Salisbury: Signings? Trades? Lengthy to-do list could equal busy winter meetings for Phillies

For a team that won 95 games in 2024, the Phillies have a pretty lengthy to-do list heading into the belly of this baseball winter.
Though the calendar says the offseason started more than a month ago, it is only now beginning to hum. A few pitchers have come off the free-agent market in recent days, and with the Juan Soto sweepstakes reportedly heading down the homestretch, the hot stove is stoked and ready to start blazing.
It’s no surprise that the Phillies did not enter the bidding for Soto. Their payroll already features two $300 million contracts in Bryce Harper and Trea Turner. Soto’s deal is expected to be double the value of those individual contracts. The Phillies’ 2025 payroll alr...