Happy Monday to everyone, for most of us its a little happier then the typical Monday as the Packers are now world champions. I cannot help but imagine what it would be like to feel that thrill of excitement in October. However that is a long way off and for now we will stick with covering the Brewers top prospects. Today we will take a look at left handed pitcher Dan Merklinger who is on the Brewers 40 man roster so you know that Doug Melvin and company sees something in this kid. The Brewers 6th round pick in the 2007 draft played on the 3 levels last year starting at high A and finishing at AAA Nashville. He finished with a 3.65 era and 148 k’s in 143.0 innings of work.

Scouting Report:

Fastball: Merklinger’s fastball is below-average.
FB Movement: He does throw a four-seam and two-seam fastball with decent action. He could have future-average life.
Curve: It could be his best pitch and projects to be an average pitch in the future.
Changeup: His changeup is below-average right now, but projects as an average offering.
Control: He’s generally around the plate, but his command overall is average.
Poise: His overall makeup is fine.
Physical Description: Merklinger has a body type similar to Steve Kline.
Medical Update: Healthy.
Strengths: The curve has the chance to be a pretty good pitch.
Weaknesses: While he generally can throw strikes, his stuff is all average.