According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, the Mets have met with the representation of free agent Alec Bohm. The former Philadelphia Phillie, now 30, is coming off the worst year of his career since his first full season in the big leagues, posting a .698 OPS with 15 homers over 155 games.
A right-handed hitting corner infielder, Bohm spent the first seven years of his career on the Mets’ rival in the National League East, totaling 85 homers and a .735 OPS in his time as a key piece of a powerful Phillies offense.
He cracked the 2024 NL All-Star roster for the only nod of his career. The team has made the playoffs five straight seasons, giving Bohm 41 games of October baseball experience.
If the Mets were to bring in Bohm, he would likely not see much time at third base, considering that infielder Bo Bichette opted back into his contract with the team after being their starting third baseman last year. Sammon noted that “whether he ends up at first or third likely hinges most on the needs of the team that signs him. The Mets are among the clubs that would use Bohm at first.”
First base was a disaster for the Mets last year. Jorge Polanco was one of the worst hitters in the league when he was not injured, Mark Vientos was just as disappointing, and only Jared Young gave the team moderate reason for optimism at the position next year.
In his time with the Phillies, Bohm appeared in 182 games at first base. If the Mets were to make this move, all signs point to a Young and Bohm platoon for the 2027 season.
Bohm made his debut in 2020 during the COVID-shortened season, finishing the season second in NL Rookie of the Year voting. He entered the season as one of the most hyped prospects in all of baseball after being drafted third overall by the Phillies in the 2018 Amateur Draft out of Wichita State University.
