A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
The Phillies kicked off day 2 with the 83rd pick in the draft. There was a run of 7 HS players up to their pick where they doubled up on California college starters, this time in Cal State Fullerton RHP Connor Seabold. Based on pre-draft rankings he is a bit of an overdraft like Howard, … Read more
Yesterday was the appetizer to the draft. Today the real madness begins. Starting at 1pm eastern teams will begin a flurry of picks with a pick per minute for 8 rounds and over 240 players drafted. I could give you a list of best players available, but we already saw yesterday with the second round … Read more
The first day of the draft gets all of the buzz. The first round kicks off on TV in primetime with 5 minutes per pick and commentary by people with no clue what they are talking about. This carries into the second round which gives a small teaser of the lightning round that is Day … 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
The Phillies had mentioned that the draft was strong in pitching and after a run of college arms to end the first and into the comp round, it looked like the board set up for the Phillies to take a high school arm. Instead they went well off the board with RHP Spencer Howard out … Read more
The Phillies have long been linked to the University of Virginia bats at the top of the draft. As the draft went mostly to chalk and the Diamondbacks took first baseman Pavin Smith, the pick was obvious. So with the 8th pick in the 2017 draft the Phillies took center fielder Adam Haseley. Haseley is … Read more
The MLB draft kicks off this evening with rounds 1 and 2. The Phillies will be picking at #8 and then again at #45. Last year we had some clue as to who the Phillies would target in the 2nd round, this year it has become near useless to speculate, but we do have some … Read more
After nearly five weeks, 41 draft profiles, and hundreds of hours staring at Youtube videos and eyewitness reports, the Draft Philes has now reached its big day: the 1st Day of the MLB Draft. Tonight at 7 pm EST, you can watch the 1st and 2nd rounds of the draft on MLB Network or MLB.com. … Read more
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 … Read more
Tomorrow’s the big day, where high school and college baseball players get a chance to potentially hear their name called by a major league team and begin their professional careers. I certainly have had a lot of fun giving you guys information on all of the potential names that the Phillies could select with the … Read more