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Kodi's issue with control is a mix of youth/learning art of pitching & how lively and nasty his movement is. Right now he more just throws it & lets the movement do the rest.. He needs learn to harness stuff which you hope comes with age, experience, & good coaching.

Scooter will do what he has always done, mash righties. He is a guy who has a natural .300 hit tool. Only issues with Scooter is inability to prove he can hit lefties & the fact he doesn't walk. People are done on him because of an awful start last year, the hand injury, being sent down but once he came back up, he was back to hitting his .300 ways. Villar projects better as a 2b than 3b in future but he will be a fine stop gap in 16' at SS. Hill should not EVER touch SS. He was deemed unable to play there 10 years ago at 24.... Now older, slower, & on Decline he is an option to play there at all? Mid as well fill Braun in there, he was a college SS. Perez or Rivera will fight it out for that back up spot. Stearns may need to work out a trade for Walsh as it looks he may be blocked up now by Hill who plays all the same positions. Stearns can work out a trade and option Walsh to AAA until in season moves are made. I'd hate to lose Walsh before he ever gets a real look. He shouldn't cost much more than cash or a no one arm in the system. Then we won't have to deal with all the dumb rule 5 stuff, he'd just be a Brewer

What no one is talking about 1B Perry 2B Diaz SS Lara 3B Gatewood LF Clark CF Harrison RF Orimoloye C Atencio That could realistically be our Wisconsin Line Up! Overall I have posted in multiple areas that Diaz is the most important target in their system! I said in Lucroy thread & Garza for sure. So I'm extremely excited. He is a guy who could be a top prospect in next few years. His bat is explosive, he walks, and can hit. Ks though will be his struggle. He is a Baez type prospect.

That was my bad, forgot to put the or in there. I was say we may have to settle 4 one of those 3 with only 1 or 2 low rookie ball guys tossed in. Think best possible is Brinson & Jurado or Mendez.....doubt Lucroy can get us much more from them

Martes type transaction is the key to Astros rebuild. They are always mining talents like Hader, Santana, Martes, and plenty more. So when people complain about Stearns & his unknown teenagers...that is one big strategy he brought with him from Houston. So Rangers have 3 Top 17 prospects....Tate after 20IP is a top 40. Really question package we can get for Lucroy. May need to just take Gallo, Mazara, or Brinson & settle for not too much more.

Passing on Joey Gallo for Mitch Hanigar really upset me. To guys I was dying to get Lindor, Baez, or Fernandez with at least 1 or two of our picks. I figured Lindor would be gone. Baez broke my heart, wind out of my sails. Everything source had him linked as our guy with Springer. Glad we got Jungmann & Bradley though.....

Not bad at all! They raved about Arcia when discussing him. 2013 Top 3 1. Profar 2. Bundy 3. Tavares (RIP) That class hasn't worked out so great.

Boom! MrTPlush hits it right on the head and Rizzo's stats were rather similar to Liriano's in same first sample size. Fair enough to say it has worked out well since Padres traded him after that season. It is also important to not that he missed all of 2013 due to Tommy John. He played almost all of 2014 in AA. Before he got called to the Majors, he played a mere 16 games. Now he did absolutely destroy AAA in those 16 games by slashing .452/.521/.661 for 1.182 OPS in 62 PA. Still he essentially jumped from AA to MLB with only a 1/2 month of AAA AB's Interesting enough, Liriano has gotten better at every level. Were a lot of players production may drop as they advanced up. In AAA he has played about a full seasons worth at 147 Games 147 G 620 PA (534 AB) 99 R, 166 H, 42 2B, 4 3B, 14HR, 77RBI, 21 SB, 72 BB, 146 K, .311/.399/ .483 for .882 OPS

