You should never draft for need in the MLB draft and instead you should focus on the best player available. Still, in such a shallow draft where not much separates players need can fairly be considered. The Phillies have very heavily scouted Stevenson. What might they be seeing?
"Don't draft for need" is an old axiom in many drafts in sports, but it's especially true in baseball. There's really no need to draft position specific in baseball. For one, even Kris Bryant, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, some of the fastest rising players in baseball all took 2-3 years to make their debut.