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 →

Thoughts on the first 10 rounds of the draft

Other Stuff

Hello, its me. I apologize for not writing up a final draft prep piece on Sunday, life sort of got in the way. I did want to pop back in and write up some thoughts on the first two days of the draft. This is not going to rival the draft recaps I wrote up for 5 years, where I spent waaaay too much time dissecting draft picks and potential signability concerns, but I do have some thoughts, so I figured I’d share them with the masses, in case you were interested to see what I thought.

Continue reading Thoughts on the first 10 rounds of the draft →

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 →

Around the System, RP, Clearwater and Lakewood

Other Stuff

Certainly several who are capable of moving up sometime very soon.  At the top of the list:  Ramos and Forsythe at Clearwater as well as DeNato, Hockenberry and Rivero at Lakewood

Clearwater

Jesen Therrien, 22, Phils 17th round pick in 2011; 15 games between Lakewood and CLearwater; 1-1 with a 1.11ERA; 2 saves; 24.1IP 22H 3BB 18K; 1HR allowed; .242 opp avg; 1.03 WHIP; 0.86 GO/AO; 1.1BB/6.7K per 9; For CW, 6 games, 1-0 with a 2.57ERA; .310 opp avg; 1.43 WHIP.  Therrien threw very well for Lakewood before his promotion and now is getting his feet under him in CLearwater.

Cody Forsythe, 24, Phils 25th round pick in 2013; 16 games, 2-0 with a 2.92ERA; 24.2IP 23H 6BB 26K; 3HR allowed; .232 opp avg; 1.18 WHIP; 0.76 GO/AO; 2.2BB/9.5K per 9; .361 vs. LH, .159 vs. RH, .208 with RISP.  Forsythe continues to pitch well for Clearwater and now has made 41 appearances at High A.  Time for movement upward.

Harold Guerrero, 25, Signed as a free agent in 2015; 9 games, 1-0 with a 1.32 ERA: 13.2IP 11H 12BB 13K; .224 opp avg; 1.68 WHIP; 0.53 GO/AO; 7.9BB/8.6K per 9; .091 with RISP.  Guerrero has been pitching himself into all kinds of trouble because of his high walk rate b but has done a decent job pitching out of the problems he creates. Continue reading Around the System, RP, Clearwater and Lakewood →

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 →