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 base this season and has played around the diamond. According to Baseball America he posted some top end exit velocities to go with the home run power. The Phillies have not been afraid drafting college players coming off of big years with big exit velocity numbers.
Ware will likely be underslot (slot is $187,100), but I doubt he will be down in the $10,000 bonus range as he probably could have gotten a solid bonus on Day 3 of the draft. That said, he also isn’t just an org filler and has some actual intrigue as a prospect.