2025 Brewers Minors/Prospects thread

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2nd two-homer game in a row. Sheesh.

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ESPN updated it's top tens.

1 - Made
2 - Misiorowski
3 - Pena
4 - Quero
5 - Pratt
6 - Payne
7 - Adams
8 - Henderson
9 - Letson
10 - Wilken

What to know: This is a very deep system, with another dozen or so prospects who could be in that 10th spot. C Marco Dinges (fourth round) and RHP Tyson Hardin (12th round) are two notable picks from the 2024 draft who are in the mix.

Next to debut: Misiorowski is performing well at Triple-A, and Quero might join him there soon, so they seem the closest to getting the call.

I think that's the correct top six, in whatever order you like. You could honestly make the case for Pena over Made. Payne's struggling in Carolina but he's still super young and has all the tools. After those six, take your pick. I'd probably go with Henderson too, but this system is so deep you could go with 20 guys to round out the the rest of that top ten.

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Honestly at this point, given his proximity to the Majors, his ace like ceiling, and how he's dominated AAA, I think I'd put Mis as their #1 prospect over someone like Made, who has an incredibly high ceiling as well, but is further away

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Lots of good stuff about the international class here.

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Top Of The Class
He didn’t get the biggest bonus in the class, but outfielder Brailyn Antunez is already the highest-ranked player and most exciting player in Milwaukee’s system from this year, with some scouts considering him the best 2025 prospect in Venezuela.

Signed at 17 for $900,000, Antunez has a strong, athletic build (6 feet, 195 pounds) and consistently performed at a high level in games as an amateur. He’s a selective hitter who tracks pitches well, recognizes spin and controls the strike zone. It’s a high-contact bat from the right side of the plate with a mix of good bat speed and strength to drive the ball out of the park to his pull side now with the potential to develop 25-plus home run power.

It’s a dangerous offensive package, and while he’s not built like a typical lean center fielder, he has the tools to play center field. He’s a plus-plus runner with an arm that draws plus or better grades and has good defensive instincts for his age.

The top bonus in the Brewers’ class went to 17-year-old Dominican center fielder Kenny Fenelon, who signed for $1.3 million.

Fenelon is 6 feet, 185 pounds, an exciting athlete and a power/speed threat in center field. He’s strong, lean, and can put on a show during batting practice with his barrel exploding through the zone from the right side of the plate to launch balls out of the park. Fenelon can hammer fastballs, though some scouts thought he would need to refine his swing and improve his pitch recognition to make more contact against breaking balls. It could end up a power-over-hit offensive game with the potential to hit 25 home runs.

His plus speed should translate to stolen bases and good range in center field, where he has a fringe-average arm.

The Brewers signed 17-year-old Dominican shortstop Christopher Acosta for $1.1 million. He’s a true shortstop with a high probability to stick there and defend his position well. Acosta (5-foot-11, 175 pounds) is a fringe-average runner, but while he’s not a speedy shortstop, his instincts, hands and footwork are all advanced for his age and he has a solid-average arm with a chance to be an above-average defender.

Acosta has good hand-eye coordination that’s evident in the field and the plate, though his righthanded swing can get long and out of rhythm. He’s a line-drive hitter with upside to grow into more power, but he’s more of a defense-first shortstop.

Names To Know
Isais Chavez, C, Venezuela: Signed for $480,000, Chavez is 5-foot-11, 193 pounds, a strong, stocky build with the attributes to stick at catcher. He blocks and receives well for 17 and can control the running game with a plus arm. He’s a righthanded hitter who showed a solid bat for a catcher as well during amateur events in Venezuela and Colombia.

Gerlyn Payano, OF, Dominican Republic: Payano has been on an upward trajectory over the last couple years. He has grown from 5-foot-8 early in the scouting process to now 6-foot-1, 192 pounds upon signing for $350,000 and just turning 17 on DSL Opening Day. Payano could have five average or better tools and a knack for hitting. He’s a lefty who doesn’t have a classic, pure swing, but despite an unorthodox look and steep path, he has performed well in games and drives the ball with impact already and the potential to develop above-average power. He’s a plus runner with a strong arm from a lower slot and good defensive instincts in center field.

