The MLB amateur draft began in 1965 - following is yearly data and information regarding Phillies drafts from that year thru 2024. Trivia buffs know that Rick Monday of the Kansas City Athletics was the first ever player drafted. Mike Adamson was the first player to be drafted by the Phillies - he didn’t sign 🥸 - Larry Hisle became the first Phillies 1965 draft selection to reach the big leagues.
“Originally three separate drafts were held each year. The June draft, which was by far the largest, involved new high school graduates, as well as college seniors who had just finished their seasons. Another draft was held in January, which typically involved high school players who graduated in the winter, junior college players, and players who had dropped out of four-year colleges. Junior college players were required to wait until their current season was completed before they could sign. Finally, there was a secondary draft for players who participated in amateur summer leagues. The two extra drafts were eliminated after 1986.” - Wikipedia
So here’s a look at Phillies data over the years - I went into more detail from 2015 to 2024 - from 1965 to 2014 I scaled back just a bit 🤪. There is too much data in this collection so I am splitting it into four postings - the first will be the time frame from 1965 to 1979 followed by 1980 to 1999 then 2000 to 2019 and the last from 2020 to 2024.
Link to part one : https://www.philliesbaseballfan.com/post/1-13-25-a-look-back-at-phillies-drafts-1965-to-2024-part-one-of-four
Link to part two : https://www.philliesbaseballfan.com/post/1-14-25-a-look-back-at-phillies-drafts-1965-to-2024-part-two-of-four
Link to part three : https://www.philliesbaseballfan.com/post/1-15-25-a-look-back-at-phillies-drafts-1965-to-2024-part-three-of-four
2024 Draft : picked from 27th slot
# of Selections : 20
College Picks : 18 - all D1
High School Picks : 2
# of Signed Draft Picks : 19 (Jared Spencer - 14th round - did not sign)
# of Picks who have reached the Major Leagues : 0
# of Picks still active in MLB/MiLB baseball : 19 - Dante Nori (1st round), Griffin Burkholder (2nd round), John Spikerman (3rd round), Carson DeMartini (4th round), Carter Mathison (5th round), Kodey Shojinaga (6th round), Joel Dragoo (7th round), Camron Hill (8th round), Marcus Morgan (9th round), Brady Day (10th round), Titan Hayes (11th round), AJ Wilson (12th round), Tegan Cain (13th round), Luke Gabrysh (15th round), Eli Trop (16th round), Ryan Degges (17th round), Kevin Warunek (18th round), Erik Ritchie (19th round) & Kyler Carmack (20th round).
# of Undrafted U.S. Free Agents Signed : 7 - Zack Tukis, Raider Tello, Luke Davis, Sam Highfill, Ryan Dromboski, Reese Dutton, Tanner Gresham - all remain in the organization.
# of Picks still with the Phillies organization : 19 (see above)
Overall 2024 Draft Facts : 615 selections - 563 signed (92%) - 0 have made the majors - source - Baseball Cube.
Some current Major League Standouts from the 2024 Draft : N/A
2023 Draft : picked from 27th slot
# of Selections : 18
# of Signed Draft Picks : 18
College Picks : 14 - 11 D1, 1 D2, 2 JC
High School Picks : 4
# of Picks who have reached the Major Leagues : 0
# of Picks still active in MLB/MiLB baseball : 17 - Aidan Miller (1st round), Devin Saltiban (3rd round), Tjayy Walton (4th round), George Klassen (6th round), Jake Eddington (7th round), Bryson Ware (8th round), Avery Owusu-Asiedu (9th round), Cam Brown (10th round), Kehden Hettiger (11th round), Brandon Beckel (12th round), Marty Gair (13th round), Zach Arnold (14th round), Jared Thomas (15th round), Luke Russo (16th round), Ethan Chenault (18th round), Casey Steward (19th round) & Pierce Bennett (20th round) - Klassen is now with the Angels.
# of Picks still with the Phillies organization : 16 - Miller, Saltiban, Walton, Eddington, Ware, Owusu-Asiedu, Brown, Hettiger, Beckel, Gair, Arnold, Thomas, Russo, Chenault, Steward & Bennett.
# of Undrafted U.S. Free Agents Signed : 7 - 6 remain in the organization - Keaton Anthony, Chase Hopewell, Braydon Tucker, Trent Farquhar, Lou Albrecht & Trey Dillard.
