{"id":92892,"date":"2024-12-28T22:49:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T03:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=92892"},"modified":"2024-12-28T22:49:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T03:49:28","slug":"best-phillies-free-agent-signings-since-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/12\/28\/best-phillies-free-agent-signings-since-2000\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Best Phillies Free Agent Signings Since 2000"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the dawn of the 21st century, the Philadelphia Phillies have made several free-agent signings that ultimately panned out great. It is a trend they hope to continue in the future. So far this offseason, the Phillies have made three free-agent signings, with Joe Ross<\/a> being the most recent addition<\/a>. The Phillies have also signed<\/a> Jordan Romano<\/a> and signed<\/a> Max Kepler<\/a> this offseason. Compared to other points this century, the Phillies have made more free-agent signings in recent years. Most of the core players on the Phillies 2008 World Series championship team came up through the team’s farm system. But without further ado, here is a list of the five best free-agent signings by the Phillies since 2000.<\/p>\n

The Best Free Agent Signings by the Phillies Since 2000<\/h2>\n

5. Jim Thome<\/h3>\n
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\u201cHeaded for the new ballpark!\u201d<\/p>\n

This call from Jon Miller in 2003 on a Jim Thome home run might be his best involving the Phillies.
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\u2014 Tim Kelly (@TimKellySports) June 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n