When Milwaukee Brewers President of Baseball Operations David Stearns looks to build a roster, he targets cost-effective ways to eliminate weaknesses on the club. Before the 2021 season, Stearns shored up the defense by acquiring Kolten Wong and Jackie Bradley, Jr. The focus for this past offseason has centered on improving production against left-handed pitchers, an area the Brewers floundered in all of last season.

Baseball America keeps pumping out content, updating their Top 200 prospects in addition to their weekly draft stock watch pieces. One name that has helium that Carlos Collazo of Baseball America has mentioned is Georgia Tech catcher Kevin Parada.

This article was originally posted at Twins Daily just days after the MLB draft. 

After selecting RHP Chase Petty with the #26 overall pick in the 2021 draft, the Twins had a second selection ten picks later. With the 36th overall pick, they took Wisconsin high school shortstop Noah Miller. We recently discussed the draft, the baseball hotbed in Wisconsin, his big-league brother’s influence, and other topics. 

With their 20th-round pick in this year's draft, the Brewers chose Washington State shortstop Shea Vucinich. He took some time to chat with me on Thursday.