Phillies sign Aidan Miller

Club also agrees to terms with 15 other Draft selections; sign two non-drafted free agents

July 19th, 2023

The Phillies have signed infielder Aidan Miller, selected No. 27 overall in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft, the club announced today.

Miller, 19, batted .385 (72-187) with 15 doubles, seven triples, eight home runs, 47 RBI, 36 stolen bases, 44 walks and a 1.176 OPS in 62 games at J.W. Mitchell High School in Florida. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Miller was named MVP of the 2022 Perfect Game All-American Classic and was ranked the sixth overall high school prospect and the second overall high school shortstop by Perfect Game.

The club also signed 15 of its other selections from this year’s draft:

Position, Player, Round, Overall, School
OF, Devin Saltiban, 3rd, No. 98, Hilo HS (HI)
OF, TayShaun Walton, 4th, No. 130, IMG Academy (FL)
RHP, George Klassen, 6th, No. 193, University of Minnesota (MN)
RHP, Jake Eddington, 7th, No. 223, Missouri State University (MO)
INF, Bryson Ware, 8th, No. 253, Auburn University (AL)
OF, Avery Owusu-Asiedu, 9th, No. 283, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL)
RHP, Cam Brown, 10th, No. 313, Texas Christian University (TX)
C, Kehden Hettiger, 11th, No. 343, Sierra Canyon HS (CA)
RHP, Marty Gair, 13th, No. 403, Florida SouthWestern State College (FL)
INF, Zach Arnold, 14th, No. 433, University of Houston (TX)
C, Jared Thomas, 15th, No. 463, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
RHP, Luke Russo, 16th, No. 493, Eastern Michigan University (MI)
OF, A.J. Shaver, 17th, No. 523, Florida SouthWestern State College (FL)
RHP, Ethan Chenault, 18th, No. 553, UNC Wilmington (NC)
RHP, Casey Steward, 19th, No. 583, Washburn University (KS)

Additionally, the Phillies have signed infielder Keaton Anthony (University of Iowa, IA) and right-handed pitcher Hunter Lloyd (Campbell University, NC) as non-drafted free agents.