Every single dollar on a payroll in Major League Baseball matters for teams around the league.
For the Philadelphia Phillies, that’s part of the reason why they could move on from multiple players throughout the offseason.
According to Matt Gelb of The Athletic, while Alec Bohm will get close to about $10 million in arbitration, he’s still a prime trade candidate.
It’s not the fact that Bohm isn’t worth $10 million for a season, but more so that the Phillies might be trying to lower or keep their payroll where it was a year ago.
“The payroll is always a factor, even if it keeps climbing on an annual basis for the Phillies. They have told other clubs they prefer to deal from their major-league roster, a stance that is about shuffling their familiar mix and financial concerns. They would love to reallocate some of their payroll commitments, a wish that might not be granted.
“It’s why Alec Bohm, who will get close to $10 million through salary arbitration, remains a prime trade candidate. That number isn’t prohibitive to the Phillies, but if they are to maintain a payroll near last year’s approximate $313 million, those dollars matter,” he wrote.
Bohm is arguably one of the toughest players in baseball to evaluate.
When he’s been at his best, there’s a strong argument to be made that he’s one of the better third basemen in baseball.
In the first half of the 2024 season, he did just that, earning his first All-Star nod.
However, he struggled a bit in 2025, posting just a 102 OPS+ and hitting 11 home runs in 464 at-bats.
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