2024 Brewers Minors/Prospects thread

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Sounds like they did well. But who knows.

According to industry sources, the club has agreed to deals with outfielder Yophery Rodriguez, the No. 22 overall prospect on the Top 50 International Prospects list, for $1.5 million; shortstop Filippo Di Turri, who ranks No. 33, for $1.3 million; and No. 35 Kevin Ereu, a shortstop, for $1.4 million. The Brewers, who have a base signing pool of $$6,366,900, have not confirmed the agreements. The deals are pending physicals.

Rodriguez has an advanced hit tool, and he looks mature beyond his years when he steps into the batter’s box. He has a good feel for the strike zone and it shows. From his outstanding makeup and physical projection to his work ethic, it’s easy to see why the Brewers found him appealing.

Rodriguez also has a knack for putting the bat on the ball consistently and with authority. There is still room for more power in the future. He will start in center field and should stay there as he develops. Rodriguez trains with former Major League infielder Carlos Guillen, a member of MLB’s Trainer Partnership Program.

As for the switch-hitting Di Turri, he is an exciting prospect to watch and shows lots of potential on both sides of the ball. He has a smooth and mechanically sound swing from both sides of the plate. He makes hard contact to all fields and more power could be on the way.

On defense, Di Turri makes the routine and difficult plays look easy. He’s defensively sound and will likely stay at shortstop as he develops because of his soft hands, good footwork and strong arm. He’s been praised for his makeup and work ethic. The teen trains with the Blasini Academy, a member of MLB’s Trainer Partnership Program.

The athletic Ereu plays with flair, and his passion for the game shows on both sides of the ball. Defensively, he has a chance to be an above-average shortstop because of a solid defensive package and upside. He has good hands, an emerging arm and consistently makes the routine plays because of his advanced footwork.

At the plate, Ereu shows solid raw power and the ability to hit the ball to all fields with authority.

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Henderson and Carroll open the year atop the list but likely won’t be there long. Both should graduate within the first few weeks of the regular season. If that happens, they’ll give way to Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio, the breakout star of the 2022 minor league season.

At just 18 years old, Chourio showed enough skills and tools to jump over the Arizona Complex League and into full-season ball in early May. He opened his time in Low-A with a bang and never stopped hitting in a year that saw him finish in Double-A. He has as much upside as any player on this list.

Tools: Hit: 60 | Power: 70 | Run: 70 | Field: 55 | Arm: 50
Skinny: The biggest breakout prospect of 2022, Chourio boasts some of the loudest tools in the minors with prodigious power, speed and athleticism to go with advanced hitting ability and instincts. He's on the fast track after reaching Double-A as an 18-year-old and has a chance to be the face of the Brewers franchise.

Frelick comes in at #34.

Tools: Hit: 70 | Power: 40 | Run: 70 | Field: 50 | Arm: 45
Skinny: There’s few things Frelick can’t do on a baseball field. The diminutive outfielder impressed in his full-season debut in 2022, climbing three levels, reaching Triple-A and improving his performance at each level. Blessed with plus-plus hitting ability and speed, Frelick looks like a dynamic top-of-the-order run producer.

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BA thinks Quero is just outside the top 100.

Jeferson Quero, C, Brewers

The Brewers’ outfield group gets the bulk of the hype, but Quero shouldn’t get lost in the mix. He’s a stellar defensive catcher with a throwing arm that is at least plus and allowed him to throw out roughly 31% of runners at both Class A stops in 2022. He upped that ante in the Arizona Fall League, where he caught potential runners at a clip of nearly 46%. If he improves his approach, he could begin creeping closer to average power production and become more of a weapon on both sides of the ball.

[Mtsportsfan]

Sounds like they did well. But who knows.

According to industry sources, the club has agreed to deals with outfielder Yophery Rodriguez, the No. 22 overall prospect on the Top 50 International Prospects list, for $1.5 million; shortstop Filippo Di Turri, who ranks No. 33, for $1.3 million; and No. 35 Kevin Ereu, a shortstop, for $1.4 million. The Brewers, who have a base signing pool of $$6,366,900, have not confirmed the agreements. The deals are pending physicals.

