After weeks of deciphering what the Phillies would do with the No. 14 pick this year, we finally have an answer as the team selected redshirt junior UNLV shortstop Bryston Stott.
Stott is the fifth straight position player selected by the team in the first round. Outfielders Cornelius Randolph, Mickey Moniak, and Adam Haseley and third baseman Alec Bohm were the previous four picks.
Some thought the club would buck the trend and take a pitcher this year after drafting so many position players. However, this year’s pitching class was viewed as rather poor, and it makes more sense to take the best player available than reach based on previous picks.