2016 Post-Season Community Top 25 Prospect Poll - Voting has closed.

[reillymcshane]

We would like to invite everyone to participate in the 2016 Post-Season BF.net Fan Community Top 25 Prospects voting.

 

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.

 

Voting will conclude on October 21. You can change your votes at anytime through the 21st, so I recommend getting your picks in early. You can always go back and tweak your list.

 

RULES

 

1. Submit your Top 25 prospects, in order, by end of day on Friday, October 21. 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, or if you mistakenly miss a number, or have a guy twice, or whatever, 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 week 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: Orlando Arcia, Jhan Marinez, Keon Broxton, Josmil Pinto, Andrew Susac, Tyler Cravy

- Eligible players with ML experience: Wei-Chung Wang, David Goforth, Rymer Liriano, Garin Cecchini, Jorge Lopez, Michael Reed, Yadiel Rivera, Yhonathan Barrios, Adrian Houser, 1B Andy Wilkens, P Jacob Barnes, Manny Pina, Brent Suter, Damien Magnifico, Ben Rowen

 

Player notes:

 

- Adrian Houser had Tommy John surgery and will likely be out at least a year, so he may miss all or most of 2017.

- OF Rymer Liriano missed all of 2016 following being hit by a pitch in pre-season. I have not heard any information on his return.

- 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 - SS Angel Ortega and pitcher Jorge Ortega.

- Please comment if you know other conflicts.

 

New players to consider:

 

- OF Ryan Cordell (acquired from Texas)

 

Updated Prospect Rankings:

 

MLB Pipeline mid-season Top 30 Brewers (updates as players graduate off lists): http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016?list=mil

MLB Pipeline mid-season Top 100 players (updates as players graduate off lists): http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016

Baseball America mid-season Top 100 (does not include 2016 draft picks): http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/midseason-top-100-prospects/

Baseball Prospectus mid-season Top 50 (does not include 2016 draft picks): http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=29756

Miller Park Prospects Top 40 Brewers (updated 8/07): https://millerparkprospects.wordpress.com/prospect-rankings/

Minor League Ball end-of-season Top 100: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/9/24/12932956/top-100-prospects-end-of-2016

 

Previous Polls

 

BF.net 2016 Mid-Season Top 25 - viewtopic.php?f=64&t=34472

BF.net 2016 Pre-Season Top 25 - viewtopic.php?f=64&t=33867

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

 

Please note that we reserve the right to throw out ballots if we feel that the voting was done without following the rules or spirit of the exercise.

 

Thanks for participating!

[adambr2]

1. Lewis Brinson

2. Isan Diaz

3. Josh Hader

4. Corey Ray

5. Luis Ortiz

6. Phil Bickford

7. Brandon Woodruff

8. Brett Phillips

9. Trent Clark

10. Marcos Diplan

11. Jorge Lopez

12. Lucas Erceg

13. Cody Ponce

14. Gilbert Lara

15. Jacob Nottingham

16. Ryan Cordell

17. Jacob Barnes

18. Freddy Peralta

19. Brent Suter

20. Nathan Kirby

21. Kodi Medeiros

22. Monte Harrison

23. Wei-Chung Wang

24. Taylor Williams

25. Devin Williams

26. Clint Coulter

[Mr Southpaw]

Very nice list of players. Brinson went up on my list proving me wrong while Lara, Ray, and Harrison still have something to prove.

 

#1 Josh Hader, LHP

#2 Lewis Brinson, CF

#3 Luis Ortiz, RHP

#4 Isan Diaz, SS/2B

#5 Brent Suter LHP

#6 Phil Bickford, RHP

#7 Marcos Diplan, RHP

#8 Trent Clark, OF,

#9 Brett Phillips, CF,

#10 Lucas Erceg, 3B

#11 Brandon Woodruff, RHP

#12 Joantgel Segovia CF

#13 Kodi Medeiros, LHP

#14 Jacob Nottingham, C

#15 Jake Gatewood, 3B

#16 Clint Coulter C

#17 Jorge Lopez RHP

#18 Devin Williams, RHP

#19 Wei-Chung Wang, LHP

#20 Cody Ponce, RHP

#21 Freddy Peralta, RHP

#22 Corey Ray, OF

#23 Damien Magnifico

#24 Gilbert Lara, SS

#25 Demi Orimoloye, OF

 