Based off my tiers and such, it kind of falls like this, We are so deep doing a top 50 is tough, many of the guys in the 30's seem as though they should be in late teens or twenties. Some come in too low such as Michael Reed. Top 50 1. Orlando Arcia 2. Maverick Phillips 3. Jorge Lopez 4. Josh Hader 5. Trent Clark 6. Gilbert Lara 7. Kodi Mederois 8. Monte Harrison 9. Cody Ponce 10. Devin Williams 11. Clint Coulter 12. Demi Orimoloye 13. Marcos Diplan 14. Jake Gatewood 15. Michael Reed 16. Tyrone Perry 17. Nathan Kirby 18. Franley Mallen 19. Miguel Diaz 20. Tyrone Taylor 21. Jose Sibrian 22. Adrian Houser 23. Ignacio Otano 24. Tucker Neuhaus 25. Taylor Williams 26. Yadiel Rivera 27. Dustin Houle 28. Brandon Diaz 29. Tyler Wagner 30. Javier Bethencourt 31. Trey Supak 32. Joantgel Segovia 33 David Burkhalter 35. Malik Collymore 36. Chris McFarland 37. David Denson 38. Angel Ventura 39. Victor Roache 40. Carlos Leal 41. Garrett Cooper 42. Nash Walter 43. Carlos Herrera 44. Troy Stokes 45. Carlos Belonis 46. Wei-Cheng Wang 47. Freddie Peralta 48. Johel Atencio 49. Jose Cuas 50. Nicol Valderrey

