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 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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:
- 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:
Around the Industry:
Can’t read the draft tracker on my phone. In past years you could with a pop up I believe. Keep up the great work.