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I think it's assumed he'll be taken off the board in the first few picks tonight.

I was hoping to do this before the draft, but ran out of time. Below is an aggregated ranking of the top 325 players in this draft class using the final draft rankings from five highly regarded sources, including Perfect Game, Baseball America, The Athletic (Keith Law), Fangraphs (Eric Longenhagen), and MLB Pipeline (Callis and Mayo). I figured this could be a good source for people to reference headed into day two of the MLB Draft. The Brewers remaining draft selections are at picks: #53, #92, #121, #151 Players listed in bold were selected on day one of the MLB Draft (1st round and supplemental round A). Brewers selection Garrett Mitchell slotted in at #9 on these combined rankings. If you are looking for the Red Sox 1st round selection, Nick Yorke, he is ranked at #154. [pre]1 Spencer Torkelson 1B Arizona State 2 Austin Martin OF Vanderbilt 3 Asa Lacy LHP Texas A&M 4 Emerson Hancock RHP Georgia 5 Nick Gonzales SS New Mexico State 6 Zac Veen OF Spruce Creek HS, Port Orange, Fla. 7 Max Meyer RHP Minnesota 8 Reid Detmers LHP Louisville 9 Garrett Mitchell OF UCLA 10 Heston Kjerstad OF Arkansas 11 Mick Abel RHP Jesuit HS, Portland, Ore. 12 Austin Hendrick OF West Allegheny HS, Imperial, Pa. 13 Robert Hassell OF Independence HS, Thompson's Station, Tenn. 14 Patrick Bailey C North Carolina State 15 Cade Cavalli RHP Oklahoma 16 Ed Howard SS Mount Carmel (Ill.) HS 17 Nick Bitsko RHP Central Bucks East HS, Doylestown, Pa. 18 Cole Wilcox RHP Georgia 19 Jared Kelley RHP Refugio (Texas) HS 20 Pete Crow-Armstrong OF Harvard-Westlake HS, Studio City, Calif. 21 Tyler Soderstrom C Turlock (Calif.) HS 22 Garrett Crochet LHP Tennessee 23 Dillon Dingler C Ohio State 24 Bryce Jarvis RHP Duke 25 Carmen Mlodzinski RHP South Carolina 26 Austin Wells C Arizona 27 Bobby Miller RHP Louisville 28 Slade Cecconi RHP Miami 29 Tanner Burns RHP Auburn 30 Jordan Walker 3B Decatur (Ga.) HS 31 Chris McMahon RHP Miami 32 Jordan Westburg SS Mississippi State 33 Nick Loftin SS Baylor 34 CJ Van Eyk RHP Florida State 35 J.T. Ginn RHP Mississippi State 36 Aaron Sabato 1B North Carolina 37 Clayton Beeter RHP Texas Tech 38 Carson Montgomery RHP Windermere (Fla.) HS 39 Justin Foscue 2B/3B Mississippi State 40 Daniel Cabrera OF Louisiana State 41 Alika Williams SS Arizona State 42 Masyn Winn SS/RHP Kingwood (Texas) HS 43 Justin Lange RHP Llano (Texas) HS 44 Casey Martin SS Arkansas 45 Drew Romo C The Woodlands (Texas) HS] 46 Jared Shuster LHP Wake Forest 47 Kevin Parada C Loyola HS, Los Angeles 48 Daxton Fulton LHP Mustang (Okla.) HS 49 Nick Swiney LHP North Carolina State 50 Cole Henry RHP Louisiana State 51 Tommy Mace RHP Florida 52 Logan Allen LHP Florida International LHP 53 Alex Santos RHP Mount St. Michael Academy, Bronx, N.Y. 54 Carson Tucker SS Mountain Pointe HS, Phoenix 55 Tanner Witt 3B/RHP Episcopal HS, Bellaire, Texas 56 Burl Carraway LHP Dallas Baptist 57 Jared Jones RHP La Mirada (Calif.) HS 58 Cade Horton SS/RHP Norman (Okla.) HS 59 Drew Bowser SS Harvard-Westlake HS, Studio City, Calif. 60 Gage Workman 3B Arizona State 61 Zach DeLoach OF Texas A&M 62 Seth Lonsway LHP Ohio State 63 Petey Halpin OF Mira Costa HS, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 64 Blaze Jordan 3B/1B DeSoto Central HS, Southaven, Miss. 65 Kyle Harrison LHP De La Salle HS, Concord, Calif. 66 Isaiah Greene OF Corona (Calif.) HS 67 Jeff Criswell RHP Michigan 68 Markevian Hence RHP Watson Chapel HS, Pine Bluff, Ark. 69 Nick Garcia RHP Chapman (Calif.) 