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Young Brew Crew Spotlight: Luke Adams

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Luke Adams is a guy that may not be on your radar, and that’s mainly because he hasn’t really played in the Brewer’s system yet. But he is still someone that Brewer’s fans should have a clue about because he possess tools that should make you excited about!

Background
Luke Adams is an 18-year-old (DOB: 4/24/2004) infielder that was drafted by the Brew Crew in the 12th round in the 2022 draft. Adams stands at 6’4” and is listed at 210 lbs. He is from Hinsdale, Illinois and attended Hinsdale Central High School. He was also committed to Michigan State, but the Brewers were able to persuade him to play for them instead of the Spartans. 

Offense
Adams played a whole 11 games for Brewers Gold in the Arizona Complex League, so there are not many stats to dig from in this aspect. He did slash .375/.512/.563 for a 1.075 OPS in 41 plate appearances. He had 1 HR, 3 2B, 7 RBI, and an outstanding 9 SB. This would mean that his 162 average would be roughly 15 HR, 44 2B, 103 RBI, and 132 SB (Rickey Henderson who?). Adams also displayed his plate discipline, albeit in a small sample size, where he walked 7 times and struck out only 8 times. He also played 16 games for Illinois Valley in the Prospect League in 2022, and hit a .404/.478/.737 slash with a 1.214 OPS and 4 HR, 7 2B, 17 RBI, and 5 SB. Additionally, he was nearly 3 years younger than the average Prospect League player and nearly 2 years younger than the average ACL player.

I also did some searching and found his high school stats for his senior year. He hit .482 with 3 HR, 5 2B, 22 RBI, 18 SB, and showed off a .547 OBP.  Obviously, this is high school, but those are still amazing stats nonetheless and something that I think should be highlighted.

Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
2022 18 -2.8 Illinois Valley PROS 16 68 57 11 23 7 0 4 17 5 2 6 12 .404 .478 .737 1.214
2022 18 -1.9 Brewers Gold ACL 11 41 32 9 12 3 0 1 7 9 1 7 8 .375 .512 .563 1.075

Defense
For Brewers Gold, Luke Adams recorded games ay 1B, 3B, and LF, playing the most at 3B (46.2 innings). Throughout all of the innings he played, he had 25 chances and committed 1 error in LF. We can not dive into these stats too much because again, small sample size, however we can point out that he was a versatile player in the ACL and showed promise at all three positions. Additionally, he pitched 4 innings in the Prospect League and gave up 2 ER and had 1 K, as well as won the one game he pitched (if you are into wins and losses). According to PerfectGame, Adams had a fastball velo at 88 MPH in 2021. I don’t see him continuing to pitch in the minors, but maybe if hitting doesn’t work out the Brewers can give him the Erceg treatment before it’s too late. 

Pitching stats:

Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Aff W L W-L% ERA RA9 G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/W
2022 18 -2.7 Illinois Valley PROS   1 0 1.000 4.50 6.75 3 0 4.0 3 3 2 0 2 1 1.250 6.8 0.0 4.5 2.3 0.5

Defensive Stats:

Year Age Tm Lg   G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
2022 18 Brewers Gold ACL 1B 1 1 7.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 6.43 5.00
2022 18 Brewers Gold ACL 3B 7 7 46.2 11 5 6 0 0 1.000 2.12 1.57
2022 18 Brewers Gold ACL LF 3 3 25.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 2.88 2.67

So, Where Does He Rank?

MLB Pipeline: N/A

FanGraphs: #37

Adams is an interesting name to watch. From what I can tell, he possesses an interesting mix of plate discipline and speed, which for a guy playing heavy power-centric positions makes him intriguing. He does however have the build to have power, he just either has not fully harnessed it yet or has not had a large enough sample size to display said power. Standing at 6’4” and 210 lbs, you expect that to produce fairly gaudy power numbers, and I think we will see that come to fruition eventually.

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Braden11

Sorry for no entries for over a week! Been a busy last few days! Hope you enjoy and don't forget to follow so you don't miss a blog in the future! Also, comment below and let's talk Brewers Minor Leagues or Brewers/MLB in general!

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Brock Beauchamp

Love this series! The only thing I knew about Adams is that he was drafted in the later rounds, he dropped off my radar after that point. It will be interesting to see if his size becomes a problem at third as he matures.

From a writing perspective, useful information for this piece would have been *how* the Brewers lured him away from college; he received nearly $300,000 in signing money despite being a 12th rounder.

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Braden11
4 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Love this series! The only thing I knew about Adams is that he was drafted in the later rounds, he dropped off my radar after that point. It will be interesting to see if his size becomes a problem at third as he matures.

From a writing perspective, useful information for this piece would have been *how* the Brewers lured him away from college; he received nearly $300,000 in signing money despite being a 12th rounder.

Thanks! I love writing about these guys, it's a lot of fun to find out what kinds of players are in the depths of the system!

And yes, I should have included that. Thanks for adding it here! I'll make sure to try and add stuff like that next time!

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brewerralph
3 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Love this series! The only thing I knew about Adams is that he was drafted in the later rounds, he dropped off my radar after that point. It will be interesting to see if his size becomes a problem at third as he matures.

 

I agree the series is informative. I will keep a close eye on Adams now.

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Brock Beauchamp
5 minutes ago, brewerralph said:

I agree the series is informative. I will keep a close eye on Adams now.

What Braden is doing with this series is exactly what we wanted from this user blog section: a place for new writers to find their voices, try their hand at writing, and practice the craft. I hope to see more people try it in the coming season!

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Braden11
13 minutes ago, brewerralph said:

I agree the series is informative. I will keep a close eye on Adams now.

Awesome! I'm glad people are enjoying it! Hopefully Adams starts making some splashes!

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CheeseheadInQC

It will be interesting to see how the playing time is distributed in the Carolina infield. There are probably 10 or so infielders who should be in A ball. I would guess Adams gets plenty of time at first, especially if Quinton Low is pitching more.

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Braden11
48 minutes ago, CheeseheadInQC said:

It will be interesting to see how the playing time is distributed in the Carolina infield. There are probably 10 or so infielders who should be in A ball. I would guess Adams gets plenty of time at first, especially if Quinton Low is pitching more.

Since Adams is so young and didn't have many games nor at bats in the ACL, I would think he starts there. But I agree, I'm interested to see where they split everyone up too, hopefully the Trats have a good team this year (I work there lol).

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Braden11
38 minutes ago, Austin Tatious said:

Braden, do you think Adams can stick at 3B?

It's hard to tell based off of his stats. I would need to watch video in order to get a better sense, and even then I'm not too sure it would tell us too much. I would say that obviously if third base doesn't work for Adams, he has a good build for a corner outfield spot, and based on what I read he possesses a strong arm in the field, especially in the OF. I would love to see him develop into a third basemen because his speed combined with his potential for power would make for a very interesting third base prospect

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