A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
I realize that I have not written much this year, at least not here. I could write a bunch about how the Phillies system has some very interesting lottery tickets in the lower minors, or how the top has really disappointed this year. However, I think it is much more interesting to just talk about … Read more
Not every prospect that will set foot on a major league field will be an impact player. The drafts under Johnny Almaraz have done a very good job of finding players who look like major league contributors regardless of the round they were drafted in. Pitchers like Kyle Dohy and Zach Warren may have been … Read more
I decided to do a Top 30 list this year because it was as deep as I felt I could go while keeping the integrity of a list. However, 30 is just an arbitrary cut off and there are more players worth talking about. So here is a collection of other prospects I have thoughts … Read more
On Monday night the Phillies took Alec Bohm with the third overall pick. It would then feel like an eternity before we would see them pick another player. In fact they would watch 103 draft picks go by, before they would make their first selection on day two of the MLB Draft. But as Almaraz … Read more
With their second pick of the draft after sitting out the second and third rounds (due to signing Jake Arrieta and Carlos Santana), the Phillies took RHP Colton Eastman. Eastman will join fellow Fullerton alumni Connor Seabold and Thomas Eshelman in the Phillies system. Eastman has good size, but the past two years he has … Read more
MLB Draft Details Phillies 1st Round Pick: #3 (Pick Value $6,947,500) Draft Tracker Draft Picks: Tracking Spreadsheet Round Pick Player Position School Bonus Slot 1 3 Alec Bohm 3B Wichita State $5,850,000 $6,947,500 4 107 Colton Eastman RHP Cal State Fullerton $522,900 $522,900 5 137 Matt Vierling CF Notre Dame $380,000 $390,600 6 167 Kendall … Read more