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Article: Mocks Continue to Lack Certainty


While it's true there are a lot of paths that lead to who is going to be available when drafting 27th overall, it seems even less certain when you've been following the mock drafts for the last three months.

And nothing seems to be coming into focus even two days before the draft begins.

Here's what we seem to know about each demographic:

The Brewers are most likely to select a college hitter. Most recent mock drafts have Kiley McDaniel (ESPN) pairing the Brewers with Oregon State CF Jacob Melton and Carlos Collazo (Baseball America) connecting them with Drew Gilbert (Tennessee).

Using Jamie Cameron's Consensus Big Board (1-25, 26-56) that he recently posted at Twins Daily, here are the college hitters that the Brewers may be most likely to choose from:

  • 18.) Drew Gilbert, OF, Tennessee
  • 20.) Chase DeLauter, OF, James Madison
  • 21.) Jordan Beck, OF, Tennessee
  • 24.) Sterlin Thompson, OF, Florida
  • 26.) Peyton Graham, 3B/SS, Oklahoma
  • 27.) Jacob Melton, OF, Oregon State
  • 35.) Dylan Beavers, OF, Cal
  • 37.) Brock Jones, OF, Stanford
  • 46.) Spencer Jones, OF, Vanderbilt

As you can see, there is a cluster of college outfielders whose perceived value among industry experts jives well with the area in which the Brewers are selecting. 

The next most likely scenario sees the Brewers adding a college pitcher. While the whole college pitching scene is basically a giant shrug emoji, the most common names tied to the Brewers at #27 are Oregon State LHP Cooper Hjerpe, Iowa RHP Adam Mazur and Gonzaga RHP Gabriel Hughes. They are also three of the healthiest pitchers in this demographic. There are a number of other players who could be in a play here as well.

Selecting from the prep demographic is much less probable. We have seen a few prep names pop up, both pitchers and hitters. For that to happen, there is going to have to be the right combination of a preferred player falling and their bonus demands not being excessive (which is normally the reason a player falls in the first place).

BREWERS MOCK DRAFTS
Baseball America McDaniel Mayo BrewerFanatic Callis Law
Drew Gilbert
OF
Tennessee

(7/15)
Jacob Melton
CF
Oregon State
(7/15)
Jackson Ferris
LHP
IMG Academy
(7/13)
Cade Horton
RHP
Oklahoma
(7/12)
Sterlin Thompson
OF
Florida
(7/6)
Adam Mazur
RHP
Iowa
(6/21)
Cooper Hjerpe
LHP
Oregon State
(7/1)
Chase DeLauter
RF
James Madison
(6/29)
Drew Gilbert
OF
Tennessee

(6/30)
Jett Williams
SS
Texas Prep
(6/30)
Cooper Hjerpe
LHP
Oregon State
(6/22)
Adam Mazur
RHP
Iowa
(5/19)
Gabriel Hughes
RHP
Gonzaga
(4/28)
Chase DeLauter
RF
James Madison
(6/1)
Drew Gilbert
OF
Tennessee

(6/15)
Kumar Rocker
RHP
Indy/Vanderbilt
(5/26)
Cole Young
SS
Pennsylvania HS
(6/8)
 
Gabriel Hughes
RHP
Gonzaga
(4/1)
  Justin Campbell
RHP
Oklahoma Sate

(6/1)
  Jett Williams
SS
Texas Prep
(5/25)
 
Jordan Sprinkle
SS
UCSB
(2/10)
  Cooper Hjerpe
LHP
Oregon State
(5/18)
  Andrew Dutkanych
RHP
Indiana Prep
(5/11)
 

Is there a college hitter you prefer? Or do you want to select from one of the different demographics?


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