balsamlaker

With the Brewers current strategy, there are always going to be some players that sign for big money in following years, but for every Cijntje, Hajjar, or Workman there seems to be 5-10 drafted players by the team that don't get redrafted. Regarding Coil, he probably wasn't getting more than 150K this year and maybe still gets it next year like Parker did this year after passing on the Brewers last year.

I get the point of not liking leaving money on the table, but if Holden would have signed for just over a million or Roupe and him would have split the money left, I wouldn't have blinked an eye.

Shout out to the SE area scouts for securing three late round picks.

Any chance any of the 2025 group went over the $150K threshold? I feel like Bonet may be the strongest sign at this point.

Is there money for Roupe and another?

Parker got the $150K this year that likely he would have been offered last year.

Is everyone ready for "Brewers Day" otherwise known as the draft signings deadline day? The Brewers unique strategy they have used over the last number of years makes them the focus of the deadline. Annually only about 5-10 players in rounds 11-20 sign for over $500K and the Brewers tend to have about a quarter of them.

If the past is a predictor, the remaining picks likely aren't announced until Monday. Sign on the line high schoolers and hang around to watch Miz pitch against the Cubs. Sounds like a great day!

Disappointing to see Underwood not coming to Milwaukee, but still a number of lottery tickets out there to throw money at. Roupe, if the signing is confirmed, could be getting a chunk as he was definitely one of the top high school prospects in SC.

I would agree that Bentley and Holden are likely backup plans, but sometimes backup plans happen. There were probably a number of players in recent memory that may have been the same - Dubanewicz and Renz last year probably got Levonas' overslot amount and a combination of Vire, Low, and Avina probably got Riggio's overslot in 2021. The impressive thing is they are carrying a larger number ($) to the second half of the draft this year after signing the entire first half (don't have the Levonas' overslot coming down).

Hayden wasn't considered a top-300 prospect, so it isn't shocking although I thought being a high schooler would get him a little closer to slot. Basically a player that the Brewers gave a 11th - 20th round grade to which is fair with the $150K signing figure, but made a priority for them drafting him in the first ten rounds.

I would expect expect the majority, if not all of, the signings will be announced tomorrow with the team waiting until the start of the first homestead after the draft. The fact that only one pick has come out saying they are confirming their commitment to their college is a good sign. I would expect Underwood would be the most expensive, but am excited to see what they do. They usually do their entire amount + the 5%.

At this point (and I could be proven wrong today) I would expect most of the signings to be released as the Brewers open up this weekend's homestand.

It wouldn't be shocking to see the Angels copying the Brewers "model" with the number of Brewers front office connections currently with the Angels. A lot of it also may be becoming more analytical. I don't know if the "numbers" still show it, but a SABR article from six or so years ago basically said college bats are always good bets and you should switch from college arms to high school / juco arms after the first round or so.

The Brewers reputation for developing pitchers is likely a positive for many of these draftees and UDFAs. For those that haven't been around as long, this is a completely different reputation than the team had prior to the Derek Johnson / Chris Hook days.