Turang, Ortiz, Dunn, Black, others?

[Oxy]

Tell me your thoughts about the Brewers infield in the coming years.

[Brewcrew82]

1B) Black 2B) Turang/EBJ/Dunn SS) Ortiz 3B) Wilken

[SF70]

7 hours ago, Brewcrew82 said:

1B) Black 2B) Turang/EBJ/Dunn SS) Ortiz 3B) Wilken

Bingo.

With Cooper Pratt pushing Wilken to 1B in 2026, and Tyler Black playing LF.

[bigred]

1 hour ago, SF70 said:

Bingo.

With Cooper Pratt pushing Wilken to 1B in 2026, and Tyler Black playing LF.

Pratt definitely looks like he'll be a GOOOD one, eventually. 

[SF70]

Yeah, can’t wait to hear Cooooooup again at Brewers games.

[Jopal78]

15 hours ago, Oxy said:

Tell me your thoughts about the Brewers infield in the coming years.

Judging by roster construction this last success cycle; likely a couple of homegrown players teamed with mostly players from outside the organization. 
 

1B: Thames, Aguilar, Tellez, Hoskins

2B: Villar, Hiura, Wong, Turang

SS: Arcia, Adames

3B: Shaw, Moustakas, Urias, Anderson, 

UTL: Sogard, H. Perez Peterson, Monasterio, Ortiz.

[homer]

I think someone will pass Turang in the pecking order. 

[Playing Catch]

I maintain that Turang's range and arm are tick above that of Ortiz (not that I've seen a lot), and that he'll take over SS next season. Ortiz at 2nd, Wilkin at 3rd. Dunn can be a platoon option for Ortiz/Wilkin.

I think Black will be traded. I think EBJ will find utility work. I think Frelick may also have a role there.

[MrTPlush]

I’ll wait for one of them to hit for longer than a week. None of these guys are worth penciling into a spot 3 months from now, let alone years.

[Harold Hutchison]

The Opening Day 2026 infield:

3B: Tyler Black

SS: Joey Ortiz

2B: Sal Frelick

1B: Ernesto Martinez

Bench: Brice Turang, Andruw Monasterio

[BrewerFan]

2 hours ago, clancyphile said:

The Opening Day 2026 infield:

3B: Tyler Black

SS: Joey Ortiz

2B: Sal Frelick

1B: Ernesto Martinez

Bench: Brice Turang, Andruw Monasterio

So this is a REALLY overrated farm system then?

[BrewerFan]

3 hours ago, Playing Catch said:

I maintain that Turang's range and arm are tick above that of Ortiz (not that I've seen a lot), and that he'll take over SS next season. Ortiz at 2nd, Wilkin at 3rd. Dunn can be a platoon option for Ortiz/Wilkin.

I think Black will be traded. I think EBJ will find utility work. I think Frelick may also have a role there.

I'm a big Turang fan...but it'll be interesting to see where he settles in. I hope Wilken is working on his body and his agility. I know there's always this "they'll outgrow 3rd," but...they don't have to. You're talking about a guy out-growing a position from ~21 to his mid to late 20s. You SHOULD be training like a CB or WR. Working on your feed and quickness. I feel like Baseball is behind in that respect.

I hope I'm wrong. But, I'll still make my best guess. 

1B-Wilken
2B-Ortiz
SS-Turang
3B-Pratt(all '24, he could easily see hiA at some point, allows for a full year in AA in '25, then he signs the Chourio type extension😁).

Utility-Brown-SS/2B
Black-1B/2B/3B...maybe, and LF

That'd be if players develop. And I'm not moving Wilken because I don't think he can handle it, though it is a bit of a waste of a 65-grade arm, but because Pratt looks so impressive early on after coming as a highly regarded prep-prospect.

[jay87shot]

By end of 2024 (start 2025)=  1B)Hoskins 2B/SS) Turang/Oritz 3B) Dunn, Willy plays well and we get 2 solid prospects for him at the deadline. I think Tyler Black will be traded with a couple other prospects for a controllable young starter at the deadline. Wilken might get some time the last month of the year.

Early/Mid 2025= 1B)Hoskins/Yeli 2B)Ortiz/Dunn SS)Turang 3B)Wilken/Dunn 

I still would like to see Yeli get some reps at 1st one of these years but it kind of depends on Wiemer's bat/Mitchell's health or how fast Lara/Yophery can climb through the ranks. If Weimer and Mitchell look good this year, I would give Yeli some 1st reps next year if not maybe 2026 (my guess is one of Lara or Yophery will fly through the minors, or we draft a college OF bat). EBJ maybe makes a run at Mone's spot and some MI if he plays well this year.

Pratt/O'Rae/Baez ready by late 2026 or so but they are to far to guess where they might play or how much.

 

[Harold Hutchison]

7 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

So this is a REALLY overrated farm system then?

No, I think it's very deep, and these are the guys who really will emerge. I think there are a lot of permutations...

Black really has the kind of bat that is dynamic - Jeff Cirillo with a plus speed tool.

Frelick, I think moves to the infield as the outfield in 2026 is Chourio (left), Michell (center), Yophery Rodriguez (right), with Wiemer as the 4th OF.

Yelich is full-time DH.

I can also see some deals bringing in some real controllable starting pitchers by Opening Day 2026, with Contreras, Dunn, Bauers, and Peralta among those dealt.

[TURBO]

23 hours ago, clancyphile said:

The Opening Day 2026 infield:

3B: Tyler Black

SS: Joey Ortiz

2B: Sal Frelick

1B: Ernesto Martinez

Bench: Brice Turang, Andruw Monasterio

Curious, where did Wilken, Brown Jr., and Dunn go?

[Oxy]

23 hours ago, MrTPlush said:

I’ll wait for one of them to hit for longer than a week. None of these guys are worth penciling into a spot 3 months from now, let alone years.

That's what makes it an interesting discussion.  And with our recent wave of prospects graduating to the big leagues it is a mystery how it will shake out and also gives people who know more about the Minor League system to pump up the next wave/individuals to possibly make the top 100.

I have always been a big Tyler Black guy...Oliver Dunn seems to have delayed his emergence another year or so.