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Philadelphia Phillies have 1 player on the “Most to Prove” list

By Tim Boyle

Aug 7, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies infielder Alec Bohm (28) hits a double in the fifth inning against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 7, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies infielder Alec Bohm (28) hits a double in the fifth inning against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports /
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Which member of the Philadelphia Phillies has the most to prove in 2022? You can put a room full of fans together in one room and you might get a dozen answers or more.

According to Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report, it’s Alec Bohm. Not only that, he’s the third base representative for the entire league.

Why Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm has so much to prove in 2022

In 2020, we saw Bohm arrive in Philadelphia and put together a solid 44 games. He was the runner-up in the Rookie of the Year vote, finishing the season with a .338/.400/.481 with 4 home runs and 23 RBI. His main weakness seemed to be poor defense at third base—something that hasn’t gone away nor does anyone expect to get much better.

Last season was a completely different story. In his first full major league season, Bohm batted .247/.305/.342 with 7 home runs and 47 RBI. This came in 115 games and 417 plate appearances.

Bohm has now played in 159 games for the Phillies, stepped up to the plate 597 times, and had a major league career across two seasons which essentially equals one full year. In it, we get a picture of an unknown player. He’s now a lifetime .274/.333/.383 hitter expected to hit 11 home runs and drive in 70 while playing poor defense. Although the slash line isn’t bad at all, the lack of other things Bohm can do well should be cause for concern.

Bohm first grabbed our attention in 2019 when he went from Single-A up to Double-A in his breakthrough season. In those three levels, he combined to hit .305/.378/.518 with 21 home runs and 80 RBI. It was a promising campaign for the young Phillies minor leaguer.

The ability to carry that productive year over into 2020, now in the big leagues, created a ton of buzz for the young infielder. Even if he wasn’t destined to be the third baseman of the future, the kid could hit!

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The step he took back last season shouldn’t have Phillies fans smashing the panic button like they know the answer to a Family Feud question. We’ll have to hope sophomore jitters of playing in front of major league crowds for the first time were one of the reasons for his fall.

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