ClosetBrewerFan

Yeah, I think the hitter will be boring. It will be a rotation of the same guys we have been seeing or from the IL (Jones, Miller, Perkins, Tellez, maybe Ruf or even (shudder) Winker). If Black would immediately tear up AAA, he could give them no other option. But that is not happening so far in his first 5 games. Still a chance, but unlikely.

Just goes to show how impactful the draft was. Wilken, Pratt, Bitonti, Knoth, Boeve in the top 20 and even Letson makes the top 30. I love that none of them cracked the top 7, which goes to show how strong the org already is. I remember many years where our top pick would slot in #1 or #2 in our prospect list. Then add in the international guys the past couple years and its quite the turnaround. As for the overall list. I would nitpick the order but overall, I think they did a good job capturing the top prospects.

Frelick was miscast as a leadoff hitter in the minors.

There is your cleanup hitter. I'm a believer

ok, lets save some runs for tomorrow now.

I'm sure they are waiting for Quero to come off the 7 day IL. He is then targeted for AAA. Garcia is just a stopgap in case we need a third C in AAA.

Here is an article on Blalock indicating he has touched 99 in a June start. Maybe the Brewers see an opportunity to get some more velocity out of him

I'm happy with the trades the Brewers made at the deadline. After the sweep by Atlanta, I didn't want the Brewers to go all in. To win the division, we just needed to improve the absolute black holes in the lineup. We did that, plus added another arm to the bullpen. But there is no way we were going to add enough talent to match some of the top teams. Once we get into the playoffs you at least have a shot to win it all, albeit a small one. Not too concerned about what we gave up and that was partially offset by the Urias / Jackson trade. Arnold said they would be responsible this trade deadline and he is a man of his words. Good job overall.

Not too many of these stand out and I don't think any of them will be given a 40 man spot. I could see a few returning on minor league contracts. We can always use catching depth. I'm intrigued by Luis Contreras and Chirino. It would be nice to see what Ernesto Martinez could do at AA.

Here are my choices on who to protect: Lock: J. Quero. Absolute no brainer Maybe (AAA) - Devanney, N. Campbell - 2nd year I have been pushing Cam. He's deserving, as well as Campbell, The Brewers have not shown to protect utility type guys like this so its probably unlikely, but I'll keep listing Cam every year. Maybe (AA) - Zamora - Has had a great bounceback from last year. I think he is next likely to be protected, especially if promoted to AAA this year (and performs well). Maybe (A+) - Bradley Blalock, Edwin Jimenez, Alexander Cornielle - All three are long shots but if they got promoted to AA this year, the likelihood goes up. Cornielle is really a long shot, but I'm a big fan. He had a bad May, but has pitched much better the last two months. Both Jimenez and Cornielle are young for the league and are holding their own. Would hate to lose either. Blalock is a year older but is likely to see AA soon. His numbers are better and is more likely to be protected of the three. I'm considering McKendry just because he is new, but I think he is unlikely. Not listed as a ranked prospect in any TB lists I could find, he is probably safe from being drafted. Isaac Collins certainly has the numbers to justify being protected. I'll reserve judgment until I see how he does in AAA. He's a bit old for AA, so want to see him perform at the next level first. In summary, its quite likely Quero is the only one they protect. However, they have plenty of 40 man roster space so you may see a couple of these guys may get protected. We have a couple of months yet to evaluate so things are still likely to change.

Now down to five Maybe's with the trade to acquire Canha. No triple A pitchers (anymore), two AAA hitters is correct, one AA hitter, then I have two in A+. The high A guys are highly unlikely to be picked but I'm very high on them.

Don't want to have any article spoilers, but I have 1 player we must protect and 6 maybes on my short list. However, we should have plenty of 40 man roster space to protect the key players.

Not quite sure I would pencil in Monasterio as a starter for the rest of the season. He's been great so far, but its just been 115 PA and he has a 400 BAbip. There is a good chance he will regress.

Happy to be wrong for sure. Got to like the new GM and the draft approach for this year.

This might be it for the signings, but I'm still thrilled to get these two HS. Note that the Brewers rarely go over cap even though the cash penalty is modest up to 5% overage. They had just under $700k left to spend so that could very easily be used up by these two. Here's hoping we do get one more. Bjorn Johnson maybe?

That is impressive. Do we think he is due for a promotion? 3b is about to get very crowded. Wilkens indicated he was headed for Wisconsin after a stay in Arizona. Boeve and maybe Bitonti also figure into the 3b picture.

That does make sense. If this is a personal issue (and lets not speculate beyond that), then it would make sense why reporters are not discussing it. If it was a baseball related injury, he would be on the major league IL. In any event, it does not sound like he is close to returning and likely wont be an option in any trades. That's too bad. Hope for a speedy return.

Do we know what is up with Eric Lauer? He has not pitched since 6/11 after two poor starts with AAA. I thought maybe they have him in the pitching lab to try to get him straight. He's listed as on the "Temporary Inactive List" on the Sounds website so maybe, though I think they normally would have the player on the "development list". It would be nice to get him back for the playoff run as a depth reliever or spot starter. Rather that then they trade a prospect again for a Dan Norris type pitcher

I'd add Urias to this list. He has a 860 OPS in July, starting to show some pop as well. I'd consider giving Jahmai Jones a trial as a DH. The Brewers have not given him much of a shot when he has been up with the club. I think he is unlikely to break out but worth a try. Toro has been really crushing the ball in the last month. He's deserves a callup to play 1B. We need Own Miller's bat out of the lineup. He is dangerously close to finishing July with an OPS under .500 for the month. There is plenty of room for these players. Perkins has done nothing with the bat this month and should be optioned. Owen Miller has an Option as well. Winker can be released. Not sure what to do with Ty Taylor. Out of options; It would be a shame to see his Brewers career end via a DFA. I cannot imagine he would be tendered this offseason though as he is now arby eligible. We just dont need a glove first bOF right now with Weimer, Frelick, and Yelli

I dont see the concern about losing him. If we call him up and he stinks, then waive him. There was little chance the Brewers were going to tender him a contract next year. What's the risk? At least this would show if he could still hit or not.

Yes, to get Narvaez

Except for the 2020 season, where we signed all five picks, we have not signed our entire draft class. Remember, these drafts used to be 40-50 players in total. That would have been a lot of picks. I dont know how Cleveland does it, but its working for them.

One down. Now we just need to replace Winker with Hiura or Black

I'd have no problem if the values were based on pre-season rankings (though Medina has not been a prospect in 2 years). However, when you go to the trade simulator page it brings up a banner saying All values have been updated to represent the 60% mark on the season. That just doesn't seem to be the case. Owen Miller was acquired via cash so hard to believe he was worth 14,3 value and should not be considered that now (maybe in May you could say that). I used to use this site as a double-check to see if a trade seems fair but it does not seem reliable anymore.

Thanks for the link. Interesting read. Would have been cool if they published the expected WAR for each pick, though I can see why they didn't want to post that for free. I think the Brewers benefit by picking lower in the draft during those years (16 on average). The window they selected is too recent and doesn't give enough time to build up WAR. Missing on high picks will be penalized greater than lower picks. Otherwise, this is probably the best way to evaluate drafting by trying to eliminate the effects of draft order.