Category Archives: 2013 Draft

Due to the developmental differences between hitters and pitchers many more pitchers blossom in college baseball.  This means that there is a depth of pitching available in the draft that is not greatly inferior talent wise to the high school … Continue reading →

Now that we are into May it is time to look at specific players and groups of players.  We are going to kick off this series with the thinnest position which is college hitters.  For the most part this is … Continue reading →

The Phillies like many teams draft for projectability when it comes to high school players.  The Phillies over the past 5 years have shown that they have a type of high school pitcher that they value.  That pitcher tends to … Continue reading →

At this point in the spring it is way too early to speculate about which player the Phillies will take with the #16 pick.  However we can begin to speculate at what players could be available and more importantly what … Continue reading →

The basics of free agent compensation have been rehashed across the internet, however there are some more subtle things with the new CBA, that dramatically effect the draft, and especially draft strategy. The Basics: Qualifying Offers: A team can extend … Continue reading →