Milwaukee Brewers 2026 MLB Draft: Day 1 Thread

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Draft Day is finally upon us! You've found the right place to follow along as the Milwaukee Brewers get to work in the 2026 MLB Draft. Consider this your home base for the day's events — you're all invited to be a part of the conversation, so pull up a chair, grab a refreshment, and let's watch what Matt Arnold & Co. have in store for us today. Unlike previous seasons, the Brewers have a much smaller draft pool, so if they plan to get creative, they're going to have a narrow band in which to work.

Feel free to make your thoughts known in the comments as the picks roll in. Whether you love the pick, hate it, or have never heard of the guy in your life, we want to hear from you.

How the Draft Works This Year

The 2026 MLB Draft is a two-day event held July 11–12 in Philadelphia, PA. Here's how it breaks down:

Today (July 11): Rounds 1–4 — roughly 135 picks
Tomorrow (July 12): Rounds 5–20 — the final 16 rounds

So today is the fun part. This is where the bonus money gets spent and the names you'll actually remember get called. Twenty rounds total, but the first four are where the real money and the real intrigue live.

Want the full logistical rundown — pick-by-pick slot values, the combine breakdown, and how the bonus pool math shakes out? We've got you covered in our 2026 Brewers Draft Primer.

The Brewers' Picks

Milwaukee holds ten selections in the first ten rounds, headlined by the 25th overall pick in tonight's first round. Here's the full slate:

Round	Pick #	Slot Value
1	25th	$3,696,000
2	66th	$1,353,100
3	102nd	$770,600
4	130th	$585,700
5	163rd	$425,400
6	192nd	$333,200
7	221st	$264,100
8	251st	$220,400
9	281st	$202,500
10	311th	$191,900

Bonus pool: $8,042,900 — 25th in MLB. Not exactly a war chest, so expect Milwaukee to be creative about spreading the money around. One note for the number-crunchers: the Brewers traded their Competitive Balance Round B pick (67th overall) to Boston in a prior transaction, so there's a gap between the first- and second-rounders you might otherwise expect.

As always, teams can exceed their pool by up to 5% without a real penalty (overages get taxed at 75%), and slot values ticked up 2.5% from last year.

Who Are the Brewers Taking at 25?

On our final aggregated mock draft board, this name popped up at pick 25: Carson Bolemon, a left-handed prep arm out of Southside Christian High School in South Carolina.

Our final mock draft has the Brewers grabbing him as "the most polished prep arm in the class". Here's the quick scouting snapshot:

Fastball: Sits 92–94 mph, has touched 97, with the kind of command you rarely see from a high schooler
Curveball: Upper 70s, plenty of promise
Slider: Low 80s with strong spin
Changeup: The one pitch that still lags behind, but there's runway there

The 19-year-old lefty was the standout arm on the U18 U.S. National Team and has a real shot to be the first prep arm off the board. He's committed to Wake Forest, so signability will be worth watching — but a polished, projectable lefty is exactly the kind of profile the Brewers' pitching development machine tends to turn into gold.

What Comes After 25

The mock has a few more names to watch later in the day:

Round 2 (66th): Joseph Contreras, RHP, Blessed Trinity Catholic HS (GA) — yes, that Contreras bloodline, but also not that Contreras bloodline; he's the son of former big-league pitcher José Contreras
Round 3 (102nd): Caden Bogenpohl, OF, Missouri State
Round 4 (130th): Brady Harris, OF, Trinity Christian Academy HS (FL)

Follow Along

We'll be updating throughout the evening as the picks come in. For real-time tracking and the community's running board, keep these two tabs open:

So — who do you want the Brewers to take at 25? Are you on board with Bolemon, or is there another name you're hoping slides to Milwaukee? Sound off in the comments, and let's enjoy Draft Day together. Go Brewers!

Check out our 2026 mock draft board, updated regularly, and with detailed player write-ups!

View The Mock Draft Board

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