The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies Draft Picks, UDFA and Signings

[Squire]

Here we go sports fans. I could really stand to not be disappointed by the next 3 days. In Barber we trust.

Prior-year Draft Threads (2005-21)
Phillies Draft List from phillies.com website
MLB.com Draft Tracker (bios & videos)
Baseball America Draft Database
Baseball America UDFA Tracker

= Player signed. (31)

= Player did not sign. (1)

= Initial Assignment. (31: Low-A, 8; FCL, 23)

Phillies 2022 Draft Picks:

Rd 01 (017): Justin Crawford, OF, Bishop Gorman HS, NV video FCL
Rd 02 (055): Forfeited for Signing OF Nick Castellanos
Rd 03 (093): Gabriel Rincones Jr., OF, Florida Atlantic, Jr. video FCL-IL
Rd 04 (122): Alex McFarlane, RHP, University of Miami, Jr. video Low-A
Rd 05 (152): Orion Kerkering, RHP, U. of South Florida, Jr. video FCL
Rd 06 (182): Mavis Graves, LHP, Eastside HS, SC FCL
Rd 07 (212): Caleb Ricketts, C, U. of San Diego, Sr. Low-A
Rd 08 (242): Alex Rao, RHP, Notre Dame, Sr. FCL
Rd 09 (272): Chad Castillo, OF, California Baptist, Eligible Sr. Low-A
Rd 10 (302): Gustavo Sosa, C, South Mountain CC, AZ, J3 FCL
Rd 11 (332): Emaarion Boyd, OF, South Panola HS, MS video FCL
Rd 12 (362): Jordan Dissin, C, Saddleback College (CA), JCJ2 FCL
Rd 13 (392): Cade Fergus, OF, George Washington University, Sr. Low-A
Rd 14 (422): Bryan Rincon, SS, Shaler Area HS, Pittsburgh PA FCL
Rd 15 (452): Troy Schreffler, OF, U. of Maryland, Jr. Low-A
Rd 16 (482): Josh Bortka, RHP, U. of Central Missouri, Sr. FCL
Rd 17 (512): Daniel Harper, RHP, University of Kentucky, 5Sr. FCL
Rd 18 (542): Braylen Wimmer, SS/2B, U. of South Carolina, Jr.
Rd 19 (572): Drew Garrett, RHP, University of Missouri, Sr. FCL-IL
Rd 20 (602): Nathan Karaffa, RHP, Ohio State, Jr. FCL-IL

2022 Undrafted Free Agents Reported Signed:

Matt Alifano, 3B, Adelphi University (NY) Low-A
Jack Dallas, RHP, Lamar University (TX) FCL
Ezra Farmer, OF/LHP, Tahquitz HS (CA) FCL
Braeden Fausnaught, LHP, West Chester State (PA) Low-A
Eric Garcia, RHP, Eastern Florida State College (FL) Low-A
Ryan Leitch, C, Marshall University (WV) Low-A
Otto Kemp, 3B, Point Loma Nazarene University (CA) FCL
Dakota Kotowski, OF, Missouri State (MO) FCL
Cole Moore, 1B, Dallas Baptist University (TX) FCL
Ty Penner, INF, University of British Columbia FCL
Mason Ronan, LHP, College of Central Florida (FL) FCL
Andrew Walling,LHP, Mississippi State (MS) FCL
Chase Webster, RHP, Arizona State (AZ)
Danny Wilkinson, LHP, Villanova University (PA) FCL-IL

2022 Draft Pool Summary:

Rd	#	Draftee	Slot Amt	Bonus	Over (Under)
1	17	Justin Crawford	3,794,800	3,894,800	100,000
3	93	Gabriel Rincones	660,100	627,500	(32,600)
4	122	Alex McFarlane	493,000	572,500	79,500
5	152	Orion Kerkering	368,300	322,500	(45,800)
6	182	Mavis Graves	282,000	247,500	(34,500)
7	212	Caleb Ricketts	220,600	218,100	(2,500)
8	242	Alex Rao	179,000	72,500	(106,500)
9	272	Chad Castillo	160,800	22,500	(138,300)
10	302	Gustavo Sosa	151,800	72,500	(79,300)
		DRAFT POOL	6,310,400	6,050,400	(260,000)
		Draft Pool x 5%	315,520		(315,520)
		TOTAL @ Pool + 5%	6,625,920		(575,520)
11	332	Emaarion Boyd	125,000	647,500	522,500
12	362	Jordan Dissin	125,000	125,000	-
13	392	Cade Fergus	125,000	125,000	-
14	422	Bryan Rincon	125,000	125,000	-
15	452	Troy Schreffler	125,000	125,000	-
16	482	Josh Bortka	125,000	75,000	-
17	512	Daniel Harper	125,000	20,000	-
19	572	Drew Garrett	125,000	50,000	-
20	602	Nathan Karaffa	125,000	75,000	-
	UDFA	Matt Alifano	125,000	-	-
	UDFA	Jack Dallas	125,000	-	-
	UDFA	Ezra Farmer	125,000	125,000	-
	UDFA	Braeden Fausnaught	125,000	-	-
	UDFA	Eric Garcia	125,000	-	-
	UDFA	Ryan Leitch	125,000	125,000	-
	UDFA	Otto Kemp	125,000	-	-
	UDFA	Dakota Kotowski	125,000	-	-
	UDFA	Cole Moore	125,000	-	-
	UDFA	Ty Penner	125,000	25,000	-
	UDFA	Mason Ronan	125,000	-
	UDFA	Andrew Walling	125,000	-
	UDFA	Chase Webster	125,000	-
	UDFA	Danny Wilkinson	125,000	-
		OVERALL TOTAL, POOL + 5%			(53,020)

