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A Not-So-Brief History of Phillies First Round Pitching Prospects

Aaron Nola is set to make his Major League debut tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays, looking to extend the Phillies’ four-game winning streak to five. Nola was the 26th pitcher selected by the Phillies in either the first round or the supplemental first round of the June MLB draft.

Of those 26 pitchers selected, only seven did not reach the Major Leagues (1966′s Michael Biko, 1967′s Phil Meyer, 1970′s Mike Martin, 1975′s Sammye Welborn, 2010′s Jesse Biddle, and 2012′s Shane Watson and Mitch Gueller).