Jeremy Nygaard

Draft tandem JD Cameron and Jeremy Nygaard team up for a new podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues. In this episode, we cover recent promotions, do a rapid-fire round up on 2023 draftees and answer listener questions. Image courtesy of Thiéres Rabelo 3:20 Pete Crow-Armstrong Promoted 4:28 Scouting Report 7:21 2023 Stats 10:45 PCA Next Year? 12:52 Usage in 2023 14:07 Why an Excellent Prospect? 19:15 Rapid Fire Round-Up 20:27 Twins Draftees 28:25 Cubs Draftees 37:18 Brewers Draftees 47:00 Listener Questions 47:35 Walker Jenkins, Brandon Winokur, Luke Keaschall 54:42 Connor Prielipp View full article

Hear what Baseball America's Carlos Collazo thought about the Brewers draft class. View full video

Draft tandem JD Cameron and Jeremy Nygaard team up for a new podcast called Destination: The Show. The focus will be on the draft, the minor leagues and everything else that happens on the way to Major League Baseball. Image courtesy of Thieres Rabelo Join JD Cameron and Jeremy Nygaard for Episode 3 as they discuss the Brewers draft and how they pulled it off, signing so many guys to larger bonuses. They also take their first look at the 2024 draft and round the show off by talking about a few minor league promotions. Time-stamped running order: 6:40 Brewers High-Level Draft Overview 11:20 Brock Wilken 18:00 Josh Knoth 24:00 Cooper Pratt and Eric Bitonti 30:00 Jeremy and Jamie's intriguing picks from Day 2 34:58 Jaime and Jeremy's intriguing picks from Day 3 40:50 Early 2024 Draft Preview 59:16 Strong college teams for 2024 1:03:06 Matt Shaw promoted to AA 1:05:06 Luke Keaschall promoted to high-A 1:08:00 David Festa makes Triple-A debut You can find Destination: The Show on all major podcast platforms including Spotify, iTunes, iHeartRadio and Amazon Music. The show is available on Libsyn, our podcasting platform. View full article

Jeremy and JD make their picks for hottest or most interesting starts to their pro career with the Brewers organization. View full video

Draft tandem JD Cameron and Jeremy Nygaard team up for a new podcast called Destination: The Show. The focus will be on the draft, the minor leagues and everything else that happens on the way to Major League Baseball. Image courtesy of Thiéres Rabelo In the first episode - after we tell you a little bit about ourselves - we tackle three main topics: Hot Starts for 2023 Draftees - We each made choices for the three teams that we covered for the draft. Draft Review for the Twins - A deeper look at the Twins picks. We will take turn our focus to Cubs and Brewers in future episodes. Listener Questions - Keeping this first episode a little more Twins-focused, we answered a couple listener questions. You can find Destination: The Show on all major podcast platforms including Spotify, iTunes, iHeartRadio and Amazon Music. (There may be some delay in getting the first episode through their approval process.). The show is available on Libsyn, our podcasting platform. You're also able to watch the video-version on YouTube. We're welcome to any feedback, so please let us know in the comments below, feedback on the show pages or through Twitter (@J_D_Cameron or @jeremynygaard). Special thanks to Theo Tollefson for being the show's producer, Thiéres Rabelo for our logo and the crew of John Bonnes, Brock Beauchamp and Seth Stohs for getting us all set up. Thanks for listening and we look forward to your feedback! View full article

The Brewers beat the deadline by signing a handful of draft day three prep players, narrowly avoiding big draft penalties. View full video

Seems like the Brewers strategy may be as simple as: Quality of hitters over quantity. Quantity of pitchers over quality.

