With the 2009 MLB Draft set to kickoff at 6:00 ET tonight on the MLB Network, SI.com did a cool feature in which they rated how each club has fared over the past 10 years when it comes to the draft.

The Brewers were rated number one and it’s hard to argue with the ranking after looking at the names Milwaukee has drafted over the years: Prince Fielder, Corey Hart, J.J. Hardy, Manny Parra, Rickie Weeks, Ryan Braun and Yovani Gallardo. Amazingly, this club also drafted Hunter Pence (Astros), but couldn’t sign him.

The Red Sox were rated No. 2, with Kevin Youkilis, Jonathan Papelbon, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester and Manny Delcarmen leading the way, but the site left off a glaring omission: Jacoby Ellsbury. The Rays actually drafted Ellsbury in the 2002 draft, but never signed him. The Sox then nabbed him with the 23rd overall pick in 2005 and he’s currently their starting centerfielder.

Speaking of the Rays, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Tampa ranked higher than No. 4 in the next couple of years. Evan Longoria, Carl Crawford, B.J. Upton, James Shields, Andy Sonnanstine and David Price are just some of the names they’ve drafted in the past 10 years. Don’t forget that they were the team that also drafted Josh Hamilton before he got injured and then became the poster child of what not to do when you’re an inspiring ballplayer with loads of free time on your hands.

You look at a club like the Nationals ranked No. 8 and you wonder why they’ve been so awful over the years despite drafting so well. Then you realized they dealt Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee and Brandon Phillips all in the same trade for Bartolo Colon and it all starts to make sense.

If you’re wondering whom SI had ranked last, it was the Astros; only Hunter Pence was worth noting of the players Houston drafted the past 10 years. The White Sox were second to last, although if Josh Fields, Chris Getz, Clayton Richard and Gordon Beckham develop like the club hopes, I highly doubt Chicago will be ranked that low again if SI does another ranking like this in the next couple of years.

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Offseason Movement: The Brewers signed long-time Padres’ closer Trevor Hoffman in the offseason and also brought on pitchers Jorge Julio and Braden Looper, as well as outfielder Trot Nixon.

Top Prospect: Mat Gamel, 3B
Some would say Alcides Escobar is the Brewers’ top prospect, but you can’t go wrong with either. Milwaukee seems to be following a trend of taking prospects based more on their offense than defense, because not unlike Matt LaPorta and Ryan Braun before him, Gamel doesn’t have the best defensive skills. But there is no denying that the kid can hit. Gamel has a nice, pure swing and has shown excellent plate discipline to this point in his career. He has great hand/eye coordination and he loves hitting the gaps. Gamel figures to start the season in Triple-A, but could get a shot to compete if Bill Hall continues to struggle with a calf injury.

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Things have gone from great to bad to worse for the Milwaukee Brewers since the All-Star Break. After winning eight of their first nine games following the break, the Brewers dropped five straight, including a four-game sweep at the hands of NL Central rival Chicago. Milwaukee is now five games behind the cubs in the division and even worse, they’re fighting with each other.

In a 6-3 loss to the Reds on Monday night, Prince Fielder and Manny Parra got into a scuffle in the team’s dugout after Parra gave up multiple runs in the fifth inning. Fielder shoved him twice before being retained by teammates. (Video of the incident can be seen at the link above.)

Yost downplayed the altercation after the game.

“It’s not a big deal,” Yost said. “For eight months a year, we’re a family, and at times things happen.

Tempers flare up. But it’s within the family, and it’s a little bit rude when your neighbors are fighting next door for you to go over and ask what happened. That’s kind of the case here. It’s nobody’s business what happened.”

“It’s already taken care of,” Parra said. “Nothing needs to be talked about. In the Minor Leagues, there’s no cameras on it, [but] stuff like that happens all the time.

Frustration is going to boil over when a team is losing. And this situation will probably blow over soon enough. (Fielder has already apologized about the way he handled the altercation.)

But the fact remains that the Brewers are collapsing while the Cubs continue to stay hot. And what a disappointment it would be for the team to give up multiple prospects to acquire CC Sabathia and they don’t even make the postseason.