NY Mets rumors name Phillies free agent as a match, it's icky yet makes some sense

The Philadelphia Phillies stayed relatively unchanged from 2025-2026 and now feel a little behind the eight ball. They’ll need to make more changes than they did last offseason. It begins with letting certain free agents walk. According to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, there is at least some speculation one of their free agents could end up the subject of offseason New York Mets rumors.

Feinsand took a look at third baseman/first baseman Alec Bohm and after returning to Philadelphia, he named the Mets as a fit.

It’s important to note Bohm is definitely more of a first baseman these days. Routinely rating negatively as a third baseman to the point where it’s hard to deny the similarities to Mark Vientos, he has at least had some level of success at first base in terms of OAA. Is he good enough for what the Mets need?

Alec Bohm might actually make more sense for the Mets than we realize

Figuring Bohm plays average or slightly below it defense at first base, we can pencil him in as the top choice of the ball club against lefties. Assuming Jared Young is the starting against righties, it’s a classic platoon situation.

Bohm has hit lefties well in his career. An .853 OPS and good numbers against southpaws yet again in 2026, the offense makes sense even if not much else does. Pushing aside even the personality part of the game, Bohm getting mocked by Mets fans for his parabolic microphone complaint, he’s just a little too much against the grain of what we were told the Mets believed a first baseman should be. He is not a run preventer by any means.

As a plus, Bohm has had far more big league success than Vientos. A lifetime .273/.325/.410 hitter, he’s more of a doubles guy than a home run one. He doesn’t draw a lot of walks nor does he strike out a ton. He hits the ball hard, often on the ground. While Phillies fans might feel a level of dissatisfaction for the player he became, he has trumped the accomplishments of Vientos and Brett Baty. 

It might be a little too expensive of an endeavor, however, to sign him as Bohm isn’t a complete waste against right-handed pitching. Other teams could view him more as an everyday option at first base or DH. The Mets have no such availability at the moment although there’s no reason to play Jorge Polanco if he continues to hit on the Interstate.

No amazing athleticism, speed, or power, Bohm is the kind of player you draw up to hit seventh in your lineup and maybe drive in runs. He drove in 97 in 2023 and again in 2024. He’s a capable big league hitter fans of “see the ball, hit the ball” can come to appreciate. 

The closest free agent comp Feinsand was able to make was Josh Bell who received a two-year deal worth $30 million. A $15 million AAV for Bohm puts him immediately out of mind for the Mets who needn’t make such a move for the short half of a platoon. Definitely not someone we’d ever see play third base in Queens outside of a last resort, the only chance of him coming to the Mets at all could be if the rest of the league passes on him. Even then, the opportunity to play everyday for the Mets just doesn’t seem to exist.

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