As a Phillies Fan, I am UTTERLY shocked! After all those futile years of losing baseball...WOW! Best part, he turned the Yanks for them.
Yep - Phillie was the ‘mystery team’ that joined the fray late, making an offer just yesterday. Rumor has it that the deal is just 5 years and $87 million. He left a ton of money on the table if that’s the case.
The combination of a current winning culture and great ballpark is helping drive the success of the Phillies in recent years. Not having to deal anymore with the ugliness that was the old Veterans Stadium is a plus.