Ten rounds down, ten rounds to go for the 2023 MLB Draft. It's been a life-changing event for 314 young men so far; there will be 300 more lives changed on Tuesday afternoon. Keep it tuned to Brewer Fanatic for live updates throughout the remainder of the draft. Image courtesy of Mark J. Rebilas (image of Cooper Pratt at the Perfect Game All-American Classic) Today's portion of the draft, which will conclude with rounds 11 through 20, will begin at 1 p.m. CT. Keep up to date with the Brewers Draft Tracker. One update with the new CBA: players selected on Day 3 can sign for up to $150,000 without it impacting the team's bonus pool. Any dollars above that threshold will count toward the cap. For example, if a player today signs for $200k, it will count $50k toward the team's bonus pool. 11 (332) - Bishop Letson, RHP, Floyd Central HS (IN)18 years old. 6-4, 170. Draft Tracker 12 (362) - Bjorn Johnson, LHP, Lincoln HS (WA)18 years old. 6-3, 201. Draft Tracker 13 (392) - Brett Wichrowski, RHP, Bryant20 years old. 6-2, 177. 14 (422) - Hayden Robinson, RHP, Berwick HS (LA)17 years old. 6-0, 180. 15 (452) - Josh Adamczewski, SS, Lake Central HS (IN)18 years old. 6-0, 190. 16 (482) - Josh Timmerman, RHP, Ohio State20 years old. 6-4, 195. 17 (512) - Jacob Gholston, RHP, Flower Mound HS (TX)18 years old. 6-6, 200. Draft Tracker 18 (572) - Dylan Watts, RHP, Tacoma CC18 years old. 6-2, 180. 19 (602) - Isaac Morgan, RHP, Spring Lake Park HS (MN)18 years old. 6-2, 189. 20 (632) - Justin Chambers, LHP, Basha HS (AZ)17 years old. 6-2, 212. If you've missed anything from the previous two days, you can find it below. There has been lots of draft content posted so far, which is all linked below. But any changes or additions to scouting reports and/or signing information will all be changed in the Tracker that is linked above. So please keep checking the player's profiles for new and added information. Brewers Select Brock Wilken (3B) #18 Overall Brewers Select Josh Knoth (RHP) #33 Overall Brewers Select Mike Boeve (3B) #54 Overall 2023 MLB Draft Day 2 Thread Brewers Draft Day 2 Recap 1 (18) - Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest21 years old. 6-4, 225. Draft Article / Draft Tracker 1C (33) - Josh Knoth, RHP, Patchogue Medford HS (NY)17 years old. 6-1, 190.Draft Article / Draft Tracker 2 (54) - Mike Boeve, 3B, Nebraska-Omaha21 years old. 6-2, 210. Draft Article / Draft Tracker 3 (87) - Eric Bitonti, SS, Aquinas HS (CA)17 years old. 6-4, 218. Draft Tracker 4 (119) - Jason Woodward, RHP, Florida Gulf Coast20 years old. 6-1, 180.Draft Tracker 5 (155) - Ryan Birchard, RHP, Niagara County CC (NY)19 years old. 6-0, 207.Draft Tracker 6 (182) - Cooper Pratt, SS, Magnolia Heights HS (MS)18 years old. 6-5, 210.Draft Tracker 7 (212) - Tate Kuehner, RHP, Louisville22 years old. 6-1, 195.Draft Tracker 8 (242) - Craig Yoho, RHP, Indiana23 years old. 6-3, 2225.Draft Tracker 9 (272) - Mark Manfredi, LHP, Dayton23 years old. 6-4, 210.Draft Tracker 10 (302) - Morris Austin , RHP, Houston Christian23 years old. 6-2, 215.Draft Tracker What have been your favorite or least-favorite selections so far? What should the focus be on on the final day of the draft? View full article

The day one review of the three Brewers picks from the 2023 MLB Draft. View full video

