Writer: Brandon Apter
After picking a left-handed pitcher in both the fourth and fifth rounds, the Phillies selected David Martinelli, an outfielder out of Dallas Baptist University, with their sixth round pick, 167th overall. Phillies select OF David Martinelli from Dallas Baptist in the sixth round. — Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) June 10, 2016 Martinelli, 21, just finished his junior […]
The Phillies kicked off the fourth round and fifth of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft today by selecting a pair of left-handers, JoJo Romero out of Yavapai Community College and Cole Irvin from the University of Oregon. The Phillies draft LHP JoJo Romero from Yavapai College, the same junior college that produced Ken Giles. — Matt […]
Though the Phillies didn't have a game on Thursday, they were hard at work at Citizens Bank Park for the Annual Phillies Phestival, an event that raises money to help strike out ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). The event raised $718,689 towards patient care and services for ALS patients in the Greater Philadelphia Area. "The Phillies […]
By: Brandon Apter, contributor Over three hours after making Mickey Moniak the first overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft, the Phillies selected right-hander Kevin Gowdy out of Santa Barbara High School in California with the 42nd pick. Gowdy, 18, was ranked 39th by Baseball America while MLB.com had him 37th on their 100 draft prospect list. #Phillies add HS RHP Kevin […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, managing editor It has been reported that the Sixers are 'leaning heavily' towards selecting Ben Simmons with the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft on June 23, but Duke's Brandon Ingram is more of a pure shooter, something the Sixers have lacked for quite some time. Sources tell The […]
By: Brandon Apter, contributor MLB.com along with a handful of other sites have the Phillies selecting either Florida's A.J. Puk or high school outfielder Mickey Moniak, but there are still a couple of other players to consider for the team. On Monday, the Phillies hosted Mercer outfielder Kyle Lewis for workouts and sources tell Tommy Stokke of Knuckleball News that the team […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, managing editor With two weeks remaining until the Sixers are on the clock for the 2016 NBA Draft, they are 'leaning heavily' towards selecting LSU forward Ben Simmons first overall. Although Simmons is known to be a lifelong Lakers fan, and at one point reportedly preferred LA, a report from […]
By: Brandon Apter, contributor With under seven hours to go until the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, the main question is who will the Phillies take first overall? AJ Puk, Kyle Lewis, Jason Groome and Mickey Moniak are a few options for the team, but they will also pick first in the second round tonight, 42nd overall. According to Frankie […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Brandon Apter, managing editor We are two weeks away from the 2016 NBA Draft in New York and the debate continues as to whether the Sixers should select Ben Simmons or Brandon Ingram first overall. In an interview segment on ESPNU's College Basketball podcast, Kentucky head coach John Calipari said that Philadelphia should skip over […]
Zach Eflin is 5-0 with a 3.14 ERA in 10 Triple-A starts this season (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia) By: Brandon Apter, contributor Just two pitches into Wednesday's Phillies game, young hurler Vince Velasquez exited the game with a strained bicep. He felt something in warmups and mentioned it to the team, but his fastball velocity was down 4-6 mph […]
