Left-hander Cristopher Sánchez and Phillies agree to 4-year deal for 2025-28.
Left-hander Cristopher Sánchez and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a four-year contract covering 2025-28
“I’m so happy to be here,” Sanchez said through a translator. “I feel so great about this contract and what the future is going to be about.”
He would have been eligible for arbitration after the 2025 season. The options potentially cover what would be his first two seasons after free-agent eligibility.
“We are always open to good players in your organization and keeping them, but philosophically we’re not normally into negotiating during the season because it could be a distraction to the player,” Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said. “But when we talked about it, we were open-minded to it, but it would have to happen quick. … It was really fast — it was probably a week of talking with the London trip in the middle.”
Sánchez was demoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on April 23 last year and rejoined the Phillies rotation that June 17. He is 4-3 with a 2.91 ERA in 14 starts this season, allowing one home run in 77 1/3 innings.