So a different way to look at this question I think is at the end of 2016, not including trades & drafties, who are the top 5 at each position. By end of season, players will be in 1 of 3 tiers, 1,2, or 3. Tear 1: MLB Starter projection, could make MLB impact. These are the frontline guys who should be at least in mix for top 100 prospects or top 10 at their position by seasons end. Tier 2: Look like Major League players but more of role players or bench type guys. Never will be Top 100 prospects but should at least earn their way up the ladder to get an opportunity. Tier 3: AAAA players who may get a cup of coffee here or there but most like will never be contributors. Some of the players (OF in particular) may be too young with not enough stand out tools yet to put them into Tier 2. 1B Tier 1 1: Tyrone Perry- If he is able to get his body back into shape, his approach at the plate & power are second to none in our system at his position. He is older than most his age, this is his age 20 season (not 19 like most high school drafties). Due to this and his advanced approach, I could very well see him at Wisconsin to start the season. Tier 2 2. David Denson He still only in his year 21 season! With high hopes the last two seasons, he has not delivered. Hopes are now he is out of the closet and his personal life is out in the open & not a worry, he will finally break out the way we have hoped. With a good Spring, A+ would surprise me. They are in need of talent badly, Perry will force his way onto T-Rats. We have to believe he will eventually breakout, if he doesn’t this year….my hopes for him will be dropping greatly. 3. Garrett Cooper- He should be the AAA 1B this year, he is too old for AA and proved worth after replacing Nick Ramirez as start soon after being called up. He is a 6'6 Lyle Overbay who still has the opportunity to hit for some power as he starts to hit his mid 20's Tier 3 4. Nicol Valderry- At 19, he will get his 1st taste of Stateside baseball. He seems like he has the tools to be a very good prospect to watch out for. He is not outstanding, but he had hit for good average, shown signs of some power, and ability to get on base. 5. Alan Sharky- Gold glove defense over at 1st base & his love for taking walks is his calling card. Needs to improve other aspects of his offensive game, he is in age 22 season and should be in BC. This would not be an issue with Denson since, they have a DH and Denson does get put in OF a fair amount. Sharky's defense makes him hard to take of diamond. * Nick Ramirez started out AA well after repeating, then dropped off, then was pretty much replaced towards of the end of the season and in playoffs. 2B Tier 1 1. Franley Mallen- Like many I was a little discouraged that he was held back in the the DSL but it ended up being on of the best things for him. Defensively he had to move off SS which is fine but his bat really shined as he improved a lot. That is what you look for with these kids is the jumps they make every year. He over doubled his extra base hits. His power was far more than I expected from him. He takes walks as well. He still has to make more contact but I think he starts out in Helena and has a big year! Tier 2 2. Tucker Neuhaus- Can you believe he still doesn't even turn 21 until June? His defense is top notch, he was voted top defensive 2B in MWL. I think the move to 2B takes a lot of pressure off his bat as well. He can still play 3B if needed. His bat has begun to shown signs of life. Have to remember, he has always been below the average league by a good amount. Some guys just take a little longer. If he repeats Wisconsin, I think his bat will break out....if moved to BC, he will hang in the .240s again 3. Javier Bethencourt- Will most likely play SS in Biloxi this season while McFarland plays 2B (which is better for him and his future). He will be one of the youngest players in the Southern League but he has an opportunity like Arcia to breakout a little bit this year. Offensively, they have pretty comparable skill sets (in a poor mans way). Neither bb or k very often. They have advanced contact stills. More pop than you would think they would, and both have always played vs much older competition. I would not be shocked to see him hit .285/.325/.375 ish with 6-7 HR's 25 doubles 5 triples 10 Sbs. Ceiling isn't has high as Neuhaus but could be a good player 4. Chris McFarland- He is about a well rounded and solid as they come. He doesn't have many glaring flaws (needs to walk more), issue is he also doesn't have too many plus tools either. He is just overall a good ball players. He will be in Biloxi, will produce as usual. He really could be a solid big league player. His upside hasn't shown to be stellar but he is a guy who could find a role as a utility player or average every day 2B. Tier 3 5. George Iskenderian- Wish he hadn't got hurt. Appears to be a candidate to skip over Wisconsin to BC. College bat that I think could be a big tool for him. Interested to see how he does. SS Tier 1 1. Orlando Arcia- No need to talk about, hopefully he wins use a few Gold Gloves while hitting .300 or more with some pop at SS. 2. Gilbert Lara- I will not put Gatewood in this