It has been a wonderful begin to the season for the Philadelphia Phillies, who discover themselves batting for first place with the New York Mets within the Nationwide League East.
The Phillies have been capable of play some wonderful baseball of late with the lineup, bullpen, and beginning rotation all performing nicely.
Nevertheless, they are going to be going through some adversity arising with Aaron Nola just lately being positioned on the injured checklist and Jose Alvarado being suspended for 80 video games.
Whereas Nola has struggled and will seemingly use the reset, the lack of Alvarado within the bullpen shall be a significant one.
Moreover, although the lineup has performed nicely, they nonetheless have a looming concern at third base that was by no means addressed.
Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report just lately wrote that the largest remorse for the Phillies this winter was that they didn’t improve at third base, with the group very a lot hoping to be a World Sequence contender.
“They may have pursued a commerce for a 3rd baseman, however determined to only run it again once more with a man who hit .170 in September and even worse in October, they usually should be regretting it,” he wrote.
To start the 2024 marketing campaign, Alec Bohm was lastly capable of breakout for Philadelphia, making his first All-Star group. As a former high choose of the Phillies, this was a very long time coming and the franchise was comfortable to see him lastly taking a major step ahead.
Nevertheless, whereas he was nice within the first half of the season, it was a very totally different story within the second half.
In September of final 12 months, he slashed .170 /.204/.298, and people struggles carried over into October.
To start this marketing campaign, Bohm has as soon as once more began gradual, however has proven some positive signs of late. Nevertheless, with a -0.5 WAR in Might, he’s nonetheless acquired numerous work to do and hasn’t helped Philadelphia all that a lot.
Total, he has slashed .260/.302/.361 with three residence runs and 16 RBI this season. Within the slugging division, Bohm has been a non-factor for probably the most half with a slugging share beneath .400.
Within the proficient lineup for the Phillies, he has constantly been towards the underside, which is truthful given the dearth of manufacturing for probably the most half.
As a group that’s constructed to win this marketing campaign, it’s stunning that they didn’t do something to improve or at the very least present one other viable choice at third base. With Bohm being extraordinarily inconsistent, it will behoove the team to hunt upgrades on the commerce deadline.
