I guess if you consider a 6.30 era for etherton productive than yeah you can count him in there. Bootcheck aslo has an ERA approaching 6 for his career, so no I would not consider those guys reliable major league players, and I really don't think anyone can. Yeah they made it to the bigs but they haven't been productive. I think wood will be good but that still makes it 5 in 9 tries not seven as you suggest.
The brewers have drafted Prince Fielder who is better than Kotchman. Braun who was better in his rookie year than Glaus, Weeks who has at least been more productive than wood. They also have Laporta in the minors who everyone seems to think will hit.
The brewers still have Jeffress, Rogers, and Jones in the minors so they can't be discounted yet, but they don't look very god yet. However, your point that the angels have better insight is not true. The brewers have done quite well with their picks, and you could argue the pitching hasn't been as good, but you can't argue that they know more than the brewers. A lot has to do with luck, and perhaps the brewers are better at picking hitters and the angels are better at picking arms. I would concede that arguement.
I am not missing your point about Rogers and Weaver. I understand it looks better now. I am arguing that the pick isn't as foolish as you are making it seem.
NO NO NO. For the last time I am not telling you that Rogers is better than weaver. Rogers had more potential to be a dominant pitcher. Potential doesn't mean anything if you can't get to the major leagues or live up to the potential, but that is where the better stuff comes from. I think we are on a different page as far as the "stuff" goes. It has nothing to do with numbers. In my opinion stuff is the god given talent to throw a baseball 95-98 MPH with a big breaking ball. Weaver throws about 91-93 tops, but is by far a better pitcher at this point. Based on that fact that he knows how to get guys out and understand how to pitch and take advantage of the stuff he does have. I never argued that Rogers is a better pitcher only that he had more potential to be a dominant pitcher than weaver has. And the arm injury to Rogers changes everything, he may not have the same stuff when he comes back and he will have to learn how to pitch by thinking instead of relying on his natural talent. Many guys who have talent like him can't do that and never make it to the Majors.
Think of it like Sheet and Gallardo. Sheets looks more dominant when he is on and has his 95 mph fastball and sharp breaking curveball than Yo does with his 91-93 MPH fastball and curveball. However, Yo gets about the same results with less stuff and thus you could argue he is as good a pitcher as sheets is. That is where the stuff comes in. Rogers had Sheets type stuff (doesn't mean he would have been as good, but had the potential) and Yo is closer to what Weaver has (both have shown they can get guys out with that stuff, Rogers hasn't).