Rodriguez has an advanced hit tool, and he looks mature beyond his years when he steps into the batter’s box. He has a good feel for the strike zone and it shows. From his outstanding makeup and physical projection to his work ethic, it’s easy to see why the Brewers found him appealing.

Rodriguez also has a knack for putting the bat on the ball consistently and with authority. There is still room for more power in the future. He will start in center field and should stay there as he develops. Rodriguez trains with former Major League infielder Carlos Guillen, a member of MLB’s Trainer Partnership Program.

As for the switch-hitting Di Turri, he is an exciting prospect to watch and shows lots of potential on both sides of the ball. He has a smooth and mechanically sound swing from both sides of the plate. He makes hard contact to all fields and more power could be on the way.

On defense, Di Turri makes the routine and difficult plays look easy. He’s defensively sound and will likely stay at shortstop as he develops because of his soft hands, good footwork and strong arm. He’s been praised for his makeup and work ethic. The teen trains with the Blasini Academy, a member of MLB’s Trainer Partnership Program.

The athletic Ereu plays with flair, and his passion for the game shows on both sides of the ball. Defensively, he has a chance to be an above-average shortstop because of a solid defensive package and upside. He has good hands, an emerging arm and consistently makes the routine plays because of his advanced footwork.

At the plate, Ereu shows solid raw power and the ability to hit the ball to all fields with authority.

Thanks for all the info on these guys , they all sound very intriguing , if they all progress like should , what do think is the time line for them to hit the majors ?

[ReasonablySober]

Sounds like they did well. But who knows.

According to industry sources, the club has agreed to deals with outfielder Yophery Rodriguez, the No. 22 overall prospect on the Top 50 International Prospects list, for $1.5 million; shortstop Filippo Di Turri, who ranks No. 33, for $1.3 million; and No. 35 Kevin Ereu, a shortstop, for $1.4 million. The Brewers, who have a base signing pool of $$6,366,900, have not confirmed the agreements. The deals are pending physicals.

Rodriguez has an advanced hit tool, and he looks mature beyond his years when he steps into the batter’s box. He has a good feel for the strike zone and it shows. From his outstanding makeup and physical projection to his work ethic, it’s easy to see why the Brewers found him appealing.

Rodriguez also has a knack for putting the bat on the ball consistently and with authority. There is still room for more power in the future. He will start in center field and should stay there as he develops. Rodriguez trains with former Major League infielder Carlos Guillen, a member of MLB’s Trainer Partnership Program.

As for the switch-hitting Di Turri, he is an exciting prospect to watch and shows lots of potential on both sides of the ball. He has a smooth and mechanically sound swing from both sides of the plate. He makes hard contact to all fields and more power could be on the way.

On defense, Di Turri makes the routine and difficult plays look easy. He’s defensively sound and will likely stay at shortstop as he develops because of his soft hands, good footwork and strong arm. He’s been praised for his makeup and work ethic. The teen trains with the Blasini Academy, a member of MLB’s Trainer Partnership Program.

The athletic Ereu plays with flair, and his passion for the game shows on both sides of the ball. Defensively, he has a chance to be an above-average shortstop because of a solid defensive package and upside. He has good hands, an emerging arm and consistently makes the routine plays because of his advanced footwork.

At the plate, Ereu shows solid raw power and the ability to hit the ball to all fields with authority.

Thanks for all the info on these guys , they all sound very intriguing , if they all progress like should , what do think is the time line for them to hit the majors ?

The Brewers would be lucky if any of these three are ever major leaguers at all. Odds are against anyone in the class making it.

But who knows, Jackson Chourio was #18 on MLB.com's International Prospect list in 2021, and now he's about 20 ABs from Gunner Henderson and Corbin Carroll from being Baseball America's #1 prospect in all of baseball.

These kids are so young it's hard to project.

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Wiemer's gonna be an interesting one. He's gonna be a defensive plus in right and hit the ball hard as hell but he might be hovering around .200.

