The Philadelphia Phillies were reportedly seeking exorbitant returns for third baseman Alec Bohm, hindering trade possibilities. Despite interest from teams like the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners, the Phillies' demands, including prospects like Logan Gilbert or George Kirby, proved too steep.
Previously the third overall pick in the 2018 draft, the third baseman finally reached some of the potential the organization expected from him when they selected him. He made his first All-Star team this past campaign and was on his way to setting career-highs before a late-year injury occurred., and with the Phillies not having many options on how to reshape their roster, he seemed like the exact piece who could get moved to accomplish those goals.
Philadelphia has certainly tried to move him, but it's been revealed that their asking price was high and borderline laughable, evident by While the A's might have balked at that, other teams around the league looking for an ascending, cost controlled third baseman were still interested into the possibility of acquiring Bohm, and there seemed to be no better match than theBohm would have provided that and given them stability at third base, but the Phillies weren't able to get something done with them either.
Philadelphia was searching for another starter at the time, so it's hard to blame Dave Dombrowski and the front office for trying to get back one of Logan Gilbert or George Kirby in return. But, this is another example of the Phillies having a high asking price in negotiations centered around Bohm, perhaps indicating they never truly wanted to trade him unless they got back a lucrative return package.Brad Wakai graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Journalism. While an undergrad, he did work at the student radio station covering different Penn State athletic programs like football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and other sports.
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