The Philadelphia Phillies selected shortstop Kyle Holder from the New York Yankees with the 13th pick in the 2020 Rule-5 Draft, the club announced Thursday.
Citizens Bank Park has been home to the Phillies since 2004. (Brian Michael/PhilliesNation)A first-round pick of the Yankees in the 2015 MLB Draft, Holder slashed .265/.336/.405 with nine home runs and 40 RBIs in 412 at-bats at Double-A Trenton in 2019, the last minor league season. Holder is more known for his defensive prowess, as Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline named him the best defensive shortstop in minor league baseball during the 2017 season, edging out former Phillies prospect J.P. Crawford, who won a Gold Glove Award with the…
