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Rebuild looming, Crew likely eyeing arm in 1st round

Here's how the Draft is shaping up for the Brewers, whose first selection is the 15th overall pick.

In about 50 words
With the big league club struggling for victories and the potential for a "reset" or rebuilding period looming, new amateur scouting director Ray Montgomery will get his first opportunity to add to the organization's talent.

The scoop
Montgomery, a former Brewers area scout crosschecker and assistant scouting director from 2002-10, returned to the organization in December after the sudden death three months earlier of Milwaukee scouting director Bruce Seid.

It's a familiar role for the 45-year-old Montgomery, who spent the past four seasons as amateur scouting director for the D-backs and counted right-hander Archie Bradley (No.