2025 Brewers Minors/Prospects thread - Andrew Fischer - FRP

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#17?? Sheesh.

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Reminds me of how Chourio went from nothing to a Top 3 prospect within a year. Made seems to be on a similar trajectory.

[MickeyDavis]

Do we know what his best position is in the infield? Is it too early to tell?

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Do we know what his best position is in the infield? Is it too early to tell?

He's got a solid chance to stick at SS, but the better bet is 2B where he could be elite.

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Scouts think Made will grow into a 3B

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Fun article in BA. Who could be the #1 prospect in 2026?

Six prospects here. No surprise, but Made is one of them.

For some the Made hype machine has reached a breaking point. The general skepticism of Dominican Summer League production has many questioning whether Made’s major helium over the past six months is justified. I believe he’s the most likely player on our current Top 100 to rank as the No. 1 prospect entering 2026.

Made signed with the Brewers for $950,000 in January of 2024, debuting a month after his 17th birthday. He hit .331/.458/.554 with six home runs and 28 stolen bases. His line was 69% better than league average despite being one of the younger players in the DSL. But it’s not switch-hitter’s slash line that makes him a potential No. 1 overall prospect in 2026. It’s his elite underlying data for age and level. There was one player in minor league baseball in 2024 age 25 or younger with these combination of numbers; a miss rate below 12%, a chase rate below 15% and a 90th percentile exit velocity of 104 mph or higher.

Made’s combination of elite plate skills, actualized power and remaining projection from a switch-hitting middle infielder provides the rarest of prospect profiles. If he can make a Chourio-like jump to a full-season level in 2025 and replicate his 2024 production, he’s a frontrunner for the top spot in 2026.

But here's a bit of a shocker, Cooper Pratt is one of the other six.

I’m going to offer a pair of prospects who are further down the current rankings who could be No. 1 next year if everything breaks right. This is always a fun and difficult challenge, as the players who have already reached Double-A are likely to graduate before next year’s Top 100 Prospect rankings come out unless they have an injury, which would make them less likely to rank No. 1. Pratt should be in the minors all year, as he has less than 100 High-A plate appearances. But a best-case scenario for Pratt could see him be one of the most productive hitters in the minors while excelling defensively at shortstop. It’s a long shot, but he does have the skills and enough tools to thread that needle to be a top 10 or even No. 1 prospect if everything comes together.

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Law's top 100 came out. Brewers have five.

15 - Jeferson Quero
44 - Cooper Pratt
56 - Tyler Black
78 - Jesus Made
87 - Jacob Misiorowski

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Made is the youngest prospect on the list, and there's a good chance he'll end up in the Top 10 by the end of the year if his progression continues stateside.

[MickeyDavis]

Anything can happen with a 17 year old but it will be fun to track him this year, especially if the Brewers season disappoints.

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ESPN top 100

46. Jesus Made, SS, Milwaukee Brewers
Age: 17 | Bats: Switch | Throws: Right

Type: Prototypical medium-framed international signee who surprised many by having one of the best pro debut seasons in a long time.

Made was the revelatory name in my August top 100 update, going from low-profile international signing (receiving a bonus of just $1 million) to one of the biggest Dominican Summer League breakout prospects in recent memory.

His data is incredible, with his contact rates (in or out of zone) and his pitch selection (in any count) all grading as at least plus, while he was posting basically major league average power metrics (some just above, some just below) like max exit velo and 90th percentile exit velos. His pull/lift numbers were also very strong, suggesting he knows how to turn that raw power into game power. I have some basic catch-all metrics in my spreadsheet of TrackMan data that grades each key hitting ability and is then adjusted for age. Of the nearly 3,500 hitters in the sheet, Made was first and by a good margin.

Made is an infielder, but possibly not a shortstop long-term (it's early for confidence about that, in general) and he's an above-average runner to boot. He isn't very physically projectable, so there may not be a ton of additional projection of his power like you expect with teenaged prospects, but he has good tools, excellent performance and an exceptional amount of refinement at the plate.

If you take the bearish stance, you'd argue that Made's good-not-great tools won't improve that much and we need to see him perform like this against High-A or Double-A pitchers to know these excellent metrics aren't misleading us due to the low level of competition in the DSL. Most players who make a top 100 list after signing as international free agents (like Leodalis De Vries above) skip the DSL so they're almost never facing players of their age cohort in the minor leagues.

