That Balls Outta Here
FanSided

Phillies: Recapping a decade of terrible MLB Drafts

By George Stockburger

09 JUN 2016: The 2016 Draft Board with Mickey Moniak the first overall pick to the Philadelphia Phillies and Nick Senzel the second overall pick to the Cincinnati Reds during Round 1 of the 2016 MLB First Year Player Draft. The draft is held at Studio 42 of MLB Network in Secaucus NJ.(Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
09 JUN 2016: The 2016 Draft Board with Mickey Moniak the first overall pick to the Philadelphia Phillies and Nick Senzel the second overall pick to the Cincinnati Reds during Round 1 of the 2016 MLB First Year Player Draft. The draft is held at Studio 42 of MLB Network in Secaucus NJ.(Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 10
Next
NEW YORK, NY – JULY 14: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Jesse Biddle of the United States in action against the World Team during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on July 14, 2013 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The United States defeated the World Team 4-2. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JULY 14: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Jesse Biddle of the United States in action against the World Team during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on July 14, 2013 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. The United States defeated the World Team 4-2. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Here’s a look at the players drafted by Philadelphia in 2010 who reached the big leagues.

2010

Biddle, a Philadelphia native who pitched for Germantown Friends High School was supposed to be the next great homegrown prospect. He failed to live up to expectations and was traded to Pittsburgh for reliever Yoervis Medina, who’s spent the last four years in Venezuela.

Biddle had one successful season in Atlanta with a 3.11 ERA in 60 relief appearances, but last year had an 8.36 ERA with the Braves, Mariners, and Rangers.

Rupp, Buchanan, and Hollands all contributed to the Phillies at some point, but none turned out to be big league staples.

Rupp, a backup catcher at best, hit 39 home runs in 296 games for the Phillies, but hasn’t played in the big leagues since 2017.

phillies
MIAMI, FL – SEPTEMBER 23: David Buchanan #55 and Carlos Ruiz #51 of the Philadelphia Phillies talk during a game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on September 23, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

Buchanan made 35 starts from 2014-15 with a 5.01 ERA, leading to his release after the 2016 season.

Hollands appeared in 50 games as a reliever in 2014 but injuries kept him off the field since then.

Garner, the 77th overall pick in 2010, was released by Philadelphia in 2015, and appeared in only eight games with the Indians in 2016.

Palka didn’t sign with the Phillies and finished fifth in the Rookie of the Year voting in 2018 with the White Sox after hitting 27 home runs. Chicago designated him for assignment last year after hitting .107 in 30 games.

Overall the 2010 draft, highlighted by Biddle, failed to live up to expectations and was just the start to a bad year of Phillies drafts.

Notable 1st round picks drafted after Biddle: Noah Syndergaard, Nicholas Castellanos, Aaron Sanchez

Home/Phillies Prospects