The 2017 MLB Draft Thread (#9 Pick + #34 & #46)

[yoshii8]

Corbin Martin at 34 would be great. Not sold on Beck (or Adell) at 9. Would love Pavin Smith but that looks unlikely. Count me in the Alex Faedo at 9 camp.

 

I don't know, Faedo throws at such a weird arm angle. It kind of makes me hesitant to draft a guy like that after Jungmann and Medieros.

[homer]

Brewers drafted pitchers for the sake of drafting pitchers a number of times. Pirates did the same thing. BPA.

[And That]

2080 Baseball has their first mock draft up.

 

Austin Beck is starting to become a theme.

[And That]

D1 Baseball has their first mock up as well, though it is behind a paywall.

[brewcrewdue80]

Brewers drafted pitchers for the sake of drafting pitchers a number of times. Pirates did the same thing. BPA.

 

 

Such as? What years?

[brewmann04]

If they go batter again have to thinkDS has a future plan to use them to get some arms down the road. But the brewers need to continue to add pitching

[JosephC]

Any chance RHP-Blayne Enlow makes it to #34? Listed as a top 30 player by both Baseball America and MLB.com, but most mocks don't have him as being a top 30 pick. Baseball America does at #27 to the Cubs. But he's not listed in the Jim Callis mock (only goes through 30 picks) or the John Sickels mock (goes through 36 picks). He is an LSU commitment so I don't know if signability would be an issue. But he looks like a big kid who has some room to fill out and already has one plus breaking ball. If he makes it to #34 I'd love to see the Brewers pick him.

[And That]

Enlow has been slipping down lists slowly but steadily this spring - Patrick could maybe speak more to the reason why, but he was initially in the teens overall, and now I have him at #37. I haven't heard about signability being an issue with him, but at #34 or #46, it could start to be.

[And That]

Updated mock draft from MLB Pipeline.

 

Brewers pass on Beck, Haseley, Faedo, and Baz still on the board, amongst others I would take over the Brewers' pick.

 

Also noteworthy is Mayo has Nick Pratto going to the Braves at #5. He hasn't been mentioned much as a possible Brewers pick, but he'll probably be there at #9, and I'm sure the Brewers are looking at him. Taking a HS first baseman isn't that exciting of a pick there, but Pratto would also be a top prospect as a LHP, and is sort of a proto-McKay.

[Madhawk23]

Updated mock draft from MLB Pipeline.

 

Brewers pass on Beck, Haseley, Faedo, and Baz still on the board, amongst others I would take over the Brewers' pick.

 

Also noteworthy is Mayo has Nick Pratto going to the Braves at #5. He hasn't been mentioned much as a possible Brewers pick, but he'll probably be there at #9, and I'm sure the Brewers are looking at him. Taking a HS first baseman isn't that exciting of a pick there, but Pratto would also be a top prospect as a LHP, and is sort of a proto-McKay.

 

I'm certainly no scouting expert here, but I really don't like all of these Adell predictions. Really hope that he doesn't end up being our pick, as I just think there is too much risk with guys like that (in the Buxton mold).

 

I watched a bit of the UK/Fla game last night and UK really hit Faedo hard. I know it's just one start that I saw, but I certainly didn't come away real impressed with what I saw from him either.

 

At this stage, I guess I'm not sure who I'm hoping we take at #9? I wouldn't mind seeing Bukauskas or Pavin Smith fall to us there, but it seems that most are projecting that they go off the board just before #9.

[colbyjack]

madtownhawk mentioned what I was about Faedo and some of these players in general, but there are a lot of opportunities right now to watch some of these players. I believe both Luke Heimlich of Oregon State and David Peterson of Oregon will both be throwing on stations, at least for me, and I have Spectrum outside of Milwaukee.

 

As for Faedo, since I know a lot of people have mentioned their interest in him, isn't for me at least not at #9. He's far too slider reliant, and several of my staff-mates think he's more of a short reliever long-term that could potentially dominant with that slider (to go along with a good fastball too, but he doesn't have the same confidence with the pitch).

 

Enlow from what I have heard has been what he has been in the past, but with so many players moving up (and down) boards sometimes staying put isn't necessarily a good thing. It also may not mean anything, as we've heard the 30-40 range is probably where he would end up going anyway. Very good, projectable frame, low-90s fastball with room for more and spins one of the better curveballs in draft.

 

Interesting that Austin Beck and Jordon Adell are finding their way onto more and more mock draft at #9. Some really interesting stuff floating around right now. I still think one of the bigger college bats, Pavin Smith and Keston Hiura, may be the way to go based on pure value.

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Updated mock draft from MLB Pipeline.

 

Brewers pass on Beck, Haseley, Faedo, and Baz still on the board, amongst others I would take over the Brewers' pick.

 

Also noteworthy is Mayo has Nick Pratto going to the Braves at #5. He hasn't been mentioned much as a possible Brewers pick, but he'll probably be there at #9, and I'm sure the Brewers are looking at him. Taking a HS first baseman isn't that exciting of a pick there, but Pratto would also be a top prospect as a LHP, and is sort of a proto-McKay.

I'll go to hell if the Yankees have Rutherford and Beck fall in their laps two years in a row.

[homer]

Brewers drafted pitchers for the sake of drafting pitchers a number of times. Pirates did the same thing. BPA.

 

 

Such as? What years?

 

Heckathorn, Bradley, Jungmann, Arnett, Fredrickson

 

I think Jungmann and Bradley in particular were drafted for need. I think Melvin drafted guys he thought would get to the bigs quickly.

[brewmann04]

The crew has missed on some pithing in the past but that does not mean they should shy away from that in this draft.