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Brewers are well represented on Law's top 100 list:

3. Jackson Chourio, OF, Milwaukee Brewers
Age: 19 | 6-1 | 165 pounds
Bats: Right | Throws: Right
International signing in 2021

Last year’s ranking: Unranked

Chourio won’t even turn 19 until March, but he was the second-best hitter in the Low-A Carolina League thanks to a .600 slugging percentage there that ranked second only to a 23-year-old college product. The Brewers bumped him up to High A, where he continued to hit and show power, so much so that they gave him a brief cup of coffee in Double A to end the year, which probably means he’ll start there in 2023 as a true 19-year-old. He’s a plus-plus runner who still hasn’t grown into his lanky 6-foot-1 frame yet, which is scary considering the impact he’s already showing with the bat. A former shortstop, he’s taken off on both sides of the ball since the Brewers moved him to center field coming out of the pandemic, adjusting very quickly to the outfield to the point where he projects as a plus defender in center. He’s had on-and-off elbow issues going back to when he signed, and missed a week and a half with a sore elbow this August, although he returned to hit three homers in his first three games and four in his first five. Chourio is very aggressive at the plate, walking only 7.3 percent of the time last year and striking out 26.8 percent of the time, and he really struggled in that brief time in Double A as pitchers could exploit that lack of discipline — but he was also the youngest player to get a single at-bat in Double A in 2022. He’s the same age as many high school seniors who’ll be drafted this June, and he already has a 20-homer pro season under his belt. With his tools and ability to provide value on defense up the middle, he has as much upside as any player on this list.

41. Sal Frelick, OF, Milwaukee Brewers
Age: 23 | 5-10 | 180 pounds
Bats: Left | Throws: Right
Drafted: No. 15 in 2021

Last year’s ranking: 88

Frelick was the Brewers’ first-round pick in 2021, a surprise selection given the top-10 buzz he’d had all spring, although the lack of home run power and his smaller size may have steered some teams away from him. He went out right away that summer and played 35 games, finishing in High A, which set him up well for 2022, where he was in Double A in less than a month and ended the year banging on the doors of Miller Park, hitting .365/.435/.508 in 46 games for Triple-A Nashville. Frelick is a plus defender in center and plus-plus runner who hits the ball harder than you’d expect for a 5-10 guy of medium build, although I think Alex Bregman should probably have made us all get over any biases on that front. He puts the ball on the ground quite a bit, which isn’t the worst thing when you can run like he does, but he could be a high doubles/triples guy if he can swap out some groundballs for more hits in the air. His short swing has always made him tough to strike out, and he punched out just 11 percent of the time last year, dropping below 10 percent in that stint with Nashville, where he hit like the next line drive was going to carry him all the way to Milwaukee. There’s a lower ceiling on a player like Frelick even with the performance, between his lack of power and the batted-ball profile, but he will be an everyday center fielder for a long time, and even if he’s “just” an average regular, that’s a very valuable guy.

45. Jeferson Quero, C, Milwaukee Brewers
Age: 20 | 5-10 | 165 pounds
Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Drafted: International signing in 2019

Last year’s ranking: Sleeper

Quero was snakebit in 2021, suffering a concussion, a hamstring injury, and a dislocated shoulder, enough that he might as well have been one of those Unlucky Andersons. I guess he put some butter on it, since he played 95 games in 2022 plus a stint in the AFL at just 19 years old, hitting .286/.342/.439 between Low A and High A with just a 19 percent strikeout rate. He’s an above-average to plus defender with an easy plus arm, throwing out 30 percent of runners during the regular season and 46 percent in the AFL, so the bar for him to clear to just project as a backup is pretty low. He has a short, slashing swing that produces a lot of contact, with some sneaky pop, hitting 10 homers in 2022, and he might get to 45 power at his peak. He’s at the smaller end of the range for catchers, and the 80 games he caught last year (including the fall) were obviously his career high, so durability is the main variable when considering his future. I see a high floor here, with a good chance for an above-average regular who hits for average with some doubles power and even steals a few bags.

