The Phillies decision-makers returned to their Citizens Bank Park war room Tuesday morning as the long wait to make their second pick comes to a close.
The Phillies have to wait 104 picks before making their fourth-round selection after drafting Wichita State third baseman Alec Bohm with Monday night’s third-overall pick.
The team forfeited its second- and third- round picks as compensation for signing Carlos Santana and Jake Arrieta.
“The way I view it is our second-round pick was Santana and our third was Arrieta,” amateur scouting director Johnny Almaraz said. “If you can do that every year it puts your organization in a position to win.