Phillies Select Alec Bohm, 3B, Wichita State

With the 3rd overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, the Philadelphia Phillies have selected Alec Bohm a third baseman out of Wichita State University.

Coming into the year scouts were divided on which of Wichita State’s top two bats was better. Greyson Jenista has a more all-around ability but an outstanding junior season was what rocketed Alec Bohm into the top 5 discussion. He manages the strike zone very well and makes consistent hard contact from the right side of the plate. He has a 55-grade hit and power tool with the only negative to his game being a 35 run grade.

Bohm has been a 3-year starter at Wichita State and has finished with a batting average above .300 each year. This season, however, has seen his on-base percentage rise up to .436 which is a 51 point jump from last season. He has walked 39 times opposed to striking out only 28 times. This year Bohm has managed to club 16 long balls.

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Bohm went undrafted out of high school and has made a name for himself while playing ball at Wichita State. While his defense is still a concern, scouts project him to eventually end up playing first base as opposed to staying at the hot corner.

Bohm enters a loaded Phillies system and should be a guy that jumps into the MLB pipeline 100. He could be considered the best bat in the Phillies system almost immediately and should see the majors sometime in the next 2 or 3 years. Also noted that Bohm might have some of the best flow in the draft.