2025 MLB Draft

[nate82]

2 hours ago, SDBrew fan said:

Harrison Bodendorf threw 10 innings in a win against #24 Arizona on Friday night.  The Friday before it was 7 shutout innings against then #22 Kansas State with 12Ks.   Please, Brewers, take him in the later rounds of the draft!

He did it throwing 125 pitches if he does that again he maybe damaged goods.  125 pitches is a lot of pitches to throw even for 10 innings.  I wouldn’t be surprised if he comes down with a shoulder or arm issue.  Yeah I want nothing to do with this pitcher he is being abused by the college team.  He threw 117 in his last outing.  He is throwing way too many pitches.  He will be heading for an injury laden career thanks to his college coaches.

[SDBrew fan]

His adviser (agent) had a talk with the coach after the Arizona game.  He is being abused.  But the previous two years at Hawaii it was the opposite story. 

[brewmann04]

I agree need to get top end Starting Pitching in the first few picks 

[James Zumstein]

Two high school position players that I’m really intrigued by are Taitn Gray and Sebastian Norman.  Prep Baseball held their annual Super 60 event in Chicago in early February, and these two were all over the leaderboards.  Both players were well down most draft boards at the start of the year, but after dominating a premier event with the best talent available in the draft, they could each easily climb into first day territory with strong springs. 

Each would be interesting players to consider early, like we did with Payne last year, but especially Gray.  Switch-hitting catchers with massive power from both sides of the plate, a strong throwing arm, and above average speed don’t come along every day.  He may have to move to the outfield eventually, but as an extra bonus, he doesn’t turn 18 until a month after the draft.

[mudbutt]

Callis put out a mock with the Brewers taking Summerhill while Keith Law's has us taking Bremner, with the possibility of taking Hall if we go high school.

[snoogans8056]

Going off of BA’s Top 200 I just wanted to single some guys out that I think seem our type from the past couple years.

That type? Young for the draft class, Northeast (New York / Jersey) and Midwest (Michigan, Indiana, Illinois) pitchers with pitchability over pure stuff.

71. Uli Fernsler (Michigan LHP, 18.0 at draft)

99. Marcelo Harsch (New Jersey RHP, 18.1 at draft, Wake Forest commit, basically Levonas from last year)

109. Frank Cairone (New Jersey LHP, 17.8 at draft)

120. Ethan Grim (Penn RHP, 18.1 at draft)

I think we take one or two of these guys.

[James Zumstein]

On 5/28/2025 at 10:17 AM, snoogans8056 said:

Going off of BA’s Top 200 I just wanted to single some guys out that I think seem our type from the past couple years.

That type? Young for the draft class, Northeast (New York / Jersey) and Midwest (Michigan, Indiana, Illinois) pitchers with pitchability over pure stuff.

71. Uli Fernsler (Michigan LHP, 18.0 at draft)

99. Marcelo Harsch (New Jersey RHP, 18.1 at draft, Wake Forest commit, basically Levonas from last year)

109. Frank Cairone (New Jersey LHP, 17.8 at draft)

120. Ethan Grim (Penn RHP, 18.1 at draft)

I think we take one or two of these guys.

I'm all in on Cairone.  We should be able to sign him away from his Coastal Carolina commitment. 

Another name that fits your "type" that isn't mentioned but could be a fast riser is Morton, IL RHP Ryan Schaffnit.  6' 6", 215, started this HS season 6-0, ERA under 1.00, and a 70:4 K:BB ratio.  Yes, you read that correctly, 70 K, 4 BB!  Committed to Bradley, another school that we should be able to sign away from fairly easily.  He'll be 18.6 on draft day, but that's not too old for the Brewers.

[brewmann04]

Brewers need to continue to draft Pitching and aim for Starters especially early and late 

[snoogans8056]

2 hours ago, brewmann04 said:

Brewers need to continue to draft Pitching and aim for Starters especially early and late 

It really feels like we are onto something with the whole high school arms early (1-2), college arms middle (3-10), and high school arms late (11-20).

