A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
In the 4th round the Phillies took a very Phillies type pitcher in 6’4″ RHP Alex McFarlane out of Miami (Fl). McFarlane has… Athleticism High end velocity (95-96 T99) High spin fastball (though it seems it isn’t the ride shape they have prioritized, according to Fangraphs) Plus slider Poor control It isn’t quite the Griff … Read more
For the second draft in a row the Phillies go with a small conference college corner bat with their second pick. Last year it was Ethan Wilson in the second round, this time it is Florida Atlantic outfielder Gabriel Rincones. Rincones is a big dude who currently plays right field, but it looks like his … Read more
With their first pick and only pick of Day 1 of the draft the Phillies selected high school outfielder Justin Crawford. Crawford is the son of Carl Crawford and obvious has many similar characteristics. He is an elite level runner and great defender in center field. All the reports have him with good hit tool … Read more
The draft is now locked into 20 rounds. The Phillies do not have their 2nd round pick due to signing Nick Castellanos. Draft Tracker Draft Spreadsheet Day 1: Round 1 (17) – Justin Crawford, OF, Bishop Gorman HS (LV) Day 2: Round 3 (93) – Gabriel Rincones Jr., OF, Florida Atlantic Round 4 (122) – … Read more
The 2021 MLB draft finished up yesterday with 20 rounds of selection. An amount that made the ending feel very abrupt. The Phillies had 20 picks in those 20 rounds and have already added on 5 non-drafted free agents as I start to write this. You can find links to all of this on the … Read more
Phillies end their draft with another big RHP with questions. Cam Wynne is a 6’6″ 220lbs reliever out of Nebraska. His fastball is mid 90s, up to 96 with a slider. He was purely a reliever this year, pitching 17.1 innings in 17 games. Once again it is an arm strength bet with a big … Read more
In the 19th round the Phillies continue the theme of big stuff and big risk in Missouri RHP Seth Halvorsen. Halvorsen (who is transferring to Tennessee if he doesn’t sign) has big time command issues, walking 57 in 72 innings as a starter this year. He didn’t pitch (but did hit) in 2020 due to … Read more
In the 18th round the Phillies select another college RHP in Malik Binns from Benedictine U Mesa (he is listed as a senior, but is actually a JuCo transfer) Binns has big size (6’7″ 240lbs), but has struggled with control on the mound, walking over 5 per 9 this college season. In the Appalachian League … Read more
The Phillies take RHP Alex Garbrick out of University of South Carolina Upstate in the 17th round of the draft. Garbrick spent his first 4 years at Morehead State. Garbrick was drafted in the 40th round by the Yankees in 2019. Last fall he was up to 95 while sitting in the low 90s (see … Read more
Back to RHP and sort of back to JuCo (they have two essentially 3rd year JuCo players) for the Phillies in the 16th round in Glendale College RHP Ty Collins. Collins doesn’t turn 20 until August and has good size projection at 6’3″ 165lbs. He looks to be athletic RHP who was up to 94 … Read more