[JosephC]

Another player I really like in the #34/#46 area is Georgia high school outfielder Drew Waters. Switch-hitter who isn't overwhelming with the bat, but he seems like a good bet to get on-base enough where his best talents (defense and speed) can be put to good use.

 

Has anybody heard if the Brewers have interest in Stanford RHP-Tristan Beck at #34/#46? I know they had drafted him previously in 2015 and Ray Montgomery was with the Brewers at that time. I've also read somewhere that teams might be looking at Beck as a late first round below-slot candidate, so even though he seems to be grading lower (Baseball America has him at #54, MLB has him at #52) there is a chance he is picked ahead of #34.

[And That]

New aggregate ranking with a few updates:

 

1. Hunter Greene, HS, RHP/SS

2. Brendan McKay, 4yr, LHP/1B/OF

3. Kyle Wright, 4yr, RHP

4. Royce Lewis, HS, OF

5. JB Bukauskas, 4yr, RHP

6. MacKenzie Gore, HS, LHP

7. Jeren Kendall, 4yr, OF

8. Austin Beck, HS, OF

9. Pavin Smith, 4yr, 1B

10. Alex Faedo, 4yr, RHP

11. DL Hall, HS, LHP

12. Nick Pratto, HS, 1B/LHP

13. Jo Adell, HS, OF

14. Adam Haseley, 4yr, OF

15. Seth Romero, 4yr, LHP

16. Griffin Canning, 4yr, RHP

17. Sam Carlson, HS, RHP

18. Trevor Rogers, HS, LHP

19. Shane Baz, HS, RHP

20. David Peterson, 4yr, LHP

21. Keston Hiura, 4yr, 2B/OF

22. Tanner Houck, 4yr, RHP

23. Hans Crouse, HS, RHP

24. Jake Burger, 4yr, 3B

25. Logan Warmoth, 4yr, SS

26. Brendon Little, JC, RHP

27. Heliot Ramos, HS, OF

28. Alex Lange, 4yr, RHP

29. Bubba Thompson, HS, OF

30. Nick Allen, HS, SS

31. Matt Sauer, HS, RHP

32. Nate Pearson, JC, RHP

33. Evan White, 4yr, 1B/OF

34. Blayne Enlow, HS, RHP

35. Drew Waters, HS, OF

36. Wil Crowe, 4yr, RHP

37. Clarke Schmidt, 4yr, RHP

38. Quentin Holmes, HS, OF

39. Mark Vientos, HS, SS/3B

40. Garrett Mitchell, HS, OF

 

At the Brewers slots for the first five round, I currently have:

9. Pavin Smith, 4yr, 1B

34. Blayne Enlow, HS, RHP

46. Conner Uselton, HS, OF

84. Landon Leach, HS (Canada), RHP

114. Kyle Jacobsen, HS, OF

144. Jayson Gonzalez, HS, 3B

[JosephC]

I'm kind of surprised Enlow is that high considering the last Baseball America list has him at #80. But I'd take him. Enlow at #34 and Waters at #35....those are probably my two favorites for that pick at #34.

 

And That...could you give me information as to where Stanford RHP-Tristan Beck slotted in the aggregate ranking?

[And That]

The latest BA list has Enlow at #27. This is from about 3 weeks ago.

 

I have Tristan Beck at #45.

[JosephC]

I beg your pardon, turns out I was looking at the Baseball America list from March.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/2017-top-100-mlb-draft-prospects/#DTrQbaDV1gWLMSR7.97

 

Thanks for providing the ranking for Tristan Beck. It will be very interesting to see where he's drafted and how teams treat the slot value associated with him since he is a draft-eligible sophomore.

[Never Outhustled]

 

Interesting that Austin Beck and Jordon Adell are finding their way onto more and more mock draft at #9. Some really interesting stuff floating around right now. I still think one of the bigger college bats, Pavin Smith and Keston Hiura, may be the way to go based on pure value.

 

Can Keston Hiura really play 2nd base? What makes Pavin any different than his Virginia teammate last year, Matt Thaiss? Thaiss had just 16 strikeouts last year, and identical overall numbers. I don't think anyone would be all that excited to have Thaiss right now.

 

Thanks in advance!

[And That]

From a few days ago, Jason Churchill have Brewers taking Baz at #9.

[Austin Tatious]

Interesting treatment of Mackenzie Gore versus Hunter Greene. If Gore somehow fell, which is highly unlikely, that would be amazing for the Brewers. Just what the doctor ordered.

 

http://eastvillagetimes.com/2017/05/making-a-case-for-mackenzie-gore-over-hunter-greene-in-upcoming-draft/

[homer]

The crew has missed on some pithing in the past but that does not mean they should shy away from that in this draft.

 

I don't disagree but don't take a pitcher simply because it's an organizational need. Take him if he's deserving of that slot in the draft.

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Seriously our strength right now in the minors is pitching. That could change quickly, but pitching is hardly a need. I will say it till I'm blue in the face BPA!

[Oxy]

Seriously our strength right now in the minors is pitching. That could change quickly, but pitching is hardly a need. I will say it till I'm blue in the face BPA!

 

BPA is totally correct as far as the draft goes, but that won't mean I might wince a little if we get Jeren Kendall at #9 and we don't make any trades this summer. ThassalottaOFers.

 

Plus, the MLB club picked up Broxton, Perez, Shaw, Thames, and Bandy for next to nothing, and they are all young (minus Thames) and are all producing like all-stars. It sure seems like pitching is once again at a premium league wide right now. Four years ago that wasn't the case, so maybe 4 years from now the cycle might switch back again. It's hard to say.