Phillies 2016 Draft Round 31-40

My eyes are struggling to keep focused on the computer monitor. The Phillies meanwhile have taken another 6’10” LHP, a puzzling college pitcher, some HSers, and some other players. Round 31 – Tyler Frohwirth, RHP, Minnesota State University Mankato Frohwirth has bloodlines, a funky delivery, and almost no innings in college. Round 32 – Daniel … Read more

Phillies 2016 Draft Rounds 21 to 30

The middle rounds of Day 3 saw the Phillies take a couple interesting projects to go with a bunch of college arms to fill out the short season bullpen. Round 21 – Jonathan Hennigan, LHP, Texas St University Hennigan has size and projectability (6’4″ 185), but he walked over 5 per 9 this year. I couldn’t … Read more

Phillies 2016 Rounds 16 to 20

The draft is never ending… In reality this is the part of the draft where the team is picking for need, that need is filling up the low minors rosters. The goal is to find guys who are a break or two away from being some sort of major leaguer. Almost none will make it … Read more

Phillies 2016 Rounds 11 to 15

Day 3 is well underway with 5 rounds already in the books. It is rapid fire today with the draft tracker down for the first 3 rounds before coming back to life. You can follow the picks live on the Draft Tracker. Round 11 – Josh Stephens, Mater Dei HS, CA The Phillies kicked off … Read more

Draft Day 2 Recap

I think at this point we can say Almaraz drafts are going to be strange and unconventional. Unlike last year we had an added wrinkle that Pat Gillick was much more involved in the hands on scouting of players. He was spotted at games for some of the top players they took, but also JoJo Romero. … Read more

Phillies take Blake Quinn in the 9th Round and Julian Garcia in the 10th Round of the MLB Draft

In the 9th round the Phillies take Blake Quinn, he is a senior with a year of eligibility left because he transferred from Fresno State to Cal State Fullerton. Quinn is a big right handed pitcher who struck out more than a batter an inning in an up and down season. It looks like his … Read more