Jesus Made

[liveforoctober]

Holy smokes I am just digging a little bit on this kid. How have I missed him thus far?!?

17yo with that frame at SS/3B with the hit tool (switch hitter!) and power to grow? Goodness, can't wait to watch him in Appleton next year. I'm not saying it is Chourio 2.0 ... but???

[ClosetBrewerFan]

Just baseball ranked him 58th best prospect in baseball. That's clearly an outlier compared to other rankings but the sky is the limit on this guy. I'd like to see what he does stateside before I would rank him that high, but I am very excited about him.

[SF70]

‘Just Baseball’ is ranking the overall talent of Made, which is immense. 5-tool prospects, regardless of league or age, when they completely dominate their league should be ranked appropriately.

[Jake McKibbin]

Yeah immense talent for sure. The one thing that could spark a big outbreak is if he can elevate more consistently as that raw power is monstrous for a 17 year old and early reports are the defense is definitely capable of staying on the left hand side of the infield.

That's all based off stuff I've read/heard so don't shoot the messenger but yeah a real high helium prospect. 

[RWeeksFan23]

But what did Jesus make though?

[BrewersRice]

Appleton might be a bit high. With all the pitchers they drafted, they will be lacking positional players in the lower levels. They might be in need at ACL and Carolina.  Would be cool to see him in full season ball to start out.

[wiguy94]

1 hour ago, BrewersRice said:

Appleton might be a bit high. With all the pitchers they drafted, they will be lacking positional players in the lower levels. They might be in need at ACL and Carolina.  Would be cool to see him in full season ball to start out.

At this point if he doesn’t debut in Carolina it would be a disappointment. Brewers have started lesser prospects coming out of the DSL in Carolina like Lara and Yophery. Luis Pena seems like a pretty good chance of starting in Carolina as well.

[Fear The Chorizo]

22 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

At this point if he doesn’t debut in Carolina it would be a disappointment. Brewers have started lesser prospects coming out of the DSL in Carolina like Lara and Yophery. Luis Pena seems like a pretty good chance of starting in Carolina as well.

Agreed...one thing I'd add to this is having Yophery in the same sentence as "lesser prospects" means the Brewers have been churning out some damn impressive prospects from the DSL recently.

The farm system is in some seriously good shape right now

[liveforoctober]

2 hours ago, BrewersRice said:

Appleton might be a bit high. With all the pitchers they drafted, they will be lacking positional players in the lower levels. They might be in need at ACL and Carolina.  Would be cool to see him in full season ball to start out.

I definitely had a relapse moment and forgot Appleton was High A. They were the low A for long enough it is still imprinted in me.

[Brewcrew82]

Too early to say he’s “Chourio 2.0”, but you definitely give him the Chourio treatment until he proves he can’t handle it. Which would include starting him out in Carolina next season. 

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Kiley just ranked him 45th in his top 100. I am floored with how aggressive his placement is. But I respect the hell out of Kiley's evaluation and his connections. Wow I got goosebumps seeing that. Only Emil Morales from (LAA) as the other DSL rep. Rival execs see a possible superstar here.

Credit to the INTL scouting dept. they have been killing it and then some. 

[StearnsFTW]

17 minutes ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

Kiley just ranked him 45 in his top 100. I am floored with how aggressive his placement is. But I respect the hell out of Kiley's evaluation and his connections. Wow I got goosebumps seeing that. 

Wow.  Agreed on Kiley.  That ranking means a lot.

 

Pretty excited to see what he can do next season and beyond.  The measurables are impressive.

Switch-hitting Chourio at shortstop sounds ok to me.

 

[StearnsFTW]

26 minutes ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

Kiley just ranked him 45 in his top 100. I am floored with how aggressive his placement is. But I respect the hell out of Kiley's evaluation and his connections. Wow I got goosebumps seeing that. 

Did you read what he wrote?

Goosebumps indeed.

Behind a paywall, but yowza:

https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/40846519/2024-midseason-top-100-mlb-prospects-rankings-update-kiley-mcdaniel

 

Edit:  I see Matt quoted it above.  Strong words.

 

[MilwaukeeBeers]

1 minute ago, StearnsFTW said:

Did you read what he wrote?

Goosebumps indeed.

 

No I have been searching on X for the blurb though. Thought ESPN+ came with my streaming package but guess not lol

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Nice thank you! Really really fun stuff to hear and I am stoked to see him stateside ASAP! 

[Jim Goulart]

2 hours ago, StearnsFTW said:

Did you read what he wrote?

Goosebumps indeed.

Behind a paywall, but yowza:

https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/40846519/2024-midseason-top-100-mlb-prospects-rankings-update-kiley-mcdaniel

 

Edit:  I see Matt quoted it above.  Strong words.

 

Had to hide Matt's post. Them's the rules....

[Brian]

On 8/11/2024 at 9:04 AM, liveforoctober said:

Holy smokes I am just digging a little bit on this kid. How have I missed him thus far?!?

17yo with that frame at SS/3B with the hit tool (switch hitter!) and power to grow? Goodness, can't wait to watch him in Appleton next year. I'm not saying it is Chourio 2.0 ... but???

Well, now with Adamas gone he could have a shot maybe even next season or 2026 for sure. The next Yount, Chourio type player?  