Overall 2023 Draft Facts : 614 selections - 567 signed (92%) - 10 have made the majors - source - Baseball Cube.
Some current Major League Standouts from the 2023 Draft : Paul Skenes, Wyatt Langford, Nolan Schaunel.
2022 Draft : picked from 17th slot
# of Selections : 19
College Picks : 15 - 13 D1, 2 JC
High School Picks : 4
# of Signed Draft Picks : 18
# of Picks who have reached the Major Leagues : 1 - Orion Kerkering (5th round).
# of Picks still active in MLB/MiLB baseball : 16 - Justin Crawford (1st round), Gabriel Rincones Jr (3rd round), Alex McFarlane (4th round), Orion Kerkering (5th round), Mavis Graves (6th round), Caleb Ricketts (7th round), Alex Rao (8th round), Emaarion Boyd (11th round), Jordan Dissin (12th round), Cade Fergus (13th round), Bryan Rincon (14th round), Troy Schreffler (15th round), Josh Bortka (16th round), Daniel Harper (17th round), Drew Garrett (19th round) & Nate Karaffa (20th round) - Boyd is now with the Marlins.
# of Picks still with the Phillies organization : 15 - Crawford, Rincones Jr, McFarlane, Kerkering, Graves, Ricketts, Rao, Dissin, Fergus, Rincon, Schreffler, Bortka, Harper, Garrett & Karaffa.
# of Undrafted U.S. Free Agents Signed : 13 - 6 remain in the organization - Otto Kemp, Danny Wilkinson, Ryan Leitch, Jack Dallas, Andrew Walling & Braeden Fausnaught.
Overall 2022 Draft Facts : 616 selections - 562 signed (91%) - 24 have made the majors - source - Baseball Cube.
Some current Major League Standouts from the 2022 Draft : Jackson Holiday, Zach Neto, Ben Joyce.
2021 Draft : picked from 13th slot
# of Selections : 20
College Picks : 14 - 8 D1, 2 D2, 3 JC, 1 NAIA
High School Picks : 6
# of Signed Draft Picks : 19
# of Picks who have have reached the Major Leagues : 0
# of Picks still active in MLB/MiLB baseball : 13 - Andrew Painter (1st round), Ethan Wilson (2nd round), Jordan Viars (3rd round), Micah Ottenbreit (4th round), Griff McGarry (5th round), Jose Peña (6th round), Christian McGowan (7th round), Jason Ruffcorn (8th round), Logan Cerny (10th round), Andrew Baker (11th round), TJ Rumfield (12th round), Matt Osterberg (15th round), Alex Garbrick (17th round) - Ruffcorn is now with Mariners, Cerny is with Astros and Rumfield is with Yankees.
# of Picks still with the Phillies organization : 10 - Painter, Wilson, Viars, Ottenbreit, McGarry, Peña, McGowan, Baker, Osterberg & Garbrick.
# of Undrafted U.S. Free Agents Signed : 10 - 3 remain in the organization - Tristan Garnett, Tommy McCollum & Konnor Ash.
Overall 2021 Draft Facts : 612 selections - 566 signed (92%) - 72 have made the majors - source - Baseball Cube.
Some current Major League Standouts from the 2021 Draft : Mason Miller, Bryce Miller, Tanner Bibee, Bryan Woo, Andrew Abbott.
2020 Draft : picked from 15th slot
# of Selections : 4
College Picks : 3 - 3 D1
High School Picks : 1
# of Signed Draft Picks : 4
# of Picks who have have reached the Major Leagues : 0
# of Picks still active in MLB/MiLB baseball : 3 - Mick Abel (1st round), Casey Martin (3rd round) and Carson Ragsdale (4th round) - Martin is now with the Brewers, Ragsdale with the Giants.
# of Picks still with the Phillies organization : 1 - Mick Abel
# of Undrafted U.S. Free Agents Signed : 12 - 1 remains in the organization - Noah Skirrow.
Overall 2020 Draft Facts : 160 selections - 160 signed (100%) - 59 have made the majors - source - Baseball Cube.
Some current Major League Standouts from the 2020 Draft : Garrett Crochet, Spencer Strider, Heston Kjerstad, Jordan Westburg, Bobby Miller, Jared Jones, Nick Gonzales, Patrick Bailey, Evan Carter, Colt Keith, Logan Allen, Austin Wells.
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