Trey Supak RHP

Miguel Diaz, RHP

Corbin Burnes, RHP

Nathan Kirby, LHP

Jon Perrin RHP

Mario Feliciano C

Braden Webb RHP

Monte Harrison, OF

[sfl2hnq17]

1. L. Brinson

2. Hader

3. L. Ortiz

4. I. Diaz

5. T. Clark

6. C. Ray

7. M. Diplan

8. P. Bickford

9. M. Phillips

10. J.Lopez

11. C. Ponce

12. F. Peralta

13. B. Woodruff

14. L. Erceg

15. D. Williams

16. D. Orimoloye

17. G. Lara

18. C. Burnes

19. N. Kirby

20. K. Medeiros

21. M. Harrison

22. J. Gatewood

23. T. Taylor

24. J. Nottingham

25. T. Williams

[LouisEly]

Wow, even going to 35 I had to leave out T. Williams, McLanahan, Supak, Webb, Suter, Wren, Reed, M. Feliciano, G. Garcia, Gideon, Burkhalter, QTC (Torres-Costa), A. Meyers, M. McDowell, Neuhaus, all guys who either have made or I think have a chance to make the majors. The system is deep.

 

The 2nd 5 out:

 

35) J. Yamamoto

34) C. Harber

33) Z. Brown

32) D. Magnifico

31) C. Burnes

 

The first five out:

 

30) J. Barrios

29) M. Harrison

28) J. Gatewood

27) J. Perrin

26) R. Liriano

 

The top 25:

 

25) A. Houser

24) K. Medeiros

23) N. Kirby

22) D. Williams

21) J. Barnes

20) G. Lara

19) M. Diaz

18) J. Nottingham

17) C. Coulter

16) R. Cordell

15) J. Lopez

14) W-C Wang

13) C. Ponce

12) L. Erceg

11) F. Peralta

10) M. Diplan

9) B. Phillips

8) T. Clark

7) C. Ray

6) P. Bickford

5) L. Brinson

4) I. Diaz

3) L. Ortiz

2) B. Woodruff

1) J. Hader

[clancyphile]

1. LHP Brent Suter - His floor is as a very solid late-inning reliever. Question is, what is the ceiling, closer, or somewhere in the rotation?

2. 3B Lucas Erceg - Just dominated and will climb fast.

3. 2B Isan Diaz - Will he be what Rickie Weeks could have been?

4. 1B Ronnie Gideon - Awesome power bat at first base.

5. LHP Josh Hader - Can he overcome Colorado Springs?

6. CF Lewis Brinson - Five tools, top talent

7. RHP Jon Perrin - Went from Wisconsin to Biloxi. Moving up fast.

8. RHP Luis Ortiz - Two plus pitches mean great promise.

9. LHP Wei-Chung Wang - Former Rule V pick could be a steal.

10. IF/OF Ryan Cordell - Can play all four IF positions and all three OF positions

11. 1B/OF Garrett Cooper - Shades of Lyle Overbay, but more versatility.

12. RHP Brandon Woodruff - Dominated at AA and A+

13. RHP Phil Bickford - A right-handed Josh Hader

14. RHP Marcos Diplan – Have to love a 3.09 ERA, and almost 10.25 K per 9 innings.

15. RHP Freddy Peralta – 3.65 ERA, 10.65 K/9.

16. OF Troy Stokes - Quietly showing OBP skills, speed, and gap power.

17. OF Trent Clark - Awesome OBP skills, but can he boost his average?

18. OF Corey Ray - High pick, but starting at Brevard County was a mistake.

19. C Mitch Ghelfi - Switch hitter did solid in Wisconsin and Brevard County

20. C Jacob Nottingham - For a 21-year old at Biloxi, not bad.

21. OF/C Clint Coulter - Amazing what getting out of Brevard County does for a hitter.

22. OF Brett Phillips - Flashed power at Biloxi. Looks solid.

23. 3B/SS/1B Jacob Gatewood - Lots of power, but can he improve his contact and OBP skills?

