The 2018 MLB Draft Thread

[LouisEly]

I don't have a clue what they'll do in the first round, but I hope it's Noah Naylor. Athletic LH power at C or 3B doesn't grow on trees. I'm reading that Larnach has a lack of speed, like Beer, and an average arm - thus some are projecting him to LF. If that's the case, might as well draft Beer. No one else really stands out, so if not Naylor I hope they have a deal with someone that can come in at least $600K or more under slot.

 

Some other guys I like (based on the little I know about them)

 

#60 - Lyon Richardson, RHP, HS (relatively new to pitching, has low mileage on arm); Gunnar Hoglund, RHP, HS; Aaron Hernandez, RHP, TA&M-CC

 

#73 - Jonathan Stiever, RHP, Indiana; Braydon Fisher, RHP, HS; Kyle Bradish, RHP, New Mexico St.

 

#125 - Richard Palacios, SS, Towson; Ford Proctor, SS, Rice; Andrew Moritz, OF, UNC-Greensboro

 

#155 - Austin Cox, LHP, Mercer; Ryan Feltner, RHP, Ohio State; Hugh Smith, RHP, Whitworth

 

Unfortunately it doesn't look like this draft has much for guys who can stick at SS, at least where the Brewers are picking.

[Eye Black]

I think the Brewers end up with a High School position player with the first selection (although they may also go underslot with the first selection in order to afford some high school players in subsequent picks).

 

I will guess someone from this group:

OF Connor Scott, 1B Triston Casas, SS Brice Turang, OF Jordyn Adams, C Noah Naylor, OF Nick Schnell, 2B Xavier Edwards, OF Mike Siani

 

I would be all for Brice Turang at #21. I think he’s going to have success in professional baseball.

 

Plus, he’s already a natural at rocking the Brewers gear ...

 

[And That]

Unfortunately it doesn't look like this draft has much for guys who can stick at SS, at least where the Brewers are picking.

I really like Osiris Johnson, high schooler out in California. Can pick it in the dirt and also happens to be one of the youngest players in the draft. Doesn't turn 18 until November, I think. Would be more than fine with him at 60 or 73.

[reillymcshane]

Unfortunately it doesn't look like this draft has much for guys who can stick at SS, at least where the Brewers are picking.

I really like Osiris Johnson, high schooler out in California. Can pick it in the dirt and also happens to be one of the youngest players in the draft. Doesn't turn 18 until November, I think. Would be more than fine with him at 60 or 73.

Plus, you gotta like anyone named after the Egyptian God of the Underworld.

[Eye Black]

It is such a fools errand, but I took a stab at mocking the draft through the first 35 picks...

 

 

