Drafting for the present

[Oswald Chesterfield Cobble]

while I am not advocating this completely, I was wondering what were your guys thoughts about drafting a college closer that could help us in the immediate future. In the past ryan wagner, chad cordero, and huston street have been very succuessful for their teams. I know there really isn't that kind of player in this years draft, but maybe the closer from miami could help us. it might be more beneficial than drafting a high school pitcher that still might not sign with us and we have no idea if he will be riddled with injuries like a jm gold or nick neugebauer.

[colbyjack]

Huston Street was one closer that I would have been all for. This year, none of the closers are really first-round worthy anymore, and there seems to be a good chance that one of the top ones would be available for the team's 2nd round pick.

 

Not for the first-round though, no matter how much they need help in the bullpen. The talent just isn't there this year.

[Oswald Chesterfield Cobble]

i saw that perez is the best closer on the board and sickels has him going 53..just throwing it out, maybe we can get one in the 2nd

[Southwest Brewer]

I don't read all the posts in here....but if it hasn't been mentioned - XM Radio just announced they will have the draft on IIRC XM Channel 189 on June 6th.

[Oswald Chesterfield Cobble]

i usually listen to it on mlb radio. Are they doing that again this year.

[deeswan]

It will be on MLB radio and I think it's on MLB video this year as well.

[geothite]

The baseball draft isn't like the football draft.

If you start drafting that way (see the 1980s and 1990s Brewers of Sal Bando) you will torch your farm system in short order.

The problem is Melvin took over a mess and pitching is the hardest pieces to find.

 

In my opinion the next 4 or 5 drafts need to be dedicated to filling the system with arms with no concern about them helping in 2006 or 2007.

[Oswald Chesterfield Cobble]

that is definately true, and i did say on my first post that i am not advocating it, just throwing it out there

[SoCalBrewfan]

I wouldn't be surprised to see a college arm for their second round pick, either a starter that's dropped out of the first round for whatever reason or one of the college closers. Most people say pitching is the strength of the draft anyway, but with the premium many teams seem to pay for college arms none of us should be surprised if the Brewers go another direction, particularly with the 1st round pick.

 

While I'm sure Ned Yost would love to have three college pitchers to feed into the meat grinder come September, Jack Z seems to follow his draft board regardless of what the pressures from inside and outside the org might dictate. Thank heavens....

[Oswald Chesterfield Cobble]

i'd prefer a college arm with the first pick, especially if a player like bard is on the board. If a player like Chris Perez is there in the 2nd you have to look long and hard about making that pick. Because there are so many picks in the draft, and its suck a crabshoot, its worth the gamble.