2015 Draft Pick Discussion, Rounds 1-5

[Eye Black]

Montgomery had selected pitchers with 6 out of his 7 first round (and first round supplemental) picks coming into tonight. Seems a pitcher is probable with the next selection, should be some decent ones still on the board.

[BrewersAA]

This draft, is exactly why I'm not high on SS. It's their Era. Correa's debut tonight and now 6 of the first 20 also SS selections. There's only 30teams, there's going to be 40 solid SS batters to have on your team in 4years I'm guessing. Think about it the Brewers have 3 right now and that's not including Rivera.

 

Just why draft these SS if they aren't wow like Swanson was, when you'll get a quality SS available on the Market.

 

Brewers have more than 3, Segura, sardinas, rivera, arcia, gatewood, lara, mallen.... its the best position to be deep at.

[colbyjack]

I disagree that the Brewers not taking a college arm is a sign of a rebuild. They may be doing that anyway, but wouldn't last years' pick been more indicative of this if any such inference could be taken by any one pick?

[BrewersAA]

what about justin hooper at 40? Tons of potential.

[splitterpfj]

AA, Hooper insists he's going to college.

[brewcrewdue80]

This draft, is exactly why I'm not high on SS. It's their Era. Correa's debut tonight and now 6 of the first 20 also SS selections. There's only 30teams, there's going to be 40 solid SS batters to have on your team in 4years I'm guessing. Think about it the Brewers have 3 right now and that's not including Rivera.

 

Just why draft these SS if they aren't wow like Swanson was, when you'll get a quality SS available on the Market.

 

Brewers have more than 3, Segura, sardinas, rivera, arcia, gatewood, lara, mallen.... its the best position to be deep at.

 

And when you find a Franchise type SS like Arcia will be in my opinion. You have 6 warm bodies to sit on the bench. Or you play them at positions that power-wise you question them playing there. Lara/Gatewood 1 of them to me is a 3b eventuality. Sardinas/Rivera one of them can be 2b I guess. Makes Segura/Mallen expendable then under that thinking.

 

All I'm saying is being deep at SS won't be true in a few years. There's going to be 5-8 of them available yearly on the FA market that you can likely get .700+OPS from.

Top of the Rotation Starting Pitching, or true Middle of the order Bats are something that is rare and will forever be rare. They are also something that costs a TON of money to get in Free Agency. Unlike those adequate .700+OPS SS will be.

Swanson to me is the only guy that had #3 Bat skills in the draft. Everyone else was 1/2 or 7/8. And that's if they reach their ceilings.

[TheCrew07]

The division has had an interesting day so far. San Fran continues to pick their kind of pitching, I wish the Brewers were as good as they have been with pitching.

 

CF is becoming pretty deep, a legit player at every level from AA on down now. Speaking of which, Michael Gettys who some posters liked last year is currently playing against the T-Rats right now.

[splitterpfj]

Plummer to St Louis, he was tied to Milwaukee several times in recent months, then he slid a bit.

[wichmae]

At 40 I am holding out for Nikorak, Everett, Hayes, or Betts.

[brewcrewdue80]

This to me was a better OF than Clark and only behind Tucker, Cameron and Whitley

[MrTPlush]

I disagree that the Brewers not taking a college arm is a sign of a rebuild. They may be doing that anyway, but wouldn't last years' pick been more indicative of this if any such inference could be taken by any one pick?

 

100% Agree. The draft isn't the FA Market to help your team now. You don't draft a guy thinking he can help you in a year...that would be horrible drafting strategy. Astros are a good example this year, drafted a SS #2 when they have the #1 prospect in the game debuting today.

 

Not to mention this year's crop of college pitchers looks like a pile of question marks and projects. Not players that are ready for the bigs soon.

[splitterpfj]

Bueller projected around pick number ten, time and again, and there he went, at 24.

[SRB]

I would love to get Ponce at 40. Good mechanics and four-pitch potential? I don't understand why he wasn't ranked higher.

[BrewersAA]

AA, Hooper insists he's going to college.

 

Dang, with clark being at slot they wouldnt be able to lure him. love me a 6'7" HS left with stink

[Ennder]

A large part of the Giants success in pitching is playing in a pitchers park in a division full of pitcher parks.

[BrewersAA]

The brewers have an exceptional history with pitcher and injury prevention. What about taking a guy like Matuella? He should have been a top 10 top 5 guy if he didnt get injured.

[MrTPlush]

The brewers have an exceptional history with pitcher and injury prevention. What about taking a guy like Matuella? He should have been a top 10 top 5 guy if he didnt get injured.

 

I am sure he is an option at #40....but that is a long way to drop.

[TheCrew07]

A large part of the Giants success in pitching is playing in a pitchers park in a division full of pitcher parks.

If only we had a pitchers park we could win 3 WS in 5 years....

[PeaveyFury]

The Angels celebrating that Taylor Ward was available to overdraft?

[brewcrewdue80]

HAhaha Too funny. See Angels draft room celebrate and then draft a guy rated about #100....Like OMG he fell to us!

 

Angels like being terrible in the minor prospect rankings.

[SRB]

The Angels celebrating that Taylor Ward was available to overdraft?

 

Taylor Ward over Chris Betts. Classic Angels

[TheCrew07]

The brewers have an exceptional history with pitcher and injury prevention. What about taking a guy like Matuella? He should have been a top 10 top 5 guy if he didnt get injured.

 

An exceptional history of injury prevention? Nelson and tomorrow Jungmann are the only 2 pitchers to come through the system without having surgery at some point.

[TheCrew07]

I'm still interested in Triston McKenzie.

[splitterpfj]

Congrats to Mr Nikorak....I wonder if the fam will cheer that loud when they realize he's a pitcher, and the Rockies just took him.

[SRB]

I'm still interested in Triston McKenzie.

 

"Extremely high ceiling."

 

Say no more. Add him to the list with Ponce!