“Nick Castellanos can be bothered with that”


Since joining Philadelphia Phillies as a free agent in 2022, signing a five -year dollars contract, Castellanos Campor Nick has settled as a regular headline for the NL East Side.

Seen as one of Rob Thomson's most confident players, Castellanos played the 162 games of the regular season in 2024. However, the veteran apparently has fallen in favor of the end.

As we head to the most important phase of the season, Thomson has experienced With a field formed by Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler, which has so far proved relatively solid. This does not leave room for Spanish To begin with, and this situation has left the veteran very dissatisfied.

With the Monday episode of “The Phillies Show”, ex -phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. Rob ThomsonThe decision. Although this call may rub Castellanos in the wrong way, Amaro Jr. He reiterated that the team's success came above all in this phase of the season.

“It's a team sport, and it's the team, the period, the end of the story. Put the best players on the defensive side of the ball. It is what you do, and the manager runs the program. It is something that I think was addressed with Castellanos a couple of months ago, this is something that will begin to happen. The manager did the right movement.

“I succeed, he (Castilian) has worked hard in his trade. He simply does not have the same speed of foot, nor the general capacity, especially the fact of marking a Hard Fly Ball Amaro Jr. he said (29:30)


Phillies's pattern, Rob Thomson, empathizes with the frustrations of Nick Castellanos

Speaking to the informed Sean Kane, by NBC Sports Philadelphia, on August 30, Rob Thomson empathized with Nick Castellanos'Feelings of frustration.

“Nick just wants to play,” said Thomson. “This is everything. I think most boys are frustrated when they don't play. Because they want to play. And this is normal. We don't need to do a great deal. He's frustrated because he wants to play and that's all. I understand it. I would not respect a boy if he wanted to get out of the game.”

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Thomson's change seems to pay dividends, as the Phillies continue to cross their second consecutive title of NL East with the finish line now in sight.