Article: Mock Drafts Projecting College Pitchers for Brewers

[Jeremy Nygaard]

The calendar turns to June and with that… the MLB Draft isn’t for over another month!? The later draft is certainly something that is going to take some getting used to. But here were are with another update. 

Last week, the first Brewer Fanatic mock was posted. This week, we’re going to cover some big news from last week as well as discuss selections from three other mock drafts.

DRAFT NEWS

Alabama LHP Connor Prielipp returned to the mound for the first time since Tommy John surgery last may. Prielipp, who is originally from Tomah, Wisconsin, has only made seven collegiate appearances (and thrown only 28 innings) due to COVID and injury. But there is still some belief he could end up being the first college pitcher taken. 

You can see parts of the bullpen that he threw thanks to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel and he’ll throw again later this month.

BREWERS MOCK DRAFTS

There's definitely a trend that is being noticed when it comes to mock drafts and the Brewers selection at 27. 

In Keith Law's first mock, he connects the Brewers to Adam Mazur, a right-handed pitcher from Iowa. Mazur is a rare college pitcher who has been healthy but is only playing Big Ten baseball for the first time after transferring from South Dakota State. Originally from Woodbury, Minnesota, Mazur didn't have pretty stats at SDSU (3-9, 5.50 ERA in 88 1/3 innings), but impressed in the Cape Cod League and has built on that success as a Hawkeye, going 7-3 with a 307 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 93 2/3 innings). While Mazur may ultimately not end up being picked by the Brewers, this is the range that he should be expecting to go.

Jonathan Mayo's mock draft has the Brewers hitting the same demographic, but matches the team with Oregon State lefty Cooper Hjerpe. Mayo even goes one step further and suggests the Brewers are "not likely to go after" any of the injured pitchers. Hjerpe has been lights out for Oregon State this season, going 10-2 with a 2.33 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 89.0 innings. 

ESPN's Kiley McDaniel goes another direction in his first mock draft, giving the Brewers James Madison OF Chase DeLauter. DeLauter has been banged up this spring, so his stock has been all over the place. This picks is less "connection with the Brewers" and more "a good player has fallen too far."

MOCK DRAFT TRACKER

BREWERS MOCK DRAFTS
McDaniel	BrewerFanatic	Law	Mayo	Callis	Baseball America
Chase DeLauter RF James Madison (6/1)	Kumar Rocker RHP Indy/Vanderbilt (5/26)	Adam Mazur RHP Iowa (5/19)	Cooper Hjerpe LHP Oregon State (5/18)	Andrew Dutkanych RHP Indiana Prep (5/11)	Gabriel Hughes RHP Gonzaga (4/28)
					Gabriel Hughes RHP Gonzaga (4/1)
					Jordan Sprinkle SS UCSB (2/10)

You can also find links to other mock drafts and more down below. What do you think about these potential picks? Who are you most interested in?

 

 

 

JEREMY’S TOP 10 PROSPECTS

1.) Druw Jones, OF, Georgia prep (Vanderbilt commit)
2.) Termarr Johnson, 2B, Georgia prep
3.) Elijah Green, OF, Florida prep (Miami commit) (Baseball America breaks down his game.)
4.) Brooks Lee, SS, Cal Poly 
5.) Kevin Parada, C, Georgia Tech
6.) Jackson Holliday, SS, Oklahoma prep (Oklahoma State commit) 
7.) Cam Collier, 3B, Chipola JC
8.) Connor Prielipp, LHP, Alabama
9.) Dylan Lesko, RHP, Georgia prep (Vanderbilt commit) (Baseball America breaks down his game.)
10.) Jace Jung, 3B, Texas Tech 

MOCK DRAFTS / PROSPECT BOARDS

• Baseball America - v3.0 (4/28/22) / (v2.0 (4/1/22) /  v1.0 (2/10/22) / Top 300 (4/27/22) / Staff Draft v.1.0 (4/20/22)
• MLB.com - Mayo Mock Draft (5/18/22) / Callis Mock Draft (5/11/22) /  Mock Draft (4/27/22) / Callis - Top 10 (12/15/21), Mayo - Top 20 (7/20/21) / Top 150 (4/25/22)
• The Athletic - Bowden Top 10 ( 6/1/22) / Law Mock Draft (5/19/22) /  Law Top 100 (5/5/22) / Law Top 30 (3/10/22)
• ESPN - Early Draft Rankings (7/26/21) ($$$ - ESPN+) / McDaniel’s Draft Rankings (2/24/22) / Draft Rankings 2.0 (4/27/22)
• Fangraphs - The Board / 2022 MLB Draft Rankings and Offseason List Primer (11/30/21) 
• Prospects Live - v2.0 (4/21/22) / v1.0 (1/4/22) 
• Just Baseball v1.0 (2/10/22)
• My MLB Draft (1/18/22)

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[sveumrules]

College pitching is the obvious choice given the current composition of the system, which means it will likely be another hit/run/defense college CF ?

Of the guys mentioned though Hjerpe (big K numbers in a major conference) and DeLauter (guy that falls on draft day) seem to fit the recent Stearns & company 1st round MO.

[sveumrules]

College pitching is the obvious choice given the current composition of the system, which means it will likely be another hit/run/defense college CF ?

Of the guys mentioned though Hjerpe (big K numbers in a major conference) and DeLauter (guy that falls on draft day) seem to fit the recent Stearns & company 1st round MO.