70 Cam Brown RHP Flower Mound (Texas) HS 71 Zach McCambley RHP Coastal Carolina 72 David Calabrese OF St. Elizabeth Catholic HS, Vaughan, Ont. 73 Ian Seymour LHP Virginia Tech 74 Connor Phillips RHP McLennan (Texas) JC 75 Sam Weatherly LHP Clemson 76 Ian Bedell RHP Missouri 77 Jackson Miller C Mitchell HS, New Port Richey, Fla. 78 Corey Collins C North Gwinnett HS, Suwanee, Ga. 79 Gavin Williams RHP East Carolina 80 Ricky Tiedemann LHP Lakewood (Calif.) HS 81 Hudson Haskin OF Tulane 82 Beck Way RHP Northwest Florida JC 83 Zavier Warren C/SS Central Michigan 84 Jordan Nwogu OF Michigan 85 Jack Leftwich RHP Florida 86 Luke Waddell SS Georgia Tech 87 Tyler Brown RHP Vanderbilt 88 Bryce Bonnin RHP Texas Tech 89 Kyle Nicolas RHP Ball State 90 Freddy Zamora SS Miami 91 Jake Eder LHP Vanderbilt 92 Chase Davis OF Franklin HS, Elk Grove, Calif. 93 Alejandro Rosario RHP Miami Christian HS 94 Anthony Servideo SS Mississippi 95 Yohandy Morales SS Braddock HS, Miami 96 Enrique Bradfield OF American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla. 97 Casey Schmitt 3B/RHP San Diego State 98 Coby Mayo 3B Stoneman Douglas HS, Parkland, Fla. 99 Jake Vogel OF Huntington Beach (Calif.) HS 100 Hunter Barnhart RHP St. Joseph HS, Santa Maria, Calif. 101 Colt Keith SS Biloxi (Miss.) HS 102 Parker Chavers OF Coastal Carolina 103 Cayden Wallace 3B Greenbrier (Ark.) HS 104 Jace Bohrofen OF Westmoore HS, Oklahoma City 105 Ben Hernandez RHP De La Salle HS, Chicago 106 Milan Tolentino SS Santa Margarita HS, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. 107 RJ Dabovich RHP Arizona State 108 Tyler Keenan 3B Mississippi 109 Ryan Hagenow RHP Farragut HS, Knoxville, Tenn. 110 Brandon Birdsell RHP San Jacinto (Texas) JC 111 Andrew Abbott LHP Virginia LHP 112 Colby Halter SS Bishop Kenny HS, Jacksonville 113 Landon Knack RHP East Tennessee State 114 Trent Palmer RHP Jacksonville 115 Victor Mederos RHP Westminster Christian Academy, Miami 116 Tyler Gentry OF Alabama 117 Carson Seymour RHP Kansas State 118 Trenton Denholm RHP UC Irvine 119 Nick Frasso RHP Loyola Marymount 120 Nate Wohlgemuth RHP Owasso (Okla.) HS 121 Carter Baumler RHP Dowling Catholic HS, West Des Moines, Iowa 122 Daniel Susac C Jesuit HS, Carmichael, Calif. 123 Timmy Manning LHP Cardinal Gibbons HS, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 124 Owen Caissie OF Notre Dame Catholic SS, Brampton, Ont. 125 Joe Boyle RHP Notre Dame 126 Ty Floyd RHP Rockmart (Ga.) HS 127 Slade Wilks OF Columbia (Miss.) Academy 128 Luke Little LHP San Jacinto (Texas) JC 129 Casey Opitz C Arkansas 130 Stevie Emanuels RHP Washington 131 Hugh Fisher LHP Vanderbilt 132 Trevor Hauver OF Arizona State 133 Alec Burleson 1B/LHP East Carolina 134 Hayden Cantrelle SS Louisiana-Lafayette 135 Christian Chamberlain LHP Oregon State 136 Alerick Soularie OF Tennessee 137 Joey Wiemer OF Cincinnati 138 AJ Vukovich 3B East Troy (Wis.) 139 Kyle Hurt RHP Southern California 140 Jimmy Glowenke SS Dallas Baptist 141 Shane Drohan LHP Florida State 142 Steven Ondina SS International Baseball Academy, Ceiba, P.R. 143 Liam Norris LHP Green Hope HS, Cary, N.C. 144 Jesse Franklin OF Michigan 145 Jack Blomgren SS Michigan 146 Ryan Bruno LHP American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla. 147 Nick Griffin LHP Monticello (Ark.) HS 148 Trei Cruz SS Rice 149 Christian Roa RHP Texas A&M 150 Kevin Abel RHP Oregon State 151 Chase Hampton RHP Kilgore (Texas) HS 152 Caden Grice LHP/OF Riverside HS, Greer, S.C. 153 Max Carlson RHP Burnsville (Minn.) HS 154 Nick Yorke SS Archbishop Mitty HS, San Jose, Calif. 