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May 2009 - Milwaukee Brewers
Manager and GM Fritsche


16th May 2009


Yesterday the 2009 draft pool was published. Totally
8 Argentinians
9 Arubans
3 Australians
1 Bahaman
6 Brazilians
21 Canadians
5 Chileans
3 Chinese
13 Taiwanese
3 Colombians
3 Costa Ricans
24 Cubans
22 Dominicans
8 Salvadorans
6 Guatemalans
5 Dutch
1 Honduran
6 Italians
21 Japanese
1 Kenyan
1 Lesothoan
24 Mexican
6 Nicaraguans
11 Panamanian
18 Puerto Ricans
6 South Africans
5 South Koreans
1 Sri Lankan
863 Americans
2 Venezuelans
are entering the draft.


It's only a good opportunity to take a look at those drafties from 2007 and 2008 who still play ball:

2007 draft:

1st Round CL Angel Tapia (2-2-8, 0.64 ERA, 6 BB, 13 K, 1.07 WHIP - AAA) - ready for the big leagues next season?
2nd Round SP Alejandro Mendoza (3-4, 4.11 ERA, 1.52 WHIP - Lower A)
3rd Round SS Nick Haynes (.188, 0 HR 2 RBI - Lower A)
4th Round MR Alfonso Mendoza (no record - Lower A)
5th Round 1B Sukenobu Matsu****a (.324, 3 HR, 23 RBI - Lower A)
6th Round MR Nelson Salazar (0-0-0, 2.61 ERA, 3 BB, 5 K, 1.16 ERA - Lower A)
7th Round CL Michel Marcil (0-1-9, 2.79 ERA, 3 BB, 8 K, 1.45 WHIP - Lower A)
8th Round DH Bob Bannatyne (.406, 4 HR, 24 RBI - AA) - having a great start to the season. But a very bad defensive player
9th Round 2B Sean Stone (Higher Rookie Level)
10th Round 3B Andy Walker (Higher Rookie Level)
12th Round SP Marcos Torres (3-1, 4.35 ERA, 17 BB, 26 K, 1.60 WHIP - Lower A)
13th Round MR Mike Currence (0-1-1, 0.84 ERA, 2 BB, 6 K, 1.03 WHIP - Lower A)
14th Round MR Steffen Thomas (Higher Rookie Level)
15th Round DH Marlon Nelson (.267, 1 HR 12 RBI - Lower A)
16th Round C Dan Tsamis (.316, 0 HR, 8 RBI - Higher A)
17th Round DH Jack Cook (Higher Rookie Level)
18th Round 3B Yoshiyuki Ishida (.320, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 12 SB - AA) - might never make the big leagues, but who knows?
19th Round RF Adrian Evans (.227, 3 HR, 12 RBI - AA)
20th Round 3B César Martínez (.257, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 2 SB - A)
21st Round SP Armando Romero (no record - Lower A Vancouver Marmots)
23rd Round 2B Garland Peterson (Higher Rookie Level)
24th Round C Kevin Sherling (no record - Higher Rookie Level Tampa Bay Rays)
25th Round DH Zagwe Azagba (.320, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 2 SB - Higher A)
26th Round RF Bill Carter (.182, 0 HR, 4 RBI - AA)
27th Round 1B Paul Jefferson (.344, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 1 SB - Higher A)
28th Round LF Joe Hall (no record - Lower A Vancouver Marmots)

2008 draft:

1st Round MR Jorge Fanego (3-0, 4.82 ERA, 8 BB, 8 K, 1.29 WHIP - Lower A) - a breathtaking prospect who has yet to show he can perform every day.
2nd Round CF Bill Banks (.279, 10 HR, 25 RBI, 6 SB - Lower A)
3rd Round RF António Carrión (Higher Rookie Level)
4th Round LF Fred Byrd (.224, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 14 SB - Lower A)
5th Round C Ed Maegawa (Higher Rookie Level)
6th Round 1B Mauro Icaza (.333, 1 HR, 12 RBI - Lower A)
8th Round SP Júlio Correa (Higher Rookie Level)
9th Round MR Ulbert Verberne (Higher Rookie Level)
10th Round CL Rodrigo Chávez (Higher Rookie Level)
11th Round RF Emerson Phillips (.265, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 1 SB - Lower A)
12th Round SP Juan Rocha (3-3, 3.18 ERA, 25 BB, 25 K, 1.61 WHIP - Lower A)
13th Round SP Tanner Smith (Higher Rookie Level)
14th Round RF John Knight (.189, 0 HR, 3 RBI - Higher A)
16th Round MR Phil Bullard (Higher Rookie Level)
17th Round SP Bill Brown (Higher Rookie Level)
18th Round SP Wayne Schleicher (Higher Rookie Level)
19th Round 3B Alvaro Alvarez (Higher Rookie Level)
20th Round LF Pedro Lee (Higher Rookie Level)
21st Round 2B José Cortés (.186, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB - Lower A)
22nd Round CF Pedro Aguillar (.219, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB - Lower A)
24th Round C Francisco Sánchez (.146, 0 HR, 4 RBI - Lower A)
25th Round SP Cedric Smith (Higher Rookie Level)
26th Round MR Armando Hernández (Higher Rookie Level)
27th Round 2B Luis Mireles (Higher Rookie Level)
28th Round RF Juan Sánchez (.357, 0 HR, 7 RBI - Lower A)