List of Philadelphia Phillies first-round draft picks explained
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the National League East division. Since the institution of Major League Baseball's Rule 4 Draft, the Phillies have selected 51 players in its first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.[1] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.[2]
Of the 51 players picked in the first round by the Phillies, 26 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 20 of these were right-handed, while 6 were left-handed. Nine players picked in the initial round were outfielders, while six catchers, four first basemen, and four shortstops were selected. The team also selected one player each at second base and third base.[3] Thirteen of the 45 players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, while Texas and Florida follow, with six and five players, respectively.[3]
Eight Phillies first-round picks have won a championship with the franchise. Greg Luzinski (1968), Larry Christenson (1972), and Lonnie Smith (1974) were on the roster when the team won the 1980 World Series.[4] Third baseman (later left fielder) Pat Burrell (1998), pitchers Adam Eaton (1996), Brett Myers (1999) and Cole Hamels (2002), and second baseman Chase Utley (2000) were all members of the team during the Phillies' 2008 World Series championship.[5]
The Phillies have had five compensatory and seven supplementary picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965. These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the prior off-season,[2] [6] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[7] The Phillies have failed to sign their first-round pick twice. The first occurrence was in 1965 (Mike Adamson); however, compensatory picks were not awarded at that time. The second occurrence was in 1997, when outfielder J. D. Drew, at the advice of agent Scott Boras, refused to sign a contract worth less than $10 million. Drew sat out of affiliated baseball in 1997, playing instead for the independent St. Paul Saints of the Northern League, and re-entered the 1998 Draft the following year.[8] The Phillies were awarded an additional pick in that draft, with which they selected outfielder Eric Valent.[3]
Key
| Year | Each year links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft. |
| Position | Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
| Pick | Indicates the number of the pick within the first round |
| Player did not sign with the Phillies |
| § | Indicates a supplemental pick |
| '80 | Player was a member of Phillies' 1980 championship team |
| '08 | Player was a member of Phillies' 2008 championship team | |
Picks
| Year | Name | Position | School (Location) | Pick |
|---|
| 1965 | | Right-handed pitcher | Point Loma High School
(San Diego, California) | 18 |
| 1966 | | Right-handed pitcher | W. W. Samuel High School
(Dallas, Texas) | |
| 1967 | | Left-handed pitcher | Pius X High School
(Downey, California) | 14 |
| 1968 | '80 | First baseman | Notre Dame High School
(Prospect Heights, Illinois) | 11 |
| 1969 | | First baseman | Timmonsville High School
(Timmonsville, South Carolina) | |
| 1970 | | Left-handed pitcher | Olympia High School
(Columbia, South Carolina) | |
| 1971 | | Right-handed pitcher | Lompoc High School
(Lompoc, California) | |
| 1972 | '80 | Right-handed pitcher | Marysville High School
(Stanwood, Washington) | |
| 1973 | | Catcher | University of Colorado Boulder
(Boulder, Colorado) | |
| 1974 | '80 | Outfielder | Centennial High School
(Compton, California) | |
| 1975 | | Right-handed pitcher | Wichita Falls High School
(Wichita Falls, Texas) | 12 |
| 1976 | | Shortstop | Colerain High School
(Cincinnati, Ohio) | 17 |
| 1977 | | Right-handed pitcher | Purcell High School
(Cincinnati, Ohio) | 22 |
| 1978 | | First baseman | Allegheny High School
(Spark, North Carolina) | 23 |
| 1979 | no first-round pick |
| 1980 | | Catcher | Pine Forest High School
(Pensacola, Florida) | 13 |
| 1981 | | Right-handed pitcher | Mission High School
(San Jose, California) | 20 |
| 1982 | | Catcher | University of Oklahoma
(Norman, Oklahoma) | 13 |
| 1983 | | First baseman | Grant High School
(Sacramento, California) | 22 |
| 1984 | | Right-handed pitcher | Burlington High School
(Burlington, Massachusetts) | 21 |
| 1985 | | Catcher | Abingdon High School
(Abingdon, Virginia) | 16 |
| 1986 | | Right-handed pitcher | University of Southern California
(Los Angeles, California) | |
| 1987 | no first-round pick |
| 1988 | | Left-handed pitcher | Baylor University
(Waco, Texas) | 11 |
| 1989 | | Outfielder | Simeon High School
(Chicago, Illinois) | |
| 1990 | | Catcher | Westlake High School
(Westlake Village, California) | |
| 1991 | | Right-handed pitcher | Wichita State University
(Wichita, Kansas) | 10 |
| 1992 | | Outfielder | Creighton University
(Omaha, Nebraska) | 13 |
| 1993 | | Right-handed pitcher | Old Dominion University
(Norfolk, Virginia) | |
| 1994 | | Right-handed pitcher | Mississippi State University
(Mississippi State, Mississippi) | 23 |
| 1995 | | Outfielder | Newberry High School
(Newberry, South Carolina) | 14 |
| 1995 | | Right-handed pitcher | Upland High School
(Upland, California) | 30§ |
| 1996 | '08 | Right-handed pitcher | Snohomish High School
(Snohomish, Washington) | 11 |
| 1997 | | Outfielder | Florida State University
(Tallahassee, Florida) | |
| 1998 | '08 | Third baseman | University of Miami
(Coral Gables, Florida) | |
| 1998 | | Outfielder | University of California, Los Angeles
(Los Angeles, California) | 42§ |
| 1999 | '08 | Right-handed pitcher | Englewood High School
(Jacksonville, Florida) | 12 |
