The Phillies Trade Bombshell: $8M All-Star Could Be Dealt to AL Central in a Move That Will Shake the MLB
The Philadelphia Phillies have been in plenty of trade rumors so far this offseason.
The 2024 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings are just about to be here and will kick off in under a week. Philadelphia has been in trade rumors with All-Star infielder Alec Bohm consistently mentioned despite a career year in 2024.
If the Phillies want to pull off a deal, the best time likely would be the Winter Meetings. All of the executives in baseball will be in one place along with high-powered agents and media. ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel and David Schoenfield made a list of deals they want to see get done by the end of Winter Meetings and McDaniel suggested the Kansas City Royals as an intriguing landing spot for Bohm.
“McDaniel: Kansas City Royals,” McDaniel said. “Maikel Garcia is a good player but Bohm would upgrade the lineup for a smallish salary and prospect cost, moving Garcia into a utility/platoon role for the two left-handed hitters on the right side of the infield in Vinnie Pasquantino and Michael Massey.
“The price for two years of control on Bohm would be a prospect in the 101-250 overall range, like (catcher) Carter Jensen, who is now expendable with Blake Mitchell rocketing toward the majors as the catcher of the future. Philly would get a multi-positional power-and-patience player who could debut in the big leagues in 2025.”
Kansas City is on the up-and-up and landing a young, cost-controlled player like Bohm could make sense. He’s set to make just above $8 million in 2025. If the Phillies actually are open to dealing him, the Royals would be a fun landing spot.
