Cole Hamels, the Phillies' first-round pick in 2002 ThePhiladelphia Phillies are aMajor League Baseball franchise based inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania . They play in theNational League East division. Since the institution of Major League Baseball'sRule 4 Draft , the Phillies have selected 51 players in its first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft",[ 1] 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 lostfree agents in the previous off-season may be awardedcompensatory or supplementary picks .[ 2]
Of the 51 players picked in the first round by the Phillies, 26 have beenpitchers , the most of any position; 20 of these were right-handed, while 6 were left-handed. Nine players picked in the initial round wereoutfielders , while sixcatchers , fourfirst basemen , and fourshortstops were selected. The team also selected one player each atsecond base andthird base .[ 3] Thirteen of the 45 players came from high schools or universities in the state ofCalifornia , whileTexas andFlorida 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), andLonnie Smith (1974) were on the roster when the team won the1980 World Series .[ 4] Third baseman (laterleft fielder )Pat Burrell (1998), pitchersAdam Eaton (1996),Brett Myers (1999) andCole Hamels (2002), and second basemanChase 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 outfielderJ. D. Drew , at the advice of agentScott Boras , refused to sign a contract worth less than $10 million. Drew sat out of affiliated baseball in 1997, playing instead for theindependent St. Paul Saints of theNorthern League , and re-enteredthe 1998 Draft the following year.[ 8] The Phillies were awarded an additional pick in that draft, with which they selected outfielderEric Valent .[ 3]
Mike Lieberthal (1990) J. D. Drew (1997) Pat Burrell (1998) Brett Myers (1999) Chase Utley (2000) Gavin Floyd (2001) Joe Savery (2007) Zach Collier (2008) Aaron Nola (2014) Alec Bohm (2018) Year Name Position School (Location) Pick 1965 Mike Adamson *Right-handedpitcher Point Loma High School (San Diego, California )18 1966 Michael Biko Right-handedpitcher W. W. Samuel High School (Dallas, Texas ) 9 1967 Phil Meyer Left-handedpitcher Pius X High School (Downey, California ) 14 1968 Greg Luzinski '80 First baseman Notre Dame High School (Prospect Heights, Illinois ) 11 1969 Mike Anderson First baseman Timmonsville High School (Timmonsville, South Carolina ) 6 1970 Mike Martin Left-handedpitcher Olympia High School (Columbia, South Carolina ) 5 1971 Roy Thomas Right-handedpitcher Lompoc High School (Lompoc, California )6 1972 Larry Christenson '80 Right-handedpitcher Marysville High School (Stanwood, Washington ) 3 1973 John Stearns Catcher University of Colorado Boulder (Boulder, Colorado )2 1974 Lonnie Smith '80 Outfielder Centennial High School (Compton, California ) 3 1975 Sam Welborn Right-handedpitcher Wichita Falls High School (Wichita Falls, Texas )12 1976 Jeff Kraus Shortstop Colerain High School (Cincinnati, Ohio )17 1977 Scott Munninghoff Right-handedpitcher Purcell High School (Cincinnati, Ohio )22 1978 Rip Rollins First baseman Allegheny High School (Spark, North Carolina ) 23 1979 no first-round pick [ a] 1980 Henry Powell Catcher Pine Forest High School (Pensacola, Florida )13 1981 Johnny Abrego Right-handedpitcher Mission High School (San Jose, California ) 20 1982 John Russell Catcher University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma )13 1983 Ricky Jordan First baseman Grant High School (Sacramento, California ) 22 1984 Pete Smith Right-handedpitcher Burlington High School (Burlington, Massachusetts )21 1985 Trey McCall Catcher Abingdon High School (Abingdon, Virginia )16 1986 Brad Brink Right-handedpitcher University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California )7 1987 no first-round pick [ b] 1988 Pat Combs Left-handedpitcher Baylor University (Waco, Texas )11 1989 Jeff Jackson Outfielder Simeon High School (Chicago, Illinois )4 1990 Mike Lieberthal Catcher Westlake High School (Westlake Village, California )3 1991 Tyler Green Right-handedpitcher Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas )10 1992 Chad McConnell Outfielder Creighton University (Omaha, Nebraska )13 1993 Wayne Gomes Right-handedpitcher Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia )4 1994 Carlton Loewer Right-handedpitcher Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, Mississippi )23 1995 Reggie Taylor Outfielder Newberry High School (Newberry, South Carolina )14 1995 Dave Coggin Right-handedpitcher Upland High School (Upland, California )30§ [ c] 1996 Adam Eaton '08 Right-handedpitcher Snohomish High School (Snohomish, Washington )11 1997 J. D. Drew *Outfielder Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida )2 1998 Pat Burrell '08 Third baseman University of Miami (Coral Gables, Florida )1 1998 Eric Valent Outfielder University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California )42§ [ d] 1999 Brett Myers '08 Right-handedpitcher Englewood High School (Jacksonville, Florida )12 2000 Chase Utley '08 Second baseman University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California )15 2001 Gavin Floyd Right-handedpitcher Mt. St. Joseph High School (Severna Park, Maryland )4 2002 Cole Hamels '08 Left-handedpitcher Rancho Bernardo High School (San Diego, California )17 2003 no first-round pick [ e] 2004 Greg Golson Outfielder Connally High School (Pflugerville, Texas )21 2005 no first-round pick [ f] 2006 Kyle Drabek Right-handedpitcher The Woodlands High School (Montgomery County, Texas )18 2006 Adrian Cardenas Shortstop Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Miami Gardens, Florida )37§ [ g] 2007 Joe Savery Left-handedpitcher Rice University (Houston, Texas )19 2007 Travis d'Arnaud Catcher Lakewood High School (Lakewood, California )37§ [ h] 2008 Anthony Hewitt Shortstop Salisbury School (Salisbury, Connecticut )24 2008 Zach Collier Outfielder Chino Hills High School (Chino Hills, California )34§ [ i] 2009 no first-round pick [ j] 2010 Jesse Biddle Left-handedpitcher Germantown Friends School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania )27 2011 Larry Greene Outfielder Berrien High School (Nashville, Georgia )39§ [ k] 2012 Shane Watson Right-handedpitcher Lakewood High School (Lakewood, California )40§ [ l] 2012 Mitch Gueller Right-handedpitcher W. F. West High School (Chehalis, Washington )54§ [ m] 2013 J. P. Crawford Shortstop Lakewood High School (Lakewood, California )16 2014 Aaron Nola Right-handedpitcher Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana )7 2015 Cornelius Randolph Shortstop Griffin High School (Griffin, Georgia )10 2016 Mickey Moniak Outfielder La Costa Canyon High School (San Diego, California )1 2017 Adam Haseley Outfielder University of Virginia (Charlottesville, Virginia )8 2018 Alec Bohm Third baseman Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas )3 2019 Bryson Stott Shortstop University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Paradise, Nevada )14 2020 Mick Abel Right-handedpitcher Jesuit High School (Beaverton, Oregon )15 2021 Andrew Painter Right-handedpitcher 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:[ 11] 2024 Dante Nori Shortstop Northville High School (Northville, Michigan )27 2025 Gage Wood Right-HandedPitcher University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, Arkansas )26
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