On the bullish end of things, this is what a medium-tooled potential superstar like Mookie Betts or Jose Ramirez, should look like at this point -- so hop on board while you can. Some rival teams think Made could become a superstar and some think he belongs on the back end of this list, if not off of it.

The Brewers are on a bit of a scouting and development heater right now and it appears they found another excellent prospect who could become an excellent big leaguer, but it's still very early.

48. Cooper Pratt, SS, Milwaukee Brewers
Age: 20 | Bats: Right | Throws: Right

Type: An every-day shortstop with an above-average hit tool

Pratt had some interest in the late-first-to-second-round range coming out of the summer showcase season and into the spring before the 2023 draft, but then tailed off a bit as scouts were split on his rumored first-round asking price, offensive upside and ultimate position. The Brewers scooped him up in the sixth round for a bonus commensurate with the back of the second round; rival teams perceived this to be a great deal at the time that they wished they knew Pratt would've accepted.

His tool grades are mostly average, but as a teenage shortstop who performed well enough to be promoted to High-A in his full-season debut, Pratt is now tracking comfortably like an every-day player.

49. Jeferson Quero, C, Milwaukee Brewers
Age: 22 | Bats: Right | Throws: Right

Type: Standout defender coming back from shoulder surgery with All-Star potential

Quero tore the labrum in his right shoulder during the season opener for Triple-A Nashville. He had surgery and ended up missing the entire season, though he's on track to be ready for the 2025 season.

He is an above-average defender with a plus arm, and both of those grades could be underselling his ability. Offensively, he needs to cut down on chasing pitches out of the zone, but there's enough bat control and raw power for roughly league-average offensive output -- .255 average and 15-18 homers -- which combined with his glove would make him one the best catchers in the sport.

68. Jacob Misiorowski, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers
Age: 22 | Bats: Right | Throws: Right

Type: Plus-plus stuff and below-average control -- just has to find a role

Misiorowski went from intriguing prep then junior college projection arm to "have you heard about that guy sitting 100 mph?" to "yeah, but he doesn't know where it's going" to "he's a useful big leaguer, but I don't know in what role yet." I've had all of those conversations about him over the past few years.

Misiorowski's 6-foot-7 frame helps create his arm speed but doesn't help him repeat his delivery enough to turn over a lineup at this moment. Given the success of Tyler Glasnow, you don't want to rule out anything for this type of pitcher, especially given the Brewers' success at turning lower-tier prospects into frontline starters or top relievers. Misiorowski should arrive in the big leagues during the second half of 2025, if not sooner.

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ESPN released their 101-200 list.

126. Luke Adams 3B
145. Luis Pena SS
166. Tyler Black 1B
180. Brock Wilken 3B
191. Eric Bitonti 3B
194. Mike Boeve 3B

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I forgot about Wilken

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Cool video. Hype is unreal.

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Law's top 20 Brewers prospects:

1. Jeferson Quero, C (No. 15 on the top 100)
2. Cooper Pratt, SS (No. 44 on the top 100)
3. Tyler Black, 1B (No. 56 on the top 100)
4. Jesus Made, SS (No. 78 on the top 100)
5. Jacob Misiorowski, RHP (No. 87 on the top 100)
6. Brock Wilken, 3B
7. Logan Henderson, RHP
8. Yophery Rodriguez, OF
9. Robert Gasser, LHP
10. Blake Burke, 1B
11. Braylon Payne, OF
12. Mike Boeve, 3B/1B
13. Bishop Letson, RHP
14. Luke Adams, 3B/1B
15. Josh Knoth, RHP
16. Eric Bitonti, 3B/1B
17. Bryce Meccage, RHP
18. Luis Pena, SS/3B
19. Luis Lara, OF
20. Brett Wichrowski, RHP

I'm higher on Jadher Areinamo, K.C. Hunt, and Josh Adamszewski than a bunch of guys on that list.

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I forgot about Wilken

Kinda bummed as last year at this time I felt he maybe was projecting to make a run of being in the 3B conversation for 2025. However it seems like his stock has tailed off and, coincidence or not, it seemed to drop after he got hit in the face with that pitch. Hopefully he can get back to some of his 2023 numbers after a rough 2024.

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I'm higher on Jadher Areinamo, K.C. Hunt, and Josh Adamszewski than a bunch of guys on that list.

