The Philadelphia Phillies are including some extra lefty energy to their lineup.
Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reported Thursday that the Phillies are signing veteran outfielder Max Kepler to a one-year deal. Jeff Passan of ESPN provides that Kepler’s contract might be price $10M.
Kepler, 31, had been with the Minnesota Twins for his complete 10-year MLB profession up thus far. He’s a profession .237 hitter who had a 36-homer, 90-RBI season in 2019. Final season for the Twins although, Kepler noticed his yr finish early due to patellar tendinitis in his left knee and completed with a modest eight homers and 42 RBI on a .253 batting common in 105 video games.
Primarily a proper fielder, Kepler may platoon with the righty-hitting Nick Castellanos on the place. Castellanos might doubtlessly transfer to left discipline as nicely (the place he has some profession expertise) or in any other case now be traded by the Phillies (which has been rumored in current weeks).
