Overview

• Under assistant GM Brian Barber, the Phillies targeted premium talent late in the first round and broke a six-year run of high-school picks by taking Wood.
• Wood’s arsenal features a mid-90s fastball that reaches 98 mph and a power curveball rated as a potential plus pitch.
• After missing two months with a shoulder impingement, he finished 2025 with a 4-1 record, a 3.82 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 37.2 innings.
• His College World Series no-hitter against Murray State included a college-record 19 strikeouts and helped MLB Pipeline rank him 23rd overall.
• Signing talks have begun and the Phillies are weighing whether to fast-track the 21-year-old to bolster their bullpen this season.