MLB rumors: Evidence points to new Phillies third baseman for 2025. The Phillies have not denied rumors that Alec Bohm is on the trade block.
November 18, 2024
MLB rumors: Evidence points to new Phillies third baseman for 2025. The Phillies have not denied rumors that Alec Bohm is on the trade block.
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Is Bregman a better fit/better defender than Adames? That’s not clear to me.
The only problem I have with moving Bohm, is he is the only hitter that puts the ball in play consistently. If the Phillies move on from him and replace him with another swing and miss guy, I think it’s all but an improvement.
I’m all in on signing Bregman. He would be a huge upgrade at 3rd, and just think of the fun this phillies Subreddit will be in a few years with all of these giant contracts to guys past their prime.
If that Bregman rumor is true and he wants 350+ im out on him and am fine running it back with Bohm for another season
I don’t want him to go 😥
I think he is what he is – which is an averageish starter, 1.5-3 WAR kind of guy. Clubhouse-wise, who knows – but you generally try not to talk *down* a guy you’re trying to trade, which is what seems to be happening here.
Bohm has two more years of arbitration, then he’s a FA. The Phils’ best position-player prospect is an infielder who is about a year or two away. In isolation, the obvious move here would be to hold on to Bohm through those two cost-controlled years, and then let him walk when he’s 30 and still an OK starting 3B (and ready to start his downslope). With his mindset problems and the fact he’ll probably only a decent regular at his peak, he’s the kind of guy I’d surprised to still see in the majors at 33.
That said, Dombrowski knows this team has a window right now that might only have a year left in it, so he might damn the torpedoes and go for it, and 3B is a possible upgrade position. It isn’t my money, and Middleton seems ready to spend the $$ (even if it involves eating a lot of dead money).
6 comments
Is Bregman a better fit/better defender than Adames? That’s not clear to me.
The only problem I have with moving Bohm, is he is the only hitter that puts the ball in play consistently. If the Phillies move on from him and replace him with another swing and miss guy, I think it’s all but an improvement.
I’m all in on signing Bregman. He would be a huge upgrade at 3rd, and just think of the fun this phillies Subreddit will be in a few years with all of these giant contracts to guys past their prime.
If that Bregman rumor is true and he wants 350+ im out on him and am fine running it back with Bohm for another season
I don’t want him to go 😥
I think he is what he is – which is an averageish starter, 1.5-3 WAR kind of guy. Clubhouse-wise, who knows – but you generally try not to talk *down* a guy you’re trying to trade, which is what seems to be happening here.
Bohm has two more years of arbitration, then he’s a FA. The Phils’ best position-player prospect is an infielder who is about a year or two away. In isolation, the obvious move here would be to hold on to Bohm through those two cost-controlled years, and then let him walk when he’s 30 and still an OK starting 3B (and ready to start his downslope). With his mindset problems and the fact he’ll probably only a decent regular at his peak, he’s the kind of guy I’d surprised to still see in the majors at 33.
That said, Dombrowski knows this team has a window right now that might only have a year left in it, so he might damn the torpedoes and go for it, and 3B is a possible upgrade position. It isn’t my money, and Middleton seems ready to spend the $$ (even if it involves eating a lot of dead money).