Except that Williams, Sims, and Russell will come in around 8 million total leaving virtually nothing for the next nine rounds of the draft. Obviously HS athletes generally have higher ceilings but they aren't stupid. They know this. And it's usually why HS players are more demanding in their wants to commit to professional baseball. This isn't an issue of timing to the majors, it's a fiscal issue under the new collective bargaining agreement. If you take a look at the White Sox farm system, you'll see that it's absolutely abysmal. There's a reason why it's abysmal; they have cared far too much about finances. Sure, the Brewers have to be wary about draft budgets, but they shouldn't sacrifice great talent just because of finances. They shouldn't pick Wacha over Williams just because the former will be cheaper; that method is one of the best way to ruin a farm system pretty quickly. The Brewers shouldn't pick mediocre talent over good talent just because of financial reasons. And just like what TheCrew said, it's pretty unlikely that good college talent will be available by the time the Brewers pick anyway. Plus talents in 1st round > talents in later rounds.