Phillies first round pick Haseley promoted to Lakewood

By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor

The Philadelphia Phillies will have their last two first rounders in the same lineup now as 2017 first round pick Adam Haseley has earned a promotion to Class 'A' Lakewood, joining 2016 No. 1 overall pick Mickey Moniak.

Haseley, 21, played in 37 games for the Phillies' Short Season affiliate in Williamsport, slashing .270/.350/.380 with nine doubles, two homers, 18 RBI, 18 runs scored, 28 strikeouts, 14 walks and five steals. He'll get a good test in Lakewood, as he moves from seeing recently drafted pitchers in short season to some guys who have been in the minors for 2+ years in Class 'A'. Lakewood is currently struggling in the second half of the season, posting a 22-28 record after going 40-30 in the first half. The Blueclaws are ranked 11th out of 14 in the South Atlantic League in batting average (.243). Their pitching staff is ranked 4th in the league with a 3.26 ERA.

The Windermere, Florida native was named a First-Team All-American (outfield) by Baseball America and Second-Team All-American (utility) by Collegiate Baseball in his final year at the University of Virginia in 2016. He slashed .390/.491/.659 with 14 home runs and 56 RBIs. He's ranked third all-time in UVA program history with 185 runs scored.

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