Let the DSL pipeline handle the hitter depth at lower levels and supplement it with a bat here and there.

Gonna be neat to see how we handle all those kids piling up at Carolina and Arizona.

 

[SF70]

Power bats.

Preferably OF power bats, but I’ll take them at any position group. IMO, this is the biggest weakness of the system. 

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Man I really want one of the Gavins. Gavin Fien is my dream pick. I think there is a lot of Cooper Pratt (with more pop) and the potential to grow power wise is incredibly enticing.

Gavin Kilen is a really fun player too already a 60 grade hit tool that will move incredibly fast through the system. Hometown kid too which is always a fun story to follow, but the kid can flat out hit. He fits their model. Also with the ABS system presumably coming to the MLB next year the brewers long con of drafting shorties can pay off. 

I have a friend that lives near Jack Bauer. I'm curious to see where the 102 mph hype has him landing. Last HS pitcher with that kind of velo hype was Hunter Greene and before that Riley Pint

[Jake McKibbin]

https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb-draft/2025-mlb-draft-top-300-prospects/

Just baseball have an interesting, high upside outfielder dropping to pick 20 👀

[Jake McKibbin]

This also screams Brewers:

[MilwaukeeBeers]

1 minute ago, Jake McKibbin said:

https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb-draft/2025-mlb-draft-top-300-prospects/

Just baseball have an interesting, high upside outfielder dropping to pick 20 👀

Oh we would be cooking with LaViolette. This is the lowest I have seen him on any big board by far. Is there that big of concerns with the hit tool?

[MilwaukeeBeers]

5 minutes ago, Jake McKibbin said:

This also screams Brewers:

Interesting to see how he compares to Bauer another IL LHP from the prep ranks. If you're the Brewers do you take more of the finished product that shows command with multiple pitches? Or do you take the raw lump of clay with what could be elite stuff, but basically Ricky Vaughn (Wild Thing for the younger readers) and pray the lab can unlock him to his full potential. I'm inclined to go with the former first but I am more risk adverse lol. 

[snoogans8056]

If the last two years are any indication, the first two picks are going to be a college bat taken a little early and a high schooler taken way early.

Ethan Conrad and Andrew Fischer are my guess for the college bat. The high schooler is probably ranked in the 100's right now and we have no idea who he is.

 

[Jake McKibbin]

18 minutes ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

Interesting to see how he compares to Bauer another IL LHP from the prep ranks. If you're the Brewers do you take more of the finished product that shows command with multiple pitches? Or do you take the raw lump of clay with what could be elite stuff, but basically Ricky Vaughn (Wild Thing for the younger readers) and pray the lab can unlock him to his full potential. I'm inclined to go with the former first but I am more risk adverse lol. 

When the "finished" product is a HS arm with room to grow stuff wise, I think you'd edge that way, whereas Bauers fastball is legit but I'd be concerned about the rest of it. 

[wallus]

5 hours ago, SF70 said:

Power bats.

Preferably OF power bats, but I’ll take them at any position group. IMO, this is the biggest weakness of the system. 

I was going to make a similar post about a week ago. I've been impressed with what they've been doing so I guess I would shy towards keep doing what's working

[jay87shot]

4 hours ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

I have a friend that lives near Jack Bauer. I'm curious to see where the 102 mph hype has him landing. Last HS pitcher with that kind of velo hype was Hunter Greene and before that Riley Pint

I was coming here to ask about Bauer. I am consistently seeing him out of the 1st. I can't believe a HS lefty who can throw 102 with what looks like an easy smooth delivery isn't a consensus top 10-15 pick. Bauer, Schoolcraft, and 3B Xavier Neyens make 3 super interesting HS options with out of the world ceilings.

 

[jay87shot]

Jared Spencer is a senior reliever at Texas (via Indiana St)., as like a 5-10th round pick to save money I think there is some great upside. A 6'3" lefty sits 93-95 up to 97 with a 3 pitch mix. Younger for a senior (22 in July), his delivery and pitch mix looks a lot like Hader. 

