Phillies prospect Gage Wood may have to take a longer road to the majors — and he’s OK with that

Phillies prospect Gage Wood may have to take a longer road to the majors — and he’s OK with that

After the Phillies drafted the 22-year-old pitcher out of Arkansas, they plan to develop Wood as a starter. Fans caught a glimpse of the first-round pick in the Spring Breakout game on Saturday.

Gage Wood looked every bit like the next guy in the Phillies pipeline after a strong Spring Breakout performance

Gage Wood pitched three innings Saturday in one of MLB’s Spring Breakout games against Blue Jays prospects and picked up the win in a 5-4 Phillies victory. Wood showed a fastball up to 97 mph, a curveball, and a slider. Two hits, two walks, three strikeouts, one run over three innings. Not a dominant outing but a perfectly fine one for a 22-year-old making some of his first meaningful professional appearances. Gage Wood: 3 IP | 2 H | 1 ER | 2 BB…