2025 Brewers Minors/Prospects thread - Andrew Fischer - FRP

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Obviously size is less of a factor than just being able to play, butI like that Boeve, Bitonti, Pratt, Adamczewski, Wilken, Adams, and Burke aren't small dudes. There isn't a Turang or Frelick in that group.

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Speaking of Bitonti's size, he was in BP's writeup today.

Hitter of the Day
Eric Bitonti, 1B, Milwaukee Brewers (Low-A Carolina): 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB.
One of the top hitters in this year’s complex leagues, Bitonti is getting some Low-A action now that the ACL has concluded its season and the bat has not missed a beat. Drafted as a shortstop, the big and physical frame has already necessitated a move down the defensive spectrum, with Bitonti splitting time on the corners of the infield. Despite the pressure put on the bat by the glove, the power is real and Bitonti has enough potential thump in the bat to handle the move.

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That's the first time I've actually been wowed by his age.

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The first night of Yoho's Statcast data is not disappointing

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[MickeyDavis]

It's going to be interesting who gets a September call up.

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It's going to be interesting who gets a September call up.

I'm hoping Peguero is DFA'd in the next three weeks so we can have both Hall, Black, and another arm up on Sept 1st.

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MLB Pipeline updated their top 30

1. Jeferson Quero
2. Cooper Pratt
3. Jacob Misiorowski
4. Tyler Black
5. Robert Gasser
6. Yophery Rodriguez
7. Brock Wilken
8. Luke Adams
9. Braylon Payne*
10. Logan Henderson
11. Mike Boeve
12. Josh Knoth
13. Eric Bitonti
14. Bryce Meccage*
15. Blake Burke*
16. Luis Lara
17. Jesus Made
18. Brett Wichrowski
19. Bishop Letson
20. Craig Yoho
21. Carlos Rodriguez(P)
22. Luis Pena
23. Filippo Di Turi
24. Jahder Areinamo
25. Jorge Quintana
26. Dylan O'Rae
27. Juan Baez
28. Travis Smith*
29. KC Hunt
30. Coleman Crew

Quero(42), Pratt(62), Misorowski(66), & Black(68) all made the top 100

*drafted this year

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I think outside of being way too aggressive with their year's picks they did a pretty good job.

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ESPN Updated their rankings. Now this is interesting:

ESPN Updated their rankings today:

45. Jesus Made, SS, Milwaukee Brewers/DSL, Age: 17.2
51. Cooper Pratt, SS, Milwaukee Brewers/High-A, Age: 20.0
57. Jeferson Quero, C, Milwaukee Brewers/AAA, Age: 21.8
79. Jacob Misiorowski, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers/AAA, Age: 22.3
92. Tyler Black, 1B, Milwaukee Brewers/AAA, Age: 24.0

Notable Risers
Luis Pena, SS, Milwaukee Brewers/DSL, Age: 17.7

Made is the huge mover here, having rocketed up the board from not making the Brewers' preseason top 26 rankings, in large part because he hadn't played a pro game at that point and had signed for just under $1 million in January. Normally a prospect who has played only in the DSL would have to be one of the top prospects in his signing class to even have a chance to be on the top 100, but Made is an outlier in a number of ways. His surface numbers are loud: .344/.461/.554 with more walks than strikeouts, 24 stolen bases and five homers in 45 games as a 6-foot-1 switch hitter who just turned 17 years old, playing mostly shortstop.

Let's go a step deeper: His bat-to-ball, pitch selection and exit velos (adjusted for his age) were all plus and his 90th percentile exit velo (i.e. the 10% of his hardest hit-balls) was 104.2 mph, greater than the big league average (103 mph). I asked around the league and execs couldn't come up with a player who has done that at this age. Some players have big DSL seasons then take a step back in rookie ball, like Joendry Vargas and Rayner Arias just this season, but Made doesn't really have peers at this point because most position players this talented skip the DSL completely. De Vries (ranked 25th on this list) was the top player in Made's 2024 signing class (and had been for years), is only five months older than Made, and is in now in Low-A, two levels ahead of Made, so De Vries data doesn't look as good because of the better competition he's facing.

Milwaukee is predictably excited. Some rival teams got only a quick in-person scouting look this season and think Made belongs on the back half of the top 100, waiting to see how he'll perform stateside. Another rival exec said Made "could be a superstar."

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If you want to hear a prospect guy gush about Jesus Made: 42:29, Luke Adams: 1:03:05, and Yophery Rodriguez: 1:14:50 give this a listen. Thinks the Brewers have the best system in baseball.

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[MickeyDavis]

i hope at some point, next year maybe, Ashby can contribute. He's been bad in Nashville but coming off the injury. He's started 14 games and came out of the pen 7 games, including the last 3(3 IP, 6ER, 5 BB). He's signed for 3 more years, about $17 million and then 2 club option years after that.

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i hope at some point, next year maybe, Ashby can contribute. He's been bad in Nashville but coming off the injury. He's started 14 games and came out of the pen 7 games, including the last 3(3 IP, 6ER, 5 BB). He's signed for 3 more years, about $17 million and then 2 club option years after that.

I'm hoping his control issues are him trying to learn new pitches. His BB% numbers would make Misiorowski blush.

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Looks good.

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Interesting SSS here. For #13 overall pick by the Marlins, released in June after a dismal start in AA. Signed by the Brewers and has had a very solid month in Biloxi. Still only 24.

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Is it a dumb, or even viable strategy, that the brewers are potentially doing to take a bunch of comp picks they'll get next year to trade for quality team controlled pitching? How many comp picks are we in-line to get?

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Is it a dumb, or even viable strategy, that the brewers are potentially doing to take a bunch of comp picks they'll get next year to trade for quality team controlled pitching? How many comp picks are we in-line to get?

I believe they'll have six in the top 100ish.

Round 1
Competitive Balance A or B
Compensation pick (Adames)
Round 2
Compensation pick (Levonas)
Round 3

The only pick they'll be able to trade is the Competitive Balance pick.