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With MLB Draft soon, here are the Brewers' first-round picks all-time
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The Milwaukee Brewers will add another new name near the top of their prospect depth chart when they select No. 25 in the Major League Baseball Draft, beginning Saturday, July 11.
These are the players they selected in the first round through the years, including years when the team has had multiple first-rounders (and competitive balance picks):
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Andrew Fischer, 2025 (No. 20 overall)
Milwaukee Brewers infield prospect Andrew Fischer waits to bat during spring training workouts Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at American Family Fields of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona.
The power-hitting corner infielder from Tennessee has been mashing home runs in the minors, already with 28 entering the week of July 7 between stops in Class High A Wisconsin and Class AA Biloxi.
Brady Ebel, 2025 (No. 32 overall)
A compensatory pick (for losing Willy Adames ), the high-school shortstop had a slow start to his professional career before quickly finding his footing at Class A Wilson.
Braylon Payne, 2024 (No. 17 overall)
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers’ Josh Adamczewski (9) and Braylon Payne (6) against the Peoria Chiefs during their baseball game at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis. on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 in Grand Chute, Wis. The Timber Rattlers defeated Peroria 7-4. Wm. Glasheen USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
The speedy high-school outfielder has had an electric season at Class High A Wisconsin this year, posting a .967 OPS with 16 homers at 19 years old. He's a top-100 prospect in baseball.
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Blake Burke, 2024 (No. 34 overall)
The first baseman has also been mashing homers at Biloxi after he was taken with a competitive-balance pick out of Tennessee in 2024. He has 19 homers this season to lead the Southern League.
Brock Wilken, 2023 (No. 18 overall)
The third baseman taken out of Wake Forest has reached Class AAA Nashville but has struggled after dealing with a pair of freak injuries last season.
Josh Knoth, 2023 (No. 33 overall)
Taken with a competitive-balance pick, the right-handed pitcher from New York missed all of 2025 with injury but has looked strong in his work this year, including eight starts at Class High A Wisconsin..
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Eric Brown Jr., 2022 (No. 27 overall)
The 25-year-old shortstop from Coastal Carolina has a .706 OPS in Biloxi and has fallen off the "prospect" trajectory. This is his third season at AA.
Sal Frelick , 2021 (No. 15 overall)
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JULY 05: Sal Frelick #10 of the Milwaukee Brewers catches a fly-ball out during the ninth inning of the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacksat Chase Field on July 05, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The Boston College alumnus is now the Brewers ' starting right fielder and has a .643 OPS and a Gold Glove.
Tyler Black , 2021 (No. 33 overall)
Drafted out of Wright State with a competitive balance pick, the native Canadian has reached the big leagues but hasn't been able to find a consistent foothold, partially because he hasn't been able to latch on to a clear defensive home. He has a .731 OPS this year at AAA Nashville.
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Garrett Mitchell , 2020 (No. 20 overall)
Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Garrett Mitchell (5) doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to Cincinnati Reds center fielder Matt McLain (9) during the fifth inning of the game at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 1, 2026.
Finally healthy, Mitchell is enjoying a breakout 2026 season in Milwaukee, with an .825 OPS, eight homers and quality center-field defense.
Ethan Small, 2019 (No. 28 overall)
The left-handed pitcher from Mississippi State reached the big leagues but didn't stick. He had a 3.31 ERA in the minors over 111 games but only 10 big-league innings.
Brice Turang , 2018 (No. 21 overall)
Jun 6, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang (2) celebrates his solo home run in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images
The high-school shortstop from California first arrived in the big leagues as a glove-first second baseman in 2023 but evolved into one of the Brewers' best offensive players and a Platinum Glove award winner recognizing the best defender in the National League in 2024.
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Keston Hiura , 2017 (No. 9 overall)
The UC-Irvine second baseman took Milwaukee by storm with an excellent rookie season in 2019, but strikeout issues kept him from sustaining big-league success. He had a career .924 OPS in the minors.
Tristen Lutz, 2017 (No. 34 overall)
Lutz reached as high as Class AA in the Brewers organization, most recently in 2023. Drafted as an outfielder out of high school, he had a career .760 OPS.
Corey Ray , 2016 (No. 5 overall)
Ray reached the Brewers for only one game in 2021 (he walked and scored a run), but the outfielder from Louisville ultimately couldn't reach the lofty expectations of a top-five overall pick. He's now the first-base coach for the Washington Nationals .
