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5 free agents that could still be of interest to the Philadelphia Phillies

By David Esser

Oct 8, 2020; Houston, Texas, USA; Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Shane Greene (19) throws against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning of game three of the 2020 NLDS at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2020; Houston, Texas, USA; Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Shane Greene (19) throws against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning of game three of the 2020 NLDS at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Philadelphia Phillies Jackie Bradley Jr.
Sep 13, 2020; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. (19) bats during the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Mary Holt-USA TODAY Sports /

Jackie Bradley Jr., CF

At the moment, the Philadelphia Phillies are entering Spring Training with a bit of an “open competition” set to take place at the center fielder position. Adam Haseley and Scott Kingery appear to be in the lead, with Roman Quinn set to push them with his elite speed.

Even someone like Odubel Herrera appears set to get an honest look this spring, for better or for worse.

While that all sounds great on paper, there’s a half-decent chance that none of the above mentioned names do enough over the next couple of weeks to land the position on an everyday basis. If that ends up being the case, Dombrowski might have to circle back to his former center fielder from Boston.

Prior to J.T. Realmuto and Didi Gregorius signing back with Philly, a lot of people actually had the Phillies as a top landing spot for Jackie Bradley Jr. They needed an everyday center fielder, and there was of course the connection between JBJ and Dombrowski.

While the payroll has obviously tightened up quite a bit for the Phillies since the early stages of the offseason, JBJ signing a one-year deal to come in and compete with a Phillies squad set to push for the postseason isn’t an outlandish idea.

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