CLEARWATER, Fla. — The optics were hard to miss.
For six innings here Monday, Alec Bohm played third base — and rather well, it must be noted. To his left, Bryson Stott was back at his natural shortstop, leaping to catch line drives and picking up three more hits.
It was a homegrown left side of the Phillies’ infield, first-round picks in back-to-back drafts playing side-by-side in a 7-1 victory over the Orioles. Sure, it was only spring training. Still, it must have felt like a mini-triumph for a farm system that hasn’t had many lately.
