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Looking at Laureano’s home runs this season his swing seems geared towards AmFam Field. He has hit 16 balls that would’ve been over the wall in Milwaukee, but his season total is at just 10 HR (yes I realize half his games would be away).

Looking at Laureano’s home runs this season his swing seems geared towards AmFam Field. He has hit 16 balls that would’ve been over the wall in Milwaukee, but his season total is at just 10 HR (yes I realize half his games would be away).

Laureano is actually still arbitration eligible for three years after this season. The lost service time from his PED suspension resulted in him being under team control for an additional season.

Laureano is actually still arbitration eligible for three years after this season. The lost service time from his PED suspension resulted in him being under team control for an additional season.

Oops, I missed this post before commenting. Looks like you covered it already, seems likely someone among that pool is on the move.

Oops, I missed this post before commenting. Looks like you covered it already, seems likely someone among that pool is on the move.

Notable players that will be Rule 5 Draft eligible this coming December if they aren’t added to the 40-man roster: Brice Turang Felix Valerio Antonie Kelly Cam Devanney Thomas Dillard Abner Uribe Joe Gray Jr. Tristan Lutz Micah Bello Victor Castaneda Cam Robinson Taylor Floyd Carlos Rodriguez (OF) Justin Jarvis Eduardo Garcia I think it’s likely we see someone from that list traded this week. Also, 40-man roster guys who aren’t on the active roster are possibilities such as Ethan Small, Keston Hiura, and Mario Feliciano,

Notable players that will be Rule 5 Draft eligible this coming December if they aren’t added to the 40-man roster: Brice Turang Felix Valerio Antonie Kelly Cam Devanney Thomas Dillard Abner Uribe Joe Gray Jr. Tristan Lutz Micah Bello Victor Castaneda Cam Robinson Taylor Floyd Carlos Rodriguez (OF) Justin Jarvis Eduardo Garcia I think it’s likely we see someone from that list traded this week. Also, 40-man roster guys who aren’t on the active roster are possibilities such as Ethan Small, Keston Hiura, and Mario Feliciano,

We have started a thread for discussion of actual draft selections: Draft Pick Selection Thread

Baseball America’s Mock Draft 5.0 had Oregon State LHP Cooper Hjerpe listed for the Brewers at #27. They mentioned that analytically minded teams are high on Hjerpe, and I’ve heard and seen some similar buzz elsewhere. I think I could get on board with a potential Hjerpe selection.

Still a few weeks away, but I’ll throw out my random predictions for the Brewers first three picks… #27 - Justin Campbell, RHP, Oklahoma State #63 - Cade Doughty, 2B/3B, LSU OR Max Wagner, 3B, Clemson #72 - Hunter Barco, LHP, Florida I would like to see them end up with one of Doughty or Wagner.

Turang was a member of the Brewers Area Code Games team from Southern California which includes Brewers scouts serving as the coaches. Other players from the Brewers Area Code Games team they’ve drafted include Garrett Mitchell and Je’Von Ward. While they obviously didn’t draft him, Christian Yelich also played for the Brewers Area Codes team. The Brewers team is usually stacked because they have arguably the best geographic footprint of talent. Notable alumni for the Brewers team also includes Freddie Freeman, Giancarlo Stanton, Gerrit Cole, Marcus Semien, Nolan Arenado, Max Fried, Lucas Giolito, Dominic Smith, Jack Flaherty, Patrick Sandoval, and Hunter Greene [among others]. Here is last year’s Brewers Area Code Games Team Roster: For anyone curious here is a link to this year’s Brewers Area Code Team Roster

Ethan Small was ranked as Baseball America’s #45 overall draft prospect in 2019 before the Brewers drafted him at 28th overall. Looking into Justin Campbell a little more, Baseball America has him ranked as their #43 draft prospect. He’s a 6’7” RHP. For those interested in the draft I highly recommend a Baseball America subscription (they have a monthly option). Below are some of their notes on Campbell: Justin Campbell Oklahoma State RHP HT: 6-7 | Wt: 221 | B-T: L-R Commit/Drafted: Astros '19 (18) Age At Draft: 21.4 Campbell has hit and pitched for Oklahoma State in his first two seasons with the program, primarily serving as a designated hitter when he’s not pitching. He’s a career .313/.422/.448 hitter who’s shown solid strike zone discipline, but Campbell’s upside is likely higher on the mound. He pitched to a 2.57 ERA last spring over 13 starts and 84 innings, with a three-pitch mix that included a fastball that sat around 90 mph and two standout secondaries in a curveball and changeup. Campbell is listed at 6-foot-7, 221 pounds and could take off with increased velocity during his draft year.

Thank goodness nobody reached for Corbin Burnes in 2016 before the Brewers took him in the 4th round (111 overall). It is always possible the Brewers could go after an under slot deal early in order to spread their pool savings toward some later picks.

Keith Law released his updated Mock Draft today for The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3317893/2022/05/19/mlb-mock-draft-jacob-berry/ He had Adam Mazur, RHP, Iowa mocked to the Brewers at #27, but in his comments he wrote, "I’ve heard the Brewers with Oklahoma State’s Justin Campbell as well, although he seems like a reach for the first."