2021 MLB Draft Thread (Pre-Draft Discussion)

[CheeseheadInQC]

I don't follow the draft all that closely but are the Brewers looking at any position players who happen to have plus bats. I think the organization focuses too much on up the middle athletes at the expense of hitting ability. Hopefully the team focuses on pitching and position players with plus bats.

 

I can almost guarantee that if the Brewers take a hitter in the first round that player will be announced as an up-the-middle position (the top-ranked third base prospects seem to be prep shortstops who will eventually have to move over and the college first basemen don't pop up until the third round area in the rankings).

[MilwaukeeBeers]

The Mock on MLB Pipeline has us taking Wicks again. Which is just as meh and disappointing IMO. Unless he would go for major under slot value I think there are much better prospects with more upside at 15. Albeit they come with more risk. He’s more of a late 1st to 2nd rounder in my eyes.

[sveumrules]

Just saw Arkansas reliever Kevin Kopps get the Dick Howser Trophy on MLB Network & he could be an interesting guy to keep an eye on in the early/middle rounds.

 

He's already 24, but posted a 12-1 record & 11 saves with a 0.90 ERA over 89 innings in 33 appearances this year with 131 Ks vs only 18 BBs. Apparently doesn't have the best velocity, but leans heavily on a slider/cutter to generate lots of whiffs.

[Smichaelis9]

Just saw Arkansas reliever Kevin Kopps get the Dick Howser Trophy on MLB Network & he could be an interesting guy to keep an eye on in the early/middle rounds.

 

He's already 24, but posted a 12-1 record & 11 saves with a 0.90 ERA over 89 innings in 33 appearances this year with 131 Ks vs only 18 BBs. Apparently doesn't have the best velocity, but leans heavily on a slider/cutter to generate lots of whiffs.

Along with those very impressive results, he seems like he’d be incredibly easy to root for. Pitching Ninja posted a great video of an interview Kopps did after Arkansas was eliminated and Kopps hung around to sign autographs for over an hour after the game VIDEO TWEET

[nate82]

Just saw Arkansas reliever Kevin Kopps get the Dick Howser Trophy on MLB Network & he could be an interesting guy to keep an eye on in the early/middle rounds.

 

He's already 24, but posted a 12-1 record & 11 saves with a 0.90 ERA over 89 innings in 33 appearances this year with 131 Ks vs only 18 BBs. Apparently doesn't have the best velocity, but leans heavily on a slider/cutter to generate lots of whiffs.

Along with those very impressive results, he seems like he’d be incredibly easy to root for. Pitching Ninja posted a great video of an interview Kopps did after Arkansas was eliminated and Kopps hung around to sign autographs for over an hour after the game VIDEO TWEET

 

But does he make a good custard?

[Austin Tatious]

Wicks seems like he doesn’t have a particularly high ceiling. Some of his numbers in college aren’t elite. Hoglund doesn’t have a rocket arm but he is well regarded for control and his pitch mix. Of course he has the Tommy John issue. Bachman has that power arm but may be a back end reliever.

 

With Hoglund, if there is not anything extraordinary about his injury, he could be a steal if you wait out the injury. The Dodgers did that with Buehler. I do not recall the year but it might have been when we took Medeiros. You could see that was wrong from the second they announced that.

 

I would probably rank them 1 Hogund, 2. Bachman, 3. Wicks. I just haven’t heard enough on Wicks that would get me excited. I’d rather have a good hitting outfielder if that was a choice.

 

At 33, I’d love Colsen Montgomery but there’s buzz that he won’t get past the White Sox first round pick. High risk/reward but he could be a high end 3b prospect. If he ends up being a Corey Seager type, that would be tough if we passed on that..

[narwhalattack]

Not many guys I actually like in particularly in this draft class. Maybe Harry Ford, Bubba Chandler, and Andrew Painter?

[snoogans8056]

I want to go hard on HS bats for the first 2/3 picks just to sync them up with the wave of Venezuelans in Arizona. Have a super team of bonus babies smash it’s way through the minors.

 

Half our top 20 prospects list would be 18 years old.

[narwhalattack]

On Keith Law’s latest mock draft:

 

15. Milwaukee Brewers: Harry Ford, C, North Cobb (GA) HS

The Brewers have scouted Ford pretty heavily this spring, although it’s unknown if they’d keep him at catcher or take advantage of his athleticism at another position.

