This week’s mailbag will get into the idea of buying and selling Alec Bohm, attainable targets for the Mariners and Guardians, Roki Sasaki‘s choice, the Pirates’ catching surplus, varied hypothetical commerce eventualities, and rather more.
Eric asks:
What might the Phillies fairly anticipate in return for Alec Bohm and a second tier prospect?
Bohm, 28, posted a full-season greatest 115 wRC+ in 606 plate appearances this yr, 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 towards the Mets. I assume this is the reason Phillies followers appear to need to eliminate him. Bohm initiatives for an $8.1MM arbitration wage in 2025 and is beneath group management via ’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 presents no rationale past the Phillies “trying to shake up their group.”
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