The Phillies dumped Nicholas Castellanos on Thursday, essentially telling him to scram, get the hell out, go home. This was a costly decision that left Philadelphia management choking down all $20 million owed to the poisonous right fielder for 2026.
President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski had spent several months trying and failing to convince some team to adopt Castellanos … Did Dave try the Humane Society?
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