This week’s mailbag will get into the idea of buying and selling Alec Bohm, potential targets for the Mariners and Guardians, Roki Sasaki‘s determination, the Pirates’ catching surplus, numerous hypothetical commerce eventualities, and rather more.
Eric asks:
What may the Phillies fairly count on in return for Alec Bohm and a second tier prospect?
Bohm, 28, posted a full-season finest 115 wRC+ in 606 plate appearances this 12 months, good for a career-best 3.5 WAR. That is regardless of a 74 wRC+ over the season’s remaining two months. His struggles continued into the Phillies’ 4 NLDS video games in opposition to the Mets. I assume that is why Phillies followers appear to wish to eliminate him. Bohm initiatives for an $8.1MM arbitration wage in 2025 and is below workforce management by means of ’26.
Although he is a stable participant, there’s actual proof the Phillies are contemplating transferring Bohm. Yesterday, ESPN’s Jeff Passan wrote, “Coming off a career-best season, the 28-year-old Bohm nonetheless finds himself on the commerce block.” Passan affords no rationale past the Phillies “seeking to shake up their workforce.”
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