Alexander Frias, OF, Dominican Republic: The Brewers signed Frias—the younger brother of Guardians righthander Luis Frias—for $350,000. He’s 6-foot-3, 180 pounds at 17, with a flat lefthanded swing, a line-drive approach and a track record of frequent hard contact against live pitching. He has a plus arm and the physical projection for that tool to get even stronger, to the point where if he doesn’t hit, he could be an intriguing conversion candidate as a righthanded pitcher.

Eryks Rivero, OF, Venezuela: Early in the scouting process, Rivero was one of the big names in Venezuela before signing with the Brewers for $300,000. Injuries before signing limited him, but there’s promising physicality and power potential for a 17-year-old. At 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, Rivero has impressive bat speed and righthanded power, driving the ball with impact when he connects in what looks to be a likely power-over-hit offensive game. He’s a good athlete with average speed who could see time in center field, though he most likely fits long term in a corner with the arm strength for right field.

Nicolas Barrios, OF, Venezuela: The Brewers signed Barrios for $275,000 and have been well acquainted with him for years as the younger brother of Gregory Barrios, a shortstop they signed for $1 million in 2021 and traded to the Rays last year for righthander Aaron Civale. Barrios has a smaller frame (5-foot-9, 160 pounds) as a 17-year-old lefty who doesn’t have one carrying tool but is an instinctive player who takes advantage of his small strike zone, a sound swing and good bat control to put balls in play at a high clip with doubles pop. He could move around all three outfield spots.

Sharlisson De La Rosa, 3B, Dominican Republic: De La Rosa signed with the Brewers for $200,000 as a 17-year-old after standing out for his strength and power. He’s 5-foot-10, 190 pounds with a thicker lower half, big bat speed for his age and power that he has shown the ability to translate against live pitching. De La Rosa was an outfielder as an amateur but the Brewers moved him to third base, with a chance to stay there or move back to either left field or potentially first base long term.

Francis Sosa, OF, Dominican Republic: Sosa has a strong build (5-foot-11, 190 pounds) at 17 with a pair of tools that jump out with his power and arm strength. He’s a righthanded hitter who can drive the ball with impact when he connects in a power-over-hit offensive profile and has a plus arm from right field. The Brewer signed Sosa for $200,000.

Matthew Moses, SS, Venezuela: Moses, signed for $180,000, has a good track record of hitting in games in Venezuela as an amateur with a hit-over-power offensive game. A 17-year-old righthanded hitter who is 5-foot-11, 185 pounds, Moses doesn’t have huge physical upside and he’s built like a catcher, with some scouts intrigued by the possibility of what he would look like behind the plate, but he’s an infielder for now with a strong arm, good footwork and range that likely fits better at third base than the middle infield long term.

Joan Peña, LHP, Dominican Republic: Peña is a 17-year-old pitchability lefty the Brewers signed for $180,000. At 5-foot-11, 205 pounds, Peña has a compact build with a thick lower half and doesn’t offer huge physical projection, standing out more for his touch and feel for his secondaries than his power. He pitches in the upper-80s, throws strikes and shows ability to manipulate multiple offspeed pitches with his changeup and breaking ball.

Leonard Rijo, SS, Dominican Republic: Rijo is just 5-foot-7, but the 17-year-old shortstop is an advanced defender for his age. Signed for $175,000, Rijo has clean actions and good quickness in the infield, where he’s an instinctive defender with a nose for the ball. A righthanded hitter, Rijo is a defense-first shortstop whose size likely limits how much power he will develop.

Sleeper Watch
The Brewers’ class is heavy on position players, but one under-the-radar pitcher to keep an eye on is Venezuelan lefthander Santiago Martinez, who signed for $80,000. He’s still 16, so he’s young for the class and started to trend up later in the scouting process. At 5-foot-11, 165 pounds, Martinez is reaching the low-90s now and generates excellent spin on a tight curveball from a sound, athletic delivery.

The Brewers are also one of the most active teams in recent years signing players from Nicaragua. This year they signed Nicaraguan righthander Dustin Mayorquin for $27,500. He’s 5-foot-11, 190 pounds, a compact, thicker build at 17 with a fastball up to 93 mph. His pitchability is more advanced than a lot of young pitchers signed from Nicaragua in recent years, mixing a curveball, slider and changeup.

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Absolutely wild that they signed two legit superstar prospects in the same class.

