Yankees Have Absolutely No Reason to Consider Signing Alec Bohm
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The New York Yankees enter Major League Baseball’s offseason with a couple of obvious needs on both sides of the baseball. For one, the Yankees are going to have to improve at third base, no matter what the price might end up being.
There's obviously the Ryan McMahon situation that the Yankees are going to have to figure out, specifically with his contract, but there are ways for the Yankees to get off of that. The Yankees could also view McMahon as a potential platoon bat against right-handed pitching, so bringing in a right-hander who can swing decently against left-handers should be a priority at third base.
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There are a ton of free agents out there in terms of third basemen who can make plays at a high level for the Yankees. Among the top options, Philadelphia Phillies free agent Alec Bohm is at the top of that list.
I haven't been the biggest fan of Bohm throughout his career, but he's also been an All-Star, and in a sense, we have to give him some respect as a player. I'll never discredit a guy who was an All-Star in this league, but I also think it's fair to say that the Yankees have no business signing him.
There are a couple of ways where it could make sense for the Yankees, but that all comes down to money. If Bohm is going to sign a one-year, $6 million deal or something extremely cheap, I can see an avenue where it makes sense.
That's only true if the Yankees are also willing to go spend that money on other players who can help them out on either side of the baseball. If the idea is just to sign Bohm and run a lot of the same team back, that's a problem. There's also the defensive problem that has to be spoken about, which the Yankees beat reporter for The Athletic recently noted.
“For starters, the Yankees usually prioritize above-average defense at third base. This was the primary reason they initially acquired McMahon from the Colorado Rockies at the 2025 trade deadline. The Yankees were tired of watching poor defense at the hot corner from Oswald Peraza and Oswaldo Cabrera cost them wins, so they targeted a perennial Gold Glove Award-caliber defender in McMahon and took on his entire contract to shore up the defense.
“Since Bohm made his MLB debut in 2020, no third baseman has been worse defensively. Over that span, Bohm has minus-58 Defensive Runs Saved, the public metric of choice for Yankees manager Aaron Boone when evaluating individual defenders. That number is 17 runs worse than the tally from 2020-26 for Rafael Devers, whom the Boston Red Sox severed ties with in June 2025 after their spat over the club no longer viewing him as a third baseman,” Chris Kirschner wrote.
If the Yankees really value defense at third base, there's absolutely no chance that Bohm can be on this roster next year. I'm not somebody who worries too much about defense, but it has hurt the Yankees a bit in the past.
When I say I don't worry too much about defense, I can understand why teams value offensive production over defense at times. When it comes to Bohm, however, his offense doesn't make up for his lack of a defensive skill set. For all those reasons and more, I'm going to have to pass on him.