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I'm higher on Jadher Areinamo, K.C. Hunt, and Josh Adamszewski than a bunch of guys on that list.

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Article in Baseball America today compares Made to other DSL prospects over the last few years. He's basically at the top.

As you can see, Made boasts the third-lowest in-zone whiff rate among this group, the lowest chase rate, the second-highest 90th percentile exit velocity data and the fourth-highest Max EV. He’s also one of four switch-hitters on the list along with Jaison Chourio, Angel Genoa, Welbyn Francisca, and his exit velocity data is significantly higher than each of them while boasting equal-or-better in-zone whiff rates for each.

This lays out clearly how advanced Made’s blend of plate skills and power truly is. He not only boasts the best plate skills on the list, he also is among the elite when it comes to raw power, as he posted data on par with the major league average just months removed from his 17th birthday. When you begin to consider Made’s ability to stick in the infield long term—whether or not he remains at shortstop, however, is still up in the air—and his running ability, it becomes evident just how complete of a player Made is already.

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All things considered, the data is fairly close in comparing two switch-hitters at a similar age. How much more whiff Made might have had if he faced a similarly aggressive assignment, we’ll never know. I do think it’s reasonable to expect Made’s plate skills to perhaps show a little better in his full-season debut. As far as raw EVs go, Made’s numbers are superior, but once again, we don’t know how those numbers would have scaled against older, more advanced competition over a larger sample size.

While the jury is still out as to how Made will handle a full-season level in 2025, it’s clear to see his professional debut stands out in historical context.

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Law's top 20 Brewers prospects:

1. Jeferson Quero, C (No. 15 on the top 100)
2. Cooper Pratt, SS (No. 44 on the top 100)
3. Tyler Black, 1B (No. 56 on the top 100)
4. Jesus Made, SS (No. 78 on the top 100)
5. Jacob Misiorowski, RHP (No. 87 on the top 100)
6. Brock Wilken, 3B
7. Logan Henderson, RHP
8. Yophery Rodriguez, OF
9. Robert Gasser, LHP
10. Blake Burke, 1B
11. Braylon Payne, OF
12. Mike Boeve, 3B/1B
13. Bishop Letson, RHP
14. Luke Adams, 3B/1B
15. Josh Knoth, RHP
16. Eric Bitonti, 3B/1B
17. Bryce Meccage, RHP
18. Luis Pena, SS/3B
19. Luis Lara, OF
20. Brett Wichrowski, RHP

I'm higher on Jadher Areinamo, K.C. Hunt, and Josh Adamszewski than a bunch of guys on that list.

Any of these 3B have a chance to be a factor this year? Looked like Wilken was at AA all last year and as mentioned above he had a tough season so figure AAA is his best case scenario this year.

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Law's top 20 Brewers prospects:

1. Jeferson Quero, C (No. 15 on the top 100)
2. Cooper Pratt, SS (No. 44 on the top 100)
3. Tyler Black, 1B (No. 56 on the top 100)
4. Jesus Made, SS (No. 78 on the top 100)
5. Jacob Misiorowski, RHP (No. 87 on the top 100)
6. Brock Wilken, 3B
7. Logan Henderson, RHP
8. Yophery Rodriguez, OF
9. Robert Gasser, LHP
10. Blake Burke, 1B
11. Braylon Payne, OF
12. Mike Boeve, 3B/1B
13. Bishop Letson, RHP
14. Luke Adams, 3B/1B
15. Josh Knoth, RHP
16. Eric Bitonti, 3B/1B
17. Bryce Meccage, RHP
18. Luis Pena, SS/3B
19. Luis Lara, OF
20. Brett Wichrowski, RHP

I'm higher on Jadher Areinamo, K.C. Hunt, and Josh Adamszewski than a bunch of guys on that list.

Any of these 3B have a chance to be a factor this year? Looked like Wilken was at AA all last year and as mentioned above he had a tough season so figure AAA is his best case scenario this year.

Wilken's still the closest option at 3rd because like you said, he had a full season's worth of AA at bats.

I think the most likely scenario, though, is Ortiz stays at 3rd, Turang moves over to SS, Durbin gets the nod at 2nd. Capra, Monasterio, and Dunn see time on the IF throughout the season.

Possible dark horse is Anthony Seigler. Former 1st round pick, he's played a lot of 2B and had a nice rebound season last year.