2017 Phillies Draft Tracker

Baseball’s minor league draft kicks off on the afternoon of June 12. The Phillies’ first pick will be at #8 overall. They do not have any compensation picks, so it will be 40 picks over three days. We will be updating this post as picks and information comes in.

Draft Page:

Draft Picks:

Day 1 (Rounds 1-2):

• 1st Round (#8) – Adam Haseley, OF, Virginia
• 2nd Round (#45) – Spencer Howard, RHP, Cal Poly
  • Phillies second-round pick Spencer Howard turned his career around by meditating – Matt Breen

Phillies Wrap Up a Mixed Day 1 of the Draft – Matt

The Draft Philes: Draft Day 1 Recap – Jeff

Day 2 (Rounds 3-10):

• 3rd Round (#83) – Connor Seabold, RHP, Cal State Fullerton
• 4th Round (#113) – Jake Scheiner, 3B, University of Houston
• 5th Round (#143) – Ethan Lindow, LHP, Locust Grove (GA) HS
• 6th Round (#173) – Dalton Guthrie, SS, Florida
  • Guthrie, Mezquita take different routes to Draft – Todd Zolecki
• 7th Round (#203) – Nick Maton, SS, Lincoln Land CC
• 8th Round (#233) – Jhordany Mezquita, LHP
  • The strange story of how the Phillies drafted a player without a school – Matt Breen
  • Mezquita signs for $50,000, $116,000 underslot
• 9th Round (#263) – Jack Zoellner, 3B, New Mexico
• 10th Round (#293) – Connor Brogdan, RHP, Lewis-Clark State

Draft Day 2 Recap – Matt

The Draft Philes: Draft Day 2 Recap – Jeff

Day 3 (Rounds 11-40):

• 11th Round (#323) – Jake Holmes, SS, Pinnacle HS (AZ)
  • Holmes signs for $500,000, $375,000 against bonus pool
• 12th Round (#353) – David Parkinson, LHP, Ole Miss
• 13th Round (#383) – Colby Fitch, C, Louisville
• 14th Round (#413) – Zach Warren, LHP, Tennessee
  • Phils draft pair of locals in Warren, Sullivan – Todd Zolecki
• 15th Round (#443) – Alex Garcia, RHP, UC Santa Barbara
• 16th Round (#473) – Kyle Dohy, LHP, Cal Poly Pomona
• 17th Round (#503) – Austin Listi, OF, Dallas Baptist
• 18th Round (#533) – Damon Jones, LHP, Washington St
  • Phillies draft pick Damon Jones is the grandson of an ex-76er who once was traded for Wilt – Matt Breen
• 19th Round (#563) – Addison Russ, RHP, Houston Baptist
• 20th Round (#593) – Brady Schanuel, RHP, Parkland College
  • East’s Schanuel drafted by Phillies, but may still be Iowa-bound
• 21st Round (#623) – Jakob Hernandez, LHP, University of Texas Arlington
• 22nd Round (#653) – Brian Mims, 2B, UNC Wilmington
  • Forest Park graduate Brian Mims will sign with the Philadelphia Phillies
• 23rd Round (#683) – Shane Drohan, LHP, Cardinal Newman HS
• 24th Round (#713) – Kevin Markham, OF, University of Texas San Antonio
• 25th Round (#743) – Jesus Azuaje, SS, Glendale CC
• 26th Round (#773) – Quincy Nieporte, 1B, Florida St
• 27th Round (#803) – Yahir Gurrolo, OF, University of North Florida
• 28th Round (#833) – Bill Sullivan, RHP, St. Marks HS
  • St. Mark’s Sullivan has dream come true after being drafted by favorite team, the Phillies – Meghan Montemurro
  • Phils draft pair of locals in Warren, Sullivan – Todd Zolecki
• 29th Round (#863) – Bailey Cummings, RHP, San Jacinto College North
• 30th Round (#893) – Matt Kroon, 3B, Central Arizona College
• 31st Round (#923) – Danny Mayer, OF, University of the Pacific
• 32nd Round (#953) – Sati Santa Cruz, RHP, Central Arizona College
• 33rd Round (#983) – Benjamin Brown, RHP, Ward Melville HS (NY)
• 34th Round (#1013) – Kyle Hurt, RHP, Torrey Pines HS (CA)
• 35th Round (#1043) – Brian Morrell, RHP, Shoreham Wading River HS (NY)
• 36th Round (#1073) – Joe Breaux, OF, McLennan CC
• 37th Round (#1103) – Eduard Julien, 2B, Cardinal Roy SS (Canada)
• 38th Round (#1133) – Landon Gray, C, Weatherford College
• 39th Round (#1163) – D.J. Stewart, 3B, Westminster Christian Academy
• 40th Round (#1193) – Paul Coumoulos, OF, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic HS

