2023 Draft, Day One: July 9th

2023 Draft

The Phillies have the 27th overall selection in the first round.  They gave up their second- and fifth-round picks when they signed so-far underperforming free agent shortstop Trea Turner who had a qualifying offer attached.

The Phillies have the smallest bonus pool allotment – $5,185,500.

The complete slot breakdown is as follows (round, pick, $) –

  1. 27th overall: $2,968,800
  2. Forfeited with Trea Turner’s signing
  3. 98th overall: $685,100
  4. 130th overall: $501,600
  5. Forfeited with Trea Turner’s signing
  6. 193rd overall: $282,900
  7. 223rd overall: $222,900
  8. 253rd overall: $187,100
  9. 283rd overall: $172,700
  10. 313th overall: $164,400
  11. 343rd overall: picks in rounds 11 thru 20 are each capped at $150, 000 (per the recent CBA) which doesn’t count against the bonus pool; any portion exceeding this figure counts against the bonus pool.
  12. 373rd overall: capped at $150,000
  13. 403rd overall: capped at $150,000
  14. 433rd overall: capped at $150,000
  15. 463rd overall: capped at $150,000
  16. 493rd overall: capped at $150,000
  17. 523rd overall: capped at $150,000
  18. 553rd overall: capped at $150,000
  19. 583rd overall: capped at $150,000
  20. 613th overall: capped at $150,000

Contracts for non-drafted free agents are no longer capped at $20,000.  However, any amount over $150,000 counts against the allotted bonus pool.

Schedule (All Times ET)

Sunday, July 9
Day 1
Round 1 (including one prospect promotion compensation pick), Competitive Balance Round A (10 picks), Round 2, and Competitive Balance Round B (six picks) and three second-round compensation picks.
The pregame show begins at 6:00 PM on MLB Network. All 70 picks can be seen on the MLB Network, ESPN, and streaming live on MLB.com.
Round 1 begins at 7:00 PM EST
Monday, July 10
Day 2
Rounds 3-10
Streaming live on MLB.com
Round 3 begins at 2:00 PM EST
Tuesday, July 11
Day 3
Rounds 11-20
Streaming live on MLB.com
Round 11 begins at 2:00 PM EST

The 2023 Draft Tracker will be updated as picks and signings are announced.  However, I can’t promise that I’ll be posting daily draft articles.  As in previous years, NDFA’s will be included in the draft tracker.

I can no longer auto-share articles on Twitter.  They have greatly increased the cost of API access for sites like WordPress that use JetPack Social to share.  Rather than pass the prohibitive cost on to customers, the use of API Twitter was discontinued.

I can still share manually on Twitter and will continue to do so until I find a better social media application.  Before learning of this change, I had become increasingly dissatisfied with Twitter anyway.  I’ll be checking into Tumblr, Mastodon, Instagram, and Threads.

62 thoughts on “2023 Draft, Day One: July 9th”

  4. Great to have you back Jim. I never realized how my much Phuture Phillies was a part of my daily life until it wasn’t anymore.

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  6. I am excited to see who the Phillies pick, what you (Jim) and the other fans here think about the pick, and would also be curious about who you both think will realistically be available around where the Phillies pick and that you would like to see the team pick.

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  9. I joined Twitter trying to find more Phillies information that’s how desperate I’ve been to find Phillies minor league information.

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    1. Jim, Welcome Back!

      Hope you are 100 percent and ready to rock.

      This site is a huge part of my daily life. I checked it every day to see if you were open for business.

      Like v1, I love the Aidan Miller pick.

      I finally saw the Threshers a few weeks ago. Justin Crawford is no doubt a great talent, and they say he’s picked up weight since last year. But his arms and legs are super-thin. Hope he fills out.

      Again, welcome back!

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  12. Is there a place where the regulars discuss our minor league players? I’m desperate for that information.

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    1. Philliesphans has a daily posting. Not much action but those that do, including, occasionally, Matt Winkleman, are insightful and not your typical mouthbreather crowd.

      Nothing like the OG PP though. I’ve read this site for 15 years and am so glad that Jim was able to bring it back!

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  13. Hi guys. I just thought I would check. Great to see. Hope all is well Jim.
    I have missed everyone. I too like the pick for the Phillies. I hope they are ready for a big second half. Couple downers after the the 13 straight.

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  14. So glad PP is back! Well, at least for tonight lol

    I thought we had NO SHOT at drafting Aidan Miller. Wow. He could be the Phillies’ answer to Austin Riley.

