2016 Pre-Season Community Top 25 Prospect Poll is now open - come vote!

[reillymcshane]

We would like to invite everyone to participate in our 2016 Pre-Season BF.net Fan Community Top 25 Prospects voting. Lots of exciting things going on (and more likely to come). Please take time and submit on this thread your top 25 Brewer prospects. Feel free to list any resources or news that you feel might help people with their voting.

 

Because there are so many new players - as well as players who may or may not end up in the system by the start of the season - we’re going to keep voting open until April 5 - a couple of days after the season begins. This way we’ll know about any last minute moves, especially regarding borderline prospects without options.

 

VERY IMPORTANT: You can change your votes through April 5 - so if you want to post your list early, you are free to edit it up to the April 5 deadline. This will be important if any major trades occur (such as Lucroy getting dealt).

 

RULES

 

1. Submit your Top 25 prospects, in order, by end of day on April 5. Put the player's full name to avoid any confusion (such as which Diaz you are selecting).

2. You MUST submit 25 prospects. If there are only 10 or 15 or whatever, your list will not be included.

3. You are encouraged to go beyond pick #25 - adding a few more is totally fine. That way if someone in your top 25 is traded or released, I can just bump up your next player(s) into the Top 25.

4. Rankings are determined by total points. The top prospect gets 25 points, second prospect gets 24 points, etc.

4. As noted above, if you submit your list and want to change something, just add the change to the thread. I'll accept changes up to the deadline.

5. Within a few days after the deadline, we'll publish the new BF.net Community Top 25.

 

Eligibility questions:

 

Rookie eligibility is determined by 50 IP or 130+ ABs at the major league level.

 

- Ineligible players: Hernan Perez, Shane Peterson, Domingo Santana, Taylor Jungmann, Corey Knebel, Will Middlebrooks, Josmil Pinto, Jonathan Villar

- Eligible players with ML experience: Tyler Cravy, Zach Davies, Ariel Pena, Wei-Chung Wang, David Goforth, Keon Broxton, Rymer Liriano, Garin Cecchini, Ramon Flores, Jorge Lopez, Michael Reed, Yadiel Rivera, Yhonathan Barrios, Adrian Houser

 

I would encourage everyone to vote based upon the above criteria.

 

Player Notes:

 

- Pitchers Taylor Williams and Nathan Kirby will likely miss all of 2016 with Tommy John surgery.

- We have three Diazs in this organization. If voting for Isan, Brandon or Miguel Diaz, please be clear who you are voting for.

- We also have multiple Williams - Devin and Taylor.

- There are also two Ortegas - pitcher Luis Ortega and pitcher Jorge Ortega.

- Please comment if you know other conflicts.

 

Newcomers to consider:

 

- 3B Garin Cecchini (acquired from Boston for cash after being DFA)

- OF Rymer Liriano (acquired from SD after being DFA)

- OF Keon Broxton (acquired in Jason Rogers deal)

- OF Ramon Flores (acquired in deal for Sardinas)

- SS/2B Isan Diaz (acquired in the Segura deal from AZ)

- C Jacob Nottingham (acquired from Oakland in Khris Davis deal)

- P Bubba Derby (acquired from Oakland in Khris Davis deal)

- P Carlos Herrera (acquired from Seattle in Adam Lind trade)

- P Daniel Missaki (acquired from Seattle in Adam Lind trade)

- P Freddy Peralta (acquired from Seattle in Adam Lind trade)

- P Trey Supak (acquired in Jason Rogers deal)

- 2B Javier Betancourt (acquired from Detroit for K-Rod)

- 2B Colin Walsh (Rule 5 pick)

- P Zach Jones (Rule 5 pick)

- P Sean Nolan (Waivers from Oakland)

 

Players lost this off season:

 

- P Tyler Wagner (#19 in last poll)

- P Cy Sneed (#24 in last poll)

 

Brewer Prospect Rankings:

 

MLB Pipeline Top 30 Brewers: http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016?list=mil

Baseball America Top 10 by team - http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/revised-top-10-prospects-index

Miller Park Prospects Top 40 Brewers: https://millerparkprospects.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/milwaukee-brewers-top-40-prospect-rankings-4/

Minor League Ball Top 25 Brewers: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2015/12/2/9814812/milwaukee-brewers-top-20-prospects-for-2016

Fangraphs Brewer Prospects: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/evaluating-the-2016-prospects-milwaukee-brewers/

Baseball Prospectus Top 10 Brewers: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=27976

 

Top 100 rankings

 

Baseball America - #8 Arcia, #49 Clark, #57 Phillips, #59 Lopez

Baseball Prospectus - #12 Arcia, #66 Nottingham, #69 Phillips, #71 Lopez, #99 Clark

MLB Pipeline - #6 Arcia, #32 Phillips, #57 Lopez, #61 Hader, #83 Clark

 

Previous Polls

 

BF.net 2015 Post-Season Top 25 - viewtopic.php?f=64&t=33436

BF.net 2015 Mid-Season Top 25 list - viewtopic.php?f=64&t=33032

BF.net 2015 Preseason Top 25 list - viewtopic.php?f=64&t=32447

BF.net August 2014 Top 25 list - viewtopic.php?f=64&t=31859

BF.net May 2014 Top 20 list: viewtopic.php?f=64&t=31355

 

Stats:

 

Looking for stats? Check out this handy BF.net page: viewtopic.php?f=64&t=12293

 

Thanks for participating!

