Detailed Organizational Brewers Top Prospect Analysis - Fangraphs

[Mass Haas]

Awesome write-up here via Kiley McDaniel at Fangraphs, worthy of its own thread --

 

Evaluating the Prospects: Milwaukee Brewers

 

Just drool over the three paragraphs on Gilbert Lara, and much more to be excited about.

[Mass Haas]

Jed Bradley & Ariel Pena headed to the bullpen - well, Andrew Miller would be an awesome Bradley comp someday.

 

Love the love for undrafted Nathan Orf.

 

Sounds like the new D-Train (Devin Williams) is primed to break out with the T-Rats.

 

So much more, indicate your takes on the article in this thread.

[craigharmann]

They really think that the Brewers would be that aggressive? Lara possibly in Low A? That would be awesome, but definitely far from the track record. I'd like to see them be a little more aggressive.

[reillymcshane]

Jed Bradley & Ariel Pena headed to the bullpen - well, Andrew Miller would be an awesome Bradley comp someday.

 

Bradley has really struggled against righties. They hit him for a .330 BA at Huntsville last year. Even at Brevard County they hit .275 (vs .154 for lefties). .279 in 2013, and .342 in 2012. I imagine being in the pen will let him use his zippier fastball more effectively.

[reillymcshane]

I didn't realize that Pena had a 6.00 ERA vs lefties last year. 4.92 ERA against them in 2013. I guess the bullpen is the place for him.

[Outlander]

They are not as high on Tyron Taylor as most putting him at number 6. Already have Lara at #2.

 

I liked the blurb on Denson that his plate discipline is so advanced that low minors umps frustrate him with their inconsistent zones, easy plus raw power and makeup that coaches love

 

I'll have to keep my eye on Brandon Woodruff as well. Was not aware that his fastball sat at 94-97.

 

On a side note I noticed they put Banda at #24 for the D-Backs, Haniger at #18.

[igor67]

I don't think I've ever read a scouting report that gushed that much based only on performance during instructionals. If that is accurate Lara could be even money to pass Arcia as the best SS prospect in the system by the end of the year.

[reillymcshane]

 

I'll have to keep my eye on Brandon Woodruff as well. Was not aware that his fastball sat at 94-97.

Woodruff is interesting - he showed up on the MLB Brewer list as well. I'd seen his stats, but had never really read anything about him until that report - and now the Fangraphs one.

[Jenkins5]

Essentially Lara will out produce Bryant, Baez, Soler combined making Miguel Cabrera look like a Luis Jiminez while leading Brewers to the World Series at 21. In his 21 season he will hit .372/.554/.701/ 57HR's 156RBI's while still stealing 20 bases. Triple Crown, MVP, and Gold Glove at 3B will all be in hand. He will instantly become the face of baseball. That is what I envision anyways....ha

 

Realistically I am getting more and more excited about him. Honestly, it would not surprise me to see them actually be more aggressive with him. He will start in Helena with Harrison and Gatewood (3B) is my guess. Luis Aviles is only competition however at SS in Wisconsin I believe so who knows. I just get a feeling Harrison makes the Wisconsin Jump. The have done it with Scooter, Taylor, Arcia, and others

[SRB]

Lara #2?

 

http://i.imgur.com/dIdOh68.gif

 

Pretty good list, Brandon Woodruff and Nathan Orf are new names to me (at least, new since I saw their names drift by on draft day or in a signing blurb). He's embarrassingly low on Sardinas though, oh well.

 

I think a lot of these lists are undervaluing Wang too - not that I know him any better, but I just don't see the Brewers front office stashing him all last season if they didn't think he was substantially more special than a #20 prospect in a bottom-third system.

[Mass Haas]

Fangraphs: The Top-Five Brewers Prospects by Projected WAR

[CheezWizHed]

Yes, that was a very long and thorough write-up. Took me two days to read it all (bit by bit). But worth the read.

[Mass Haas]

Via Craig Goldstein --

 

"Here is Gilbert Lara, professional large human, recipient of $3.2M, and owner of a weird swing"

 

[Mass Haas]

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