155 Max Rajcic RHP Orange (Calif.) Lutheran HS 156 Blake Dunn OF Western Michigan 157 Magdiel Cotto LHP Nation Ford HS, Fort Mill, S.C. 158 TJ Nichols RHP Oakmont HS, Roseville, Calif. 159 Werner Blakely SS Southfield (Mich.) HS 160 Robby Ashford OF Hoover (Ala.) HS 161 Bryce Elder RHP Texas 162 Kala'i Rosario OF Waiakea HS, Hilo, Hawaii 163 Alex Toral 1B Miami 164 Elijah Cabell OF Florida State 165 Will Klein RHP Eastern Illinois 166 Mason Erla RHP Michigan State 167 Sammy Infante SS Monsignor Pace HS, Miami 168 Jason Savacool RHP Baldwinsville (N.Y.) HS 169 Dalton Fowler LHP Northwest Mississippi JC MS 170 Holden Powell RHP UCLA 171 TK (Teokoah) Roby RHP Pine Forest HS, Pensacola, Fla. 172 Mario Zabala OF International Baseball Academy, Ceiba, P.R. 173 Jake Smith RHP State JC of Florida 174 Will Sanders RHP Woodward Academy, College Park, Ga. 175 Nolan McLean RHP Garner (N.C.) Magnet HS 176 Kale Emshoff C Arkansas-Little Rock 177 Justin Fall LHP Arizona State 178 Travis Sthele RHP Reagan HS, San Antonio 179 Carson Ragsdale RHP South Florida 180 Johnny Ray RHP Texas Christian 181 D'Andre Smith SS San Dimas (Calif.) HS 182 Jackson Leath RHP Tennessee 183 Michael Kirian LHP Louisville 184 Adam Seminaris LHP Long Beach State 185 Kaden Polcovich OF/2B Oklahoma State 186 Grayson Hitt LHP Houston HS, Germantown, Tenn. 187 Ryan Webb LHP Georgia 188 Sterlin Thompson SS North Marion HS, Citra, Fla. 189 Matt Mikulski LHP Fordham 190 Jackson Fristoe RHP Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman HS 191 Taylor Dollard RHP Cal Poly 192 Alex Freeland SS Mariner HS, Cape Coral, Fla. 193 Carson Taylor C Virginia Tech 194 Bobby Seymour 1B Wake Forest 195 Austin Love RHP North Carolina 196 Patrick Reilly RHP Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, N.J. 197 Jacob Berry 3B Queen Creek (Ariz.) HS 198 Jeremy Wu-Yelland LHP Hawaii 199 Dylan Crews OF Lake Mary HS 200 Gabe Shepard RHP Southern Mississippi 201 Elijah Nunez OF Martin HS, Arlington, Texas 202 Jacob Teter 1B Florida Southern 203 Hunter Haas SS Corona del Sol HS, Tempe, Ariz. 204 Levi Prater LHP Oklahoma 205 Cole Fontenelle 1B/3B Skyline HS, Sammamish, Wash. 206 Jamal O'Guinn 3B Southern California 207 Tyson Guerrero LHP Lower Columbia (Wash.) JC 208 Dylan MacLean LHP Central Catholic HS, Portland, Ore. 209 Michael Rothenberg C Duke 210 Brendan Beck RHP Stanford 211 Alek Boychuk C Mill Creek HS, Hoschton, Ga. 212 Tommy Troy SS Los Gatos (Calif.) HS 213 Brant Hurter LHP Georiga Tech 214 Baron Radcliff OF Georgia Tech 215 Mac Horvath SS IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. 216 Tyler McDonough INF/OF North Carolina State 217 Tanner Bibee RHP Cal State Fullerton 218 Zach Brzykcy RHP Virginia Tech 219 Adam Kerner C San Diego 220 Tanner Allen 1B/OF Mississippi State 221 Jalen Vasquez SS Fort Dorhester HS, North Charleston, S.C. 222 Braiden Ward OF Washington 223 Dominic Johnson OF Edmond (Okla.) Santa Fe HS 224 Harold Coll SS Georgia Premier Academy, Statesboro, Ga. 225 Johnny Cuevas RHP/3B JC of Southern Nevada 226 Nander De Sedas SS Florida State 227 Mason Hickman RHP Vanderbilt 228 Shane McGuire C/1B San Diego 229 Grant Richardson OF Indiana 230 Matheu Nelson C Florida State 231 Raymond Gil 3B Miami 232 Mason Miller LHP Mitchell HS, New Port Richey, Fla. 233 Storm Hierholzer RHP Lake Travis HS, Austin, Texas 234 Dane Acker RHP Oklahoma 235 Brannon Jordan RHP South Carolina 236 Thomas Farr RHP South Carolina 237 Cody Greenhill RHP Auburn 238 Cole Foster SS Plano (Texas) Senior HS 239 Shay Whitcomb SS UC San Diego 240 Chase Silseth RHP JC of Southern Nevada 241 Josh Ekness RHP The Woodlands 242 Kenyon Yovan 3B/RHP Oregon 243 Shawn Guilliums RHP The Villages (Fla.) Charter HS 244 Christian Knapczyk SS Joliet (Ill.) Catholic Academy 245 Marquis Grissom Jr. RHP Counterpane HS, Fayetteville, Ga. 246 Wil Jensen RHP Pepperdine 247 Jack Bulger C DeMatha HS, Hyattsville, Md. 248 Jordan Thompson SS Helix HS, La Mesa, Calif. 