The Philadelphia Phillies were reportedly interested in re-signing free agent reliever Jeff Hoffman, offering him a contract that was competitive with what he eventually signed with the Blue Jays for three years and $33MM. Despite this interest, Hoffman's agents believed he could command a better deal, leading to various offers which ultimately failed due to concerns over Hoffman's medicals. The Phillies shifted their focus and signed another reliever, indicating a strategic decision rather than injury concerns as the reason for moving on from Hoffman.
"I can't tell you that the number he ended up signing for was substantially different than the one that we ended up offering him. But he wasn't prepared to take that at that time."
"The Orioles had a concern over Hoffman's right shoulder. Notably, the O's weren't troubled enough to abandon their pursuit of Hoffman entirely, and made a new offer after taking their $40MM offer off the table."
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