Phillies Sign First Round Pick Gage Wood and More

The Phillies wrapped up their first round pick pitcher Gage Wood and second round pick Cade Obermueller. In addition, the Phillies have signed 15 other recent draftees leaving just three holdouts still to be signed.

Wood was given a $3-million signing bonus, just 0.49-million under slot for the 26th overall pick, which is where he fell in the draft. The University of Arkansas product threw a 19 strikeout no-hitter in this year’s College World Series against Murray State. Wood pitched as a reliever in his first two seasons at Arkansas and a shoulder injury limited his 2025 season to just 37.2 innings but he still found time to strike out 69 hitters and post a 3.82 ERA.

Read Wood’s scouting report

Obermueller, who pitched for the University of Iowa was taken with the 63rd overall pick in the draft. His signing bonus has not been announced.

Read Obermueller’s scouting report

Wood, Obermueller, and the other picks who have signed will report to Clearwater for physicals and to begin training and workout regimens under the Phillies leadership. Some players will then remain at the complex to continue working out while others will be assigned to minor league teams to start their playing careers. Wood in particular has been mentioned as a potential fast climber and will likely be one of the first out of camp.

The other picks who have signed include:

• P Cody Bowker, Vanderbilt, 3rd round
• P Sean Youngerman, Oklahoma State, 4th round
• P Gabe Craig, Baylor University, 5th round
• P James Tallon, Duke University, 6th round
• P Matthew Fisher, Memorial High School (Newburgh, IN), 7th round
• SS Matthew Ferrera, Toms River HS (Toms River, NJ), 9th round
• P Cole Gilley, University of Indiana – Bloomington, 10th round
• P Will Vierling, Murray State, 11th round
• P Tyler Bowen, Lander University, 12th round
• OF Jack Barker, College of Southern Idaho, 13th round
• P Jonathan Gonzalez, Stetson University, 14th round
• P Jacob Pruitt, Mississippi State University, 15th round
• P Lander Cortese, Lander University, 17th round
• P Matt Potok, Coastal Carolina University, 18th round
• SS Robert Phelps, Reinhardt University, 19th round

The three players yet to sign are:

• P Brian Walters, University of Miami, 8th round – no draft eligibility remaining
• SS Logan Dawson, Eastern Regional HS (Voorhees, NJ), 16th round – has draft eligibility remaining
• SS Landon Schaefer, Fayetteville HS (Fayetteville, AR), 20th round – has draft eligibility remaining