Carlos Santana signing could mean end of Tommy Joseph with Phillies

In a huge move, the Philadelphia Phillies have signed former Cleveland Indians star Carlos Santana to a three-year, $60 million deal.

With Winter Meetings currently underway, the Philadelphia Phillies have been quite the popular topic when looking at all of the trade rumors surrounding this team along with potential signings of key players. And while the possibility of Manny Machado coming to the City of Brotherly Love has been the ultimate dream scenario, it looks like the biggest move by the Phillies on Friday was the signing of Carlos Santana.

For a team loaded with young talent, the signing of Santana on a three-year, $60 million deal came as a bit of a surprise at first when looking at all of the money Philadelphia was willing to spend. Then again, when looking at the impact Santana has been able to make over the years as a member of the Cleveland Indians along with the amount of money they had to spend, this move doesn’t seem that crazy after all for the Phillies.

Of course, the decision to sign Santanta to such a hefty deal already has most fans making the assumption that Tommy Joseph could be on his way out next through a trade to make room for the first baseman. Let’s not forget that Philadelphia was already in a bit of a dilemma last season when they called Rhys Hoskins up since he played the same position as Joseph at first base. And even though everything seemed to turn out just fine with Hoskins making the adjustment to playing in the outfield, that simply won’t work this time around with Santana, especially when looking at all of the money he’s going to be making.

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After Freddy Galvis was sent packing to the San Diego Padres earlier on Friday, it wouldn’t be a surprise to hear Joseph be on his way out next, whether it takes place later in the day or simply by the end of the weekend. There’s no question Joseph has certainly been to watch at times over the years, but at the end of the day, the Phillies mean business, and are going to do whatever it takes to work their way to being contenders in the National League again. So if that means Joseph has to be the odd man out, it will be worth it in the long run for Philadelphia, no matter how harsh that sounds.