249 Dominic Hamel RHP Dallas Baptist 250 Levi Thomas RHP Troy 251 Koen Moreno RHP Panther Creek HS, Cary, N.C. 252 Niko Kavadas 1B Notre Dame 253 CJ Smith LHP Georgia 254 Jacob Young OF Florida 255 Tanner Tredaway OF Oklahoma 256 Riley Tirotta SS Dayton 257 Mitchell Parker LHP San Jacinto (Texas) JC 258 Tim Tawa SS/OF Stanford 259 Jack Moss 3B Cherry Creek HS, Greenwood Village, Col. 260 Jacob Palisch LHP Stanford 261 Cooper Davis OF Vanderbilt 262 Michael Brown 1B Vacaville (Calif.) HS 263 Joshua Day SS Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) JC 264 Charez Butcher RHP IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fla. 265 Braden Olthoff RHP Tulane 266 Nolan Schanuel OF Park Vista HS, Lake Worth, Fla. 267 Christian Rodriguez RHP Orange (Calif.) Lutheran HS 268 Trey Dillard RHP Missouri 269 Carlos Rodriguez RHP Miami Christian HS 270 Elijah Dunham OF Indiana 271 Jacob Misiorowski RHP Grain Valley HS 272 Nate Clow SS Beamer HS, Federal Way, Wash. 273 Bailey Horn LHP Auburn 274 TJ McCants SS Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic HS 275 Ethan Long 3B/RHP Mountain Pointe HS, Phoenix 276 Steven Williams OF Auburn 277 Ethan Smith RHP Vanderbilt 278 Jackson Wolf LHP West Virginia 279 Michael Guldberg OF Georgia Tech 280 Gavin Stone RHP Central Arkansas 281 Jake Berger SS Buckingham Browne & Nichols HS, Cambridge, Mass. 282 Jake Deleo OF/C Avon (Conn.) Old Farms HS 283 Levi Wells RHP La Porte (Texas) HS 284 CJ Kayfus 1B Palm Beach Central HS, Wellington, Fla. 285 Jermaine Vanheyningen RHP Florence-Darlington Tech (S.C.) JC 286 Brandon Pfaadt RHP Bellarmine (Ky.) 287 Bryson Ware SS Pearl River (Miss.) JC 288 Tyler Chadwick RHP Marshall (Wis.) HS 289 Zach Britton OF Louisville 290 Dylan Ray RHP Bob Jones HS, Madison, Ala. 291 Josh Swales RHP Grace Brethren HS, Simi Valley, Calif. 292 Devonte Brown 3B/OF North Carolina State 293 Chad Stevens SS Portland 294 Max Alba RHP North Carolina 295 Trey Gibson RHP Grafton HS, Yorktown, Va. 296 Theo Millas RHP Alpha SS, Burnaby, B.C. 297 Griff McGarry RHP Virginia 298 Mikey Tepper RHP Fort Mill (S.C.) HS 299 Jason Willow OF UC Santa Barbara 300 Noah Campbell 2B/OF South Carolina 301 Brady Smith C/3B Florida 302 Joey Loperfido INF Duke 303 George Klassen RHP Port Washington (Wis.) HS 304 Jacob Gonzalez SS Glendora (Calif.) HS 305 Cole Percival RHP UC Riverside 306 Hayden Durke RHP North Vermilion HS, Parish, La. 307 Brock Wilken 3B/C Bloomingdale HS, Valrico, Fla. 308 Rigsby Mosley OF Troy 309 Kyle Teel C Mahwah HS NJ 310 Justin Wrobleski LHP State JC of Florida 311 Joseph Gonzalez RHP Petra Mercado Bougart HS, Humacao, P.R. 312 Joseph Dixon RHP Bingham HS, South Jordan, Utah 313 Dylan Neuse INF Texas Tech 314 Joe Donovan C Michigan 315 Rece Ritchey LHP Huntingdon Area HS PA 316 Jack Hartman RHP Appalachian State 317 Marco Raya RHP United South HS, Laredo, Texas 318 Brody Drost OF Barbe HS, Lake Charles, La. 319 Devin Fontenot RHP LSU 320 Chandler Champlain RHP Southern California 321 Grayson Moore RHP/OF Lake Mary (Fla.) HS 322 Dylan Campbell SS Strake Jesuit HS TX 323 John McMillon RHP Texas Tech 324 Cory Acton 2B Florida 325 Jaxon Wiggins RHP Roland (Okla.) HS[/pre]

