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Braves: Each team’s odds of signing Josh Donaldson

By Jake Mastroianni

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 09: Josh Donaldson #20 of the Atlanta Braves reacts against the St. Louis Cardinals during the second inning in game five of the National League Division Series at SunTrust Park on October 09, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 09: Josh Donaldson #20 of the Atlanta Braves reacts against the St. Louis Cardinals during the second inning in game five of the National League Division Series at SunTrust Park on October 09, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 09: Josh  Donaldson #20 of the Atlanta Braves hits a three run home run in the top of the seventh inning against Nick  Pivetta #43 of the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on September 9, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Braves defeated the Phillies 7-2. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 09: Josh  Donaldson #20 of the Atlanta Braves hits a three run home run in the top of the seventh inning against Nick  Pivetta #43 of the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on September 9, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Braves defeated the Phillies 7-2. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Phillies

This is another team that it would really hurt to see Donaldson go to, but you know the Philadelphia Phillies are going to be in play with their big budget.

The Phillies don’t have a great option at third base right now with Scott Kingery and Maikel Franco both listed there on their current depth chart.

Those guys have plenty of power potential, but Franco, especially, doesn’t give you much average and isn’t great at getting on base with a .297 OBP in 2019.

Kingery wasn’t much better with an OBP of .315 this past season and a career OBP of just .291. Plus, I think Kingery is better suited as a utility man they can move all over the place.

Just like with the Brewers, I could see Donaldson being a great fit in the Phillies lineup and in their little league ballpark.

But then again, Donaldson is a great fit in just about every lineup.

We know the Phillies aren’t afraid to spend big money, and maybe they give Donaldson that three-year deal for around $75 million.

They also have some holes in their rotation that they probably need to address first, but don’t be surprised to see the Phillies showing a lot of interest in Donaldson this offseason.

Phillies: 10/1

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