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Milwaukee Brewers select Keston Hiura with 9th overall pick in 2017 MLB Draft

The pick is in and your newest Milwaukee Brewers prospect is:

Keston Hiura
Second Base, UC Irvine
6’0” 180 lbs.

Pre-draft rankings:

MLB.com: 22
Baseball America: 20
Minor League Ball: 15

MLB Pipeline Tool Grades:
Hit: 60 || Power: 50 || Run: 50 || Arm: 45 || Field: 45 || Overall: 50

Keston Hiura was ranked as the best college bat in the country coming in. While Hiura was given a 60 hit grade by MLB.com, many scouts gave him a 70.

The problem is he’s limited defensively and has an elbow injury that prevents him from throwing.