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Player Outlook
Nick Castellanos remained a useful fantasy piece in 2023 and 2024 even as his WAR dipped close to zero thanks largely to his high number of plate appearances, with his average of 665 across those two seasons ranking 19th in the league. He finally lost his everyday role midway through 2025, however, with his performance on the offensive side of the ball no longer strong enough to offset the fact that he was the worst defensive outfielder in the game according to Outs Above Average. Castellanos's .250/.294/.400 slash line was merely good for a 90 wRC+, and while he did still manage 72 runs and 72 RBI, he's unlikely to keep compiling those sort of numbers moving forward. He still makes a roughly league-average amount of contact (22.6 K%), but he doesn't walk much (5.4 BB%), and his hard-hit rate has fallen from 43.2% to 37.7% to 34.5% in consecutive seasons. The Phillies are expected to trade or release him this winter, and other teams won't be lining up to give him everyday at-bats.

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2025 340.52.3 72 17 72 32 4 .251
2024 418.52.6 80 23 86 41 6 .254
3y Avg. 4042.6 77 23 88 36 7 .260
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  • Padres' Nick Castellanos: Lands in San Diego

    Castellanos signed a one-year, $780,000 contract with the Padres on Saturday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. Castellanos will receive the league minimum from the Padres while the Phillies pay him the remainder of the $20 million he's owed this season. The 33-year-old has spent time this offseason working out at first base, per Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com, and he is expected to see time there with the Padres while also bouncing around between the outfield and DH.
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  • Nick Castellanos: Parts ways with Phillies

    The Phillies released Castellanos on Thursday. After attempting and failing to unload Castellanos and his $20 million price tag during the offseason, the Phillies will now cut their losses and release him into free agency. The 33-year-old outfielder took another step back last year, as he slashed .250/.294/.400 with 17 homers, 72 RBI and 72 runs scored across 589 regular-season plate appearances. Despite his regression, the two-time All-Star figures to receive plenty of interest in the open market now that teams will be able to bring him in at a much lower price.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Requested not to report to camp

    The Phillies requested Castellanos not to report to spring training this week as the club ramps up efforts to trade him, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports. Philadelphia has been looking to trade the 33-year-old outfielder all offseason, but his $20 million salary for 2026 -- which is the final year of his contract -- plus his poor defense and .694 OPS during the regular season last year have made that difficult. According to Gelb, the Phillies could release Castellanos if a trade is unable to be reached by the end of the week. Adolis Garcia is poised to take over in right field for Philadelphia after signing a one-year, $10 million contract in December.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Willing to play first base

    Castellanos said Friday that he would "really welcome" playing first base if asked, MLB Network reports. Castellanos has never played first base before and has been a full-time right fielder since 2018. However, he came up through the minors as a third baseman and that was his primary position through his first five seasons in the big leagues, so he's not foreign to the infield. Castellanos is set to make $20 million in 2026 in his final year under contract with the Phillies, but the expectation is he will be either traded or released by Philadelphia this offseason.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Delivers big hit in loss

    Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Game 4 of the NLDS against the Dodgers on Thursday. Castellanos started each of the final three games and went 2-for-15 with five strikeouts in the series. Despite the poor overall numbers, he delivered a key knock in Thursday's loss by doubling in the seventh inning to give the Phillies a lead. Castellanos is entering the final year of his current contract, but he could be a trade candidate or otherwise have a change of scenery this offseason after managing only a 90 wRC+ across 589 plate appearances in 2025.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Not in Game 1 lineup

    Castellanos isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Charlotte Varnes of The Athletic reports. After slashing .250/.281/.385 across 57 plate appearances in the final month of the regular season, Castellanos will retreat to the bench for the first game of the Phillies' postseason run. Max Kepler will start in right field and bat seventh.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Productive off bench Friday

    Castellanos went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks. The homer was Castellanos' first in over a month -- his last homer was Aug. 17 versus the Nationals. The outfielder has gone 17-for-64 (.266) over his last 20 games while occupying a short-side platoon role for much of that time. He's now at 17 homers, 69 RBI, 71 runs scored, four stolen bases and a .255/.299/.411 slash line across 140 contests.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Falling into short-side platoon

