🔥 HOT NEWS: The Phillies’ Future Is Speeding Up, and Alec Bohm May Be the First Casualty ⚡.DD

The Philadelphia Phillies enter 2026 with growing excitement around top prospect Aidan Miller, whose long-awaited MLB debut appears closer than ever.

Feb 25, 2025; Port Charlotte, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson (96) slides safely into second base against Philadelphia Phillies infielder Aidan Miller (81) at Charlotte Sports Park. | Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

Drafted twenty-seventh overall in 2023, Miller has steadily climbed the minor-league ladder and finished 2025 with a brief taste of Triple-A.

While questions remain about how quickly his skills will translate, anticipation has already begun shaping expectations inside the organization and fanbase.

That excitement intensified after a bold preseason prediction suggested Miller’s timeline could accelerate dramatically this summer.

ESPN’s Eric Karabell projected Miller would seize the Phillies’ starting third base job by Memorial Day in 2026.

Karabell went even further, predicting Miller would win National League Rookie of the Year in the same season.

Such a scenario would thrill most Phillies fans, but it casts an uncomfortable shadow over current third baseman Alec Bohm.

Bohm has manned the hot corner since 2020, yet his long-term grip on the position has gradually weakened.

Karabell anticipates a slow offensive start from Bohm, forcing the Phillies to consider a change by May.

Bohm is set to become a free agent after 2026 and is widely viewed as unlikely to return on a new deal.

In 2025, Bohm hit .287 with a .741 OPS, but his limited power production raised familiar concerns.

Miller’s profile presents a sharp contrast, combining patience, power, and elite baserunning ability.

Across multiple minor-league levels in 2025, Miller posted an .825 OPS with fourteen home runs and fifty-nine stolen bases.

Though developed as a shortstop, Miller is viewed internally as the Phillies’ future third baseman.

Trea Turner’s presence at shortstop removes positional uncertainty, clearing a direct path for Miller at third.

Karabell predicts Miller will hit .280 with twenty home runs and twenty-five steals after a May promotion.

The projection even includes Bohm being traded to the Chicago White Sox during the season.

Plate discipline further separates the two, with Miller’s walk rate far exceeding Bohm’s recent numbers.

If Miller starts hot in 2026, delaying his promotion may become increasingly difficult to justify.

For the Phillies, the question is not whether Miller is part of the future, but how quickly that future arrives.