James Zumstein

I agree with you that there is some talent, but I have always felt catchers are similar to pitchers in that you can never have too many. Personal preference is all.

The breakdown: 13 pitchers to 7 position players. I say this every year but I wish we had done a better job of addressing the lack of depth at catcher (zero drafted this year). Other than that, a very solid group of players and another great draft overall.

Very stoked about the Carson Hart pick. He was on my short list of possible high schoolers as he checked a lot of boxes that the Brewers like. Still 17, good all around athlete, great speed and outfield defense, promising bat. This is a terrific selection!

Carson Hart, HS OF from Minnesota.

Kruzan is an Ashland, Wisconsin native. Had a very nice JR season for the Gophers, sporting a 1.082 WHIP and over a K/inning.

Marcus Kruzan, RHP from Minnesota.

By my count that's 7 RHP and no lefties. Kind of interesting.

As usual, Spencer beat me to it. I had Christian Coppola from St. Joe's on my list of possible senior pitchers, but Gaines looks like he has some serious potential as well. Solid pick in the 10th round.

I'm a little baffled by the Kellan Tom pick. R/R 1B that's 18.9 years old. Not exactly a Brewer traditional profile.

Grant Hill, RHP from Birmingham, AL. Appears to have FB, SL, and CH. Good build, should be able to sign him.

Being a little undersized at 6' 1" and not having much of a breaking ball, Knaak may end up as a reliever, though we'll probably start him as a stater and try finding a breaking ball that works for him.

I think this was a value pick. Earlier in the year, Stosnider was considered to possibly be a top-10 pick. If a guy with that much raw talent falls into your lap at #66 and you don't have anyone on your board rated higher, I think everyone in the war room considered it worth the risk. This is why teams scout everyone, even players they don't think are going to be available when they pick. I highly doubt they would have taken him if they didn't feel confident that he has the tools, makeup, etc. to work in their system.

Strosnider for sure should be able to go directly to Appleton and play RF. If Jones also goes to Hi-A, he and Payne will probably each split time in CF and LF. Even after the promotions of Adamczewski and Ragsdale, they would still have an amazing trio in the outfield.

Nice job!

Well done, sir!