First Round

1. Tigers (Slot value: $8,096,300) - Casey Mize, RHP, Auburn

2. Giants (Slot value: $7,494,600) - Joey Bart, C, Georgia Tech

3. Phillies (Slot value: $6,947,500) - Alex Bohm, 3B, Wichita State

4. White Sox (Slot value: $6,411,400) - Brady Singer, RHP, Florida

5. Reds (Slot value: $5,946,400) - Nick Madrigal, 2B, Oregon State

6. Mets (Slot value: $5,525,200) - Jonathan India, 3B, Florida

7. Padres (Slot value: $5,226,500) - Matthew Liberatore, LHP, Mountain Ridge HS (AZ)

8. Braves (Slot value: $4,980,700) - Nolan Gorman, 3B, O’Connor HS (AZ)

9. Athletics (Slot value: $4,761,500) - Travis Swaggerty, CF, South Alabama

10. Pirates (Slot value: $4,560,200) - Carter Stewart, RHP, Eau Gallie HS (FL)

11. Orioles (Slot value: $4,375,100) - Cole Winn, RHP, Orange Lutheran 

12. Blue Jays (Slot value: $4,200,900) - Jared Kelenic, OF, Waukesha West HS (WI)

13. Marlins (Slot value: $4,038,200) - Triston Casas, 1B, American Heritage HS (FL)

14. Mariners (Slot value: $3,883,800) - Trevor Larnach, OF, Oregon State

15. Rangers (Slot value: $3,738,500) - Ryan Weathers, LHP, Loretto HS (TN)

16. Rays (Slot value: $3,603,500) - Connor Scott, CF, Plant HS (FL)

17. Angels (Slot value: $3,472,900) - Logan Gilbert, RHP, Stetson

18. Royals (Slot value: $3,349,300) - Nick Schnell, CF, Roncalli HS (IN)

19. Cardinals (Slot value: $3,231,700) - Shane McClanahan, LHP, South Florida

20. Twins (Slot value: $3,120,000) - Ryan Rolison, LHP, Mississippi

21. Brewers (Slot value: $3,013,600) - Brice Turang, SS, Santiago HS (CA)

22. Rockies (Slot value: $2,912,300) - Jackson Kowar, RHP, Florida

23. Yankees (Slot value: $2,815,900) - Ethan Hankins, RHP, Forsyth Central HS (GA)

24. Cubs (Slot value: $2,724,000) - Xavier Edwards, SS, North Broward Prep (FL)

25. Diamondbacks (Slot value: $2,636,400) - Steele Walker, LF, Oklahoma

26. Red Sox (Slot value: $2,552,800) - Mike Siani, OF, William Penn Charter HS (PA)

27. Nationals (Slot value: $2,472,700) - Cole Wilcox, RHP, Heritage HS (GA)

28. Astros (Slot value: $2,339,400) - Alek Thomas, CF, Mount Carmel HS (IL)

29. Indians (Slot value: $2,332,700) - Noah Naylor, C, St. Joan of Arc (Ont.)

30. Dodgers (Slot value: $2,275,800) - Mason Denaburg, RHP, Merritt HS Island HS (FL)

 

Supplemental First Round

31. Rays (compensation for losing Alex Cobb) - Seth Beer, 1B, Clemson

32. Rays (compensation for failing to sign 2017 draft pick Drew Rasmussen) - Jordyn Adams, CF, Green Hope HS (NC)

33. Royals (compensation for losing Lorenzo Cain) - Jordan Groshans, 3B, Magnolia HS (TX)

34. Royals (compensation for losing Eric Hosmer) - Kumar Rocker, RHP, North Oconee, HS (GA)

35. Indians (compensation for losing Carlos Santana) - Grayson Rodriguez, RHP, Central Heights HS (TX)

 

[And That]

I really like Osiris Johnson, high schooler out in California. Can pick it in the dirt and also happens to be one of the youngest players in the draft. Doesn't turn 18 until November, I think. Would be more than fine with him at 60 or 73.

Also, Cadyn Grenier of Oregon State was good enough to push Nick Madrigal to 2B full time and he can hit a little, too. I'd be happy with him at 60 or 73 as well.

[Eye Black]

Brewers connected to 6’-5” LHP Brandon Williamson a JUCO player at NIACC.

 

Connection is mentioned in this article, NIACC's Willamson expected to go early in MLB Draft.

 

Williamson is ranked the #90 draft prospect by MLB.com and #168 by Baseball America.

[amt2138]

I really like Stiever from Indiana with the third pick if he's there. Local kid from Cedarburg and a little small for your right handed prototype starter but a super athlete. Still figuring things out and getting experience. Think he could really be a steal in this draft.

 

I am also a huge fan of Matt Mercer from Oregon. He took a step back this spring after a great summer in the Cape Cod League. Big fastball, solid changeup. Been said his breaking pitch has fallen back this year.

 

Interesting to see what happens with some of the guys that the Brewers picked in the 2015 draft with no real expectations that they would sign

Hooper from UCLA

Beck from Stanford

Kingham from Texas

Indian from Florida will be gone early in the first.

[JDBrewCrew]

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Anthony Seigler attended pre-draft workouts with the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, and San Diego Padres.

 

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Mike Siani attended pre-draft workouts with the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Milwaukee Brewers.

 

 

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Peyton Zabel attended a pre-draft workout with the Milwaukee Brewers.

[splitterpfj]

I'm looking for the obvious college bat, middle of the field player for the Brewers, and I can't find him.

