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flyerzfan12
If the Phillies don’t put their money where their mouth is and spend big in the international market, I’ll be shocked. Scratch that, nothing will shock me with this organization right now. But if they only plan to sign Ortiz out of all of the most popular names, that’s a disgrace.
Bill 21
Good summary. Phillies should go big in the int’l draft. Jhailyn Ortiz is reportedly in line for a $4M bonus. Since the Phillies slot is only $3,041,700, Ortiz will put them over by himself. So, they may as well sign everyone they like, and a few others.
Conversely, they should go for as near ML-ready talent in the Rule 4 draft this June as possible. They might get a top 5 pick (perhaps top 3 or better) in 2016, and a pretty good one the year after. Their first pick could be a no-brainer, the next two years, so this year at #10, I don’t see the need to take a riskier pick.
flyerzfan12
It frustrates me to no end that Ruben and Company will be the ones making that #10 pick this year. Their past couple 1st picks look good, but I still hate rebuilding with a GM that helped put this team into it’s current state. Especially when a large part of where we are at now was the inability to build a good farm system or produce even 1 good major league-caliber position player in over a decade. I’ll stop myself there because I could go on and on about this haha.
paqza
In all fairness, the Phils had been picking near the end of the first round when they had picks.
flyerzfan12
That does make the miss rate more likely, but then teams like the Cardinals continue to show that you can pick late in the round most years and still find good players. The Phillies previous infatuation with high-ceiling “athletes” like Larry Greene, Anthony Hewitt, Zach Collier, etc is a big reason why they are where they are today.
Last year’s draft was a step in the right direction in terms of changing that philosophy.
paqza
Sure, you’re absolutely right. The Cards are also legendary for their drafting as part of “The Cardinals Way™”
paqza
That’s a tremendous impending haul for the Dodgers. Two surefire first-round type talents and another solid MI prospect.