[BrewerFan]

58 minutes ago, Brian said:

Well, now with Adamas gone he could have a shot maybe even next season or 2026 for sure. The next Yount, Chourio type player?  

That's...very optimistic! 

I'd be thrilled with a year split between A ball. Maybe he gets into the playoffs in AA. Then a year in AA.

And then if he's on the route Chourio is, 8/80+2 team options. That is assuming SO much between then and now, but it's fun to think about.

I don't think I'd want a rookie young(or 2nd/3rd year Yount) on this iteration of the Brewers. That was before you had to worry about service time and the Brewers were bad. They were building for something.

This team is trying to COMPETE for everything. 

[liveforoctober]

10 hours ago, Brian said:

Well, now with Adamas gone he could have a shot maybe even next season or 2026 for sure. The next Yount, Chourio type player?  

I'd be stunned if he is being considered for the big league roster before 2027. Chourio was the fastest positional ascension we've seen in our minor leagues and he spent 2 full seasons playing in the states before breaking camp with us last year. 

Made hasn't played on American soil yet. 

[biedergb]

I think Chourio has set an unrealistic bar.  Going from 2021 IFA signing to MLB deal winter of 23/24 to opening day kind up and rookie of the year candidate (in 3 years!) is so atypical. Luis Lara and Yophery Rodriguez are the last two high profile signings who skipped the ACL after DSL debut. Made will follow that path for sure. Even Chourio logged in a season at A ball but then made that jump to AA. Lara and Rodriguez while not as talented as Made are seemingly going a more conventional one level at a time path. I would love to see Made in the 2027 MLB roster discussion, but he has yet to play stateside, and those are not realistic expectations for a young kid who if he was born in the US would be likely a HS senior only this school year.

This time last year he was not on the radar much (he was one of three higher dollar signees linked to the Brewers, but Quintana and Peña seemed to get more buzz than him). It will be interesting this year to see which prospects jump (like Made, Areinamo, Wichrowski, Yoho did last year), and which players drop down the rankings or have a struggling year (like EBJ, Guilarte, Wilken). Last year Yoho and Hunt nor Made were really discussed, and they made up 3/4 of the minor league players of the year awards along with Pratt.

[CheeseheadInQC]

Since 2000, no MLB player has debuted during his age 18 season (which is what 2025 would be for Made).

Nine players have debuted during their age 19 seasons. Three were end of season cameos (Jurickson Profar, Wilson Betemit and Junior Caminero). Four played between 40-51 games (Manny Machado, Mike Trout and the Upton brothers). The other two played more than 100: Juan Soto and Bryce Harper. 

Is Made arguably ahead of where Chourio was at this point in his development? Yes. But that doesn't mean that things will go as smoothly as they did for Chourio. At this point you can maybe optimistically hope for something similar to Caminero's 2023 in 2026, and even then Caminero spent more time in AAA in 2024 than in the majors.

[Brian]

On 12/7/2024 at 11:08 PM, BrewerFan said:

That's...very optimistic! 

I'd be thrilled with a year split between A ball. Maybe he gets into the playoffs in AA. Then a year in AA.

And then if he's on the route Chourio is, 8/80+2 team options. That is assuming SO much between then and now, but it's fun to think about.

I don't think I'd want a rookie young(or 2nd/3rd year Yount) on this iteration of the Brewers. That was before you had to worry about service time and the Brewers were bad. They were building for something.

This team is trying to COMPETE for everything. 

I did say the 2026 season not not 2025 and I realize I may be putting the cart before the horse but you never know with anyone hitting as good as he has been.  Some guys can just hit.  Yes, I am very optimistic and you said "This team is trying to COMPETE for everything."  I want that as much as anybody, not just to have a young guy up in the BIGS. 

[BrewerFan]

9 hours ago, Brian said:

I did say the 2026 season not not 2025 and I realize I may be putting the cart before the horse but you never know with anyone hitting as good as he has been.  Some guys can just hit.  Yes, I am very optimistic and you said "This team is trying to COMPETE for everything."  I want that as much as anybody, not just to have a young guy up in the BIGS. 

Yeah, I mean, end of '26 isn't crazy.

You see what people are saying about him. I'd argue back against the # of players who played at that age(he'd be 19 going on 20)...maybe we got one.

But the great thing is, these aren't the days of Antoine Williamson or...whoever the hell. We have Cooper Pratt, Luis Pena, we have SO many other guys with high ceilings. The dream isn't in finding another star...IMO. I think we'll do that. It's in hitting on a couple and then just good solid players as these guys move up. Bitonti doesn't have to be a 30HR hitter, if he can hit .225 with a .325 OBP, hit 25 HRs and play great D at 1B, fine(or 3B). 

We just have so many options AND we're stacking these LA classes on each other. It's just a whole different era in Brewers baseball. 

 

The point is, we're not counting on it being Made, Pratt, Quero...and we don't have to rush them. It's also December 10th and Juan Soto is now worth more than the Principal owner of the Brewers is worth, so nothing wrong with being a little overly optimistic on the young guns!

[markedman5]

I’m trying to keep my expectations realistic……articles like this make it difficult 

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/meet-jesus-made-the-brewers-next-rising-international-star/

[Jim Goulart]

You'll find video of some camp drills here:

https://www.youtube.com/@dcwildcat97/videos

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