    Castellanos is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Miami. Castellanos has now been absent from the lineup each of the last three times the Phillies have faced a right-handed batter, as he appears to have fallen into a short-side platoon. He's slashing only .199/.253/.309 since the All-Star break. Max Kepler will start in right field and bat seventh for Friday's series opener.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Out of Thursday's lineup

    Castellanos is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Milwaukee. Castellanos picked up two hits and scored two runs in Wednesday's loss to the Brewers, but he'll find himself on the bench Thursday for the fourth time over the last 10 contests. Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler will form the Phillies' outfield trio in Thursday's series finale.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Taking seat Monday

    Castellanos is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Milwaukee. Castellanos has gone hitless over his last five contests and continues to see a dip in playing time since the Phillies acquired Harrison Bader at the trade deadline, as Monday marks the sixth time that he's been out of the lineup since Aug. 1. Philadelphia will go with Brandon Marsh, Bader and Max Kepler in the outfield for the series opener.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Getting rest Thursday

    Castellanos isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Castellanos will take a seat for the first of four games against Atlanta after going 0-for-6 with three strikeouts and a walk during Philly's last series against the Mets. Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler will make up the Phillies' outfield trio Wednesday against right-hander Cal Quantrill.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Heading to bench for series opener

    Castellanos is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets. Castellanos got off to a rough start to August, but his bat began to heat back up over the past week, with the 33-year-old going 9-for-24 with a solo home run, two doubles, two walks and seven runs over his past six starts. The Phillies will still send Castellanos to the bench for the second time in five games, with Harrison Bader entering the lineup in center field and getting flanked by Brandon Marsh in left and Max Kepler in right.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Getting day off Wednesday

    Castellanos is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners. Castellanos will head to the bnech for the third time in 11 games. He had been out of the lineup just twice this season prior to that, once due to disciplinary reasons and once due to a minor injury. The Phillies will go with Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler in the outfield Wednesday.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Swats 16th homer

    Castellanos went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored during Sunday's 11-9 win over the Nationals. Castellanos got the day off Saturday to clear his head amid a 1-for-33 (.030) stretch at the plate, and the additional rest proved fruitful. The right fielder logged multiple extra-base hits for the first time since June 22, including a solo homer off of Shinnosuke Ogasawara. Castellanos is slashing .253/.291/.413 on the year.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Idle Saturday

    Castellanos isn't part of the starting nine for Saturday's game against the Nationals. Castellanos will get the afternoon off after making six consecutive starts in right field. Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler will fill the outfield Saturday from left to right.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Getting Saturday off

    Castellanos isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rangers. Castellanos will receive a rare day off Saturday after going 6-for-27 with a homer, two RBI and seven runs scored through the first seven games of August. While he sits, Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler will make up the Phillies' outfield trio.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Good to go Sunday

    Castellanos (knee) is starting in right field and batting cleanup Sunday against the Yankees. The outfielder sat out of Saturday's contest after jamming his knee against the outfield wall Friday, but he's ready to rejoin the lineup after missing just one game. In seven games since the All-Star break, Castellanos is batting .241 (7-for-29) with a double, a homer, a stolen base, five RBI and four runs.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Nursing knee injury

    Manager Rob Thomson said Saturday that Castellanos jammed his left knee against the outfield wall Friday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports. The Phillies' skipper noted that Castellanos is considered day-to-day, so although the outfielder will sit out Saturday's contest, his injury doesn't seem to be too severe. Johan Rojas will enter the lineup while Castellanos recovers.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Taking Saturday off

    Castellanos isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Yankees. Castellanos will get a breather Saturday after logging five hits over his last four games. While he sits, Brandon Marsh, Johan Rojas and Max Kepler will patrol the outfield.
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  • Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Pops homer Friday

    Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Padres. Castellanos opened the scoring with a second-inning homer, though the Padres answered with three runs of their own in the bottom of the frame. The veteran outfielder is up to 12 homers on the year, four of which he's hit over his last 13 games. For the season, he's added a .276/.317/.445 slash line, 51 RBI, 42 runs scored, 22 doubles, one triple and three stolen bases across 93 games.
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