Alec Bohm is available, but are the Phillies overestimating his trade value?
Is Bohm closer to an All-Star or an Average Joe? Multiple evaluators opined this week that the Phillies might be overvaluing him on the trade market.
Hop into the DeLorean, throw it in reverse, and time-travel to Oct. 9 in New York. There’s Alec Bohm, after the Phillies were vanquished in the division series, handling questions about his future more easily than he fields grounders to third base.
“I know where I’ll be next year,” he said.
Back here in the present, Bohm can’t feel nearly as certain.
Because in two months, the 28-year-old has morphed into a human trade rumor. He has been linked to the Royals, Reds, and Mariners, among other teams, and it’s more than idle hot-stove speculation. The Phillies have made it known that Bohm is available, multiple major league sources confirmed this week, as they try to change the dynamics of the lineup.
And with all 30 teams set to gather Sunday at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas for baseball’s annual winter meetings, it isn’t a grand exaggeration to suggest that one question is hovering over the Phillies’ offseason.
On one hand, we’re talking about the National League third baseman in the All-Star Game this year. Bohm batted .280 with 44 doubles, 15 home runs, and a .779 OPS. In the last two seasons, he piled up 194 RBIs, 15th among all hitters, and was 12% more productive than league average, based on OPS+.
And he’s under club control at a reasonable salary through arbitration for two more seasons, making him easier to trade and more desirable than, say, Nick Castellanos, who is owed $40 million through 2026. Bohm is projected to make $8 million in 2025. He was worth $28 million this year, according to Fangraphs’ WAR-to-dollars formula.
