Cornelius Randolph Begins Phillies Journey

The first round of the 2015 MLB Amateur Draft unfolded on the evening of Monday, June 8th, 2015 and was broadcast via the MLB Network. The Phillies held the 10th overall pick, and there was much speculation as to whom the club would select.

Here at TBOH, I had previously hyped the possible selection of a 2B/OF from the University of Cincinnati by the name of Ian Happ. We’ll never know if the Phils would have made that choice, because the Chicago Cubs swiped Happ with the 9th pick, just ahead of the Phillies.

When that 10th pick finally rolled around, a trio of highly rated shortstops were all off the board. In fact, those players went 1-2-3 in the Draft: Dansby Swanson to Arizona, Alex…