9-Year MLB Vet Abruptly Quits Phillies Organization

The Philadelphia Phillies are being tabbed as a destination for Gleyber Torres, and that's worrisome.

The Philadelphia Phillies are in need of some infield help this winter.

Luis Arraez and Alec Bohm are both on the free-agent market.

Bryce Harper will be moving back to first base.

The Phillies will still need to find at least one replacement.

In theory, Philadelphia could install top prospect Aidan Miller at the hot corner.

The Phillies did start Justin Crawford in center field during his rookie campaign, after all.

But it seems more likely they'll try and find a veteran solution.

Bringing back Arraez should be the top priority considering how much his presence improved Philadelphia's lineup after coming over at the MLB trade deadline.

But he could prove to be a bit too expensive.

So where else could the Phillies turn?

One option that continues being connected to Philadelphia is Gleyber Torres.

Torres spent 2026 with the Detroit Tigers.

He slashed .260/.364/.363 with eight home runs and 38 RBI over 420 plate appearances.

Torres was limited to 96 games due to oblique issues.

When he was available, he did a fine job of getting on base (13.6 percent walk rate).

That was about all he did, though.

Torres posted a .103 ISO, the lowest mark of his big-league career.

His barrel rate of 6.1 percent was his second-lowest.

His 32.3 percent hard-hit rate was his worst result by a rather large margin.

The 29-year-old showed extreme offensive potential during his early years with the New York Yankees.

He smashed 38 homers back in 2019.

But he hasn't even approached that number since, topping out at 25 in 2023.

That was the last time he hit 20 long balls.

Torres has also historically been a poor defender.

He doesn't offer a whole lot in terms of speed on the basepaths.

So really, what would be the point of adding Torres?