91. Joey Wiemer, OF, Milwaukee Brewers
Age: 24 | 6-5 | 25 pounds
Bats: Right | Throws: R
Drafted: 121 in 2020

Last year’s rank: Unranked

Wiemer is a high-variance guy for a college product, but has significant upside even though he’ll be 24 in February, because he has some huge tools and should be valuable even if he doesn’t hit for much average. He’s a super-athletic outfielder who’s a plus defender in center, with 60 speed and a 70 or better arm. He has ridiculous power – I had a scout refer to it as “stupid power,” and he meant that as a compliment – that should lead to 25-30 homers a year in the majors. The question is all around the hit tool. He’s not a hacker, but he swings hard, and there’s both some chase and some in-zone miss. He might only hit .220-.230, but the rest of the tools would still give him enough value to be a regular, with power, baserunning, and plus defense up the middle. If he does hit, cutting down on the whiffs on strikes, then he could be an All-Star — and one the fans love for his aggressive style of play, too.

96. Tyler Black, 2B/3B/OF, Milwaukee Brewers
Age: 22 | 6-2 | 190 pounds
Bats: Left | Throws: Right
Drafted: No. 33 in 2021

Last year’s ranking: Unranked

Black was the Brewers’ second selection in 2021, taken with a competitive balance pick near the end of the first round out of Wright State University, making him the next-highest drafted player in that school’s history after left-handed pitcher Brian Anderson. Black is an on-base machine, hitting .281/.406/.424 with more walks than strikeouts in High A before he fractured his scapula making a diving catch in center field, returning to play for about three weeks in the Arizona Fall League before he broke his thumb. He plays hard all the time, including in his at-bats, where he follows pitches all the way into the mitt and has excellent pitch selection, especially in those critical 1-1 counts. He’s a solid-average runner who will probably fare better than that on the bases because of his aggressiveness, while his lack of plus speed and a fringy arm make second base his best position, although he can play the outfield if needed. He may not have the power to be more than a strong regular, but he has a very high floor as a super-utility player who has value because of his ability to hit and get on base.

[MVP2110]

Keith Law ranks the Brewers as the 8th best farm system in MLB right now. I won't post the full article since it's behind a pay wall but he specifically mentions recent strong drafts & they've done a good job on international signings 

[Ron Swanson]

All things considered, having a Top-10 farm system as a small market team with more than a puncher's chance of winning the division is a pretty good place to be. Excited to see at least a couple of these kids in the majors this year.

[MoneyInDaBank07]

Should vault into the top 3-4 easily once Burnes/Wily/Woody are dealt.

[MVP2110]

Should vault into the top 3-4 easily once Burnes/Wily/Woody are dealt.

I'm not sure this is true assuming those 3 aren't dealt until next offseason(and that assumes all 3 are dealt). But Frelick, Turang, and Mitchell will all graduate this year, and there's a decent chance Wiemer does too. That's alot of talent for a system to "lose" so i think there's a decent chance we'll be lower ranked next year

[ReasonablySober]

I really hope we see them be aggressive in signing the top prospects to long term deals. They got it done with Willy and Ashby, but they were too late with Burnes, Willy and Woody.

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A couple kids turned out on MLB.com's Best Tools list:

Best hitter: Sal Frelick, OF, Brewers (70)
Scouts thought Frelick had as much pure hitting ability as any collegian in the 2021 Draft, and he has batted .331 in 154 games since Milwaukee drafted him 15th overall, including .365 in 46 Triple-A contests last summer. His compact left-handed swing and his hand-eye coordination allow him to consistently barrel balls and his plus-plus speed helps him turn grounders into singles.

ESPN.com had a blurb calling him a possible batting champ down the line.

Chourio was a runner up for best run tool and Weimer was a runner up for best arm tool.

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I'm really anxious to follow Misiorowski this year. Every prospect publication and writer this offseason has mentioned him as a guy who may be very underrated on prospect rankings and lists. That he has absurd, ace level tools. He needs to add a third pitch, but if his command continues to improve his floor may be Hader.

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That is a lovely, quiet swing from the left side.

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It's sort of a shame the Brewers moved Chourio off short stop so early.

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We're gonna love watching Frelick.