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Does the Gage Wood pick say something about the Phillies?
Best player available? Unique opportunity? Or something more?
Joe Giglio
July 14, 2025
Let’s start here: Gage Wood was made to pitch in Philadelphia.
The hard-throwing righty out of Arkansas is all energy and guts on the mound, as seen when he completed a no-hitter in the College World Series last month.
Phillies drafted RHP Gage Wood, who threw a no-hitter with 19 strikeouts at the College World Series for Arkansas, with the 26th pick.
He’s the team’s first college first rounder since Brian Barber joined the Phillies organization.
— Ty Daubert (@TyDaubert)
12:15 AM • Jul 14, 2025
We’re looking at a fan favorite, assuming the No. 26 pick in the 2025 MLB Draft stays healthy and reaches his potential.
But I was also struck at what the pick may have meant about the organization, Dave Dombrowski and what the Phillies are thinking as we approach the trade deadline.