 

This, of course, is because I have no idea who will be available for them when they pick, but that's the profile that seems to match their philosophy. I'll break a little bit - hitter, middle of the field, but a high schooler ....

 

Milwaukee selects Brice Turang, SS, Santiago HS, CA

[SRB]

I really like the report on Grayson Rodriguez, high school RHP linked to us in Jim Callis's latest mock. Power fastball with an "array of promising secondary pitches" and he's 6'5"

[narwhalattack]

I have a feeling that the Brewers are gonna pick someone that no one has predicted so far.

[And That]

Here is my final aggregate draft prospect ranking. This includes data from 13 different sources, both public and behind paywall, including Perfect Game, Baseball America, Prep Baseball Report, MLB Pipeline and more. I do not include the individual rankings due to the paywalls. Only one mock draft is used, each of the other 12 are pure rankings. For the Perfect Game and Baseball America lists, I stopped at 200 in order not to distort the top end of the rankings.

 

This list is updated through this morning. "High Rank" refers to the highest ranking given to the player by any of the 13 sources.

 

Brewers picks are bolded.

 

[pre]Rank Name Position Level School High Rank

1 Casey Mize RHP D1 Auburn 1

2 Nick Madrigal 2B/SS D1 Oregon State 2

3 Matthew Liberatore LHP HS Mountain Ridge HS (AZ) 1

4 Jarred Kelenic OF HS Waukesha West HS (WI) 2

5 Alec Bohm 3B D1 Wichita State 2

6 Travis Swaggerty OF D1 South Alabama 2

7 Joey Bart C D1 Georgia Tech 3

8 Carter Stewart RHP HS Eau Gallie HS (FL) 2

9 Brady Singer RHP D1 Florida 2

10 Cole Winn RHP HS Orange Lutheran (CA) 7

11 Jonathan India 3B D1 Florida 5

12 Logan Gilbert RHP D1 Stetson 8

13 Shane McClanahan LHP D1 South Florida 3

14 Ryan Weathers LHP HS Loretto HS (TN) 7

15 Nolan Gorman 3B HS O'Connor HS (AZ) 7

16 Kumar Rocker RHP HS North Oconee HS (GA) 6

17 Ryan Rolison LHP D1 Mississippi 3

18 Brice Turang SS HS Santiago HS (CA) 11

19 Jackson Kowar RHP D1 Florida 14

20 Mason Denaburg RHP HS Merritt Island HS (FL) 7

21 Connor Scott OF/LHP HS Plant HS (FL) 16

22 Ethan Hankins RHP HS Forsyth Central HS (GA) 10

23 Cole Wilcox RHP HS Heritage HS (GA) 8

24 Trevor Larnach OF D1 Oregon State 10

25 Noah Naylor C/3B HS-CAN St. Joan of Arc Catholic SS (ON) 14

26 Triston Casas 1B HS American Heritage School (FL) 20

27 Anthony Seigler C HS Cartersville HS (GA) 22

28 Alek Thomas OF HS Mount Carmel HS (IL) 17

29 Jeremy Eierman SS D1 Missouri State 16

30 Jordan Groshans 3B/SS HS Magnolia HS (TX) 14

31 Xavier Edwards SS HS North Broward Prep (FL) 17

32 Jordyn Adams OF HS Green Hope HS (NC) 19

33 Nick Schnell OF HS Roncalli HS (IN) 9

34 Sean Hjelle RHP D1 Kentucky 19

35 J.T. Ginn RHP HS Brandon HS (MS) 20

