By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Editor
With the 17th pick in the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft the Philadelphia Phillies selected outfielder Justin Crawford , 18-years old, out of Bishop Gorman (NV) High School . Crawford is ranked 13th according to MLB Pipeline and 16th according to Baseball America.
This marks the third year in a row the Phillies have taken a high school player with their first overall pick. Crawford is the son of former Big Leaguer Carl Crawford.
Crawford is committed to play college baseball for LSU.
Here are some of Crawford's highlights:
Phillies draft Justin Crawford 17th overall!
Carl Crawford's son projects as a plus CF with ELITE, game-changing speed ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/zQqj06MrEL
— Farm To Fame (@FarmToFame_) July 18, 2022