With starting third baseman Alec Bohm slumping to open the season, and Otto Kemp going on a tear at Lehigh Valley, there has been a growing narrative among some Phillies fans that the Phillies should (must?) call up Kemp to supplant Bohm, and to do otherwise is just more example of organizational malpractice.
This fits in nicely with another long-existing narrative about the Phillies: They are too slow to promote their prospects.
It’s because they prefer all of their rookies to debut at 28 https://t.co/tqair4MRcW
— John Kincade (@JohnKincade) May 5, 2025
If you press anyone who makes a claim that the Phillies are always slow to promote prospects, the first names you’ll hear are Ryan Howard and Chase Utley.