Phillies Rumors: Xander Bogaerts Has 'Real Interest' from PHI in MLB Free Agency

The PhiladelphiaPhillies are looking for an upgrade at the position in free agency.

According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the reigning National League champion are said to be interested in four-time All-Star XanderBogaerts.

The Phillies have a lot of interest in Trea Turner. After opting out of the last three years of his contract with Boston, he became a free agent.

There have been some interesting rumblings that Turner wants to be in Philadelphia.

While both players will carry expensive price tags this off-season,aerts might be more appealing to the Phils because he might not cost as much. He has seen his power decline in each of the last three years.

The power output of theaerts has dropped by over 100 points since he hit a career-high.555. He is one of the best pure hitters at the position, with a.307 average and.377 on- base percentage in his career.

Boston's top decision-makers told reporters this week that their top priority is re-signing Bogaerts.

It's a foregone conclusion that the Philadelphia will want to get involved in the bidding for the player. The president of baseball operations has signed some of the biggest names in the game.

There are only 140.2 million dollars in guaranteed salary commitments on the books for the upcoming season.

He was Philadelphia's primary baseman in the year 2000. He was used mostly for his defense.