Spencer Michaelis

Definitely is yeah, nice find! Can certainly see the athleticism and he reportedly hit 98 MPH in his one inning on the mound this season.

Well we know one player who is signing. 18th rounder Brady Smith is coming for Miz lol

The Brewers continued to go with prep players for round 16-18, then they took a Division II player, and then they finished the draft off with the son of a Brewers legend. All in all, a pretty exciting final five rounds. Round 16, Pick 491: RHP Bradyn Havard -- George County HS (MS) -- Pearl River CC Commit This is an interesting selection, as the Brewers take a player committed to a community college for next season. Havard had a very strong season in Mississippi this year, striking out 134 batters in 75 1/3 innings and posting a 1.30 ERA. He sits in the 88-90 MPH range and gets up to 93 at times, with armside run. He also mixes in a curveball, a slider, and a changeup. The slider is the pitch he seems to have the best feel for at this moment, and seems to be his go-to secondary when he's looking to put someone away. A community college commitment is not a common one for a high school pick, but it certainly would seem like he'd be someone willing to sign into pro ball if the offer is right. Round 17, Pick 521: INF Chance Ruby -- Wilmot HS (WI) -- Illinois-Chicago Commit This marks the third Ginger Poulson pick in rounds 11-20. Ruby was an under-the-radar name in the state of Wisconsin. He's got extremely quick hands at the plate, with some Joey Wiemer mannerisms (at times) to the hand movement during his load, though never quite as exaggerated. He runs a sub-6.6 60-yard dash and has numerous 100+ MPH batted balls in games already. He's also shown the ability to catch up to upper-90s fastballs in live AB settings. There are some right-handed Josh Adamczewski parallels to this profile. The glove might wind up moving him off of shortstop eventually, but the arm is strong enough to handle it if he can improve upon some of the infield actions. He is very instinctual and has a lot of baseball IQ as well. Ruby is a UIC commit, like Adamczewski was a Ball State commit, which gives the impression he could be a signable player, even at this point in the draft. Round 18, Pick 551: RHP Brady Smith --East Carter HS (MO) -- Wichita St Commit Smith is another lanky pitcher with room to fill out and add some more velocity. He seems to sit in the low-90s with decent regularity and has touched 94 MPH in a showcase setting. The fastball shape seems to blend into a sinker type of shape, so he may wind up embracing that as his primary fastball, if he hasn't already. The slider is a solid secondary offering with average spin rates in the 2300 RPM range, and a pretty stock slider shape. The changeup seems to be the secondary with the most potential, as he will get up to 22 inches of run on it at times, with close to 0 inches of induced vertical break as well. It has the potential to be a plus offering down the line. His Wichita State commitment is another tough one to gauge. The odds are the Brewers won't be able to sign all of these prep players in this range, but Smith is another who feels attainable. Round 19, Pick 581: LHP Sam George -- Minnesota State Mankato (D2) -- Iowa Transfer Commit George is another Poulson area pick, and another interesting one. This is a left-handed arm that has seen a lot of success at the Division II level for Mankato. This most recent season, he posted a 3.80 ERA in 64 innings, and that was coming off a sophomore season in which he posted a 2.97 ERA in 60 2/3 innings. George starts in a very closed stance and falls off to the third base side a bit on his finish. He threw a ton of strikes at Mankato, only walking 48 in 165 innings. He mixes both a four-seam and a sinker in the low-90s, touching 94 MPH. His best secondary is his slider, which he spins well and can command to both sides of the plate. He will also mix a changeup in, which he lacks the same feel for, but shows some interesting signs at times. He is committed to transferring to Iowa, but feels like another name that could very well wind up signing. Round 20, Pick 611: 1B Carsten Sabathia III -- Houston Yes, this is CC's son. No, he is not a pitcher. Yes, this is a very cool pick. The Brewers will now have the sons of CC Sabathia and Prince Fielder in their organization. Carsten is a first baseman who started his career at Georgia Tech and finished it at Houston. He possesses quite a bit of raw power, with the hit tool lagging behind. He was not a regular for Houston this season, but in 107 plate appearances, he posted a slash line of .283/.374/.511 for an .885 OPS, and also hit six home runs. He also participated in the MLB Draft League, where he didn't perform great in 43 plate appearances, but he did pop close to a 111 MPH exit velocity in a game this year. Whether it works out or not, the Sabathia family will be back in the organization for the first time since that magical 2008, and that is very cool for Brewers fans. That concludes the 2026 MLB Draft. Thanks for following along all day or catching up later on. Non-drafted Free Agents are next over the next few weeks, because the fun never really stops! View full article

