The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies Draft Picks, UDFA and Signings

Squire 2022-08-09 15:24:02 UTC #282

Interesting. Could be Crawford and/or Boyd debuts in the second FCL game.

Austinfan 2022-08-09 16:38:31 UTC #283

Kiddy corp OF:
Boyd, Crawford and Tonkel (9th pick last year out of HS), Flores and Viars.

andyb 2022-08-09 16:48:48 UTC #284

I'm going to need some sort of proof of life to know if Gavin Tonkel actually exists.

Phillies Prospect Lists

andyb 2022-08-26 11:41:29 UTC #285

Looks like we signed a college senior who was at Arizona State last season after bouncing around a bunch of programs the last 4 years. Not much success in D1 ball:

Philly bound

Congratulations @ChaseWebster1 on signing with @Phillies ! #ForksUp | #MLBU pic.twitter.com/4zEDvHv0HD
— Sun Devil Baseball ( @ASU_Baseball ) August 25, 2022

julio 2022-08-26 13:12:04 UTC #286

Good catch, andyb! I've added Webster to the list in the top post.

Squire 2022-10-28 13:11:16 UTC #287

BA Draft Superlatives for Phillies:

Best Pure Hitter - Gabriel Rincones (3)
Best Power Hitter - Gabriel Rincones (3)
Fastest Runner - Justin Crawford (1) and Emaarion Boyd (11)
Best Defensive Player - Cade Fergus (13) now but eventually Crawford
Best Fastball - Alex McFarlane (4) then Alex Rao (8) and then Orion Kerkering (5) and then Daniel Harper (17)
Best Secondary Pitch - Orion Kerkering (5) slider and also McFarlane (4) slider and Rao (8) split-change
Best Pro Debut - Emaarion Boyd (11)
Best Athlete - Justin Crawford (1) with Boyd (11) and Fergus (13) mentioned
Most Intriguing Background - Did you guys know that Justin Crawford was the son of former major leaguer Carl Crawford????
Closest to the Majors - Orion Kerkering (5)
Best Late Round Pick - Emaarion Boyd (11)
One that Got Away - Braylen Wimmer (18)

phillychuck 2022-10-28 13:24:08 UTC #288

Kerkering being mentioned in the best fastball category and the best secondary pitch category is very encouraging for a 5th round pick! He only pitched 7 innings after the draft with 7 Ks and 1 BB, no HR allowed. He must have thrown very well in fall ball and other team workouts.

VoteForKalas 2022-10-28 14:00:17 UTC #289

And being noted as closest to the majors is interesting too

Austinfan 2022-10-28 15:07:11 UTC #290

FB/Slider combo is ideal for the bullpen, you only need two plus pitches.
Rao having a highly rated FB is interesting, thought he was a "throw away" senior signing, but that makes you go hmm.

andyb 2022-10-28 16:47:52 UTC #291

Maybe discouraging for Rincones though. Crawford and Boyd are HS picks so the field of closest to majors is pretty thin, especially with McFarlane being pretty raw.

Austinfan 2022-10-28 16:50:38 UTC #292

Nah, RPs climb faster than hitters, a college RP with two pitches can jump to the majors in a couple seasons, other than uber-talented hitters, even top hitting prospects often need 1500+ PA to make the jump.

andyb 2022-10-28 17:11:18 UTC #293

In college Kerkering had a 5+ ERA and a 93 mph fastball that touched 97. I imagine he is more mid-90s these days if he is mentioned in the best fastball category, but he is really one of those guys drafted because of analytics and spin rate who does not have particularly good control. He is not particularly close to the majors now. Agree that relief pitchers can move quickly, but it is not a great thing when he is your draftee that is closest to the majors. Maybe Rincones got downgraded because we did not really see him play, but he really SHOULD be the closest to the majors based on his scouting report.