1997 Philadelphia Phillies season

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking professional baseball's color line, the Braves hosted a Turn Back the Clock game.

The Phillies had no plan to pay an unproven player this amount of money, and despite Boras' warnings, drafted Drew nonetheless.

Consequently, Drew ended up playing for the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League.

The Phillies played extremely poorly in the first 100 games of the season, going 30–70, including a 4–22 stretch in the month of June.

Infielders Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.