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  1. And That
    Wily Peralta does not make it out of the first inning tonight. Good grief.
  2. And That
    Clint Coulter is batting second and DHing for the Baby Brewers. Dustin Houle (8th round last year, also making his official pro debut) is doing the catching and hitting cleanup. It's an interesting situation because both of them need to get a lot of reps in behind the plate. 6th round HS pick Angel Ortega is leading off, playing shortstop. 13th round HS pick Alan Sharkey is batting 7th and playing first. Brock Kjelgaard is in the lineup on his rehab assignment. 2011 2nd round pick Jorge Lopez is the Brewers' opening day starter.
  3. And That
    With the (apparently finalized) opening day Helena roster being released and Reed not being on it, looks like he stays with the Manatees for the time being.
  4. And That
    He also stole five bases in five attempts, something I don't right off hand remember seeing from a Brewers farmhand recently. Maybe Josh Prince a few years ago in Helena? Anyway, Castillo went 12 for 23 in stolen base attempts last year, and is 13 for 13 in only 45 ABs this year. Eat your heart out, Billy Hamilton.
  5. And That
    It's like a Claudio Vargas start.
  6. And That
    In addition to McFarland, fellow infielders Kevin Berard and Mike Nemeth are also heading to Helena, as are pitchers Elliot Glynn and Michael Schaub. I believe pitchers Jorge Lopez, Danny Keller, Manny Ruiz, Mike Francisco and Jeffrey Saba, and infielder Jalen Harris, are headed there as well, but I can't confirm those guys.
  7. And That
    ...and then apparently thought better of it and deleted the photo. I'm sure the Brewers nudged him a little on that one.
  8. And That
    I think this is a little misunderstood. The bonus pool allotted to each team is the pool for the team's entire draft class based on the value of their picks in the first ten rounds. There isn't any slot money, per se. The Brewers could sign each of their top 12 picks to equal $563,725 contracts, or they could give $6,764,700 to one guy and punt on the rest. After the 10th round, teams are limited to $100K bonuses. Those bonuses do not count against the bonus pool. Any dollar amount over $100K counts against the bonus pool. In essence, the "slot" value of every pick from round 11 to 40 is $100K. So if Buck Farmer signed for $300K (3rd/4th round money), he would cost the Brewers $200K from their bonus pool.
  9. And That
    Igor, I can't find it right off hand, but I'm pretty sure that unused bonus pool money does not transfer to the following year.
  10. And That
    The Brewers' first unsigned pick from 2011, UNC Wilmington OF Andrew Cain, was drafted by the Giants in the 24th round this year after his senior season. He was drafted by the Brewers in the 12th round last year. Whoops.
  11. And That
    Of the Brewers final 40 picks, which include the first compensation round and everything after, 21 were pitchers. Half of the Brewers' picks in the first 10 rounds were pitchers.
  12. And That
    BA tells us pretty much all you need to know about our 38th round pick Chris Shaw, a catcher out of Alberta: "He gave up curling to focus on baseball."
  13. And That
    How much do you want to bet that the Brewers will spend most or all of their bonus pool?
  14. And That
    BA on... 16th rounder, 1B Adam Giacalone: "No junior college player has posted more impressive numbers than Giacalone over the last two seasons," good lefty bat speed, average power potential, slow, good defense at first, maybe tempting to try him at 3B or C because he has a really good arm (throws a 91 MPH as a RHP). Ranked #464 best draft prospect, taken 515th overall. 18th rounder, RHP Hunter Adkins: "Ugly career numbers," average fastball, average slurve, changeup not so great, but he has a good pitching frame. So there's that.
  15. And That
    About 26th rounder Mark McCoy, a LHP from a NJ high school, BA notes that he's athletic but shorter, and throws in the high 80's with a decent curve and changeup.
  16. And That
    21st rounder Austin Blaski, a LHP from back-to-back DIII National Champs Marietta College, is a senior and was Baseball America's 374th best prospect in the draft, taken 665th overall. You have to think he's going to sign and if he does, it's good value for the Brewers in the 21st round. Sayeth BA: "Blaski does a nice job of throwing his 88-92 mph fastball on a downhill plane. He throws strikes with his tight slider and changeup, and he's more than just a typical D-III senior sign."
  17. And That
    Being the son of the Brewers' manager, I wonder if he's gonna get called Sir Lance a lot.
  18. And That
    Two Puerto Ricans in three picks for the Brewers (FYI, Otterman is NOT Puerto Rican)... BA on Edgardo Rivera: Very, very raw. His running tool is at the top end of the scouting scale. Average outfield arm that needs work, and outfield play in general needs work. Quick left-handed stroke that should produce average, but he'll never hit for power. Will need to spend more than a little time in rookie ball. BA also noted that both Ortega and Rivera should be signable.
  19. And That
    Summary of BA's thoughts on... Taylor: Can play CF well, has an average arm. Plus speed and a good baserunner. Swing is a bit weird, but he has good bat speed. Could develop into a good doubles hitter, but scouts aren't sold on his bat. Quintana: Fastball is 90-95, hard but slurvy breaking pitch, still working on a changeup. Nice delivery. Heavy workload (e.g. started two days after throwing 129 pitches) and short stature put off some teams. Wagner: Statistics not great, but stuff is very good. Fastball 91-93, touching the middle 90's. Good slider and changeup, but since he pitched out of the bullpen he didn't use the change much. Magnifico: Nothing much more than what's been said already. Sometimes uses a two seam that has less velocity and more sink. Has dabbled with a cutter/slider and a changeup, but all his offspeed stuff currently stinks. I'd hazard a guess that the Brewers hope to turn Magnifico into a Jimmy Nelson type of pitcher with a good sinker and four-seamer with zip, but he doesn't have anything resembling Nelson's slider or even Nelson's modest changeup. Big time shoot for the moon project that will probably end up in the pen, but I like the pick.
  20. And That
    Summary of BA's thoughts on the 6th and 7th rounders: Angel Ortega: Premium defender at shortstop, high energy, average speed, bat speed is decent but he needs time to develop at the plate. Could be an "average hitter." David Otterman: "Canada's best college prospect." Clean delivery, 88-91 FB with some projection left. Slider, curve, change-up, with slider being the best offspeed pitch. Will need more development time than usual college pitcher.
  21. And That
    It would be nice if Haniger can stick in center. If he can't, he better have the plate discipline to hang with other corner OFs.
  22. And That
    I find it difficult to judge a team's draft when we haven't yet made it to the second round. I'm not in love with any of the picks, but there's big upside in all three. Francoeur comps make me cringe, though.
  23. And That
    I'm already excited to refer to Roache homers as "Roache clips."
  24. And That
    You'd think at least one of them will be. Money might be an issue, but McCullers or Hensley could still be there as well.
  25. And That
    It would be really cool if we had a cyborg shortstop. Did I mess up the phrase or are you just going on a related tangent? Mettle.
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