The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the National League East division. Since the institution of Major League Baseball's Rule 4 Draft, the Phillies have selected 51 players in its first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", 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. In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.

Of the 51 players picked in the first round by the Phillies, 26 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 20 of these were right-handed, while 6 were left-handed. Nine players picked in the initial round were outfielders, while six catchers, four first basemen, and four shortstops were selected. The team also selected one player each at second base and third base. Thirteen of the 45 players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, while Texas and Florida follow, with six and five players, respectively.

Eight Phillies first-round picks have won a championship with the franchise. Greg Luzinski (1968), Larry Christenson (1972), and Lonnie Smith (1974) were on the roster when the team won the 1980 World Series. Third baseman (later left fielder) Pat Burrell (1998), pitchers Adam Eaton (1996), Brett Myers (1999) and Cole Hamels (2002), and second baseman Chase Utley (2000) were all members of the team during the Phillies' 2008 World Series championship.

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, or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year. 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 outfielder J. D. Drew, at the advice of agent Scott Boras, refused to sign a contract worth less than $10 million. Drew sat out of affiliated baseball in 1997, playing instead for the independent St. Paul Saints of the Northern League, and re-entered the 1998 Draft the following year. The Phillies were awarded an additional pick in that draft, with which they selected outfielder Eric Valent.

Key Year Each year links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball draft. Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play Pick Indicates the number of the pick within the first round * Player did not sign with the Phillies § Indicates a supplemental pick '80 Player was a member of Phillies' 1980 championship team '08 Player was a member of Phillies' 2008 championship team

Picks

YearNamePosition School (Location)Pick 1965 * Right-handed pitcher Point Loma High School(San Diego, California) 18 1966 Right-handed pitcher W. W. Samuel High School(Dallas, Texas) 1967 Left-handed pitcher Pius X High School(Downey, California) 14 1968 '80 First baseman Notre Dame High School(Prospect Heights, Illinois) 11 1969 First baseman Timmonsville High School(Timmonsville, South Carolina) 1970 Left-handed pitcher Olympia High School(Columbia, South Carolina) 1971 Right-handed pitcher Lompoc High School(Lompoc, California) 1972 '80 Right-handed pitcher Marysville High School(Stanwood, Washington) 1973 Catcher University of Colorado Boulder(Boulder, Colorado) 1974 '80 Outfielder Centennial High School(Compton, California) 1975 Right-handed pitcher Wichita Falls High School(Wichita Falls, Texas) 12 1976 Shortstop Colerain High School(Cincinnati, Ohio) 17 1977 Right-handed pitcher Purcell High School(Cincinnati, Ohio) 22 1978 First baseman Allegheny High School(Spark, North Carolina) 23 1979 no first-round pick 1980 Catcher Pine Forest High School(Pensacola, Florida) 13 1981 Right-handed pitcher Mission High School(San Jose, California) 20 1982 Catcher University of Oklahoma(Norman, Oklahoma) 13 1983 First baseman Grant High School(Sacramento, California) 22 1984 Right-handed pitcher Burlington High School(Burlington, Massachusetts) 21 1985 Catcher Abingdon High School(Abingdon, Virginia) 16 1986 Right-handed pitcher University of Southern California(Los Angeles, California) 1987 no first-round pick 1988 Left-handed pitcher Baylor University(Waco, Texas) 11 1989 Outfielder Simeon High School(Chicago, Illinois) 1990 Catcher Westlake High School(Westlake Village, California) 1991 Right-handed pitcher Wichita State University(Wichita, Kansas) 10 1992 Outfielder Creighton University(Omaha, Nebraska) 13 1993 Right-handed pitcher Old Dominion University(Norfolk, Virginia) 1994 Right-handed pitcher Mississippi State University(Mississippi State, Mississippi) 23 1995 Outfielder Newberry High School(Newberry, South Carolina) 14 Right-handed pitcher Upland High School(Upland, California) 30§ 1996 '08 Right-handed pitcher Snohomish High School(Snohomish, Washington) 11 1997 * Outfielder Florida State University(Tallahassee, Florida) 1998 '08 Third baseman University of Miami(Coral Gables, Florida) Outfielder University of California, Los Angeles(Los Angeles, California) 42§ 1999 '08 Right-handed pitcher Englewood High School(Jacksonville, Florida) 12 2000 '08 Second baseman University of California, Los Angeles(Los Angeles, California) 15 2001 Right-handed pitcher Mt. St. Joseph High School(Severna Park, Maryland) 2002 '08 Left-handed pitcher Rancho Bernardo High School(San Diego, California) 17 2003 no first-round pick 2004 Outfielder Connally High School(Pflugerville, Texas) 21 2005 no first-round pick 2006 Right-handed pitcher The Woodlands High School(Montgomery County, Texas) 18 Shortstop Monsignor Edward Pace High School(Miami Gardens, Florida) 37§ 2007 Left-handed pitcher Rice University(Houston, Texas) 19 Catcher Lakewood High School(Lakewood, California) 37§ 2008 Shortstop Salisbury School(Salisbury, Connecticut) 24 Outfielder Chino Hills High School(Chino Hills, California) 34§ 2009 no first-round pick 2010 Left-handed pitcher Germantown Friends School(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 27 2011 Outfielder Berrien High School(Nashville, Georgia) 39§ 2012 Right-handed pitcher Lakewood High School(Lakewood, California) 40§ Right-handed pitcher W. F. West High School(Chehalis, Washington) 54§ 2013 Shortstop Lakewood High School(Lakewood, California) 16 2014 Right-handed pitcher Louisiana State University(Baton Rouge, Louisiana) 7 2015 Shortstop Griffin High School(Griffin, Georgia) 10 2016 Outfielder La Costa Canyon High School(San Diego, California) 1 2017 Outfielder University of Virginia(Charlottesville, Virginia) 8 2018 Third baseman Wichita State University(Wichita, Kansas) 3 2019 Shortstop University of Nevada, Las Vegas(Paradise, Nevada) 14 2020 Right-handed pitcher Jesuit High School(Beaverton, Oregon) 15 2021 Right-handed pitcher 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: 2024 Dante Nori Shortstop Northville High School(Northville, Michigan) 27 2025 Gage Wood Right-Handed Pitcher University of Arkansas(Fayetteville, Arkansas) 26 2026 Tyler Spangler Shortstop De La Salle High School(Concord, California) 36§

See also Philadelphia Phillies minor league players

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