24. UT Wes Wilson - Shows hitting and versatility (Spent time at seven positions). The new Hernan Perez?

25. RHP Jorge Ortega - Fell off from dominating 2015. Could bounce back, but leash must be short.

26. SS Gilbert Lara - Not seeing production

27. OF Demi Orimoloye – OBP skills improved, but other numbers are down.

28. RHP Cody Ponce – Peripherals look good, but only four innings a start is not good.

29. C Mario Feliciano – Hitting for average, but would like more OBP skills

30. RHP Devin Williams – A step behind Diplan and Peralta.

31. OF Monte Harrison – He just looks overmatched, based on the stats.

32. OF Joantgel Santovia - High-average hitter, no pop

33. C Nathan Rodriguez - Worth a look

34. 1B Moises Perez - Flashing a 3TO bat in the DSL

35. CF Jesus Lujano - OBP skills, some speed. Intriguing DSL project.

[And That]

Mr. Wilson goes by Wes, not Weston. For reference.

[clancyphile]

Mr. Wilson goes by Wes, not Weston. For reference.

 

Will remember for future ballots. Still, whether Wes or Weston, he looks very intriguing.

[Greenleaf1]

1. Lewis Brinson

2. Josh Hader

3. Corey Ray

4. Luis Ortiz

5. Phil Bickford

6. Isan Diaz

7. Trent Clark

8. Brett Phillips

9. Brandon Woodruff

10. Lucas Erceg

11. Marcos Diplan

12. Gilbert Lara

13. Cody Ponce

14. Jacob Nottingham

15. Jorge Lopez

16. Kodi Medeiros

17. Ryan Cordell

18. Devin Williams

19. Monte Harrison

20. Corbin Burnes

21. Freddy Peralta

22. Miguel Diaz

23. Trey Supak

24. Nathan Kirby

25. Jacob Barnes

[madbad2000]

1. Lewis Brinson

2. Josh Hader

3. Luis Ortiz

4. Phil Bickford

5. Corey Ray

6. Isan Diaz

7. Brett Phillips

8. Lucas Erceg

9. Brandon Woodruff

10. Gilbert Lara

11. Marcos Diplan

12. Cody Ponce

13. Ryan Cordell

14. Kodi Medeiros

15. Trent Clark

16. Jacob Nottingham

17. Jorge Lopez

18. Nathan Kirby

19. Freddy Peralta

20. Demi Orimoloye

21. Braden Webb

22. Monte Harrison

23. Corbin Burnes

24. Mario Feliciano

25 Jacob Gatewood

 

26. Chad McLanahan

27. Wei-Chung Wang

28. Devin Williams

29. Trey Supak

30. Ronnie Gideon

[FVBrewerFan]

Madbad, you have Isan Diaz listed twice

[pogokat]

Madbad, you have Isan Diaz listed twice

 

He's that good.

[Crash2303]

Top 25

1 Lewis Brinson

2 Josh Hader

3 Luis Ortiz

4 Corey Ray

5 Phil Bickford

6 Marcos Diplan

7 Isan Diaz

8 Brandon Woodruff

9 Brett Phillips

10 Trent Clark

11 Jorge Lopez

12 Jacob Nottingham

13 Freddy Peralta

14 Gilbert Lara (his surge at the end of the year gave me hope, but Kusiolek's scouting reports from instructionals gives me pause)

15 Kodi Medeiros

16 Devin Williams

17 Trey Supak (improved control, combined with excellent stuff and solid year at a young age jumped him from 57 to 17)

18 Lucas Erceg

19 Cody Ponce (reports of a 89-90 FB in instructionals is worrisome, but writing it off as instructionals)

20 Corbin Burnes

21 Nathan Kirby

22 Rymer Liriano (the forgotten talent in the system. lots of upside. recent injuries have cost him 2 years of experience- still only 25, in terms of developmental timeline, is probably closer to that of a 23 year old- i predict he's this year's Keon Broxton)

