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Holton, Carter Benedictine Military School (GA) P L/L HS SR 5' 11" 195lbs DOB:09/04/02 -- player-headshot Benedictine Military School (Savannah, Ga.) has produced a pair of big leaguers in Hawk Harrelson and Mike Fitzgerald, but the Cadets have never had a pitching prospect of Holton's caliber. He has repeatedly dominated on the showcase circuit and can flash four plus pitches, though he comes with relief risk because of his size. He's the best pitcher in Vanderbilt's recruiting class, but may be more signable than a typical Commodores recruit and could land in the top three rounds. Holton ran his four-seam fastball up to 96 mph last summer at the Perfect Game All-American Classic and usually favors a two-seamer that sits in the low 90s with sink. He has two distinct breaking balls, with scouts slightly preferring his upper-70s slider to his mid-70s curveball, and both pitches have been more consistent this spring. He also has a low-80s changeup with some sink and keeps hitters off balance by mixing his pitches. Holton is doing a better job of staying more under control and pitching with less effort than he did last summer. He has some crossfire in his delivery that adds deception, especially against left-handers. He has a quick arm and throws all of his pitches for strikes, so the only real concern about him remaining a starter is his 5-foot-11, 195-pound frame.

MLB Draft Tracker @MLBDraftTracker 17m 19 (567): @Brewers select Benedictine Military School (GA) P Carter Holton. https://atmlb.com/366DYEt #MLBDraft MLB Draft Tracker @MLBDraftTracker 1m 20 (597): @Brewers select Cisco JC (TX) RHP Samuel Mendez. https://mlb.com/draft/tracker/drafted/team/brewers #MLBDraft

MLB Draft Tracker @MLBDraftTracker · 41s 18 (537): @Brewers select Old Dominion (VA) P Ryne Moore. https://mlb.com/draft/tracker/drafted/team/brewers #MLBDraft

The Brewer Nation @BrewerNation 20s With the 507th overall pick of the 2021 MLB Draft, the Milwaukee #Brewers select Will Rogers, C, Mounds View HS (MN). Rogers may not get drafted high enough to divert him from college but could develop into a premium prospect at Arizona State. He's a right-handed hitter with solid power and arm strength who needs to polish his hitting and receiving. He helped his cause by performing well at the inaugural MLB Draft Combine. Carlos Collazo @CarlosACollazo 1m The guy whose BP impressed me the most at the MLB Draft Combine was Will Rogers. Just barrel after barrel and long line drives and fly balls up the middle. An @ASU_Baseball commit. #MLBDraft #Brewers Baseball America @BaseballAmerica Jun 24 Keep an eye on Will Rogers ( @willrogers219 He had moved up more than 100 spots in our latest draft rankings. And he posted some of the best BP exit velos of any prep hitter at the MLB Draft Combine. Scouting report: https://baseballamerica.com/rankings/2021-mlb-draft-top-prospects/?Position=&Keyword=Will+Rogers

They may want the younger arms that come from the JuCO ranks so they can get them into the "pitching lab" earlier in their developmental years.

MLB Draft Tracker @MLBDraftTracker 39s 16 (477): @Brewers select Champagnat Catholic School (FL) SS Kaylan Nicasia. https://mlb.com/draft/tracker/drafted/team/brewers #MLBDraft

MLB Draft Tracker @MLBDraftTracker 29s 15 (447): @Brewers select San Jacinto College North (TX) P Hunter Hollan. https://mlb.com/draft/tracker/drafted/team/brewers #MLBDraft

MLB Draft Tracker @MLBDraftTracker 24s 14 (417): @Brewers select Spanish Springs HS (NV) OF Jace Avina. https://mlb.com/draft/tracker/drafted/team/brewers #MLBDraft Carlos Collazo @CarlosACollazo · 1m Jace Avina has a solid all-around toolset and athleticism. Triangle type player who should be able to play one or more of SS/2B/CF. Drafted as an OF. Some scouts like his swing a lot, some think there need to be a few tweaks. #MLBDraft #Brewers Harris Yudin @hayudi18 1m #Brewers continue interesting Day 3 with OF Jace Avina. One of the younger players in the class. Athletic with a good glove and smooth right-handed swing. Milwaukee *could* sign both him and Davis after going all college in Rounds 1-10.