[James Zumstein]

On 6/5/2025 at 11:19 AM, MilwaukeeBeers said:

Man I really want one of the Gavins. Gavin Fien is my dream pick. I think there is a lot of Cooper Pratt (with more pop) and the potential to grow power wise is incredibly enticing.

Gavin Kilen is a really fun player too already a 60 grade hit tool that will move incredibly fast through the system. Hometown kid too which is always a fun story to follow, but the kid can flat out hit. He fits their model. Also with the ABS system presumably coming to the MLB next year the brewers long con of drafting shorties can pay off. 

I have a friend that lives near Jack Bauer. I'm curious to see where the 102 mph hype has him landing. Last HS pitcher with that kind of velo hype was Hunter Greene and before that Riley Pint

I graduated from high school with Gavin Kilen's dad Chris, and I've known their whole family for years.  He's a truly outstanding person as well as ballplayer.  There's a Brewer connection too; Chris was a standout ballplayer who was in the same pitching rotation at Northeast Louisiana with Ben Sheets in 1997.

[James Zumstein]

23 hours ago, jay87shot said:

Jared Spencer is a senior reliever at Texas (via Indiana St)., as like a 5-10th round pick to save money I think there is some great upside. A 6'3" lefty sits 93-95 up to 97 with a 3 pitch mix. Younger for a senior (22 in July), his delivery and pitch mix looks a lot like Hader. 

Spencer was expected to be a top-100 pick until he blew out his throwing shoulder halfway through the season.  I wanted him last year out of ISU for the same reason you mentioned; he's a Hader clone.  It'll be interesting to see how far he falls due to the injury.

[nate82]

I think in the second round someone like Luke Hill from Mississippi makes some sense there.  He looks to be a Brewers type of a prospect and someone they have drafted recently.  He is a very versatile infielder though I think he can't play SS but you could put him at 2B or 3B and he wouldn't be a defensive liability at either of those positions.  

There has been a lot of mocks with the Brewers going with Danielle Pierce a HS SS but I think these mocks are just guessing and putting someone who is in the 20-25 range in the rankings.  I think someone like Luke Stevenson maybe an option at 20 but I don't think the Brewers will like his hit tool.  He has the power to be an everyday player but that is going to come at the cost of a lot of strikeouts especially on off speed pitches.  

Someone that I think that should be watched for a first round pick is William Patrick HS OF.  Very similar profile to Payne.  

[Playing Catch]

On 6/5/2025 at 11:45 AM, snoogans8056 said:

If the last two years are any indication, the first two picks are going to be a college bat taken a little early and a high schooler taken way early.

I think not knowing the signing demands for the players makes any prediction a challenge. I think they tier players according to how much the Brewers believe the player is "worth," and then pick the best player they can that also saves them some money. A lot of guys demand slot value. That's a lot of good players that the Brewers won't pick, because the Brewers believe them to only be worth 60% of the slot value, or whatever. If the Brewers were forced to sign guys at slot, I'm not sure they pick Payne or Burke.

I think the Brewers felt that Payne and Burke, were the closest players to match the dollars with their tier, or the closest with which they could save money so that they can sign the Bryce Meccages and Joey Broughtons of the world.

In other words, while I believe the Brewers have a "type," I think that "type," is someone that fits into the draft budget.

[Austin Tatious]

Our drafting and foreign signings have been so good lately (knock on wood) that any type of picks at the top wouldn’t surprise me.  I don’t think anyone had Payne pegged last year.  If I had an inclination, it would be to grab one of the college corner outfielders with an advanced bat in the first and then come back with an electric arm or two in the Mis, Meccage type mode.  We’ve got some electric talent at the lower levels already but maybe the one thing I wouldn’t mind getting is an advanced corner OF with extra base pop but a good hit tool.  The kid from Wake seems to fit.  The kid from Texas A and M is highly regarded but he seems to have holes in his swing at 6’6.  But you could get an Aaron Judge type, you never know.  I’d love to see a consistent middle of the order OF who isn’t far away.