2025 MLB Draft Day 2 Thread

[Joseph Zarr]

A college pitcher? What's that?!

[CheeseheadInQC]

3 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

One thing I missed on Brock is that he's a 3 year JUCO guy not a 2 year JUCO guy. If he doesn't sign then he's a senior sign next year. Would need a monster season to get a big bonus in 2025.

Didn’t something say redshirt sophomore? So he would be a redshirt junior, I guess.

[Joseph Zarr]

LHP Parker Coil had a massive bounce back campaign out of the Razorback Pen this season. He was a key piece for their relief corps.

[Joseph Zarr]

Coil was also an (2024) All Star in the Cape Cod League it would appear. He pitched for the Falmouth Commodores.

[Jake McKibbin]

Classifications are way up the left here so I'll do it manually:

The curveball with 15-20" of sweep and -10" of IVB looks brutal, while there appears to also be a four seamer around 15" of IVB (up to 20" of a cut ride potentially in the right hands side?!?!?) and a cutter and sinker to boot. Solid pitch mix, and probably someone the brewers are hoping to clean up mechanically for some big time upgrades

[Jake McKibbin]

Also, once again, look at the spin rates. I know the classifications aren't great, but all the curveballs classified are curves and he's averaging over 2900 RPM's. Real feel to spin the ball once more

[Madhawk23]

We might just have to go easy college signs from here on out, if we want any chance at signing a few of these recent HS picks (and the JUCO kid).

[izzi]

Luke Roupe high school pitcher

[Joseph Zarr]

Very much fits the Brewers upper classman lefty reliever qualities by my eyes.

[Joseph Zarr]

Back to the High School ranks immediately! We're back!

[CheeseheadInQC]

They needed more high school arms to keep their title of drafting the most of them.

[izzi]

I think we have all of them 

[Madhawk23]

6 minutes ago, Madhawk23 said:

We might just have to go easy college signs from here on out, if we want any chance at signing a few of these recent HS picks (and the JUCO kid).

Nevermind! What do I know??!! This is nuts!

[Joseph Zarr]

South Carolina commit

[Joseph Zarr]

Roupe was the top ranked prospect in South Carolina. Originally committed to Vandy flipped late to South Carolina.

 

[Jake McKibbin]

Luke Roupe is the 443rd ranked selection from BA. 6'2, 205 lbs and old for a HS (almost 19) his fastball sits low 90's and tops out around 94 mph.

A really tight slider with sharp movement is his calling card with a feel for commanding it and spinning it that plays well. As with nearly every HS arm, he's also developing a changeup to fill out his repertoire against left hander hitters.

He's committed to South Carolina

 

Low arm slot form the above graphics, and I believe that makes this more of a cutter than a four seamer, but once again see the spin rate. Crazy stuff. If this is his primary fastball, he will need better spin efficiency to miss above the barrel with this, but you can see what the Brewers like here. Different arm slot, feel for spin. Rinse. Repeat.

 

 

[Jake McKibbin]

I think I like the raw tools here enough, but not to the same degree as any of the picks 11-15, so he may be a filer pick for the lab if they can't sign some of the more impressive resume's

[Jake McKibbin]

 

 

[markedman5]

 

[Joseph Zarr]

That's going to he a tough pull for the Brewers with Roupe. He grew up in South Carolina so this is a bit of a proverbial Homegrown kid. Tho, at age 19 and with the Brewers recent HS successes he may want to go for it?

[izzi]

Rylan Mills ... something ...high school lol

[Joseph Zarr]

1 minute ago, izzi said:

Rylan Mills ... something ...high school lol

Catcher out of Missouri.

 

[Jake McKibbin]

Another catcher in Rylan Mills, signed to South Eastern Missouri

Topped out at 110.4 mph exit velocities in the cage before the season

 

Tons of praise for his makeup and, another common trait, a cannon of an arm from behind the plate. With the ABS incoming, the Brewers have certainly favoured strong arms back there as an absolute must for any drafted catchers

[Jake McKibbin]

I really like his ability to shorten up and adjust in both of these swings

 

 

[wiguy94]

3 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Catcher out of Missouri.

In this article it says he recently attended a Milwaukee Brewers camp designed to evaluate his skills against high-level competition.