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Brewerfan.net's Top 30 Draft Prospects

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Rank	Name	Pos	B/T	H/W	NCAA/HS	School/State	Comments
-02	Cole, Gerrit	RHP	R/R	6-3/190	High School	Orange Lutheran (CA)	Perfectly projectable RHP with power arsenal
-01	Hunt, Shooter	RHP	R/R	6-3/205	College	Tulane	Big bodied RHP with good, but inconsistent stuff
02	Scheppers, Tanner	RHP	R/R	6-4/200	College	Fresno State	Projectable righty with power fastball-slider arsenal
04	Meyer, Alex	RHP	R/R	6-7/200	High School	Greensburg (IN)	Big, workhorse RHP with power fastball-slider one-two punch
05	Wallace, Brett	1B	L/R	6-1/245	College	Arizona State	Soft-bodied 1B with a patient approach and power
06	Hicks, Aaron	CF	S/R	6-1/160	High School	Woodrow Wilson (CA)	Electric 5-tool talent as an OF, power FB, hammer CB as RHP
07	Thames, Eric	LF	L/L	6-1/200	College	Pepperdine	Polished lefty hitter that makes consistent, hard contact having big spring
08	Gillaspie, Conor	3B	L/R	6-1/200	College	Wichita State	Tough and gritty contact hitter with excellent approach to hitting
09	Alonso, Yonder	1B	L/R	6-2/215	College	Miami	Big, imposing and patient slugger with sweet lefty swing
10	Lawrie, Brett	C	R/R	6-0/200	High School	Brookswood (British Columbia)	Prep Canadian infielder/catcher prospect with power bat, arm
11	Kelly, Casey	SS	R/R	6-3/190	High School	Sarasota (FL)	Extremely athletic two-way talent that could star on gridiron as QB
12	Beckham, Gordon	SS	R/R	6-0/180	College	Georgia	Exciting SS with considerable pop in his bat
13	Martin, Ethan	3B	R/R	6-3/200	High School	Stephens County (GA)	Power bat, arm makes him the ideal third baseman
14	Posey, Buster	C	R/R	6-2/200	College	Florida State	Athletic backstop with cannon arm & contact bat
15	Fields, Josh	CL	R/R	6-0/180	College	Georgia	Shorter righty closer with dynamic 2-pitch punch
16	Cashner, Andrew	CL	R/R	6-5/195	College	TCU	Large-framed RHP that has thrived since being moved to closer's role
17	Long, Kyle	LHP	L/L	6-7/280	High School	St. Anne's Belfield (VA)	Son of Howie, mammoth LHP/1B with big-time power both ways
18	Friedrich, Christian	LHP	R/L	6-3/210	College	Eastern Kentucky	Smooth lefty with a good fastball, wicked curve
19	Raben, Dennis	RF	L/L	6-3/220	College	Miami	Thick and powerful 1B/OF with swing made for wood bats
20	Hosmer, Eric	1B	L/L	6-4/210	High School	American Heritage (FL)	Sweet swing, slick fielding first baseman
21	Webb, Daniel	RHP	R/R	6-3/205	High School	Heath (KY)	Perfectly proportioned RHP with improving stuff
22	Crow, Aaron	RHP	R/R	6-2/205	College	Missouri	Strong-armed RHP on the rise with impressive command, improving offspeed stuff
23	Ross, Tyson	RHP	R/R	6-6/230	College	California	Tall righty with approach and stuff that belies his size
24	Cooper, David	1B	L/L	6-1/190	College	Cal Berkeley	Polished lefty slugger having a big year at Cal
25	Lobstein, Kyle	LHP	L/L	6-3/180	High School	Coconino (CA)	Projectable lefty with loose arm and improving stuff
26	Castro, Jason	C	L/R	6-3/215	College	Stanford	Strong defensive catcher with improving, powerful lefty stick
27	Ladendorf, Tyler	SS	R/R	6-2/210	Junior College	Howard JC (TX)	Speed demon with exciting tool set and improving power potential
28	Gray, Sonny	RHP	R/R	6-0/185	High School	Smyrna (TN)	Shorter yet athletic RHP with electric arm
29	Matusz, Brian	LHP	L/L	6-4/193	College	San Diego	Projectable, tall and lanky lefty with solid 3-pitch repertoire
30	Davis, Ike	1B	L/L	6-5/215	College	Arizona State	Tall and strong left-handed hitter with big-time power potential

Notes-5/23/2008 notes archive

Welcome to the final draft rankings for 2008. There is plenty of movement, with late draft risers such as Andrew Cashner, Jake Odorizzi, Zach Collier and Anthony Hewitt. I'm going to let the rankings speak for themselves, and keep in mind these rankings are not a reflection of how the draft may shake out, as signability and organizational needs will ultimately determine which players are selected where. In regards to the Brewers, they are poised for a big year, with six picks among the top 62 overall selections, and you have to feel confident that Jack Zduriencik will re-stock the farm system with talent now that he actually has extra, early picks to work with. Truly, a big draft is on tap. To view scouting reports of all 100 players entered in the Brewerfan.net database, be sure to click on the Player Profile drop-down menu and select all, and in the meantime, visit the fan forum to be a part of all of the conversation leading up to the draft, and Brewerfan.net's unrivaled draft-day coverage.

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