list because there is almost zero chance he sticks at SS. He is 6’5 and will fill out to be 215-225 is my guess. Lara on other hand at least has the possibility to stick. He has all the makings to be a star. He may end up at 3B, he as a cannon for an arm. 2B could be a possibility if for some reason he got blocked at 3B (like Baez). His bat would be elite for 2B if he develops right. Tier 2 3. Ignacio Otano- He very well could be next in line for our sleeper international SS following Escobar & Arcia. At 18 he had 20 doubles and slashed .320/.360/.460 in DSL to go with 17 steals. A big rookie ball season in his age 19 season could really help him out. 4. Yadiel Rivera- He has continued to grow and impress. We know his future looks to be more of a utility player in the MLB but he can give you outstanding defense at 2B/SS/3B while still producing a little bit on offense. Tier 3 5. Blake Allemand- Was a college senior who is a good ball player. He will start in A+ or maybe even in AA. He will be 24 at the end of the season already so he really needs to come out playing to prove he is a legit prospect. 3B Tier 1 1.Jake Gatewood is definitely the biggest boom or bust prospect at 3B or maybe in our system. This season he can take a giant step or fall off the map and start to be written off if he doesn’t start to make more contact. A big year could vault him into a top 100 prospect. Tier 2 2.Nathan Orf- Undrafted, unheralded, undersized, but yet all he does is produce. He has showed that he is a man who could be a a great MLB utility guy. Tier 3 3. Jose Cuas- He is a big wild card. He has a lot of unrefined tools and a bat that carries some pop. By end of the year he will can boom or flame out. Interesting to watch out for though. 4. Sthervin Matos- His bat can be load. He can pack a punch. He can also really hit except last season he fell into a slump he never could dig himself out of. BC in his age 22 season will be a big year for him to prove himself. 5. Taylor Brennan- Out of BC to Biloxi will make a world of difference for him as he can make a big difference this season with where he stands as a prospect. He is 24 this season. Make or break year. C Tier 1 1. Jose Sibrian- Never before have the Brewers spent big money on an international catcher, but did just that for top 30 prospect, Jose Sibrian with a 550k signing bonus. He was in the states for instructional ball and could be a sign he is already in the states & ready. If they do indeed jump him from signing to Arizona, that is saying a lot about the young man. If he performs well at 17, his star can rise. Tier 2 2. Dustin Houle- Now healthy can quickly moved up to BC where outside of the inability to walk, he performed very well. I would not be shocked if he started out in AA to separate him and Leal. Seems like he has been a Brewer forever but he is only in his age 22 season. I believe he is our top ceiling catcher A-AAA. His will be a big year for him to prove he can be a legit catching prospect. 3. Carlos Leal- Had great season last year in two ways. 1) he was one of the few bright spots on the Wisconsin offense. 2) he did a great job working with that talented A pitching stff. It would be wish to keep him with those pitchers in A+. He made a very smoke transition from Pitcher to Catcher. Tier 3 4. Johel Atencio: After a good first showing in DSL league at 17, Johel was to play at Arizona last season before injuries shut him down for the season. Now 19, Atencio offers strong hitting skills where he makes a lot of contact. He doesn’t walk much but he also doesn’t K much. He was 10bb to 19ks in 232 PA’s in 2014. Power was what you’d expect out of a 17 year old catcher, as his iso was .065, & he slugged .355. He had 11 doubles and 1 HR. Overall, him not playing last year hurt but he appears to have a good offensive make up that could make him a strong catching prospect. 5. Zach Taylor - An unimpressive first 96 PA for the young 15th round pick last year. The bright spots though was he BB’d nearly 14% of his ABs and finished the season stronger by hitting .242 over his last 10. K’s were a big issue. You always hope that a young catcher can figure it out. None of the guys at the higher levels do I see really raising their stock. * By now, most of them are what they are. Weisenberg is the same prospect he has been for awhile. McCall is already 24 years old and was in A ball. I will roll my dice on one of these last three 20 & under guys to make a big jump in to 2016. OF Honestly 3-7 could be mixed and matched in any which way. think a very high percent of people will have a large variation in order. Tier 1 1.Maverick Phillips- Clark still has much to prove, Phillips has already proved it. Not much debate who is our top OF prospect. By the end of the year he should be getting the call to be our CF of the future. 2.Trent Clark- While there can be a lot of of discussion about 3-7 on list, Clark is so complete of a player with with very little glaring holes in his game. He is simply a ball player. His future will most likely someday end up as a starting LF but could still play all 3 if needed. He is a professional hitter who could surge up all list this season if he continues to grow and improve. 