Draft Pick Discussion, Rounds 6-20 -- Rodon, Amaral do not sign

[battlekow]

Please use this thread to share your thoughts, links, stories, pictures and anything else on the Brewers' picks on draft day from rounds 6 through 20. Please do not start separate threads to discuss the individual picks. 

 

 

Please use the in-draft thread to talk about the picks similar to a game thread.

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

Danny Keller is our 6th round pick out of Newbury Park HS. He seems pretty skinny at 6'5" 190 lbs. Hopefully he builds up his strength.

[ListachRides]

This is from Perfect Game's CA overview. They had him as #67 prospect in the state:

 

67. DANNY KELLER, rhp, Newbury Park HS

Long limbs/long arm action at projectable 6-5/185; 88-93 mph FB, flashes good CU spin, raw mechanics.

[tstads20]

Another big pitcher too. Just gotta have him and Lopez build some muscle.

[ListachRides]

And from BA:

 

Projectable 6-foot-6, 185-pound righthander Danny Keller was one of the stars of November's Jesse Flores Memorial All-Star Game, showing a 91-92 mph two-seam fastball and a sharp three-quarters curve. The breaking ball had less power at February's MLB Urban Youth Invitational, and his feel for pitching did not impress scouts as the spring progressed. He struggled to throw strikes, thanks in part to an unrefined delivery that includes some head violence. He has arm strength—he topped out at 93 this spring—and upside, and a club could take a shot at him as high as the fifth- to seventh-round range, though he seems to fit better a few rounds later than that. He is committed to Cal State Northridge.

[Kricket755]

Wayne Gretzky's son Trevor comes off the board in round 7 to the Cubs. He is also a college football prospect.

[tstads20]

Brewers 7th rounder is David Goforth, RHP, Ole Miss

 

Holy pitching depth, Batman. 6 pitchers against 2 position players thus far.

 

Edit: First short guy too. 5'11", 180. They exist!

[ListachRides]

Goforth was #96 in Keith Law's rankings. Says he's a reliever. Fastball has touched 98 and also throws a good cut fastball. Law doesn't think much of his other pitches.

[YoungGeezy]

Hey! I had Dustin Houle on my top Canadians to watch list last week!!

[Yount19]

67. Mississippi JR RHP David Goforth: 93-96 straight FB; has hit 97-99 in relief; average 79-83 SL that flashes plus; occasional CU; max effort delivery; good athlete; poor command; new 88-91 cutter has been effective; has been up to 98-100 in 2011; 5-11, 185

 

http://baseballdraftrepor...t/2011-college-pitchers/

[Raw Biz]

Pick 281 (Round 9): CF Malcolm Dowell

I would really like to see some MI depth soon. 3B would be nice as well.

[YoungGeezy]

Malcolm Dowell, who had garnered offers from the likes of Middle Tennessee State and Georgia Southern, has decided to forgo football scholarships for baseball.

 

Great athlete like the pick

[jmeks23]

I think TB screwed a lot of people out of MI depth in that first/sandwich/2nd round. But yeah, little disconcerting that they haven't even drafted one yet.

[tstads20]

It is disconcerting, but you also don't want to draft for need. You never know what trades will go down between now and next year.

[Tedaldtada]

Dowell went to La Grange in GA. That is a legendary football school.

[Yount19]

Round 8. 3B Dustin Houle (Langley SS, British Columbia)

 

Houle probably fits best behind the plate, but I’m sticking with him as a third baseman for now. He is a talented player who will need a lot of minor league reps. That shouldn’t be a problem for him because , as one of the youngest draft-eligible players this year, youth is on his side.

 

http://baseballdraftrepor...ool-third-base-rankings/

[Yount19]

http://www.bclocalnews.co...es/sports/122534149.html

 

More on Houle

[CheezWizHed]

Goforth was #96 in Keith Law's rankings. Says he's a reliever.

 

Goforth, go talk to Thornberg, please! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Yount19]

Round 10 Mike Strong

 

Mike Strong, Oklahoma State

 

Strong has already been through this routine before. The White Sox drafted him out of an Iowa JuCo in the 25th round two years ago, and last year it was the Athletics doing the honors by calling his name in the 22nd round. Strong pitched well last spring (66 K and 36 BB in 64 IP) and has been even better this year (39 K and 8 BB in 30.2 IP), but I should warn you that he’s not some high-upside superprospect. Strong falls into the Adam Warren category of “solid college senior,” meaning he’s likely to contribute in some capacity but not necessarily at the front of the rotation. It’s okay, guys like that are absolutely useful. Listed a 6-foot-0, 187 lbs., Strong gets ground balls with an 88-91 mph fastball and a curveball in the mid-70?s, deceiving hitters with a slightly lower arm slot (higher than sidearm, but lower than 3/4). That package is good enough to project his floor as a lefty specialist, which is great return when you consider that he’s again expected to go in a double-digit round.

 

http://riveraveblues.com/...-for-some-lefties-45705/

[And That]

If anyone can find anything on Dowell, I'm coming up dry beside football stuff and that blurb about him going the baseball route.

[Never Outhustled]

Goforth was #96 in Keith Law's rankings. Says he's a reliever. Fastball has touched 98 and also throws a good cut fastball. Law doesn't think much of his other pitches.

 

If he touches 98, I'm not too worried about much else. I've always wanted the Brewers to draft more hard throwing relievers in the 6-10 range. Those soft-tossing sinkerballer starters they usually pick have never helped. Nice to see the Brewers finally Goforth with this.

[jjgott]

Nice to see the Brewers finally Goforth with this.

I see what you did there

[And That]

Baseball America on Tommy Toledo:

Tommy Toledo... came in

as [a] highly regarded recruit but have found himself pitching out of

the bullpen on a deep 2011 staff. Toledo was a third-round pick in 2007,

was in the rotation in 2008 and missed the 2009 season with Tommy John

surgery. He came back last year in a sporadic role and has pitched

mostly in relief this season, reaching 94-95 mph.

[Yount19]

http://www.gatorzone.com/...er_bios/tommy_toledo.php

 

Cool name...

[Tedaldtada]

Toledo sounds like a good pick. Good velo, already had his TJ and came back strong. Nice pedigree. Most importantly, his name is totally fun to say.

 

I bet it takes a chunk to sign him.