ROUND 1 (20th overall): Garrett Mitchell, CF (Photo: UCLA Athletics) Height: 6'3 Weight: 204 B/T: L/R School: UCLA Year: Junior DOB: 09/04/98 SCOUTING REPORT: MLB Pipeline: Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 50 | Run: 70 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 55 Mitchell was a solid high school prospect at Orange Lutheran in California, one who was firmly in the middle of the Draft Top 100 in 2017. As toolsy as they come, concerns about his ability to tap into those tools consistently and his commitment to UCLA led to him not being selected until the 14th round (by the A's). He started to make good on his potential during a strong sophomore season with the Bruins, though he didn't get a chance to show what he could do with Team USA after a leg injury forced him off the Collegiate National Team. He wasn’t fully cleared last fall, but he still impressed scouts with his batting practice sessions, and he had all tools on display this spring. Mitchell has made real strides with his swing, one of the concerns when he was coming out of high school. He hit consistently for the first time in 2019 and he was doing it again during his junior season. He showed plus power in BP and his ability to transfer that to games makes him one of the top picks in the country. Big and strong, Mitchell is an easily plus runner who can steal bases and cover a ton of ground in center field, a premium position he'll be able to play long term with the chance to develop into at least an above-average defender in time. Mitchell has been playing with Type 1 diabetes since being diagnosed in third grade and has shown he can be a premium athlete while dealing with the disease. Armed with perhaps the best collection of tools in this Draft class, the team taking him will be the one that believes he will be able to use those tools consistently in games at the pro level. Perfect Game: When Mitchell made it to campus he was instantly pegged as one of the top freshmen in the country based on the physicality and advanced tool set; he just needed to prove the tools would play and he’d solidify himself as a first-round talent. Over his career at UCLA Mitchell has done just that, continuously refining his overall approach as he showed in a shortened 2020 season, cutting down the strikeouts even if it was only a 15 game look. A lefthanded hitter, Mitchell’s approach at the dish is still more contact oriented, putting the ball in play as his .355 average in 2020 suggests, but scouts believe the power (which he’ll show plus raw) should continue to appear in live action as he makes refinements to his mechanical operation. He’s an easy plus runner despite his physical strength and he knows how to use it both on the bases and out in center field where you can project him to stick at the next level. If you’re looking for tools, look no further than Mitchell. 2080 Baseball: Highly regarded out of national prep power Orange Lutheran (Calif.), we ranked Mitchell ranked as the #43rd best prospect in the 2017 class. Three years later, he’s parlayed a broad toolset with a strong collegiate track record to place him squarely into first round consideration. One of the fastest runners in the draft, he consistently gets down the line in the 4.0 range from the left side (70-grade), and his legs are an asset running down balls in the gaps as well. His arm strength also rates out as plus. Mitchell has made strides with the bat over the past three years, cutting down on his strikeouts and showing above average power potential in batting practice. Much has been made of Mitchell’s Type 1 diabetes, a condition that he’s managed without issue thus far during his athletic career. Baseball America: Scouts eyed Mitchell as a potential first-round pick at Orange (Calif.) Lutheran High, but a middling senior season and concerns about his Type 1 diabetes caused him to fall to the 14th round, where the A's picked him. He opted for UCLA and became a three-year starter for the Bruins. After struggling as a freshman, Mitchell led the nation in triples during a breakout sophomore season and continued to raise his stock as a junior. He was batting .355/.425/.484 this spring when the season shut down. Mitchell possesses arguably the best package of tools in the 2020 draft. He's an 80-grade runner who changes games with his speed, is a plus defensive center fielder who effortlessly glides to balls and has a rifle for an arm. Mitchell shows massive, plus-plus raw power in batting practice, but his choppy swing produces mostly grounders and low line drives in games. His natural feel for contact gives him a chance to be an above-average or better hitter, and his natural speed and elite times out of the box should help inflate his batting average. Some evaluators are optimistic Mitchell can tap