Phillies Notes: Alvarado, Kemp, Thomson, Calitri

Not even a fractured kneecap could stop Otto Kemp’s rookie run with the Phillies

The Phillies are already looking ahead to 2026, and it sounds like Otto Kemp is a big part of those plans… once he recovers from two offseason surgeries. According to Matt Gelb of The Athletic, Kemp will undergo surgery to repair a fracture in his left kneecap and another procedure to clean out his left shoulder. The injuries trace back to June 17, when Kemp fouled a ball off his knee, chipping a piece of bone off the cap. Somehow, he only misse…

Phillies Notes: Alvarado, Kemp, Thomson, Calitri

The Phillies are now in offseason mode after getting dropped by the Dodgers in the NLDS. The outfield is going to be a key focus this winter but there are other details to be ironed out. On left-hander José Alvarado, the Phils will have to decide between a $9MM club option or a $500K buyout, a net $8.5MM decision. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said yesterday, per Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, that he would be surprised if Alvarado …