-Courtesy of the Philadelphia Phillies
With the 37th overall selection in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, the Phillies selected catcher Travis D’Arnaud out of Lakewood High School in California.
D’Arnaud, 18, was recently touted by Baseball America as the second-best defensive high school player in the country. He hit .413, leading his team in both home runs (7) and RBI (52) in 33 games this past spring. D’Arnaud also pitched 3.0 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts for the Lakewood Lancers.
“Catching is a premium position and we’re glad we got Travis where we did,” said Phillies director of scouting Marti Wolever. “He’s an above-average receiver with an above-average arm and has a chance to be a very productive offensive player.”
Phillies scouts filed the following report on D’Arnaud: “He has a good, quick release for a catcher with soft hands and easy actions behind the plate. A polished receiver. Has very good plate discipline and balance and uses all fields. Great instincts for the game and a very good competitor.”
D’Arnaud is the fourth supplemental selection for the Phillies in the last 12 years following David Coggin (1995), Eric Valent (1998) and Adrian Cardenas (2006).
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