[And That]

Players you definitely need to consider:

-Brent Suter

-Jeff Pickler

[FVBrewerFan]

Would the Rule 5 picks be eligible? Colin Walsh, Zach Jones, etc.?

[reillymcshane]

Would the Rule 5 picks be eligible? Colin Walsh, Zach Jones, etc.?

Yes, they would. I can't believe I forgot them. I'll add them to the list above.

[MKE81]

1 - Orlando Arcia

2 - Brett Phillips

3 - Josh Hader

4 - Trent Clark

5 - Jacob Nottingham

6 - Jorge Lopez

7 - Isan Diaz

8 - Zach Davies

9 - Michael Reed

10 - Cody Ponce

11 - Kodi Medeiros

12 - Keon Broxton

13 - Yadiel Rivera

14 - Ramon Flores

15 - Gilbert Lara

16 - Devin Williams

17 - Adrian Houser

18 - Garin Cecchini

19 - Rymer Liriano

20 - Monte Harrison

21 - Demi Orimoloye

22 - Colin Walsh

23 - Damien Magnifico

24 - Tyrone Taylor

25 - Clint Coulter

[reillymcshane]

1 - Orlando Arcia

2 - Brett Phillips

3 - Josh Hader

4 - Trent Clark

5 - Jacob Nottingham

6 - Jorge Lopez

7 - Isan Diaz

8 - Zach Davies

9 - Michael Reed

10 - Cody Ponce

11 - Kodi Medeiros

12 - Devin Williams

13 - Gilbert Lara

14 - Ramon Flores

15 - Sean Nolin

16 - Adrian Houser

17 - Garin Cecchini

18 - Rymer Liriano

19 - Yadiel Rivera

20 - Monte Harrison

21 - Demi Orimoloye

22 - Colin Walsh

23 - Damien Magnifico

24 - Tyrone Taylor

25 - Clint Coulter

26 - Taylor Williams

27 - Nathan Kirby

28 - Yhonathan Barrios

29 - Jacob Barnes

30 - Victor Roache

31 - Marcos Diplan

32 - Jake Gatewood

33 - Bubba Derby

34 - Zach Jones

35 - Nate Orf

Wahooo! First list. Thanks for getting things started.

[reillymcshane]

Would the Rule 5 picks be eligible? Colin Walsh, Zach Jones, etc.?

Yes, they would. I can't believe I forgot them. I'll add them to the list above.

I missed Sean Nolin as well. I added him to the intro post.

[MrTPlush]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Brett Phillips

3. Jorge Lopez

4. Isan Diaz

5. Josh Hader

6. Trent Clark

7. Kodi Medeiros

8. Jacob Nottingham

9. Gilbert Lara

10. Demi Orimoloye

11. Clint Coulter

12. Devin Williams

13. Monte Harrison

14. Michael Reed

15. Tyrone Taylor

16. Jake Gatewood

17. Zach Davies

18. Nathan Kirby

19. Victor Roache

20. Keon Broxton

21. Garin Cecchini

22. Adrian Houser

23. Yadiel Rivera

24. Damien Magnifico

25. Brett Suter(just for you know who)

26. Miguel Diaz

27. Rymer Liriano

 

 

There are so many dang outfielders I didn't know what to do with them all. I don't have much time these days so I threw this together a little quicker than I typically would. I may come back to alter it though.

 

UPDATE: Just realized I forgot Cody Ponce. Please stick him in at #12 and knock everyone else down a peg.

[MKE81]

Yes the number of OFs is insane when putting this together. I'll definitely be tinkering with mine - I also based it off of what I saw when watching these guys practice last week. I happened to see 15+ of the guys in the Top 30 on most scouting sites

