Via his blog, The Valpope’s Pulpit, JR Radcliffe links to two new articles he penned for MLB.com about recent Brewers’ draft picks. The first is a profile of third-round choice Josh Wahpepah, a pitcher from Cowley County CC in Kansas. Cowley County is the same community college that produced fellow 2004 draft choice Deik Scram, 2003 DFE pick Clay Blevins, and current Brewers’ second-baseman Junior Spivey. The second article is a feature about fourth-round selection Josh Baker, the so-called “fourth wheel” of the magnificent Rice University pitching staff. Baker is the brother-in-law of Lance Berkman and his family is full of athletes… JR gives you all the details, so go check it out. It’s nice to see a familiar face from brewerfan.net getting published on such a big stage. Kudos, JR!

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