Skip to main content

Draft 2019: Day two Phillies review

Here is a quick rundown of the Phillies' activity on day two of this year's MLB draft...

With the 91st overall pick in the draft, the Phillies selected shortstop Jamari Baylor.  The righty hitting high school senior out of Benedictine School in Virginia he is scouted as a five-tool player.

In his scholastic season this year, Baylor sported a .412 batting average with seven home runs and 21 RBI, per Richmond.com.

Reportedly, Baylor worked out for the Phillies and the Nationals last week.  The 18-year-old looks to have a strong build and is listed at five-feet-11, 190 pounds.  He is a Louisburg College commit, but has expressed interest in playing professionally.

In the 4th round, the Phillies chose Erik Miller, a lefty pitcher, with the 120th pick in the draft.  Miller, a junior at Stanford, tallied an 8-2 record with a 3.15 ERA and 10.9 K/9 mark in 15 starts. 
Miller is listed at six-foot-five, 240 pounds.  The 21-year-old was previously ranked as a 2nd or 3rd round pick by at least three national outlets.  His efforts in the Cape Cod League last summer (7.71 ERA, 1.99 WHIP) could certainly be a reason that he fell to a later spot. 

In the 5th round, the Phillies selected Gunner Mayer, a righty pitcher out of a junior college in California.

At six-foot-six, 190 pounds, the freshman posted a 4.78 ERA and an 11.5 K/9 mark in 25 relief appearances during the college season.

The Phils took two more right-handed pitchers in rounds six and seven.  Tennessee junior Andrew Schultz, who sports an upper 90's fastball that has touched 101 MPH throughout this season, and Minnesota junior Brett Schulze, who has mid-90's velocity, were those selections.

In round eight, the Phillies took George Washington University shortstop Nate Fassnacht.  The righty hitting 21-year-old posted a .372 average with a 1.108 OPS in 54 games during the college season.

Rudy Rott, a left-handed hitting first baseman from Ohio University was the Phillies' selection in the 9th round.  The 22-year-old senior tallied a .382 average with 10 homers and 47 RBI in 54 games during the college season this year.  His grandfather of the same name pitched professionally.

In the 10th round, the Phillies picked McCarthy Tatum, a righty hitting third baseman out of Fresno State.  Tatum sported a .356 average with 13 home runs and 77 RBI in 57 games this year for the Bulldogs.  

Rounds 11 through 40 will take place on Wednesday beginning at noon Eastern.  

Current Phillies drafted after the 10th round include Yacksel Rios, who was the Phils' 12th round pick in 2011, Jerad Eickhoff, a 15th rounder of the Rangers from 2011, Austin Davis, the Phillies' 12th round pick in 2014 and J.D. Hammer, who was a 26th round pick of the Rockies in 2016.  

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Eric B Needs to be Cut (and My Name is Rakim)

While the Phillies are on a hot streak this month, one player on the team is not. Eric Bruntlett is 1-for-12 in July. Since the start of May, Bruntlett's apex in batting average has been .167 on June 14th. Bruntlett's ineptitude can be tolerated no longer. Get rid of this guy NOW! Eric B. is the 2009 Endy Chavez. Remember Endy...the guy who in 2005 managed just 2 hits in his final 42 games played as a Phillie? That is about the sort of output the Phillies are getting from Bruntlett, and it's time to fix this void. Julio Lugo was designated for assignment last week by the Red Sox and is expected to become a free agent. The Metropolitans are rumored to be interested. Why wouldn't the Phillies be interested in a guy who could surely outhit Bruntlett? Lugo was hitting .284 through 37 games played this season with Boston. Suspended Lehigh Valley IronPig Pablo Ozuna is eligible to return next Wednesday. Ozuna is batting .294 through 51 games at triple A. Miguel Cairo is also...

Yankees Fans Misled By Pepsi Promotion

**** Today, New York Yankees fans attended a Pepsi promotion in Times Square hoping for chances to win opening day tickets to the new stadium, but the tickets, which were difficult to track down due to poor organization on Pepsi's part, were actually for a game in June. Furthermore, the 250 pairs that were promised were actually only 100 pairs. The fans, who were made to sprint through traffic over multiple city blocks when locations for the promotion changed, quickly turned against the soda brand by pooring out their beverages and chanting anti-Pepsi phrases. Yankees fans are even threatening a boycott of Pepsi. An appearance by Yankee great Goose Gossage could not even settle the angry mob, as he had to be whisked away, as a precaution, according to the Daily News . Ooo , I'd hate to see what "the worst fans in sports" (Philadelphia fans) would have done to their free Pepsi cans and beloved reliever in that situation. Because this happened in a non-Philly city, th...

5th spot, Wall, Old timers, Links

The race for the Phillies' fifth starter spot is still on. While it's not fully fair to compare Grapefruit League stats, when some of the pitchers have had "B game" and scrimmage outings mixed in, Kyle Kendrick and Carlos Carrasco look to be falling behind Chan Ho Park and "Jay" Happ. Happ added to his solid Grapefruit League stats (2.45 ERA, 1.09 WHIP in 4 games) today against the Rays. Pitching coach Rich Dubee had been displeased with Kendrick even before he surrendered 8 earned runs in 3 innings of work yesterday against the Braves. Park has been working on improving his change up, with (Coach) Jamie Moyer. Park noticed Moyer's location control on his change, so he sought out Moyer to teach him the grip and positioning of the ball. Moyer, of course, feels good about helping anyone on the Phils' staff. Park has been coached by greats like Nolan Ryan with the Rangers and Sandy Koufax with the Dodgers, so Moyer is in great company. Park is working h...