Phillies Trade Rumor: Paredes for Bohm

0:00It's April 20th, from first pitch to the final out. This is MLB News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. The Philadelphia Phillies are stumbling out the gate this season, dropping their last four series and sweeping losses in all three home sets during a 9-game home stand. With sky-high expectations after last year's run, fans are jittery about this rough patch. They went into the winter hunting a right-handed power bet to balance things out, landing out-fielder Adalis Garcia, but he's off to a sluggish start. After some down years, the line-ups really hurting against lefties and the offense just isn't clicking where it counts. That slump has folks calling for changes, especially since third baseman Alec Bohm's been ice-cold at the plate, frustrating a lot of supporters who, won him shopped. One hot trade idea floating around pairs the Phillies with Houston Astros infielder Isaac Paratus, sending Bohm-plus prospects gauge wood and Ramone. Marquez the other way.

1:00For Philly, Paratus slots in a third, brings righty pop to the middle of the order and fixes those southpaw woes. The Astros, dipping after their glory days, could use young arms to rebuild the farm while flipping in Bohm's veteran glove. It's early May, miles from the deadline, but a move like this might just ignite the Phillies fire before it's too late.