Phillies Select Cornelius Randolph With 10th Overall Pick

With their highest draft pick in several years, the Phillies selected Cornelius Randolph with the tenth overall pick in the 2015 MLB Entry Level Draft.

Randolph is a left-handed hitter who starred in at Griffin High School in Griffin, GA.

Here's more from the Phillies:

"Cornelius Randolph, an 18-year-old shortstop, was selected by the Phillies in the first round (10^thoverall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft, Johnny Almaraz, Director of Amateur Scouting, announced tonight.

Randolph, 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, played for Griffin High School in Griffin, Ga., where he batted .526 in 17 games with 11 doubles, seven home runs, 27 walks and a .934 slugging percentage.

The left-handed hitting infielder comes from the same high school as current Rays infielder Tim Beckham, who was the first overall pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft."