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It’s pretty tough to rank guys this season, or tough to get excited about it I guess. Very disappointing year so far for a farm system I was hoping would make a leap.

The Brewers have got to find a way to get out of that Yelich contract. Eat some money for a year, give up a prospect or two to get someone to take him off our hands. That albatross of a contract is going to be the demise of this current team going forward once they are unable to re-sign players who actually help win games. Dude is garbage and has been for 2+ years now.

“A shorter ETA is not justification for ranking them higher. The ranking should be about their ceiling, shouldn't it? Can't you just admit that you enjoy being contrarian simply for the sake of being contrarian?” I don’t think ceiling should be the be-all-end-all but a combination of that and the likelihood to reach whatever that ceiling may be. Low ceiling/high floor types still have value, especially for small and mid-market teams.

1. Garrett Mitchell 2. Jeferson Quero 3. Hedbert Perez 4. Sal Frelick 5. Aaron Ashby 6. Joe Gray 7. Brice Turang 8. Antoine Kelly 9. Freddy Zamora 10. Ethan Small 11. Zavier Warren 12. Tyler Black 13. Hendry Mendez 14. Mario Feliciano 15. Alex Binelas 16. Luis Medina 17. Jackson Chourio 18. David Hamilton 19. Russell Smith 20. Felix Valerio 21. Dylan File 22. Carlos Roa 23. Korry Howell 24. Eduardo Garcia 25. Israel Puello 26. Noah Campbell 27. Tristen Lutz 28. Justin Bullock 29. Gregory Barrios 30. Micah Bello 31. Caden Vire 32. Max Lazar 33. Hayden Cantrelle 34. Quinton Low 35. Jesus Parra 36. Nick Bennett 37. Logan Henderson 38. Darrien Miller 39. Jheremy Vargas 40. Gabe Holt

Dag. Was really hoping we’d pull the trigger on Peyton Stovall though. Boring draft picks so far compared to who was still available when they’ve picked but high floor type guys with a good chance to make a major league roster.

I never like when the first things they bring up about a player are “clubhouse guy”, “scrappy gamer”. Seems like a safe bet to make the major leagues but with a low ceiling. Boring pick. Hopefully not a big whiff while leaving a much higher ceiling Watson on the board.

Dag. I’d rather have given up any other upper level RHP than Bowden Francis.

Well I think this is clearly wrong. He's 24 and if you even our small samples in either direction by just looking at his overall career stats, he has 689 PA hitting .250/.327/.472 with a 108 wRC+ His approach right now is definitely not cutting it though. I should have added a “right now” at the end of that first sentence but with his only average or above tool/s being tied to a bat that can no longer make contact, he’s among the least valuable players.

Hiura is nowhere near a major league caliber player. No glove, no arm, poor base runner, and now the literal worst hitter in MLB. He’s done if he doesn’t change his entire approach and swing path. Sucks to say but he’s just drowning at the major league level and needs a complete overhaul.

Yeah, this Yelich contract is going to make it pretty hard to compete after they’re unable to extend both Woodruff and Burnes unless their farm system is constantly churning out good major leaguers. Sucks.

Haines needs to be gone yesterday.

Hiura is not a major league caliber player anymore. Especially since he has no other redeeming qualities to make up for his 30 hit tool other than his power, which is not as impactful at 1B.

Yeah, I was more referring to them not giving him a roster spot in favor of guys like Robel Garcia but I’m sure they’d prefer he get consistent at bats. Still, I’d like to kick the tires on him.

Abraham Toro. The Astros seem to want to play less talented older players and the man is ready to hit major league pitching.

I like his swing. Seems to be able to hit it where it’s pitched. I’m sure he’ll get better at turning on some pitches as time goes on. Looks kinda like Chase Utley when he gets a little leverage in his swing.