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Ethan Dorchies, RHP, Brewers
The Brewers have proved extremely adept at finding hidden pitching gems in recent years, and Dorchies might be the next up. Milwaukee took the righthander in the 10th round last summer out of high school in Illinois and have watched him post excellent numbers in his pro debut. He fronts a four-pitch mix with a low-90s fastball that has tickled 95 mph this summer. So far, he’s racked up 22 strikeouts against just three walks in 17 innings.

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I don't follow the minor leagues at all so apologies if this is a stupid question, but do we have any of our better prospects that look like they'll be power hitters? It would be nice to have a couple dudes that can mash.

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I don't follow the minor leagues at all so apologies if this is a stupid question, but do we have any of our better prospects that look like they'll be power hitters? It would be nice to have a couple dudes that can mash.

Their best prospects are still very young and most of them are in A or A+, but none of them profile to be Frelick or Turang types. All of them can hit the ball hard over the wall.

If you're looking for classic power hitters, the best bet is Brock Wilken in AA. He might stick at third base and if given the ABs he could hit 40 home runs. But he's very much a 3TO guy. He hits home runs, he walks, or he strikes out. The reason he's not up right now is he's barely hitting in Biloxi. The Brewers have a few guys like that. Luke Adams and Eric Bitonti have huge power but they don't hit enough. Blake Burke set SEC records with his power but it hasn't shown up yet.

If we're looking for help on the immediate horizon, Anthony Seigler is playing all over the IF, including catcher, and he's got some pop. He should get a call up this summer. Ernesto Martinez is blocked at 1B, but he's the favorite to take over for Hoskins next year. He's more of a selective line drive guy, but when he connects he nukes the ball. He's gonna be a fun one to watch.

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I don't follow the minor leagues at all so apologies if this is a stupid question, but do we have any of our better prospects that look like they'll be power hitters? It would be nice to have a couple dudes that can mash.

Their best prospects are still very young and most of them are in A or A+, but none of them profile to be Frelick or Turang types. All of them can hit the ball hard over the wall.

If you're looking for classic power hitters, the best bet is Brock Wilken in AA. He might stick at third base and if given the ABs he could hit 40 home runs. But's very much a 3TO guy. He hits home runs, he walks, or he strikes out. The reason he's not up right now is he's barely hitting in Biloxi. The Brewers have a few guys like that. Luke Adams and Eric Bitonti have huge power but they don't hit enough. Blake Burke set SEC records with his power but it hasn't shown up yet.

If we're looking for help on the immediate horizon, Anthony Seigler is playing all over the IF, including catcher, and he's got some pop. He should get a call up this summer. Ernesto Martinez is blocked at 1B, but he's the favorite to take over for Hoskins next year. He's more of a selective line drive guy, but when he connects he nukes the ball. He's gonna be a fun one to watch.

Cool, thanks for the rundown, I appreciate it.

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Luis Peña, SS, Brewers (+45 spots from No. 76 to No. 31)

Fellow Brewers infielder Jesús Made surged into the top 10 earlier this season, and now Peña is on a similar ascension. He collects hits in bunches, is hitting the ball with more authority this year and is a plus-plus runner on the bases. If his defense takes a similar step forward, watch out.

Jacob Misiorowski, RHP, Brewers (+14 spots from No. 35 to No. 21)
Misiorowski has paired stuff gains—he’s touched 103 mph—with control improvements. He did have a dud in his last May start, but his 64% strike percentage this season is 5% better than his previous career best.

Updated list:

4. Jesus Made
21. Jacob Misiorowski
31. Luis Pena
33. Cooper Pratt
63. Jeferson Quero

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It's hard to keep track of all these guys. Brewers' system is deep as hell right now. Their scouting department and pitching development department have been unreal.

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Luis Peña, SS, Brewers (+45 spots from No. 76 to No. 31)

Fellow Brewers infielder Jesús Made surged into the top 10 earlier this season, and now Peña is on a similar ascension. He collects hits in bunches, is hitting the ball with more authority this year and is a plus-plus runner on the bases. If his defense takes a similar step forward, watch out.

Jacob Misiorowski, RHP, Brewers (+14 spots from No. 35 to No. 21)
Misiorowski has paired stuff gains—he’s touched 103 mph—with control improvements. He did have a dud in his last May start, but his 64% strike percentage this season is 5% better than his previous career best.

