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I was absolutely thrilled with this draft in general.

We hit on absolutely every aspect of what I thought we should have.


We got pitchers who excelled in college and are big power arms in Arnett and Heckathorn, and we got prep pitchers with high upsides in Hall, and we got a college pitcher who struggled, but who has a big time arm and fell in Howell.

WE got players with awesome tools everywhere from Walla, to Davis, to Richardson, to Garfield, and on and on.


THIS is the type of draft that I believe the Brewers will look back upon in a few years and point to as a real turning point.



Anyway, my top 10.

1-Arnett
Just a pure power arm whom I thought would be gone by 15 at the latest.
2-Brooks Hall
Really lucky to get him where we did in my opinion. If he can add 2-3 MPH, he becomes a truly elite arm.
3-Davis
Was a projected top 10 pick coming into the Spring and we get him in the supplemental 1st round. Hitters who press and try and do it all often struggle. I am really excited to see him in action next year.
4- Scooter Gennett
Another guy who was on many lists as an early round pick coming into the Spring. A couple poor showings in showcases and what not and he falls to the 16th round where we snap him up. I would like to see us try and leave him at short for a year or two and see what happens.
5- Del Howell
Again, there is a theme here. I've long since wanted to see this organization spend money on talent later on in the draft. They of course did this and did it well with the Draft and Follow process, however the fact that we were willing to take some risks is encouraging for the future.
6- Josh Prince
A shortstop who excels defensively, but who also walks at a fantastic rate and projects to add some power? Oh, and steals a ton of bags at a high rate? What's not to love.
7- Max Walla
A prospect with off the meter type power. Not a great start to his pro-career, but so what? As a young prep bat, I'll comfort myself with the reports of his impressive BP displays until next year and hopefully more success.
8-Cameron Garfield
Like Walla, very raw, a 5-5 game was a nice start to his pro-career, but even after that, he held his own for his age. Also very good reports regarding his defense. Perhaps our next good catching prospect.
9-Michael Fiers
Yes, he doesn't have the "stuff" that others do, and while numbers are secondary at this stage, a 59/5 K to BB ratio is impressive. Our next loogy, and he could move fast.
10-D'Vontrey Richardson
Probably should be higher based upon the immense praise heaped upon him in the instructional league, and the fact that he is a legit 5 tool athlete, and the fact that he has not yet dedicated himself to baseball.



There are a few other guys I find very interesting. Halton and Stang would top that list, but I was very pleased with this draft. If the Brewers continue to spend aggressively in the draft, they will benefit from it a great deal in the long run. I have absolutely no doubt about that.