The Brewers added three players on Sunday night and will add eight more on Monday. This article will be updated with each Brewers pick, so check back often. Image courtesy of Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports Today's portion of the draft, which will include rounds 3 through 10, will begin at 1 p.m. CT. Keep up to date with the Brewers Draft Tracker. A quick recap from yesterday: 1 (18) - Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest 21 years old. 6-4, 225. Draft Article / Draft Tracker 1C (33) - Josh Knoth, RHP, Patchogue Medford HS (NY) 17 years old. 6-1, 190. Draft Article / Draft Tracker 2 (54) - Mike Boeve, 3B, Nebraska-Omaha 21 years old. 6-2, 210. Draft Article / Draft Tracker 3 (87) - Eric Bitonti, SS, Aquinas HS (CA) 17 years old. 6-4, 218. Draft Tracker Bitonti has an athletic profile that's easy to dream on. At 6'5, 215, he's already showing above average power that could be 70 grade when he's done developing. His swing is pretty steep which results in easy power that can come at the expense of contact. Bitonti is long levered and his swing can get long at times. He's played shortstop to date but as a below average runner and lateral mover, he may move to third base or even a corner outfield spot long term. If he puts it all together, he's going to be an impressive power bat as a pro. Bitonti is currently an Oregon commit. - JD Cameron Draft slot: $872,400 4 (119) - Jason Woodward, RHP, Florida Gulf Coast 20 years old. 6-1, 180. Draft Tracker Draft slot: $557,900 5 (155) - Ryan Birchard, RHP, Niagara County CC (NY) 19 years old. 6-0, 207. Draft Tracker Draft slot: $392,700 6 (182) - Cooper Pratt, SS, Magnolia Heights HS (MS) 18 years old. 6-5, 210. Draft Tracker Cooper Pratt is ranked 58th on the Big Board and as he slipped into the middle of day two, seemed to be headed to college. Jim Callis suggests he's going to need "seven figures... and we're not talking one million dollars" to sign, so this will be an interesting one to watch. Pratt is a tall, prep shortstop who has been a quick riser up draft boards this year, thanks to at least four above average tools. He has a crouched, right-handed swing that currently has gap to gap power but will likely add home run juice as he fills out more. Pratt has a good combination of a low chase rate and strong contact rates, particularly in the strike zone. Defensively, while not particularly quick, Pratt moves well and should get a chance to prove he can stick at shortstop. Pratt is currently committed to Ole Miss and might be a tricky sign away. - JD Cameron Draft slot: $309,900 7 (212) - Tate Kuehner, RHP, Louisville 22 years old. 6-1, 195. Draft Tracker Senior-sign. Likely to be a lefty reliever, up to 95 with a decent slider. Draft slot: $242,400 8 (242) - Craig Yoho, RHP, Indiana 23 years old. 6-3, 2225. Draft Tracker Another senior. Draft slot: $196,700 9 (272) - Mark Manfredi, LHP, Dayton 23 years old. 6-4, 210. Draft Tracker A senior lefthander with a 6-foot-4, 210-pound frame, Manfredi led Dayton in innings this spring during his second year with the program. He posted a 4.99 ERA over 15 starts and 79.1 innings, with a 27% strikeout rate and 10.7% walk rate. After that strong campaign, he headed to the Cape Cod League, where he pitched well with Wareham in his first three starts and posted a 2.08 ERA over 13 innings, with 16 strikeouts and four walks. Manfredi pitches in the 90-94 mph range with his fastball, which has just average life, though a lower release point via a sidearm slot helped it play up and generate a solid, 25% whiff rate this spring. He pitched heavily off the fastball, but used a slider, curveball and changeup each about 10% of the time to round out a four-pitch mix. His slider is a low-80s breaking ball with short action that he mostly throws to the glove side and looks like his best bat-misser, while his mid-70s curveball is slower with more slurve-like shape and is more of a get-me-over offering. His mid-80s changeup hasn’t been much of a swing-and-miss pitch, though he has used it to generate a solid number of weakly hit ground balls. Manfredi could be an interesting senior sign on day three who brings unique release point traits to the table. - Baseball America Draft slot: $176,700 10 (302) - Morris Austin, RHP, Houston Christian 23 years old. 6-2, 215. Draft Tracker Draft slot: $166,800 In the meantime, what did you think about what happened Sunday night? What are you looking forward to on Monday? View full article

Draft Day is finally upon us! You've found the right place to follow the day's events, and you're all invited to be a part of the conversation. Image courtesy of Thieres Rabelo This year’s draft will again feature just 20 rounds. Day 1, which begins tonight at 6 p.m. CT and can be viewed on ESPN and MLB Network, will include the first and second rounds as well as both competitive balance rounds and all compensation rounds. There will be 70 selections total. The Brewers will make three picks tonight, with the first one coming 18th overall in the first round. They will also draft 33rd overall in the Competitive Balance Round A and 54th overall in the second round. The draft will continue on Monday with Round 3, beginning at 1 p.m. CT. We're excited to bring back the Brewers Draft Tracker which will be kept up-to-date not only during the draft but through the entire signing period. So keep coming back for updates! There will be a lot going on during the draft both on and off this website. We will try to make updates to the story (and add links) as things happen, so keep refreshing! Hopefully there will be plenty of activity in the comments! In the meantime, you can catch up on all of our Brewers-related draft content below: Draft Articles and ProfilesChase DavisMatt Shaw Hurston Waldrep Aidan Miller Brayden TaylorYohandy Morales Enrique Bradfield, JrTommy TroyNolan SchanuelBrock WilkenNygaard Mock Draft v.3 Final Consensus Big Board Update (Print it out, cross players off as they are drafted. You won't find a better resource anywhere on the web.)Consensus Big Board Profiles: 26-50Consensus Big Board Profiles: 1-25 View full article

