Austin T. Wright

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 235 lb.

Born: September 26, 1989 in Schaumburg, Illinois, US
High School: Conant HS (Hoffman Estates, IL)
Schools: Chipola College (Marianna, FL), University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 23rd round of the 2008 from Conant HS (Hoffman Estates, IL), the Boston Red Sox in the 23rd round of the 2010 from Chipola College (Marianna, FL) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 8th round of the 2011 from University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS).

• 5/12 PhoulBallz.com: Minor League Notes: the Hot, the Cold, the Injured and the Departed: In the latest rundown of developmental notes, we'll take a glance at some top performers, several guys who aren't doing too well,...
• 5/12 Phillies Nation: Minor League Notes: the Hot, the Cold, the Injured and the Departed: In the latest rundown of developmental notes, we’ll take a glance at some top performers, several guys who aren’t...

• 4/29 PhoulBallz.com: Minor League Notebook: 4/29/13: Tops on the Phillies' developmental hot list is Double-A Reading Ace Jesse Biddle, who, in his last two outings, has thrown 13...
• 4/29 Phillies Nation: Minor League Notebook: 4/29/13: Tops on the Phillies’ developmental hot list is Double-A Reading Ace Jesse Biddle, who, in his last two outings, has thrown...
• 4/25 PhoulBallz.com: PhoulBallz Minor League Podcast: Epsiode 23: On this week's edition, Jay and Tug talk about Tug's purchase of TheFightins.com and its relaunch.  Additionally, the guys...

• 3/8 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Prospect Conversations: Jonathan Mayo (MLB.com): This will be the final installment of our series of conversations with some of the prospecting industry’s most prominent scribes....

• 2/8 PhoulBallz.com: Prospect Nation 2013: #15 LHP Austin Wright: Selected in the 8th round of the 2011 amateur draft, lefty hurler Austin Wright quickly proved to be a fast rising prospect in...
• 2/8 Phillies Nation: Prospect Nation 2013: #15 LHP Austin Wright: Selected in the 8th round of the 2011 amateur draft, lefty hurler Austin Wright quickly proved to be a fast rising prospect in...

• 1/16 Motor City Bengals: MLB Farm System Rankings: #24 Philadelphia Phillies: It’s that time of year again. Time to give this prospect junkie his fix. Last year, I did farm system rankings for all of baseball,...

• 12/27 Phillies Nation: Off-season Q&A: LHP Wright Challenges the Nation: Left-handed pitcher Austin Wright has been a fast rising performer since he was selected by the Phillies in the 8th round of the...
• 12/27 PhoulBallz.com: Off-season Q&A: Austin Wright Issues Challenge: Left-handed pitcher Austin Wright has been a fast rising performer since he was selected by the Phillies in the 8th round...
• 12/24 PhoulBallz.com: Frosty Phillies Favorites: 2012 Christmas Survey: It's that time of year that gets you in the mood to be jolly. The biggest of all holidays is loved by all, for many reasons....
• 12/24 Phillies Nation: Frosty Phillies Favorites: 2012 Christmas Survey: It’s that time of year that gets you in the mood to be jolly. The biggest of all holidays is loved by all, for many reasons....

• 9/4 PhoulBallz.com: Developmental End of Season Wrap Up: Just one of the Phillies' four full season minor league affiliates are headed to the postseason. Taking all 142 games of their...
• 9/4 Phillies Nation: Developmental End of Season Wrap Up: Just one of the Phillies’ four full season minor league affiliates are headed to the postseason. Taking all 142 games of...

• 8/29 PhoulBallz.com: Duo of Pitching Prospects Honored: A pair of honors came the way of the Phillies organization on Tuesday with much talked about prospects Austin Wright and Tyler...
• 8/29 Phillies Nation: Duo of Pitching Prospects Honored: A pair of honors came the way of the Phillies organization on Tuesday with much talked about prospects Austin Wright and Tyler...

• 6/17 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: June 17: I enjoyed an 0-4 start in CWS picks, so hopefully you’ve stopped paying attention to my opinions. Anyway, in this round,...
• 6/13 PhoulBallz.com: Knigge added to FSL All-Star roster: It was announced on Tuesday that Clearwater Threshers right-handed pitcher Tyler Knigge was added to the Northern division...
• 6/11 PhoulBallz.com: Weekly Minor League Wrap Up, 6/11/12: It's time, once again, for the (usually) weekly Phillies minor league review. In this edition, we'll take a look at some hot...
• 6/11 Phillies Nation: Weekly Minor League Review, 6/11/12: It’s time, once again, for the (usually) weekly Phillies minor league review. In this edition, we’ll take a look at...

• 5/6 Phillies Nation: Weekly Minor League Wrap Up, 5/6/12: Welcome to the (semi-)weekly minor league wrap up.  This edition takes a glance at each level of the Phillies’ developmental...

• 4/22 Phillies Nation: Weekly Developmental Roundup: The big league team isn’t the only one worthy of focus here on PhilliesNation.com. With plenty of stuff going on throughout...
• 4/8 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Minor League Starting Probables: Probable starters for the next few games can be found below. Tuesday night’s Jonathan Pettibone / Drew Hutichison matchup...

• 1/16 Phillies Nation: Prospect Nation 2012: #25- LHP Austin Wright & OF Aaron Altherr: It just so happens that this year’s list of top 25 Phillies prospects includes 26 deserving talents. As a result, we have...

• 8/14 Phillies Nation: Two 2011 Draftees Help Solidify Lakewood Staff: LAKEWOOD, NJ- As the two-time reigning South Atlantic League champions, the Lakewood BlueClaws, strive to reach the post-season,...