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2015 Draft Tracker

2015 Draft

This is the place to keep track of all signings, bonus information, pool spending, and media regarding all 40 2015 Draftees. I’ll accept any help you can provide as reports surface through articles from local, national, or social media. Please post any links you have, or if it’s a tweet, just post the text or however you like. I would ask only that you post any new information as a new comment so it appears at the bottom and makes it easier to find amongst what’s likely to be a pretty large post with possibly hundreds of comments. If you have something you want to draw my attention to and you don’t think it can wait until I get back on and check this page, you can always tweet at me @jimpeyton19. I’ll date/time stamp notes as I add them below.  A special “Thanks” to Brad.  I stole most of this from his 2014 Draft Tracker. Link to the 2015 Draft Tracker.  The most recent updates will be above the fold, older updates will move below.

7/17 – Phillies announce the signings of #32 OF Reggie Wilson and #34 OF Ben Pelletier.  Continue reading 2015 Draft Tracker →

2015 Draft Discussion: Day Three

2015 Draft

Here’s the thread to continue talking about the 2015 First Year Player Draft.

So far, we have –

  1. (10) – SS Cornelius Randolph, Griffin HS (GA), L/R, 5’11, 205 lbs, 06/02/97.
  2. (48) – 2B  Scott Kingery,  Arizona (JR), R/R, 5’10, 180 lbs, 04/29/94.
  3. (83) – SS Lucas Williams, Dana Hills HS (CA), R/R, 6’1, 180, 8/9/96.
  4. (114) – 1B Kyle Martin, South Carolina (SR), L/L, 6’2, 240, 11/13/92.
  5. (144) – LHP Bailey Falter, Chino Hills HS (CA), R/L, 6’4, 175, 4/24/97.
  6. (174) – LHP Tyler Gilbert, USC (JR), L/L, 6’3, 190, 12/22/93.
  7. (204) – RHP Luke Leftwich, Wofford College (JR), L/R, 6’3, 205, 6/9/94.
  8. (234) – OF Greg Pickett, Legend HS (CO), L/R, 6’4, 215, 10/30/96.
  9. (264) – CF Mark Laird, LSU (JR), L/L, 6’2, 180, 3/29/93.
  10. (294) – 3B Joshua Tobias, Florida (SR), R/R, 5’9, 195, 11/23/92.

The draft will conclude Wednesday with Rounds 11-40.  Coverage will start at 12:00 pm ET, live on MLB.com. Continue reading 2015 Draft Discussion: Day Three →

Box Score Recap – 6/9/2015

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley (21-39) lost to the Durham Bulls 7-4.  Dom Brown went 2-4 with a double.  Brian Bogusevic went 2-4 with a double and a solo HR.  Phillippe Aumont gave up 6 R, 3 ER in 5.2 IP on 7 H and 3 BB.  He struck out seven.  Gabriel Lino went 1-4.  Anthony Vasquez (3-1, 1.64) pitches tomorrow.  Then Jason Berken (3-3, 4.07), Adam Morgan (0-6, 5.07), and TBD. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/9/2015 →

2015 Draft Discussion: Day Two

2015 Draft

Here’s the thread to continue talking about the 2015 First Year Player Draft.

The Phillies selected HS SS Cornelius Randolph with the 10th overall pick.  Randolph is out of Griffin HS in GA.  He bats left/ throws right and is 5’11, 205 lbs, born on 06/02/97.  He has been described as one of the best pure hitters in the draft by Keith Law.  Scouting director Johnny Almaraz has indicated that Randolph will move to LF.

With the 48th pick they selected 2B  Scott Kingery.  He is a college JR out of Arizona.  He bats right/throws right, and is 5’10, 180 lbs, born on 04/29/94.  BA has some scouts comping him with Kinsler but with less power.  He’ll have a leg up on our current “second baseman of the future” since he isn’t on the restricted list.

The draft continues Tuesday and includes Rounds 3-10.  Coverage will start at 1:00 pm ET, live on MLB.com.

The draft will conclude on Wednesday with Rounds 11-40.  Coverage will start at 12:00 pm ET, live on MLB.com.