 

It would be interesting if Ford was moved off catcher and tried out 3B. Would definitely fill a void in our system.

[Eye Black]

Baseball America’s Mock Draft 5.0 released today has the Brewers taking OF Colton Cowser of Sam Houston State, but specifically says in the paragraphs under the selection that the Brewers have been tied to Henry Ford and that would’ve been the pick for the Crew if he hadn’t gone one pick earlier to the Giants.

[brewmann04]

I still like Hogulnd

[Eye Black]

The Prospects Live staff held a two round mock draft via YouTube in which the team’s selections were made by various individuals that follow the draft closely and have a public presence on Twitter.

 

Drafting for the Brewers was James Anderson.

 

For the Brewers, Anderson made the following selections.

 

15th overall pick: RHP Gavin Williams, East Carolina

 

33rd overall pick: SS Peyton Stovall, Haughton HS

 

51st overall pick: LHP Robert Gasser, Houston

 

 

Here is the full video of the Mock Draft as it progressed (includes lots of prospect videos along the way, but is over 4-hours)...

 

[balsamlaker]

If the Brewers don't go for a "discount", there appears to be sixteen players that (at this time) appear to be pretty consensus top-20 picks - Mayer, Lawler, Leiter, Davis, Watson, Jobe, Rocker, House, Cowser, McLain, Frelick, Madden, Montgomery, Bachman, Ford, and Wicks.

[LouisEly]

If the Brewers don't go for a "discount"...

Don't want to see another 2014 where they pass on a Trea Turner to draft a Kodi Medeiros and save $400k to spend on HS picks in the later rounds.

[StearnsFTW]

The Prospects Live staff held a two round mock draft via YouTube in which the team’s selections were made by various individuals that follow the draft closely and have a public presence on Twitter.

 

Drafting for the Brewers was James Anderson.

 

For the Brewers, Anderson made the following selections.

 

15th overall pick: RHP Gavin Williams, East Carolina

 

33rd overall pick: SS Peyton Stovall, Haughton HS

 

51st overall pick: LHP Robert Gasser, Houston

 

 

Here is the full video of the Mock Draft as it progressed (includes lots of prospect videos along the way, but is over 4-hours)...

 

 

Those guys convinced me that that would be a pretty damn good draft.

[Eye Black]

The Prospects Live staff held a two round mock draft via YouTube in which the team’s selections were made by various individuals that follow the draft closely and have a public presence on Twitter.

 

Drafting for the Brewers was James Anderson.

 

For the Brewers, Anderson made the following selections.

 

15th overall pick: RHP Gavin Williams, East Carolina

 

33rd overall pick: SS Peyton Stovall, Haughton HS

 

51st overall pick: LHP Robert Gasser, Houston

 

 

Here is the full video of the Mock Draft as it progressed (includes lots of prospect videos along the way, but is over 4-hours)...

 

 

Those guys convinced me that that would be a pretty damn good draft.

I should’ve provided this the first time around, but those that want to watch the Brewers picks they are at the following timeframes in the video…

 

15th pick - 1:24:15

33rd pick - 2:38:30

51st pick - 3:44:05

[narwhalattack]

https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/mlb-mock-draft-june-30-2021.html?__twitter_impression=true

 

In this mock, we draft Colton Cowser, with Jordan Wicks as a possibility.

 

Not sure why we’d be enamored with Wicks. He may have a nice changeup, but he didn’t exactly dominate the competition by any stretch of the imagination.

 

I wouldn’t mind Cowser, though I’d prefer Ford or Solometo

[patrickgpe]

https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/mlb-mock-draft-june-30-2021.html?__twitter_impression=true

 

 

 

Not sure why we’d be enamored with Wicks. He may have a nice changeup, but he didn’t exactly dominate the competition by any stretch of the imagination.

 

I wouldn’t mind Cowser, though I’d prefer Ford or Solometo

#1 nobody knows IF we are enamored with Wicks. These are just mock drafts with writers speculating based on what the are hearing, 90% of it is hot air.

 

I do like Ford and would be perfectly happy with that pick. Also OK with taking a risk on Hoglund. Still wouldn't be surprised if a guy falls like last year for whatever reason. You just need a 2-3 teams draft underslot, and it could happen.

