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Here are the Brewers on the list:
* 3 – Jackson Chourio, OF
* 41 – Sal Frelick, OF
* 45 – Jeferson Quero, C
* 91 – Joey Wiemer, OF
* 96 – Tyler Black, 2B/3B/OF
I’m not going to copy & paste Law’s blurb for every guy, but here’s his paragraph on Chourio:
>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.
It’s good stuff & worth the read.
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45. Jeferson Quero, C, Milwaukee Brewers
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.
Love seeing Quero on the list. Shocked to see him this high.
Is a sub to the Athletic worth the money? I’m on the fence.
I don’t know about anyone else but I’m starting to fall in love a little bit with Robert Moore who’s playing in Australia right now on the Bandits. He could be another name to watch that could creep up boards if he hits the ground running in the minors this year.
After listening to the MKE tailgate pod last week they made a good point that the Brewers have been doing a good job with finding kids so far with bat the ball skills. Maybe not a ton of guys that are going to hit 30-40 home runs, but these kids put the ball in play and could rack up doubles and triples.
5 on the top 100 is really good!
Choirio is #3
Someday I’ll subscribe to the Athletic, they really produce quality content across all sports. Don’t do it in r/baseball as they are very firm on not pasting paywall content in comments (posting is fine of course), but I appreciate the slice on Chourio. Spring training is just around the corner!
Law putting down his flag so he can say he was the first in on Quero when Quero gets into the top 100 for everyone else by the end of the year
Oh that’s number one as in all of baseball, not just organization? 🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾
Was Turang ever a Top 100?
5 is the most I’ve seen the Brewers get on any Top 100 list this year.
I appreciate that “[Paywall]” was the first thing here. :bow:
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