Phillies decline Option for 2023 for Jean Segura

The Philadelphia Phillies rejected the club's pick of second baseman Jean Segura on Monday.

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Instead of keeping Segura for $17 million every 2023, the Phillies will pay him a $1 million buyout.

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Only 98 regular season games were played by the Dominican, 32, for the Phillies

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this year due to injuries, he had a batting line of.277/.336/.387 with 10 home runs, 33 RBI, and 45 runs scored.

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in 387 batting appearances, and 13 stolen bases. During his most illustrious professional postseason run,

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In 17 games, Segura had a 12-for-56 (.214) batting average, seven RBI, four runs scored, two walk-offs, and 14 strikeouts.

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The Elite double cross player is more of a contact over power individual.

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