The Philadelphia Phillies got off to a slow start and no singular player was more of an embodiment of the team than third baseman Alec Bohm. Bohm had raised expectations coming into 2025, but early season woes caused the production to bottom out this far.
Bohm finished out April batting .221 with no home runs, eight RBIs and a .526 OPS. Through April 2024, Bohm had four home runs, 30 RBIs and hit .366/.438/.598, good for a 1.036 OPS. At the time, he also was fourth-best in fWAR with 1.8.
He is slashing .333/.400/.444 with hits in nine of his last 10 games, and hit his first home run last Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, so his bat is finally showing some life. There's still a long way to go before he overcomes the month-long slump, but if he does, he'll be in the presence of some other notable names in franchise history.
That's a Bohm Run, baby! pic.twitter.com/bnr5h1LBrE
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) May 6, 2025
Alec Bohm can join an impressive group of Phillies with a turnaround this season
Extended slumps happen to all major league players. For Bohm, fans would want nothing more to see their third baseman pull himself out of this rut. It's happened here before for the Phillies, and MLB.com's Todd Zolecki compiled previous examples of familiar names to come out on the right end by season's end.
The list included the likes of Ron Grant, Raul Ibañez, Chase Utley and Nick Castellanos, who did it just last year. All players batted under .200 through April, but batted well over .250 and carried an OPS over .700 the rest of the way.
It would be quite the list to be a part of if Bohm can replicate anything close to his 2024 All-Star campaign. Just last year he finished with a .280 average with 15 home runs and 97 RBIs. Bohm is certainly capable of turning it on, and proved that last season. He also wants to prove the doubters wrong after all the trade rumors swirling over the winter, per MLB.com's Todd Zolecki.
The difference may be obvious now compared to last year, but it still proves Bohm can anchor the lineup once he gets it going. The past Phillies legends were also doubted when they had their slumps early on, and they were able to overcome them. Bohm has his work cut out for him now and just needs to take it one game at a time and know that it can be done.