Updated list:

4. Jesus Made
21. Jacob Misiorowski
31. Luis Pena
33. Cooper Pratt
63. Jeferson Quero

Pretty amazing for one team to have 4 of the top 33 prospects, plus a fifth guy at #63 who has been injured for a while.

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Just an incredible interview. Scouting, player development, biometrics...you hear about it all here. Highly recommend checking this out.

One thing I found especially interesting is the idea that the Brewers as an organization aren't going to their players and telling them that something won't work, or that they can't do something even though as an organization they know it. They'll develop the plan to fix or change something, but they don't implement it until the player themselves comes to realize it. Del Chario uses Payne as an example and mentions how he's a stiff mover and has awkward moments. They have a plan ready to make some adjustments, but it's on Payne to get past the "I'm a first rounder, I was taken in the first round for a reason" stuff first. Mentions Durbin as someone who had to make adjustments this season.

Other things of note:

• We know why Jadher Areinamo is repeating High A despite hitting .301 there last season. His chase rate out of the zone was 35%, and the Brewers want him to understand that swing decisions matter, and if you don't stay in the zone, you don't move up.

• Low A Carolina is where they let players be themselves, but once they get to Wisconsin the instruction and demands get more intense, and they have to fix things or they don't see AA.

• Repeated the comment about Made with regards to letting him be who he wants to be at Carolina, and letting him ride out his development in Low-A. They already have the makings of a plan in terms of adjustments once he gets to the High-A and AA level.

• Loved talking about Bitonti. Says he's a student of the game who is always studying his ABs. Says he wants it so bad he was pressing early in the season. Talked about making adjustments to his setup and that for him they may be making adjustments in the second half.

• Knew they had something with Adamczewski when they talked with him as a high schooler about his approach to hitting. Said that when the season started, he was the best pure hitter on that Carolina team but unfortunately he's been derailed by some unlucky injuries.

• Described the process of convincing a guy like Adamczewski to forego college and sign. Says it starts with: You're going to get paid to play baseball. You won't need to go to class, you won't have to worry about red-shirting, or not playing every day. The Brewers have identified you as a talent, and you will play ball every day. You'll have every advantage in nutrition, biometrics, weight room, sports psych, player dev, they have everything available. We are going to invest our resources into you.

• Says he's really excited about Brock Wilken and the rebound he's made. Also mentioned Dinges. Said they knew what they had with him when he walked through the door because his bat speed was so exciting. Says Dinges knew he put the ball on the ground too much and that his focus is putting it in the air. "If he can catch, given what he can do as a hitter, he can be a very exciting prospect".

• Xavier Warren made some changes in the offseason and he's off to an excellent start.

• Areinamo has improved his contact rate and added 3-4 mph to his bat speed. They think he can be another exciting IF prospect.

• Mentioned Pratt as a guy who has to work on swing decisions to take the next step. Staying in the zone. Thinks he's a future all-star.

• Likened his team as an F-1 pit crew. The players are the car but there are so many groups working together to make the player perform as well as possible. The high performance group including nutrition, performance psych, movement solutions, strength and conditioning, medical, etc.

It sounds like an amazing system.

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I don't follow the minor leagues at all so apologies if this is a stupid question, but do we have any of our better prospects that look like they'll be power hitters? It would be nice to have a couple dudes that can mash.

Their best prospects are still very young and most of them are in A or A+, but none of them profile to be Frelick or Turang types. All of them can hit the ball hard over the wall.

If you're looking for classic power hitters, the best bet is Brock Wilken in AA. He might stick at third base and if given the ABs he could hit 40 home runs. But he's very much a 3TO guy. He hits home runs, he walks, or he strikes out. The reason he's not up right now is he's barely hitting in Biloxi. The Brewers have a few guys like that. Luke Adams and Eric Bitonti have huge power but they don't hit enough. Blake Burke set SEC records with his power but it hasn't shown up yet.

If we're looking for help on the immediate horizon, Anthony Seigler is playing all over the IF, including catcher, and he's got some pop. He should get a call up this summer. Ernesto Martinez is blocked at 1B, but he's the favorite to take over for Hoskins next year. He's more of a selective line drive guy, but when he connects he nukes the ball. He's gonna be a fun one to watch.

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