The MLB draft kicks off in three days and in preparation, we’re taking a look at potential top picks for the Brewers.
There’s a flurry of impressive college pitchers at the top of the draft who will be long gone by the time the Crew’s #15 overall pick rolls around.
Ty Madden, along with his velocity and stuff, will probably be off the board by the time the Brewers’ first round pick rolls around.
His fastball carries as much velocity as higher picks, sitting in the mid-90s, regularly hitting 99, and touching triple digits without much fanfare.
He does have a solid changeup and a curve available in addition to the fastball-slider combination, but the curve is fringy and he’s shied away from the changeup recently.
That said, with the right to boast over homegrown pitching, the Brewers could likely sure up the areas where Madden otherwise raises questions as a first rounder, and Madden has gotten better every year of his career.
It’s been called the best in the draft class, and his hard-thrown and lively slider has come up in conversation as the best breaking pitch.
If the Brewers are willing to take those risks for Bachman’s elite fastball-slider offerings, he’s likely to come off the board right around their first pick.
Wicks’ low-to-mid 90s fastball is nothing to pass up, though, as it has enough late break to draw plenty of swings and misses.
Though some front offices might be a bit flippant about elbow injuries and TJS, the timing of the injury means that Hogland will likely be on the board at the #15 pick and will definitely be sidelined until mid-2022.
Hogland throws three above-average pitches with precision and for strikes in any count: a fastball that sits in the low-90s, a low-80s slider, and a low-80s changeup.