Monday night in the 2017 MLB Draft the Phillies selected outfielder Adam Haseley out of Virginia with the eighth overall pick. This makes it two years in a row the team has selected an outfielder in the first round of the draft.
If all things go to plan, both Haseley, and last year’s first-round pick, Mickey Moniak, will help the team climb out of the cellar, and become a perennial contender once again.
Looking back over the last 25 years, the team has selected six outfielders in the first round counting Moniak and Haseley.