The NL East is projected to be a tight, three-team race in 2026 and one popular system likes the Braves a lot more than the Phillies.

The Philadelphia Phillies made the unsurprising decision to part ways with Nick Castellanos on Thursday, and Dave Dombrowski explained why. The Phillies executive spelled out the full nature of Castellanos’ release and explained why it “didn’t work out” despite the outfielder’s contributions over four seasons.

President of baseball operations of the Phillies, Dave Dombrowski, is a throwback. To begin with, at age 69, he is long in the tooth compared to his active, contemporary baseball executives. And while he may use and utilize baseball’s

Sometimes the moves you don’t make are better than the ones you do

Last year, the Phillies took Gage Wood in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft. The 22-year-old pitcher out of Arkansas threw a 19-strikeout no-hitter in the College Baseball playoffs. He's a big-game pitcher and an exciting prospect.