With the Milwaukee Brewers taking dead aim for another National League Central Division title, they need as much firepower from their farm system as possible.

It’s not that the Brewers don’t have enough on the main roster at this point. They do, but having a farm system that keeps on developing stellar players does matter.

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When looking at all 30 MLB clubs’ farm systems, Keith Law of The Athletic put the Brewers not only in the top tier of teams, but in the No. 1 spot. And, for his review of the Brewers, Law gives Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold a lot of credit.

“How good is this Brewers’ system right now? They were No. 1 before the Freddy Peralta trade, which brought in two more top 100 prospects to bring them from four to six, third-most in baseball behind the Mariners and Dodgers,” Law wrote.

“The Brewers have upside and they have depth, a credit to their amateur and international scouts and to player development; that last group has taken some less-heralded prospects like Cooper Pratt, Logan Henderson, Marco Dinges and Luis Peña and turned them into potential everyday players/rotation pieces,” Law continued.

“If anything, I think they’ve been even better since Matt Arnold took over as the top baseball operations executive after the 2022 season, with better integration across scouting and player development — they’re bringing in players they know they can develop, and it’s working across multiple fronts,” Law wrote.

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“They’re well-positioned to remain contenders for the next five years, at least, and it’s a credit to the people they’ve got that they’ve built this system.”

With that type of review from Law, then is there any way that Milwaukee can goof up their minor-league system? It would appear that the only way to do this would be to call up players before they were ready.

The Brewers have made it a point to get geared up for the 2026 MLB season. Yes, the club did trade Peralta away. Still, Milwaukee should be among the top National League teams that have a shot for dethroning the Los Angeles Dodgers, who seek their third straight World Series title this season.

As Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy looks at his 40-man roster, he’ll see that there is depth all around.

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This is a good thing as this depth probably can let those minor-league players spend time getting themselves prepared for an MLB career.

Milwaukee knows that the Chicago Cubs will provide a tough test in the NL Central. Both teams squared off in the National League Divisional Series in 2025, with the Brew Crew advancing to the National League Championship Series.

It’s interesting to note, too, that the Brewers probably have time to give their farm system time to work properly. What does that look like? Allowing players to move up in the system as they improve their play on the field.

The Brewers’ minor-league system, in getting such high grades from Law, is doing the right thing. It will work as it should, allowing these young players time to grow up and learn from their mistakes.

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Let’s hope the Brewers can just leave their young players in the minor leagues for an extended period of time. Hopefully, Murphy and Arnold will not need too many of them this season.

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