Will Freddy Galvis have a new team in 2018? (Frank Klose/SportsTalkPhilly)
By Tim Kelly, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Freddy Galvis is currently the longest tenured member of the Philadelphia Phillies. Whether that's the case on Opening Day 2018 or not remains to be seen.
Monday, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reported that the Phillies had received trade offers for Galvis and Cesar Hernandez, who he called "very much available." He did note that the Phillies, of course, have yet to gain serious traction on any talks for Galvis, and that the Phillies don't feel compelled to move either player this offseason. Still, it appears likely that we'll see Galvis linked to potential suitors throughout this offseason, including at next week's MLB Winter Meetings.
One team likely to be linked to Galvis is the San Diego Padres, per Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic:
Not surprisingly, the Phillies are drawing interest in their veteran middle infielders—the San Diego Padres are among the clubs that like shortstop Freddy Galvis.
Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports was among those to report last month that the Padres, with Fernando Tatis Jr. not far from being ready to play shortstop at the major league level, wanted to acquire a short-term option to play shortstop. At that time, I speculated that Galvis could be a fit for the Padres, so this report shouldn't come as much of a surprise.
Galvis, who recently turned 28, has become one of the best fielding shortstops in the league and a leader in the clubhouse for the Phillies. Unfortunately for Galvis, a few things are working against him. The first is that J.P. Crawford, long the team's top prospect, appears ready to play shortstop on an everyday basis in 2018. While Galvis has power at the plate, he doesn't get on base at a high clip – certainly not as high as Crawford is likely to, given that he walked 16 times in his first 70 at-bats in the majors.
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In a perfect world, Galvis would be a super-utility player on the next great Phillies team. The problem with that theory is that the team is so crowded with young infielding talents, that it may be hard to fit Galvis into the lineup frequently enough to please him. Galvis can become a free-agent after the 2018 season, so his timeline may not line up with that of the Phillies.
The aforementioned Hernandez seemingly has more trade value than Galvis does. However, Rosenthal's report indicates that the Phillies haven't had issues finding teams with at least some level of interest in Galvis. Whether they can find a team willing to meet whatever their asking price is – pitching will surely be involved in any return – is unclear.
