Are the Philadelphia Phillies at the end of their rope when it comes to third baseman Alec Bohm?
At this time last season, Bohm was at the top of the National League RBI leaderboard and making his case for his first All-Star Game appearance. But he slumped hard in the second half of last season, and he’s been even worse in the first six weeks of 2025.
Though he has seven hits, including a home run, in his last five games, Bohm has a .608 OPS, 70 OPS+, and -0.7 bWAR through the first quarter of the season. The home run was his first, and his .317 slugging percentage is down 130 points from last year.
All offseason, it was rumored that Bohm might be traded away for the Phillies to upgrade at third base or find some help on the pitching staff. Could that still happen with his value at a momentary low?
Zac Hereth of Seattle Sports believes so. In a recent article, Hereth listed Bohm as a top trade deadline target for the Seattle Mariners, a team that’s consistently searching for offensive upgrades, but is swinging the bats far better than expected as a group this season.
“The emergence of Ben Williamson at third base has been huge for the Mariners, but there’s a good chance the rookie will go through a prolonged slump at some point. Bohm, who is under club control through 2026, would give the M’s an insurance policy for Williamson and a potential answer at first base for this year and next year,” Hereth wrote.
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“What could hold up a potential Bohm deal is what a team with World Series aspirations like the Phillies would want in return. One would think they want help for their current roster, and the M’s don’t have many (if any) big league-ready players to part with.”
The Mariners have an incredibly deep pitching staff, but they wouldn’t likely give up any starters, even preseason number-six Emerson Hancock, to get their hands on Bohm. And would Philadelphia really take a middle reliever for a bat that’s at least been league average most seasons?
It’s obvious that Seattle could use the best version of Bohm, but the Phillies still might be stuck holding onto this mediocre version.
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