36 Mike Siani OF HS Penn Charter School (PA) 22

37 Steele Walker OF D1 Oklahoma 29

38 Nico Hoerner SS/2B D1 Stanford 21

39 Jake McCarthy CF D1 Virginia 20

40 Jeremiah Jackson SS HS St. Luke's Episcopal School (AL) 23

41 Kris Bubic LHP D1 Stanford 30

42 Grayson Rodriguez RHP HS Central Heights HS (TX) 22

43 Will Banfield C HS Brookwood HS (GA) 28

44 Jameson Hannah OF D1 Dallas Baptist 20

45 Seth Beer 1B D1 Clemson 31

46 Greyson Jenista OF/1B D1 Wichita State 27

47 Lenny Torres Jr. RHP HS Beacon HS (NY) 34

48 Adam Kloffenstein RHP HS Magnolia HS (TX) 22

49 Tristan Pompey OF D1 Kentucky 15

50 Griffin Conine OF D1 Duke 29

51 Blaine Knight RHP D1 Arkansas 33

52 Tristan Beck RHP D1 Stanford 15

53 Griffin Roberts RHP D1 Wake Forest 27

54 Owen White RHP HS Carson HS (NC) 31

55 Daniel Lynch LHP D1 Virginia 22

56 Tim Cate LHP D1 Connecticut 35

57 Nander De Sedas SS HS Montverde Academy (FL) 23

58 Tanner Dodson RHP/OF D1 California 42

59 Parker Meadows OF HS Grayson HS (GA) 35

60 Joe Gray Jr. OF HS Hattiesburg HS (MS) 40

61 Matt McLain SS/2B HS Beckman HS (CA) 39

62 Konnor Pilkington LHP D1 Mississippi State 30

63 Kyler Murray OF D1 Oklahoma 14

64 Kyle Isbel OF D1 Nevada-Las Vegas 43

65 Zach Watson OF D1 Louisiana State 39

66 Gunnar Hoglund RHP HS Fivay HS (FL) 49

67 Slade Cecconi RHP HS Trinity Prep (FL) 24

68 Jake Wong RHP D1 Grand Canyon 59

69 Cadyn Grenier SS D1 Oregon State 46

70 Grant Lavigne 1B/3B HS Bedford HS (NH) 47

71 Nick Decker OF HS Seneca HS (NJ) 51

72 Jonathan Ornelas SS HS Kellis HS (AZ) 48

73 Tyler Frank SS/2B D1 Florida Atlantic 42

74 Luken Baker 1B D1 Texas Christian 52

75 Austin Becker RHP HS Big Walnut HS (OH) 45

76 Osiris Johnson SS/OF HS Encinal HS (CA) 37

77 Lyon Richardson RHP HS Jensen Beach HS (FL) 45

78 Josh Breaux RHP/C JC McLennan JC (TX) 63

79 Braxton Ashcraft RHP HS Robinson HS (TX) 58

80 Elijah Cabell OF HS TNXL Academy (FL) 55

81 Ryder Green OF HS Knoxville Christian Academy (TN) 65

82 Simeon Woods-Richardson RHP/3B HS Kempner HS (TX) 46

83 Colton Eastman RHP D1 Cal State Fullerton 67

84 Aaron Hernandez RHP D1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 67

85 Raynel Delgado 3B/SS HS Calvary Christian Academy (FL) 56

86 Zack Hess RHP D1 Louisiana State 60

87 Grant Little OF D1 Texas Tech 44

88 Durbin Feltman RHP D1 Texas Christian 41

89 Steven Gingery LHP D1 Texas Tech 70

90 Nick Northcut 3B/RHP HS Mason HS (OH) 54

91 Garrett Wade LHP HS Hartselle HS (AL) 44

92 Trey Riley RHP JC John A. Logan JC (IL) 61

93 Chandler Champlain RHP HS Santa Margarita Catholic HS (CA) 58

94 Cal Raleigh C D1 Florida State 53

95 DaShawn Keirsey Jr. OF D1 Utah 63

96 Kyle Bradish RHP D1 New Mexico State 43

97 Kam Guangorena C HS St. John Bosco HS (CA) 75

98 Alex McKenna OF D1 Cal Poly 77

99 Jayson Schroeder RHP HS Juanita HS (WA) 66