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Trent Grisham , 2015 (No. 15 overall)
Jun 12, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Yankees center fielder Trent Grisham (12) hits an RBI double against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images
The Texas high-schooler played for the Brewers in 2019 as a rookie – committing a famous error in the wild-card game but showing some promise – and then was traded to the San Diego Padres that offseason. He's currently with the New York Yankees , coming off an impressive 2025 season when he hit 34 homers and accepted a one-year qualifying offer in the offseason.
Nathan Kirby, 2015 (No. 40 overall)
The competitive-balance pick, a left-handed pitcher from Virginia, was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a minor deal in 2021 and reached Class AAA but never made it to the big leagues.
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Kodi Medeiros , 2014 (No. 12 overall)
The high-school lefty from Hawaii never popped in the minors and was eventually traded to the Chicago White Sox in 2018 for key reliever Joakim Soria . He last played pro baseball in 2022 and had a career 4.91 ERA in 179 games.
Jake Gatewood, 2014 (No. 41 overall)
The competitive-balance pick, a shortstop from a California high school, had a career .695 OPS and played in the Brewers organization through the 2019 season. He didn't make it to the majors and last played in the Yankees organization in 2025.
Clint Coulter, 2012 (No. 27 overall)
The catcher never made it to the big leagues but was in the Brewers organization through 2018. He was drafted out of a high school in Washington state.
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Victor Roache, 2012 (No. 28 overall)
The high-school outfielder from Georgia hit 86 career minor-league homers but never reached the bigs. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a minor deal in 2017 and last played in the St. Louis Cardinals organization in 2018.
Mitch Haniger , 2012 (No. 38 overall)
The supplemental pick for losing Prince Fielder was spent on an outfielder from Cal Poly whom the Brewers traded in 2014 to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Gerardo Parra . Haniger went on to make the 2018 all-star team for the Seattle Mariners in a superb season, but injuries limited the rest of his journey, and he last played in MLB in 2024.
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Taylor Jungmann , 2011 (No. 12 overall)
The pitcher out of Texas flashed some serious potential with his 3.77 ERA as a rookie with the Brewers in 2015, but he couldn't replicate it and was out of the Majors after 2017.
Jed Bradley , 2011 (No. 15 overall)
A supplemental pick for not signing their first-round pick the year before, the Brewers doubled up on college pitchers by drafting Bradley out of Georgia Tech. He never reached the big leagues, throwing more than 500 innings in the minors with a 4.47 ERA.
Dylan Covey , 2010 (No. 14 overall)
Covey elected not to sign, citing his recent Type 1 diabetes diagnosis, leaving the Brewers without a first-round pick. Covey went on to get drafted again in the fourth round in 2013 and wound up pitching in 100 big-league games for the Chicago White Sox , Philadelphia Phillies and others, but he went 7-32 with a 6.18 ERA.
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Eric Arnett, 2009 (No. 26 overall)
Arnett, a right-hander selected out of Indiana one pick after the Los Angeles Angels drafted Mike Trout , never got to Class AA, with a 5.18 ERA in close to 100 games pitched.
Kentrail Davis, 2009 (No. 39 overall)
He was taken with a supplemental pick for the Brewers losing CC Sabathia to free agency, and the outfielder out of Tennessee had a career .736 OPS, getting as high as Class AAA Nashville.
Kyle Heckathorn, 2009 (No. 47 overall)
Taken out of Kennesaw State with a supplemental pick for the loss of Brian Shouse, the right-handed pitcher worked 494 minor-league innings and posted a 4.35 ERA, reaching Nashville in 2013 and 2014 but never one step higher.
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Brett Lawrie , 2008 (No. 16 overall)
The Canadian catcher/third baseman was dealt to the Toronto Blue Jays for pitcher Shaun Marcum in advance of the 2011 season. He played six years in the big leagues with the Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics and White Sox, posting a .734 OPS.
Jake Odorizzi , 2008 (No. 32 overall)
The right-handed pitcher from Illinois, a supplemental pick for losing Francisco Cordero, was also dealt before the 2011 season in the package to Kansas City for Zack Greinke . Odorizzi went on to have a nice career, making the all-star team with the Minnesota Twins in 2019 and pitching in 11 MLB seasons (3.99 ERA), the last in 2022.
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Evan Frederickson, 2008 (No. 35 overall)
The left-handed pitcher from the University of San Francisco was taken with a supplemental pick attained by losing free agent Scott Linebrink. He didn't make it above A-ball and struggled in the minors.
Matt LaPorta, 2007 (No. 7 overall)
The slugging outfielder out of Florida left a huge impression on the organization, one of the central pieces sent to Cleveland for CC Sabathia in 2008. He would up with 291 games of big-league experience with Cleveland.