3.Monte Harrison: To me, Harrison will take the Brinson jump in his 2nd go around with Wisconsin. He has all the tools you’d want. Now he will not be so overmatched, he should return to his 12BB% to 20 or less k%. For an A ball player with his skill, set, that is very good. He will hit for more power this season and steal 30+ bases. The biggest difference between him and 4-7 is he has everything you are looking for. Others like Demi can’t walk, Coulter isn’t the type of athlete, Taylor doesn’t the pop, Reed doesn’t have the projection of Harrison or ceiling. 4.Clinton Coulter- I really believe in Coulter. 2012 was outstanding, 13’ was a lost year full of injuries, overmatched showing, and never was able to get right. In 14’ he was a monster. In 15’ considering the league, he didn’t have a good season but wasn’t as bad as it appeared. I think in 16’ playing in Biloxi and Southern league which is more neutral setting between Pitcher and Hitter, he will be back to his usual ways. Hard to see him not launching 25 HRs or more. His BB% is usually around 8%...I hope it is more in the 12-14% range while keeping his Ks under 20% (which he has been around his whole career so far. He still managed a wRC+ of 124. 5.Demi Orimoloye- I think Demi will stay back in Helena to help refine his approach at the plate this season. Currently the number of OF’s who could be in Wisconsin is outrageous. Demi has almost it all except, he did not show any ability to take walks or limit Ks. With a 2% : 27% BB% to K%, it goes to show there is a lot of work to do. He has a good hit tool, he has a good speed tool, he has outstanding power tool, his defense has a lot of potential but the one thing that will hold him back is approach at the plate. Sky is limit if he figures that aspect out. Tier 2 6.Michael Reed- Really if Reed finally tapped into his power, he’d be much high on the list and look like a legit corner OF prospect. His power numbers with 47 extra base hits was a good start but with how strong he is, he has to find a way to tap into the over the fence power. 7.Tyrone Taylor- Many of us lose sight in just how young Tyrone is. We say even younger Arcia dominate and expected the same from Taylor. He kind of fell on his face a bit. He still managed to hit .260 but outside of that….not much to brag about. He is a guy who won’t k much (10% or less) but doesn’t walk a ton (usually around 7%). His steals really dropped as he was only 10 of 16. His power has not developed at all yet as we had hoped. Taylor must come out and rebound in his 2nd go around otherwise he is at risk to flaming out & free falling for 2017. Tier 3 8. Brandon Diaz- He is often a forgotten man in our loaded OF. His injury didn’t help his cause at all as well. However, maybe he shouldn’t be so overlooked. His K’s are too high and probably his biggest weakness. He sits between 20-24% so far in his young career but that is workable. Impressive aspect of him is he gets on base by walking 13-14% of the time. Not to mention he is a littler guy but has surprising pop that has ranged between .10 to .17 ISO while slugging .360-.460. Moreover, he has stole over 20 bases a season without ever playing a full season. He had an absolutely brutal April. All of a sudden in May, while hits were not falling in there, he slashed .192/.373/.370. June he was player of the month slashing .311/.402/.473. In July before his season was ended he slashed .292/.395/.362. Overall, over those three months he slashed .265/.390/.401 for .791 OPS! I believe he will be an anchor of the BC line-up and his approach at the plate should help him be successful in the environment. 9.Joantgel Segovia- He may take a few weeks to adjust to a new level but the all he is going to do is hit .360. His hit tool is outstanding and will carry his as long as he keeps hitting. Other tools are not great, no power to be seen but when someone has a hit tool as Joantgel does, that is what matters most. 10. Victor Roache- Ultimately when I think of Roache, all I see is a poor mans Khris Davis. He doesn’t walk as Davis did in the minors nor does he hit for as much average as Davis. The power potential however is similar. Roache is 24 now and needs to make a lot of improvements this season in order to not drop out of consideration in the organization. At best I see him as Khris Davis in MLB but he has a lot to prove before that can happen. *Troy Stokes, Malik Collymore, and Carlos Belonis are all in mix for 8-10. Segovia’s hit tool forces him on list, Roache in hoping he figures it out with all that power put him on the list, and Diaz is very talent overrated player in this organization. SP Tier 1 1.Jorge Lopez- Every year all he does is get better, stronger, and more dominant. In BC we saw signs in the 1st half of the pitcher he could be. In Biloxi, it all came together in such a game after game dominant way. If he keeps improving like this, pitching 93-95 with great curve and a soon to be above average change, he could be what we lost in Yo. 2. Josh Hader- No secret from anyone who has ever read on of my post since the trade, Hader is my favorite player in our system. At worst he is a dominant set up or close. At best he is a dominant #1 or #2 lefty in line with Sale and MadBum. It is already hard to hit a pitcher who has as much deception as Hader, even if he only threw 89-91….well now Hader is out there throwing it 94-97. Good luck. His K/9 has always been outstanding. His opp. BA has always been outstanding. Control and secondary pitches are the only knock on him. In AFL, his secondary stuff was rather impressive. 