2022 MLB Draft Pick Discussion, Rounds 1-10

[brewers888]

My big takeaway as I shut the draft off is all these guys think they are the next Corey Seager.

[NBBrewFan]

Just now, sveumrules said:

The team that’s won the 6th most games in baseball since 2018 with a payroll that is a fraction of their competition is bad at scouting?

Tough crowd.

When I said I was guessing light hitting SS I wasn't joking or boasting.  I saw the board from about pick 10 on and the only thing that came to mind was they wouldn't take any of the good hitting OF, or the pitchers, they were going to target a light hitting SS.  BINGO!  Joe doesn't know much about the prospects for 2022 or the draft got it right on.  That tells you all you need to know about the quality of the Brewers scouting.

[Never Outhustled]

1 minute ago, sveumrules said:

The team that’s won the 6th most games in baseball since 2018 with a payroll that is a fraction of their competition is bad at scouting?

Tough crowd.

No one is questioning their prowess with pitching( I hope) but they haven't produced a hitter in years, so it's near impossible to say they're drafting hitters well

[Oxy]

4 minutes ago, Never Outhustled said:

So what's the plan? To add more loft? Will that be enough to add a ton of production? He's not good now, playing in a bad conference. 

huh? What's wrong with a 1.002 OPS? How is .344/.460/.544 "not good?"

[brewers888]

14 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

Shocking.

Yes its shocking that I am not interested in the next Alcides Escobar but if you like punchless middle infielders he's your guy.

[KeithStone53151]

3 minutes ago, Never Outhustled said:

No one is questioning their prowess with pitching( I hope) but they haven't produced a hitter in years, so it's near impossible to say they're drafting hitters well

There are a fair amount of hitters doing well in the minors and I suspect we'll graduate at least one pretty soon.

[homer]

This draft is such a crapshoot. I'm amazed people get upset about it.

[MVP2110]

Why do people say he's "light hitting"?

Dude had a slugging last year of. 544 and an OPS over 1.000

[Neazy32]

6 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

The team that’s won the 6th most games in baseball since 2018 with a payroll that is a fraction of their competition is bad at scouting?

Tough crowd.

its hilarious having guys on here talking like they know anything about these guys having never seen them play

ill trust the Brewers on this one...think we will save some money here to

[Eye Black]

For those scouting college stat lines to proclaim someone "light hitting" you might want to go back and take a peak at Joey Wiemer's college stats. 

[brewers888]

Just now, Neazy32 said:

its hilarious having guys on here talking like they know anything about these guys having never seen them play

ill trust the Brewers on this one...think we will save some money here to

The idea of saving money means you think he was overdrafted to pick a guy that falls later. 

[NBBrewFan]

Just now, homer said:

This draft is such a crapshoot. I'm amazed people get upset about it.

Then you think at some point the Brewers would get out of the bottom third of system rankings. 

[brewers888]

1 minute ago, Eye Black said:

For those scouting college stat lines to proclaim someone "light hitting" you might want to go back and take a peak at Joey Wiemer's college stats. 

Though not a fan of Wiemer personally that guy is a physical specimen and this pick is the polar opposite.

[nate82]

A lot of the people complaining about a weak hitting shortstop with no power are also the ones complaining about the Brewers being an all or nothing type of an offense.  It is comical really.

[sveumrules]

1 minute ago, Never Outhustled said:

No one is questioning their prowess with pitching( I hope) but they haven't produced a hitter in years, so it's near impossible to say they're drafting hitters well

These things take time. Hiura was drafted six years ago now & for as terrible as he’s been (1.3 WAR), the only 2017 1st round hitter with more career WAR is Adam Haseley (1.6 WAR) who was selected one pick earlier at #8.

Frelick, Wiemer, Mitchell and Turang are all at AA or above, Black could be joining them after the draft. Obviously Chourio wasn’t drafted, but he was scouted.

[Ulice Payne]

1 minute ago, nate82 said:

It is comical really.

Agreed.  Some of these folks have to be trolling.  There's just no way someone disagrees with absolutely everything; is there?  haha

[brewers888]

Just now, nate82 said:

A lot of the people complaining about a weak hitting shortstop with no power are also the ones complaining about the Brewers being an all or nothing type of an offense.  It is comical really.

I am all for adding some pure hitters but this guy looks like he will have trouble hitting the ball out of the infield. Was hoping for pitching or a potential third baseman and not a puny middle infielder.    

[NBBrewFan]

2 minutes ago, Neazy32 said:

its hilarious having guys on here talking like they know anything about these guys having never seen them play

ill trust the Brewers on this one...think we will save some money here to

I'll trust the other teams that consistently pick late in the first round and consistently produce MLB players. i.e. that ain't the Brewers. The crazy thing is that everyone thinks the current administration is great at picking pitchers.  Hader, Woodruff and Peralta were all Melvin picks/pickups.  Sure the pitching lab has helped develop them and I will give them credit for that, but in identifying talent Stearns is getting a lot of credit from help from the previous GM.

[Eye Black]

Brewers Fans: They can only score if they hit home runs and they strike out way too much.

Also Brewers Fans: I hate it when they draft high contact guys that don't strike out because they don't hit enough home runs. 

[sveumrules]

“Brewers hitters strike out too much”

<Brewers draft hitter with 38/29 BB/K ratio, 330 AVG and 1000 OPS>

“This guy can’t hit.”

[brewers888]

2 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

These things take time. Hiura was drafted six years ago now & for as terrible as he’s been (1.3 WAR), the only 2017 1st round hitter with more career WAR is Adam Haseley (1.6 WAR) who was selected one pick earlier at #8.

Frelick, Wiemer, Mitchell and Turang are all at AA or above, Black could be joining them after the draft. Obviously Chourio wasn’t drafted, but he was scouted.

The Brewers current lineup doesn't have one everyday position player drafted by the team and that is a major failure over many drafts.

[MVP2110]

Just now, NBBrewFan said:

I'll trust the other teams that consistently pick late in the first round and consistently produce MLB players. i.e. that ain't the Brewers. The crazy thing is that everyone thinks the current administration is great at picking pitchers.  Hader, Woodruff and Peralta were all Melvin picks/pickups.  Sure the pitching lab has helped develop them and I will give them credit for that, but in identifying talent Stearns is getting a lot of credit from help from the previous GM.

Peralta was a Stearns move

[DuWayne Steurer]

I'm not upset. just meh. Not disappointed. Just underwhelmed.  But we shall see!

[Never Outhustled]

9 minutes ago, Oxy said:

huh? What's wrong with a 1.002 OPS? How is .344/.460/.544 "not good?"

Compared to other college 1st round picks, that's actually straight up terrible. Then you should realize that he's playing in a terrible conference. 

[ecjimg]

Those of us who don’t like the pick aren’t basing our opinions on just stats.  We read what the so called experts have written. You can’t just dismiss their opinions because they HAVE seen these guys play.