into his power with swing refinements in pro ball, but his in-game power production is concerning dating back to his high school career. Mitchell’s speed helps him to beat out infield singles and amass lots of doubles and triples, making him an offensive difference-maker even absent home run power. Mitchell has faced health and endurance concerns because of his diabetes throughout his career, but he played 62 of 63 games for UCLA in 2019 and all 15 games in 2020 before the season shut down. With a high probability to hit for average, steal bases and stay in center field, and the possibility of adding power, Mitchell is a top-10 talent, though his question marks make him a bit more polarizing than the other players around him. FanGraphs: Teams had $1 million evals on Mitchell out of high school but several also had concerns about his hit tool and he ended up at UCLA. He has huge raw power and straight line speed but his swing has generated mixed opinions for a while now. Note the gap between Mitchell's projected game power output and his raw juice, one that probably needs a swing change to close. Curt, punchy, and geared for gap contact, Mitchell's current cut is more fluid and dynamic than it was in high school, when teams had million-dollar evals on him despite largely taking issue with his swing efficacy, but he still has limited power utility on pitches away from him. The swing changes Mitchell made at UCLA are perhaps evidence he can make more as a pro, but I think this gap approach works fine and is best depoyed by sprinters like Mitchell, who has retained his plus-plus speed despite bulking up quite a bit since high school. Without impact game power Mitchell is unlikely to be a star, but the offensive improvements he made in college combined with his defensive fit in center give him a good shot to be an everyday center fielder. The Athletic (Keith Law): Mitchell was a premium prospect out of Orange Lutheran HS in 2017 but was seen as unsignable due to his commitment to UCLA, doubts about how ready his bat was for pro ball, and concerns around a chronic health issue (Mitchell has Type 1 diabetes). Mitchell raked enough as a sophomore and early this spring to put himself squarely into the first round — especially given his 80 run times and plus defense in center field. The questions about his bat are at least partly answered; he hit .350/.419/.550 from the start of 2019 until the shutdown and only struck out 12 percent of the time, although I have seen him have timing issues and meet the ball out front, so it’s a contact quality issue rather than swing-and-miss. Even if he’s just a 45 hit/45 power guy in the end, his defense and speed make him a potential regular for some team that can get comfortable with an everyday player who must manage a chronic health condition. Prospects Live: Mitchell is a bit of an enigma this year. He reportedly has some off-the-field questions, and I’m not going to weigh those heavily because I haven’t heard anything from anyone about the specifics. On the field, Mitchell has a swing that’s geared for contact, with a swing plane that often times lacks loft because of a lack of lateral tilt at contact (a way to generate positive attack angles). He has a tight distribution of launch angles which makes me believe in the hit tool going forward, and I’m keeping him this high because I have faith in a pro player-dev group tweaking his posture to unlock a more lofty swing plane which should allow him to hit for more in-game power. He’s an elite athlete with a plus arm, and should have no problem playing CF and providing value on the bases. CBS Sports (R.J. Anderson): Mitchell is one of the fastest runners in the class, and he should have no problem remaining in center for the long haul. (He played right in 2019 out of deference to former first-round pick Matt McLain, who moved to shortstop this season.) The other elements of his game are less certain. Mitchell has the kind of athleticism and angular frame that scouts dream about, and he puts on a better BP than his in-game power numbers indicate (his .151 career ISO is propped up by 15 triples, as compared to six home runs). He's already reconfigured his swing once since high school, and a team hoping to help him unlock his star potential could task him with trying it again. Mitchell, a Type 1 diabetic, should serve as a positive role model regardless. LINKS: First-round pick Garrett Mitchell comes with five tools – and cherry gummies (The Athletic) ‘An electric athlete’: Brewers believe they found a gem in OF Garrett Mitchell (The Athletic) Garrett Mitchell overcomes concerns about lack of power, Type 1 diabetes to become Brewers' top pick (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) New Brewers' draft pick Garrett Mitchell can bust a move (TMJ4) VIDEOS:

