The 2025 MLB Draft is a wrap.
With rounds 1-3 on Sunday night, the Phillies stocked up on college pitchers, highlighted by the selection of Arkansas right-hander Gage Wood and his overpowering fastball at 26th overall.
Then, on Day 2 for rounds 4-20, the Phils continued to lean heavily in favor of taking college prospects, and especially more pitchers.
Now that the process is done and all 20 rounds have been completed, here’s a rundown of every pick the Phillies made, as they happened…
Day 1
• Round 1, No. 26 – RHP Gage Wood, Arkansas (NCAA): The 21-year-old Wood brings a dominant fastball and a nasty curve that can pile up strikeouts, along with tons of energy on the mound, too.
Last month, Wood threw the third-ever no-hitter in College World Series history, which included a collegiate record 19 strikeouts and exhibited all his greatest strengths as a pitcher.
The Phillies view Wood as a starter long-term and someone who could potentially be on a fast track to the majors. They can also easily see him as one of Philadelphia’s next fan favorites.
You can read more on Wood and the Phillies’ outlook for him HERE.
• Round 2, No. 63 – LHP Cade Obermueller, Iowa (NCAA): With a mid-90s fastball and a deceptive slider, Obermueller posted a 5-3 record with a 3.02 ERA in 15 starts this past collegiate season.
The 21-year-old also made a pretty substantial increase in strikeouts from his sophomore to junior year for the Hawkeyes (73 Ks in 2024 up to 117 in 2025) while also cutting down on his walks (41 BBs in 2024 down to 32 in 2025).
• Round 3, No. 100 – RHP Cody Bowker, Vanderbilt (NCAA): Initially a two-way player as a freshman at Georgetown, Bowker decided to commit to pitching full-time and made a transfer to Vanderbilt ahead of his junior season.
In 16 starts, the 21-year-old Bowker went 3-5 with a 4.38 ERA, 99 strikeouts, 28 walks, and 14 home runs surrendered across 72.0 innings pitched.
Bowker has a pretty good fastball, but appears to rely heavily on it to get by, so developing greater command and trust of his other pitches will be key to his development.
Day 2
• Round 4, No. 131 – RHP Sean Youngerman, Oklahoma State (NCAA): The Phillies continued to stick within the college ranks, and at pitcher, to open up their work on Day 2.
Youngerman made 15 appearances as a junior for Oklahoma State this past season, mostly as a reliever. He registered a 2.23 ERA across 32.1 innings pitched and struck out 37, while also keeping the walks to an absolute minimum with only three surrendered.
There might be starting potential, but as the 21-year-old’s MLB.com scouting report details, his 6’3″ and 230-pound build can throw just a bit harder when he’s stepping out of the bullpen.
• Round 5, No. 161 – RHP Gabe Craig, Baylor (NCAA): Another college pitcher, and a bit on the older side.
Craig is already 24, but presents a more clear-cut and maybe fast-tracked bullpen prospect.
In 24 appearances for Baylor this past season, all in relief, Craig posted a 3-0 record, with a minuscule 0.56 ERA across 32.0 innings pitched. He struck out 51, walked only three, and didn’t give up an extra base hit all year.
Craig’s mid-high-90s fastball sets up, per his MLB.com scouting report, and his slider puts batters away.
• Round 6, No. 191 – LHP James Tallon, Duke (NCAA): Surprise! It’s another college pitcher.
Tallon is a left-handed reliever who posted a 3.96 ERA, with 50 strikeouts and 19 walks through 21 appearances for the Blue Devils last season.
As a junior, opponents hit just .208 against him, with his selection marking another high-strikeout mold that, at this point in the draft, the Phillies are clearly favoring – along with the possibility of a fast track to the majors that the college route can offer.
• Round 7, No. 221 – RHP Matthew Fisher, Memorial HS (IN): The Phillies finally took a reach into the high school ranks, using their seventh-round pick on the 19-year-old Fisher.
Already at 6’3″ and 200 pounds, per his MLB.com scouting report, Fisher can deliver a low-mid-90s fastball and breaking pitches with high spin rates, which each stand to get stronger over the next several years as he develops and progresses up the ladder.
