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  1. CheeseheadInQC
    If my counting is correct, the other teams averaged signing one high school pitcher each. The Brewers signed six of the 35 total.
  2. CheeseheadInQC
    I think the rule is similar to 11th-20th rounders, although I don’t know if the $150,000 base is the same.
  3. CheeseheadInQC
    I think this year’s draft set up poorly for what seems to be the Brewers’ strategy: grab a couple of hitters early and then get a large number of pitchers, including high school pitchers that few if any teams are drafting or signing in similar numbers. The problem is, pitching was really expensive this year. It makes sense, if you have few really good players but more money to go around, the leverage shifts to the players. The question is, should the Brewers have shifted strategy? Should they have focused more of their bonus pool on hitting? Perhaps, but they might not have believed it to be worth it given the talent available.
  4. CheeseheadInQC
    There is a chance both are slightly above slot. Even without the Levonas drama, I don’t think any of the above slot day 3 deals were announced before signing day last year.
  5. CheeseheadInQC
    Yah, not liking this one. I'd rather give Wiemer another offseason to get things right than give him up for a guy whose good season or two are a while ago.
  6. CheeseheadInQC
    They have him 92nd overall.
  7. CheeseheadInQC
    Man, Fangraphs had the guy the Astros dealt for Kikuchi as their No. 2 prospect. That seems like a lot.
  8. CheeseheadInQC
    Plus, you don’t need to carry him on the 40 in the offseason, giving them more flexibility there.
  9. CheeseheadInQC
    I believe this is going to be his second year of eligibility. He was part of the Quero class that had their first year wiped out. If I remember correctly he might have skipped the DSL as a result. Him being in year 5 already reduces the margin for error.
  10. CheeseheadInQC
    Blaylock and Herrera seemed like two of the most likely pitching prospects to get dealt, but I am a little surprised both went for a reliever.
  11. CheeseheadInQC
    That would leave them with nearly twice what they spent bonus pool wise on day 3 last year assuming Levonas doesn't sign.
  12. CheeseheadInQC
    Crochet’s demands make him a nonstarter for the Brewers at the anticipated price point anyway. Someone like Fedde is much more likely.
  13. CheeseheadInQC
    Nice to see Lara putting together a good July after a really rough June.
  14. CheeseheadInQC
    I'd agree if it weren't for the rule that they get the pick next year. That gives them an out where they can take a chance. It does place more pressure on two things in this draft class: 1. Braylon Payne: Whereas before the pair of overslot pitchers could overshadow any early struggles, now with just one, he is going to be much more of the focus. And the fact that he was a surprise pick only adds to it. If he can become a line drive hitter, I'm fine with him never becoming a 30 home run guy. Benge, who most would have been satisfied with, is described as having a flat bat path, too. It's just making sure that the quality of the contact is there. 2. The Brewers' Quantity Approach to Pitching: Like last year, the Brewers drafted a lot of pitchers, and even without Levonas, they are likely to sign more high school pitchers than most teams sign high school players in general. Can they find as many quality mid-to-late round prospects this year as last? Unlikely. But finding a couple of promising ones is key to the quality of the draft class as a whole.
  15. CheeseheadInQC
    Glad to see Torres working his way up to three innings as well.
  16. CheeseheadInQC
    I was wondering if some team was going to draft an unsignable player to defer their pick. Didn’t think it would be Milwaukee. To do this you have to be confident the next draft will be better, be OK if the player calls your bluff and be reasonably certain you aren’t blocking a kid from a different offer he was going to accept, which could poison some relationships. At least it sounds like this probably met all those conditions.
  17. CheeseheadInQC
    While he probably didn't match the ESPN rank, Letson was 179 on Pipeline and had the same 35+ rating on Fangraphs in the Brewers' prospect list during the offseason as Nunnallee had on their draft board (Fangraphs' rankings only went to 68 in 2023).
  18. CheeseheadInQC
    Just as a point of reference, the five day 3 high schoolers the Brewers signed last year combined to count $1.3 million against their bonus pool.
  19. CheeseheadInQC
    I doubt either of the second round pitchers (more likely to get votes than the round 10+ high schoolers) go down to the wire, but the first thing I thought when I saw July 31 is one day before the draft signing deadline.
  20. CheeseheadInQC
    While the walks have still been too frequent, Vire has been much improved since coming back from injury. There was so much hope when they drafted/signed him, it would be nice if he could work his way back into at least the Carolina bullpen mix for next season.
  21. CheeseheadInQC
    Brown sure, but Wilken? His performance, given that he is at double-A in his first full season and had a pretty bad injury, is at worst as expected. It's roughly equal to Boeve, so I'm not sure why he'd necessarily be shunned while Boeve is sought after.
  22. CheeseheadInQC
    Flores no longer even has the highest BABIP against of the ACL squad’s starters (Hernandez now holds the mark at .416). Both, however, are reasonably close to Yorman Galindez’s mark from last season, and his issues didn’t carry over into A ball.
  23. CheeseheadInQC
    Roughly the same as Morlando, a bit less than Caminiti.
  24. CheeseheadInQC
    He wasn’t. (You have to scroll down a ways, but Jay is listed as available in the 2018 rule 5 draft.)
  25. CheeseheadInQC
    August 1. If it follows the same timetable as last year, the under slot signings will come out between Monday and Wednesday, the over slot signings from the first 10 rounds will come out Thursday or Friday and the over slot day 3 signings will come out on deadline day.
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