[Jenkins5]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Brett Phillips

3. Jorge Lopez

4. Josh Hader

5. Trent Clark

6. Jacob Nottingham

7. Isan Diaz

8. Gilbert Lara

9. Cody Ponce

10 Monte Harrison

11 Kodi Medeiros

12. Clint Coulter

13 Devin Williams

14. Michael Reed

15. Zach Davies

16. Marcos Diplan

17. Jacob Gatewood

18. Demi Orimoloye

19. Adrian Houser

20. Tyrone Taylor

21. Nathan Kirby

22. Miguel Diaz

23. Rymer Liriano

24. Yadiel Rivera

25. Bubba Derby

26. Garin Cecchini

27. Taylor Williams

28. Ramon Flores

29. Sean Nolin

30. Damien Magnifico

[IndyCrew]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Maverick Phillips

3. Gilbert Lara

4. Josh Hader

5. Jorge Lopez

6. Trent Clark

7. Kodi Medeiros

8. Clint Coulter

9. Monte Harrison

10. Nate Kirby

11. Isan Diaz

12. Michael Reed

13. Jacob Nottingham

14. Cody Ponce

15. Demi Orimoloye

16. Zach Davies

17. Devin Williams

18. Jacob Gatewood

19. Tyrone Taylor

20. Colin Walsh

21. Bubba Derby

22. Sean Nolin

23. Garin Cecchini

24. Taylor Williams

25. Yadiel Rivera

 

26 Ramon Flores

27. Marcus Diplan

28. Rymer Liriano

29. Freddy Peralta

30. Damien Magnifico

31. Keon Broxton

32. Jacob Barnes

33. Victor Roache

[CheezWizHed]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Maverick Phillips

3. Jorge Lopez

4. Gilbert Lara

5. Trent Clark

6. Josh Hader

7. Cody Ponce

8. Kodi Medeiros

9. Monte Harrison

10. Jacob Nottingham

11. Clint Coulter

12. Michael Reed

13. Isan Diaz

14. Demi Orimoloye

15. Adrian Houser

16. Zach Davies

17. Marcus Diplan

18. Devin Williams

19. Jacob Gatewood

20. Nate Kirby

21. Jorge Ortega

22. Tyrone Taylor

23. Carlos Herrera

24. Keon Broxton

25. Carlos Leal,

 

26. Wei-Chung Wang

27. Garin Cecchini

28. Taylor Williams

29. Yhonathan Barrios

30. Trey Supak

31. Rymer Liriano

32. Ramon Flores

33. Daniel Missaki.

34. Bubba Derby

35. Tyler Cravy

36. Freddy Peralta

37. Colin Walsh

38. Victor Roache

39. Yadiel Rivera

40. Damien Magnifico

41. Ariel Pena

42. Jacob Barnes

43. Sean Nolin

[BallFour]

1. SS-Orlando Arcia

2. OF-Brett Phillips

3. SP-Jorge Lopez

4. OF-Trent Clark

5. SP-Josh Hader

6. SP-Kodi Medeiros

7. SS/3B-Gilbert Lara

8. SP-Cody Ponce

9. C/1B-Jacob Nottingham

10. SS/2B-Isan Diaz

11. OF-Monte Harrison

12. SP-Zach Davies

13. SS/3B-Jacob Gatewood

14. OF-Clint Coulter

15. SP-Devin Williams

16. OF-Tyrone Taylor

17. SP-Marcos Diplan

18. OF-Demi Orimoloye

19. OF-Michael Reed

20. SP-Adrian Houser

21. SP-Miguel Diaz

22. SP-Nathan Kirby

23. OF-Rymer Liriano

24. SS/2B-Javier Betancourt

25. SP-Taylor Williams

[Outlander]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Jorge Lopez

3. Brett Phillips

4. Michael Reed

5. Josh Hader

6. Trent Clark

7. Zach Davies

8. Gilbert Lara

9. Adrian Houser

10. Clint Coulter

11. Kodi Medeiros

12. Jacob Nottingham

13. Isan Diaz

14. Tyrone Taylor

15. Cody Ponce

16. Devin Williams

17. Nathan Kirby

18. Keon Broxton

19. Monte Harrison

20. Jake Gatewood

21. Demi Orimoloye

22. Marcos Diplan

23. Nate Orf

24. Wei-Chung Wang

25. Garrett Cooper

26. Ramon Flores

27. Brent Suter

28. Tyrone Williams

29. Garin Cecchini

30. Colin Walsh

[A Swing and A Drive]

1. Orlando Arcia SS

2. Demi Orimoloye OF

3. Gilbert Lara 3B

4. Jacob Nottingham C

5. Brett Phillips OF

6. Nathan Kirby LHP

7. Kodi Medeiros LHP

8. Josh Hader LHP

9. Isan Diaz 2B

10. Trent Clark OF

11. Jorge Lopez RHP

12. Clint Coulter OF/1B

13. Jacob Gatewood 3B

14. Monte Harrison OF

15. Zach Davies RHP

16. Cody Ponce RHP

17. Devin Williams RHP

18. Marcos Diplan RHP

19. Tyrone Taylor OF

20. Keon Broxton OF

21. Garin Cecchini 3B

22. Michael Reed OF

23. Bubba Derby RHP

24. Taylor Williams RHP

25. Yadiel Rivera SS

26. Rymer Lirano OF

27. Miguel Diaz RHP

28. Victor Roache OF

29. Javier Betancourt 2B

30. Jacob Barnes RHP

31. Adrian Houser RHP

32. David Goforth RHP

33. Colin Walsh 2B

34. Yanathan Barrios RHP

35. Josmil Pinto C

36. David Denson 1B

37. Trey Supak RHP

38. Tucker Neuhaus 2B

39. Dustin DeMuth 3B

40. Kyle Wren OF

41. Sean Nolin LHP

42. Freddy Peralta RHP

43. Damien Magnifico

44. Jed Bradley LHP

45. Tyrone Perry 1B

46. Hobbs Johnson RHP

47. Manny Pina C

48. Nate Orf 2B

49. Nash Walters RHP

50. Tim Dillard RHP (for broadcast booth!)

[reillymcshane]