Jeremy Jeffress , 2006 (No. 16 overall)
Jeremy Jeffress celebrates after getting the third out in the ninth inning on Monday night.
The right-handed pitcher out of Virginia wound up spending multiple stints with the Brewers, contributing greatly to the team's success during the 2018 season as the Brewers' closer, when he made the all-star team. He was part of the package with Odorizzi to Kansas City for Greinke before returning to the Brewers in 2014, then traded again to the Rangers along with Jonathan Lucroy in 2016 before coming back in 2017.
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Ryan Braun , 2005 (No. 5 overall)
Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun celebrates after hitting a walk-off grand slam home run in the 10th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park Thursday, September 25, 2008.
One of the franchise's best players ever. The third baseman from Miami has 352 career homers with the Brewers, more than 100 better than second-place Robin Yount. He had a career .890 OPS and made six all-star teams in his 14-year career. He was the 2007 Rookie of the Year, the 2011 Most Valuable Player and a key cog in multiple postseason runs in 2008, 2011 and 2018.
Mark Rogers, 2004 (No. 5 overall)
The right-handed pitcher from Maine reached the big leagues but only played sparingly, appearing in 11 games between 2010 and 2012, in a career marred by injury.
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Rickie Weeks , 2003 (No. 2 overall)
The Golden Spikes winner, acknowledging the best player in college baseball, from Southern became a franchise staple, making the 2011 all-star team and playing 11 seasons with the Brewers, for whom he hit 148 homers and had a .764 OPS.
Prince Fielder, 2002 (No. 7 overall)
Prince Fielder celebrates his two run homer run with a high five's in the dugout in the 6th inning giving the Brewers the lead over the Cardinals at Miller Park in Milwaukee WISunday June 12, 2011.
A franchise icon, Fielder played seven years for the Brewers and hit 230 homers, with a gaudy .929 OPS. He belted 50 homers in 2007, the first of his three all-star seasons with Milwaukee (and six overall). The Brewers lost him to free agency in 2012, and his career would have amounted to a Hall of Fame case were it not for a serious neck injury that forced him out of MLB by 2016.
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Mike Jones, 2001 (No. 12 overall)
The right-handed pitcher from a high school in Arizona, he made it to Class AAA but never to the big leagues despite a solid 3.75 career ERA.
Dave Krynzel, 2000 (No. 11 overall)
The outfielder from Nevada ultimately made it to the big leagues, but only for 21 games between 2004 and 2005. He did steal a home run with a catch in center field.
Ben Sheets, 1999 (No. 10 overall)
Ben Sheets of the Milwaukee Brewers looks on during batting practice for the 2008 MLB All-Star game at Yankee Stadium on July 14, 2008 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
The Northeast Louisiana right-hander became a franchise great and is on the team's Walk of Fame. He made four all-star teams, delivered an unreal season in 2004, started the 2008 All-Star Game and had a 3.72 ERA in eight seasons with the Brewers, including a legendary 18-strikeout game in 2005. The only problem was injury keeping him from ever appearing in a Brewers postseason game.
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JM Gold, 1998 (No. 13 overall)
The New Jersey high-school right-handed pitcher battled injuries and posted a 4.93 ERA in the minors, topping out at High A ball in 2003.
Kyle Peterson, 1997 (No. 15 overall)
The Stanford right-hander reached the big leagues in 1999 and made 12 starts, but he only pitched in Milwaukee again briefly in 2001 before he was out of baseball. He's now a prominent college baseball analyst for ESPN.
Chad Green , 1996 (No. 8 overall)
The outfielder from Kentucky was traded to the Padres before the 2001 season and never made the big leagues.
Geoff Jenkins, 1995 (No. 9 overall)
Geoff Jenkins waves to fans after retiring as a Brewer before a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park, Friday, July 9, 2010.
The USC outfielder became one of the greats in franchise history, landing on the organization's Walk of Fame. The 2003 all-star played 11 seasons in the big leagues and spent 10 of them with the Brewers, then won a World Series with Philadelphia in 2008.
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Antone Williamson, 1994 (No. 4 overall)
The slugger from Arizona State only played in 24 big-league games, going 11-for-54.
Jeff D'Amico, 1993 (No. 23 overall)
The high-school right-hander from Florida battled injuries in his career but did post a 4.23 ERA in 73 starts with the Brewers from 1996 to 2001.
Kelly Wunsch, 1993 (No. 26 overall)
A compensatory pick for losing Paul Molitor in the offseason, the lefty from Texas A&M never played in the big leagues for the Brewers but did reach MLB for six years, mostly with the White Sox. He led the American League with 83 appearances in 2000 and had a career 3.76 ERA.
