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These 2023 Phillies Draft picks could be steals

June 1st, 2024Paul Casella@paul_casellaMLBThis story was excerpted from Todd Zolecki’s Phillies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies believed they got a couple of steals in last summer's Draft in shortstop Aidan Miller and right-hander George Klassen -- a pair of players who had their Draft stock impacted by an injury.Through the first couple months of their first full pro seasons, the Phillies might be right.Miller, the club's No. 2 prospect (and MLB Pipeline's No. 48 overall), is slashing .309/.434/.545 with five home runs, 25 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 32 games. He's also worked 23 walks compared to 32 strikeouts."The most impressive thing about Aidan is his mindset and his work ethic," said Preston Mattingly, the Phillies' assistant general manager of player development. "I think, since the day we got him, he's been driven to get better every single day. Just a relentless pursuit of b...

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