My final attempt at how the first 30 picks will play out. There’s been a lot out there. How much is completely bogus? How much is credible? Who knows!? This is how I think the first round will play out. Not how I would pick for each team. 1.) Pirates – Max Clark, OF, Indiana prep - I wouldn’t take Clark one. I wouldn’t take him second or third either. And maybe not fourth. But I’m not faced with screwing up having a ton of money in a loaded draft. Clark - in a normal year - is a legitimate contender to go 1-1. This year, there are three college players who are simply better options, but the Pirates can’t mess this up and decide to take a really good prospect while also allowing them to take more really good prospects later. Previous: Dylan Crews 2.) Nationals – Paul Skenes, RHP, LSU - Having to choose between Skenes and Dylan Crews is like the Nationals having to decide between Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg. (They paid Strasburg, not Harper.) Either pick would be a great pick, so the Nationals are going to be winners of this draft either way. Previous: no change 3.) Tigers – Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida - It would be easy to switch this to Dylan Crews, but I think the Tigers have been focused on Langford for a while now and won’t have to blow up their pool to get him. Previous: Wyatt Langford 4.) Rangers - Dylan Crews, OF, LSU - Yes, the Rangers have a pool of less than $10 million. Yes, there’s a rumor out there that Boras wants $10 million for Crews. But, yes, Scott Boras also brokered huge deals between the Rangers and Corey Seager and Marcus Semien recently and may be doing work behind the scenes to get Crews to the biggest market possible while also convincing the Rangers to spend big on his client. The $10 rumor may just be a tactical move to get exactly what Scott Boras wants. Previous: Dylan Crews 5.) Twins – Jacob Gonzalez, SS, Mississippi - I’m believing the smoke here. (Or at least convincing myself to believe the smoke to prepare myself for the disappointment.) I usually give myself more time in between my 10-round Twins mock and my final mock than 24. But I’m going to stick with it. I also believe that the Twins will use their savings to get Noble Meyer to fall to their next pick. Previous: Kyle Teel 6.) A’s – Brayden Taylor, 3B, TCU - It’s too early to take Taylor, Matt Shaw or Jacob Wilson in my opinion, but the A’s make bad decisions. Previous: Jacob Wilson 7.) Reds – Walker Jenkins, OF, North Carolina prep - Cincinnati will end Jenkins slide like they ended Cam Collier’s last year. Previous: Rhett Lowder 8.) Royals - Kyle Teel, C, Virginia - This seems to be a common fit. Perez can’t play forever - though he may try - and Teel will be a solid regular for many years. Previous: Thomas White 9.) Rockies - Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest - I haven’t changed this description for any mock: The best chance for the Rockies to add pitching is through the draft. Their board should go Skenes, Lowder, Waldrep, Dollander, Floyd… and they take the first one available. Previous: Hurston Waldrep 10.) Marlins – Enrique Bradfield Jr., OF, Vanderbilt - Bradfield is going to have a team that believes in his bat and loves his speed and defense so much he will go higher than we see him in most mock drafts. Stealing bases is cool again. Previous: Max Clark 11.) Angels – Nolan Schanuel, 1B, Florida Atlantic - When the biggest names in the media start to agree on every part of a team’s strategy, there’s got to be a reason for it. Schanuel has one of the most impactful bats in the draft class. Previous: Jacob Gonzalez 12.) Diamondbacks – Chase Dollander, RHP, Tennessee - Who knows where Dollander ends up. He could be the second pitcher off the board. He could be the 6th or 7th if prep pitchers start to go. His stuff is off the charts… he just couldn’t put it all together this season. Previous: no change 13.) Cubs – Arjun Nimmala, SS, Florida prep - This is a fit that continues to make too much sense for me. I think Nimmala could end up being the steal of the draft. Previous: no change 14.) Red Sox – Matt Shaw, SS, Maryland - There’s going to be a run on infielders in the middle of the first round and it’s going to be heavy with college guys. Previous: no change 15.) White Sox – Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida - The White Sox are another team that I feel like needs to shoot their shot on pitchers. Waldrep dropping to the middle of the first round would be a revelation for them. Previous: Tommy Troy 16.) Giants – Tommy Troy, SS, Stanford - Seems like a good fit to go relatively local and in a spot that makes a lot of sense. Previous: Enrique Bradfield Jr 17.) Orioles – Jacob Wilson, SS, Grand Canyon - This is the Orioles favorite demographic in the first round and Wilson should go in this range. Previous: Colin Houck 18.) Brewers - Chase Davis, OF, Arizona - The Brewers have gone the college route a lot recently and Davis is probably underappreciated for the type of year he had and the data that he put up. Previous: Brayden Taylor 19.) Rays – Aidan Miller, 3B, Florida prep - The opportunistic Rays have a prospect who was injured and missed the majority of his senior season fall into their laps. Previous: Noble Meyer 20.) Blue Jays – Yohandy Morales, 3B, Miami. Previous: Chase Davis 21.) Cardinals – Ty Floyd, RHP, LSU. Previous: Aidan Miller 22.) Mariners – Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest Previous: Nolan Schanuel 23.) Guardians – Colt Emerson, SS, Ohio prep Previous: no change 24.) Braves – Colin Houck, SS, Georgia prep Previous: Dillon Head 25.) Padres - Bryce Eldridge, 1B/RHP, Virginia prep Previous: no change 26.) Yankees – Sammy Stafura, SS, New York prep Previous: no change 27.) Phillies – Charlee Soto, RHP, Florida prep Previous: no change 28.) Astros - Jack Hurley, OF, Virginia Tech Previous: no change 29.) Mariners – Blake Mitchell, C, Texas prep Previous: no change 30.) Mariners – Thomas White, LHP, Massachusetts prep Previous: Kevin McGonigle View full article