3.Kodi Mederois- A close look at Kodi’s numbers and they are impressive. He played season of A ball at 19 which is even more impressive. BB’s and control are his biggest issue. Much of this is due to him being a thrower more than a pitcher as of right now. He has nasty, nasty, nasty stuff but doesn’t know how to pitch it yet. If he can harness that, watch out! He had a 2.96 FIP, he k/9’s over 9 and nearly 24 percent of batters faced. BB/9 of nearly 4 and BB% of 10 MUST decrease. If he can start to control his nasty and lively stuff, he could become a top prospect. 4. Cody Ponce- Massive man with powerful stuff. He was simply dominant after signing with the Brewers and had Brewer Nation and scouts raving during instructions while constantly hitting 95-98mph. He is much more than a power arm, he has control over his pitches and attacks hitters. He is an early favorite to be a rapid riser in the system this year. He should start in A+, be more surprised to NOT see him in AA by mid season over surprised to see him promoted. 5. Devin Williams - Williams missed the beginning of the season this year but he made pretty good strides this year. He is a talented young pitch who has all the talent he needs but has yet to really consistently show up. I see early Lopez in him. If he can take another jump this season, it will be huge for him. This was the 1st season his WHIP was down from the 1.4’s to the low 1.2’s. This due the combination of reduced walks and hits. After signing he he was tough to hit but walked a ton. In 14’ he greatly reduced BB’s but was hit pretty hard. Now finally in 15’ he regressed a little in BB’s but was much harder to hit. 6. Marcos Diplan- Young pitcher who will ultimately be the key piece of the Yovani Gallardo trade. He may not be the biggest guy but he has the arm and stuff to be a frontline pitcher. 7. Nathan Kirby- He won’t pitch at all this season but he does have frontline. Hopefully he comes back from TJ surgery in 2017 and carves up hitters with his nasty slider 8. Miguel Diaz- Scouts began to rave about Diaz after his first showing in Arizona. Injuries have side tracked him but after coming back from last season, he showed why we should be excited. 10/2 K/BB per 9 ratio. 28.5% to 6% K to BB%. 2.93 FIP. He did have some rust as he did give up a hit an inning but overall it will be exciting to see what he can do in Wisconsin given a full season. Tier 2 9. Adrian Houser- Big, strong, power arm who gets loads of groundballs. Seems to fit the average Brewer pitcher. He will be in the mix for time in Milwaukee as starter or out of the pen. Overall, I don’t foresee him as a front like guy like the 1st 8 guys could but he does remind me of Jimmy Nelson a little bit. 10. Taylor Williams- Praised last season as on of the top pitchers in the system at big league camp. Players raved, coaches raved, and those who watched him raved. Seemed like he would be in the mix for a call up at some point. TJ Surgery killed that and in 2016 we will be very limited to as to how much he will be able to pitch. 11. Tyler Wagner-He just performs. He struggled with after call ups but overall he is your typical big, solid, strong, workhorse pitcher. He has a lot of competion for SP but he was a college closer and could offer us a solid bullpen arm 12. Jorge Ortega- Pin point arm, commands every pitch he has. If he learned to miss a bat here or there he could rise but as of now, his lack of Ks is very worrisome. 13. Trey Supak- Former 2nd round pick and top 15 ranked prospect in a deep Pirates organization. He has struggled thus far in limited inning but minus ER’s & ERA his numbers were promising. He offered a 7.3/1.6 K/9 to BB/9 a 19% to 4% K% to BB%. He had a 3.55 FIP. Now he was very hittable which lead to the earned runs however he has the arm to be much better. Another member of the Wisconsin rotation to be excited for. 14.David Burkhalter- One of the most overlooked pitching prospect in the system. Along with Ventura, these two can compare toe to toe with Mederois and Williams. Burkhalter’s biggest issue was an awful start and then when he is off, he he pays for it. He had to many blow up games. Overall, still, he finished year with a 22% to 5% K% to BB% & a K/9 to BB/9 of 8 to 2. 3.51 FIP. 15. Angel Ventura- Like Burkhalter, Ventura is highly underrated. He will be 23 in April which will make him the old man in the BC staff that very well could be Ponce, Mederois, Williams, Ventura, and Burkhalter. If he performs, he is another guy I can see making his way to AA before seasons end. *Wang, Woodruff, Suter, Olczak, are higher level guys to watch. Young teenagers who could increase into the top 15 would be Nash Walters, Karsten Lindell, Gentry Fortuno, Danny Missaki, Carlos Herrera, Carlos Luna, Fredy Peralta, Nelson Hernandez.

