Despite having a breakout 2024 season that saw him earn a starting spot on the NL All-Star team, Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm could be on a new team next season.

Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, Bohm is on the trade block with the Phillies "looking to shake up their team" after a disappointing playoff loss to the New York Mets.

The Phillies don't have an obvious replacement at third base for Bohm, but a trade could help facilitate a separate move for a marquee player.

Phillies owner John Middleton told reporters last week during the GM meetings he won't hesitate to spend above the third level of the competitive balance tax "for the right player."

Philadelphia currently projects to have $266.5 million in payroll commitments next season, well above the $241 million tax threshold. MLB rules dictate a club will receive a surcharge if they go over the tax by certain amounts, with the highest surcharge being 60 percent if they exceed it by $60 million or more.

In a hypothetical scenario posed by Evan Macy of Philly Voice last month, the Phillies could be spending "well over $400 million" between payroll and tax payments in 2025 depending on how expensive any potential additions they make to the roster cost.

Bohm's 2024 was emblematic of the entire Phillies' season. He was great in the first half with a .295/.348/.482 slash line and 11 homers in 94 games. The 28-year-old ranked 11th among all NL players in FanGraphs' wins above replacement (2.9).

The second half wasn't nearly as kind to Bohm, as he posted a .251/.299/.382 slash line in 49 games. Some of those struggles could be attributed to a left hand injury that kept him out for 14 games late in the regular season.

Philadelphia looked like the best team in MLB during the first half of the season with a 62-34 record and plus-110 run differential. After the All-Star break, the Phillies were a .500 team (33-33) with a run differential of plus-three.

There were many problems with the roster beyond Bohm that led to the early playoff exit, but his value is unlikely to be higher than it is right now. His fWAR in 2024 was more than in the previous three years combined (3.5 to 2.9).

When you combine that with Bohm entering his second year of arbitration in 2025 with a projected salary of $8.1 million, it makes sense for Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski to shop him around.