23 Monte Harrison

24 Clint Coulter (welcome back, Clint- hope you stick around)

25 Ryan Cordell

 

Apologies to:

26 Jacob Gatewood (at this point, i think his ceiling might be Brandon Wood, which is actually a compliment)

27 Miguel Diaz

28 Mario Feliciano

29 Demi Orimoloye

30 Jacob Barnes

[IndyCrew]

1. L. Brinson

2. J. Hader

3. I Diaz

4. M. Phillips

5. L. Erceg

6. L. Ortiz

7. P. Bickford

8. G. Lara

9. J. Lopez

10. T. Clark

11. C. Ray

12. M. Diplan

13. C. Ponce

14. K. Medeiros

15. N. Kirby

16. R. Cordell

17. B. Woodruff

18. C. Coulter

19. M. Harrison

20. J. Nottingham

21. D. Williams

22. F. Peralta

23. J. Gatewood

24. D. Orimoloye

25. C. Mclanahan

[reillymcshane]

Madbad, you have Isan Diaz listed twice

A perfect reason to add an extra man or two to your list. Every poll someone lists someone twice, or only posts 24 guys, or something like that.

[Outlander]

1. Lewis Brinson

2. Josh Hader

3. Luis Ortiz

4. Isan Diaz

5. Corey Ray

6. Brandon Woodruff

7. Phil Bickford

8. Brett Phillips

9. Marcos Diplan

10. Trent Clark

11. Gilbert Lara

12. Lucas Erceg

13. Cody Ponce

14. Jorge Lopez

15. Jacob Nottingham

16. Ryan Cordell

17. Freddy Peralta

18. Kodi Medeiros

19. Michael Reed

20. Troy Stokes

21. Brent Suter

22. Jake Gatewood

23. Clint Coulter

24. Devin Williams

25. Garrett Cooper

[CheezWizHed]

[pre]Ranking Name Position

1 Lewis Brinson CF

2 Josh Hader LHSP

3 Phil Bickford RHSP

4 Luis Ortiz RHSP

5 Isan Diaz 2B

6 Corey Ray CF

7 Cody Ponce RHSP

8 Brett Phillips CF

9 Trent Clark CF

10 Lucas Erceg 3B

11 Jorge Lopez RHSP

12 Brandon Woodruff RHSP

13 Marcos Diplan RHSP

14 Freddy Peralta RHSP

15 Ryan Cordell OF

16 Jacob Nottingham C

17 Gilbert Lara SS

18 Miguel Diaz RHSP

19 Corbin Burnes RHSP

20 Jake Gatewood 1B

21 Jon Perrin RHSP

22 Kodi Medeiros LHSP

23 Demi Orimoloye OF

24 Jacob Barnes RHRP

25 Monte Harrison CF

 

