Stokes has had a substantive injury history (foot in 2016, wrist in '17 and hamstring in '18) and not much success to this point in his collegiate career, but he does have raw power and good speed. He's also versatile, able to play first base and potentially shortstop.

Squire wrote:This regime doesn’t not sign Top 10 round draft picks. I think they have ‘deals’ with all of them within the aggregate pool. If you had told me at the beginning of the day that we would get 2 top 100 arms and 2 other interesting HS guys I’d have been thrilled. Some decent power guys with the college hitters too

When practice was over and the other kids had headed to the showers or caught a ride home, Seth Lancaster was still out on the field taking ground balls.

It got to the point during Lancaster’s senior season at Hanahan High School that Hawks assistant baseball coach Bryce Florie would have to come up with excuses so he could leave and see his wife and newborn baby.

“I couldn’t hit Seth enough ground balls,” Florie said. “We knew pretty early that Seth was going to be a special player, but it’s his worth ethic that has gotten him to where he is today. No one will outwork Seth Lancaster.”

Lancaster, who finished his senior season at Coastal Carolina, was one three players with ties to the Palmetto State to be taken Tuesday during the second day of the Major League Baseball draft. Lancaster, a shortstop, was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the eighth round with the 227th overall pick.

“To be honest, I’m still kind of in shock,” Lancaster said Tuesday night. “I don’t think it’ll hit me until I get on the plane this weekend. I’ve been dreaming about this day for as long as I can remember, and it’s the start of a new journey in my life. I’ve always wanted to play professional baseball, and this is a start of new journey that I’ve wanted to take for a long, long time. I’m excited about what’s next in my life.”
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Lancaster, who helped lead the Chanticleers to the NCAA College World Series championship in 2016, had the best power numbers of his career during his senior season. Lancaster hit a career-high 20 home runs with 57 RBIs while batting .305 for the nationally ranked Chanticleers.

Impressive numbers no doubt, but it’ll be Lancaster’s passion for the game that gets him to the major leagues, said Hanahan head coach Brian Mitchell.

“He has a love for the game that you don’t see in every player,” Mitchell said. “There are so many levels and hurdles you have to go through to make it to the major leagues these days. It’s a grind, and that eats up a lot of really good players. They just don’t want to make the sacrifices you have to make to get there. That won’t bother Seth. He’ll embrace the grind and thrive.”

As a college senior, Lancaster had very little leverage with major league teams and wasn’t sure exactly where he’d be drafted.

“My adviser and I were hoping to go today, but we were never sure,” Lancaster said. “You never know about the draft. Teams will say a lot of things, but until someone takes you, you just don’t know.”

Lancaster was still in Conway, surrounded by his girlfriend, his family and a few teammates when he saw his name flash on social media.

“The Phillies called me earlier in the day, but I didn’t get a call until I saw it on Twitter. We all started jumping up and down, and everyone was really excited. It was a really cool moment, one I’ll remember the rest of my life.”

Lancaster said he’ll fly to the Phillies' spring training facility in Clearwater, Fla., for a workout this weekend. His signing bonus is expected to be around $180,600, according to mlb.com.

“I’m hoping to sign this weekend,” Lancaster said.

The Chanticleers’ season came to an early end on Sunday when Connecticut ousted Coastal Carolina 6-5 in the Conway Regional.

“It was a really sad ending to the season,” Lancaster said. “This has been such a great place to play the last four years, and I didn’t want it to end. But at the same time, I’m ready for the next chapter in my life.”

Pipkin is signed to play at the University of California, but Almaraz said the Phillies do not have any concerns about being able to sign the four high-school players they drafted. Pipkin will likely require a sizable bonus. The 18-year-old grew up 20 miles north of Oakland and has an electric, mid-90s fastball. He finished his senior year with a 2.12 ERA and 88 strikeouts with 21 walks in 46 1/3 innings. Opponents batted .192 against him in his three years of varsity baseball. “He’s an extraordinary talent,” Almaraz said. “He’s a young man who has some ability. We like him. The scouts that followed him for the last three years at all of these showcases and Area Code games saw him as a high-ceiling guy. He’s a projectional case. With our player development, we’re hoping we can develop a pretty good starter one day.”

Squire wrote:This regime doesn’t not sign Top 10 round draft picks. I think they have ‘deals’ with all of them within the aggregate pool. If you had told me at the beginning of the day that we would get 2 top 100 arms and 2 other interesting HS guys I’d have been thrilled. Some decent power guys with the college hitters too

The way the Phillies approach the draft, though, has changed. Analytics have driven many of their recent top picks and factor into more and more draft-room decisions. There could be personnel changes on the amateur side following this week’s draft.

Cam Gaskins@CamWGXA

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TenuredVulture wrote:Assuming they make Bohm play 1b instead of 3b, how long should it take him to reach Philly? I would assume the Phillies pretty much know what they want to do with him.