Thanks everyone for getting so many submissions in already. I appreciate everyone including first names or initials. It will make things easier for me in the long run.

 

One suggestion: could a mod put a link on the major league forum and sticky it to the top? I want to make sure everyone realizes the poll is active, and doing this has helped in the past.

 

Thanks.

[FVBrewerFan]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. B.M. Phillips

3. Trent Clark

4. Josh Hader

5. Jorge Lopez

6. Jacob Nottingham

7. Gilbert Lara

8. Isan Diaz

9. Kodi Medeiros

10. Cody Ponce

11.Cint Coulter

12. Demi Orimoloye

13. Taylor Williams

14. Devin Williams

15. Monte Harrison

16. Yadiel Rivera

17. Zach Davies

18. Tyrone Taylor

19. Nathan Kirby

20. Jake Gatewood

21. Marcos Diplan

22. Adrian Houser

23. Miguel Diaz

24. Michael Reed

25. Carlos Luna

 

Decided not to go beyond 25, or I could never stop! Could have very easily had any of 20-25 other guys in the last few spots. Looking at other lists, I guess I have Taylor Williams and Yadiel Rivera rated much higher than most. Michael Reed much lower.

[clancyphile]

1. LHP Brent Suter - Still impressed by his 2015 season, particularly in Colorado Springs.

2. SS Orlando Arcia - Opening Day 2017 shortstop. Will he develop power?

3. RHP Jorge Ortega - Just produced. Rating increased after an offseason of reflection.

4. OF Michael Reed - OBP skills, doubles power, and speed look great, but will new acquisitions crowd him out?

5. OF Keon Broxton - A poor man's Carlos Gomez, but flashing superior OBP skills in spring training.

6. OF Trent Clark - OBP skills, speed, and a pure hitter.

7. OF Brett Phillips - hits doubles, triples, and OBP, but lack of power worries me.

8. 1B/3B Garrett Cooper - A right-handed Lyle Overbay

9. SS/2B Isan Diaz - Dynamic offensive prospect could make the Aaron Hill deal a big steal for the Brewers

10. OF Troy Stokes - OBP skills, speed, and doubles power

11. C Jason Nottingham - Becomes the top catching prospect for the system.

12. OF Demi Orimoloye - Power bat, but can he learn to draw walks?

13. LHP Josh Hader - Could be in the 2017 Brewers' rotation.

14. RHP Jorge Lopez - Power pitcher developed into potential ace.

15. RHP Zach Davies - Superb performance in Milwaukee in 2015

16. 2B Colin Walsh - Versatile and a good bat. Mark Loretta with more power?

17. 3B Garin Cecchini - Change of scenery could do former Red Sox prospect good

18. LHP Wei-Chung Wang - Pitched his way into a top 25 spot and back to prospect status.

19. RHP Cody Ponce - Did well in small sample last year.

20. OF Victor Roache - Flashed power and some OBP skills in AA.

21. OF Clint Coulter - What caused OPS to drop 200+ points, Brevard County or something else?

22. SS Gilbert Lara - Were struggles in AZ fatigue or attitude?

23. RHP Adrian Houser - Could find a spot in the Brewers bullpen for 2016

24. UT Nate Orf - Versatile infielder with beaucoup OBP skills

25. UT George Iskenderian - shows the ability to hit for average and some OBP skills

 

26. RHP Tyler Crvay - Solid at AAA, rough go in the majors

27. SS Jake Gatewood - Helena numbers offer hope, but past struggles leave me skeptical

28. LHP Hobbs Johnson - Avoids the gopher ball.

29. OF Monte Harrison - First overmatched, then injured.

30. OF Tyrone Taylor - Overshadowed as CF prospect by Reed and Phillips

31. C Adam Weisenburger - OBP skills and a good arm.

32. RHP Damien Magnifico - Actually closing at Biloxi and doing well

33. UT Malik Collymore - Versatile, OBP skills, some speed, a little pop.

34. LHP Sean Nolin - Got hammered in cup of coffee with Oakland, didn't go far in 2015 AAA starts. Swingman out of the pen?

35. OF Joangtel Segovia - Hits for average.

36. 1B Tyrone Perry - Could he emerge as 1B of the future?

