Spencer Michaelis

I’d be pretty surprised. I’d assume Hart is over the $150k, and if Knaak doesn’t sign they’re really not going to have much to work with, and even if he does sign they’re probably not getting the discount they originally agreed on.

While Brick has a lot of qualities the Brewers look for, right-handed hitting HS catchers have probably the lowest success rate of any position in the draft historically. Add in the fact that he would demand slot or higher, I think the risk is greater than the reward. I completely agree with you about needing some fresh blood behind the dish, but guys like Brick and Sean Dunlap, who I was high on earlier, are just too risky IMHO. There are still several HS catchers I feel the Brewers could be looking at, like Dylan Kassab, Kendall Hagedorn, or Maddux Lessard, that fit our profile and would be cheaper and therefore less of a risk. Lots of good college catchers that are possibilities too. Garrett Wright, Robbie Lavey, and Cashel Dugger will all be 21.0 or younger on draft day and are really solid prospects. Even Brady Neal, Alabama's catcher, will only be 21.9 as a SR, so could be a great bargain. I mentioned Hagedorn in a post about a month before the draft. Awesome to see they were able to convince him to join the org! They liked Kassab a lot too. I thought they might take him in the 20th.

Either I’m losing my mind, or the Shuckers have not updated the probables in a while. Didn’t Letson go on the IL with an oblique like… 4 days ago?

FWIW, I had a very good source tell me that the Brewers were only going to need to negotiate with 4 players after the draft. That the rest had all agreed to deals before being picked or immediately after. Considering the 13-16 round picks are still unsigned and Knaak is as well, that math isn’t mathing unless someone backed out of (or is considering backing out of) an agreed upon deal. Would seem to be a pretty risky move for a lot of reasons for Knaak, if that’s the case.

Havard's mom followed me on Twitter, so perhaps that's a good sign lol

Martinez is definitely one I should have included. I came away super impressed with his stuff in the game I watched, and the results were legit too. Definitely hoping he can avoid surgery.

Ah yeah, Handelfry is the one I missed, I knew I was missing someone. He'd be in that 3rd round-ish grade for me too. There's legit power and solid bat-to-ball and swing decisions. Likely a corner OF with a fine, but not great arm and not overly fast. Bat is pretty legit though.

If I'm reading this right, you're basically asking "where would these recent DSL guys likely get drafted if they were eligible?" I'll answer it that way either way lol Alexander Frias: 1st round grade (Potential for plus hit and plus power, with a cannon in RF and good athleticism for his height, only turned 18 in March) Ricki Moneys: 2nd round grade (Potential for plus power, EVs up to 111 MPH with wood already, really good athlete, contact concerns keep him off of a 1st round grade) Diego Frontado: 2-3 round grade (Reminds me a bit of Trey Ebel honestly, just very solid in a lot of respects, but will need to add a standout tool at some point as he develops, EVs are better than average for his age, but nothing crazy special) Brailyn Antunez: 2-3 round grade (huge raw power from a simple swing, very athletic, playing solid defense, a lot of whiff, but players of his talent are still day 1 grades as HS players) Leanders Matos: 3rd round grade (The data is solid but unspectacular, will need to add pop still, but it's further along than Luis Pena was in the DSL, very good contact skills, solid athlete, decent defense) Moises Salazar: 3-4 round grade (defense at catcher is really strong, it's hard to catch DSL pitching but he looks the part and could have a legit plus-plus arm, still 16 and a switch-hitter with a 119 wRC+, think he's the most underrated DSL guy this year) José Rodríguez: 3-4 round grade (defense at short is supposed to be quite good, none of the offensive data stands out in a major way, but he has hit much better than I expected, solid athlete but nothing crazy, probably depends how good the defense actually is, which is hard for me to say based on what I have and haven't seen) Kenny Fenelon: 4-5 round grade (pretty big power himself, I'd say a half grade worse across the board compared to Antunez, other than maybe defensively) Juan Martinez: Mid-Day 2 grade (lack of power hurts him, and though he's a good defensive 2B, I think that's probably the one spot he can handle with his arm strength) Other draftable grades: Osiris Ramirez (big power, more swing-and-miss than the others in his game, and doesn't have the speed the others have) Alexander Mercedes (lefty who has touched 95 MPH already and has a nice-looking curve to go with it. Mostly a 2-pitch guy with command concerns, which would hurt his draft grade.) Angeni Fernandez (really undersized, likely would be a "let's see how he looks after college" type player in a real class, but the talent is real and he packs more punch than you'd guess)

He's absolutely still a name to know. He's touched 98 a bunch of times this year, and is sitting mid-90s, with two good-looking breaking balls and a new cutter, as well as a useable changeup. The command hasn't returned to pre-TJS form, but the stuff is actually better IMO. Might end up a relief prospect, but it's a very talented arm.

I am not sure in this scenario, but my guess would be he did at some point.

Got about 4 hours left to get your questions in!

Not a huge surprise, given he's a prep NDFA, but I hear Hagedorn will be receiving the full $150k to sign.

As much info as I can find for now.

If you've got questions for this week's episode, drop them below! (The minor league sandbox will be back for the first time since pre-draft as well)