Breaking down Phillies Day Two draft picks: Rounds 4-10

By John Town | Jun 5, 2018

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 26: A fan attempts to catch a home run ball off the bat of Nick Williams of the Philadelphia Phillies in the eighth inning during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Citizens Bank Park on May 26, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 2-1. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /

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Round Ten: Shortstop Madison Stokes

The Phillies ended Day Two of the draft by selecting their third shortstop of the day, South Carolina Gamecock Madison Stokes. He wasn’t ranked on either MLB.com or Baseball America.

Stokes didn’t play often during his college career, missing time due to injury in each of the last three years. He had the best offensive season of his career this year, posting a .342/.424/.609 line with 10 home runs and 40 runs batted in. He didn’t play in a summer league last year and struggled in the Coastal Plain League in 2016.

Stokes is all upside with plenty of raw power. His consistent string of injuries is an obvious concern, but at this point of the draft you are just hoping on lottery tickets.

Next: Phillies desperately needed third base depth

Hopefully, some of the players selected Tuesday can turn into decent major-league players for the Phillies.

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