In a normal draft, high school players are selected early on and throughout the first round, depending on their talent level and signability. This year, since MLB teams were not able to watch these players play their senior year, it makes it difficult for them to get a clear, final look at them.
According to The Athletic‘s Will Sammon, the Brewers feel they’re ahead of the game on video scouting on players this year and that the lack of a high school season this year will not hinder them.
If the Brewers feel comfortable with their scouting ability on those young players, and other teams aren’t quite at that level, they could be poised to pick up a high school prospect that has fallen down the board as other teams passed them up for safer college talent.