Here are all the Phillies players heading to free agency after the 2024 season

The Philadelphia Phillies had a forgettable regular season, thanks in large part to the front office's roster construction. Despite the seemingly constant injuries, bumps and bruises that inevitably occurred during the grueling 162-game marathon, the Phillies' strength helped keep them atop the standings.

After winning 95 games, the highest total since the 102 wins in 2011, the good news for Phillies fans is that the 2025 team will be very similar to this year's edition. Thanks to the efforts of President of Baseball Dave Dombrowski and General Manager Sam Fuld over the past few seasons, the team is poised for future success. Driven by managing partner John Middleton's desire to create a dynasty, the Phillies' roster has very few moving parts and will look very similar through 2025, regardless of the outcome of this season.

Here are all the Phillies players heading to free agency after the 2024 season

While superstars like Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler are locked up long-term, there are several current Phillies who will hit the free agent market this offseason.

Even if the Phillies are eliminated from the MLB playoffs before the World Series, their players will not enter free agency until the day after the World Series ends. Players cannot sign with other teams until five days after the conclusion of the Fall Classic, giving the Phillies a chance to retain their services before other teams come into play.

Here's which Phillies are hitting the open market this winter:

Carlos Estévez (2024 salary: $6.75 million)

Carlos Estévez is ending the two-year, $13.5 million contract he signed with the Los Angeles Angels and becoming a free agent after his brief three-month stay in Philadelphia. Acquired at the trade deadline in exchange for two pitching prospects, the big right-hander has helped the Phillies' bullpen become one of the deepest players in the MLB playoffs.

Estévez, who enters next year's season at age 32, has had a career year this season and is expected to command handsome compensation on the open market. While the Phillies have indicated they would like to keep their big acquisition at the trade deadline after completing the deal, it would be surprising if he doesn't hit free agency after the World Series is over.

Estévez posted career-best results this season: 2.45 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and .191 opponent batting average, so there will likely be a regression closer to career norms. However, he played his first six seasons in Colorado, so it's hard to judge how much of an impact that has had on his numbers. Spotrac estimates that Estévez's next contract will be a five-year, $69.5 million deal ($13.9 million annually).

Jeff Hoffman (2024 salary: $2.2 million)

Somehow, reliever Jeff Hoffman was even better in 2024 than he was last season. After posting a 2.41 ERA in 44 2/3 innings in 2023, he lowered that to 2.17 in 66 1/3 innings this year. As the preferred late-inning option for manager Rob Thomson, including ten saves, the right-hander posted a 33.6 percent strikeout rate, a six percent walk rate, a 16.9 percent swinging-strike rate and one … 31.9 percent CSW (called and swinging strike rate).

The Phillies avoided arbitration with the 31-year-old in the offseason and signed him to a one-year, $2.2 million contract. The front office probably wishes they had signed him to a slightly longer contract now after everything he did in red pinstripes.

The question will be whether the Phillies can afford his next contract, which is expected to reach $10 million per year. It sounds like Hoffman would like to stay, but his status is also clouded by Estévez and the possibility that the Phillies want to sign him instead. It would be hard to imagine both backup players signing contracts in Philadelphia.

Spencer Turnbull (2024 salary: $2 million)

Spencer Turnbull, who could well make an appearance in the postseason, will be a free agent this winter. His one-year, $2 million contract was an opportunity for him to show that he could fulfill the potential he had shown before injuries derailed a promising career in Detroit. Early on, it seemed like the Phillies had struck gold when the right-hander moved into the fifth rotation spot in the first month of the season.

With a 2-0 record with a 1.67 ERA and 0.84 WHIP in six starts, the 32-year-old kept pace with the rest of the Phillies' rotation, which was the best in the league until late April. Having been on the IL since late June, Turnbull may have one more chance to feature out of the Phillies' playoff bullpen (assuming he's healthy enough to make the NLDS roster) before will hit the open market in November.

With Spotrac pegging Turnbull's market value on his next deal at $9.3 million over two years, it's hard to imagine the Phillies spending that much on him. However, they could potentially get a discount given his injury history. With the way this season has gone, they can take advantage of all the MLB-ready starting pitching depth they can get their hands on.

Free agent outlook in 2026

While there are only three free agents on the current roster for next winter, the offseason after 2025 will present a few more challenges for the Phillies' front office. Star veterans JT Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber will be free agents before the 2026 season, as will outfielder Austin Hays and left-hander Ranger Suárez. The Phillies have some decisions to make.

As for options after 2025, backups Matt Strahm and José Alvarado have team options for the 2026 season. Whether the team wants one or both of them back is difficult to predict from that far away. It will all depend on how 2025 goes.