The Brewers brought in two college arms, who will almost certainly sign, and then also drafted three prep players who are less of a certainty to sign, but all bring some interesting traits to the table. Round 11, Pick 341: RHP Gavin Perry -- Western Kentucky Perry is a different type of pick than we usually see from the Brewers in round 11. A fifth-year senior, Perry is a similar type of pitcher to Braylon Owens from the 2025 draft. Like Owens, Perry seems to have a reputation for pitching with a lot of fire and as a competitor. He's a big guy, listed at 6'5, 265 pounds, and throws in the 92-94 MPH range on his fastball for the most part. Unlike Owens, his fastball appears to be more of the sinker variety. It's a four-pitch mix, including a curveball, a slider, and a splitter. He appears to be the type of arm that could potentially add a cutter to the mix in the pro ball as well. Perry had a very strong season in 2026, posting a 3.89 ERA in 15 starts. He struck out 83 batters in 85 2/3 innings and only walked 19. This isn't the highest upside pick, but Owens has shown that there can be quite a bit of value in this type of pitcher, already making it to Double-A, not even a year after he was drafted. Round 12, Pick 371: RHP Marcus Kruzan -- Minnesota Kruzan began his career at St Thomas in Minnesota before transferring to Minnesota for this most recent season. He's a native of Ashland, WI, as well. He pitched well in his first season with the Gophers. Kruzan started 12 of his 14 appearances and finished with 52 2/3 innings total. He struck out 54 and only walked 16, which was a big improvement from where he had been the couple of seasons he spent at St Thomas. It's a very athletic delivery for Kruzan. His pitch mix is built around his four-seam fastball. He gets around 7 feet of extension and sits in the low to mid-90s on it with solid carry. He will also mix in a curveball, slider, and splitter. There are some similarities to the John Holobetz and Tyson Hardin picks from 2024 here. If the secondaries can be cleaned up a bit, he could be a starter option. Brewers fans who follow the draft know that Ginger Poulson has a tendency to cook in rounds 11-20, and this is the first pick from her territory, though it isn't her last. Round 13, Pick 401: OF Carson Hart -- Mankato East HS (MN) -- Creighton Commit Hart is also from Poulson's territory. He's a premium athlete in the outfield and was recently clocked at a ridiculous 6.28-second 60-yard dash at a Prep Baseball event. It's plus-plus speed, with the potential for really good outfield defense as well. The offensive side of the ball is very intriguing, too. He has a short swing, but his exit velocities have been creeping up of late, and at 17, there is some untapped power still coming down the line. On top of that, there's potential for an above-average hit tool already, with good bat-to-ball skills and a line drive approach, though he didn't tear up his competition to the extent you might expect this spring. Hart is a Creighton commit and will likely be the first of the 11-20 picks to command a bonus over $150,000. If they can bring him in, he will bring an exciting brand of baseball to pro ball. Round 14, Pick 431: LHP Daunte Bell II -- Millikan HS (CA) -- Houston Commit Bell is a very projectable left-handed pitcher out of California, committed to Houston for college. He sits in the mid-to-upper 80s right now and has touched 91 MPH in games. The fastball has late life, however, and he mixes in a five-pitch mix from a funky arm angle. He'll throw a cutter, a bigger slider, and a curveball, and he shows pretty good feel for a changeup as well. Standing 6'3 and only weighing 175 pounds, Bell has a ton of room left to put on weight. There is a lot of low-hanging, untapped velocity potential that could be uncovered just from a professional lifting routine and eating well. It's hard to say how signable Bell will be, but the potential is undeniable. Round 15, Pick 461: RHP Keaton Maiorana -- Mountain Vista HS (CO) -- Minnesota Commit Maiorana is an under-the-radar high school arm out of Colorado. He was ranked as the number 43 player in the state by Prep Baseball, but he was up to 95.5 MPH in February of 2025, which means there might already be more in there. He tinkered with his curveball and turned it into more of a sweeper in the upper-70s. He spins it extremely well, breaking 3000 RPMs at times. He showed a little bit of feel for a changeup, though it blended with the fastball shape a bit. The fastball shape itself is somewhat dead-zone, so the Brewers would likely tinker with the shape if they are able to sign him. He flipped his commitment from UNLV to Minnesota about a month ago, and it's unclear if he is signable or not. He's an up-arrow prospect this spring who could benefit from going to school, but the Brewers certainly will be hoping to bring him in before he blows up. Rounds 16-20, coming up soon! View full article

Kruzan has some Holobetz to him. Had heard this name as a possible 7-10 guy, believe he was actually roommates with Isaac Morton, who I know the Brewers liked. Bummer he wound up with the Cubs. Think the fact Morton just had TJS after the season hurt him in the Brewers' eyes a bit.

It's not the same pitch mix, but Perry reminds me of Braylon Owens a bit. He's a big dude, with a pretty deep pitch mix and pitches with some fire on the mound. Big time competitor it seems.

My guess is there won’t be any issues with any of them, Tod Johnson was very casual in saying all four day 1 guys will sign and I’d be surprised if any of the 5-10 don’t. But those are the two I could see being further overslot than I have them on there for sure.

I'm here haha, just been writing up all the picks all day and also doing socials on X/Twitter/WhateverItIs and Bluesky. The number of tabs I have open currently is not something I want to count, nor would I like to admit how many if I did count. Nice break for the next hour though, so it's a good time to check in. I like the Grant HIll pick quite a bit the more I've looked into it, and Tom is intriguing too, because there's just not a ton of HS kids hitting oppo homers with relative regularity. He also ran a 6.72 60 yard dash in October which is not the speed I expected based on the body type. Oshinskie's stuff looks crazy interesting to me. Sounds like he had TJS, which means we won't see him until some time next year (hopefully), but that's a legit pitch mix and he did well on the Cape. As for bonus pools, I genuinely have no clue what things will look like, but I put together some initial guesses (again this is quite possibly the least confident I have ever been in these guesses), but if I'm close to right, they could conceivably still have around $1 mil to work with if you include the overage, and obviously that doesn't include the $150k per player that won't count toward the pool.

