Remember the Wheeze kids? Is that what we are going for? Trying to trade 2 of the 3 young position players we have for older players (Tucker is only 27, but still older) sure sounds like a recipe for disaster to me. Not to mention this would use up any financial flexibility we have.
You need some players that are not at the top of the pay scale. Having only guys that are subject to open market pricing is too expensive and results in catastrophic penalties, not to mention high injury rates.
Stott and Bohm are probably our 2 best WAR/$ players. You need some of them.
I have no problem with trading Bohm in the right deal but given he is only two years from free agency himself he is not going to get you Kyle Tucker - the Astros will want younger cheaper players. Plus Tucker is also only going to be traded if the Astros re-sign Bregman, or at the deadline, and the Phillies would only trade Bohm for a player they get to keep for more than one year.
And then also if you trade Bohm for a good OF bat, is Sosa your 3B? If so how much better did the offense get (especially considering Sosa is as bad an offender in terms of approach as big-name RHBs on our team)?
I agree Stott is a much firmer hold. He's got one more year of control than Bohm, a ton of defensive value, and is also the type of hitter the Phillies need if he can get his offensive game back to average (literally what he was in 2023, 100 OPS+).
Interview with new Phillies part-owner. Always wondered what the heck that company was that sponsors the Camdens theater. He is the sole owner.
Forbes sources at the time said his 1/6th share was bought for $455 million, putting the team's value at $2.8 billion (Forbes' own estimate at the time was $2.575; now it's 2.92).
Not much baseball talk.
https://www.mlb.com/news/phillies-expand-ownership-group3
Managing partner John Middleton announced on Friday that the Phillies have added three new investors to their limited partnership: Mitchell L. Morgan, Guntram J. Weissenberger Jr. and a third investor who wishes to remain anonymous. The Middleton and Stanley C. Middleman families will contribute additional funds to the group as well.