Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm has been floated in commerce rumors for the reason that season’s conclusion. However now, in keeping with their supervisor, he’s 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 lately spoke to Bohm and knowledgeable him the membership wasn’t procuring him.
“He is in fine condition. He is working exhausting, lifting, and he is really hitting all proper,” Thomson stated 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 procuring him. However as a result of he is an excellent participant, there’s an entire lot of curiosity in him from different groups.
“I feel that is most likely the primary time he is gone by 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. As a result of it is the primary time, I believed it was vital to achieve out.”
Now, this might simply be a supervisor desirous to reassure his participant, however for Thomson to publicly state Philadelphia shouldn’t be 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 decide 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 didn’t grow to be the facility 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 properly, as he’s not one to draw back from public shows of emotion following a strikeout or an error. Nevertheless, Thomson defended Bohm in opposition to 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 now and again,” 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 conserving Bohm on the sizzling nook in 2025.
