The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies Draft Picks, UDFA and Signings

[julio]

In the 14th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft, The Philadelphia Phillies select...

Bryan Rincon, Shortstop, Shaler Area HS, Pittsburgh PA.

Perfect Game shows Rincon as not committed any college.

[fish]

If as a team they know they are confident in their ability to develop high school arms, why only take 1 in the the first 13 rounds? I'm sure I wrote this same post 20 years ago.

[julio]

In the 15th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft, The Philadelphia Phillies select...

Troy Schreffler, Outfielder, University of Maryland, Jr.

[andyb]

We are perhaps beyond the point where we have enough money for any more HS arms that will take more than $125K.

[allentown]

And beyond the point where future major league players are drafted. There's always the next Piazza.

First two picks and five of the 14 are OFs. This draft has more than a whiff of desperation to produce an OF who can play in MLB. Devoting most of picks to the position they do worst with, at least historically. Makes you wonder what they really think about the OFs in the farm, whom they've been saying good things about. I guess their opinion of 'the Drone', Moniak, and Ortiz are no higher than my own. Muzziotti and Rojas perhaps not regarded as well by Phillies as by me.

[julio]

In the 16th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft, The Philadelphia Phillies select...

Josh Bortka, RHP, University of Central Missouri, Sr.

[andyb]

And by to type I mean big dude with high spin fastball and slider up to 95. It is sort of out of Phillies draft pick central casting.

— Matt Winkelman ( @Matt_Winkelman ) July 19, 2022

[julio]

In the 17th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft, The Philadelphia Phillies select...

Daniel Harper, RHP, University of Kentucky, 5th yr Sr.

[julio]

In the 18th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft, the Philadelphia Phillies select...

Braylen Wimmer, SS/2B, University of South Carolina, Jr.

[Squire]

BA #239

Might be a tough sign.

[julio]

BA #239

Might be a tough sign.

Well, maybe - but if he returns for his senior season, and goes back into the draft with no leverage (other than the Atlantic League?), he's looking at a $20k bonus.

If the 239 rank is legit, then he'd be, by rank, in line for a ~$200k bonus. The Phils can offer him $125K with no bonus pool implications; I think they could offer him $200k without too much trouble.

Welcome back, Squire!

[Squire]

In the 19th Round of the 2022 MLB Draft, The Philadelphia Phillies select...

Drew Garrett, RHP, UMissouri, Sr.

[Austinfan]

SS and CF are common upside picks, b/c they can move to 3B, 2B, OF or corner OF, 1B or DH.
May just have been the best athletes with some projectable tools on the board.

[Squire]

In the Twentieth and Final Round of the 2022 MLB Draft, The Philadelphia Phillies select...

Nathan Karaffa, RHP, Ohio State University, Jr.

[bkox]

Looks like Karaffa converted to pitcher last season.

— Matt Winkelman ( @Matt_Winkelman ) July 19, 2022

[Squire]

Per BA 500 Rankings We got

18 Justin Crawford, OF

107 Gabriel Rincones, OF

113 Alex Macfarlane, RHP

197 Orion Kerkering, RHP

239 Braylen Wimmer, 2B/OF

263 Emaarion Boyd, OF

274 Alex Rao, RHP

324 Caleb Ricketts, C

379 Cade Fergus, OF

477 Mavis Graves, LHP

[andyb]

A draft without too much high end pitching. They clearly feel confident in their high minors pitching pipeline. Remember they have invested very little in international pitching the last few years also.

[allentown]

Hope I'm wrong, but I found this to be a disappointing draft. We do pitching well. We didn't spend any real draft capital on pitching. With no second-round pick (surrendered for a floundering, older OF, natch) we use all 3 of what are typically our high $ picks (#1, #3, #11) on OFs, the position we do least well at developing. 6 of first 14 picks are OFs. I admit to not knowing quite what to make of Crawford, but beyond him... yuck! Since our development team can produce pitching, we should give them more young pitchers to work with. It's one thing to be happy with their high minors pitching pipeline, but that pipeline needs to be continuous.

We've invested heavily in FA OFs. Even if one DHs, a CF is our only opening for a starting OF in the next 3 seasons. Rojas is our best minor league OF, he's a CF, and at age 21 in Reading, he could hold down CF in Philly for the next 7 years.

[andyb]

Imagine they'll sign a bunch of undrafted pitchers the next few days, but it really seems thin on that side to me. The OFs do not bother me per se. Remember we keep spending $100M plus on free agents, so it is not like the strategy is necessarily bad. I prefer the Crawford pick to someone like Haseley who seemed destined to be average at best.

[Squire]

Kind of a meh draft but that was probably always our destiny with a late teens pick, no extra picks and a forfeited second rounder. Some interesting guys and enough ranked guys to make me feel like we did ok. Would have preferred less catching and a College LHP and a college 3B. I think we sign everyone.