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Todd Dunn, 1993 (No. 35 overall)
A supplemental pick for losing Chris Bosio, the outfielder made it to the big leagues but only briefly, playing in 50 games between 1996 and 1997 and hitting .234.
Joe Wagner, 1993 (No. 39 overall)
Another supplemental pick, the right-hander went 39-34 in the minors with a 4.90 ERA, getting as high as AA.
Kenny Felder, 1992 (No. 12 overall)
The outfielder from Florida State reached AAA in 1996 but struggled and then was out of baseball after five years and 463 minor-league games.
Gabby Martinez, 1992 (No. 38 overall)
A pick provided for failing to sign the previous year's first-rounder, the native Puerto Rican made AAA but no higher, posting a career .666 OPS in more than 2,800 at-bats.
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Kenny Henderson, 1991 (No. 5 overall)
The right-handed pitcher didn't sign with the Brewers. He chose to enroll at Miami when the Brewers didn't meet his asking price and was drafted again in both 1994 (not signing again) and 1995. He didn't reach AA.
Tyrone Hill, 1991 (No. 15 overall)
The compensatory pick for losing Rob Deer had a 3.66 ERA in the minors but never got above AA. He was a left-handed pitcher from a high school in California.
Cal Eldred, 1989 (No. 17 overall)
Cal Eldred enjoyed one of the best rookie seasons in Brewers history.
The right-hander out of Iowa had a great rookie season in 1992, posting a 1.79 ERA in 14 starts as the Brewers made a playoff push. He was a workhorse in the years that followed but ran into injuries that detailed his promising career. He pitched in nine seasons for the Brewers with a 4.51 ERA.
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Gordon Powell, 1989 (No. 30 overall)
The third baseman from an Ohio high school was a supplemental pick after the Brewers didn't sign their first-round pick the year before. He had a career .669 OPS and didn't reach AA.
Alex Fernandez, 1988 (No. 24 overall)
The right-handed high-schooler from Florida didn't sign; he wound up taken fourth overall by the White Sox in 1990 and had a 10-year MLB career, largely with the White Sox, with a 3.74 ERA.
Bill Spiers, 1987 (No. 13 overall)
The shortstop from Clemson spent six seasons with the big-league team and then another seven years, mostly with the New York Mets and Houston . He had a career .271 batting average and a .711 OPS.
Gary Sheffield, 1986 (No. 6 overall)
Gary Sheffield was a fast-rising phenom in the Milwaukee Brewers organization during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The shortstop from a high school in Tampa showed immediate promise upon debuting for the Brewers, though his unhappiness with the Brewers wound up making him a villain in franchise history. He flourished once he was traded to San Diego , and he fashioned a defensible Hall of Fame career over 22 big-league seasons, including stints with the Dodgers, Marlins, Braves and Yankees. He won a World Series in 1997 with Florida.
BJ Surhoff, 1985 (No. 1 overall)
The only No. 1 overall pick in Brewers history, the catcher spent nine seasons in Milwaukee, starting with "Team Streak" in 1987. He was an all-star in 1999 with the Baltimore Orioles and had 19 career MLB seasons.
Isaiah Clark, 1984 (No. 18 overall)
The shortstop from a Texas high school topped out at AA, with a .675 OPS.
Dan Plesac, 1983 (No. 26 overall)
Dan Plesac charged off the mound after getting the final out in a 1986 game. The reliever retired all 12 batters he faced in the Brewers' 6-5 victory over New York.
The lefty pitcher from North Carolina State made three all-star teams with he Brewers and racked up a franchise-record 133 career saves. The Brewers Wall of Honor inductee is now an MLB commentator.
Dale Sveum, 1982 (No. 25 overall)
The shortstop from a high school in California became a key figure in Brewers history, hitting 25 homers in 1987 (including the winning blast in an unforgettable Easter Sunday thriller) and later becoming interim manager in 2008 when the Brewers snapped a 26-year playoff drought. He had a .676 OPS in his career and was on Ned Yost's coaching staff when the Royals won the World Series in 2015.
Dion James, 1980 (No. 25 overall)
The California high-school outfielder played parts of three seasons in Milwaukee and 11 years in the big leagues overall, with a .755 OPS in 917 games. His biggest year in Milwaukee was 1984, when he had a .728 OPS in 128 games.
Nick Hernandez , 1978 (No. 8 overall)
Drafted out of Hialeah High School in Florida, the catcher only had 785 plate appearances in the minors and didn't reach AA.
