Andrew Painter isn’t the only Phillies pitching prospect getting work in the Arizona Fall League. Griff McGarry, a former top prospect within the organization, is also out West getting some innings in.
McGarry was drafted by the Phillies in the fifth round of the 2021 draft out of the University of Virginia. The now 25-year-old was a hard thrower with command issues coming out of school — a pitcher’s profile the Phillies have been attracted to in recent years. McGarry’s command issues have remained in pro ball. It’s one of the reasons the Phillies moved the right-hander into a full-time reliever role at the beginning of this year.