Bohm tops new Phillies MLB Pipeline top 30 prospects

Alec Bohm was the Phillies first-round pick in 2018. (Baseball Betsy)

The Philadelphia Phillies missed out on signing four-time All-Star Manny Machado to man the hot corner Tuesday. But with former No. 1 overall prospect Sixto Sanchez traded to the Miami Marlins earlier this month to acquire All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto, 2018 first-round pick Alec Bohm, currently a third baseman, has jumped to the top of MLB Pipeline‘s new top 30 Phillies prospects.

The new top 30 list is as follows:

3B Alec Bohm
RHP Adonis Medina
OF Adam Haseley
SS Luis Garcia
RHP Spencer Howard
RHP Enyel De Los Santos
LHP JoJo Romero
RHP Francisco Morales
OF Mickey Moniak
LHP Ranger Suarez
OF Jhailyn Ortiz
OF Simon Muzziotti
SS Arquimedes Gamboa
C Rafael Marchan
LHP Mauricio Llovera
LHP Cole Irvin
LHP Kyle Young
SS Nick Maton
C Rodolfo Duran
2B Daniel Brito
LHP David Parkinson
LHP Kyle Dohy
RHP Dominic Pipkin
RHP Kevin Gowdy
OF Cornelius Randolph
LHP Jhordany Mezquita
RHP Starlyn Castillo
RHP Edgar Garcia
RHP Connor Seabold
LHP Manuel Silva

Bohm, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, blazed through the Gulf Coast League, hitting .344 in 32 at-bats, before being promoted to short season Williamsport. The former Wichita State Shocker hit just .224 with 12 RBIs in 107 at-bats for the Williamsport Crosscutters, but dealt with a knee injury that cost him over a month of time. His biggest task in 2019 may be proving that he can handle playing third base long-term, something some have wondered about.

Luis Garcia jumped from No. 13 to No. 5 after an incredible 2018 season where he hit .369 as a 17-year-old in Rookie Ball. Spencer Howard saw a humongous jump from No. 19 to No. 4, despite a 3.78 ERA in 23 starts for Low-A Lakewood. It’s often difficult to project a minor league talent based upon their statistics in the lower levels of the minor leagues.

It was surprising to see David Parkinson move back two spots, the 23-year-old had a stellar year in 2018, going 11-1 with a 1.45 ERA across Low-A and High-A. Cole Irvin also saw a seven-spot drop, despite going 14-4 with a 2.57 ERA in 161.1 innings for Triple-A Lehigh Valley a season ago.

Newcomers to the list include catchers Rafael Marchan and Rodolfo Duran; along with pitchers Mauricio Llovera, Starlyn Castillo, Edgar Garcia and Manuel Silva. It was also somewhat of a surprise to see Cornelius Randolph still have a spot on the list after hitting .241 in Reading last season.

The top 30 list saw a lot of shuffling, but one thing is sure – despite the loss of Sanchez, the Phillies still have a talented farm system that will allow them to make more moves.