Brewerfan.net 2017 Community Mock Draft

[IndyCrew]

1.8 Faedo

[ZBTMP]

Phillies select Jeren Kendall at 1-8.

[StearnsFTW]

Phillies select JB Bukauskas

[streetsahead]

1.8 Shane Baz

[Austin Tatious]

1.8 Bukauskus

 

It will likely be one of the VA guys if our mock is off, but this is the way I will go with this board.

[madbad2000]

1.8 JB Bukauskas

[A Swing and A Drive]

1.8 Austin Beck, OF

[narwhalattack]

1.8 Shane Baz

[reillymcshane]

Phillies go with Bukauskas at 1.8.

[reillymcshane]

With the eighth pick in the draft, Philadelphia selects J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, North Carolina.

 

Here's the breakdown of the votes:

 

Bukauskas - 7

Baz and Beck - 3 each

Faedo and Kendall - 1 each

 

The Brewers are on the clock!!!

 

You have until end of the day, Sunday, June 11 (or until the morning, depending on when I close things) to make your pick.

 

This will be the last selection of our mock draft as the real draft occurs on June 12.

[patrickgpe]

1.9, Adell

[reillymcshane]

Picks thus far...

 

1 - Tuesday, May 30 - Minnesota Twins - Kyle Wright, RHP, Vanderbilt

2 - Wednesday, May 31 - Cincinnati Reds - Brendan McKay, LHP/1B, Louisville

3 - Thursday, June 1 - San Diego Padres - Hunter Greene, RHP/SS, Notre Dame (Calif.) HS

4 - Friday, June 2 - Tampa Bay Rays - Royce Lewis - SS/OF, JSerra Catholic (Calif.) HS

5 - Monday, June 5 - Atlanta Braves - MacKenzie Gore, LHP, Whiteville (N.C.) HS

6 - Tuesday, June 6 - Oakland Athletics - Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia

7 - Wednesday, June 7 - Arizona Diamondbacks - Adam Haseley, OF, Virginia

8 - Thursday, June 8 - Philadelphia Phillies - J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, North Carolina

9 - Friday, June 9 - Milwaukee Brewers - on the clock

[JosephC]

1.9 David Peterson

[IndyCrew]

I was going to go Bukauskas, but with him off the board, we'll go slightly under slot

 

1.9--D.L. Hall

[madbad2000]

1.9 Austin Beck

[StearnsFTW]

Brewers select Shane Baz

[reillymcshane]

This is a tough one! Four picks, four different options.

[A Swing and A Drive]

1.9 Brewers select Jordon "Jo" Adell, OF, Ballard HS, Louisville, KY

 

Make it 5 different picks in 5 posts.

 

Dammit. Brewers should have lost a few more games last season. Adell is probably the biggest gamble in the 1st Rd. Gotta roll the dice!

 

David Peterson has a very limited ceiling and is way too vanilla for a Top 10 pick. I think the Brewers could land a pitcher with more upside at their #34 overall supplemental pick.

[narwhalattack]

I'm gonna guess the Brewers pick someone not many people expected them to pick:

 

1.9 the Brewers select Shane Baz.

[docduany]

1:9 David Peterson

 

I was hoping Bukauskas would still be on the board.

[3and2Fastball]

1.9 Brewers select Jordan Adell

[streetsahead]

Don't particularly like the way the board turned out for the brewers, was hoping for some guys in the top 8 to fall.

 

1.9 David Peterson

[And That]

This will be an exceptionally low conviction pick. I do think the Brewers will go underslot a bit at 9. I don't think Kendall, Baz, Beck, or Adell really qualify as that here. I'm not on Faedo at all at 9, underslot or otherwise.

 

That leads me to someone from the following group of nine: Hall, Pratto, Hiura, Carlson, Peterson, Canning, Burger, Warmoth, Rogers.

 

College righties aren't that interesting to me, so there goes Canning. Rogers has a great arm, but the age thing bothers me just enough, he's out. High school first basemen, no thank you, so not Pratto.

 

The college position player group is Hiura, Warmoth, and Burger. In a way Warmoth would make the most sense given his up the middle profile often preferred by the Brewers, and some scouts are really enamored with his bat. Most aren't, and there's some question if he can even stick at shortstop. Burger seems destined for first, though perhaps he could Schwarber it in left field. Arm bar in swing makes me nervous. Hiura's value is also almost solely dependent on his bat, as I think it's anyone's guess if his arm will be able to recover enough to play second. Burger being limited defensively and Warmoth maybe not sticking at short leads me to pick Hiura from that group, who at least has a chance to stay in the middle of the infield.

 

Hall vs Carlson is interesting, and I really like both. If I had a draft board, they'd be about even. Everything else being equal, I take Hall due to the hand he happens to throw with.

 

Hall vs Peterson is also interesting. I think Hall pretty clearly has the higher upside, but also clearly has the lower floor. I also think Peterson's upside is not low by any means. Also guessing the Brewers could get him at less of a cost. So while this is admittedly sacrificing some unknown premium, I like the certainty and shorter development time frame. Peterson by a hair.

 

That leaves Peterson and Hiura. I have one major qualm with Hiura, which is where does he fit on defense? His bat is special, but it's a distinct possibility he'll be limited to left field, or even first base. That's just too far down the defensive spectrum for the ninth overall pick.

 

Speaking of too far down the spectrum, a dark horse might be Evan White. If the Brewers think he can play center, that's a really intriguing profile. That said:

 

1.9 - David Peterson

[Austin Tatious]

1.9 DL Hall

 

The Brewers pick in a fairly bad spot, particularly if the board falls the way we picked it. There is no clear cut guy at 9. You could argue that 9-17 or 20 or so are fairly equivalent. Pretty bad year to select at the end of the top ten.

 

I have no problem with a first baseman at nine if you had an impact, middle of the order, guy. Princie went seventh out of a FL high school and was well worth the pick. i don't see Pratto as having that pedigree.

 

Unfortunately, there are not the upside pitchers as there were in 2016. So, any of the high schoolers are full of questions, whether it's control or the repertoire. I'd definitely go with the upside guys. I'd be very interested in Baz but have not seen a single hint that the Brewers are connected to him. I particularly like that Baz has an assortment of pitches to work from. Carlson and Rogers are the other guys most interesting to me, although none of the high school pitchers really stand out.

 

I wouldn't rule out Petersen because his metrics look good from an analytical standpoint. I wouldn't take him as I am wary of college guys who surge late in their careers, and I question his upside. The Brewers have plenty of "guys." I'd draft for upside and if it bombs out like it did with Mark Rogers, that's part of the deal when you try to get greatness. Settling for ok players isn't going to get you to WS success in a market like Milwaukee.

 

At 34, I would be intrigued by Seth Romero if he gets there. I think he could be signed because of his prior antics and the Brewers didn't shy away from Lucas Erceg despite his past drama. You come out of here with Baz (or Hall) and Romero and we can rejoice in the streets.

[MrTPlush]

1.9 Jaren Kendall

 

Sorry to say, but I think the Brewers go OFer again even more so with the board we picked...Kendall or Adell. Jaren Kendall has the chance to be similar to prime Carlos Gomez. Adell has an incredible ceiling, but also a massive risk. If they opt to underslot then I figure a pitcher is the guy.