    I think coaches will try to mess with that hitch in his swing, but hopefully not to his detriment.

    Either way, Brian Barber has proven himself to be a very competent executive. Love this pick.

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  15. Aidan Miller seems to be a high risk high reward pick. He missed his senior year with hamate surgery and supposedly has trouble with inside pitches, which is not unique. I don’t know if he’s back playing yet.
    Welcome back all of PP and certainly Jim.

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  16. Like this pick……experts gripe about the age factor…but he was 18 a month before the draft!
    Mets’ 3B Batty and Marlins’ LHP Rogers from past drafts were older picks in thier respective drafts….maybe even older than Miller.
    Scouting grades:
    Hit: 50… Power: 60 …. Run: 50…. Arm: 60…. Field: 50 …. Overall: 55

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    1. Glad to see this site back up!

      I took a look at Baty’s minor league numbers, and was shocked that Baty played 51 games in the minors the year he was drafted. Not sure if Miller will get to that, especially coming off injury. Baty has a career minor league OPS of .903. Baty is struggling in the the bigs, but I think if Miller comes close to .900 OPS in the minors, we’ll gladly take that and see what happens.

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      1. Yeah..agree.
        Quite honestly, I did not expect either of Baty or Rogers to get to the majors as soon as they did when they were drafted, because of their older age. I thought they would both struggle in the minors and their HS numbers were inflated/exagerated because they were so much older than their counterparts. But to their credit they did well.
        I hope Miller can sign early and also get some professional bats in before FILs start in October.

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        1. It’s true that Miller is older than the average HS senior, but he’s not like crazy old. As a comparison:

          Justin Crawford: Jan. 13, 2004 (18 when drafted)
          Aidan Miller: June 9, 2004 (19 when drafted)

          Brett Baty and Trevor Rogers were drafted at age 19 and both turned 20 later that year.

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  17. “The Phillies have the smallest bonus pool allotment – $5,185,500″…….assume now there will be a majority of college players drafted within the next 7 picks.

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  20. Welcome back Jim and thanks for your dedication to this great Phillies/Phillies minor league resource. Looking forward to seeing/participating in the discussion with all of these great fans.

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  21. First and most importantly I hope all is going well with you, Jim. A distant second I am glad that the site is back in business. I miss the first hand account of our minor leaguers and hate having to rely solely on boxscores.

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  22. Also love the Miller pick. Phillies should always be taking big swings on upside. They have the $$$ to get solid roster fillers when necessary.

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  23. 3rd round pick Devin Saltiban – HS OF from Hawaii. MLB has him listed as SS but write-up indicates he’s an RH OF..

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    1. MLB.com ranked him at 182…maybe Phillies’ scouts see things in the player that others do not.

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  25. Jim, I love this site and like many started my day by reading your minor league updates. Thank You for all of your time and effort.

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  26. I am so happy PP is back, love the 1st pick and am dying to hear what people think about Rojas hitting over .300 at Reading. Yeah, I know, different thread….

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  27. Even KLaw likes it! Welcome back all of you. I still kept the icon on my phone, and would keep checking to see if anything was new. Thank You, Jim, I know how much work it is, and I hope you and your Wifer are doing great!

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  29. Romus and Matt13. I think you guys know Jim personally. See if you can have Jim give you my email address. I have info on grandkid and even some Max Clark listings with him on Max Preps. Do not want to bother others. Hope it is permissible. I have missed you guys. Nice to see both on again.

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  30. I’ve missed the site, Jim, the regular posters, and all the readers. Been on here since we drafted Anthony Hewett, another 19 year old.

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  32. I really like the draft. Here is how I see it:
    1. a big time steal. very excited for this pick.
    3. lottery ticket. doesn’t seem like a really high upside, but does seem like a lower risk player. wouldn’t surprise me if he was under slot.
    4. pure lottery ticket. elite athlete. raw. will struggle for a few years but maybe will make it. wouldn’t surprise me if he was under slot.
    6. LOVE this pick. back end of bull pen arm. could be a fast riser if he can find command
    7. another bullpen arm. wouldn’t surprise me if he was under slot.
    8. Senior. org filler. will be under slot
    9. org filler. will be under slot

    Hoping these under slot deals result in another high impact signing, but I feel like it is all to sign Miller who projected to go higher. We will see. Hinkie thinks it is the former.

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    1. Well summarized,

      I don’t think I can argue with a single pick (but then again, what do I know).

