For the past two seasons, Alec Bohm has been a highly-discussed trade candidate.

The Philadelphia Phillies' third baseman is a hot topic on the trade market for the second year in a row, and Philly fans want him out, but does moving the All Star actually make sense?

Bohm stormed onto the major league scene in 2020, slashing a .338 batting average in 180 plate appearances, while knocking in 23 RBI on 54 hits. Making the most of a season shortened by a global pandemic, Bohm earned his spot on the roster after garnering Rookie of the Year runner-up honors. 

The Omaha, Nebraska, native saw some regression in his batting average through his first full season in the red and white pinstripes, but found his stride via contact, hitting .247 in 2021 with 47 RBI via 94 hits. 

Philadelphia's playoff streak began in 2022, and it was off of the backs of players like Bohm. From 2022-2024, Bohm's end-of-season batting average never went below .270, hitting .280 in 2022 and 2024 and .274 in 2023.

In the 2023 and 2024 seasons, the right-hander recorded more RBIs than strikeouts on the year, and his contact hitting was a major boon to the Phillies' success, hitting 31 doubles through 155 hits in '23 and 44 doubles in 155 hits in '24.

This past season, Bohm notched his highest end-of-season batting average of his career, excluding the shortened pandemic season, at .287 with a .741 OPS, his extra-base numbers took a step back, but the 29 year old was still active on the base paths.

In addition to his offensive production, many fans also fault Bohm for poor defensive habits at the left corner of the infield, but he's even taken measures to improve on that end in 2025. 

In 2024, Bohm committed 15 errors, 14 at third base and one at first base, en route to a .960 fielding percentage and 20 double plays. This season, he only committed five errors and improved his fielding percentage to .981 and his double-play count to 23, tied for the second-highest count of his career.

In summary, Bohm has been a consistent weapon for Philadelphia through his entire career in Philadelphia, and a lot of the criticism is unfounded, but his consistency at the plate and his defensive capabilities do make him an intriguing trade prospect for other teams chasing a postseason appearance in 2026. 

If the Phillies were to trade Bohm, it'd be hard to find a suitable replacement, since the top third basemen on the market boast very high contract value predictions, and trading your third baseman to then trade with a different team for theirs doesn't make much sense given Bohm's production.

Many on social media have speculated that Philadelphia may be in the market for veteran Alex Bregman after his contract with the Boston Red Sox expired at the end of their 2025 postseason run. 

Bregman, a gold glover, silver slugger and three-time All Star, is one of the hottest names on the free agency market this offseason, and a move to Philadelphia would be beneficial for the program's future, but his contract value might push President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski away from offering him a spot on the roster. 

According to Spotrac, Bregman's four-year contract value reaches into nine digits, valued at approximately $110.7 million, eclipsing even Kyle Schwarber's estimated contract value of  $99.6 million over the same time period. 

During the team's most recent press conference, Dombrowski and manager Rob Thomson made it clear that bringing Schwarber back to the City of Brotherly Love was the top priority. Additionally, catcher J.T. Realmuto is on the free agency block, and the Phillies might have to hand him a $30+ million contract to keep him behind the plate, meaning a nine-figure contract for Bregman may be a distant dream. 

Overall, keeping Bohm on the roster makes the most sense for Philadelphia at the moment given the value of other top third basemen on the free agency market, but after two seasons of running it back with the same roster and missing the World Series, Dombrowski might think it's finally time to switch things up.