100 Jaden Hill RHP HS Ashdown HS (AR) 66

101 Cole Sands RHP D1 Florida State 60

102 Sean Wymer RHP D1 Texas Christian 73

103 Dylan Coleman RHP D1 Missouri State 44

104 Matt Mercer RHP D1 Oregon 64

105 Richie Palacios SS D1 Towson 59

106 Jonathan Childress LHP HS Forney HS (TX) 66

107 Mitchell Kilkenny RHP D1 Texas A&M 82

108 Hogan Harris LHP D1 Louisiana-Lafayette 90

109 Blaze Alexander SS HS IMG Academy (FL) 74

110 Adam Hill RHP D1 South Carolina 72

111 Dominic Pipkin RHP HS Pinole Valley HS (CA) 64

112 Gage Canning OF D1 Arizona State 67

113 Landon Marceaux RHP HS Destrehan HS (LA) 65

114 Nick Sandlin RHP D1 Southern Mississippi 65

115 Bren Spillane 1B/OF D1 llinois 60

116 Jeremy Pena SS D1 Maine 81

117 Alfonso Rivas III OF/1B D1 Arizona 86

118 Brett Hansen LHP HS Foothill HS (CA) 47

119 Trey Dillard RHP JC San Jacinto JC (TX) 69

120 Jake Irvin RHP D1 Oklahoma 76

121 D.J. Artis OF D1 Liberty 80

122 Isaiah Campbell RHP D1 Arkansas 73

123 Kendall Logan Simmons 3B/SS HS Tattnall Square Academy (GA) 79

124 Adam Wolf LHP D1 Louisville 52

125 Aaron Ashby LHP JC Crowder JC (MO) 100

126 Grant Koch C D1 Arkansas 71

127 Brennen Davis OF HS Basha HS (AZ) 84

128 Terrin Vavra 3B D1 Minnesota 76

129 Nick Dunn 2B D1 Maryland 81

130 Josiah Gray RHP D2 Le Moyne 92

131 Luke Heimlich LHP D1 Oregon 44

132 Mason Englert RHP/SS HS Forney HS (TX) 92

133 Jonathan Stiever RHP D1 Indiana 78

134 Luke Bartnicki LHP HS Walton HS (GA) 39

135 Kerry Wright RHP HS Montverde Academy (FL) 115

136 Austin Wells C HS Bishop Gorman HS (NV) 70

137 Jake Mangum OF D1 Mississippi State 75

138 Cody Deason RHP D1 Arizona 74

139 Owen Sharts RHP HS Simi Valley HS (CA) 70

140 Jonathan Bowlan RHP D1 Memphis 69

141 Jackson Goddard RHP D1 Kansas 96

142 Hugh Smith RHP D3 Whitworth 71

143 Isaiah Carranza RHP D2 Azusa Pacific (CA) 101

144 Carlos Cortes OF D1 South Carolina 74

145 Charles Mack SS/3B/C HS Williamsville East HS (NY) 118

146 Max Marusak OF HS Amarillo HS (TX) 62

147 Josh Stowers OF D1 Louisville 97

148 C.J. Willis C HS Ruston HS (LA) 86

149 Reid Schaller RHP D1 Vanderbilt 71

150 Lawrence Butler OF HS Westlake HS (GA) 89

151 Brett Kinneman OF D1 North Carolina State 104

152 Brandon Williamson LHP JC North Iowa Area JC 91

153 Ryan Jeffers C D1 UNC Wilmington 81

154 Joey Gerber RHP D1 llinois 104

155 Grant Witherspoon OF D1 Tulane 89

156 Noah Song RHP D1 Navy 103

157 Garrett McDaniels LHP HS Pee Dee Academy (SC) 89

158 Jason Bilous RHP D1 Coastal Carolina 90

159 Blake Rivera RHP JC Wallace State JC (AL) 100

160 John Rooney LHP D1 Hofstra 116

161 J.P. Gates LHP/1B HS Nature Coast Tech HS (FL) 102

162 Frank German RHP D1 North Florida 92

163 Justin Jarvis RHP HS Lake Norman HS (NC) 80

164 Drew Rom LHP HS Highlands HS (KY) 98

