Milwaukee Brewers: 3 Third Base Prospects To Know For 2019 MLB Draft

Tyler Callihan, 3B, Providence (FL) HS

Callihan was also on that list of players included in our Mock Draft Roundup, and I can definitely see why he was mocked to the Milwaukee Brewers.

If the Brewers select Callihan, they’ll be taking the “Keston Hiura approach” where you draft the bat and figure out the rest later. This is what MLB Pipeline had to say about their 32nd ranked draft prospect:

Callihan has shown an innate ability to barrel up the baseball, both at a number of elite-level events over the summer, as well as this spring, with an advanced approach from the left side of the plate

Callihan had a .528 batting average with the Team USA 18U National team. Not slugging or on-base percentage, that’s batting average.

To again refer back to the Keston Hiura approach, this Callihan dude can hit.

Callihan’s power has also been on the rise lately, and as a left-handed hitter, he should have a ton of fun hitting fly balls in Miller Park.

He has a college commitment to South Carolina that he would need to be signed away from, but being a first round pick is tough to pass up.

The main question about Callihan is his ability to stick at third base. He’s not very fast, unsurprisingly, and has a limited range defensively. Even though he’s a bit shorter at 5’11”, perhaps a move to first base is in his future should he be selected by the Milwaukee Brewers.

If Callihan is there at No. 28, I would not be surprised to see Scouting Director Tod Johnson select him. The Brewers love big hit tools and they can take that Keston Hiura approach (which seems to have worked out so far), and draft Callihan’s bat while they figure out the rest later.

Brett Baty, 3B, Lake Travis (TX) HS

If the Milwaukee Brewers are to select Baty, he’s going to need to take a fall down the board. MLB Pipeline ranks him as their 17th best draft prospect, and with the Crew selecting at 28, he will need a decent sized fall.

Last year, the Brewers never would have thought Brice Turang would’ve fallen to them at 21, with most thinking he was a Top 5 or at least Top 10 selection heading into the Draft. Sure enough, he fell to them. Anything can happen on draft night.

Baty is committed to the University of Texas and has some of the best raw power in this year’s class. As a lefty in Milwaukee, that’s an exciting note for the Brewers scouting department. He also brings an intelligent and advanced approach at the plate, not going all out for power and showing the ability to recognize and avoid breaking pitches.

Like most other third base prospects, he has below-average speed, but he’s a better athlete than you might think for someone his size.

Baty has the arm strength to stick at third base and should provide plenty of power from that position for years to come.

If Baty falls down the board to the 28th overall pick, Milwaukee will probably be running up to the podium to select him, depending on if there’s anyone else that’s also taking a long fall down the board. But with his hit tool, his raw power from the left side, and his defensive ability, Baty would make for an excellent first round selection.

The Milwaukee Brewers first round pick is going to be very dependent on how the board falls. There’s a wide variety of directions they could go, unlike when they choose in the Top 10.