Phillies All-Star called 'Least Valuable Player' so far in 2025

The Philadelphia Phillies have probably gotten more negative buzz than they really deserve so far this season.

Philadelphia is 17-13 entering play on Thursday and have won three of its last four games. The Phillies have a lot of talent so far and currently are in second place in the NFC East. They entered play on Thursday just 3 1/2 games behind the MLB-best New York Mets at 21-10.

One guy who has gotten a lot of negative buzz so far this season is third baseman Alec Bohm. He hasn't had a great start to the campaign and is slashing .221/.252/.274 with zero home runs and eight RBIs in 28 games played. He also put up a negative wins above replacement metric at -1. 

He was an All-Star last year and Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller called him the team's "LVP" or least-valuable player on Thursday.

"No. 13. Philadelphia Phillies: Six hitters making eight figures, but middling offense overall," Miller said. "MVP: Bryce Harper.Close call between Harper and Kyle Schwarber, but we'll take the one with five home runs, six stolen bases and a requirement to actually bring a glove to the ballpark. Harper's batting average is a bit low by his two-time MVP standards, but he's both walking more and striking out less than usual.

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"LVP: Alec Bohm. He is at least showing signs of life, batting .306 over his last 13 games compared to slugging .167 through his first 14 contests. Still waiting on Bohm's first home run of the season, though. In fact, if you include the postseason, he has hit just four home runs in 333 plate appearances since partaking in the 2024 Home Run Derby."

It's been a tough start to the season for him, but he's just 28 years old and has plenty of time to turn things around.

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