[julio]

[Squire]

In the First Round of the 2022 MLB Draft, the Philadelphia Phillies select.....

Justin Crawford, OF, Bishop Gorman HS

[fish]

I like the pick- I think Crawford is a guy who doesn’t have much to fix, just to get stronger- and he sure looks to have the build for that. That’s a big time highschool program too.

[nycphils]

How should I feel about this (I know nothing)?!

[EDmuch]

Gulp! A first round outfielder !!!! Bad flashbacks ! Bad flashbacks !

[LoneStarPhan]

The Phillies have such a terrible record picking outfielders with their first pick that the odds have to be to get one right soon. They certainly seem to like the pick. I have to trust the professionals on this.

[jimbomill]

I was hoping for Collier, or one of the pitchers, of those left on the draft board. We have such a poor record of drafting OF. As an 18 YO, he's most likely not going to help in the next 3 years, but that's true of most folks drafted this evening. Well, cheers, here's to trusting the recent hires in the front office!

[Aquapong]

At least we haven’t heard the phrase “toolsy.” I think that run of bad OF picks were because we were picking athletes and trying to make baseball players out of them instead of picking baseball players. I don’t think this kid is anything but a baseball player.

[nycphils]

From Keith Law’s final rankings:

[ranked 23]. Justin Crawford, OF, Bishop Gorman High (Las Vegas)

The son of Carl Crawford — yes, Carl Crawford is old enough to have a son in the draft, and nothing in this draft year has made me feel any older than that one fact — is quite similar to his dad as a player. He’s at least a 70 runner, with good bat speed, but not much present power or even hard contact yet, although his frame is very projectable and he could get to average power. He sets up with an extremely wide stance, and strides about as far as he can, which may be why he has trouble adjusting to changing speeds. He’s a better defender than Carl was and throws well enough to stay in centerfield. He has above-average regular upside, but may require more time in the minors than the typical first-round high school position player.

[Squire]

Fangraphs had him 13
MLB.com had him 13
Law had him 23
Kiley McDaniel had him 21
BA had him 18

HS OFs and the Phillies have been a disaster but so has been playing it safe.

[LoneStarPhan]

Feels like someone who will succeed, maybe even exceeding his father's career.

Really, the Phillies cannot be wrong all the time.

[allentown]

Really, the Phillies cannot be wrong all the time.

They have been so far.

And yes, he is toolsy -- he runs well and is good enough defensively to stay in CF, probably. No power, No hard contact at this point

[LoneStarPhan]

Crawford likely spends at least 3 seasons in the minors. Far too soon to tell if this pick is a good one, but for some reason, I like this pick. Speed and fielding go a long way to making a good centerfielder.

[zambonir]

Ultimately they have been wrong about everything. There is no quantifiable, large enough sample size which says the Phillies are specifically bad at drafting and developing a certain type of player (be it OF vs. IF vs. pitcher or HS vs. college or both). Just anecdotes and the occasional happy exception. The quantifiable large enough sample is the drafting in total, over multiple regimes, particularly in recent years (when the regime turnover has been frequent) as well as pre-Arbuckle. And even he tailed off at the end.

Crudely, it seems like the Phillies do pretty well with catchers and shortstops and 2B (until Kingery) but I don't know that anyone running this years draft participated in that trend or that it's a reason to focus on those positions.

[bkox]

Until Alfaro and Realmuto, the Phillies had an amazing 45 year run of home grown catchers leading the phillies in games caught in 40 of 45 seasons. From Boone to Virgil to Russell to Dutch to Lieby to Chooch to Rupp. Only the Lance Parrish years, Bo Diaz years and Benito Santiago year interrupted that run

Throw in catchers that had success elsewhere that where drafted by the Phils like John Stearns, Mike Lavillere and Travis D'Arnoud and it really has been the one jewel of the organization's drafts

[zambonir]

And there were also guys with trade value, some who worked out (D'arnaud) and some who didn't (Estalella, Marson, Jaramillo). Even Knapp was a hot prospect and respectable major leaguer.

[bkox]

There was one bust. 1985 1st rounder Trey McCall. Never made it out of A ball

[allentown]

And the talk at the time was that they got the name wrong.

[fish]

HS OFs and the Phillies have been a disaster but so has been playing it safe.

While I like the pick, I sure hope he rakes at Clearwater next year because I don't have the stomach to see him hit .210 at Lakewood.