Philadelphia Phillies president Dave Dombrowski is not feeling good about missing out on Bo Bichette.
“I can’t say we ever thought it was done,” Dombrowski told reporters via Zoom on Tuesday. “We thought we were very close to having a deal done, and we thought it was going to happen. But it wasn’t done, so there’s a difference between the two. … Until you sign a memo of understanding, you don’t have a deal done, and we did not sign one of those. It wasn’t that we weren’t moving towards that direction; it wasn’t that we didn’t think we were going to get there based upon our conversations. …I did think we were going to get a deal done.”
The former Toronto Blue Jay infielder Bichette reportedly declined a seven-year, $200-million deal from the Phillies to sign his three-year, $126-million contract with the New York Mets.
He could have joined the 96-win Phillies and paired up with Bryce Harper and Trea Turner, but instead went for the $42-million annual average to join the Mets, who missed the post-season in 2025.
“This is not the first time this has ever happened to me; it actually happens more than you think,” Dombrowski said. “… It’s a gut punch, you feel it, that day you’re very upset, but you have to pick yourself off and shake it off because you can’t just wallow in what took place.”
Despite missing on Bichette, the Phillies haven’t had a terrible off-season. They re-signed designated hitter Kyle Schwarber and catcher JT Realmuto to long-term deals, while adding reliever Brad Keller and outfielder Adolis Garcia.
“I feel great about our club going into Spring Training,” Dombrowski said.
Dombrowski also made it clear that Philadelphia is no longer looking to add this off-season. “We’re content where we are,” he said.
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