# of players who are unlikely to sign...

[Voodoo Muppet]

This is the first year I've followed the draft really closely, so I don't know what is "normal", but the Brewers seem to be picking a lot of guys who seem unlikely to sign.

 

Is this pretty much par for the course for picks in the teens and below? Or are we taking a more gambles than normal?

[SoCalBrewfan]

Par for the course. Sometimes they'll convince one or two of those guys in the teens to sign right away, like Moss or Tommy Hawk. Others might be convinced to go to a two-year college as a DFE. Others won't sign...in some cases like Ray Liotta of the White Sox, they'll improve their draft standing considerably.

[Oswald Chesterfield Cobble]

i saw that our 18th pick already said he won't sign with the team. The thing is the draft is such a crabshoot, you have to take risks with these players even though you may loose them. The reward could be huge.

[DHonks]

What's peculiar about this year is the number of pitchers. In past years, the Crew used rounds 15-30 to draft a number of solid college hitters. Some that come to mind are Tony Festa, DJ Clark, Brenden Katin, etc

[DHonks]

also for the draft being a crapshoot, sometimes it has really odd things. Like the year Michael Garciaparra went in the supplemental 1st round to the M's. Several clubs admitted that he wasn't on their 2000+ person draft board. Most laughed at the selection, but he's now hitting .300 in AAA.

[Voodoo Muppet]

Thanks guys. Glad to hear that isn't unusual and we aren't gambling away an inordinate amount of picks.

[clancyphile]

It looks as if this draft will have a fair number of folks who "got away".

 

I'm not thrilled about this draft as I was in past drafts. It just seems ho-hum between the ones likely to get away and the folks who were picked.

[PeaveyFury]

This draft was pretty ho-hum going in, as colby would probably tell you. Compared to past years, this year was pretty weak.

 

Add in picking in the second half of the round instead of in the top 5-10, and of course the talent isn't going to be as exciting.

[EdgarDiazRocks]

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The thing is the draft is such a crabshoot, you have to take risks with these players even though you may loose them.

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I just gotta say that I think shooting crabs is just unsporting.

 

Unless it is in self defense of course.

 

http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~hollidac/crabpinch.jpg

[SoCalBrewfan]

Shooting crabs in a barrel is unsporting...but in the wild crabs are dangerous and make for a very exciting hunt. If you miss, or only wound them, they'll charge. Sideways.