The Phillies have not had much luck with high school position players in recent drafts - 2008 top pick Anthony Hewitt has been a bust thus far and 2011 top pick Larry Greene is off to a slow start - but they also didn't pick those players at No. 16.
Date: Jun 07, 2013
Category: Sports
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MLB Draft 2013: The value of compensation draft selections
Marlins), No.15 Ethan Martin (Dodgers - now Phillies), No. 22 Reese Havens (Mets), No. 23 Allen Dykstra (Padres), No. 24 Anthony Hewitt (Phillies) and No. 27 Carlos Guitierrez (Marlins). So far the top performer by a landslide has been No. 5 Buster Posey (Giants), with no other selection even close.
Gose said he remains close friends with Phillies minor-leaguers Anthony Hewitt and Zach Collier, outfielders taken ahead of him in the 2008 draft. While Gose is in big-league camp and about to make the jump to Toronto's triple-A team, Hewitt and Collier have not played above low-A ball and remain mo
Date: Mar 05, 2012
Category: Sports
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The Hunter Pence Trade: A Look at What the Phillies are Giving Up
recent Fanshothere) nor outfielder Zach Collier (written abouthere) are top prospects, but would be tough players to lose. Two names I'll throw out at random based on nothing but my own conjecture: outfielder (and 2008 1st round pick) Anthony Hewitt, and hard-throwing reliever Lendy Castillo. Obv