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  1. James Zumstein
    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.
  2. James Zumstein
    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.
  3. James Zumstein
    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.
  4. James Zumstein
    Nice job!
  5. James Zumstein
    Well done, sir!
  6. James Zumstein
    I really, really like this pick. Two plus pitches and above average control. Should be very signable as well. Great pick.
  7. James Zumstein
    Julian Garcia, HS RHP
  8. James Zumstein
    Another outfielder, Kyle Jones from Florida. Another up-the-middle bat.
  9. James Zumstein
    Bonds to the Giants. Very fitting.
  10. James Zumstein
    Sawyer Strosnider
  11. James Zumstein
    Wow, I knew we had an interest in him but that's a long way from where he was predicted to get picked.
  12. James Zumstein
    Back-to-back years with a Rock County native going in the 1st round. Giants took Milton's Gavin Kilen at #14 last year and Red Sox take Janesville's Jake Schaffner at #20 this year. Local kids doing WI proud.
  13. James Zumstein
    I was thinking the same thing. He's 17 now, so playing in the bigs by his 18th birthday?
  14. James Zumstein
    Every year there is someone who gets taken way higher than anyone predicted. This year it's Zion Rose's turn.
  15. James Zumstein
    Let me first start out by saying I have very little confidence in my predictions. I have studied this draft class and previous Brewers drafts thoroughly and I still have no idea which way they will end up going. In short, expect the unexpected. After much deliberation, here are my Day One predictions: #25 – Taj Marchand, SS - James Island, SC (Mississippi recruit) Alternate: Tegan Kuhns, RHP – Tennessee #66 – Ruger Riojas, RHP – Texas Alternate: Trey Ebel, SS – Corona, CA (Texas A & M recruit) #102 – Eric Nachtscheim, RHP - McNeese Alternate: Tyson LeBlanc, SS – Kansas #130 – Garrett Wright, C/OF – Tennessee Alternate: Maxx Yehl, LHP – West Virginia Day Two High School Targets Besides the two high schoolers already mentioned, I could see these players as targets in later rounds: Henry Abt, OF – Brandon, MS (Southern Miss recruit) Nathan Bryant, RHP – Akron, OH (Ohio State recruit) Bryce Cuero, RHP – Springville, NY (South Florida Recruit) Asher Delue, LHP – Princeton, NJ (Boston College recruit) Dylan Kassab, C – Hinsdale, IL (Indiana recruit) Andrew Mahoney, LHP - Novi, MI (Cincinnati recruit) Kaeden Schatsiek, 3B/OF – Brimfield, IL (Illinois State recruit) All are young (18.1 or younger on draft day), all are going to quality college programs though none should be considered “unsignable,” and all are from areas of the country the Brewers scout heavily.
  16. James Zumstein
    I've considered Peyton Bonds as he has some qualities the Brewers tend to go for. For a college player, he's still quite young actually (turns 21 on 7/19). Really good bat-to-ball skills, terrific CF defense, and though he hasn't shown in-game power much to this point, he showed in the Combine that it's there. From what I'm seeing he's expected to go around the 3-4 rounds, but wouldn't be surprised if someone grabbed him earlier.
  17. James Zumstein
    That's what I wished we had done with Ben Sheets back in the day. But I digress. I'm not sure if that would help or not, but it may be our best shot of getting anything out of him for the remainder of the season.
  18. James Zumstein
    I believe someone may have mentioned it earlier but Casey Schmitt is a pretty good 3B who is playing out of position in LF because of Chapman, and he's having another really solid season for the Giants. 16 HR and OPS right around .800. He'd be under club control for another three years and is versatile, if not great, defensively.
  19. James Zumstein
    Comeau reminds me a lot of Brady Ebel that we took last year: similar builds, current hit over power but potential for both down the road, strong arms but lack of foot speed limits their defensive ceilings, both left-handed hitters that are still 17 on draft day. I think Bitonti's power was more of a known-quantity when he was drafted than either Ebel or Comeau, but I can see the comparison. Regardless, Comeau would defintiely be an asset to the org if we were to add him.
  20. James Zumstein
    I'm predicting that with our first two picks we take one of the three young-for-the-class HS shortstops (Maniscalco, Marchand, or Ebel) and one college pitcher. Not ready to settle on who exactly for either pick, just feeling that's the way we'll go. Who exactly we take and in what order will depend on how things shake out and who's available at #25.
  21. James Zumstein
    After around a dozen games played, the OPS leader in the MLB Draft League is Carlos Sanchez, a catcher from Maracaibo, Venezuela, Jackson Chourio's hometown. I looked up some info on him and he was conference player of the year this past season at LSU-Shreveport, where he hit .388 with an 1.167 OPS and also was successful on 37 of 41 SB attempts. Listed as a utility player in college, he could be an interesting target.
  22. James Zumstein
    Going down late in the year with arm fatigue has definitely caused him to lose a little shine and brought him down into our range. He was almost guaranteed to be gone by #25 if he had stayed healthy, but now he could likely be available, if we were so inclined.
  23. James Zumstein
    We took Ethan Small at #28 in 2019. I think we'd all like to forget that happened. 😉
  24. James Zumstein
    I had forgotten that. Thanks for catching it!
  25. James Zumstein
    While Brick has a lot of qualities the Brewers look for, right-handed hitting HS catchers have probably the lowest success rate of any position in the draft historically. Add in the fact that he would demand slot or higher, I think the risk is greater than the reward. I completely agree with you about needing some fresh blood behind the dish, but guys like Brick and Sean Dunlap, who I was high on earlier, are just too risky IMHO. There are still several HS catchers I feel the Brewers could be looking at, like Dylan Kassab, Kendall Hagedorn, or Maddux Lessard, that fit our profile and would be cheaper and therefore less of a risk. Lots of good college catchers that are possibilities too. Garrett Wright, Robbie Lavey, and Cashel Dugger will all be 21.0 or younger on draft day and are really solid prospects. Even Brady Neal, Alabama's catcher, will only be 21.9 as a SR, so could be a great bargain.
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