With the Philadelphia Phillies winning a postseason place and the National League East division title for the 2025 season, they have demonstrated once more that they are serious perennial contenders to worry about. In fact, Philadelphia is on track to better its 95-67 record from last season, becoming the best Phillies club since their 102-win season in 2011.
Philadelphia would most certainly want to keep the majority of their core to continue their winning ways in the coming years. However, given performance and financial constraints, there will be some churn heading into the 2026 season. Let’s take a look at five Phillies players that will leave the team soon.
Jordan Romano, RHP
Former top closer Jordan Romano, unquestionably the Phillies’ worst investment this year, has proven to be a catastrophic flop for Philadelphia in 2025. Romano was expected to be a lock for the Phillies’ close role heading into the season, but he fell short of expectations. He had a 2-4 record, converted only eight of 11 save opportunities, and an atrocious 8.23 ERA and 1.45 WHIP, allowing 40 runs, including 10 home runs, in just 42 2/3 innings over 49 relief appearances.
With major trade deadline addition Jhoan Duran firmly established as the closer for the foreseeable future, Romano will be forced to find for a new home in 2026, with a team that still believes he has something left.
Max Kepler, OF
Max Kepler, who was signed in the summer to help the Phillies’ outfield, has mostly been a letdown. Kepler has a poor record in 124 games this season. 217 batting average,.690 OPS, 57 runs scored, 17 home runs, and 51 RBI.
If not for his remarkable surge since the beginning of August, when he has batted. 268 with an.828 OPS, 17 runs scored, six home runs, and 18 RBIs in 29 games; his overall numbers could have been much worse. With deadline addition Harrison Bader, whom they will most certainly want to re-sign after receiving glowing reviews since his arrival in Philadelphia, and top outfield prospect Justin Crawford on the verge of signing in 2026, Kepler will likely be the odd man out going ahead.
Weston Wilson, UTL
Weston Wilson was supposed to take a significant step forward this year after a strong 2024 campaign, but has instead taken a step back. After a.284 average,.836 OPS, seven doubles, three home runs, and ten RBIs in 40 games last season, the 31-year-old utilityman has dropped to.200 with a.653 OPS, three doubles, five home runs, and sixteen RBIs in 50 games in 2025.
Wilson has reached the wrong side of 30 and will be out of minor league possibilities by 2026. With the good play of Bader, Edmundo Sosa, and the development of rookie Otto Kemp this year, Wilson’s time with the Phillies may be up following the conclusion of this season.
David Robertson, RHP
David Robertson, who joined the Phillies’ bullpen for the final two months of the 2025 season after signing as a free agency at the end of July, has been acceptable, but nothing like his prior time with the team. When Robertson was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2022, he recorded a fantastic 2.70 ERA, six saves, and 30 strikeouts in just 23 1/3 innings over the final two months of the season, helping the Phillies reach the postseason for the first time in over a decade.
However, this time around, Robertson has a 4.20 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP, despite failing slightly down the stretch, when he has given up six runs in his last eight appearances. With Father Time potentially catching up to the 40-year-old veteran, the Phillies should look at other relief options to strengthen their bullpen in 2026.
Ranger Suárez, LHP
Finally, we have Ranger Suárez, a longtime Phillie and fan favorite. Suárez has rebounded with his greatest season as a starter this season after suffering with consistency and injuries in the second half of 2024.
The former All-Star has an excellent 12-6 record, a 2.84 ERA, and a 1.17 WHIP, with 145 strikeouts in 149 innings across 24 starts. His impressive and persuasive performance is positive for him, but negative for the Phillies. The better he performs, the more likely he is to price himself out of town when he hits free agency this offseason.
According to Spotrac, the 30-year-old left-hander is expected to command more than $160 million on the free market, and Philadelphia fans are likely to see the last of Suárez in a Phillies uniform as he aims to help the team go deep into the postseason before everything is said and done.