37. LHP Brad Kuntz - Could he be dominant arm in bullpen?

38. RHP Gentry Fortuno - Just dominated in rookie ball.

39. SS/2B Blake Allemand - switch-hitting SS/2B who hits for average

40. OF Rymer Liriano - If Jeff Cirillo were a RF, he'd be Liriano.

 

Notes: I'm keeping Suter high, upped Jorge Ortega to third based on his production, and made other adjustments based on an offseason of reflection. The addition of Walsh and Diaz resulted in me dropping Lara significantly. I am wondering if the Brewers shouldn't package guys like Tyrone Taylor or Monte Harrison for help elsewhere, given that there may be better prospects in the system.

[ZBTMP]

1) O. Arcia- Its entirely within the realm of possibilities that he hits a bunch and Villar does not to start the season. I doubt the Brewers budge before July, but….

2) B. Phillips- Probably not worthy of the oft-injured moniker yet, but after ending last season's thumb and spring's oblique, a few months of playing every day would make me feel better.

3) J. Lopez- His loose, athletic delivery is fun to watch. Something worth following and showing up a Miller Park to watch this summer when he arrives.

4) T. Clark- Since I don't have anything new to say about Clark, and he is the first low-minors player I've ranked; I am pondering if the Brewers will be more aggressive in mideseason promotions with Stearns at the helm. A lot of the acquired Astro farm hands seemed to play at multiple levels in a given season.

5) K. Medeiros- I probably still like Medeiros more than most because he was on when I saw him. Would like to see less platoon splits this year.

6) J. Hader- The typical scouting report has gone from concerns about quality of breaking pitches to concerns about max effort delivery and build. At least he seemingly took one concern off his list.

7) M. Reed- Reed's path to MLB playing time got more clouded this offseason, but its nice to hear the Brewers coming out and saying that he is very much in the future plans without really being prompted.

8) C. Ponce- Disappointed I missed the opportunity to watch Ponce pitch in the Midwest League.

9) J. Nottingham- Widely varying opinions on the guy from top 100 prospect to not top 10 catching prospect. The Brewers though seem commited to keeping him behind the plate and have no reason not to be patient.

10) G. Lara- Good to hear he put on 10-15 lbs of "good weight" after he seemingly wore down last season.

11) I. Diaz- While the pioneer league is as hitter friendly as they come, the fact that he had the highest OPS as a teenager since Billy Butler is what sells me that he could be special

12) C. Coulter- Defensive rawness aside, I still love Coulter's combination of raw power and plate discipline and think he could be an impact bat at the big league level. Actually if I had to pick one player in the system, who could be a future #3 hitter in a big league lineup, it'd probably be him. But he needs to be quicker to make adjustments and mantain his walk rate as he progresses up the latter.

13) D. Williams- Really nothing new to add here after the offseason, but I havent heard any indications that he's not past whatever kept him in extended spring training to start the year last season. So that may be a good thing.

14) Z. Davies- Davies mlb eta may have been delayed this offseason, but I still see 20 starts here.

15) M. Harrison- Hearing that he isn't 100% to start spring isn't good news, but hopefully he is ready to go by T-Rat opening day

16) M. Diplan- I guess ultamately the Gallardo trade jury is still out, but Knebel liekly moving into a more high leverage role, and Diplan moving into full season ball, it could be a big hit by the end of the year.

17) J. Gatewood- Despite only being in his 2nd full season and impressive raw power, this seems like a big year for Gatewood. His development track is seemingly either is going to take off or fade into the background.

18) T. Taylor- Doug Melvin seemed to hold tight to the conviction that speed guys develop late. Unfortunately for Tyrone, Doug doesn’t run the show anymore. His best bet is to start producing alittle more.

19) N. Kirby- The waiting game sucks

20) D. Orimoloye- A crowded Wisconsin outfield probably seels his fate to be ticketed to Helena, but its probably for the best for a patient development path.

21) A. Houser- I wonder what the development plan is for Houser. He doesn’t have the history of success that warrents clearing a rotation spot for, nor is he likely to have tremendous success in Colorado Springs. I assume at some point in time he will transition to the bullpen but maybe that happen in Milwaukee

22) B. Woodruff- I manipulated my list from last fall so he still made the cutoff. So what? Frankly, I still do not understand why people are not more excited about this guy.

23) R. Flores- Already projects a 100 wRC bat. He may not have any exception tools, but he seems like a young, Venezuelan Brady Clark.

24) C. Walsh- Ok, I understand there is a reason why the As, who arent dumb, left this guy unprotected, and the Cardinals, who arent dumb, released this guy… But Baseball prospectus 90th percentile projection is .284/.398/.438. Unless Im completely misunderstanding math, there is a 10% chance he does that... this year... as a rule 5 pick. as a second basement... That is insane to me.