[narwhalattack]

https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/mlb-mock-draft-june-30-2021.html?__twitter_impression=true

 

 

 

Not sure why we’d be enamored with Wicks. He may have a nice changeup, but he didn’t exactly dominate the competition by any stretch of the imagination.

 

I wouldn’t mind Cowser, though I’d prefer Ford or Solometo

#1 nobody knows IF we are enamored with Wicks. These are just mock drafts with writers speculating based on what the are hearing, 90% of it is hot air.

 

I do like Ford and would be perfectly happy with that pick. Also OK with taking a risk on Hoglund. Still wouldn't be surprised if a guy falls like last year for whatever reason. You just need a 2-3 teams draft underslot, and it could happen.

 

I suppose what I meant was that in spite of all these mock drafts linking us to Wicks, I don’t really buy into the hype. In my personal opinion I don’t really see Wicks as the best option at 15 compared to some other guys that could be available at that spot.

 

I’m also not really sure what to think of Hoglund. I know a few people alluded to how well the Dodgers did with Buehler, but is Hoglund a comparable talent to Buehler?

[patrickgpe]

I'm not sure, i just know he would be a top 10 pick if it wasn't for his injury. Maybe 15 is too high to take him. I do think for a team that relies so heavily on their farm system for players and to "go for it" trades, if you can get a guy on sale, i'm for it.

[sveumrules]

I’m also not really sure what to think of Hoglund. I know a few people alluded to how well the Dodgers did with Buehler, but is Hoglund a comparable talent to Buehler?

 

Only time will tell if Hoglund is a comparable MLB talent to Buehler, but from a performance standpoint in college he more than held his own...

 

Buehler | 253 IP | 260 K (9.2 K9) | 86 BB (3.1 BB9) | 3.02 K/BB

Hoglund | 154 IP | 186 K (10.9 K9) | 35 BB (2.0 BB9) | 5.31 K/BB

 

If Gunnar is on the board & the Brewers think he is the best player available I've got no problem if he is the pick.

[brewers888]

https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/mlb-mock-draft-june-30-2021.html?__twitter_impression=true

 

 

 

Not sure why we’d be enamored with Wicks. He may have a nice changeup, but he didn’t exactly dominate the competition by any stretch of the imagination.

 

I wouldn’t mind Cowser, though I’d prefer Ford or Solometo

#1 nobody knows IF we are enamored with Wicks. These are just mock drafts with writers speculating based on what the are hearing, 90% of it is hot air.

 

I do like Ford and would be perfectly happy with that pick. Also OK with taking a risk on Hoglund. Still wouldn't be surprised if a guy falls like last year for whatever reason. You just need a 2-3 teams draft underslot, and it could happen.

 

Mock drafts have been pretty accurate when it comes to the Brewers. The team often seems to pick players that they were rumored to be interested in. Wicks doesn't seem to be a pitcher I would want them to pick but with most pundits linking him to the team he is a pretty likely pick.

[brewers888]

This front office leans heavily to college players so don't expect our first round pick to come from the high school ranks.

[balsamlaker]

The Prospects Live draft (IMO) would be solid. Realistically, you could probably save a little drafting Williams at #15 and you might have to use a little of that to sign Stovall at 33. Part of me feels like another UCLA player is going to fall to them in the first to join his former teammate.

[narwhalattack]

https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/mlb-mock-draft-june-30-2021.html?__twitter_impression=true

 

 

 

Not sure why we’d be enamored with Wicks. He may have a nice changeup, but he didn’t exactly dominate the competition by any stretch of the imagination.

 

I wouldn’t mind Cowser, though I’d prefer Ford or Solometo

#1 nobody knows IF we are enamored with Wicks. These are just mock drafts with writers speculating based on what the are hearing, 90% of it is hot air.

 

I do like Ford and would be perfectly happy with that pick. Also OK with taking a risk on Hoglund. Still wouldn't be surprised if a guy falls like last year for whatever reason. You just need a 2-3 teams draft underslot, and it could happen.

 

Mock drafts have been pretty accurate when it comes to the Brewers. The team often seems to pick players that they were rumored to be interested in. Wicks doesn't seem to be a pitcher I would want them to pick but with most pundits linking him to the team he is a pretty likely pick.

 

I don’t recall many mock drafts linking us to Hiura or Small. And no one expected Mitchell to fall as far as he did.