Box Score Recap – 6/8/2015

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley (21-38) lost to the Durham Bulls 11-4, but Dom Brown hit his first AAA home run of the season.  Gabriel Lino went 1-4 with a double.  Joely Rodriguez gave up 10 hits and 7 runs in 4.1 innings.  Phillippe Aumont (2-3, 2.35) pitches Tuesday.  Then Anthony Vasquez (3-1, 1.64); TBD the rest of the week. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/8/2015 →

2015 Draft Discussion: Day One

2015 Draft

Here’s a thread to talk about the 2015 First Year Player Draft.  It won’t actually occur until 7:00 pm tonight.  But this will provide a place for any draft discussions.  I’ll post a new one each day, and post a tracker when the draft is complete.

Open Discussion: Week of June 8th

Weekly Discussion

Here’s an open discussion thread so the minor league posts don’t get cluttered with Phillies’ talk and other topics.

The First Year Player Draft starts Monday night.  There will be separate threads for that.

Some random stuff to light a fire –

  • Freddy Galvis got a hit today to end an 0-31 drought.
  • Maikel Franco’s 6 HR are enough to be second on the team.
  • Chase Utley is back under .200.
  • Papelbon is still earning his salary.
  • With Seve Gonzalez back to LHV, who’s #5?
  • Or, with an off day on the 11th, they just don’t need him until the 16th?
  • And since the draft is tomorrow, there’s this.  The Phillies are one of 3 teams with sub-.400 winning percentages – Oakland .390; Philadelphia .379; and Milwaukee .351

Box Score Recap – 6/7/2015

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley (21-37) lost to the Indianapolis Indians, 5-2.  Chris Leroux allowed 2 runs (1 unearned) on 5 hits and 2 walks in 5.0 innings.  The bullpen allowed 3 more runs over the next four innings, and rendered 2 late runs irrelevant.  Brian Bogusevic went 1-1 as a pinch hitter and drove in the first run.  Chris McGuinness hit a solo HR in the ninth.  Lino and Brown each went 1-4.  Joely Rodriguez (2-5, 5.76) pitches Monday. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/7/2015 →

Box Score Recap – 6/6/2015

Box Score Recap

MLB’s 2015 First Year Player Draft will take place June 8-10.  I will post a discussion thread on Monday. I will include a file to track the draft, similar to the tracker that Brad provided last year. I will post updates as players are picked and as signing information is reported.  I hope it can be as informative as Brad’s was. He set the bar high.

On Monday, day one includes Rounds 1 through Competitive Balance B and will start at 7:00 pm ET on the MLB Network & MLB.com

On Tuesday, day two includes Rounds 3-10 and will start at 1:00 pm ET, live on MLB.com.

On Wednesday, day three includes Rounds 11-40 at 12:00 pm ET, live on MLB.com.

Lehigh Valley (21-36) lost to the Indianapolis Indians, 4-0.  Adam Morgan gave up 2 ER in the first inning and 2 unearned in the seventh.  Chase d’Arnaud had 3 of the IronPigs 4 hits.  Chris Leroux (0-1, 4.05) pitches tomorrow. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/6/2015 →

Box Score Recap – 6/5/2015

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley (21-35) lost to the Indianapolis Indians, 5-2.  Dom Brown and Gabriel Lino both went 1-4 and each had a double.  Adam Morgan (0-5, 5.33) pitches tomorrow.

Reading (29-25) lost to the Binghamton Mets 8-7 in walkoff fashion.  Jesse Biddle allowed 6 runs (only one earned) in 5.0 innings.  The Phils fought back to retake the lead in the sixth inning.  J.P. Crawford went 1-4.  Cam Perkins went 2-3 with 2 doubles and an RBI.  Aaron Altherr went 1-4 with a HR and 2 RBI.  Roman Quinn went 0-5 and commited a run-permitting error.  Gustavo Pierre went 0-4 with 2 RBI, but commited an error that prevented the end of what became a 4-run inning.  Nefi Ogando inherited a 7-6 lead but couldn’t hold the win for Colton Murray.  Zach Eflin (4-4, 3.38) pitches tomorrow. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/5/2015 →