{"id":85604,"date":"2024-09-14T18:06:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T22:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=85604"},"modified":"2024-09-14T18:06:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T22:06:38","slug":"phillies-bohm-sosa-rehab-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/14\/phillies-bohm-sosa-rehab-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillies to Get Pair of Infielders Back from Injured List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Phillies are getting infielders <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/phillies\/news\/phillies-injuries-and-roster-moves\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">back from the injured list<\/a> soon. On Saturday the Phillies sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bohmal01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alec Bohm<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sosaed01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmundo Sosa<\/a> on rehab assignments with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Bohm has been on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/06\/alec-bohm-left-hand-strain\/\" target=\"_self\">injured list<\/a> with a left hand strain. It is anticipated that he will be activated before the Phillies series against the Milwaukee Brewers, and he is technically eligible to come off of the injured list already. The plan is for Bohm to play two rehab assignment games for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Sosa has been on the injured list with back spasms. Unlike Bohm, Sosa is not eligible to come off the injured list until Tuesday. According to the Phillies, Sosa should be able to be activated when eligible. This is significant given the implications of the Brewers series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Infielders Alec Bohm and Edmundo Sosa will begin rehab assignments today with Lehigh Valley (AAA).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phillies\/status\/1835012375759798374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/realmjt01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.T. Realmuto<\/a> back in the lineup, the Phillies will not need to keep three catchers. Therefore, expect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garciar01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aramis Garcia<\/a> to be designated for assignment as the corresponding move once the first activation between Bohm and Sosa occurs. Garcia has no minor league options remaining. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kennebu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buddy Kennedy<\/a> is likely to be optioned to Triple-A as the other corresponding move. Garcia and Kennedy have seen limited playing time during their brief stints on the 28-man roster. With Garcia needing to be designated for assignment, that will open a spot on the Phillies 40-man roster, which is currently full, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/turnbsp01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spencer Turnbull<\/a> once he returns.<\/p>\n<h2>Phillies Getting Infielders Alec Bohm and Edmundo Sosa Back From Injury<\/h2>\n<h3>Lineup Impact<\/h3>\n<p>Bohm will retake the starting third base position and likely return to batting fourth. With Bohm and Sosa out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/clemeko01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kody Clemens<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wilsowe01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weston Wilson<\/a> have been handling third base duties. Clemens will return to a bench role. Meanwhile, Wilson will likely platoon with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/marshbr02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Marsh<\/a> in left field until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/haysau01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Austin Hays<\/a> returns. Bohm being back in the lineup will move <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/casteni01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Castellanos<\/a> down in the batting order. There is an argument to be made that Castellanos should bat fifth when Bohm returns. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stottbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryson Stott<\/a> would bat sixth in this scenario. Castellanos has a .780 OPS and a 117 wRC+ in the second half, while Stott has a .676 OPS and a 87 wRC+ in that time. Bohm has a .739 OPS and a 107 wRC+ since the All-Star break. Batting Castellanos fourth with Bohm fifth is possible.<\/p>\n<p>Sosa returning will help the bench, and Sosa and Stott will probably platoon at second base for the rest of the season. This is because this season, Stott only has a .596 OPS and a 75 wRC+ against left-handed pitchers, while Sosa has a much better .893 OPS and a 146 wRC+. It remains to be seen if Phillies manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thomsro99.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rob Thomson<\/a> will elect to have Stott and Sosa platoon during the postseason. The bench depth Sosa adds gives Thomson multiple reliable pinch-hit options in late-game situations. It is important for the Phillies to get healthy with the postseason approaching. Bohm and Sosa returning is a good sign for the Phillies&#8217; health moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Kyle Ross-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Phillies are getting infielders back from the injured list soon. On Saturday the Phillies sent Alec Bohm and Edmundo Sosa on rehab assignments with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Bohm has been on the injured list with a left hand strain. It is anticipated that he will be activated before the Phillies series against the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4566,"featured_media":85624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1071,35],"tags":[1987,3368,28342,5734,5146,469,28732,28710],"class_list":["post-85604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-phillies","category-mlb","category-news","tag-alec-bohm","tag-austin-hays","tag-brandon-marsh","tag-buddy-kennedy","tag-edmundo-sosa","tag-j-t-realmuto","tag-kody-clemens","tag-weston-wilson"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4566"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}