Brewer All-Home Grown Team

[reillymcshane]

I thought it would simply be fun to look at what our team was like if we only had players that we drafted or signed as amateur free agents. I only included draft picks we signed. And I haven't included anyone who hasn't appeared in the majors. I might have missed someone, especially guys who weren't drafted.

 

Looking at things, we have an impressive offense, and a bad pitching staff. We'd pound 200+ HRs with this team. I just thought it was fun to share with people.

 

C - Jonathan Lucroy

1B - Prince Fielder

2B - Rickie Weeks

SS - JJ Hardy

3B - Brett Lawrie

LF - Ryan Braun

CF - Lorenzo Cain

RF - Corey Hart

 

Bench

Michael Brantley

Matt LaPorte

Taylor Green

Mat Gamel

Ronnie Belliard

Bill Hall

Alcedis Escobar

Tony Gwynn Jr.

Carlos Corporan

Cole Gillespie

 

SP - Yovanni Gallardo

SP - Ben Sheets

SP - Mark Rogers

SP - Mike Fiers

SP - Dana Eveland

SP - Manny Parra

 

RP - Mike Adams

RP - Jeremy Jeffress

RP - Tim Dillard

RP - Tom Wilhelmson

RP - Mitch Stetter

RP - Zach Braddock

RP - Mike McClendon

RP - Joe Thatcher

[YoungGeezy]

Love the hitting, Yikes for the pitching. Says a lot about our scouting and development of our pitchers.

[Hate those Rodents]

Where did Axford come from? Joe Thatcher should probably be in that bullpen too.

[Turnbowsaves24]

I would put Jorge instead of Dana

[Hate those Rodents]

Jorge came from the DBax

[reillymcshane]

I added Thatcher to the list. Good catch.

 

Axford started with the Yankees.

 

As someone point out, JDLR came from the Dbacks. I think part of the Richie Sexson trade.

[markedman5]

That pitching staff is scary bad..............

[The Truth]

For some reason I was thinking we drafted Nelson Cruz but then remembered we got him in the Ginter trade.

 

Home grown pitching won't look as bad if Peralta & Thornburg work out

 

If we're including Ben Sheets, what about Geoff Jenkins?

[bullox]

Is this only considering recent players? Yount and Molitor among many others would be on the list if you look back further.

[reillymcshane]

Is this only considering recent players? Yount and Molitor among many others would be on the list if you look back further.

I just did the team as it would exist today. Otherwise, you'd have dozens of other guys on here.

[reillymcshane]

For some reason I was thinking we drafted Nelson Cruz but then remembered we got him in the Ginter trade.

 

Home grown pitching won't look as bad if Peralta & Thornburg work out

 

If we're including Ben Sheets, what about Geoff Jenkins?

I included Sheets because I was desperate for starting pitching. He might be finished, but I figured, what the heck. Jenkins is two years retired, so I skipped him. And we have outfielders to spare. Starting pitching, not so much.

[1992casey]

I was thinking it was players who are still active until I saw Sheets. I think it's clear that we're not going back to include guys like Yount, Molitor, Gantner, Jenkins, Vaughn, etc.

[reillymcshane]

It would be fascinating to list out all 30 teams. See who comes out on top. Some teams with extra revenue have tapped into the international market more than others, but it would be an interesting (and time consuming) study.

[The Truth]

Which version of Bill Hall do we get to have on this team? The career year Bill Hall or Bill Hall now?

[dlk9s]

RP - Mike Adams

RP - Jeremy Jeffress

RP - Tim Dillard

RP - Tom Wilhelmson

RP - Mitch Stetter

RP - Zach Braddock

RP - Mike McClendon

RP - Joe Thatcher

RP - Bill Hall

Fixed.

[reillymcshane]

Which version of Bill Hall do we get to have on this team? The career year Bill Hall or Bill Hall now?

 

 

Bill hall now. So, sucky bill hall.

[DHonks]

Also, is Belliard playing still?

[dlk9s]

I'd put Jim Gantner as the backup 2B. He's as homegrown a player as there's ever been.

[The Truth]

I'd put Jim Gantner as the backup 2B. He's as homegrown a player as there's ever been.

And at the age of 58 he still might be better than Bill Hall!

[dlk9s]

I'd put Jim Gantner as the backup 2B. He's as homegrown a player as there's ever been.

And at the age of 58 he still might be better than Bill Hall!

Oh, whoops. Haha. Forgot that we weren't going back that far. I even read all the posts!

[RockCoCougars]

I was thinking it was players who are still active until I saw Sheets

 

Sheets is still technically active.

[Hate those Rodents]

We must have some pitchers we are missing that are doing something somewhere in MLB now...

[Daubs]

We must have some pitchers we are missing that are doing something somewhere in MLB now...

 

Craig Breslow: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/breslcr01.shtml

[DHonks]

Will Inman and Steve Garrison were signed to minor league deals by other organizations the other day. So they could make this list. Heck, Garrison has at least pitched in the majors

[Invader3K]

re: Sheets and Jenkins. Jenkins officially retired as a Brewer this past season. Sheets has yet to officially retire.