The 2025 Philadelphia Phillies Draft Picks and Signings

[Squire]

Hoping for Brian "Follow The Board" Barber today and tomorrow:

Prior-year Draft Threads (2005-24)
Phillies Draft List from phillies.com website
MLB Draft Tracker - Bios/Videos
Baseball America UDFA Tracker
Baseball America Draft Database

= Player signed. (9)
= Player did not sign.
= Initial Assignment.

Phillies 2025 Draft Picks

Round 01 (026): Gage Wood, RHP, University of Arkansas, Jr. video
Round 02 (063): Cade Obermuller, LHP, University of Iowa, Jr. video
Round 03 (100): Cody Bowker, RHP, Vanderbilt University, Jr. video
Round 04 (131): Sean Youngerman, RHP, Oklahoma State, Jr. video
Round 05 (161): Gabe Craig, RHP, Baylor (TX), Grad. video
Round 06 (191): James Tallon, LHP, Duke University (NC), Jr. video
Round 07 (221): Matthew Fisher, RHP, Memorial HS (IN), HS Sr. video(Indiana commit)
Round 08 (251): Brian Walters, RHP, University of Miami (FL), Sr.
Round 09 (281): Matthew Ferrara, SS, Toms River HS East (NJ), HS Sr. (Pitt commit)
Round 10 (311): Cole Gilley, RHP, Indiana University (IN), Grad.
Round 11 (341): Will Vierling, C, Murray State (KY), Jr.
Round 12 (371): Tyler Bowen, RHP, Lander University (SC), Sr.
Round 13 (401): Jack Barker, OF, College of Southern Idaho, JC2
Round 14 (431): Jonathan Gonzalez, LHP, Stetson University (FL), Grad.
Round 15 (461): Jacob Pruitt, RHP, Mississippi St., Jr.
Round 16 (491): Logan Dawson, SS, Eastern HS (NJ), HS Sr. (Boston Coll. commit)
Round 17 (521): Richie Cortese, RHP, Lander University (SC), Sr.
Round 18 (551): Matthew Potok, RHP, Coastal Carolina, Sr.
Round 19 (581): Robert Phelps, SS, Reinhardt University (GA), Jr.
Round 20 (611): Landon Schaefer, SS, Fayetteville Sr. HS (AR), HS Sr. (Arkansas commit)

Hope to see everyone on the other side (i.e. Tuesday)

Undrafted Free Agents Signed

Keegan Batka, RHP, Davenport College (MI)
Peyton Havard, RHP, Lamar University (TX)
Jonathan Hogart, OF, Murray State (KY)
Nate Humphreys, OF, Dallas Baptist (TX)
Bennett Markinson, C, Northwestern University (IN)
Tyler Pettorini, 2B, Ohio State University (OH)

2025 Draft Pool Summary

Rd	#	Draftee	Slot Amt	Bonus	Over (Under)
1	26	Gage Wood	3,492,200	-	-
2	63	Cade Obermuller	1,416,600	-	-
3	100	Cody Bowker	765,400	-	-
4	131	Sean Youngerman	567,000	-	-
5	161	Gabe Craig	422,700	-	-
6	191	James Tallon	327,800	-	-
7	221	Matthew Fisher	257,700	-	-
8	251	Brian Walters	215,100	-	-
9	281	Matthew Ferrara	197,600	-	-
10	311	Cole Gilley	187,300	-	-
		DRAFT POOL	7,849,400	-	-
		Draft Pool x 5%	392,470		(392,470)
		TOTAL @ Pool + 5%	8,241,870		(392,470)
11	341	Will Vierling	150,000	-	-
12	371	Tyler Bowen	150,000	-	-
13	401	Jack Barker	150,000	-	-
14	431	Jonathan Gonzalez	150,000	-	-
15	461	Jacob Pruitt	150,000	-	-
16	491	Logan Dawson	150,000	-	-
17	521	Richie Cortese	150,000	-	-
18	551	Matthew Potok	150,000	-	-
19	581	Robert Phelps	150,000	-	-
20	611	Landon Schaefer	150,000	-	-
	UDFA	Keegan Batka	150,000	-	-
	UDFA	Peyton Havard	150,000	-	-
	UDFA	Jonathan Hogart	150,000	-	-
	UDFA	Nate Humphreys	150,000	-	-
	UDFA	Bennett Markinson	150,000	-	-
	UDFA	Tyler Pettorini	150,000	-	-
		OVERALL TOTAL, POOL + 5%			(392,470)

[Squire]

In the First Round of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Philadelphia Phillies select...

RHP Gage Wood, RHP, University of Arkansas

MLB.com #23
Baseball America # 18

[fish]

His stuff is unbelievable, I’m surprised the Phillies picked him.

[Squire]

I'm on board with this pick completely.

[fish]

I'm on board with this pick completely

They aren’t the type of org to throw him out and try to rush him up to the pen…but they could. He hasn’t thrown a lot of innings and it would play- then work on him as a starter next year…or not- at this point they know the value of a back end reliever and it may be it.

He’s got better life on his fastball and not the same size, but I had a similar feeling about his potential like Gavin Williams his draft year.

[Squire]

In the Second Round of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Philadelphia Phillies select

LHP Cade Obermuller, University of Iowa

MLB.com #53
Baseball America #193

[fish]

LHP Cade Obermuller, University of Iowa

I really like Obermuller- he’s got a.tough look on his lefty fastball and slider- but hes undersized and seems like an underslot which is an odd move in the second round. I don’t think Wood was going to be over slot.

[phillychuck]

Iowa's Cade Obermueller Looks Like a Completely New Arm

[andyb]

I guess the big take is the Phillies are addressing a systemic pitching depth issue and college is a better way to address that than HS picks.

[fish]

ustbaseball.com

Iowa's Cade Obermueller Looks Like a Completely New Arm

The University of Iowa's Cade Obermueller has taken a big step forward in 2025, and the left-hander has seen his draft stock skyrocket.

Crazy that a 6 ft tall pitcher could approach a 7 ft extension. In a nutshell, his stuff could play like Matt Strahm coming out of the bullpen, or what Matt Strahm looked like coming in to start. They needed to start adding lefties, though it may have come at the price of ceiling.

[Squire]

Ok by me. They didn't take a pitcher in the 2024 draft until the 8th round and in the 2023 draft until the 6th round. And we don't spend on pitching in Latin America. Seems like both of these guys have floors as major league bullpen piece.

[phillychuck]

And, as an organization, we seem to be much better at growing pitchers than we are at growing hitters. Don’t plant wheat if you’re better at growing corn...

[phillychuck]

Bowker is an overdraft by about 100 slots according to MLB...do we like him anyway?

[Squire]

In the Third Round of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Philadelphia Phillies select

RHP Cody Bowker, Vanderbilt University

MLB #187
Baseball America #98

[andyb]

Headed for a draft with zero high school picks?

[Squire]

Looks like it yeah.

[dicemen99]

Bowker is an overdraft by about 100 slots...do we like him anyway?

BA has him at #98. How is this an overdraft of a hundred slots? The Phillies picked at 100

[phillychuck]

Could be. College picks are the new thing, especially if you struggle dealing with competing with NIL money.

[phillychuck]

MLB at 187, I hadn’t seen BA. I don’t have an opinion. Sometimes overdrafts are great.

[phillychuck]

Waiting to hear from fish or Squire... !!!