25) M. Diaz- Sounds like the Brewers are ticketing him for Wisconsin which is just another funbox score to follow during long night watch our local 9.

26) T. Perry- Might be an overslot until he actually does something in fullseason ball as a 14th round pick, but I have such fond memories of a former Brewers well-built first basemen mashing dingers.

27) G. Cecchini- I realize he was acquired for straight cash, but its hard for me to believe that his K:BB ratio doubled without some ill-advised adjustment. He's still young enough that it isnt out of the realm of possibilities he can get back to the player he was.

28) T. Williams- As a fan its nice that the system depth still gives plenty of players to follow with Williams missing 2 full seasons. Unfortunately, probably no solace for Taylor

29) B. Derby- Fair or not, Tyler Thornberg's inability to translate to sustained MLB success will likely limit my enthusiasm for Derby, but still should be a fun player to follow.

30) R. Liriano- The plus of rebuilding is there is no downside to take a flier here and Stearns seems to fully understand that. Now hopefully we get to experience plenty of upside.

31) C. Herrera- Admittedly, I was underwhelmed on the return for Lind who will be the best hitter in Seattle's lineup most nights, but I've been wrong before. I'll have no issues with Herrera and company making me look foolish for my skepticism.

32) K. Broxton- I just don't see enough power to make a 30% strikeout rate work at the majors. Hopefully skills growth in contact is forthcoming.

33) J. Barnes- It seems like the Brewers strategy of development of relievers hasn’t produced much for MLB success. Here is to hoping Barnes can change that

34) N. Orf- Keeps exceeding expectations. Wouldn’t be surprised if he got some MLB time somehow this year.

35) T. Supak- A wide array of possible outcomes is a good way to describe Supak

36) J. Bethancourt- Admittedly, hard to get excited about an OBP hovering around .300. But context is important I suppose

37) T. Stokes- Hope he is placed in Wisconsin and the Brewers can find a way to get him regular at-bats.

38) C. Leal- Leal is about the only person I've really dropped since fall. I guess with him no longer holding the debatable status as top catching prospect in the organization has caused me to sour. That and I need to see that he can sustain a above average BABIP as he advances up the ladder

39) A. Ventura- I was admittedly (maybe unnecessarily) worried that the Brewers might lose him in the rule 5 draft. Yeah, it'd be a jump, but his year in Appleton was quietly quite impressive.

40) D. Denson- Denson once hit a 515 foot home run as an amateur…. Hopefully that isnt a career highlight. Be nice to see the power tool and discipline translate this season.

41) D. Magnifico- Will need to see more him miss more bats before I think he has a high leverage future

42) B. Diaz- I'm guessing he is the best 3rd rated Diaz in a system in baseball.

43) Z. Jones- Wouldn’t be surprised if he started on the DL so the Brewers could get alittle longer to evaluate if there is any control at all.

44) J. Ortega- Just such a statistical anomaly. I got a feeling more of those balls in play land over the fence outside of Brevard

45) N. Walters- Could jump up the list quickly this year if he shows good progression in year 2.

46) M. Collymore- If he can maintain a high BABIP in Wisconsin I will believe more

47) S. Nolin- A strong spring training and he certainly offers more upside than (open) on the 40 man.

48) Y. Rivera- Hitting in small sample sizes is better than not hitting in small samples sizes, but I still don't see him hitting much

49) F. Peralta- See C. Herrera

50) Y. Barrios- I was skeptical of his ability to succeed in the pen without more Ks. For someone who is new to pitching a shoulder injury is not helping anything.

[Hammer]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Maverick Phillips

3. Jorge Lopez

4. Gilbert Lara

5. Trent Clark

6. Josh Hader

7. Jacob Nottingham

8. Kodi Medeiros

9. Demi Orimoloye

10. Clint Coulter

11. Cody Ponce

12. Isan Diaz

13. Devin Williams

14. Monte Harrison

15. Rymer Liriano

16. Zach Davies

17. Michael Reed

18. Adrian Houser

19. Nate Kirby

20. Jacob Gatewood

21. Taylor Williams

22. Marcus Diplan

23. Jorge Ortega

24. Damien Magnifico

25. Garin Cecchini

26. Tyrone Taylor

27. Keon Broxton

 

Not sure if this is correct but I thought I had Tyrone Taylor in my top 5-7 at one point in the past. Crazy...

[Yount19]

My top 51.. Love how deep our system is..