MLB Draft Tracker @MLBDraftTracker 15m 13 (387): @Brewers select Chatfield HS (CO) P Quinton Low. https://mlb.com/draft/tracker/drafted/team/brewers #MLBDraft #Brewers announce Quinton Low as two-way player. Santa Clara recruit. 91-93. Big frame. Video in here: https://prepbaseballreport.com/news/CO/Mile-High-Crosscheck-Week-2-Games-6231490578

MLB Draft Tracker @MLBDraftTracker · 19s 12 (357): @Brewers select Skyview HS (WA) P Caden Vire. https://mlb.com/draft/tracker/drafted/team/brewers #MLBDraft Perfect Game Scout @PG_Scouting Jan15 Caden Vire (2021 WA) worked in the upper-80s topping out at 88 mph. Long limbs, + extension, showed a short, sharp slider @ 79. #ASU commit. #EastMLK Perfect Game Scout @PG_Scouting Oct 8, 2020 Caden Vire (2021 WA) looking good out of the ‘pen for Baseball Northwest. Long, Uber-projectable frame at 6-5, sitting 85-88 with big extension and angle, quality slider in upper-70s too #ASU commit #WWBAWorlds @PG_PacificNW Brian Sakowski @B_Sakowski_PG Hashtag projection lefty! Vire has a lot of good spin traits to his profile and has all the projection in the world on his frame remaining, but the stuff in a vacuum is all bAvg right now. #PGDraft Nathan Rode @NathanRode #Brewers 12th: LHP Caden Vire is an Arizona State recruit. Good recent summary on him in his profile. @PBR_Washington Player of the Year. #mlbdraft https://prepbaseballreport.com/profiles ... 4980725613 Joe Doyle @JoeDoyleMiLB Damn. #Brewers get Caden Vire out of Skyview HS in Vancouver. Love this pick. Was a Top 200 guy for me. Lots of funk and big projection. Great body. Fastball still topping in the Low-90s, but there's more coming. Slider and changeup present tons of deception from short-arm action

Carlos Collazo @CarlosACollazo Roc Riggio has a chance to be a really, really good hitter. Curious to see where he winds up defensively. Am a bit surprised to see him taken here. Good on the #Brewers. #MLBDraft Teddy Cahill @tedcahill 2m Roc Riggio to the Brewers is very interesting. If they get that done (and almost every 11th rounder signs) that's a tough loss for Oklahoma State's recruiting class Nathan Rode @NathanRode 4m #Brewers take Roc Riggio in the 11th. Dude can rake. Not guaranteed to sign, but they'll make a run at him by taking him here. #mlbdraft Brian Sakowski @B_Sakowski_PG 17s Was wondering if Riggio was going to go. LHH who can really hit and has power too, 2B/LF fit defensively but strength of the bat projection is really good. #PGDraft Dan Zielinski III @DanZielinski3 Riggio was considered a top-four-round talent entering the draft. The #Brewers have to be confident they will sign him and explains why they took some of the players they did in the first 10 rounds. The signing bonus money they save on those picks will go towards Riggio.

Riggio, Roc Thousand Oaks HS (CA) OF L/R HS SR 5' 9" 178lbs DOB:06/11/02 -- 106 Roc Riggio OF, Thousand Oaks (CA) Bio Stats News Video AGE 19 BATS L DOB 06/11/2002 THROWS R HT 5' 9" WT 178 COMMITTED Oklahoma State TWITTER @rocriggio Scouting Grades/Report (20-80 grading scale) HIT 55 POWER 50 RUN 40 ARM 50 FIELD 45 OVERALL 45 Video scouting report » In the summer of 2019, Riggio played on a scout team against what would eventually be USA Baseball’s 18-and-under national team as a tune-up for Team USA before international competition and arguably was the best performer on either team at the time. An alum of Team USA himself -- he hit .480 for the 15U team that won gold in the Pan Am Games in 2017 -- Riggio was not as impressive this summer as he had been previously, but he did impress with how he swung the bat during his high school season this spring. More than anything, Riggio is about his left-handed bat. He has a knack for barreling up the baseball and making loud contact with excellent bat speed. He has gotten stronger and has legitimate power, especially to the pull side, that should only increase as he continues to mature. Riggio is a real grinder who clearly loves to hit. Beyond that, however, are some question marks. Riggio doesn’t run all that well, often opting out of running 60-yard dashes at events, and it’s unclear what his defensive home should be. He’s played both second and the outfield, with scouts feeling he’s probably better suited to be an offensive-minded second baseman than a center fielder. Hitters do find a way into the lineup and a team that believes enough in the bat will sign the Oklahoma State recruit and figure out where to put him. In the summer of 2019, Riggio played on a scout team against what would eventually be USA Baseball's 18-and-under national team as a tune-up for Team USA before international competition and arguably was the best performer on either team at the time. An alum of Team USA himself -- he hit .480 for the 15U team that won gold in the Pan Am Games in 2017 -- Riggio was not as impressive this summer as he had been previously, but he did impress with how he swung the bat during his high school season this spring. More than anything, Riggio is about his left-handed bat. He has a knack for barreling up the baseball and making loud contact with excellent bat speed. He has gotten stronger and has legitimate power, especially to the pull side, that should only increase as he continues to mature. Riggio is a real grinder who clearly loves to hit. Beyond that, however, are some question marks. Riggio doesn't run all that well, often opting out of running 60-yard dashes at events, and it's unclear what his defensive home should be. He's played both second and the outfield, with scouts feeling he's probably better suited to be an offensive-minded second baseman than a center fielder. Hitters do find a way into the lineup and a team that believes enough in the bat will sign the Oklahoma State recruit and figure out where to put him.

