The Phillies introduced this morning that they’ve activated third baseman Alec Bohm from the 10-day injured listing. Catcher Aramis Garcia was designated for project to make room for Bohm on the membership’s energetic roster. Bohm was beforehand anticipated to return to motion later this week however will now be a part of the group forward of schedule, batting fifth in at this time’s beginning lineup.
Bohm, 28, has been on the injured listing for simply over two weeks as a consequence of a hand pressure. The third baseman has loved one thing of a breakout season this 12 months, slashing .290/.343/.462 with a 122 wRC+ that stands as one of the best of his profession over a full season. He’s additionally made main strides defensively at third base, creating from a fringe defender on the place (+1 Outs Above Common, -9 Defensive Runs Saved) in 2023 to a effectively above common glove (+6 Outs Above Common, +1 Defensive Runs Saved) on the scorching nook this 12 months. In all, Bohm’s steps ahead on either side of the ball this 12 months have made him the fourth Most worthy third baseman within the sport by fWAR in 2024 behind solely Jose Ramirez, Matt Chapman, and Rafael Devers.
Because the Phillies wrap up the common season with a watch towards their third consecutive playoff look, the membership is unquestionably hoping that Bohm will probably be at full energy going ahead. The infielder started to stoop a bit within the weeks main as much as his placement on the injured listing, with a lackluster .232/.283/.304 slash line over his ultimate 15 video games earlier than being positioned on the shelf. With that stated, even a considerably diminished model of Bohm could be a considerable enchancment for the Phillies going ahead, as an harm to Edmundo Sosa shortly after Bohm’s personal harm left the membership to cobble collectively an answer at third base between Kody Clemens, Weston Wilson, and Buddy Kennedy. That experiment hasn’t gone over effectively, as that trio has slashed a collective .107/.167/.143 since Sosa was positioned on the IL earlier this month.
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