 

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Trent Clark

3. Maverick Phillips

4. Gilbert Lara

5. Jorge Lopez

6. Josh Hader

7. Kodi Medeiros

8. Jacob Nottingham

9. Monte Harrison

10. Cody Ponce

11. Clint Coulter

12. Michael Reed

13. Isan Diaz

14. Demi Orimoloye

15. Marcus Diplan

16. Zach Davies

17. Nate Kirby

18. Devin Williams

19. Jacob Gatewood

20. Adrian Houser

21. Jorge Ortega

22. Tyrone Taylor

23. Trey Supak

24. Keon Broxton

25. Yadiel Rivera

 

26. Garin Cecchini

27. Taylor Williams

28. Bubba Derby

29. Freddy Peralta

30. Rymer Liriano

31. Ramon Flores

32. Daniel Missaki.

33. Yhonathan Barrios

34. Damien Magnifico

35. Victor Roache

36. Colin Walsh

37. Sean Nolin

38. Ariel Pena

39. Jacob Barnes

40. Wei-Chung Wang

41. Nate Orf

42. Josmil Pinto

43. Tyrone Perry

44. Jacob Barnes

45. Miguel Diaz

46. Carlos Herrera

47. Nash Walters

48. Troy Stokes

49. Javier Betancourt

50. David Goforth

51. Kyle Wren

[Scooter102783]

1. Orlando Arcia, SS

2. Brett Phillips, OF

3. Jorge Lopez, RHP

4. Trent Clark, OF

5. Josh Hader, LHP

6. Jacob Nottingham, C

7. Isan Diaz, 2B

8. Cody Ponce, RHP

9. Gilbert Lara, SS

10. Devin Williams, RHP

11. Kodi Medeiros, LHP

12. Michael Reed, OF

13. Zach Davies, RHP

14. Clint Coulter, OF

15. Monte Harrison, OF

16. Adrian Houser, RHP

17. Marcos Diplan, RHP

18. Demi Orimoloye, OF

19. Tyrone Taylor, OF

20. Jake Gatewood, SS

21. Miguel Diaz, RHP

22. Yadiel Rivera, SS

23. Garin Cecchini, 3B

24. Colin Walsh, 2B

25. Keon Broxton, OF

 

26. Nathan Kirby, LHP

27. Rymer Liriano, OF

28. Javier Betancourt, 2B

29. Bubba Derby, RHP

30. Victor Roache, OF

[Mr Southpaw]

1. Orlando Arcia SS

2. Zach Davies RHP

3. Jacob Nottingham C

4. Brett Phillips OF

5. Keon Broxton OF

6. Kodi Medeiros LHP

7. Josh Hader LHP

8. Gilbert Lara 3B

9. Trent Clark OF

10. Jorge Lopez RHP

11. Clint Coulter OF/1B

12. Joangel Segovia OF

13. Monte Harrison OF

14. Isan Diaz 2B

15. Cody Ponce RHP

16. Devin Williams RHP

17. Marcos Diplan RHP

18. Tyler Cravey

19. Brett Sutor RHP

20. Tyrone Taylor OF

21. Javier Betancourt 2B

22. Garin Cecchini 3B

23. Michael Reed OF

24. Demi Orimoloye OF

25. Jacob Gatewood 3B

 

 

26. Yadiel Rivera SS

27. Rymer Lirano OF

28. Damien Magnifico

29. Adrian Houser RHP

30. David Goforth RHP

31. Colin Walsh 2B

32. Yanathan Barrios RHP

33. Nathan Kirby LHP

34. Hobbs Johnson RHP

35. Miguel Diaz RHP

[wichmae]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Brett Phillips

3. Trent Clark

4. Jorge Lopez

5. Josh Hader

6. Cody Ponce

7. Jacob Nottingham

8. Gilbert Lara

9. Demi Orimoloye

10. Monte Harrison

11. Kodi Medieros

12 Tyrone Taylor

13. Devin Williams

14. Isan Diaz

15. Clint Coulter

16. Nathan Kirby

17. Michael Reed

18. Marcos Diplan

19. Rymer Liriano

20. Adrian Houser

21. Jake Gatewood

22. Freddy Peralta

23. Taylor Williams

24. Victor Roache

25. Zach Davies

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26. Javier Betancourt

27. Miguel Diaz

28. Jacob Barnes

29. Bubba Derby

30. David Denson

[Noche]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Josh Hader

3. Trent Clark

4. Jacob Nottingham

5. Brett Phillips

6. Kodi Medeiros

7. Cody Ponce

8. Jorge Lopez

9. Devin Williams

10. Monte Harrison

11. Isan Diaz

12. Demi Orimoloye

13. Marcos Diplan

14. Gilbert Lara

15. Clint Coulter

16. Zach Davies

17. Adrian Houser

18. Nathan Kirby

19. Tyrone Taylor

20. Keon Broxton

21. Michael Reed

22. Rymer Liriano

23. Ramon Flores

24. Javier Betancourt

25. Taylor Williams

26. Bubba Derby

27. Angel Ventura

28. Joantgel Segovia

29. Carlos Herrera

30. Victor Roache

31. Jacob Gatewood

32. Junior Guerra

33. Jacob Barnes

34. Colin Walsh

35. Nate Orf

36. Garin Cecchini

37. Garret Cooper

38. Yadiel Rivera

39. Freddy Peralta

40. Miguel Diaz

41. Trey Supak

42. Brandon Diaz

43. Malik Collymore

44. Troy Stokes

45. Dustin Houle

46. Franley Mallen

47. Tyrone Perry

48. George Iskanderian

49. Ignacio Otano

50. David Denson

51. Carlos Luna

 

