Milwaukee Brewers: 3 Outfield Prospects To Know For MLB Draft

The MLB Draft is just a few short weeks away. Here at Reviewing the Brew, we’ll be looking at several potential Milwaukee Brewers draft picks in the lead up to the 2019 Draft.

It’s no secret by this point that David Stearns and the rest of the Milwaukee Brewers front office love to stockpile outfielders.

In 2015 and 2016, the Brewers spent their first round picks on outfielders, with the former being Trent Grisham and the latter being Corey Ray. In 2017, they spent their Comp A round pick on an outfielder, Tristen Lutz. In 2018, the Brewers took outfielders Joe Gray and Micah Bello with their second round and Comp B round selections.

With the 2019 Draft upcoming, do the Brewers go to that position on Day 1 once again? I wouldn’t bet against it. Here are three outfielders who could hear their name called by the Milwaukee Brewers on June 3rd.

Corbin Carroll, OF, Lakeside (Wash.) HS

Carroll is one of the top high school bats in this year’s draft class. At 5’11”, 161 lbs, Carroll is slightly undersized, and that could knock him down the board a little bit. But Carroll has two really big tools that will definitely entice the Brewers scouting department.

According to MLB Pipeline, the left-handed hitting Carroll has a 60-grade hit tool on the 20-80 scouting scale, which rates as well above-average. In the past few years, the Brewers draft strategy seems to have been to take the best pure hitter on the board, and Carroll will likely fit that description.

His other big tool is his 70-grade speed. With top level speed, Carroll has the ability to stick in centerfield and steal a ton of bases.

Pipeline’s scouting report says Carroll he “can drive the ball with line-drive loft and surprising pop”. That sounds like someone who could see his power play up in a stadium like Miller Park, despite his current 40-grade power tool, which is below average.

The main issue with Carroll is that he’s Pipeline’s 14th ranked prospect, and the Brewers don’t select until #28 overall, meaning Carroll will have to slide.

However, if you remember last year’s draft, Brice Turang was expected to be a Top 5 pick going through most of the draft process, but then he slid down boards late and landed in the Brewers lap at #21 overall. A similar thing could happen with Carroll, although that’s difficult to predict.

Carroll has a college commitment to UCLA that he will need to be signed away from, and with a diminished bonus pool this year, that could be difficult.

Sammy Siani, OF, Penn Charter (Pa.) HS

Another left handed hitting outfielder that’s just a little undersized, Siani is another possibility for the Milwaukee Brewers on the first night of the MLB Draft.

Standing at 5’11” and 175 pounds, Siani has an above-average hit tool that’s a result of a smooth and consistent swing. That’s his biggest tool, but Siani also possesses above average speed, although he’ll likely be relegated to playing left field in the future instead of center.

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MLB Pipeline ranks Siani as their 41st overall prospect in this draft, which could mean one of two things. Either the Brewers could believe there’s more potential than that, having him higher on their board and might want to snatch him at 28th overall, or, they could pass on him at 28 and wait to see if he’s still there at 65 overall for their next pick. Siani is in that kind of in between stage.

Those teams who would consider selecting Siani early would be doing so with the belief that he could be something similar to Andrew Benintendi with the Red Sox, where he’s a late bloomer, but when he finally blossoms, it’s something amazing.

Siani is from Pennsylvania, and playing spring ball out there is difficult because of the long stretch of cold, wintry weather that extended late this year, which likely negatively impacted Siani and other high schoolers. If the Brewers like Siani enough to select him, they’re believing in his summer showcase circuit performances to be more of the player he really is.

Siani has a college commitment to Duke, which could be difficult to sign away from. But Siani has a brother, Mike, who was selected in the 4th round last year by the Reds out of high school and was signed away from his college commitment. Especially if he’s an earlier pick than his brother, Sammy would probably be more likely to want to get his professional career started.

There isn’t a great crop of outfielders that are worthy of selections on Day 1. There are three outfielders likely to be selected in the Top 10, and a couple other mid-late first round options such as Corbin Carroll or Kameron Misner. But Misner doesn’t have the big hit tool, which, based on recent history, means the Brewers probably won’t be interested.

If Carroll is still on the board at #28 overall, I would think the Milwaukee Brewers would be running up to the podium to make the selection. Busch is another solid possibility if Carroll is off the board.

The 2019 MLB Draft is just a few short weeks away. It shouldn’t surprise any of us if the Brewers go for another outfielder early on.