2026 Prospect Reports / Lists / Rankings / Interviews / Etc.

[wallus]

There's been so much change, probably time to do another prospect ranking eh Brock?

[Jim Goulart]

Via the Wisconsin Sports Radio Network's "Inside Wisconsin Sports with Trevor and Josh": Timber Rattlers President Rob Zerjav discusses a variety of topics, including MLB "capping" the number of alternate jerseys affiliates are allowed to carry

[Jim Goulart]

David Gasper's Top 50

[wallus]

31 minutes ago, Jim Goulart said:

David Gasper's Top 50

Boeve above Dorchies should be a misdemeanor crime.

[biedergb]

6 hours ago, wallus said:

Boeve above Dorchies should be a misdemeanor crime.

Yeah other than that, pretty measured ranking - probably a little more of production and level over prediction and ceiling in some, but good job David - I would call him out with an @, but there are 2 Dave Gasper's listed (??)

[Jim Goulart]

Via the Journal Sentinel Podcast: "Surprise! It's a mid-week episode of Microbrew, where host JR Radcliffe is joined by @Spencer Michaelis of Brewer Fanatic to get a full deep dive on the state of the Brewers highly regarded minor-league system. That includes several players in spring training this year and players who will contribute mightily over the next two years.

They discuss what traits allow the Brewers to shine, the shift from a pitching haven to a hitters paradise, the reasons we should be stoked for Jesús Made and Luis Peña, a trio of future (or present?) third-base options, the players most likely to impact the team in 2026, the best pitchers in the organization now that Jacob Misiorowski and Logan Henderson are with the big-league team, the breakout stars in waiting, whom we're likely to see if we visit High A in Appleton and a few guys still below your radar. For now."

[snoogans8056]

3 hours ago, Jim Goulart said:

Via the Journal Sentinel Podcast: "Surprise! It's a mid-week episode of Microbrew, where host JR Radcliffe is joined by @Spencer Michaelis of Brewer Fanatic to get a full deep dive on the state of the Brewers highly regarded minor-league system. That includes several players in spring training this year and players who will contribute mightily over the next two years.

They discuss what traits allow the Brewers to shine, the shift from a pitching haven to a hitters paradise, the reasons we should be stoked for Jesús Made and Luis Peña, a trio of future (or present?) third-base options, the players most likely to impact the team in 2026, the best pitchers in the organization now that Jacob Misiorowski and Logan Henderson are with the big-league team, the breakout stars in waiting, whom we're likely to see if we visit High A in Appleton and a few guys still below your radar. For now."

Going to tell my kids I witnessed the rise of Spencer.

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Jim Goulart]

Really enjoyed this interview with 2025 Mudcat and Timber Rattler RHP Tanner Gillis, signed out of the independent MLB Draft League in September 2024.

Read for background here first:

Eeles and Gillis: Big League Hopes

Teammates at Division II Cedarville University in Ohio with INF/OF Peyton Eeles, now with the Orioles organization, the shared chat covers their journeys ($500 non-drafted signees!) to where they are today.

Eeles was a subject within this MLB Trade Rumors article when Baltimore acquired him in November from the Twins for a former big-league Brewers player. Based on his stature, maybe he'll be a Brewer eventually as well.

"The Twins are surrendering Eeles. The infielder, who just celebrated his 26th birthday earlier this week, is listed at just 5’5” and hit just .253 with a .321 slugging percentage in 86 games at Triple-A this past year. What Eeles lacks in size and power potential is made up for by a strong understanding of the strike zone and speed on the basepaths, however. He posted an excellent 12.4% walk rate at Triple-A this past year while striking out at a solid 17.2% clip. He went 21-for-28 on the basepaths in just 378 plate appearances, suggesting he could be a threat to steal 30-to-40 bases over a full season.

Eeles has primarily played shortstop and second base throughout his time as a professional but has also made cameos at third base and all three outfield spots. That sort of versatile speedster is something the Orioles have long valued, as seen by the 408 games Jorge Mateo played for the Orioles over the past five seasons before becoming a free agent earlier this month. Given Eeles’s successful stint at the Triple-A level and Mateo’s departure, it wouldn’t be a shock to see him in the mix for a big league bench job in Baltimore at some point next season."

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Enjoy the video, and best wishes to both Tanner and Peyton, hope to see Gillis in Biloxi during the 2026 season.

