Milwaukee Brewers Top Prospects 2017
Here are my list of top prospects for the Milwaukee Brewers based on 2016 stats. I haven't seen most of them play, so these are based simply on the line stats on MiLB.com. I apologize to all those statistic geeks who know so much more than me. I'm old school and still think RBIs are good and K's are bad. Haha .I will list my best per position and try to come up with a 25 man roster.
Here are my list of top prospects for the Milwaukee Brewers based on 2016 stats. I haven't seen most of them play, so these are based simply on the line stats on MiLB.com. I apologize to all those statistic geeks who know so much more than me. I'm old school and still think RBIs are good and K's are bad. Haha .I will list my best per position and try to come up with a 25 man roster.
SP
This has been a tough year for my future hopes for starting pitchers/ long relievers. Only 1 of 9 of my 2016 picks has panned out, that being Josh Hader. I hadn't included Zach Davies because I already considered him a major leaguer and Junior Guerra caught me totally by surprise. The biggest disappointment of the year has to be Jorge Lopez although I did mention that his AA year last year came out of nowhere so in the financial field, they would call 2016 a "correction". Jorge Ortega also lost ground and Bubba Derby proved to have inflated trade numbers as did Willingham, although what can you tell from Colorado Springs numbers. So here goes with the rest.
Johan Dominguez - 20y/o 6'4" RH from DSL 2.78ERA 58IP 37H .180AVG. First year in the minors. My DSL hope for last year was Benoit and he stunk this year although he was in Helena so who knows? I'm pretty sure, the good Dominican players can have their choice of teams to sign with and they aren't picking Milwaukee. Have we produced a major leaguer from the DSL? I don't think so. What a waste of money, but need a presence there.
Corbin Burnes - 21y/o RH Low A 2.02 ERA AVG. .181 35IP 41K 4th Round draft pick from St. Mary's
Brandon Woodruff 23 y/o RH AA 2.68 ERA 159 IP 173K AVG. .209 WHIP 1.02 Probably our minor league pitcher of the year
Marcos Diplan 19 y/o RH at Low A 1.80 ERA AVG. .191 70IP 89K Didn't make a great transition to High A but at 19, we will cut him some slack
Josh Hader 22y/o RH at AAA 3.29ERA (Colorado Springs is not friendly) 126IP 161K
RP
Alberto Paulino 25y/o DSL ERA 0.38 AVG. .193 WHIP 0.97 Obvious red flags are 25y/o and first year of professional ball and only 23IP. But hey, Dennis Quaid and the rookie? Junior Guerra and the Brewers?
Wilson Adams 22y/o RH ROK 2.16 ERA AVG. .205 WHIP .80 25IP 1BB 23K
Aaron Myers 23 y/o RH High ROK 1.65 ERA AVG. .160 WHIP .78 49IP/62K
Colton Cross 23 y/o RH High ROK 1.90ERA AVG.195 WHIP 1.05 9 saves
Nate Griep 22y/o Low A RH 2.02 ERA Avg. 209 WHIP 1.04 23 saves
Stephen Kohlscheel 27 y/o RH AA 2.54 ERA AVG. .225 49IP 67K 23 saves
I'm still hoping Daniel Missaki acquired in the Adam Lind trade, will come back strong from his Tommy John surgery.
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1B - Gabriel Garcia 18y/o RH at ROK .300/.393/.500
Ronnie Gideon 21 y/o RH at High ROK .315/.365/.625/.994 16HR in abbreviated season but 60K also.
2B - Trey York 22y/o RH at High A .289/.393/.407 15SB/1CS
3B Lucas Erceg 21 y/o LH Low A .327/.376/.518 9HR 51 RBI 2nd round pick. My minor league hitter of the year.
Weston Wilson 21 y/o RH at High ROK .326/.399/.513
SS Isan Diaz 20 y/o RH Low A .264/.358/.469 20HR 75 RBI 148K, unfortunately but 72BB. Much better second half so hopefully adjusting well at 20y/o
Mauricio Dubon 22y/o RH AA .339/.371/.538/.909 Great trade!
C This is where we are really weak. We shouldn't have traded Lucroy without an answer here. I'm sure they were hoping Nottingham would be our future but he struggled at AA.
Maybe Carlos Leal, who missed all of 2016 can come back strong?
Mitch Ghelfi 23 y/o SH High A .303/.356/.408 Listed as a catcher but I'm not sure he is projected as one.
OF OK, this is where we are really weak. Remember Tyrone Taylor, Victor Roach, Logan Schaefer, Caleb Gindl, Mitch Haniger, etc. Haniger we swapped basically for Davies and had success at AAA and got promoted to Arizona with minimal success. But the rest of those guys never panned out. I'm sure Corey Ray is a big hope but c'mon .315 at Louisville with aluminum bat? I'm sure Louisville had a few patsies on their schedule too. Trent Clark, Monte Harrison didn't progress this year. And Phillips - wow is he overrated!
Clint Coulter - Career minor leaguer at age 23 put himself back on the radar with an undeserved promotion to AA and surprisingly hit .330/.378/.440 in 27 games. Due to our lack of OF prospects, he makes the list
Kyle Wren 25 y/o LH AAA .322/.410/.412 GREAT OBP. Compares favorably to Elmore. (That puts things in reality doesn't it?)
