Brewers Announce 24 Amateur Signings

The club has signed 23 draft picks and one undrafted free agent, including three of their first six selections. The signings include three of the team's first six selections and the son of bullpen coach Stan Kyles. The undrafted free agent was Dexter Bobo, LHP from Georgia Southern.

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There were 1525 players drafted this year

and the Brewers thought #1526 looked good enough to sign? My theory is that they signed him so they could make jokes about signing a guy named “Bobo.”

What’s the point of signing an undrafted free agent given every single other team in the league passed on the guy, including the Brewers?

by ecocd on Jun 14, 2010 10:08 AM CDT reply actions

Sometimes guys slip through the cracks.

Sometimes teams need organizational filler. I can’t think of any real notable NDFA success stories off the top of my head, but I’m sure there are some.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Jun 14, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions

John Axford!

Failure is just success rounded down.

by TheJay on Jun 14, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions

Yep.

Basically, somebody’s looking at tentative rosters and thinking, “We need one more pitcher in Helena, preferably a guy with some college experience.”

Plus, beyond the first few hundred, each team’s rankings are very, very different. 800 pitchers were taken in the draft, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Bobo was in the Brewers’ top 300.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 14, 2010 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions

Thanks!

I was curious, but now that I think of it, that’s similar to how the NFL works. Their practice squads are made up of, in large part, undrafted guys hoping to get their chance.

by ecocd on Jun 14, 2010 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions

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