Paul Molitor, 1977 (No. 3 overall)
Milwaukee Brewers infielder Paul Molitor gets a hit off Kansas City pitcher Bret Saberhagen during the first inning on August 22, 1987, at Milwaukee County Stadium to extend his hitting streak to 37 games. It was also Molitor's 31st birthday.
Oh you've heard of him? The Baseball Hall of Famer drafted out of Minnesota became a franchise icon and easily one of the greatest players in team history. He was part of the 1982 run to the World Series (and later became World Series MVP with the Blue Jays in 1993), made four all-star teams with Milwaukee, fashioned a 39-game hitting streak in 1987 and finished his Brewers tenure with 160 homers, 86 triples and 405 doubles. The Ignitor is one of the greats in Wisconsin sports history.
Bill Bordley, 1976 (No. 4 overall)
The left-handed pitcher from a high school in California chose to honor his commitment to USC instead of signing and was the winning pitcher when USC clinched the College World Series title. He wound up making his big-league debut with the San Francisco Giants in 1980, appearing in only eight games.
Richard O'Keefe, 1975 (No. 5 overall)
The right-handed pitcher never made it to the big leagues but was part of the trade to Cincinnati for Mike Caldwell, who became a Brewers franchise staple and took second in Cy Young voting in 1978. He reached AAA with the Reds and Blue Jays.
Butch Edge, 1974 (No. 6 overall)
The right-handed pitcher from a high school in California briefly made the big leagues with Toronto in 1979 after Toronto selected him in 1976 in the expansion draft.
Robin Yount, 1973 (No. 3 overall)
No introduction needed here. The Hall of Famer began his career as a shortstop, eventually moved to center field and along the way piled up incredible success over 20 seasons with the Brewers. He started his career at 18 years old and went on to win MVPs in 1982 and 1989; collected 3,000 career hits; won three Silver Sluggers and a Gold Glove; led the Brewers to the 1982 World Series; and remains the franchise's all-time leader in numerous categories.
Dan Thomas, 1972 (No. 6 overall)
The first baseman from Southern Illinois ended up reaching the big leagues for 175 at-bats over 1976 and 1977, posting an .820 OPS.
Tommy Bianco, 1971 (No. 3 overall)
The shortstop from a high school in New York made it to the big leagues for 18 games with the Brewers, collecting six hits in 34 at-bats.
Darrell Porter, 1970 (No. 4 overall)
The catcher from an Oklahoma high school made the all-star team in 1974 for the Brewers and was one of the team's early top players, but he was traded to the Royals in late 1976 for Jamie Quirk, Jim Wohlford and Bob McClure. Porter became a three-time all-star with the Royals and, to make matters worse, was World Series MVP in 1982 for the Cardinals when St. Louis beat the Brewers in seven games.
Gorman Thomas, 1969 (No. 21 overall)
Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Gorman Thomas (left) and pitcher Pete Vuckovich are greeted by well-wishers during a parade along Wisconsin Avenue on October 21, 1982, in celebration of the Brewers' appearance in the World Series.
The answer to the trivia question: Who was the only first-round pick in Seattle Pilots history? Thomas, of course, never played for the Pilots but made his big-league debut with the Brewers in 1974, where he'd go on to spend 11 years and become one of the franchise's cornerstones and most popular players. He had a .786 OPS during his time with the Brewers and was essential to the team's 1982 World Series run.
Brewers other top career WAR contributors drafted after the first round
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Jeff Cirillo, 11th round, 1991
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Jim Gantner, 12th round, 1974
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Brandon Woodruff, 11th round, 2014
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Chris Bosio, second round, 1982
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Yovani Gallardo, second round, 2004
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Bill Wegman, fifth round, 1981
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Jonathan Lucroy, third round, 2007
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Greg Vaughn, fourth round, 1984
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Corey Hart, 11th round, 2000
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Lorenzo Cain, 17th round, 2004
Notable Brewers draft picks who did not sign
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Jonathan India, 26th round, 2015
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Carlos Rodón, 16th round, 2011
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Jake Arrieta, 26th round, 2005
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Hunter Pence, 40th round, 2002
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Matt Morris, 26th round, 1992
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Nomar Garciaparra, 5th round, 1991
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Jason Giambi, 43rd round, 1989
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Jeromy Burnitz, 24th round, 1987 (later joined Brewers in 1996)
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Brian Turang (Brice Turang's dad), 20th round, 1987
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Bobby Thigpen, 7th round, 1983
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: With MLB Draft soon, here are the Brewers' first-round picks all-time
