Since joining the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022, Nick Castellanos went on to establish himself as a regular in the outfield, and a consistent middle-order bat.Towards the end of the 2025 season, however, Castellanos saw his playing time significantly reduced, as his lack of speed in the outfield combined with his inconstency at the plate caused manager Rob Thomson to try out alternative options. Naturally, the veteran isn't best pleased with this, and it is yet to be seen if he stays put at Citizen's Bank Park.On Monday's episode of "Cardinal Territory", former Texas Rangers All-Star pitcher Kyle Gibson linked Castellanos with a move to St. Louis. Explaining his thoughts, Gibson argued the outfielder's veteran presence and "winning mentality" is something the NL Central outfit could do nicely with."I think a trade for Nick Castellanos could be an interesting one for the Cardinals," Gibson said. "You get a right-handed outfield DH bat, that could be interesting. Knowing Nick, how he is in the clubhouse as a veteran, I think could be good."(He has a) Really, really want-to-win type personality, and I know that maybe that's not the year the Cardinals could find themselves in, but I think it could be an interesting move."Coming in at a team value of $2.55 billion per Forbes, the Cardinals are the eleventh-most valuable franchise in the major leagues."We'll see what happens" - Phillies POBO Dave Dombrowski refrains from revealing plans for Nick CastellanosDuring a press conference in mid-October, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski took questions on a multitude of topics, with one of them being the future of Nick Castellanos.As reported by insider Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, though the executive did agree that reports of a sour relationship between Rob Thomson and Nick Castellanos were "accurate", he refrained from going into too much detail regarding the organization's plans for the outfielder moving forward."Well, we’ll see what happens," Dombrowski said. "I mean, I’m not going to get into specific players that are on our roster, under contract, but the things that you talked about are accurate, but we'll see what happens."Atlanta Braves v Philadelphia Phillies - Source: GettyWith Rob Thomson set to continue as manager next season, trading Nick Castellanos may be the most convenient route for all parties involved. However, the $20 million salary that Castellanos is owed may prove to be a massive roadbloack in the Phillies' efforts to offload the outfielder.