The Phillies have an Alec Bohm problem. What are their options? And how long can they wait?

Based on Baseball Reference’s calculation of wins above replacement, a metric that aims to measure all-around performance, Alec Bohm and Giants slugger Rafael Devers have been the worst players in baseball at almost the quarter pole of the season.

Bohm, who turns 30 in August, will be a free agent after the season. The longer he goes without getting big hits, the more his market will take one. He has insisted he isn’t preoccupied by that — “In my mind, that’s really far off in the distance,” he said — but he’s also human.

Interim manager Don Mattingly is expressing confidence in Bohm, citing his recovery from an April funk last year as a reason to believe he can turn things around again.

But what if he can’t? What are the Phillies’ options? And how long can they wait to explore them?

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