| 2000 | '08 | Second baseman | University of California, Los Angeles
(Los Angeles, California) | 15 |
| 2001 | | Right-handed pitcher | Mt. St. Joseph High School
(Severna Park, Maryland) | |
| 2002 | '08 | Left-handed pitcher | Rancho Bernardo High School
(San Diego, California) | 17 |
| 2003 | no first-round pick |
| 2004 | | Outfielder | Connally High School
(Pflugerville, Texas) | 21 |
| 2005 | no first-round pick |
| 2006 | | Right-handed pitcher | The Woodlands High School
(Montgomery County, Texas) | 18 |
| 2006 | | Shortstop | Monsignor Edward Pace High School
(Miami Gardens, Florida) | 37§ |
| 2007 | | Left-handed pitcher | Rice University
(Houston, Texas) | 19 |
| 2007 | | Catcher | Lakewood High School
(Lakewood, California) | 37§ |
| 2008 | | Shortstop | Salisbury School
(Salisbury, Connecticut) | 24 |
| 2008 | | Outfielder | Chino Hills High School
(Chino Hills, California) | 34§ |
| 2009 | no first-round pick |
| 2010 | | Left-handed pitcher | Germantown Friends School
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | 27 |
| 2011 | | Outfielder | Berrien High School
(Nashville, Georgia) | 39§ |
| 2012 | | Right-handed pitcher | Lakewood High School
(Lakewood, California) | 40§ |
| 2012 | | Right-handed pitcher | W. F. West High School
(Chehalis, Washington) | 54§ |
| 2013 | | Shortstop | Lakewood High School
(Lakewood, California) | 16 |
| 2014 | | Right-handed pitcher | Louisiana State University
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | 7 |
| 2015 | | Shortstop | Griffin High School
(Griffin, Georgia) | 10 |
| 2016 | | Outfielder | La Costa Canyon High School
(San Diego, California) | 1 |
| 2017 | | Outfielder | University of Virginia
(Charlottesville, Virginia) | 8 |
| 2018 | | Third baseman | Wichita State University
(Wichita, Kansas) | 3 |
| 2019 | | Shortstop | University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(Paradise, Nevada) | 14 |
| 2020 | | Right-handed pitcher | Jesuit High School
(Beaverton, Oregon) | 15 |
| 2021 | | Right-handed pitcher | Calvary Christian Academy
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | 13 |
| 2022 | Justin Crawford | Outfielder | Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas, Nevada) | 17 |
| 2023 | Aidan Miller | Third baseman | J. W. Mitchell High School (Trinity, Florida) | 27 |
| Reference: [9] |
| 2024 | Dante Nori | Shortstop | Northville High School (Northville, Michigan) | 27 | |
See also
References
- General references
- Web site: MLB First Round Draft Picks. ESPN. February 17, 2009. June 15, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090615075410/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/alltime/draft?team=phi. live.
- Web site: Baseball Draft: Phillies 1st Round Picks in the June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 16, 2009. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224537/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?franch_ID=PHI&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
- In-text citations
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: First-Year Player Draft Rules. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. February 17, 2009. June 5, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605131548/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/rules.jsp. live.
- Web site: Brewers offer three arbitration. McCalvy. Adam. Brewers.MLB.com. Milwaukee Brewers. February 17, 2009. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629194617/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081126&content_id=3694740&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil&partnerId=rss_mil. live.
- Web site: Baseball Draft: Phillies 1st Round Picks in the June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 16, 2009. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224537/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?franch_ID=PHI&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
- Web site: 1980 World Series - PHI vs. KCR. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 17, 2009. November 30, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235339/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1980_WS.shtml. live.
- Web site: 2008 World Series - PHI vs. TBR. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 17, 2009. May 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220518065303/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2008_WS.shtml. live.
- Web site: First-Year Player Draft FAQ. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. February 17, 2009. June 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091224/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/faq.jsp. live.
- Web site: MLB, MLBPA reach five-year labor accord. MLB.com. Major League Baseball Players Association. January 1, 2010. October 24, 2006. April 21, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080421074708/http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=102406. dead.
- Web site: J.D. Drew: Biography and Career Highlights (1997). Redsox.MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. February 17, 2009. July 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230715173403/http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=136770&y=1997. live.
- Web site: Philadelphia Phillies 1st Round Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft . Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference, LLC . September 17, 2023 . live . https://archive.today/20230917171441/https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_round&draft_type=junreg&team_ID=PHI&draft_round=1 . September 17, 2023.