I think DS and the Brewers just liked Yadiel Rivera & Villar better personally and got good value back instead of holding onto him. Flores was a player they really like & thought could compete for job but they are going to take the top 5 OFs regardless of any trades they made. Flores & Liriano are out of options so if they perform similar, you keep the upside of Lirano.

I know this is completely off subject, but Cody Ponce is our #30 prospect??? The list will be redone in Feb. Essentially, after they added him after the draft, they have made no changes. Once they have their list done, they simply slot people in after acquired. I assume he will be Top 15 for sure on the new list.

Thank You! Glad I am not allow on the high hopes for Cecchini and his advanced hitting & on base skills!

Kind of off topic but with the MLB Pipeline Top 100 coming out tonight and their top 10 list just coming out. Thought it would be good to make some predictions of the Top 100 list and discuss the top 10 position lists. We had only 3 players rated in the top 10 in their positions. Only one other player was noted as just missing (in one of the 2 deepest fields in the rankings, RHP) Orlando Arcia found himself at #3 at SS. Seager of course was #1, no debate there. Crawford though I think you could make a case for Arcia being rated above. Hader was rated at #6 LHP in MILB. I think this is fair and almost seals the deal with him being a top 100 prospect. No way he was topping Urias, Snell, Matz, or Newcomb. You could make a great case for #5 though over Jay. He was #5 more due to draft position and stuff. He really didn't pitch great but was very aggressively placed. Maverick Phillips fell in at #9 for OFs. OF I consider to be the 2nd most challenging list to make. I would argue he should have been higher, his lack of power after moving to AA killed him. Jorge Lopez fell somewhere between 12-15 on both Mayo & Callis personal list. I believe they said the have 26 RHP in the top 100 so that bolds well for Jorge in the top 100. Predictions for tonight Arcia is be in the top 10 Phillips will fall between 35-45 Lopez will land between 40-50 Hader will be in the 50-60 range Clark moves up to the 70-80 range Lara, Mederois, or Williams I think all have outside shots at Top 100 in 90-100 range. Coulter & Taylor with down years pushed themselves out of contention for it. Their Top 30 should look a whole lot different than it does now in Feb. when they release them. I really like Mayo and even more so Callis (what a great steal from baseball america!) Interested to see how all this shakes out. Overall look at top system based on position rankings Reds (7): C (5), 2B (2) & (5), OF (10) RHP (7) LHP (7) & (9) Pirates (7): C (4) & (6), 1B (2), 2B (6), 3B (5), OF (4), RHP (2) A's (5): C (8), 1B (5), 3B (10), SS (8), LHP (8) Rockies (5): C (7), 2B (4), 3B (3), SS (6), RHP (6) Red Sox (5): 1B (10), 2B (1), 3B (2), OF (5), RHP (10) Dodgers (5): 1B (6), 2B (7), SS (1), RHP (5), LHP (1) Braves (5): 3B (6), SS (4) & (10), LHP (4) & (10) Rays (4): 1B (7) & (9), 3B (8), LHP (2) Cubs (4): C (1), 2B (3), 3B (7), SS (9) Rangers (4): 3B (1), OF (2) & (3), RHP (8)

Brett Phillips was #9 on the list. Brinson #2 & Mazara #3 on the list......Gallo #1 on his list......Please of please Sterns find away to trade Lucroy to Rangers for on of those three!