165 Nolan Kingham RHP D1 Texas 100

166 Jack Neely RHP HS Churchill HS (TX) 101

167 Micah Bello OF HS Hilo HS (HI) 121

168 Taj Bradley RHP HS Redan HS (GA) 117

169 Ryan Feltner RHP D1 Ohio State 123

170 Brandon Dieter SS/RHP HS South Hills HS (CA) 113

171 Austin Bergner RHP D1 North Carolina 65

172 Davis Martin RHP D1 Texas Tech 119

173 Ryley Gilliam RHP D1 Clemson 103

174 Adam Hackenberg C HS Miller School (VA) 54

175 Jacob Campbell C HS Craig HS (WI) 109

176 Korey Holland OF HS Langham Creek HS (TX) 117

177 Seth Halvorsen RHP/OF HS Heritage Christian Academy (MN) 107

178 Kody Clemens INF D1 Texas 84

179 William English RHP HS Western International HS (MI) 112

180 Nick Meyer C D1 Cal Poly 105

181 Bryce Montes de Oca RHP D1 Missouri 111

182 Ty Madden RHP HS Cypress Ranch HS (TX) 123

183 Braydon Fisher RHP HS Clear Falls HS (TX) 81

184 Addison Barger SS/C HS King HS (FL) 115

185 Niko Decolati 3B/OF D1 Loyola Marymount 64

186 J.T. Schwartz SS/3B HS Corona Del Mar HS (CA) 126

187 Ford Proctor SS D1 Rice 124

188 Sean Guilbe SS/3B HS Berks Catholic HS (PA) 124

189 Zack Haake RHP D1 Kentucky 100

190 Robert Neustrom OF D1 Iowa 132

191 Bo Blessie RHP HS Lee HS (TX) 62

192 Drew Rasmussen RHP D1 Oregon State 69

193 Brandon Howlett 3B HS Jenkins HS (FL) 54

194 Austin Cox LHP D1 Mercer 73

195 Paul Richan RHP D1 San Diego 150

196 Noah Davis RHP D1 UC Santa Barbara 116

197 Nick Lee RHP D1 Louisiana-Lafayette 85

198 Ethan Reed RHP HS Aliso Niguel HS (CA) 94

199 Tyler Holton LHP D1 Florida State 95

200 Justin Wrobleski LHP HS Sequoyah HS (GA) 86

201 Steve Hajjar LHP HS Central Catholic (MA) 115

202 Eric Cole OF D1 Arkansas 73

203 Jack Perkins RHP HS Kokomo HS (IN) 96

204 Tarik Skubal LHP D1 Seattle 127

205 Cory Acton 3B/2B/OF HS American Heritage School (FL) 147

206 Michael Byrne RHP D1 Florida 49

207 Riley Thompson RHP D1 Louisville 124

208 Andrew Moritz OF D1 UNC Greensboro 143

209 Kyle Datres 3B D1 North Carolina 150

210 Ryan Olenek OF/2B D1 Mississippi 112

211 Sam Bordner RHP D1 Louisville 129

212 Cole Roederer OF HS Hart HS (CA) 161

213 Brandon Neeck LHP HS Horace Greeley HS (NY) 156

214 Ryan Weiss RHP D1 Wright State 159

215 Bryce Bush 3B/1B HS De La Salle Collegiate HS (MI) 89

216 Hayden Jones C HS Carroll HS (IN) 111

217 Mateo Gil SS HS Timber Creek HS (TX) 76

218 Mason Montgomery LHP HS Leander HS (TX) 83

219 Jake Mulholland LHP D1 Oregon State 84

220 Devlin Granberg OF D1 Dallas Baptist 85

221 Michael Plassmeyer LHP D1 Missouri 131

222 Erik Tolman LHP HS El Toro HS (CA) 90

223 John Malcom 1B HS Detroit Country Day HS (MI) 119

224 Kingston Liniak OF HS Mission Hills HS (CA) 160

225 Cole Henry RHP HS Florence HS (AL) 138

226 Nick Sprengel LHP D1 San Diego 93

227 Andrew Quezada RHP D1 Cal State Fullerton 132

228 Nick Fortes C/1B D1 Mississippi 115

