Phillies Decide to Pass on Qualifying Offer to Alec Bohm

On Monday at 5pm, the deadline for MLB teams to sign pending free agents to a qualifying offer passed. Before the deadline, the Phillies had a choice to make if they were going to extend a qualifying offer to their one and only player that was eligible for one: first/third baseman Alec Bohm who has been with the team since 2020. If they did, he would have been awarded a one year, $23.15 million contract if he accepted it. If the Phillies extended the offer and he did accept it he would be receiving twice the $10.2 million salary that he was earning this season. If the

Phillies extended the qualifying offer but he declined it but then signs with a different team the Phillies would receive a compensatory draft pick after the fourth round. They ended up not extending a qualifying offer to him which means he is no longer a part of the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Alec finished the 2026 season with a .249 batting average with 15 home runs, 29 doubles, 88 RBIs and a .698 OPS over 155 games.

Those numbers were a huge improvement from where he started the season which didn’t get off to a good start. Throughout the 2026 season, Alec remained one of baseball’s most effective hitters with runners in scoring position, batting .347 in those situations. He is also one of seven right handed hitters to drive in at least 85 runs during three of the last four seasons. This decision doesn’t rule out his return.

If the Phillies choose to do so, they can continue negotiating with him on a different contract. Now for the first time in his career, Alec Bohm will test the free agent market without a qualifying offer attached to his name.

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