26 Clint Coulter OF

27 Mario Feliciano C

28 Kyle Wren CF

29 Wei-Chung Wang LHSP

30 Devin Williams RHSP

31 Garrett Cooper 1B

32 Brent Suter LHRP

33 Damien Magnifico RHRP

34 Michael Reed OF

35 Aaron Wilkerson RHSP

36 Garin Cecchini 3B

37 Manny Pina C

38 Victor Roache OF

39 Yhonathan Barrios RHRP

40 Tyrone Taylor CF

41 Nathan Kirby LHSP

42 Malik Collymore OF

43 Taylor Williams RHSP

44 Rymer Liriano OF

45 Adrian Houser RHSP

46 Braden Webb RHSP

47 Troy Stokes OF

48 Trey Supak RHSP

49 Nate Griep RHRP

50 Jordan Yamamoto RHSP

51 Zack Brown RHSP

52 Max McDowell C

53 Dustin Houle C

54 Ronnie Gideon 1B

55 Franly Mallen 2B

56 Tucker Neuhaus 2B

57 Daniel Missaki RHSP

58 Jon Olczak RHRP

59 Gabriel Garcia 1B

60 Carlos Herrera RHSP

61 Nash Walters RHSP

62 Chad McClanahan 3B

63 Payton Henry C

64 Yadiel Rivera SS

65 Mitch Lambson LHRP

66 Nate Orf 3B

67 Javier Betancourt 2B

68 Angel Ventura RHSP

69 Clint Terry LHRP

70 Dustin Demuth 1B

71 Angel Ortega SS

72 Wendell Rijo 2B

73 Tristan Archer RHRP

74 Bubba Derby RHSP

75 Mitch Ghelfi 1B

76 Blake Allemand SS

77 Quintin Torres-Costa LHSP

78 David Denson OF

79 Conor Harber RHRP

80 Drake Owenby LHRP

81 Luis Aviles SS

82 Tyrone Perry 1B

83 Carlos Leal C[/pre]

 

I hope I'm covered if I duplicated a name...

[CheezWizHed]

And just because I can, here is my list grouped by position:

[pre]Position Position Rank Overall Rank Name

RHSP 1 3 Phil Bickford

RHSP 2 4 Luis Ortiz

RHSP 3 7 Cody Ponce

RHSP 4 11 Jorge Lopez

RHSP 5 12 Brandon Woodruff

RHSP 6 13 Marcos Diplan

RHSP 7 14 Freddy Peralta

RHSP 8 18 Miguel Diaz

RHSP 9 19 Corbin Burnes

RHSP 10 21 Jon Perrin

 

LHSP 1 2 Josh Hader

LHSP 2 22 Kodi Medeiros

LHSP 3 29 Wei-Chung Wang

LHSP 4 41 Nathan Kirby

LHSP 5 77 Quintin Torres-Costa

 

RHRP 1 24 Jacob Barnes

RHRP 2 33 Damien Magnifico

RHRP 3 39 Yhonathan Barrios

RHRP 4 49 Nate Griep

 

LHRP 1 32 Brent Suter

LHRP 2 65 Mitch Lambson

LHRP 3 69 Clint Terry

LHRP 4 80 Drake Owenby

 

1B 1 20 Jake Gatewood

1B 2 31 Garrett Cooper

1B 3 54 Ronnie Gideon

1B 4 59 Gabriel Garcia

1B 5 70 Dustin Demuth

 

2B 1 5 Isan Diaz

2B 2 55 Franly Mallen

2B 3 56 Tucker Neuhaus

2B 4 67 Javier Betancourt

2B 5 72 Wendell Rijo

 

SS 1 17 Gilbert Lara

SS 2 64 Yadiel Rivera

SS 3 71 Angel Ortega

SS 4 76 Blake Allemand

SS 5 81 Luis Aviles

 

3B 1 10 Lucas Erceg

3B 2 36 Garin Cecchini

3B 3 62 Chad McClanahan

3B 4 66 Nate Orf

 

CF 1 1 Lewis Brinson

CF 2 6 Corey Ray

CF 3 8 Brett Phillips

CF 4 9 Trent Clark

CF 5 25 Monte Harrison

CF 6 28 Kyle Wren

CF 7 40 Tyrone Taylor

 

OF 1 15 Ryan Cordell

OF 2 23 Demi Orimoloye

OF 3 26 Clint Coulter

OF 4 34 Michael Reed

OF 5 38 Victor Roache

OF 6 42 Malik Collymore

OF 7 44 Rymer Liriano

OF 8 47 Troy Stokes

OF 9 78 David Denson

 

C 1 16 Jacob Nottingham

C 2 27 Mario Feliciano

C 3 37 Manny Pina

C 4 52 Max McDowell

C 5 53 Dustin Houle[/pre]

[FVBrewerFan]

Madbad, you have Isan Diaz listed twice

 

He's that good.

 

Haha, true. But I don't like the precedent. Next thing you know Suter will be listed 1-10 on someone's ballot.

