Draft Day is upon us! Well, almost. Still lurking, still loving the Brewers and the draft, although I must admit I don't know the high schoolers as much as I used to. That's ok, the Brewers don't take them anyway...
A few thoughts following their recent history (again, college-centric):
If they fall (it always happens, thank you Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell, etc.): Liam Peterson, AJ Gracia, Sawyer Strosnider (Strosnider sounds like the most likely to be there, was considered a top 10-15 overall player entering the spring).
As it stands: Cade Townsend, Tegan Kuhns, Logan Reddemann. You just gotta believe the Brewers would love to add a power arm to the system given the wealth of bats (and their focus taking them in recent years).
A stretch but not ridiculous: Mason Edwards, Gavin Grahovac, Taylor Rabe. Metrically all these guys do things that most can't, and the Brew Crew loves those kind of players.
Some guys I like for rounds 2-4: Daniel Cuvet (huge power), Kade Lewis (great pure hitter), Evan Dempsey (2-way guy with ridiculous spin metrics), Carson Tinney (catcher with big offensive upside), Mulivai Levu (pure hitter that squares up the ball and plays really good 1B defense).
I can't shake his name: Camden Johnson, 3B, Oklahoma. He's versatile, he's speedy, he's got some pop and he bats left-handed. He played for the CWS champs, Oklahoma, showing a very patient eye while locking down the hot corner. Could play anywhere on the field. Not a ton of power but the profile fits.
Heck, OU has a few players I could see the Brewers targeting.
I've seen Zion Rose connected to the Brewers, a lot. Love the numbers, and I've seen him play numerous times dating back to his prep days. I don't love the profile, at least not for the first round, but he obviously does a lot of things well and had a really good spring somewhat quietly since the Cardinals vastly underperformed as a team.
The "Oh yeah" player: Cole Carlon. Ridiculous metrics on his slider, but he's basically a 2-pitch pitcher. That said, those 2 pitches are REALLY good, but it also creates some reliever risk. That said, big bodied lefties that throw in the upper-90s with a ridiculous breaking ball are hard to pass up (and he does throw a changeup, just not very often). If this were 10 years ago this guy would be talked about as a top 10 pick.
Go Brewers.
Draft Day is upon us! Well, almost. Still lurking, still loving the Brewers and the draft, although I must admit I don't know the high schoolers as much as I used to. That's ok, the Brewers don't take them anyway... A few thoughts following their recent history (again, college-centric): If they fall (it always happens, thank you Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell, etc.): Liam Peterson, AJ Gracia, Sawyer Strosnider (Strosnider sounds like the most likely to be there, was considered a top 10-15 overall player entering the spring). As it stands: Cade Townsend, Tegan Kuhns, Logan Reddemann. You just gotta believe the Brewers would love to add a power arm to the system given the wealth of bats (and their focus taking them in recent years). A stretch but not ridiculous: Mason Edwards, Gavin Grahovac, Taylor Rabe. Metrically all these guys do things that most can't, and the Brew Crew loves those kind of players. Some guys I like for rounds 2-4: Daniel Cuvet (huge power), Kade Lewis (great pure hitter), Evan Dempsey (2-way guy with ridiculous spin metrics), Carson Tinney (catcher with big offensive upside), Mulivai Levu (pure hitter that squares up the ball and plays really good 1B defense). I can't shake his name: Camden Johnson, 3B, Oklahoma. He's versatile, he's speedy, he's got some pop and he bats left-handed. He played for the CWS champs, Oklahoma, showing a very patient eye while locking down the hot corner. Could play anywhere on the field. Not a ton of power but the profile fits. Heck, OU has a few players I could see the Brewers targeting. I've seen Zion Rose connected to the Brewers, a lot. Love the numbers, and I've seen him play numerous times dating back to his prep days. I don't love the profile, at least not for the first round, but he obviously does a lot of things well and had a really good spring somewhat quietly since the Cardinals vastly underperformed as a team. The "Oh yeah" player: Cole Carlon. Ridiculous metrics on his slider, but he's basically a 2-pitch pitcher. That said, those 2 pitches are REALLY good, but it also creates some reliever risk. That said, big bodied lefties that throw in the upper-90s with a ridiculous breaking ball are hard to pass up (and he does throw a changeup, just not very often). If this were 10 years ago this guy would be talked about as a top 10 pick. Go Brewers.
