MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers drafted UC Irvine second baseman Keston Hiura with the ninth overall pick in the MLB Draft on Monday.
The ninth overall pick carries an assigned value of $4.57 million, part of the Brewers' pool of $10,447,700 to spend on their selections through the 10th round before incurring penalties. Milwaukee's spending pool this season is sixth-highest of the 30 clubs.
This year marks only the second time the Brewers had the ninth overall pick. In 1995, they used that selection for USC outfielder Geoff Jenkins, who went on to play parts of 10 seasons in Milwaukee.