Brewers Mock Draft Update: Risk and Reward, Brewers Target College Bats with Picks 20 and 32

This draft cycle, we’re going to try something new. Every few weeks, I’ll be posting an article here listing out who the Brewers would select based on their position on the consensus draft board. As the consensus board is updated, the players in those spots will be adjusted, and I’ll post another update.

This is not a mock draft. Rather, I’m hoping it’ll give readers an idea of the caliber of talent in each of the team’s first few picks. Additionally, it should help readers who want to dig into draft coverage a bit more get familiar with the class.

Here would be the Brewers' first three picks by consensus draft ranking as of 05.16.25

1st Round (20th Overall): Wehiwa Aloy, SS, Arkansas
Aloy came to Arkansas by way of Sacramento State, where he bagged WAC freshman of the year in 2023. He put together a strong first season for the Razorbacks, smacking 14 home runs on his way to an .841 OPS. He followed that up with an incandescent stretch on the Cape, clubbing eight home runs and posting a .994 OPS in 21 games for Yarmouth.

Aloy has good bat speed and legit pop, especially to the pull side. He's typically been a hyper-aggressive hitter with some swing and miss in his profile. He is susceptible to spin and off-speed pitches in general, with a few holes in his swing. He's tamped down some of the noise in his operation in 2025. He sets up quietly at the plate, with a neutral stance and a toe-tap timing mechanism. The expansive chase rate is a concern, and he'll have to continue to sure up his defense to stick at shortstop as a pro. 

In 2025, he carried over his incredible Cape stretch into the college season, cutting into his strikeout rate and putting up massive slugging numbers (1.137 OPS, 141 wRC+), while showing much improved defense at shortstop. There’s some risk to mitigate with the hit tool, but Aloy is an electric talent and one of the higher upside options in this years college class.

Free Agent Compensation (32nd Overall): Devin Taylor, OF, Indiana
Taylor might be one of the few college bats in the '25 class who checks the hit/power combo satisfactorily, although I'd argue there's still some areas for improvement in the former. Taylor is a left-handed hitting corner outfield with an average arm and below average speed. In other words, that bat has to play. He put up monster numbers in his sophomore season for Indiana (20 HR, 1.109 OPS) and backed it up with a big Cape summer for Cotuit (5 HR, .907 OPS in 29 games).

There's serious bat speed here from the left side. Taylor does damage consistently (106 mph EV90). He finds the barrel with consistency and is already effective in maximizing pulled fly balls. 

There is some swing-and-miss in zone (16% in 2024), however, Taylor doesn't chase a ton (24%) and his bat-to-ball skills translate well out of the strike zone. He'll have to continue to mash in 2025 (he has). Doing so will cement his name somewhere in the first forty picks.

2nd Round (59th Overall): Briggs McKenzie, LHP, Corinth-Holders HS, NC
McKenzie is a 6’2", 185 pound lefty out of North Carolina currently committed to LSU. It’s a lean, projectable frame and a buttery smooth delivery that’s repeatable with good deception. His fastball has ticked up since last summer, sitting 90-92 mph and tickling 94 mph. He’s able to spot it consistently for strikes up in the zone with good carry. McKenzie shows an affinity for spin, he throws a curveball in the high 70s to low 80s with good depth, in addition to a mid-80s changeup.

This is a classic projection lefty profile. A lean frame, solid but not yet overwhelming stuff, with pitchability and plenty of strikes. He’s an up arrow arm this spring and could make his way into the comp round, especially if he maintains his velocity gains, or even adds a tick more.

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