A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
The Phillies were not going to “win” the draft and come out with a class that looked like the future of the org. They had the smallest draft pool thanks to going to the world series (picking 2nd to last each round) and signing Trea Turner (cost 2nd and 5th round picks). Depending on the … Read more
The Phillies have been active in the NDFA market the last few seasons, with some success. With the draft shortened to 20 rounds and the NDFA bonuses increased from the $20,000 they were in 2020 and 2021 there is still plenty of talent available. This post will be updated as new signings are reported. Keaton … Read more
As I can throughout the afternoon I will be updating this post with the Phillies picks and notes about them. Round 11 – Kehden Hettiger, C, Sierra Canyon School (CA) Sort of a surprising pick because it didn’t look like the Phillies would have a bunch of money left. Hettiger is an Oregon commit who … Read more
The Phillies closed out their Day 2 of the draft by returning to their roots with big school right handed pitcher with control issues in TCU’s Cam Brown. Brown put up a 5.20 ERA this season in 16 games (12 starts), spanning 55.1 innings with 40 walks and 62 strikeouts. MLB Pipeline ranked him 191st … Read more
In the 9th round of the draft the Phillies went with a real project of a player in OF Avery Owusu-Asiedu out of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Avery has size and projectability at 6’4″ 230lbs, and despite being a 3 year junior just turned 20 in the middle of June. He blossomed into some power … Read more
The Phillies take their first college senior in the 8th round of the draft in Auburn 3B Bryson Ware. Ware struggled his first two years at Auburn after transferring from junior college, but broke out in a big way in 2023. He hit .350/.438/.731 with 24 home runs as a senior. He primarily played third … Read more
In the 7th round the Phillies go with another college arm with traits they seem to value in Missouri State RHP Jake Eddington. Eddington is a 6’2″ RHP who missed the 2022 season due to Tommy John surgery. He has some projectability but reportedly sits mid 90s and up to 97 with good spin (EDIT: … Read more
The Phillies were missing their 5th round pick courtesy of signing Trea Turner. In the 6th round they came back with a pick that matches their recent trends in RHP George Klassen out of the Minnesota. Klassen missed his freshman year due to Tommy John surgery and mostly was a reliever as a sophomore and … Read more
With their 4th round pick the Phillies select TayShaun Walton a high school outfielder from IMG Academy in Florida. It is the third high school hitter in a row for the Phillies. Walton is a physically mature hitter who can hit the ball hard, but has not yet lifted it for power. Reportedly has a … Read more
With their second pick of the draft, in the 3rd round at #98 overall, the Phillies selected Devin Saltiban a high schooler from Hawaii and announced him as a shortstop. Many of the writeups have Saltiban as an outfielder, primarily as a center fielder, so it is interesting he is announced as a shortstop. He … Read more