A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
On Monday night the Phillies took Alec Bohm with the third overall pick. It would then feel like an eternity before we would see them pick another player. In fact they would watch 103 draft picks go by, before they would make their first selection on day two of the MLB Draft. But as Almaraz … Read more
In what maybe likely there final top 10 pick for a while and not owning a second and third round pick, the Phillies needed to get this one right. There were a number of options they could have went and really any choice they chose from my top five on my big board would have … Read more
It’s draft day everybody! Tonight in at 7 pm EST, we find out who the Phillies pick at #3, where many believe this will be the last time in for a while that they pick in a premium position. Unlike in previous years, the first night of the draft will only see the Phillies pick … Read more
On Monday, we find out who the Phillies pick at #3. It is on this weekend, that we begin to see mock drafts spread rumors about players who could be rising or falling that could shake up the draft, as Matt mentioned yesterday. In a couple of mocks, the Phillies were seen taking Nick Madrigal … Read more
On Monday, the wait will finally be over. At 7 pm on June 4th, the first two rounds of the MLB Draft will commence, and you can watch it on MLB Network or stream it on MLB.com. And it won’t take very long to find out who the Phillies select as they have the #3 … Read more
Day three in Clearwater was a full day. The minor leaguers mainly spent most of their day running baserunning/pickoff drills and batting practice before they would play two seven inning intrasquad games while the big club played at Spectrum Field. I ended up watching about the first five innings of the Phillies and Blue Jays … Read more
The long-winded roller coaster known as the 2017 Phillies has finally come to a close, and with it a ton of optimism. The Phillies started the season at 26-51 through June 28 with pretty much everything going wrong. Then the first offensive weapon arrived in Nick Williams and that slowly started things until Jorge Alfaro … Read more
The 48 hour frenzy is complete. It all concluded yesterday, with the final 30 rounds (900 picks) flying by in a short six and a half hours. The Phillies entered the day having picked eight 4-year college/JUCO players in the first ten rounds, which may have given them room to go over slot on some … Read more
Day Two of the MLB Draft is done, and the Phillies now have their ten picks that represent the total sum of their overall draft pool. In rounds 3-10, the Phillies continued to go after the college prospects, selecting six more four-year college/JUCO players along with the two chosen Monday night. They also split their … Read more
The Phillies had an interesting Day 1 with the way things played out. Beginning with how things shook out in the 1st round, Brendon McKay would turn down the Twins slot saving offer for #1, and they ended up taking the best high school bat in Royce Lewis instead. It would then pretty much go … Read more