Article: 2023 MLB Draft Day 1 Thread

[duewizard]

Thoughts on Morales if he is still there?

[Oxy]

Will Christian Opper be our yearly JC pick? Maybe tomorrow?

[BrewerFan]

3 minutes ago, jw5511986 said:

Why is Houck dropping?

Gotta be signability.

[brewcrewdue80]

2 minutes ago, jw5511986 said:

Why is Houck dropping?

Sometimes it's College commitment if the $$ don't match what the player wants.

[jay87shot]

32 minutes ago, wallus said:

You should be allowed to trade any pick.

Problem is that big market teams could just buy picks. 

I would be fine if the rule was trading picks for picks or prospects. No money or 40 man salary commitments.

Hoping Morales or Gelof at 33. I don't know much about some of the better HS prospects but I'm sure they would be fine.

[CheeseheadInQC]

Kind of hoping for two pitchers with these next two picks

[wallus]

3 minutes ago, jay87shot said:

Problem is that big market teams could just buy picks. 

Other than 2nd round picks in the NBA, where does this happen in any other major league?

[Oxy]

Double up on the corner sticks! Take Morales...no way both Wilken and Morales wash out...

[LouisEly]

Whitman, Wolters, Soto

[JefferyLeonard]

 

 

[izzi]

I m doubling up on the third basemen, especially if one ends up at first base. 

[sveumrules]

FanGraphs scouting report…

Knoth has a lightning-fast arm that was only producing low-90s velocity throughout his showcase summer, but his drop-and-drive style delivery was incredibly athletic, his fastball was seasoned by riding life, and he was snapping off the best curveball in the class. Knoth's breaking ball is the Grim Reaper, an absolute yakker in the 78-80 mph range with huge downward break. He experienced a velocity boost in the spring of 2023 and moved from the early second round of the FanGraphs draft board into the first. Knoth doesn't have prototypical starter's size but he's a superlative on-mound athlete with mechanics that are as repeatable as they are electric. You can go nuts projecting on his changeup and a second breaking ball because of his arm speed and proclivity for spin. This is also a cold weather prospect who will still be 17 on draft day. Knoth's mix already looks like that of a premium reliever and he may just be scratching the surface of his ability.

[CheeseheadInQC]

12 hours ago, CheeseheadInQC said:

I wonder if Knoth might not enter into the conversations with one of the latter two picks today. While I don't know if they have the same evaluator as last year, Fangraphs' board seemed to line up best with the Brewers' out of the publicly available ones I saw last draft, and they have him mid-20s.

Two years in a row (mentioned Misiorowski last year)!

[narwhalattack]

Knoth seems like a front office favorite with that 3100 rpm curve. Our front office LOVES high spin rates

[nate82]

Would have preferred Soto but maybe he is unsignable out of the 1st round.

[brewers888]

Definitely an interesting pick and extremely young. 

[duewizard]

Wanted Morales but this is a very interesting arm. After Misio last year I trust the FO

[brewers888]

1 minute ago, nate82 said:

Would have preferred Soto but maybe he is unsignable out of the 1st round.

Twins don't see it that way and one pick after ours.

[Never Outhustled]

5 minutes ago, CheeseheadInQC said:

Two years in a row (mentioned Misiorowski last year)!

Wow, nice work man. 

[beekay414]

 

[markedman5]

 

[sveumrules]

Short athletic righty with a big curveball, sounds kinda like high school Sonny Gray.

[Never Outhustled]

6 minutes ago, narwhalattack said:

Knoth seems like a front office favorite with that 3100 rpm curve. Our front office LOVES high spin rates

Wasn't on my radar, but I like the reasons they like him. 

[LouisEly]

Knoth went to the same high school as another undersized pitcher - Marcus Stroman.

I'd take another of him.

[StearnsFTW]

I hate the pick if he's a reliever, but I honestly don't understand why he would be.   He certainly seems like he could be a four pitch pitcher based on everything I've read/seen.

 

Intriguing prospect for sure if he can stick as a starter.