It\u2019s a great time to be a Brewers fan. The foremost reason is that the Brewers just had their best regular season ever, finishing 97-65 and winning the NL Central. While it\u2019s not exactly realistic to project improvement, that 2025 team could very well be the least talented Brewers team of the next few years. Pretty much every website\/magazine\/blog dedicated to covering minor league prospects ranks the Brewers as having the best farm system in baseball (and if not No. 1, still top three or five). Milwaukee\u2019s minor league affiliates feature both top end talent (led by top prospect Jes\u00fas Made) and impressive depth.<\/p>\n
Some Brewers fans \u2014 myself included \u2014 like to watch minor league games to catch early looks at players who could one day make an impact at the major league level. Maybe that\u2019s you, or maybe you don\u2019t watch the minor leagues but want to see for yourself why scouts consider the Brewers\u2019 farm system to be one of the best in the game. Either way, here are some of the players who you should keep an eye on this season while watching Brewers affiliates:<\/p>\n
Players to watch: C Reese McGuire\/C Jeferson Quero, SS\/2B\/CF Jett Williams, RHP Brandon Sproat, LHP Tate Kuehner, RHP Coleman Crow, RHP Craig Yoho<\/p>\n
McGuire, a recent off-season signing, might have the inside track for the backup catcher job out of spring training depending on the Brewers\u2019 plans for former top five organizational prospect Jeferson Quero. New acquisitions Williams and Sproat also might not spend much time in Triple-A, although Williams was only promoted to Triple-A for the first time in August. Sproat has already made his major league debut (four appearances, all starts) but didn\u2019t exactly impress in Triple-A or the majors last year. With that being said, Sproat posted a 2.44 ERA with a 30% strikeout rate in his last 11 Triple-A starts, so he seems to have figured things out somewhat at that level.<\/p>\n
Kuehner probably won\u2019t be up in the majors this year, but the crafty lefty was one of the breakout players for the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers last season. Milwaukee doesn\u2019t have a ton of lefty pitching depth in the high minors, so if Kuehner continues to develop he should have a shot at earning a role sometime in 2027. Same goes for Crow, who impressed in Double-A before earning a late season promotion. Crow fits a profile that the Brewers tend to like (flat vertical approach angle, plus-plus off-speed pitch). Milwaukee also added him to the 40-man roster to avoid allowing Crow to enter minor league free agency, so they clearly like him enough to keep him around.<\/p>\n
Yoho had a rough time with the Brewers last year, but was the Sounds\u2019 best reliever for pretty much all of 2025. His changeup is amazing, reminiscent of Devin Williams\u2019 \u201cAirbender,\u201d but his fastball and other secondary offerings need more work. If he develops a consistent second pitch, watch out.<\/p>\n
Potential arrivals: SS Jes\u00fas Made, SS Cooper Pratt, RHP Tyson Hardin, RHP Bishop Letson, 1B Luke Adams, 3B Brock Wilken, OF Luis Lara, 1B Blake Burke<\/p>\n
Players to watch: Made, Pratt, Hardin, Letson, Adams, Wilken, Lara, Burke, 1B Mike Boeve<\/p>\n
Made has so far followed the Jackson Chourio path, rising rapidly through the Brewers\u2019 system. He started the season in Single-A, proceeded to ball out immediately and was quickly promoted to High-A. He then performed even better in High-A (.915 OPS) and was promoted to Double-A just in time for the playoffs. The Chourio Path\u2122 would have Made spending the bulk of the season in Double-A before a late-season promotion to Nashville.<\/p>\n
Pratt, the Brewers\u2019 No. 3 prospect per MLB Pipeline, had a bit of a lackluster season at the plate (albeit in a somewhat pitcher-friendly league). As soon as his bat looks ready, he\u2019ll be in Triple-A; his defense is already more than ready. Hardin, a bit of an older prospect (24), broke out in a big way last season (2.72 ERA) between High-A and Double-A. Another great season would solidify him as one of the better pitching prospects in the Brewers\u2019 organization. Same goes for Letson and Wilken, who both probably would have had true breakout seasons last year if injuries hadn\u2019t limited them. Letson only made 11 starts due to a shoulder injury, while Wilken hit 17 home runs despite playing in only 79 games.<\/p>\n
Lara, who I named Biloxi\u2019s team MVP last year, has shown an ability to hit for average (although not necessarily power) and play great defense in centerfield. Lara is also a non-roster invitee to this year\u2019s spring training. Boeve had a bit of a disappointing season last year (.677 OPS) but is a former top 10 Brewers prospect per MLB Pipeline. Development isn\u2019t linear, so I\u2019m hoping to see improved numbers at the plate this season from Boeve. Burke, who rose up the minor league ranks and developed surprising power by the time he reached Double-A, is the opposite. If he keeps hitting like he did to end the season, he\u2019ll be in Triple-A by the summer solstice.<\/p>\n
Potential arrivals: INF Luis Pe\u00f1a, 3B Andrew Fischer, C Marco Dinges, 2B\/OF Josh Adamczewski<\/p>\n
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A+)<\/p>\n
Players to watch: Pe\u00f1a, Fischer, Dinges, Adamczewski<\/p>\n
Pe\u00f1a, a less highly-regarded member of the same international signing class as Made, broke out with the Low-A Carolina Mudcats last season. He was promoted to High-A along with Made, but while Made performed better after the promotion, Pe\u00f1a performed worse. He did show signs of adjusting (three home runs in August), but a strong season in High-A would go a long way toward affirming his position as a top 50 prospect in baseball.<\/p>\n
Adamczewski and Dinges weren\u2019t very highly touted out of college, but both are looking like great finds. Adamczewski was probably the best hitter in the farm system last year. He missed time to injury, but didn\u2019t miss a beat upon his return and subsequent promotion to High-A. Dinges also had a great season at the plate, although he fell off a bit in High-A. However, Dinges\u2019 OPS was .854 in High-A (compared to 1.076 in Low-A), so \u201cfell off\u201d is a relative term here.<\/p>\n
Fischer was the Brewers\u2019 first-round pick in 2025 but played well enough to make Pipeline\u2019s list of the top 10 Brewers prospects heading into this year. He was also named the No. 1 third base prospect in baseball by Pipeline. Fischer\u2019s old for his class (21) and was always seen as a pretty developed hitter, so it wouldn\u2019t be a surprise to see him in Double-A this year.<\/p>\n
Potential arrivals: CF Braylon Payne, 1B Eric Bitonti, SS Brady Ebel, RHP Ethan Dorchies<\/p>\n
Note: This is the inaugural season as the Warbirds for the team formerly known as the Carolina Mudcats. <\/p>\n