Baseball America just posted their first big board of international players for the next signing period, as well as the teams some are linked too. I have included the link to the article below. I was thinking we could use this thread to compile Brewer related news as it comes. https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2021-22-mlb-international-prospects-big-board/ If anyone wants to also let me know if the Brewers are linked to anyone, please let me know!

Jon Morosi @jonmorosi · 1m Kolten Wong and the #Brewers have agreed to terms on a multiyear contract, source says. @Ken_Rosenthal was first to report the teams were in serious talks. @MLB @MLBNetwork

According to Baseball America the Brewers have signed... https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2020-21-mlb-international-signings-tracker/ Milwaukee Brewers | (Signing preview, reports & video) Jackson Brayan Chourio, ss/of, Venezuela (scouting report) Gregory Barrios, ss, Venezuela (scouting report) Daniel Guilarte, ss, Venezuela (scouting report) Hendry Mendez, of, Dominican Republic Manuel Vargas, of, Dominican Republic Jonathan Guzman, ss, Dominican Republic Jadher Areinamo, ss, Venezuela Dikember Sanchez, rhp, Venezuela

https://theathletic.com/2198982/2020/11/16/brewers-instructional-league-prospects/?redirected=1 Another update.

Have they settled how draft order is going to be determined? I had read nothing was final, and it may not be based entirely off this seasons record alone. Thanks!

Jon Heyman @JonHeyman · 33s Phelps to Phillies. Brewers get 3 prospects back.

Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal · 56s Phillies getting David Phelps from Brewers, sources tell me and @MattGelb .

Adam McCalvy @AdamMcCalvy · 24m Hearing the Brewers' deal with Garrett Mitchell is for right around slot, which was $3,242,900. Pending a physical, of course.

Travis Hergert @CoachHerg Jan 23, 2019 Evan Reifert 95 heater with 82 slide piece. Travis Hergert @CoachHerg Jan 24, 2018 Freshman RHP Evan Reifert creating some high spin rate on his 92.5 mph fastball today with @rapsodo Opening day 1 month away! Visit http://niacctrojans.com to see our schedule. PBR JUCO @PBR_JUCO Sep 15, 2018 Evan Reifert @NIACCBaseball #DiamondHeels Up to 94, sat 92 93 from stretch and windup. Scattered FB. Flashed avg 82 slider, potential future + pitch. Brian Sakowski @B_Sakowski_PG Nov 2, 2018 North Carolina picks up one of the higher-upside #JuCoRoute arms available in NIACC’s Evan Reifert. Great size/arm speed, works in 89-93 mph range with projection, good breaking ball as well.

Brewers Player Dev @BrewersPD Draft signings: Zamora (2), Warren (3), Wiemer (4), Cantrelle (5)

The Brewers have signed fifth-round pick Hayden Cantrelle, source said. The deal is for $300,000 per Robert Murray on Twitter

Jim Callis @jimcallisMLB 19h 4th-rder Joey Wiemer signs with @Brewers for $150k (slot 121 = $473,700). Cincinnati OF, at least plus raw power, plus speed, arm delivers fastballs up to 98 mph on mound, needs to make more contact at the plate. @MLBDraft

Adam McCalvy @AdamMcCalvy 56m The Brewers have a couple of players in the latter category. 4th rounder Joey Wiemer and 5th rounder Hayden Cantrelle took physicals this week, and 3rd rounder Zavier Warren reportedly reached terms several weeks ago. All three slightly below slot.