Draft Time
Draft time is coming up in a couple weeks. No where near as publicized as the NFL or NBA draft, but I wouldn't be complaining if I got drafted in the 50th round, not saying that would ever happen. The draft is June 5th and 6th to be exact and MLB.com is bringing you pick by pick. Milwaukee gets the 16th pick overall, a couple picks in the supplement 1st round, and three picks in the 2nd round. Most of these picks come from trades of Cordero and Linebrink. Not to shabby having 6 picks in the first 62!
Brewerfan.net Draft 2008 preview
I've complied my own review of #1 draft picks. We'll see if they become sizzlers on the diamond or sizzling behind a grill.
Ken Felder - an agent for various MLB players.
Jeff D' Amico - Drafted the same year ARod was and he played his last game May 10, 2004. He wasn't a bad pitcher, just not a quality starter.
Antone Williamson - Considered one of the worst #1 draft picks, besides Tony Mandrich, he played 1/16 of a season for the 'Crew. Much like the entire first round in 1994, he didn't last too long. Last game was 7/1997.
Geoff Jenkins - If the pocket book was the size of the stat book, then I would say he was a success in Milwaukee. I think the Brewers were waiting for him to breakout more so. Compared to previous #1s, he's a success.
Chad Green - 8th overall pick in the 1996 draft. One of the few that aren't in the bigs anymore. Probably selling cars.
Kyle Peterson - 13th pick in 1997, debuted in 1999, battled injuries and was in the minors for the 2000 season. Played his last game in 2001. I'm guessing he's a garbage man.
J.M. Gold - He battled injuries as well. Scouts were super high on this guy and he never made it out of the minors. Last known stats are from 2003
Ben Sheets - Brewer's ace. Enough said.
David Krynzel - Traded to Arizona along with Doug Davis and Dana Eveland in return for Claudio Vargas, Johnny Estrada, and Greg Aquino. All of which are no longer on the team.
Mike Jones - he is in his 8th pro year and still in the minors battling injuries, elbow and arm surgery. Brewer's haven't given up on him yet and I'm guessing if he's not back to 100% by next year, he'll be 100% to give Amway speeches.
Prince Fielder - My favorite vegan who likes slapping meatballs over the fence.
Rickie Weeks - He's had his ups and downs and hopes to keep his everyday 2nd baseman job.
Mark Rogers - Another #1 pick who is battling injuries as well. He's been in Single A ball for the past couple years. I'm smelling another bust!
Ryan Braun - Well...right now this guy is a stud. ROY in 2007 and we are praying he doesn't have a bad season. (I drafted him #1 in fantasy, he better not have a bad year!)
Jeremy Jeffress - Jeffress is ranked high on many prospect lists, although his high ranking doesn't mean that he'll be playing that much. He's been keeping busy getting 'high' on his own. He is fresh off of a 50 game suspension right now. He's out of rehab and hopefully he'll be high in stat categories.
Matt LaPorta - His first professional at bat was a home run. Let's just say he's got a lot of power and we hope to have him stay healthy...and off steroids.
Looks like if you stay healthy, things should work out. Not to mention it looks like the Brewers are making better decisions.
I did have to check a few sites like Baseball-Reference.com, Baseball Cube, and JSOnline.com....did you expect me to find out what happened to Antone Williamson?
Brewerfan.net Draft 2008 preview
I've complied my own review of #1 draft picks. We'll see if they become sizzlers on the diamond or sizzling behind a grill.
Ken Felder - an agent for various MLB players.
Jeff D' Amico - Drafted the same year ARod was and he played his last game May 10, 2004. He wasn't a bad pitcher, just not a quality starter.
Antone Williamson - Considered one of the worst #1 draft picks, besides Tony Mandrich, he played 1/16 of a season for the 'Crew. Much like the entire first round in 1994, he didn't last too long. Last game was 7/1997.
Geoff Jenkins - If the pocket book was the size of the stat book, then I would say he was a success in Milwaukee. I think the Brewers were waiting for him to breakout more so. Compared to previous #1s, he's a success.
Chad Green - 8th overall pick in the 1996 draft. One of the few that aren't in the bigs anymore. Probably selling cars.
Kyle Peterson - 13th pick in 1997, debuted in 1999, battled injuries and was in the minors for the 2000 season. Played his last game in 2001. I'm guessing he's a garbage man.
J.M. Gold - He battled injuries as well. Scouts were super high on this guy and he never made it out of the minors. Last known stats are from 2003
Ben Sheets - Brewer's ace. Enough said.
David Krynzel - Traded to Arizona along with Doug Davis and Dana Eveland in return for Claudio Vargas, Johnny Estrada, and Greg Aquino. All of which are no longer on the team.
Mike Jones - he is in his 8th pro year and still in the minors battling injuries, elbow and arm surgery. Brewer's haven't given up on him yet and I'm guessing if he's not back to 100% by next year, he'll be 100% to give Amway speeches.
Prince Fielder - My favorite vegan who likes slapping meatballs over the fence.
Rickie Weeks - He's had his ups and downs and hopes to keep his everyday 2nd baseman job.
Mark Rogers - Another #1 pick who is battling injuries as well. He's been in Single A ball for the past couple years. I'm smelling another bust!
Ryan Braun - Well...right now this guy is a stud. ROY in 2007 and we are praying he doesn't have a bad season. (I drafted him #1 in fantasy, he better not have a bad year!)
Jeremy Jeffress - Jeffress is ranked high on many prospect lists, although his high ranking doesn't mean that he'll be playing that much. He's been keeping busy getting 'high' on his own. He is fresh off of a 50 game suspension right now. He's out of rehab and hopefully he'll be high in stat categories.
Matt LaPorta - His first professional at bat was a home run. Let's just say he's got a lot of power and we hope to have him stay healthy...and off steroids.
Looks like if you stay healthy, things should work out. Not to mention it looks like the Brewers are making better decisions.
I did have to check a few sites like Baseball-Reference.com, Baseball Cube, and JSOnline.com....did you expect me to find out what happened to Antone Williamson?
Good post and good assessments
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