[CheeseheadInQC]

1. Josh Hader

2. Lewis Brinson

3. Luis Ortiz

4. Corey Ray

5. Isan Diaz

6. Phil Bickford

7. Marcos Diplan

8. Trent Clark

9. Lucas Erceg

10. Brett Phillips

11. Brandon Woodruff

12. Freddy Peralta

13. Jacob Nottingham

14. Jorge Lopez

15. Gilbert Lara

16. Ryan Cordell

17. Kodi Medeiros

18. Cody Ponce

19. Monte Harrison

20. Nathan Kirby

21. Zack Brown

22. Corbin Burnes

23. Miguel Diaz

24. Demi Orimoyole

25. Mario Feliciano

 

Next 10

26. Jacob Barnes

27. Clint Coulter

28. Devin Williams

29. Taylor Williams

30. Jake Gatewood

31. Trey Supak

32. Troy Stokes

33. Wei-Chung Wang

34. Brent Suter

35. Gabriel Garcia

 

Comments:

- I know I'm likely to again be the highest on Brown (and perhaps again the only one to list him in the top 25), but the combination of the compliments about his stuff during the draft writeups and the fact that I believe only Perrin had a better WHIP or K/BB ratio at Wisconsin this year has me intrigued.

 

- This always makes me realize how little I know about how the non-top prospect pitchers project. Perrin's a good example.

 

- If I'd have gone out to 50 I'd have tried to fit Desguin in. For a guy who doesn't have as much pitching experience, his Wisconsin stats are pretty impressive.

[Jenkins5]

1. Lewis Brinson

2. Josh Hader

3. Isan Diaz

4. Luis Ortiz

5. Phil Bickford

6. Corey Ray

7. Brett Phillips

8. Marcos Diplan

9. Trent Clark

10. Lucas Erceg

11. Gilbert Lara

12. Brandon Woodruff

13. Jacob Nottingham

14. Cody Ponce

15. Jorge Lopez

16. Monte Harrison

17. Freddy Peralta

18. Jacob Gatewood

19. Kodi Mederois

20. Demi Orimoloye

21. Corbin Burns

22. Nathan Kirby

23. Ryan Cordell

24. Mario Feliciano

25. Devin Williams

[MKE81]

1 - Lewis Brinson

2 - Josh Hader

3 - Luis Ortiz

4 - Phil Bickford

5 - Isan Diaz

6 - Brett Phillips

7 - Brandon Woodruff

8 - Corey Ray

9 - Trent Clark

10 - Marcos Diplan

11 - Jacob Nottingham

12 - Ryan Cordell

13 - Jacob Barnes

14 - Lucas Erceg

15 - Corbin Burnes

16 - Cody Ponce

17 - Jorge Lopez

18 - Nathan Kirby

19 - Freddy Peralta

20 - Kodi Medeiros

21 - Michael Reed

22 - Devin Williams

23 - Brent Suter

24 - Damien Magnifico

25 - Taylor Williams

[ZBTMP]

1. Brinson- May never walk a ton, but if he hits .382, Im ok with that.

2. Hader- Can we loan him to an International League franchise for a couple of months to start 2017?

3. Woodruff- 3 plus pitches, runs it up to 99 with above average command. Outside of a high draft selection or long track record, hard to find a wart.

4. I. Diaz- .973 OPS in the second half? That'll do.

5. L. Ortiz- Anytime a pitcher has a significant change in there statistical profile I get alittle worried so his 10% K rate drop at AA is a concern.

6. Ray- An .819 OPS with 5 dingers in August. I didn't even realize that happened.

7. Bickford- Velocity reports are all over the map, but he can generate Ks

8. Clark- The season seemed to be lacking any kind of hot streak. We shall see how he responds to his first down year

9. Diplan- Usually the jump from A to A+ hasn’t been too hard on pitchers given the nature of Space Coast Stadium, but it was a strange year in that regard

10. Phillips- It was a rough July, but he did have his best K:BB ratio in August, so hopefully he is headed back in the right direction. His path has gotten a lot more crowded though with the addition of Brinson and the emergence of Broxton.

