Category Archives: 2007 Draft

It’s been an eventful month or so since the draft. The Phillies have done some nice work in signing their college guys taken early in a rather quick fashion, and they wrapped up their two top prep guys in d’Arnaud … Continue reading →

Here’s a nice article on our 30th round pick, Jacob Diekman. Diekman is reporting to the GCL squad, and reportedly got something “close to 7th round money”, which is probably between $50,000 and $100,000, if I had to guess. He … Continue reading →

Less than 12 hours after deciding to pass on pro baseball for now, Jiwan James changed his mind and signed with the Phillies. The article talks about James going back and forth, including attending an orientation session at Florida, but … Continue reading →

Diekman, the team’s 30th round pick, looks likely to sign. The Phillies took him as the 18th pick in the draft’s 30th round. He was the 923rd player selected overall. Immediately after the draft, Diekman planned to continue to play … Continue reading →

If you check at the top of the blog next to the “Prospect Tracker”, you’ll see a chronological list of all the Phillies draft picks from the 2007 draft, their position, height/weight, DOB, and any articles I tracked down about … Continue reading →

Last week I posted my mock draft, lots of stuff happened between then and yesterday, but just for giggles, let’s see how I did, and how I did compared with blog reader kgengler

I’ve had my say, reviewing day 1 and day 2, as well as some overall thoughts. Now I want to know what YOU think of our draft. I’ve set up a simple poll over at polldaddy.com, just click the link … Continue reading →

I want to make a disclaimer statement right here. I’m going to say some really harsh things about the Phillies “braintrust”, ownership group, and anyone else associated with the draft in the next 2,000 or so words. If you love … Continue reading →

Well, if you feel like me right now, you’re worn out. The first day of the draft is one of the most exciting days of the year for me, and this year was no exception. This draft had potential for … Continue reading →

Today is the second day of the draft, and will cover up to 45 rounds worth of picks, though it’s thought that a lot of teams will drop out before the end of the 50th round, mainly because the draft … Continue reading →