2026 Milwaukee Brewers MLB Draft Day 2 Thread

[Jim Goulart]

Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Brewers double down on draft-day surprises as Trey Ebel and Sawyer Strosnider headline a bold new class. Are the Brewers’ draft strategies setting them up for sustained dominance or adding new questions to their developmental pipeline? 

Chuck and Dan Zielinski from BaseballProspectJournal.com break down the Brewers’ mix of high-upside picks, including the focus on up-the-middle talent and the philosophy behind selecting shortstops like Ebel despite a loaded prospect pool. The conversation covers late-round wildcards such as Chase Mora, local standout Chance Ruby, and Carsten Sabathia, son of CC Sabathia, and weighs the risks and rewards of drafting injured players like Julian Garcia.

Insights on Andrew Fischer’s rapid rise and how Milwaukee’s renowned scouting and player development might unlock hidden gems round out this essential analysis for Brewers fans and draft aficionados."

[Jim Goulart]

Via the "Brew Crew Review" Podcast: "Brewers 2026 Draft Recap and "Rapid 9"

[KCBrewerfan34]

Is there a draft pick signing area or thread? 

[Jim Goulart]

Via the Journal Sentinel Podcast: "Spencer Michaelis of Brewer Fanatic and Backfield Brew joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss the Brewers' 2026 draft, from top pick Brady Ebel and second-round pick Sawyer Strosnider to the sleepers Spencer really likes, including a dominant high-school pitcher from California. After JR looks back at the all-star game (a boring 4-0 win by the American League), the two also discuss the news Wednesday that the Brewers had traded for Astros pitchers Lance McCullers Jr. and Colton Gordon. Both pitchers have some question marks; what should we make of the transaction? Plus: What are the minor-league story lines to watch in the second half of 2026?"

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

21 hours ago, KCBrewerfan34 said:

Is there a draft pick signing area or thread? 

I was just thinking about this. IIRC from last year, there is a pretty defined window for us to negotiate with our picks

[snoogans8056]

Probably nothing, as it's Los Angeles and all, but 4th round pitcher Julian Garcia and 14th round pitcher Daunte Bell's high schools are less than 10 miles apart. Maybe some familiarity there.

Also their birthdays are two days apart. Kinda neat.

[JDBrewCrew]

Chance Ruby's twitter Bio says "brewers lets roll," so that's probably an indication he signing.

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

20 minutes ago, snoogans8056 said:

Probably nothing, as it's Los Angeles and all, but 4th round pitcher Julian Garcia and 14th round pitcher Daunte Bell's high schools are less than 10 miles apart. Maybe some familiarity there.

Also their birthdays are two days apart. Kinda neat.

These two are up there in my highest 3-4 priorities in his draft.  Hopefully we can lock them in early

[JDBrewCrew]

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Shortstop Chance Ruby from Wilmot Union High School (WI), who was previously committed to the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) baseball team, is going to sign with the Milwaukee Brewers after being drafted by them in the 17th round of the 2026 MLB Draft.

[Jim Goulart]

Via the Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast feed: "This is an excerpt of Ryan and BrewerFanatic's Spencer Michaelis talking about the Brewers first couple of picks of the 2026 draft, how the money might work and also a bit about the trade the Brewers completed on Wednesday with the Astros. If you'd like to hear their discussion of every pick the Brewers made as well as some other minor league goodness, support the podcast on Patreon and also receive Paul's Weekly Packers Preview during football season."

[Jim Goulart]