A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman After taking two high school outfielders, the Phillies spent much of Day 2 of the draft leaving us asking the question of “Do they know they can take pitchers?”. The thing about the MLB draft is you can have a real dedicated strategy, like the year the Angels only took pitchers or they Yankees this … Read more
To end Day 2 of the draft the Phillies take Brady Day from Kansas State. He was listed as a shortstop, but played exclusively at second this year, but has been all over the diamond in his time. Day was selected in the 12th round by the Braves last year, but didn’t sign. He hit … Read more
The Phillies are now into their take pitchers with problems phase with RHP Marcus Morgan from Iowa in the 9th round. His ERA was good in 2023 (3.72) but it came with 51 walks in 65.1 innings. In 2024, it was a 7.45 ERA in 54.1 innings with 53 walks and 64 strikeouts. He is … Read more
The Phillies take their first pitcher of the draft in Georgia Tech LHP Camron Hill. Hill is 6’6″ and long and lanky, and at 215lbs has room to fill out some. Baseball America has him as 90-94 touching up to 96 with a slider and a changeup. He has started and relieved all three years … Read more
The Phillies take Presbyterian College OF Joel Dragoo with their 7th round pick. He is their 7th straight hitter and either 4th or 5th outfielder. Dragoo was a decent hitter as a sophomore and in the Appy League last summer, but put up a staggering .401/.508/.797 as a junior. He played in the Big South … Read more
The hits just keep coming as the Phillies take Kansas catcher Kodey Shojinaga. Sojinaga is a draft eligible sophomore who started both years at Kansas. Despite being announced as a catcher, he only caught one game last year and is a bit of a player without a position. Baseball America has him as a second … Read more
Phillies go with their 5th straight hitter with their 5th round pick in Indiana outfielder Carter Mathison. Mathison had a big year as a freshman, but was less dominant as a sophomore and junior, hitting just .260/.378/.498 this year. There are definitely mixed opinions on him with most public lists having him rated out beyond … Read more
After prioritizing speed, and some power questions, in the first 3 rounds, the Phillies go for power in the 4th round with Virginia Tech third baseman Carson DeMartini. DeMartini struck out a ton this year and in 2022, but had it under control in 2023. There is some speculation about his shoulder injury messing with … Read more
For a brief second it looked like the Phillies had taken their third straight plus plus speed center fielder when they selected John Spikerman from the Oklahoma. However, despite not playing infield since high school they announced him as a shortstop. Spikermen hit .368/.429/.542 this year, despite breaking his hamate this spring. His only three … Read more
I wrote up brief highlights on the Phillies two picks at #27 and #63, but I wanted to combine some thoughts about how things stand so far. When I went back and looked at the Phillies previous drafts, it was littered with not so great hitters. Aidan Miller looks like a steal, but he also … Read more