PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 10: Alec Bohm #28 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park on August 10, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Dodgers defeated the Phillies 5-0. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
What’s the point in cultivating prospects if you know their status will meet an untimely end once the Phillies are entrusted with developing their skills?
After the stunning demotion of Alec Bohm on Sunday to activate Rhys Hoskins — both of whom were supposed to be large pieces of this core — that type of fatalism only feels slightly hyperbolic.