Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm has been floated in commerce rumors for the reason that season’s conclusion. However now, based on their supervisor, he’s now not on the commerce block.
On the winter conferences in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, Phillies skipper Rob Thomson relayed whereas assembly with the media that he just lately spoke to Bohm and knowledgeable him the membership wasn’t purchasing him.
“He is in good condition. He is working laborious, lifting, and he is really hitting all proper,” Thomson mentioned about Bohm, per NBC Sports activities Philadelphia’s Corey Seidman. “I simply wished to let him know we’re not — this man is a very good participant. We’re not purchasing him. However as a result of he is participant, there’s a complete lot of curiosity in him from different groups.
“I feel that is in all probability the primary time he is gone by means of one thing like this so I simply wish to ease his thoughts. It is a part of the enterprise that you have to get by means of. As a result of it is the primary time, I assumed it was necessary to succeed in out.”
Now, this might simply be a supervisor eager to reassure his participant, however for Thomson to publicly state Philadelphia just isn’t planning to deal Bohm is pretty vital.
The 28-year-old was beforehand talked about in commerce rumors involving the Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox, however none have picked up a lot traction.
Bohm is a former first-round draft choose of the Phillies who batted .280 final season with 44 doubles, 15 homers and 97 RBI. He was additionally named to his first Nationwide League All-Star group.
Whereas a stable hitter and RBI machine, Bohm has did not grow to be the ability hitter he was touted to be when Philadelphia drafted him in 2018. There’s additionally his less-than-ideal protection, though his fielding has considerably improved over the previous few years.
Bohm’s maturity has been known as into query as nicely, as he’s not one to shrink back from public shows of emotion following a strikeout or an error. Nevertheless, Thomson defended Bohm towards these criticisms on Tuesday.
“Imagine me, he’s not the one one on the membership that reveals their emotion and slams a helmet or a bat each every so often,” continued Thomson. “However that simply reveals me he cares.”
Time will inform whether or not Thomson’s assertion rings true, however for now, it seems the Phillies are glad with maintaining Bohm on the scorching nook in 2025.
