Colin Peluse (rhp) was signed to a minor league contract on November 19th and Pedro Leon (of) was selected off waivers from the Orioles. A former Wake Forest Demon Deacon, Peluse had pitched in six minor league seasons in the Athletics organization. Leon appeared in seven games for the Astros in 2024, and spent much of last season recovering from a knee injury.
November 21 - Non-Tender Deadline: Michael Mercado (rhp) and Daniel Robert (rhp) were both non-tendered, making them free agents. All other arbitration eligible players were tendered contracts by the Phillies in advance of the filing deadline. The Phillies 40-man roster now stands at 32 players.
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