Alec Bohm was demoted to Lehigh Valley on Sunday. The move was a little surprising, but it also makes a lot of sense. In the middle of a pennant race and having struggled defensively for the entire year, the team used that excuse to send him to the minors in order to better the big league team.
“I think we just got to the point that we felt like this was the combination of the best thing for him and the best thing for us,” Phillies general manager Sam Fuld said.