A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
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
Every major league team has multiple big boards comparing college and high school hitters and pitchers, on top of an overall board. In the 2017 class, the weakest group is the college hitters, where most of the top talent are either future first basemen, slap-happy speedsters, or big-swinging offensive minded catchers. The Phillies strength right … Read more
The Phillies entered the season loaded with starting pitching at every level of the minor leagues. Unfortunately injuries to Vince Velasquez, Clay Buchholz, Zach Eflin, Sixto Sanchez, and Seranthony Dominguez, and Elniery Garcia’s suspension left the Phillies rotations thin at every level. The Phillies prospect depth meant that most levels of the system were also … Read more
This year’s crop of college prospects isn’t as strong as it’s been in years past, with not as many “safe” plays in the early rounds. But of course, the Phillies strategy the last couple of years even when drafting high school talent has been to get talent that had a good chance to reach their … Read more
We are less than a week from the start of the Major League Baseball Rule 4 draft. Not that we normally know who the Phillies will take with their pick (we didn’t learn they liked Cornelius Randolph until the week of the draft), but right now we only have a group of players the Phillies … Read more
Today, we take a look at a couple of intriguing high school bats that are not first round projections. The shortstop and three outfielders all have at least one plus tool that makes them stand out, but plenty of flaws. In a draft with a plethora of high school talent, the Phillies will need to take … Read more