Image courtesy of © Peter Ackerman/Asbury Park Press / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Brewers began Day Two of the draft with the selection of RHP Aidan Knaak of Clemson. Who did they select in rounds 6-10? Round 6, Pick 192: RHP Ryan Oshinskie -- Brown University Oshinskie missed the entire 2026 season with what is believed to be Tommy John surgery. He possesses a deep pitch mix, and there is a bit of a rare fastball shape here, with a lot of armside-run, but also decent carry on the pitch. He will get into the mid-90s on the fastball at times. The changeup flashes as a plus pitch with over 20 inches of armside run at times, and there is feel and ability to spin multiple different breaking balls as well. The slider has a chance to be a good pitch for him as well, though a pro team will likely try to get him to throw it a bit harder. The curveball is a distant fourth offering right now, but it gets good enough velocity and movement separation from the slider to serve a purpose in the pitch mix. The command is a work in progress, but it was the best it had ever been on the Cape, where he was a standout performer in 2025, with a 1.93 ERA in 28 innings, with 38 strikeouts and only 8 walks. Round 7, Pick 221: RHP Grant Hill -- Chelsea HS (AL) -- Grand Canyon commit Probably the greatest Grant Hill in the history of sports, this Grant Hill is not an NBA All-Star, but rather an intriguing prep pitcher with a commitment to Grand Canyon. Hill stands 6-foot-4, and at 17 years old, he definitely has some projection left in the tank at 205 pounds. His fastball appears to be one that would benefit from leaning into a cutter shape, as he sits around 70% spin efficiency. He could get to a cut-ride fastball shape too, as he did flash some fastballs close to 20" of Induced Vertical Break. His slider is thrown in the 82-84 MPH range, and he spins it decently, averaging around 2,400 RPMs. He also has a changeup that he sells well and gets pretty good run on it, but it could use some more depth. Hill will likely need to add some velocity in pro ball, but he has the build to do it. Command has been solid for him on the circuit and in high school games as well. Round 8, Pick 251: 1B Kellan Tom -- -- Arizona State commit Tom was the Prep Baseball Player of the Year in Arizona this season. A two-way player in high school, he was announced as a first baseman. There is big raw power, with exit velocities close to 110 MPH, this past October in a batting practice setting. He showed the ability to hit home runs to the opposite field throughout his high school season, which isn't a common trait for prep bats and is a trait the Brewers place a lot of value in. Despite his size, he did run a 6.72 60-yard dash this past October, which is better than average in terms of pure speed. There are some Luke Adams similarities here, though Tom's swing looks to be simpler than Adams' was out of high school. Perhaps the Brewers believe he could handle some other positions outside of first base with his sneaky athleticism. Arizona State isn't often an easy school to sign players away from, but the Brewers probably feel like they can get him at a pretty reasonable number at this point in the draft. Round 9, Pick 281: RHP Chase Mora -- Texas State Mora got a lot of attention for his freshman year at Texas State when he slashed .316/.382/.653 for a 1.035 OPS and hit 17 home runs. That production slipped over time, and the Brewers are actually drafting him as a pitcher. He only threw 1 1/3 total innings in college, so this is a very intriguing development. Jim Callis reported on the live broadcast of the draft that Mora has been up to 96 MPH on the mound and has a good feel for spinning the ball. This is likely to be a $10,000 senior sign pick for the Brewers, and they clearly like what they've seen in a tiny sample on the mound. There isn't any pitching video, but here he is hitting a go-ahead, 9th inning home run against USC this year; Round 10, Pick 311: RHP Andrew Gaines -- St Joseph's Gaines began his career at Iona, transferred to Pittsburgh, and eventually wound up at St Joseph's, where he was their closer this season. He finish the year with 47 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings, but also with 15 walks a 4.99 ERA. Gaines has a fastball in the mid-90s that has good carry and can generate a good Vertical Approach Angle, helping it miss bats when used up in the zone. He also throws an intriguing changeup, as well as a hard slider or cutter-type pitch. Command is not a strong suit right now, but the repertoire is one that is built to miss bats. If the Brewers can help him hone in his command a bit, there could be an intriguing relief prospect here. Gaines is also likely to sign for close to the (unofficial) $10,000 minimum. View full article

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Aidan Knaak at pick No. 163 in the 2026 MLB Draft. Knaak is a right-handed pitcher out of Clemson. The slot value for the pick is $425,400, and the Brewers will likely be looking to sign Knaak for slot or below. Knaak was ranked 210th on the MLB Pipeline board. He is known most for his changeup, which grades out as a 60-grade pitch, and is a pitch he manipulates the shape and velocity of. Beyond the changeup, Knaak throws a four-seam fastball with some late life, above-average carry, and has been up to 96 MPH, while sitting more in the 92-93 range. There's an upper-70s curveball, as well as a gyro slider in the mid-80s, though he does not generate much spin on the breaking balls. Knaak got off to a tremendous start in his college career, but his draft value slipped this season when he pitched to a 5.81 ERA, though he still struck out 88 batters in 57 1/3 innings. The Brewers are likely looking to buy low on a talented arm here, with some untapped potential left. View full rumor