• Round 8, No. 251 – RHP Brian Walters, Miami (NCAA): Walters made seven starts for the Hurricanes this past collegiate season, but mostly pitched in relief with 21 total appearances.
He recorded a 2-3 record with a 4.94 ERA as a redshirt junior, and racked up 56 strikeouts compared to 19 walks through 51.0 innings pitched.
The Phillies went straight back to college for the eighth-round pick, remained with pitching, and stayed after that high-strikeout archetype that they’ve shown a clear preference for in this draft so far.
• Round 9, No. 281 – SS Matthew Ferrera, Toms River HS East (NJ): The Phillies broke the pitching streak and went for a position player from nearby, selecting Ferrera with their ninth-round pick out of Toms River.
The 18-year-old infielder has a college commitment to Pitt, per scouting service Perfect Game.
• Round 10, No. 311 – RHP Cole Gilley, Indiana (NCAA): Gilley transferred to Indiana as a graduate from Indiana State, and went on to start 12 games in 2025 with 18 total appearances. The right-hander went 10-3 with a 3.54 ERA, notching 75 strikeouts and a .211 batting average against, while allowing only 20 walks over 68.2 innings pitched.
Gilley also makes for the eighth college pitcher the Phillies have selected in this draft through 10 rounds so far.
• Round 11, No. 341 – C Will Vierling, Murray State (NCAA): Back on the clock after a break, the Phillies took Vierling as their 11th-round choice.
Vierling slashed .310/.413/.528 as a junior at Murray State this past season, with 10 homers, 16 doubles, 51 runs batted in, and 32 walks drawn.
Will is the cousin of former Phillie and current Detroit Tiger Matt Vierling.
• Round 12, No. 371 – RHP Tyler Bowen, Lander University (NCAA D2): Bowen pitched through 23 appearances and 34.1 innings as a senior reliever in Division II ball, registering a 3.67 ERA with 55 strikeouts and 20 walks allowed. Opposing lineups hit only .206 against him this past season.
• Round 13, No. 401 – OF Jack Barker, College of Southern Idaho (Jr. College): A left-handed bat, Barker batted .456 with eight homers, 22 doubles, and seven triples this season.
• Round 14, No. 431 – LHP Jonathan Gonzalez, Stetson (NCAA): Pitching as a redshirt senior this past season, Gonzalez made 15 starts and posted a 10-2 record with a 1.83 ERA, 105 strikeouts, 22 walks, and just one homer and one triple allowed.
• Round 15, No. 461 – RHP Jacob Pruitt, Missouri (NCAA): Pruitt spent his junior season at Mississippi State, but struggled, with a 7.23 ERA in only nine appearances (18.2 IP), and just 23 strikeouts recorded compared to 15 walks. Before the draft, he made a transfer to Missouri for his senior season.
• Round 16, No. 491 – SS Logan Dawson, Eastern HS (NJ): A South Jersey native, Dawson hit .318 in the spring for Eastern, per NJ.com, and announced his collegiate commitment to Boston College early last month.
• Round 17, No. 521 – RHP Richie Cortese, Lander University (NCAA D2): Making another pull from Lander, Cortese is a big 6’6″ right-hander who posted a 4.86 ERA in 14 appearances as a senior. In 16.2 innings pitched this season, Cortese recorded 30 strikeouts, 14 walks, and just two extra base hits allowed.
• Round 18, No. 551 – RHP Matthew Potok, Coastal Carolina (NCAA): A redshirt junior in college, Potok recorded a 2.52 ERA as a reliever this season, with 33 strikeouts and eight walks put up through 21 appearances and 35.2 innings pitched.
• Round 19, No. 581 – SS Robert Phelps, Reinhardt University (NAIA): Phelps will be a senior infielder who slashed .350/.460/.603 in 2025.
• Round 20, No. 611 – SS Landon Schaefer, Fayetteville Sr. HS (AR): The Phillies wrapped up their draft with a high school infield selection. Schaefer was a top-ranked shortstop in the state of Arkansas, per scouting service Perfect Game, and is slated to play college baseball at the University of Arkansas next.
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