Why Trea Turner, Phillies found a great fit on an age-defying contract

Trea Turner signed a $300 million contract with the Phillies. He is 29 years old and has accumulated the second-most WAR in all of baseball. The Nationals offered him $100 million before the 2020 season. Turner is a competitor and bet on himself all the time. . ... For the first time, Trea Turner wore pinstripes for the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. for his first game. in pinstripe. His contract was the highest guarantee to a position player who attended college. before Aaron Judge’s $360 million.

The Phillies have eight positions under club control through at least 2025. The one position with a vacancy is catcher.

Bryson Stott is on a club control through 2028 at second base.

Trea Turner is signed through 2033.

Trea Turner signed a contract extension with the Phillies. Alec Bohm is under club control until 2026 at third base.

Trea Turner signed a contract with the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber is signed through 2025.

Brandon Marsh is on a contract with the Phillies until 2027.

Bryce Harper is signed through 2031.

Nick Castellanos is a designated hitter. Turner prefers to play in the same spot every day. The team will have to decide in spring training who will play behind Turner and in front of him.

Kevin Long is a hitting coach at the Philadelphia Phillies. He has a strong influence on the team's acquisition strategies. Long and Trea Turner are close friends. Turner called Long on first day of the free agent market. He had a good conversation with him. The manager, Tom Thomson, is not afraid to give more freedom to his hitting coaches. It's a different case than with a manager. Bob Fuld believes it's important to have a positive relationship between the coach and player.