Daily News | Phillies close to finalizing deal to bring back Odúbel Herrera
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A year ago, the Phillies gave Odúbel Herrera a chance to be the opening day center fielder.Against almost all odds when the offseason began, the Phillies are close to finalizing a major-league contract with Herrera, a source confirmed Monday. Given the club’s other positional needs and the lack of free-agent center-field options, it’s likely Herrera, a left-handed hitter, would platoon at the position with righty-swinging Matt Vierling.
Starling Marte, the top free-agent center fielder, signed a four-year, $78 million contract with the New York Mets early in the offseason. The Phillies lacked the elite prospect capital to trade for Byron Buxton last season, and even if they wanted to revive those talks, the Minnesota Twins signed him to a $100 million contract extension in November. Before the lockout, the Phillies talked about a potential trade for Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier.
“My philosophy usually with young players, ideally you don’t want to throw them to the wolves where they’re overexposed,” Dombrowski said. “In [Vierling’s] case, a real tough righty, or a real tough left-hander with [shortstop prospect Bryson] Stott, ideally you’d like to complement them with somebody if you can. But do we think he can play [center]? Yeah.
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