Brock Wilken, 3B, Wake Forest: Wilken had a phenomenal season overall, homering 31 times and cutting his strikeout rate from 24.2% to 16.7%. Some evaluators who spoke to CBS Sports still expressed reservations about his performance within conference play -- a proxy for how players in the power conferences fared against pro-caliber competition.
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After setting a freshman record at the school with 17 homers in 2021, the right-handed slugger upped that total to 23 as a sophomore. This season, he took his home run-hitting prowess to a whole new level. Wilken hit a whopping 31 home runs for the Demon Deacons -- the No. 1 national seed in the NCAA baseball tournament -- to smash the school’s single season record. His 71 career homers also set a new program mark and tied the ACC career record.
Wilken was among the best hitters in the country this season, ranking second in Division I in homers, third in walks (69), fifth in OPS (1.313), sixth in slugging percentage (.807) and 10th in RBIs (82). Three of his homers came in the same NCAA Regional game against Alabama as Wilken helped lead Wake Forest to the Men’s College World Series.
Even more: https://www.mlb.com/prospects/.../brock-wilken-694385
Where are the “fans” of the crew???
Brewers 2nd pick, CB A is Josh Knoth, RHP an d high school prospect.
93/4 k to walk ratio
@2nd round pick, Mike Boeve 3rd baseman of Nebraska-Omaha. He is not expected to stay at 3rd, more likely move to 2nd base. Great contact hitter but with little power.
| Year | Team | POS | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | K | SB | CS |
| 2023 | Omaha | 3B | .401 | .512 | .563 | 1.075 | 47 | 211 | 167 | 37 | 67 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | Omaha | 3B | .364 | .491 | .584 | 1.075 | 57 | 267 | 214 | 46 | 78 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 14 | 39 | 29 | 12 | 1 |
| 2021 | Omaha | 3B | .319 | .401 | .429 | .830 | 47 | 217 | 191 | 34 | 61 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 2 | 0 |
Brewers 3rd round choice: Eric Bitonti. 3rd base-SS. Age 17 from Cali.
4th round, Jason Woodward RHP. Limited info.
5th round Ryan Birchard RHP Niagara County CC Even less info:
Breakdown of Brewers total draft. RHP 12 LHP 4 SS 3 3rd base 2. No other infielders, outfielders or catchers.
Meet our newly signed Draft picks: Brock Wilken and Josh Knoth ⬇️ https://t.co/VBBj98QoH1
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 18, 2023
1, 2 and 5 signed, all well under slot
6th-rder Cooper Pratt signs w/@Brewers for $1.35 million (pick 182 value = $309,900). One of my favorite players & biggest steals of the @MLBDraft. Reminds some scouts of a righty-hitting Gunnar Henderson at same stage of their careers. Mississippi recruit. pic.twitter.com/oPNrXo0gQd
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) July 21, 2023