Flores I believe is more of an Aoki type defender. He can play CF but better suited for corner. Not a big arm, average athlete.... don't quote me on that but that is what I believe I have read on him

I don't see anyone on this roster starting in CF over Liriano. He is a guy who just needs to play. Almost at every jump in his minor league career he was struggled. The once he gets enough at bats, he pounds the ball and improves. The fact he was not good in 38 games, 121 PA's in 2014 at age 23 isn't enough to write him off like SD did. Just look at Gomez, at 23 he slashed .229 .287 .337 .623....in 200 more AB's then Liriano. Almost the same numbers. He was actually not good at 24 & 25 with only small improvements every year til breaking out at 26. Most fans wanted him gone for Cain. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gomezca01.shtml Point, when a guy has very tool in the world to be a top tier player, give him a legit chance to fail and improve.

Ben Badler twitted me saying he expects Brewers to take similar approach as last year on July 2. So we can expect at least 1 500-600k signing, then a 300-400k, fill out with a couple around 100k then a few more.

Love it, bring in as many high ceiling, tool shed, former top rated prospects as you can and see which one will hit. With all these guys, you have to believe that at least 1 or 2 will stick. Build that competition up to the max. See who wants the opportunity the most. Moreover, trading Davis looks a lot better and more certain by end of spring training if any of these guys shine. Great move, no risk. How is he in CF? He is 6'0 230 but very athletic (NFL in box SS type build and athletic ability)

Baseball Prospectus clearly didn't follow Arizona Fall League or Hader at all in 2015. No way they not rate a player who dominated California league at 20 then was lights out at 21 in AA with good stuff & deception. Cross them off the list as respected & trusted national sites. All of those guys are rated below what most industry scouts have them at. BP clearly doesn't like our system too much.

Not sure Niewenhuis & Peterson are really considered light-hitting.... They are not Logan Schafers. Given regular ABs, Nieuwenhuis offers 15+ HRs with really good defense. Peterson can easily go. I'd take Flores or Reed over him as a back up in the corners any day.

If this team is in the tank early, I would suspect we'll see them go through a number of arms at the major league level and it's entirely possible they'll give Suter a shot ahead of some of the more heralded arms if only to see if what he's done in the minors translates to the majors and to save those guys control years. You are right that they should cut bait on Garza, but if Peralta's having a rebound type year, they can wait until next offseason for the best deal. Suter's leash won't be long though and if and when he does make it up, he'll have to perform from the get go. Hard to see him getting a shot. A lot would need to go his way. Brewers have already gave Davies, Lopez, Wagner, Houser, Pena (who is still younger than Suter) opportunities to pitch at MLB level. Hader will be high on the list. He seems to be in a pretty tough spot. I mean if you want a left who are picking? One of the top lefties and prospects in all the MILB or a 26/27 year old control pitcher? Like Briggs said, he will not get a long look if he gets one at all. By Brent Suter being #1 to start next season (2017), that means our #1 prospect will be 27 (turning 28 late into the season). At what age does a player stop being considered at top tier prospect?

Build competition, bring him in.

I remember the Hurricane days. I was surprised that his star burned out. He hit at every level, was a big obp guy, and solid 2b. What he did in his first season in 2004 was unbelievable. He really did take Arizona & Beloit by storm (Hurricane in particular) http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=iribar001her

I went through all the transactions and rosters. Brewers have never has a big signing SS (Escobar & Arcia costed almost nothing, same as Otano) Andres Martinez received a larger bonus when the Brewers recommitted to DSL. Wily Peralta R. Mercedes R. Pascual Jose Garcia Jose Pena Hitaniel Arias Those are arguably the biggest signings we have ever had prior to Mallen, Pierre, Lara, Sibrian. Literally, I do not think there was a signal SS bonus baby Edit: Carlos Belonis could be it but has since been moved to OF