Draft Pick Discussion Thread, Rounds 16-20

[colbyjack]

Please use this thread to share your thoughts on the Brewers picks on draft day from rounds 16 through 20. Please do not start separate threads to discuss the individual picks.

[DHonks]

Clark has a scouting video, and he looks a lot like Travis Lee. Tall, wiry, open stance.

[And That]

They are stopping at round 18 today, so I'm out.

[dikapalooza]

No one with info or reports on R.J. Seidel? He's from La Crosse, hopefully someone has seen him firsthand

[molitor fan]

From Colby in the Scouting Wisconsin thread:

 

I want to point out that I missed one big name from the WI prep ranks, RHP R.J. Seidel from La Crosse Central. He is 6'6", 205, and currently throws in the 87-88 range with plenty of room for added velocity. He also throws a decent CB, and he could easily vault up prospect ists this spring if he starts to refine his stuff while improving his velocity. He like Chad Pierce and Tony Butler has committed to Arkansas.

 

He also attended the Area Code Games last spring in California, invted by the White Sox to participate.

[Never Outhustled]

Its pretty exciting getting Siedel this late. BA had him as a top 200 prospect. He obviously fell for signability concerns. The Brewers will have to pony up bigtime to get this kid into the system. That could be possible, because the team drafted a number of easy signs, including Jeffress, Gillespie, Errecart, Wright, Ferguson, Clem, and Toneguzzi.

[DSFastball55]

Seidel got shelled yesterday in the state sectionals for five runs in the first inning by La Crosse Logan. I've heard his plan is to accept a acholarship to Arkansas.

[SoCalBrewfan]

You'd think they'd have some bonus money to play with, given that they're picking in the middle of the rounds instead of at the top, and given that I don't think they've picked a lot of big-money guys. I'd love to see them spend to bring Siedel into the fold...remains to be seen whether he'd sign of course.

[DHonks]

thanks for the articles fellas. Interesting that our 18th rounder won't sign, our 17th rounder wants to be a DFE, and our 16th rounder might require big bucks.

[molitor fan]

Our 19th rounder also has a strong committment to LSU, which caused him to fall in the draft. According to this article, he was regarded as a potential 2nd rounder, and is one of the fastest players in the draft.

 

www.pgcrosschecker.com/dr...ok_dr.aspx

[Southwest Brewer]

Where did it say the 18th rounder won't sign and the other wants DFE?

[DHonks]

read the info in the official draft thread pinned at the top. They say it in the articles

[mls4]

Round 19: Lee Haydel, OF, Riverside Academy HS (LA), 6'1" 170 lbs, L/R

 

Round 20: Mehdi Djebbar, LHP, Ahuntsic College, 6'1" 182 lbs.

[1e Corbeau]

Mehdi Djebbar: The New Khalid Ballouli

[tommyboy42609]

i talked to RJ a week before the draft and said he was going to go to school unless he got a good chunk of $$ basically.

[AJAY]

I noticed the article about our 18th round pick Andrew Clark and how he was upset at being drafted so late. I personally think he could have handled it with more class. Even if he wants to go to college instead, he should have at least expressed some appreciation for being drafted and not been so angry at the scout who called him.

 

The impression I got from the article was that this kid is a little arrogant.

[dadofandrew]

The 18th and 19th round picks are perfect, potentially top 5 round players who fell.