Chase Davis is an outfielder for the Arizona Wildcats. Though he's played mostly left field collegiately and his bat profiles as a corner outfield-type, he could potentially play centerfield. There is a lot to like about Davis and he's ranked 22nd on the most recent Consensus Big Board update. Image courtesy of Rob Schumacher/The Republic/USA TODAY NETWORK (Arizona Wildcats Chase Davis (5) reacts after Garen Caulfield (1) hit a two-run home run) Over the next two weeks, we're going to be providing you with profiles of 10 players the Brewers could take with the 18th overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. Who is He? Chase Davis an athletic, left-handed, 6' 1", 215-pound outfielder who has an exciting set of tools. His raw power, which has translated to in-game power, is his loudest tool. Davis hit 39 home runs over his last two years at Arizona, including 21 in 221 at-bats in 2023. He also has exceptional speed, an above-average arm and walked more than he struck out this past season. Why the Brewers Will Draft HimThe Brewers should have a lot of good options to choose from at 18th overall. There will, more than likely, be a college infielder or two sliding down the board. There always seems to be prep pitchers who take a tumble. Davis, though, sort of heads up that next tier of prospects. Any team turned off by a more well-known prospect may be intrigued by Davis's power/speed/arm combination enough to take him in the top half of the first round. Davis is a favorite of Jamie Cameron's, who says this in his latest update: Why the Brewers Won't Draft HimTeams should never draft for need, but when it comes down to deciding between two equally-viewed prospects teams could choose to go with the greater need... and for the Brewers, it's not likely outfield. Currently, both Jackson Chourio and Sal Frelick are on the doorstep of the big leagues. Joey Wiemer (24) and Blake Perkins (26) both seem to figure into the Brewers plans. Is it absolutely necessary to spend a first-round pick on a position that appears to already have good, quality depth? Even if the Brewers determine that it is, there are other outfielders as well as infielders who may eventually become outfielders, there may be others who rank higher on the Brewers board. What do you think of Chase Davis as a prospect? How would you feel about him being the Brewers pick at 18th overall? Join the discussion in the comments. Previous Draft Articles and ProfilesMatt Shaw Hurston Waldrep Aidan Miller Brayden TaylorYohandy Morales Enrique Bradfield, JrTommy TroyNolan SchanuelNygaard Mock Draft v.2Consensus Big Board Profiles: 26-50Consensus Big Board Profiles: 1-25 View full article