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Milwaukee Brewers Top 10 Prospects For 2017

By Benjamin Chase

Apr 21, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Miller Park logo outside of Miller Park prior to the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers. Cincinnati won 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 21, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; The Miller Park logo outside of Miller Park prior to the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers. Cincinnati won 16-10. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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10. Marcos Diplan, RHP

Birthdate: 9/18/96 (20 years old)
Level(s) Played in 2016: low A, high A
Stats in 2016: 113 1/3 IP, 3.02 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 10.27 BB%, 26.49 K%

In a system with a lot of very exciting arms, Diplan may have been the most fun individual game I got to see this year. Diplan is still growing, yet he flashes premium velocity, a slider with nasty bite, and a change that was leaving hitters shaking their heads in the game I’m referencing, which was his final game of the year, where he went 7 innings in relief, striking out 9.

Diplan is not huge by any means, but there isn’t a ton of effort to his delivery, so his size isn’t a major concern at this point.

Diplan is still growing, yet he flashes premium velocity, a slider with nasty bite, and a change that was leaving hitters shaking their heads

Diplan has received multiple comments in my calls about his maturity for his age and his work ethic, as he has a strong desire to be a starter and is willing to work with coaches to be exactly that.

Diplan made his full-season debut in 2016 and jumped from low-A to high-A. Whether the Brewers start him back int eh Florida State League to let him get another look at the league or push him up to AA will be an interesting spring decision, but he has definitely impressed scouts and will be pitching all of 2017 at 20 years old.

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