After selecting the top college bat in Keston Hiura in 2017, and a toolsy prep infielder in Brice Turang in 2018, the Milwaukee Brewers went for a college arm in 2019.
Ethan Small was rated in the Top-50 or Top-60 depending on the scouting service you’re looking at, but the Milwaukee Brewers took him with the 28th pick in the 2019 first-year player draft. The Brewers really, really need left-handed pitching in throughout their Minor League system, but could they have done better? Is this part of a larger strategy?