Phillies will sign Jacob Diekman

2007 Draft

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 for the Bruins this summer. He said the Phillies had indicated they planned to watch his progress and could make an offer later.

At that point, Diekman also said he planned to stay in school and head to Lincoln and the University of Nebraska for the fall semester.

But “later,” became now, in a hurry.

“The Phillies made a really good offer now and I don’t want to wait the whole summer,” Diekman said.

Diekman said he decided to “take” the offer from the Phillies when it came.

“They said they want me in their organization so they can work with me,” Diekman said. “I guess they have a left-handed pitching coach and he thinks he can really improve me.

“They really want me now.”

Diekman said initially he’ll be headed to Florida and the developmental league.

Thanks to e-mailer Allan for the heads up on the link. Diekman is only 20, and has a great pitcher’s frame. He was pitching at Cloud County CC, and I don’t really have much info on him, but the Phillies must like what they see.

12 thoughts on “Phillies will sign Jacob Diekman”

  3. PGCrosschecker.com has some really good things to say about his velocity (up to 93-94 this spring) and makings of a good slider. Athletic build, size, arm strength, this is everything you look for in a prospect, especially a lefty. One of the earlier articles on the Beatice Daily Sun indicated that the Phillies think he can advance quicker than most other people think. I’m really excited about this signing.

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  4. I’m pretty excited too. I was thinking about this, do you think they might not sign Mach? It appears he’s hardballing them and he has no leverage as a college senior. Last year, Myers got $250K in the 4th round. Maybe they are not going to sign Mach, and instead will use part of that money to pay Workman (extra 3rd for DD) and the rest to offer 100K or so to Diekman?

    The Mach pick seemed bad from the get go, maybe they changed course when he wouldn’t sign for less than slot as a college senior.

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  5. I think Mach is just taking some time off, he had a long season. For all we know, they’ve already reached agreement, but Mach is just taking some time to rest up. OR… since his father is a financial consultant, maybe he’s trying to get a few extra dollars for his son. I would expect something to happen shortly, but you never know.

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  7. Speaking of signing, Joe Savery will probably be signing within the next few weeks. Rice’s season is now over, and I know he’s anxious to get to pro ball.

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  10. You’ve been pretty critical of Mach pick. He’s off to a great start at Williamsport (7 for 14, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, Slug over 1.000) after not seeing live pitching for over 2 weeks. I realize 4 games does not make for a career, but any new thoughts on this pick?

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  11. Still not a fan. He’s a 4 year senior playing in short season, he should be raking. I just don’t think he has much of a ceiling, and is probably a spare part down the road.

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