Cody Bowker
Phillies 2025 Midseason Prospect Ranking and Trade Deadline Preview
The MLB trade deadline is July 31 6pm EDT. The Phillies have a need in their bullpen and in left field or on their bench. By all accounts they are motivated to make a deal, however the market is in flux and that means there could be a lot available, little available, or even only … Read more
Phillies Use 2025 Draft to Invest in Starting Pitching For Now and Later
Entering the draft I wrote the Phillies had an obvious need for pitching. It wasn’t a new or novel concept, and saying they needed both depth and talent was obvious to anyone who started to put together a ranking or tried to figure out who the Phillies had to give up in trade. We may … Read more
2025 Draft Day 1 Sees Phillies Go Heavy on a New Pitching Direction
In past drafts there has been smoke both before the draft and afterwards that the Phillies intended to select college pitchers, but the board didn’t fall that way. Drafting three college pitchers with their first 3 picks doesn’t necessarily mean the Phillies set out to rejuvenate a pitching starved organization, but it does mean they … Read more
Phillies Select Cody Bowker in the 3rd Round of the 2025 Draft
In the third round the Phillies continued with their college arms taking RHP Cody Bowker from Vanderbilt. This season was Bowker’s first at Vanderbilt after transferring from Georgetown. He was good in the Cape Cod League in between before having an ok year for the Commodores (4.38 ERA 72 IP 28 BB 99 K). He … Read more