Austin Tatious
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Thanks - hitting high school (and the juco) hard. I am betting it's by design. The lower reaches of the minors is fairly empty. We need an infusion of some juice into the bottom levels. We already have good depth A+ and above. Ashby sounds terrific. Even if he can be a Taylor Williams type of arm for the pen, that's a victory.
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You’re cherry picking your own rules. I could just as easily point to the top pitchers and where they were picked. We are talking about the draft today. The top pitchers are drafted high more often than not. The Brewers can’t afford some of the contracts where established pitchers move. That’s not an option. Top pitchers go high in the draft.
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We’ve got some good pitchers at the top levels of our system but the lower levels are barren. It’s not the act of drafting pitchers that is a mistake. It’s that the Brewers have not made good decisions with pitching. Hence, they are terrified to do so. I’m optimistic the new regime may be smarter in drafting, but the organization as a whole has whiffed with position players. It’s not like they have a good track record avoiding pitchers when you look at first rounders like Roache, Coulter, Grisham and company. You look at a top organization like Cleveland and they draft pitchers very well, year in, year out. And those pitchers end up being assets. You’re more than likely not getting Tristan McKenzie in a trade. If you want talent like that, you need good scouting and the balls to execute on draft day. Again, you look at the top pitchers they took and you see the same projectable upside that McKenzie has. Then, in two years, on the transaction board, folks will dream about trading for those guys when they’ll be unavailable. At the end of the day, the Cubs can afford to sign free agent pitchers. Milwaukee can’t. The top pitchers can’t be fetched in a trade and the Brewers can’t sign them in free agency.
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I was about to mention all the Hawaiians. I wonder if we have a scout with good intel over there. The FO is foaming at the mouth for outfielders at this point. That’s been a heavy focus in the draft and particularly in the international market.
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Very well said.
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I really like the pick. I give it an A. If you looked at the prospect lists from last winter, he was all over the top five. And he fits the up the middle mentality. But at the same time, the organization is terrified to take pitching in the first round.
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Well, Larnach was taken off the table. I’m not mad.
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I’d be most happy if we got Ethan Hankins but McLanahan is a weapon. Seigler at catcher is interesting. I’ve never seen him linked to Milwaukee. I doubt we take that risk but I’d be intrigued. If Larnach batted lefty, I’d be more interested. He doesn’t seem like he fits a Brewer profile. Hankins would make me intoxicated with happiness.
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Gorman doesn’t seem like a Cardinals type player. He is likely going to end up at first with tons of strikeouts.
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Gorman has a nice swing. I hadn’t considered that he’d fall to us.
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Didn’t the Angels take the kid from Louisville last year? Maybe the name is Jordan Adell? They like the upside outfielders right now.
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Singer reeks of a Cardinals type pick.
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Are they? Seems like they are/were extremely good at manipulating the prospect consensus into ranking their prospects very highly, few of whom ever panned out. I feel like the Red Sox are definitely in that category. Maybe you’re right about Texas too. For years when I’d look at their top 30 lists, they tend to have some good lists. There is the perception that they get on some good upside international kids, but perhaps the worm is turning with the new rules on international signings. That’s a long way of saying that I’m not going to dispute you because I’ve not analyzed it.
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Texas is another organization to emulate when it comes to accumulating prospects. They are consistently outstanding. Winn is a great pickup for them. I hope we can see their successes and learn from it.
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I ran into Bo Jackson at a restaurant and I was very respectful to him. He was a total ass.
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Man, I hope so!
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I have had these feelings about just about every Brewer draft. A number of guys out there I want, but the Brewers always go and pick the one I don't. Let's hope that doesn't happen. Same here. Big time. I just have had a different view of handling the draft and what to do in the first. I think it may be turning now, though. This year, I’d be floored if they really do something aggravating. My opinion - don’t go cheap to try to get some extra good players in a later round. I’m not saying you never do that. I just wouldn’t do it this year. Every year and circumstance is different, and you shouldn’t just plug and chug the same theory every year.
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Do you have intel? The picks are on Twitter and various chats before TV. I think last year we said we didn’t want that posted in this thread, but I don’t care either way. I’d prefer that folks don’t tip the picks. It’s like a spoiler. It’s bad form on message boards in football, but I’m not a moderator here. Just my opinion. Guesses or speculation are different.
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Do you have intel?
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He seems like a really bright guy. I usually like what the Braves do in the draft. They aren’t afraid to go for pitching.
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Good call. He looks like Lenny Dykstra without the immense mental dysfunction.
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Ugh. Don’t ruin my dreams. Better there than the Pirates, though. That would be irritating. EDIT: astute call!
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Good point. Everyone and their monkey seemingly had India going to the Mets. The Reds have been picking high now for awhile. You gotta think it’s all going to coalesce at some point.
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Related to that, I really like Cadyn Grenier, who punted Madrigal from SS to 2B for Oregon State. Not at 21 probably, but hope he's still there at 60. Thanks for all your research! I usually can’t read up on more than about 25-30 players. Did you not publish on your website this year? I enjoyed it last year. I agree with your point - I’d like to see more shortstops in the organization. I suspect Carmona ends up at third.
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I see second base or left for Madrigal. I’d have to wonder about range at 5’7 at short. That doesn’t compute.