The Philadelphia Phillies did not make a selection in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday at the Winter Meetings in Nashville.
But, in the minor league phase, the Phillies loaded up on one position — catcher.
The Phillies selected three catchers in the first three rounds of the minor-league draft — Oakland’s William Simoneit (first round), Arizona’s Luis Caicuto (second round) and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Carson Taylor (third round).
The Phillies also selected Toronto shortstop Trevor Schwecke in the fourth round and Cleveland first baseman Bryce Ball in the fifth round.
Simoneit was a .237 hitter in the Oakland system in 825 at-bats as he reached Oakland’s Double-A affiliate in Midland.
Caicuto is a .300 hitter in the Arizona system for three seasons, but never moved up further than the Diamondbacks’ Arizona Complex League team.
Taylor, a former fourth-round pick in 2020, batted .252 in his minor league career with the Dodgers, where he reached their Double-A affiliate in Tulsa.
The Phillies added those catchers to the three catchers they have among their Top 30 prospects, per MLB.com — Caleb Ricketts, Eduardo Tait and Kehden Hettiger. Ricketts is the only one to have played with a full-season affiliate.
More than 40 players were selected in the minor league phase, where any player not protected on an MLB or Triple-A roster was eligible for selection.
The Phillies lost four players in the minor-league phase — pitcher Rafael Marcano (Minnesota, first round), pitcher Keylan Killgore (Kansas City, second round), pitcher Carlos Betancourt (Houston, second round) and pitcher Blake Brown (third round, Tampa Bay).
2023 Rule 5 Draft
Major League phase
A’s — RHP Mitch Spence (NYY)
Royals — RHP Matt Sauer (NYY No. 25 prospect)
Rockies — RHP Anthony Molina (TB)
White Sox — LHP Shane Drohan (BOS No. 19 prospect)
Nationals — SS Nasim Nuñez (MIA No. 16 prospect)
Cardinals — RHP Ryan Fernandez (BOS)
Mets — RHP Justin Slaten (TEX) (Traded to BOS for LHP Ryan Ammons)
Guardians — 3B Deyvison De Los Santos (AZ No. 5 prospect)
Padres — RHP Stephen Kolek (SEA)
Rangers — RHP Carson Coleman (NYY)
Minor League phase
Round 1
Royals — OF Joe Gray (MIL)
Rockies — RHP Brendan Hardy (NYM)
White Sox — RHP Jose Ramirez (BOS)
Nationals — RHP Samuel Vasquez (CLE)
Cardinals — INF Johnfrank Salazar (BOS)
Angels — 1B Eric Wagaman (NYY)
Mets — C Donovan Antonia (CIN)
Pirates — RHP Fineas Del Bonta-Smith (COL)
Guardians — RHP Ty Brown (HOU)
Tigers — RHP Nick Starr (TEX)
Red Sox — C Michael Gasper (NYY)
Giants — RHP Nick Garcia (COL)
Reds — LHP TJ Sikkema (KC)
Padres — SS Clay Dungan (KC)
Yankees — RHP Gabriel Barbosa (COL)
Cubs — 2B Hayden Cantrelle (SF)
Marlins — OF Yeral Martinez (NYM)
D-backs — RHP Darlin Pinales (LAD)
Twins — LHP Rafael Marcano (PHI)
Blue Jays — OF Alexis Hernandez (BOS)
Phillies — C William Simoneit (OAK)
Astros — RHP Railin Perez (BOS)
Rays — RHP Michael Gomez (NYY)
Orioles — RHP Nelvis Ochoa (COL)
Braves — LHP Tyler Thomas (NYM)
Round 2
Royals — LHP Keylan Killgore (PHI)
Rockies — RHP Thomas Ponticelli (CLE)
Nationals — RHP Wander Arias (KC)
Cardinals — SS Miguel Villarroel (TEX)
Angels — RHP Ryan Miller (BOS)
Mets — RHP Alan Perdomo (COL)
Pirates — 1B Seth Beer (AZ)
Guardians — RHP Connor Gillispie (BAL)
Tigers — RHP Calvin Coker (OAK)
Giants — SS Dariel Lopez (PIT No. 14 prospect)
Reds — LF Alexander Ovalles (TB)
Padres — LHP Omar Cruz (PIT)
Yankees — RHP Kervin Castro (HOU)
Marlins — OF Marty Costes (HOU)
D-backs — 2B Andy Weber (CHC)
Twins — C Rafael Escalante (PIT)
Phillies — C Luis Caicuto (AZ)
Astros — RHP Carlos Betancourt (PHI)
Rays — RHP Roelmy Garcia (PIT)
Round 3
Royals — 2B Ryan Fitzgerald (BOS)
Nationals — RHP Daison Acosta (NYM)
Cardinals — RHP Benito Garcia (NYM)
Pirates — 3B Marcos Cabrera (NYY)
Guardians — LHP John Doxakis (TB)
Reds — SS Levi Jordan (CHC)
Marlins — 3B Sean Roby (SF)
D-backs — RHP John Matthews (TEX)
Twins — INF Angel Del Rosario (TOR)
Phillies — C Carson Taylor (LAD)
Rays — RHP Blake Brown (PHI)
Round 4
Royals — pass
Nationals — CF Moises Gallardo (OAK)
Cardinals — pass
Pirates — CF PJ Hilson (SF)
Guardians — pass
Reds — RHP Brock Bell (BOS)
Marlins — LHP Adam Laskey (CHC)
D-backs — pass
Twins — RHP Sheldon Reed (CHC)
Phillies — SS Trevor Schwecke (TOR)
Rays — pass
Round 5
Nationals — pass
Pirates — pass
Reds — pass
Marlins — RHP Julio Dilone (SEA)
Twins — pass
Phillies — 1B Bryce Ball (CLE)
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