Is Alec Bohm on the trade block?
If you read the tea leaves, as well as NBC Sports’ Jim Salisbury’s story from this week, there is some smoke around the idea that third baseman Alec Bohm, the former No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, could be on the move before the Phillies break camp in a couple weeks. In his story, Salisbury noted that, in his first day with the team, newly acquired Nick Castellanos was taking grounders at third base. And while manager Joe Girardi poo-poo’d the idea that it meant anything other than Castellanos simply enjoying taking grounders during practice, Salisbury noted:
Nonetheless, Castellanos’ work at third base is interesting because that position still seems unsettled 16 days before opening day.