The difference between the two is the Brewers discovered Covey’s diabetes as part of his physical after the draft and it was a shock to Covey and something he needed to learn to manage for the first time. Mitchell has managed his diabetes since he was 9 years old and seemingly has full control of caring for himself.

Baylor’s Nick Loftin reminds me of Whit Merrifield, and of course he goes to Kansas City.

The Pirates have had the best draft of any team so far, IMO. SS/2B Nick Gonzales and RHP Carmen Mlodzinski both appear to be special talents.

There are obviously no guarantees, but it’s easy to dream on Mitchell’s profile developing into one of the better left-handed leadoff hitters the Brewers have had in awhile.

From FanGraphs draft rankings... 14. Garrett Mitchell TLDR Teams had $1 million evals on Mitchell out of high school but several also had concerns about his hit tool and he ended up at UCLA. He has huge raw power and straight line speed but his swing has generated mixed opinions for a while now. Full Report Note the gap between Mitchell's projected game power output and his raw juice, one that probably needs a swing change to close. Curt, punchy, and geared for gap contact, Mitchell's current cut is more fluid and dynamic than it was in high school, when teams had million-dollar evals on him despite largely taking issue with his swing efficacy, but he still has limited power utility on pitches away from him. The swing changes Mitchell made at UCLA are perhaps evidence he can make more as a pro, but I think this gap approach works fine and is best depoyed by sprinters like Mitchell, who has retained his plus-plus speed despite bulking up quite a bit since high school. Without impact game power Mitchell is unlikely to be a star, but the offensive improvements he made in college combined with his defensive fit in center give him a good shot to be an everyday center fielder.

From MLB Pipeline's draft rankings... 6. Garrett Mitchell OF, UCLA Scouting Grades/Report (20-80 grading scale) HIT 60 POWER 50 RUN 70 ARM 60 FIELD 50 OVERALL 55 Mitchell was a solid high school prospect at Orange Lutheran in California, one who was firmly in the middle of the Draft Top 100 in 2017. As toolsy as they come, concerns about his ability to tap into those tools consistently and his commitment to UCLA led to him not being selected until the 14th round (by the A's). He started to make good on his potential during a strong sophomore season with the Bruins, though he didn't get a chance to show what he could do with Team USA after a leg injury forced him off the Collegiate National Team. He wasn’t fully cleared last fall, but he still impressed scouts with his batting practice sessions, and he had all tools on display this spring. Mitchell has made real strides with his swing, one of the concerns when he was coming out of high school. He hit consistently for the first time in 2019 and he was doing it again during his junior season. He showed plus power in BP and his ability to transfer that to games makes him one of the top picks in the country. Big and strong, Mitchell is an easily plus runner who can steal bases and cover a ton of ground in center field, a premium position he'll be able to play long term with the chance to develop into at least an above-average defender in time. Mitchell has been playing with Type 1 diabetes since being diagnosed in third grade and has shown he can be a premium athlete while dealing with the disease. Armed with perhaps the best collection of tools in this Draft class, the team taking him will be the one that believes he will be able to use those tools consistently in games at the pro level.

From 2080 Baseball's draft rankings... 19. Garrett Mitchell (OF, Univ. of California – Los Angeles) Highly regarded out of national prep power Orange Lutheran (Calif.), we ranked Mitchell ranked as the #43rd best prospect in the 2017 class. Three years later, he’s parlayed a broad toolset with a strong collegiate track record to place him squarely into first round consideration. One of the fastest runners in the draft, he consistently gets down the line in the 4.0 range from the left side (70-grade), and his legs are an asset running down balls in the gaps as well. His arm strength also rates out as plus. Mitchell has made strides with the bat over the past three years, cutting down on his strikeouts and showing above average power potential in batting practice. Much has been made of Mitchell’s Type 1 diabetes, a condition that he’s managed without issue thus far during his athletic career.

From Baseball America's draft rankings... 6. Garrett Mitchell UCLA OF Notes: Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 204 | B-T: L-R Commit/Drafted: Athletics '17 (14) Age At Draft: 21.8 Scouts eyed Mitchell as a potential first-round pick at Orange (Calif.) Lutheran High, but a middling senior season and concerns about his Type 1 diabetes caused him to fall to the 14th round, where the A's picked him. He opted for UCLA and became a three-year starter for the Bruins. After struggling as a freshman, Mitchell led the nation in triples during a breakout sophomore season and continued to raise his stock as a junior. He was batting .355/.425/.484 this spring when the season shut down. Mitchell possesses arguably the best package of tools in the 2020 draft. He's an 80-grade runner who changes games with his speed, is a plus defensive center fielder who effortlessly glides to balls and has a rifle for an arm. Mitchell shows massive, plus-plus raw power in batting practice, but his choppy swing produces mostly grounders and low line drives in games. His natural feel for contact gives him a chance to be an above-average or better hitter, and his natural speed and elite times out of the box should help inflate his batting average. Some evaluators are optimistic Mitchell can tap into his power with swing refinements in pro ball, but his in-game power production is concerning dating back to his high school career. Mitchell’s speed helps him to beat out infield singles and amass lots of doubles and triples, making him an offensive difference-maker even absent home run power. Mitchell has faced health and endurance concerns because of his diabetes throughout his career, but he played 62 of 63 games for UCLA in 2019 and all 15 games in 2020 before the season shut down. With a high probability to hit for average, steal bases and stay in center field, and the possibility of adding power, Mitchell is a top-10 talent, though his question marks make him a bit more polarizing than the other players around him.