Some Quick Thoughts on Draft Day 3 – Matt

The Draft Philes: The Epic Marathon Ends – Jeff

Undrafted Free Agents:

Kipp Moore, IF, Murray State

Links and Previews:

Jeff’s Draft Philes:

Big Board

• Adam Halsey (and others)
• Pavin Smith
• J.B. Bukauskas
• Alex Faedo
• Jordon Adell/Drew Ellis
• Jeren Kendall/Austin Beck
• David Peterson/D.L. Hall/Trevor Rogers
• Nick Pratto
• Seth Romero
• Brendon Little/Daniel Tillo/Nate Pearson
• M.J. Melendez/Luis Campusano
• Jake Eder/Alex Scherff/Sam Keating
• Quentin Holmes/Chris Seise/Garrett Mitchell/Conner Uselton
• Corbin Martin/Alex Lange/Brian Shaffer/Tristan Beck
• Brian Miller/Connor Wong/Kevin Merrell

Mock Drafts:

Oldest Mock Drafts first

• Kyle Wright, RHP, Vanderbilt – 2017 MLB Mock Draft: The First Ten – Baseball America – March 16
• Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia – Mock Draft 2.0: Brendan McKay, Hunter Greene Lead a Still Wide-Open Draft – April 20
• Mock Draft: Twins grab McKay, Greene to Reds – MLB.com – May 2
  • Jeren Kendall, OF, Vanderbilt (Callis)
  • Austin Beck, OF, North Davidson HS (Mayo)
• Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia – MLB Mock Draft Version 1 – Perfect Game – May 10
• Shane Baz, RHP, Concordia Lutheran HS – Mock Draft 1.0 – ESPN (Keith Law) – May 11
• Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia – MLB Mock Draft 3.0 – Baseball America – May 18
• J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, North Carolina – Mock draft: Could Twins go Greene? – MLB.com (Jonathan Mayo) – May 18
• Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia – Mock Draft: Twins make Wright pick at No. 1 – MLB.com (Jim Callis) – May 26
• Alex Faedo, RHP, Florida – MLB Mock Draft 3.5 – Baseball America – May 26
• Austin Beck, OF, North Davidson HS – Mock Draft 2.0 – ESPN (Keith Law) – May 30
• Adam Haseley, OF, Virginia – Mock draft: Wright, Greene go 1-2; Pearson’s stock soaring– MLB.com (Mayo)
• Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia – Fangraphs’ 2017 Mock Draft – Fangrpahs (Eric Longenhagen) – June 5
• Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia – Round 1 forecast: MLB Draft starts Monday! – MLB.com (Callis) – June 9
• J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, North Carolina – MLB Mock Draft 4.0 – Baseball America – June 9
• Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia – Mock Draft 3 – ESPN (Keith Law) – June 11
• Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia – Draft-day Mock – MLB (Mayo) – June 12
• Adam Haseley, OF, Virginia – Draft-day Mock – MLB (Callis) – June 12
• Adam Haseley, OF, Virginia – MLB Mock Draft 4.5 – Baseball America – June 12
• Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia – Fangraphs’ 2017 Mock Draft, Final Edition – Eric Longenhagen – June 12
• Adam Haseley, OF, Virginia – Mock Draft Version 3 – Perfect Game – June 12

Draft Rankings:

• Top 100 Draft Prospects – Baseball America – March 23, 2017
• MLB Pipeline Top 50
  • #8 Tanner Houck, RHP, Missouri
• 2017 College Top 100 Draft Prospects – Baseball America – January 6, 2017
• High School Top 100 – Baseball America – November 23, 2016
• Top 50 MLB draft prospects: Two-way stars top our list – ESPN – Keith Law – April 26, 2017
• MLB Pipeline Top 50
  • #8 Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia
• 2017 Top 200 MLB Draft Prospects – Baseball America – May 4, 2017
• BA 500
• Fangraphs Rankings

Draft Recaps:

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