Griffin Burkholder

Name: Griffin BurkholderPosition: OFBorn: August 30, 2005Country: USBats/Throws: R/RHeight/Weight: 6’2″ 195lbsHow Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2024 Draft by the PhilliesSigned: July 24, 2024Bonus: $2,497,500Options Remaining: 3Rule 5 Eligible: 2028MiLB Free Agency: 2030 Articles Stats Rankings Reports Video Stats Prospect Rankings 2025 #6 2025 #6 Role: Above Average RegularRisk: Extreme – Burkholder hit a triple in his first pro plate appearance and then injured … Read more

Phillies 2024 Midseason Prospect Ranking and Trade Deadline Preview

The draft picks have all signed and the trade deadline is next week, so like last year I am going to combine the two into a rankings update and thoughts on the trade deadline. Like always I have divided the list up into tiers. Within a tier the order is my preference. It isn’t 100% … Read more

Phillies 2024 Draft – Day 1 Thoughts

I wrote up brief highlights on the Phillies two picks at #27 and #63, but I wanted to combine some thoughts about how things stand so far. When I went back and looked at the Phillies previous drafts, it was littered with not so great hitters. Aidan Miller looks like a steal, but he also … Read more

Phillies Take Griffin Burkholder With the 63rd Pick of the 2024 MLB Draft

The Phillies decided to double up on high school outfielders taking Griffin Burkholder from Freedom HS in Virginia. Burkholder was rated higher on many boards than Nori and brings a similar, but not identical profile to the Phillies 1st round pick. Burkholder is big and projectable, and most sites have him rated with at least … Read more