After using their first five picks on Day One to add high school shortstop Tyler Spangler and four college arms and bats, the Phillies opened Day Two by continuing their pattern of leaning on college performers, addressing a long-neglected organizational need at catcher and mining smaller programs for late-round value. Assistant GM Brian Barber said the college-heavy approach was driven in large part by the Phillies’ bonus pool, the fifth-lowest in baseball at $7.773 million, given that a chunk of that money will go toward signing Spangler away from a Stanford commitment.
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Here is a look at the players chosen by the Phillies in Rounds 5 through 10 of the 2026 MLB Draft:
Round 5, Pick No. 161 — Will Gasparino, OF, Age 21, UCLA
A 6-foot-6 right-handed power bat, Gasparino began his college career at Texas before transferring to UCLA, where he broke out as a teammate of number one overall pick Roch Cholowsky. He hit 20 home runs with 64 RBI and a 1.071 OPS this season, earning All-Big Ten First Team honors and a number 72 overall ranking from MLB Pipeline. Gasparino is an above-average runner who profiles as a strong defensive center fielder with a plus arm, though evaluators note a tendency to chase pitches that will need refining. He’s also a bloodline pick of sorts — his father, Billy Gasparino, spent five years running the Dodgers’ draft room as amateur scouting director before moving into their front office.
Pick Analysis: In six drafts since Barber took over the Phillies’ amateur scouting department, the club’s best find has come in the fifth round: Orion Kerkering in 2022. They were clearly hoping lightning would strike twice with Gasparino, whose physical tools and bloodline made him a well-known commodity on the scouting circuit dating back to high school. Barber called him a player with a “tremendous body” and “huge tools” who has taken real strides in the past year to year and a half. Landing a player Pipeline had ranked inside the top 75 in the fifth round is a reasonable outcome given his swing-and-miss risk, and it addresses a clear organizational need for right-handed power in the outfield.
Round 6, Pick No. 190 — Macon Winslow, C, Age 21, North Carolina
Winslow transferred from Duke to North Carolina and slashed .282/.417/.466 with 10 home runs in 68 games this season for a Tar Heels team that reached the College World Series finals. He brings solid-to-plus bat speed, raw power, and a strong throwing arm, though his receiving skills are considered a work in progress.
Pick Analysis: The Phillies passed on multiple opportunities to address organizational catching depth on Day One before finally doing so here, adding much-needed support behind 36-year-old J.T. Realmuto. Winslow is the first of three catchers the Phillies would select over the final 15 rounds, a clear signal that restocking the position was a priority once the college-heavy phase of the draft began.
Round 7, Pick No. 219 — Bo Rhudy, RHP, Age 21, Tennessee
Rhudy pitched two seasons at Kennesaw State before transferring to Tennessee, where he closed games for the Volunteers with a 3.38 ERA, three saves, and a 0.88 WHIP in 32 innings. His fastball sits 91-93 mph and touches 96 — modest velocity by modern standards — but it plays up thanks to elite spin rate and carry generated from a low, three-quarters release. He ranked among the national leaders in fastball chase rate (41%) and overall strike percentage (72%), pairing the heater with a tight upper-70s slider.
Pick Analysis: Rhudy was the fourth right-handed pitcher the Phillies took within their first seven picks, continuing a clear Day One-into-Day Two theme of prioritizing college relief arms with plus underlying metrics over pure velocity. Barber credited the club’s analytics staff, led by analyst David Slusser, with identifying the traits in Rhudy’s fastball that made it a legitimate weapon despite modest radar-gun readings — a pick that reflects the increasingly data-driven bent of the Phillies’ recent draft classes.
Round 8, Pick No. 249 — Wyatt Danilowicz, LHP, Age 22, Louisville
A former top-40 nationally ranked left-hander out of high school in Traverse City, Michigan, Danilowicz missed the 2024 season with injury before posting a 2.70 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 33⅓ innings as a reliever in 2025. He moved into Louisville’s rotation in 2026, and his ERA rose to 6.00 across 14 starts as he worked through the transition.
Pick Analysis: This is a bounce-back bet more than anything else — Danilowicz’s shift from a dominant relief role to a shakier turn as a starter makes his most recent numbers look worse than his overall track record, and the Phillies are betting his previous bullpen success (including a sub-.200 opponent average in 2025) reflects his true upside. It’s another example of the college-arm-heavy approach the Phillies used to fill out the middle rounds of this class.
Round 9, Pick No. 279 — Cooper Consiglio, LHP, Age 20, North Carolina State
Consiglio struggled during a difficult sophomore season out of the bullpen before his stock rose over the summer in the Cape Cod League. He returned to college and posted a 6.90 ERA in 16 games (11 starts). He played for longtime NC State coach Elliott Avent, who also coached Trea Turner for three seasons in Raleigh.
Pick Analysis: This selection leans heavily on Consiglio’s summer showcase performance over his uneven collegiate numbers, a pattern-recognition bet that a strong Cape Cod League turn is more predictive than an inconsistent in-season stat line for a 20-year-old with multiple years of college experience already banked. It’s a lower-cost, projection-based flier befitting the ninth round.
Round 10, Pick No. 309 — Reece Moroney, SS, Age 21, Rhode Island
A three-year starter at shortstop for URI, the 5-foot-11, 185-pound Moroney hit .356 with a .464 on-base percentage as a sophomore before batting .370/.426/.494 as a junior, earning Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors. He was also named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year, though scouts believe he may ultimately profile better at second base at the next level.
Pick Analysis: Moroney fits a familiar late-round profile — an undersized, overlooked Northeast college player whose plus contact skills and steady defense at a premium position outweigh his lack of physical projection. Without much over-the-fence power, his path to relevance runs through his bat-to-ball skills and glove, making him a depth piece whose ceiling depends on how much his offensive game translates as he moves up levels.
The Bottom Line on Rounds 5-10
Taken together, the Phillies’ Day Two start reflects the same organizational fingerprints seen throughout Barber’s tenure: a fifth-round power bet in the mold of past success stories, a long-overdue address of catching depth, and a run of college pitchers valued more for underlying metrics — spin rate, chase rate, and strike-throwing — than pure velocity. With a bottom-five bonus pool already earmarked for Spangler, the Phillies leaned into college performers they could sign for value, setting the tone for the rest of a draft that would end with 18 college players among their 21 total picks.
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