Alec Bohm is not a particularly good baseball player. It’s a hard thing to admit after seven years of hoping that the former third overall pick would blossom into a star, but it’s been made abundantly clear that he can’t field, he can’t run, and now he can’t even hit.
Though he may currently be salvaging what looked to be a completely lost 2026 campaign, that mirage shouldn't trick the Phillies into thinking they don’t need to upgrade third base at the trade deadline.
Viewing the 29-year-old as a complete bust isn’t quite fair, as his 2024 All-Star selection and lifetime .275/.324/.411 line point to a player who, despite his myriad flaws, has had enough success to average out as a perfectly mediocre player. Unfortunately, 2026 has been his worst campaign to date, as Bohm has posted an appalling .224/.282/.359 line in 61 games. Given the fact that this is his last year of team control, the Phillies will probably be waving goodbye to the erstwhile third baseman this winter.
Rumors have swirled over the past two months that this coming offseason isn’t soon enough to be rid of Bohm, and Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski will need to swing a deal for a hot corner replacement at the Aug. 3 trade deadline. The Houston Astros’ Isaac Paredes and the Cincinnati Reds’ Eugenio Suárez were two of the more talked about potential options, but almost anyone would be an improvement over Bohm at this point.
Alec Bohm's recent hot stretch does not mean he can help Phillies win a World Series
And yet, the Nebraskan may just be buying himself a bit of extra rope with Phillies fans, as the club’s 18-8 record over their last 26 games has coincided with Bohm hitting .309/.359/.557 with 12 extra base hits. For a team that has struggled mightily to generate offense, he’s been excellent over the past few weeks.
#Phillies Alec Bohm is batting .309/.359/.557 with six doubles, six home runs, and more RBI (15) than strikeouts (13) over his last 26 games played. Philly is 18-8 (.692) in those games.
— Ryan M. Spaeder (@theaceofspaeder) June 8, 2026
However, not all that glitters is gold, as Bohm is still the same ground ball merchant he has been for the past seven seasons, and has been playing his usual granite glove defense at third base. Best-case scenario: he evens out as a Punch-and-Judy hitter with little pop but a cromulent batting average. Worst-case scenario: he returns to the cavernous depths he occupied earlier on this season. Neither outcome is particularly appetizing.
The same Phillies squad that has failed to capture an elusive World Series trophy in four straight postseasons is looking to once again vie for the crown. The core that once was on the precipice of a title is rapidly aging, and a bottom-of-the-barrel farm system doesn't have much to offer in terms of reinforcements. The Phillies’ World Series window is right now and closing fast. They can’t run the risk of Alec Bohm letting them down again in perhaps their last chance to win it all.
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