The Phillies’ offseason picture isn’t just about the big league roster. Their farm system took a hit too, with 21 minor league players now officially on the free-agent market.
That puts Philadelphia among the clubs with the most minor league free agents this winter. Only the Seattle Mariners (36), Athletics (27), Texas Rangers (25), Washington Nationals (23), San Diego Padres (23) and Detroit Tigers had more.
Across the minors, 504 players were declared free agents, and the Phillies had a sizable chunk of that group. Most of Philadelphia’s departing players came from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, where 15 of the organization’s free agents spent this past season.
A few of those names even made it to the majors with Philadelphia in 2026. Steward Berroa appeared in six games when injuries thinned out the roster, with Adolis Garcia and Johan Rojas both going down for the year. Dylan Moore also got a shot as a utility option earlier in the season, playing in 16 games, but he didn’t provide much at the plate and finished with a -0.2 bWAR after going hitless in 12 at-bats.
Carter Kieboom is another notable name on the list. The former first-round pick of the Washington Nationals in 2016, taken No. 28 overall, hasn’t played in a major league game since 2025. He spent the year with the IronPigs and hit .270/.354/.388 in 107 games and 429 plate appearances.
Lou Trivino brings the most major league mileage of the group, with 337 games on his resume. After missing the 2023 and 2024 seasons because of injury, he returned to pitch in 47 games in 2025, splitting time between the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and the Phillies.
Kolby Allard also saw big league action this season, appearing in four games for the Cleveland Guardians.
The rest of the group is spread across the system, including five free agents from Double-A Reading and right-hander Giussepe Velásquez, who was with High-A Jersey Shore. The full list of Phillies minor league free agents includes right-handers Andrew Bechtold, Sam Carlson, Drake Fellows, Brian Keller, Casey Lawrence, Michael Mercado, Daniel Robert, Levi Stoudt, Lou Trivino III and Giussepe Velasquez, along with left-handers Kolby Allard and Tucker…
It’s a chunk of depth the organization will need to replace this winter, and the timing doesn’t make things any easier. With labor talks still unsettled and Dec. 2 looming as a possible lockout date, it could be a difficult market for a lot of these players to find new homes.
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