Lewis Brinson 22 y/o RH AAA traded to Brewers from Texas to Colorado springs where he went from .237/.280/.431 to .388/.393/.635/ 1.029 in 22 games which makes me leery yet optimistic
That makes 22 prospects. The other 3 could be filled in with any combination of Ortiz, Perrin, Leal, Missaki, Clark, Ray Yamoto, Grist, Orf, Burgos, Demuth, Cooper, Segovia, Olczak, Cordell. When you look at the guys that have changed this organization - Braun, Fielder, Yount, Molitor, Sheets, Gallardo, Higuera, Lucroy - I don't see those guys in our minors. I predict years of misery. Go Brewers!!
Corbin Burnes - 21y/o RH Low A 2.02 ERA AVG. .181 35IP 41K 4th Round draft pick from St. Mary's
Brandon Woodruff 23 y/o RH AA 2.68 ERA 159 IP 173K AVG. .209 WHIP 1.02 Probably our minor league pitcher of the year
Marcos Diplan 19 y/o RH at Low A 1.80 ERA AVG. .191 70IP 89K Didn't make a great transition to High A but at 19, we will cut him some slack
Josh Hader 22y/o RH at AAA 3.29ERA (Colorado Springs is not friendly) 126IP 161K
RP
Alberto Paulino 25y/o DSL ERA 0.38 AVG. .193 WHIP 0.97 Obvious red flags are 25y/o and first year of professional ball and only 23IP. But hey, Dennis Quaid and the rookie? Junior Guerra and the Brewers?
Wilson Adams 22y/o RH ROK 2.16 ERA AVG. .205 WHIP .80 25IP 1BB 23K
Aaron Myers 23 y/o RH High ROK 1.65 ERA AVG. .160 WHIP .78 49IP/62K
Colton Cross 23 y/o RH High ROK 1.90ERA AVG.195 WHIP 1.05 9 saves
Nate Griep 22y/o Low A RH 2.02 ERA Avg. 209 WHIP 1.04 23 saves
Stephen Kohlscheel 27 y/o RH AA 2.54 ERA AVG. .225 49IP 67K 23 saves
I'm still hoping Daniel Missaki acquired in the Adam Lind trade, will come back strong from his Tommy John surgery.
Inf
1B - Gabriel Garcia 18y/o RH at ROK .300/.393/.500
Ronnie Gideon 21 y/o RH at High ROK .315/.365/.625/.994 16HR in abbreviated season but 60K also.
2B - Trey York 22y/o RH at High A .289/.393/.407 15SB/1CS
3B Lucas Erceg 21 y/o LH Low A .327/.376/.518 9HR 51 RBI 2nd round pick. My minor league hitter of the year.
Weston Wilson 21 y/o RH at High ROK .326/.399/.513
SS Isan Diaz 20 y/o RH Low A .264/.358/.469 20HR 75 RBI 148K, unfortunately but 72BB. Much better second half so hopefully adjusting well at 20y/o
Mauricio Dubon 22y/o RH AA .339/.371/.538/.909 Great trade!
C This is where we are really weak. We shouldn't have traded Lucroy without an answer here. I'm sure they were hoping Nottingham would be our future but he struggled at AA.
Maybe Carlos Leal, who missed all of 2016 can come back strong?
Mitch Ghelfi 23 y/o SH High A .303/.356/.408 Listed as a catcher but I'm not sure he is projected as one.
OF OK, this is where we are really weak. Remember Tyrone Taylor, Victor Roach, Logan Schaefer, Caleb Gindl, Mitch Haniger, etc. Haniger we swapped basically for Davies and had success at AAA and got promoted to Arizona with minimal success. But the rest of those guys never panned out. I'm sure Corey Ray is a big hope but c'mon .315 at Louisville with aluminum bat? I'm sure Louisville had a few patsies on their schedule too. Trent Clark, Monte Harrison didn't progress this year. And Phillips - wow is he overrated!
Clint Coulter - Career minor leaguer at age 23 put himself back on the radar with an undeserved promotion to AA and surprisingly hit .330/.378/.440 in 27 games. Due to our lack of OF prospects, he makes the list
Kyle Wren 25 y/o LH AAA .322/.410/.412 GREAT OBP. Compares favorably to Elmore. (That puts things in reality doesn't it?)
Lewis Brinson 22 y/o RH AAA traded to Brewers from Texas to Colorado springs where he went from .237/.280/.431 to .388/.393/.635/ 1.029 in 22 games which makes me leery yet optimistic
That makes 22 prospects. The other 3 could be filled in with any combination of Ortiz, Perrin, Leal, Missaki, Clark, Ray Yamoto, Grist, Orf, Burgos, Demuth, Cooper, Segovia, Olczak, Cordell. When you look at the guys that have changed this organization - Braun, Fielder, Yount, Molitor, Sheets, Gallardo, Higuera, Lucroy - I don't see those guys in our minors. I predict years of misery. Go Brewers!!
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