Wooten - Why no love?

[ClosetBrewerFan]

I don't know much about him, but he gets no love by scouts. He has consistently pitched well for all 5 seasons in the minors as a closer. He doesn't give up a lot of hits or HRs, keeps the walks down with K/9 over 9.0.

 

Hard to argue his performance. I assume he does not throw hard and that's the reason otherwise he'd be in our top 20 prospect list. But he rarely gets mentioned as a prospect. I don't recall Melvin ever mention him.

 

Thoughts?

[WV Brew]

Probably because he is somewhat of a soft tosser who relies more on deception and guile. Those guys tend to have a harder time making it to the Majors. Then, he is just coming back from injury, although a couple of years ago. His numbers after the injury were nowhere near as good as they were before. He seems to be settling in only now and perhaps a little last year.

 

This is probably a key season for Rob. Hopefully, he keeps doing as well as he is now.

 

For instance, he never had K/9 less than 11.2 before 2010 (all of which he missed). He has never approached 10/9 since. Is it because he still hasn't come fully back from injury or because he is struggling against better competition?

[Minigoon]

I think he's someone they like, but I don't know if they view him as a prospect. He was a non roster invitee this past spring. As long as he keeps getting outs, he'll get noticed. If not by Milwaukee, by another organization.

[paul253]

The Brewers would rather give KRod yet another chance than to give someone like Wooten a try.

[DHonks]

I've always enjoyed following Wooten for the reasons stated. He's had to prove himself at each level. Sometimes it's initially been a struggle, but he's managed. The year off for Tommy John surgery set him back as well, or else he might have been in the pen early last year