11. Ponce- Velocity reports are devestating and it wasn't a good year, but maybe it’s a temporary mechanics adjustment thing.

12.Lopez- His command got far better in Biloxi, a nice start there next year, and I'd use the MLB bullpen as his next developmental stop over a return trip to Colorado Springs.

13. Erceg- More power than expected, but I still wish he'd walk more.

14. D. Williams- He needs to get better in the walk department and seems to be going the wrong way

15. Nottingham- Trying to find a positive in his season is tough, but at least he was young for the level

16. Harrison-Shows flashes of his potential, but injuries may derail any chance he had of breaking out

17. Webb- His college stats and scoting report make me think this was a first round talent, who scouts didn’t know where to place with only 1 post injury college season.

18. Peralta- Lots fo positives from his first year of full season ball

19. Kirby- Do the Brewers keep their TJ surgury recoveries in hiding? Hardly a peep on him, Williams, or Missaki.

20. Burnes- I don't quite understand why he was still on the board in the 4th round

21. Yamamoto- Got torpedoed a few more times than you'd like, but being youg for the league with a double digit K rate will put you on my radar.

22. Stokes- I am sucker for guys who show progression as the season goes on and an .850 OPS on the second half does that for me.

23. Barnes- With Knebel's struggles this year, seems like a logical 8th inning candidate next season.

24.Wilkerson- A sub 4 FIP tells a different story than his unsightly Colorado Springs ERA. Probably should get a shot at some point but with 7 rotation candidates on the 40 man (Davies, Guerra, Nelson, Peralta, Garza, Anderson, and Jungmann) and Hader knocking on the door, Im not sure when.

25. Cordell- Not a fan of this acquisition. He can knock the piss out of the ball in High Desert, but do not see enough OBP here to be useful moving forward

Perrin- Self-described "run of the mill" college right hander, but the Brewers should find that mill and get some more.

Reed- His season wast a disaster, but it won’t get him more MLB playing time and the power doesn’t seem to be coming.

Lara- I want so bad for Gilbert to tap into the potential, but he has shown little progression

M. Diaz- Had a nice year, but got statistically overshadowed by younger pitchers on that Wisconsin staff

T. Williams- After 2 full years of waiting, if he gets taken in the rule 5 draft I might cry.

Suter- Well I still shrug my shoulders at a fastball averaging below 84 mph and pedestrian K rate, I don’t mind him as a long man in the pen

Medeiros- A disaster from start to finish. Was in my top 5 preseason as I saw a dominant reliever as his floor, but that doesn’t even seem likely.

Gatewood- A plummeting BB rate and little indication of a breakout

Orimoloye- Having loud tools is nice, but you don’t want to see regression from a raw prospect in year 2.

M. Feliciano - Still not yet 18 so I'll assuem the second round tools are there even in a pedestrian start to his pro career.

G. Garcia- Soemone in the Brewers scouting department did their job here, but his production did tail off at the end.

Coulter- It was a nice 100 at bats, but rediscovering the power stroke would make believe again

Supak- No red flags in his season, but nothing standing out either

Z. Brown- Rewarded the Brewers faith with his results in Wisconsin after an underwhelming college career. Dreaming of Woodruff 2.0 here.

Walters- Is it possible for a pitcher to improve their command as much as Walters needs to to become a have a big league future? The jump in strkeouts was nice though

Taylor- Well he hit more dingers than last year.

McClanahan- Meh pro debut, but $1.2 million makes an interesting follow

Wang- Doesn’t do much exciting, but he limit walks enough that he might make the backend of a rotation at some point

Ventura- Didn’t excel at AA, but I'm willing to wait another year.

P. Henry- Coming out of cold weather high school, a 98 wRC is a fine start to his career

C. Herrera- Was hoping for a better stateside debut, but certainly a wide range of outcomes here still

Magnifico-Looked overmatched in the bigs. He has never missed enough bats for me to be super excited about his future.

Neuhaus- He has really hit well in his last 100 at bats. Unfortunately they have come over a season and a half. Still I can't say for certain something hasn't clicked

Pina- Probably undervalueing what he is, relative to what others "could" be. I don’t see an reason why he shouldn’t be a 1-2 win player.

