The New York Mets have been floated as a possible landing spot for a Phillies free agent, and yes, it’s the kind of idea that feels a little gross at first glance.
According to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, Alec Bohm has at least been mentioned in connection with Mets offseason rumors after he returned to Philadelphia. The fit is odd on the surface, but there is enough basketball-free, baseball-only logic here to make the thought linger.
Bohm is still listed as a third baseman/first baseman, but the profile points much more strongly to first these days. He has been a poor third baseman by the numbers, and the comparison to Mark Vientos is hard to ignore. At first base, though, he has shown enough with OAA to keep the discussion alive.
If you assume Bohm is roughly average or a little below it defensively at first, he starts to look like a possible left-handed pitching answer. Jared Young could handle righties, and that would create a straightforward platoon. That is where the appeal begins and, for Mets fans, where the discomfort probably starts.
Offensively, Bohm has done well against lefties throughout his career, and that carried into 2026 as well. His .853 OPS and strong work against southpaws make the bat easy to understand, even if the rest of the package is harder to sell. He also has the kind of skill set that has already rubbed some Mets fans the wrong way, including the memory of his parabolic microphone complaint.
The bigger picture is that Bohm has simply had more major league success than Vientos. He’s a career .273/.325/.410 hitter who lives more in the doubles lane than the home run lane.
He doesn’t walk much, doesn’t strike out a lot, and puts the ball in play hard, usually on the ground. That’s not flashy, but it is real big league production.
There’s also the run-production track record. Bohm drove in 97 runs in 2023 and did it again in 2024, which is exactly the sort of lineup middleman profile that can still matter. He is not an elite athlete, he does not bring speed, and the power is limited, but he fits the mold of a hitter who can bat seventh and keep traffic moving.
The problem for the Mets is the price tag. Feinsand’s closest comparison was Josh Bell, who got two years and $30 million, and that would likely put Bohm into territory the Mets do not need for a short side of a platoon. He also is not the kind of player you would expect to see at third base in Queens unless things had gone sideways in a hurry.
If Bohm ends up with the Mets, it probably means the market never really came through for him. Even then, the path to everyday at-bats in New York is hard to see.
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