1. Orlando Arcia: Whip-quick bat and "flawless" defense at the most important defensive position

2. Josh Hader: Best stuff in the system and I think he begins his career as a starting pitcher

3. Trent Clark: Really hoping he continues to develop into a Mookie Betts type

4. Jacob Nottingham: Brewers see him behind the plate and the bat is advanced and potent

5. Brett Phillips: Multi-plus tool player at a premium defensive position

6. Kodi Medeiros: A very good candidate to see his stuff tick up as he gets older. Hader-esque stuff if it does

7. Cody Ponce: Stuff instantly translated and the arsenal is fully stocked

8. Jorge Lopez: Gallardo-like ceiling with just as much success as failure on his resume

9. Devin Williams: Another likely candidate to see his stuff tick up as he matures. Big velocity can be expected if that happens

10. Monte Harrison: Probably would have challenged Isan Diaz for Pioneer League MVP if not injured and he profiles at a more important position

11. Isan Diaz: Elite ceiling bat up the middle of the diamond will likely be a top-10 mainstay

12. Demi Orimoloye: How this guy fell to the 4th round is almost as big a mystery as how Giancarlo Stanton fell to the 2nd round

13. Marcos Diplan: 3 pitch guy with good heat and plenty of success in short season

14. Gilbert Lara: Physically impressive and a scouting darling. Would be sweet to see him have a second season like Isan Diaz did

15. Clint Coulter: The bat is clearly impact for me but he is a man without a position and a likely trade candidate

16. Zach Davies: Major league caliber starter who will have a sneaky good peak

17. Adrian Houser: Kind of bullpen guy at the time of the trade but he started pumping 95+ into the late innings with Biloxi. Now he looks like an average starter or impact reliever

18. Nathan Kirby: Future top-10 guy if his rehab goes well. Dominated the College World Series with plus stuff

19. Tyrone Taylor: I'm really not that down on Taylor. He has had some incredible statistical seasons while always being young. I expect a nice 2016 for him

20. Keon Broxton: Broxton, Reed, Liriano and Flores all look like average-ish major league outfielders with a few above average peak seasons if things go well

21. Michael Reed

22. Rymer Liriano

23. Ramon Flores

24. Javier Betancourt: I think his numbers at Biloxi will surprise some folks. Similar offensive profile to Arcia for some

25. Taylor Williams: What a bonus it will be to see Williams and Kirby ready to go next Spring

26. Bubba Derby: Gets a boatload of K's with below average nastiness. Similar profile to Mike Fiers or Zach Davies in that sense

27. Angel Ventura: The FSL is tough on hitters but the environment should propel a guy like Ventura

28. Joantgel Segovia: Clearly has a plus plus tool but the rest of the profile underwhelms. The bat makes line drive contact everywhere he goes

29. Carlos Herrera: Perfect example of a pre-hype pick-up as Herrera is a good bet to improve his stuff naturally through body maturation and coaching

30. Victor Roache: Dreamers see Nelson Cruz with the bat while realists see a backup power bat off the bench

31. Jacob Gatewood: The needed adjustments are obvious but I think he has a shot. The best thing for him is seeing the boatloads of quality talent around him

32. Junior Guerra: Very old but very nasty

33. Jacob Barnes: Very nasty in short stints after conversion to relief

34. Colin Walsh: Walsh, Orf, Cecchini all seem like average-ish bench options with a decent year or two as a starter

35. Nate Orf

36. Garin Cecchini

37. Garret Cooper: Will have to force his way to the majors like Jason Rogers did and he might

38. Yadiel Rivera: Great defender probably cannot hit enough. Nice bench option

39. Freddy Peralta: Lot's of K's as a young guy

40. Miguel Diaz: Good results matched with good reports make Diaz a good bet to rise this list

41. Trey Supak: Big arm who needs to tighten up his game or move to the bullpen

42. Brandon Diaz: Diaz, Collymore and Stokes all have nice patience with perhaps surprising punch. Its easy to imagine one of them rising up this list quick

43. Malik Collymore:

44. Troy Stokes

45. Dustin Houle: Very similar profile to Nottingham although it has yet to manifest itself on the field for long stretches

46. Franley Mallen: Good sting in his stick from an athletic big body

47. Tyrone Perry: Either Perry or Iskenderian are probably the low-round offensive gem from the last draft. Could be fast risers

48. George Iskenderian

49. Ignacio Otano: Very young and dominated the DSL

50. David Denson: 2016 is probably his best/last shot to assert himself

51. Carlos Luna: Very young and dominated the DSL