Position: C
Born: 2/12/1988
Ht: 5’10” Wt: 215 lb B-T: L-R
Acquired: Drafted supplemental round (38th overall) in the 2009 draft out of Indiana
Career Stats
FutureSox Prospect Rankings
- #8 – 2009 Midseason
- #10 – 2009 Postseason
- #11 – 2010 Preseason
- #T-11 – 2012 Midseason
- #15 – 2013 Preseason
- #5 – 2013 Midseason
FutureSox Media
- Josh Phegley Diagnosed with ITP, April 2010
- Interview (blogger conference call), June 2013
- Trade story, Dec. 2014
- All FutureSox articles tagged Josh Phegley
Accolades
- International League All-Star, 2012 Midseason
- MiLB Gold Glove, 2012
- International League All-Star, 2013 Midseason
- Futures Game, 2013
- International League All-Star, 2014 Midseason
- International League All-Star, 2014 Postseason
Scouting Report
Phegley was drafted as an advanced college catcher and it appeared he would move through the system quickly until he was diagnosed with ITP in 2010. As a result, he only played 48 games that year. When he was able to play, Phegley flashed some of his offensive abilities at Winston-Salem and Birmingham, but that didn’t carry over in 2011. He has shown a good contact rate, but minimal power and a poor walk rate.
The thing scouts seem to love most about Phegley is his makeup and work ethic. It is what put him above several other top catchers in the 2009 draft along with his spectacular college production. His level swing results in a lot of line drives. Behind the plate he has a good arm, but needed to improve in other areas defensively. For Charlotte in 2012 he put in his second straight full season, started the season red hot and finished hot, but had an extended midseason slump that dropped his overall stats. Phegley sustained that streaky play and consistently produced in Triple-A in 2013 to become fan darling and earn a promotion to the White Sox in early July.
Phegley was traded to Oakland following the 2014 season and carved out an MLB career as a backup catcher.