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2008 Draft: Phils Select OF/P In Second Round

Another pick, another toolsy outfielder. Then again …

The Phillies selected OF Anthony Gose with the 51st pick of the draft. Gose is a 17-year-old left-handed hitter who stands at 6′ and 190 pounds.

MLB.com says he can become a Juan Pierre-type hitter who can spray drives and steal bases. Or he can strike out a lot. He can pitch, too, throwing at 97 mph as a lefty, but he seems primed to be an outfielder. Then again (where that comes in), his lack of a bat makes him more of a pitching possibility than originally led on. Hopefully the Phils convert him to pitcher.

If not, this is getting a little out of hand. Three outfielders with speed aren’t what we were really hoping for. Still, why are they planning clearly for 2013 and not addressing short-term (3B, RHP) needs?

In other news, Lenny Dykstra’s son â€” Cutter Dykstra â€” was picked 54th by the Brewers.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.