With changes on the horizon for the Philadelphia Phillies, it's safe to say that almost anyone could be dealt by the time the team heads to Clearwater for spring training. With essentially every member of this Phillies core outside of Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola eligible to leave the nest, it seems no one is safe.
One name that has been on the radar of every armchair general manager is 29-year-old third baseman Alec Bohm. With some higher-profile free agents available at third base this winter, the Phillies might look to trade him.
According to former MLB general manager Jim Bowden of The Athletic, Alec Bohm is one of the top 10 MLB stars most likely to be traded this offseason (subscription required). Coming in at No. 9 on Bowden's list, he thinks that Bohm could benefit from a change of scenery. Bowden believes the best trade fit is one of the Phillies' long-time favorite partners, the Los Angeles Angels.
An Alec Bohm trade with the Angels could help Phillies solve outfield woes
Bohm still has some trade value before he hits free agency at the end of 2026, with one year of team control via arbitration. While not a Gold Glove-winning defender, he has consistently improved defensively, all while maintaining dominance at the plate.
Bowden also notes the higher-end free agent third basemen expected to hit the market, like Silver Slugger nominee Alex Bregman. With the right deal, he perhaps could be persuaded to move on from Boston after opting out of his contract following a successful one-year stint.
If the Phillies want to move on from Bohm, they could potentially headline a deal with the Angels they could package him with prospect Jalvin Arias in return for outfielder Taylor Ward. Hypothetically, if the Phillies wanted, they could also try to reacquire Logan O'Hoppe, the one promised "J.T. Realmuto of the future," who the front office shipped out in the Brandon Marsh trade.
According to Baseball Trade Values (subscription required), Alec Bohm has a surplus trade value of 5.4. So, before Phillies fans begin to think he has the weight to pull a big-name reliever like Reid Detmers or Kenley Jansen, think again.
The combination of Ward and O'Hoppe has a surplus value of 7.60, while Bohm and Arias, with their 5.4 and 2.2 surpluses, respectively, come out to a total value of 7.30, meaning that if both teams were to offer these two players, Bohm could get his change of scenery all while the Phillies continue to benefit from receiving a slugging corner outfielder, in addition to another viable option behind the dish, especially if the team decides it's best to move on from Realmuto.
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If the Phillies are as serious as president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski alluded to in his year-end press conference, then they will be moving on from Max Kepler. It also sounds like they'll be parting ways with Nick Castellanos (subscription required).
This trade with the Angels for Ward would give the Phillies a consistently active player who, like Bohm, has spent his entire career with the team that drafted him. He is coming off a career-best season in which he hit 36 home runs and drove in 103 runs, with a significant increase in his barrel rate to 13.7 percent.
A reliable right-handed bat that could balance the lineup while still providing solid outfield defense, Ward could help the Phillies move toward a more permanent solution in the outfield alongside former Angel Brandon Marsh and, if the team can bring him back, Harrison Bader.