229 Hunter Feduccia C D1 Louisiana State 106

230 Johnny Aiello 3B D1 Wake Forest 137

231 Levi Kelly RHP HS IMG Academy (FL) 167

232 Joe DeMers RHP D1 Washington 118

233 Brian Eichhorn RHP D1 Georgia Southern 131

234 Cody Morris RHP D1 South Carolina 142

235 Jimmy Herron OF D1 Duke 165

236 Luke Heyer 3B D1 Kentucky 123

237 Jonathan Heasley RHP D1 Oklahoma State 124

238 Adam Scott LHP D1 Wofford 126

239 Caleb Kilian RHP D1 Texas Tech 128

240 Preston Hartsell OF HS Corona Del Mar HS (CA) 130

241 Blair Henley RHP D1 Texas 133

242 Kyle Luckham RHP HS El Dorado HS (CA) 143

243 Brendan Donovan INF/OF D1 South Alabama 135

244 Kendrick Calilao OF HS The First Academy (FL) 137

245 Ethan Smith RHP HS Mount Juliet HS (TN) 137

246 Brandon Birdsell RHP HS Conroe HS (TX) 138

247 Antoine Duplantis OF D1 Louisiana State 139

248 Franco Aleman RHP HS Alonso HS (FL) 140

249 J.J. Schwarz 1B/C D1 Florida 152

250 Deacon Liput SS/2B D1 Florida 149

251 Edgar Gonzalez RHP D1 Fresno State 160

252 Michael Flynn RHP D1 Arizona 182

253 Jawuan Harris OF D1 Rutgers 176

254 Vinny Tosti OF HS Mater Dei HS (CA) 159

255 Colby Gomes RHP HS Millard West HS (NE) 161

256 Daniel Bies RHP D1 Gonzaga 162

257 Zach Linginfelter RHP D1 Tennessee 166

258 Jared Poland 2B/3B/RHP HS Cathedral HS (IN) 170

259 Jarren Duran 2B D1 Long Beach State 170

260 Josh Winder RHP D1 VMI 170

261 P.J. Hilson OF/RHP HS Nettleton HS (AR) 171

262 Sean Chandler RHP JC Iowa Western CC 172

263 Nick Pogue RHP HS Eau Gallie HS (FL) 175

264 Andrew Perez LHP D1 South Florida 176

265 Brett Finnel RHP HS Woodcrest Christian (CA) 179

266 Andrew Eyster OF JC Santa Fe JC (FL) 179

267 Charlie Cerny RHP D1 Illinois-Chicago 180

268 Ryan Cusick RHP HS Avon Old Farms HS (CT) 188

269 Tyler Ras RHP/OF HS Middletown North HS (NJ) 188

270 Will Ripoll RHP HS Curtis Christian HS (LA) 183

271 Adrian Del Castillo C HS Gulliver Schools (FL) 194

272 J.J. Montgomery RHP D1 Central Florida 184

273 Jon Olsen RHP D1 UCLA 184

274 Wesley Clarke C HS Liberty Christian Academy (VA) 187

275 Eric Cerantola RHP HS-CAN Holy Trinity Catholic SS (ON) 189

276 R.J. Freure RHP D1 Pittsburgh 189

277 Patrick Raby RHP D1 Vanderbilt 190

278 Thad Ward RHP D1 Central Florida 192

279 Zaid Walker OF HS Homewood-Flossmoor HS (IL) 193

280 Jacob Maton RHP HS Glenwood HS (IL) 194

281 Brandon Lockridge OF D1 Troy 194

282 Owen Miller SS D1 Illinois State 195

283 Kaleb Hill LHP HS Watson Chapel HS (AR) 197

284 Aidan Maldonado RHP HS Rosemount HS (MN) 198

285 Carter Lohman LHP HS Hamilton Southeastern HS (IN) 199

286 Jonah Davis OF D1 California 200

287 Lency Delgado SS HS Doral Academy Charter HS (FL) 200

288 Cesar Salazar C D1 Arizona 200[/pre]

[Eye Black]

The final Perfect Game Mock Draft is out and free to the public.