Rijo- The Brewers front office is much smarter than me, but I didn’t get super excited about players who don’t hit regardless of age

[pacopete4]

Brewers Top 25 Prospects:

• 1.Josh Hader
  2. Lewis Brinson
  3. Luiz Ortiz
  4. Isan Diaz
  5. Phil Bickford
  6. Corey Ray
  7. Lucas Erceg
  8. Trent Clark
  9. Brandon Woodruff
  10. Brett Phillips
  11. Cody Ponce
  12. Marcos Diplan
  13. Freddy Peralta
  14. Jorge Lopez
  15. Gilbert Lara
  16. Miguel Diaz
  17. Jacob Nottingham
  18. Ryan Cordell
  19. Corbin Burnes
  20. Kodi Medeiros
  21. Jacob Gatewood
  22. Brent Suter
  23. Jacob Barnes
  24. Garrett Cooper
  25. Clint Coulter

 

Next 10 In:

1. Demi Orimoloye

2. Monte Harrison

3. Jon Perrin

4. Mario Feliciano

5. Chad McClanahan

6. Nathan Kirby

7. Trey Supak

8. Tyrone Taylor

9. Troy Stokes

10. Jordan Yomamoto

[MrTPlush]

1. Lewis Brinson-

Our two top prospects are both future gold glovers. However, one is a 5-tool player and the potential to be a 30-30 player in a time that features virtually none. Welcome to the top spot Brinson. +0

 

2. Josh Hader-

I am sticking him over Ortiz because he is a more sure thing and closer to the MLB. I don't think he will be the TOR guy some are dreaming of, but he could be a mid-rotation guy or at worst an electric reliever. +1

 

3. Luis Ortiz-

I think he has a higher ceiling than Hader, but there are health concerns and he is farther off. Nastiest stuff in the organization. +1

 

4. Isan Diaz-

This kid is legit and putting up great stats at Single-A. The power is there and the OBP skills are there too. Can't wait to watch him climb the ladder and the rankings. He may have to move to 2B, but his bat will play there just fine.+3

 

5. Corey Ray-

I know a lot of people weren't happy with drafting him, but he has all the tools to be a great above average OFer. He has started out slow, but I am not concerned yet. +1

 

6. Phil Bickford-

What a player to get for Will Smith. Bickford could end up as mid-rotation starter or at worst a top of the line reliever. He is going to be a force one way or the other. -1

 

7. Brandon Woodruff-

Woodruff has a solid arsenal with three above average offerings. He seems like a safe bet to be a #3 starter and for that reason he will be in the Top 10 prospects. He lacks the ceiling I would prefer in a Top 5 organizational prospect though. +14

 

8. Trent Clark-

I love the hit tool and even more so with his great OBP skills he has shown. He is going to figure it out and break out soon enough. +0

 

9. Brett Phillips-

Phillips is a hard one to figure out. The second he came over to Milwaukee his K% spiked nearly double, but on the other hand his BB% went up too. He has the tools to be very good hopefully it will come together. +0

 

10. Lucas Erceg-

Lucas Erceg looked pretty comfortable and showed a lot more power than one would think. He has room to build onto his frame and have legit power. That being said he was a college bat doing well at A-ball. Wont put him higher till he continues at A+ and AA. +5

 

11. Marcos Diplan -1

12. Cody Ponce -1

13. Freddy Peralta -1

14. Nathan Kirby -1

15. Monte Harrison -1

16. Kodi Medeiros +1

17. Jorge Lopez -1

18. Corbin Burnes -1

19. Jake Gatewood -1

20. Ryan Cordell NEW!

21. Jacob Nottingham +2

22. Devin Williams +2

23. Gilbert Lara -1

24. Mario Feliciano NEW!

25. Tyrone Taylor +0

26. Wei-Chung Wang +4

27. Chad McClanahan +0

28. Brent Suter +0

29. Michael Reed NEW!

30. Devin Williams -6