Official Draft Discussion Thread (Rounds 5-9)

[Brian the Automator]

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[bjkrautk]

Ex-Brewer draftee Stephen Kahn to the Royals.

 

Hopefully, one of the picks between 5 & 9 is a catcher.

[nikip43]

I wonder if the Brewers were debating selecting Kahn again in round 5 before Seattle nabbed him

[And That]

Former Brewers draftee Steve Kahn just taken by the Mariners.

[SoCalBrewfan]

Old friend Steve Kahn just went to Seattle.

[SoCalBrewfan]

jinx

[RyDogg66]

Great! The Nationals take Ryan Delaughter "is killing me"

[And That]

The Brewers win the New York Yankees Long-Delay Award for round 5.

[gregmag]

RHP -- a college guy, thank God.

 

Greg.

[homer]

Brewers take this guy:

 

kevin roberts

[SoCalBrewfan]

Lightly recruited out of high school, Roberts has become a two-way standout at Houston. He has hit .359 with a team-high eight homers this spring, while going 6-3, 3.59 as the Cougars' No. 3 starter. He's wiry strong and has some pop at the plate, though he's a little shaky on defense. His future is on the mound. Roberts' stuff hasn't been consistently sharp this spring, mostly because he has been pulling double duty. At his best, he has shown a 90-94 mph fastball, a true 12-to-6 curveball and a good straight changeup. He projects more as a pro reliever, though it has been difficult for scouts to get a feel for him in that role. He looked good coming out of the bullpen in the Cape Cod League last summer, though he pitched just 11 innings for Falmouth. The success of Jesse Crain and Ryan Wagner has teams willing to bank on another Houston reliever, and the feeling is Roberts will have two consistent plus pitches when he focuses solely on pitching.

[bjkrautk]

Quote:

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Wiry strength and sharp 12-to-6 curveball should improve as pitcher-only

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BA ranked Kevin Roberts 133 overall.

[pogokat]

he appears to have been a pretty good hitter as well

[brettac1]

http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/hou/sports/m-basebl/auto_headshot/24145.jpeg

[gregmag]

Part of me is bummed to hear that the first pitcher we selected who isn't going to break down is projected as a reliever. But how much does that even mean? Is it really possible to write a pitcher out of the rotation on draft day? Just curious what others think.

 

Of course, part of me thinks that drafting pitchers in the upper rounds at all is useless, but I realize I'm weird that way, so I won't press it again.

 

Greg.

[molitor fan]

Roberts got knocked out of his last start vs. East Carolina after the 1st inning after giving up 6 baserunners and 4 runs

[SoCalBrewfan]

Butera and Larish are notable names...Detroit has some interesting picks.

[brettac1]

If he's mentioned in the same breath as Wagner and Crain, as he was on MLB Radio, one has to think he'll move quickly.

[batman]

Sweet, Ryan Rote just got selected.

 

~Bill

[brettac1]

Another HS pitcher for Billy.

[SoCalBrewfan]

Wonder if Kenny Maiques is on the Brewers' radar...

[And That]

Yah, 4 out of 7 A's picks have been HS RHPs. I think he's finally cracked under the pressure.

[brettac1]

I think it's simply HS pitchers being undervalued in his mind, and maybe some teams are taking college pitchers just for the sake of taking college pitchers.

[SoCalBrewfan]

Someone will soon tell us that Billy has a new metric to evaluate HS RHP and it's clearly the smart thing to do...something about market inefficiencies.

[EdgarDiazRocks]

Methinks he doesn't plan on signing a few of them and saving a little money ala the Reds and Stauffer a few years ago.