We're mere hours away now from The Great Restocking. Thanks to Coco Cordero and Scott Linebrink signing elsewhere in the offseason, we have a boatload of extra picks, and I'm sure Jack Zduriencik will use them wisely. (Hey Jack, think Gallardo, not Rogers, ok?)
A great place to follow the action is MLB.com's Draft Central. The Draft Tracker application has info on hundreds of eligible players, and will track (duh) every pick. There's video on many of the top prospects, and plenty of fluff-filled feature articles to keep you busy.
The draft starts at 1:00 CT. If the pace is what I recall from last year, the Brewers will make their first selection (#16) between 2:00 and 2:30 CT. The first round will be on ESPN, and the whole shebang will be live on video through mlb.com. I think the first five rounds will take place today, with the remainder of the draft moving along at a much more rapid pace starting at 10:30 CT tomorrow.
Future Sheets's, Fielders, Brauns, Harts, and Gallardos, assemble!
BREWERS' PICKS
- Brett Lawrie, C, HS (BC)
- Rays - Tim Beckham, SS, HS (GA)
- Pirates - Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Vanderbilt
- Royals - Eric Hosmer, 1B, HS (FL)
- Orioles - Brian Matusz, LHP, San Diego
- Giants - Buster Posey, C, Florida State
- Marlins - Kyle Skipworth, C, HS (CA)
- Reds - Yonder Alonso, 1B, Miami
- White Sox - Gordon Beckham, SS, Georgia
- Nationals - Aaron Crow, RHP, Missouri
- Astros - Jason Castro, C, Stanford
- Rangers - Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina
- Athletics - Jemile Weeks, 2B, Miami
- Cardinals - Brett Wallace, 3B, Arizona State
- Twins - Aaron Hicks, OF, HS (CA)
- Dodgers - Ethan Martin, 3B, HS (GA)
- Brewers - Brett Lawrie, C, HS (BC)
- Blue Jays - David Cooper, 1B, California
- Mets - Ike Davis, 1B, Arizona State
- Cubs - Andrew Cashner, RHP, Texas Christian
- Mariners - Josh Fields, RHP, Georgia
- Tigers - Ryan Perry, RHP, Arizona
- Mets - Reese Havens, SS, South Carolina
- Padres - Allan Dykstra, 1B, Wake Forest
- Phillies - Anthony Hewitt, SS, HS (CT)
- Rockies - Christian Friedrich, LHP, Eastern Kentucky
- Diamondbacks - Daniel Schlereth, LHP, Arizona
- Twins - Carlos Gutierrez, RHP, Miami
- Yankees - Gerrit Cole, RHP, HS (CA)
- Indians - Lonnie Chisenhall, SS, Pitt CC (NC)
- Red Sox - Casey Kelly, SS, HS (FL)