Brewers aware of risks in drafting prep pitchers in first round

“If we believe the best big-leaguer remaining on our board is a high school pitcher, then we will take him.” - David Stearns, Brewers general managerCredit: Associated Press

When the Brewers make the fifth selection in the Major League Baseball draft Thursday evening, one or both of the top-rated high school pitchers could still be on the board.

That possibility raises two questions:

1. Will the Brewers select one of those pitchers?

2. Should they select one of them?

Left-hander Jason Groome of Barnegat, N.J., and right-hander Riley Pint of Overland Park, Kan., are talented pitchers with tremendous upside and won't last long in the first round. The Brewers have been linked to each in various…