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Jim Goulart]

Luis Pena fans within this “downonthefarm” substack report 

Scroll to the Brewers portion…

[Jim Goulart]

26-and-under power rankings

[SF70]

7 hours ago, Jim Goulart said:

26-and-under power rankings

Confirmation of what many of us already knew — the most young organizational talent in the game belongs to MKE.

[mudbutt]

Fun article with even a Jack/Spencer tweet at the end.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2026/03/03/these-10-brewers-prospects-could-be-breakout-players-in-2026/88738933007/

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Playing Catch]

2 hours ago, Jim Goulart said:

 

Obviously, another glowing read on the organization.

My favorite part was the last couple sections. The "How They Were Built," and "Breakdown" sections. I thought those sections demonstrated the incredible breadth and depth of the system. Their 40-man is pretty full, with oodles of organizational control, yet they predict 14 prospects to make their debuts this season. And as we know, there's plenty of guys to backfill those slots. And then, positionally. They've got prospects of all kinds.

[gregmag]

Two things : first, Bitonti has a 60-grade arm?

Second, I don’t think we emphasize this enough: The Brewers are the best system in baseball; the Brewers never draft high because they’re always winning; and only four of the Brewers’ top 30 prospects came from trades. Those three facts should not be able to live together.

[Jim Goulart]

(Not in order) Jesus Broca, Anthony Flores, Michael Fowler, Edwin Jimenez, Marco Dinges, Josh Adamczewski, Luke Adams, Dylan O'Rae (Nate Peterson was Rule 5'd by the Reds) - not sure of the extra body (staff?)

 

[wallus]

Best top 30 in team history?

[snoogans8056]

6 hours ago, wallus said:

Best top 30 in team history?

I wanna say at some point in 2005/2006 we had Weeks, Fielder, Braun, Hardy, Hart, Gallardo, Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, and Nelson Cruz.

[SF70]

Hard to believe, but the Brewers farm is actually a “sleeping giant” of a system.

The top 30 is the best in baseball, but so is the next 20, and it’s that next 20 that is going to make this system — maybe — the deepest in modern baseball history. 

The organization has so many arms, young arms, not listed, from which, are going to breakout it’s staggering. Then we have the Handelfrey’s and Frias’s on the other side of the ball as well.

Imo, this extreme depth is going to force the team to trade-off some of the excess at the deadline just to free up the massive log-jam ahead.

[igor67]

Question for thought: Is the Brewers depth so extreme in comparison to normal that it is systematically under rated by outside evaluators? AKA despite having lots of eyes there is still a fundamental bias towards everyone gets a top 30, so whether it is the hype factor or just National evaluators have to spend time on other teams 20-30 prospects instead of our 30-50 are those players not getting their full due? 

[Playing Catch]

1 hour ago, igor67 said:

Question for thought: Is the Brewers depth so extreme in comparison to normal that it is systematically under rated by outside evaluators? AKA despite having lots of eyes there is still a fundamental bias towards everyone gets a top 30, so whether it is the hype factor or just National evaluators have to spend time on other teams 20-30 prospects instead of our 30-50 are those players not getting their full due? 

Based on the FanGraphs top prospects lists, which aren't capped at any particular number of prospects, the Brewers aren't so crazy deep as to make them an historical outlier. FanGraphs lists 53 prospects having a Future Value of 35+. This matches the totals of the Cardinals (blech) and Dodgers. The D-Backs have 56. But then, the Mariners only have 25, and the other teams they've listed are in the 30's and 40's.

[SF70]

16 minutes ago, Playing Catch said:

Based on the FanGraphs top prospects lists, which aren't capped at any particular number of prospects, the Brewers aren't so crazy deep as to make them an historical outlier. FanGraphs lists 53 prospects having a Future Value of 35+. This matches the totals of the Cardinals (blech) and Dodgers. The D-Backs have 56. But then, the Mariners only have 25, and the other teams they've listed are in the 30's and 40's.

The Brewers system is also an incredibly young system which should give them more breakout potential as they mature. I keep going back to the young pitching prospects the team has with many added recently just getting their development started now working with the team’s outstanding PDS. 

No system in the game has the numbers of young arms this team has  — under-the-radar comes to mind. But that is going to change this coming minors season.

[eklinka]

19 hours ago, gregmag said:

Two things : first, Bitonti has a 60-grade arm?

Second, I don’t think we emphasize this enough: The Brewers are the best system in baseball; the Brewers never draft high because they’re always winning; and only four of the Brewers’ top 30 prospects came from trades. Those three facts should not be able to live together.

Tells you how deep the INF was in Carolina last year. Could have easily been at 3rd considering his athleticism and arm strength imo.