 

It has the Brewers taking Oregon State OF Trevor Larnach. I wouldn't hate the pick, but I wouldn't love it either. I haven't seen enough of him to know (not to mention I'm not a scout anyway), and colbyjack did say some good things about him earlier in the thread.

 

My concern is that he is destined to be a corner outfielder (or 1B) that is likely to be below average defensively. I also worry about his likelihood to carry a high strikeout rate. This is obviously just a guess on my part, but I could see Larnach's ceiling be something along the lines of a left handed hitting version of Domingo Santana. That isn't meant to be a knock on either player, I just don't know if that is the type of profile the Brewers are looking to add to the system.

 

[sarcasm]Larnach did have elbow surgery a few years ago, so maybe the Brewers can prove that is the new market inefficiency![/sarcasm]

 

Anyway, looking forward to the draft tonight!

[Eye Black]

There hasn't been a ton of buzz surrounding the Brewers being tied to various players this year, but here is one connection...

 

The Brewers hosted their pre-draft workout at Miller Park last Thursday. One top draft prospect in attendance was Pennsylvania HS outfielder Mike Siani.

 

Penn Charter's Mike Siani calmly awaits Major League Baseball draft

 

Siani has primarily been ranked in the #35-55 range among various outlets providing draft coverage.

 

On the Fangraphs "The Draft Episode" Podcast they mentioned that Mike Siani was the only player they purposely didn't include in their mock draft because they expect him to the be a very tough signing. Sounds like his "number" to forego his commitment to Virginia is quite high, so I would assume if the Brewers were seriously interested in him they would have to either take him with their first pick or else go significantly under-slot with their first pick and take him at one of their next two selections.

[MVP2110]

How long do teams have between picks? Trying to guess what time the Brewers will pick at

[And That]

If it's the same as last year, 4 minutes between picks in the first round and then 1 minute for rounds 2-10.

 

The last BA mock draft has the Brewers taking Swaggerty.

[Eye Black]

How long do teams have between picks? Trying to guess what time the Brewers will pick at

I believe it is four minutes allotted for teams to make each pick in the first round (picks 1-30), and just one minute per team for each pick after that (picks 31-78). I am not sure how well they stick to those time frames, but it does always seem to keep up at a fairly good pace.

[narwhalattack]

If it's the same as last year, 4 minutes between picks in the first round and then 1 minute for rounds 2-10.

 

The last BA mock draft has the Brewers taking Swaggerty.

 

Swaggerty? That’s a surprise. I think most mocks up to this point had him getting picked in the top 15, if not top 10.

[Austin Tatious]

Swaggerty does seem like a surprise. I will believe it when I see it.

 

Larnach could be our first baseman of the future. Seems like a legit hitter. Like Hiura, I think he will produce.

[Austin Tatious]

Turang is interesting, as he had been projected at the top at one time. A number of sources have claimed there is a concern about his frame, with the thought that he’s narrowly built and may have trouble getting stronger.

[KeithStone53151]

I find it generally interesting how little consensus there is in the top talents this year. No Harper, no Correa, no Strasburg...no unanimous top pick. I feel like there are at least 20 guys that people think could all go top 10. I really hope the Brewers go with some sort of arm.

[Eye Black]

Turang is interesting, as he had been projected at the top at one time. A number of sources have claimed there is a concern about his frame, with the thought that he’s narrowly built and may have trouble getting stronger.

Yeah, I think that is the biggest concern/knock on Turang. Hopefully he would be able to add some weight/muscle similar to what Gavin Lux was able to do with a somewhat similar frame (Lux added the weight while still in HS though).

[And That]

https://2080baseball.com/2018/06/2018-mlb-mock-draft-final/

 

2080 Baseball has the Brewers taking Jordyn Adams.

[3and2Fastball]

I've seen Turang described as "Christian Yelich at Shortstop". I'd take that!

 

I think there's a chance a few of the the top high school pitchers fall to Milwaukee. I'd love to see them take a high risk/high reward RHP like Rocker & Hankins. Pay them above slot and roll the dice.

 

As far as a lack of consensus on top talent, I'm surprised Nick Madrigal isn't considered that guy this year. He looks like a HOF talent to me.