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Phillies Make Schwarber and Castellanos Signings Official
Mike Lipinski has been covering Philadelphia sports since 2005. Previous stops include Section 247 Sports, My MMA News, and more. He has been a part of the Sports Talk Philly team since 2019. He is the editor of Philadelphia Phillies content, co-editor for college football covering mainly the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and dabbling in all other sports. Follow him on social media channels -Twitter & Threads- @MLipinskiSports
All posts by Mike LipinskiPublished22 Mar 2022
(Photo: Schwarber: All Reels, Wikimedia Commons | Castellanos: R. Aguinaldo, Wikipedia)
By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Editor 
The day has finally arrived, the Phillies – for the first time ever- have exceeded Major League Baseball’s luxury tax. Days after agreeing to terms with outfielder’s Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos, the club made the acquisitions officially official, their words not ours, in a series of tweets.
Coming soon to a field near you: SCHWAR? pic.twitter.com/IVunVfisVO
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) March 22, 2022
It's officially official: We got him pic.twitter.com/V9mSwMmUR3
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) March 22, 2022
Schwarber’s deal is a 4-year, $79 million contract. The longtime Cub told the media he’s open to playing wherever the team needs him. He just wants to win, loves hitting at Citizens Bank Park, and cheesesteaks (Mama's Meatballs in Pennsauken, you're welcome).
Kyle Schwarber told Joe Girardi to call him Schwarbs. So then Dave Dombrowski called him Schwarbs. Kyle says he always looked forward to his trips to Philly to hit in Citizens Bank Park… And the cheesesteaks
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) March 21, 2022
The Phillies have signed outfielder Nick Castellanos to a five-year contract, President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski announced today.
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) March 22, 2022
Castellanos’s deal is a 5-year, $100 million contract. The 2021 Silver Slugger winner is expected to play multiple positions including left field and DH for the Fightin's.