From The Athletic's (Keith Law’s) draft rankings... 12. Garrett Mitchell, OF, UCLA, Age: 21 Mitchell was a premium prospect out of Orange Lutheran HS in 2017 but was seen as unsignable due to his commitment to UCLA, doubts about how ready his bat was for pro ball, and concerns around a chronic health issue (Mitchell has Type 1 diabetes). Mitchell raked enough as a sophomore and early this spring to put himself squarely into the first round — especially given his 80 run times and plus defense in center field. The questions about his bat are at least partly answered; he hit .350/.419/.550 from the start of 2019 until the shutdown and only struck out 12 percent of the time, although I have seen him have timing issues and meet the ball out front, so it’s a contact quality issue rather than swing-and-miss. Even if he’s just a 45 hit/45 power guy in the end, his defense and speed make him a potential regular for some team that can get comfortable with an everyday player who must manage a chronic health condition.

From the Perfect Game draft report... 18. Garrett Mitchell, of, UCLA (JR) L-R, 6-3/204, Orange, Calif. Previously Drafted: Oakland ('17) 14 When Mitchell made it to campus he was instantly pegged as one of the top freshmen in the country based on the physicality and advanced tool set; he just needed to prove the tools would play and he’d solidify himself as a first-round talent. Over his career at UCLA Mitchell has done just that, continuously refining his overall approach as he showed in a shortened 2020 season, cutting down the strikeouts even if it was only a 15 game look. A lefthanded hitter, Mitchell’s approach at the dish is still more contact oriented, putting the ball in play as his .355 average in 2020 suggests, but scouts believe the power (which he’ll show plus raw) should continue to appear in live action as he makes refinements to his mechanical operation. He’s an easy plus runner despite his physical strength and he knows how to use it both on the bases and out in center field where you can project him to stick at the next level. If you’re looking for tools, look no further than Mitchell.

Garrett Mitchell it is.

The Brewers are officially on the clock.

Interesting, that could also be their angle although that seems like a sad manipulation of the system if that is indeed their strategy.

With the 17th pick the Red Sox selected Nicholas Yorke who was ranked inside the top 100 draft publications by Baseball America (96th), but none of the other most notable publications. They are likely setting up to be able to sign some over slot high school players with their future selections.

Ed Howard is one of my favorite players in this draft, and unfortunately he's now a member of the Cubs organization.

After the slightly surprising second (Heston Kjerstad) and third picks (Max Meyer) you can now pretty much throw out any mock draft you viewed.

The start was delayed while the Commissioner spoke. They don't have an actual countdown clock like the NFL draft, but I think they are getting around 5 minutes or so between picks.

First shocker of the night with the Orioles 2nd pick. Heston Kjerstad, OF from Arkansas. I would assume they came to an under slot agreement of some sort.

The Detroit Tigers are now on the clock for the 2020 MLB Draft. I always look forward to the MLB Draft, but tonight it takes on an even greater importance for the sport than past years.

Reminder we are going to move the discussion during the draft tonight and tomorrow to this thread (similar to an in-game thread). Please continue our draft discussion at that thread link.

Please use this thread to share your thoughts, links, stories, pictures and anything else on the Brewers' picks from rounds 1 through 5. Please do not start separate threads to discuss the individual picks. Use this in-draft thread to talk about the picks, similar to a game thread. Until the draft actually begins feel free to continue posting pre-draft content in the 2020 MLB Draft thread we have been using for discussion leading up to the draft. Yesterday the Brewers released approximate times for their draft selection in tonight's 1st round as well as Thursday's rounds 2-5.

This thread will be used to post all Brewers draft picks in order of their selection, as well as details of the picks. A moderator will update the picks and player profiles. If you have comments/links about a player, please post them in the appropriate discussion thread. Bold indicates the player has signed. 1 (20). Garrett Mitchell, OF, UCLA 2 (53). Freddy Zamora, SS, Miami 3 (92). Zavier Warren, C/IF, Central Michigan 4 (121). Joey Wiemer, OF, Cincinnati 5 (151). Hayden Cantrelle, SS, Louisiana-Lafayette