The Phillies selected Adam Haseley in the first round, eighth overall, in the 2017 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.
Haseley, 21, is a junior at the University of Virginia. An outfielder, the Windermere, Florida, native hit .390/.491/.659 with 14 home runs, 16 doubles and a triple over 58 games for the Cavaliers. He also stole 10 bases, struck out 21 times and walked 44 times.
He also pitched for Virginia, going 7-1 with a 3.58 ERA over 65.1 innings in 2017. He struck out 53 and walked 18. It’s likely the Phils will develop him as an outfielder.
Scouting reports peg Haseley as a potential five-tool major league outfielder with better-than-average speed and arm, plus increased power and a solid approach at the plate.
Tim MalcolmTim 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.