      It seems like instead of drafting 4th and 5th year seniors on day 2 and signing them for under slot, they chose to grab some high school guys with upside, who I am sure they have under slot deals in place with. And the college guys they did grab have at least a tool or two that could possibly work in the majors, 100mph fastballs, for example. Gone are they days of the scrappy college middle infielder or the with no significant upside.

      Saltiban wasn’t expected to go for a couple more rounds, I imagine their deal with him may save them $100-200K.

      I do think Miller is going to cost more than slot at the 27th pick. He could easily bet on himself, go to college for a couple years, and end up a top 10 pick, he has some leverage. That said, I don’t think the would select him if they couldn’t sign him.

      Walton, the big 4th rounder is the player I am most excited about other than Miller. Could be a steal if they can unlock the power.

      I’m not sure I can remember a draft that felt more like they really went into it looking for the “best player available”. Obviously money/signability is always a factor, but this draft makes sense for where they are. Lots of risk, but also a lot of high ceilings.

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  34. Welcome back. I’ve been a reader since the 2007-2011 glory days of the site. Despite all my legal issues I’ve always made some time each week to check on the prospects. I was once a top prospect with the Mets in the early 80s.

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    1. Hope they can sign him….switch hitting catcherr ranked 177 by MLB.com standards.
      HT-6′ 2″
      WT-205
      COMMITTED…..Oregon
      Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 45 | Run: 40 | Arm: 55 | Field: 40 | Overall: 40

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    2. They went all college guys after this high school pick so I’m assuming they’ll try hard to overpay to get him signed. Big guy for a high school catcher

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    4. Looks like he signed for 400K today. Going to pay a few of these college guys under slot now.

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  38. UDFA signing …OF Keaton Anthony could be a real steal.
    Big guy 6’4″, 220 lbs with power.
    Unfortunate circumstances in the last part of the season, may have contributed to him going undrafted….under investigation for sports betting along with a few of his Iowa Hawkeye teammates.
    But was looked at as a a possible top 10 round pick a few months ago.
    Phillies could have a diamond in the rough with Anthony.
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=anthon000kea

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    1. Romus, appreciate the post. Yeah, players who slip due to temporary circumstances often can end up being steals. His BB/K are almost even, pretty good for a power hitter.

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      1. And against Big Ten pitching for the most part. That conference may not have the cache like the SEC or ACC, but they still have some good baseball schools with quality pitchers. In the draft 17 Big Ten pitchers were selected and 10 were selected between the 4th and 10th round…the rest were 3rd day selections.
        I hope Anthony can put that episode of his college life behind him and hope any legal matters get settled so he can concentrate on his professional baseball career.
        Seems kids from the state of Georgia develop into excellent baseball prospects and players.

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        1. Good catch that he was from Georgia. I had noticed born in IN and of course he went to U of Iowa, but now I see he went to Mill Creek high school in Gwinnett county. GA.
          Yes, Georgia is a hotbed for HS football and baseball talent! I live one county over.

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  39. I’ve been here before we traded for Doc and it’s a thrill to see this site running again.

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  40. not sure where to post things about draft signings so apologies if this is the wrong thread for the following from “tarheels wire” about the Phillies 2023 16th round pick: Incoming UNC transfer Luke Russo tells @BillKhan that he will sign with the Phillies.

    As previously mentioned, there are some really intriguing numbers with Russo – most notably his CSW%, which ranked third nationally.

    1. Chase Burns, 37.5%
    2. Paul Skenes, 37.3%
    3. Russo, 36.5%

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    1. I know only what, I could read about Miller.they said trouble with inside pitches. Imo that is really easy to fix with adjustment at plate. Seems like a good chance he can make, the big show

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  41. Jim Callis
    @jimcallisMLB
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    19m
    1st-rder Aidan Miller signs w/
    @Phillies
    for $3.1 million (pick 27 value = $2,968,800). For talent vs where he went, one of the steals of the
    @MLBDraft
    . Florida HS 3B, tore up showcase circuit, hits for power & average. Arkansas recruit.

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  42. Jim P, with the draft tracker now showing, after the update listed by Dan K above, that the Phillies have signed every single draft pick plus some UFAs, I wanted to express appreciation for the extra effort you put into keeping the draft tracker updated!!!!!

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    1. oops… so very sorry…. except for round 12 (Brandon Beckel). But, you have the scoop on the Philly Inquirer this AM, which doesn’t show Jared Thomas as signed, or Sports Illustrated yesterday which lists 7 Phillies picks as unsigned. Awesome!!!

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