Top 25 Milwaukee Brewers Player Assets of 2026: 21-25

[Steve Drumwright]

When it comes to content ideas, you either come up with something creative or steal from someone else. Well, here at Brewer Fanatic, we are going to borrow a concept from our friends over at Twins Daily. That is a list of player assets entering the upcoming season. Twins Daily has been doing this since 2018.

Our inaugural Brewer Fanatic list will rank the 25 Milwaukee Brewers players and prospects with this in mind: Who are the most valuable in the organization's pursuit of building a champion? To do so, we considered age, upside, and contract.

The Brewers are in one of the best positions in franchise history, coming off their third straight NL Central championship, having a relatively young MLB roster and prospects ready to be the next wave of contributors. Like it or not, that will allow the Brewers to spin off some of the talent before hitting free agency or to acquire other controllable assets.

This list is a group effort. Jason Wang, Michael Trzinski, and I each came up with our own lists and merged them to create this ranking. Our individual rankings are included with each player, so you know who to blame if your favorite player isn't higher. Just kidding (but really).

Each player's age and controlled-through years are based on his Baseball-Reference age for the 2026 season and when B-R says he can become a free agent.

25. Jared Koenig, LHP

Jason's rank: 26 | Michael's rank: 24 | Steve's rank: 16
2026 Season age: 32
Controlled through: 2029

Opening our list is one of the Brewers' most dependable arms, who is often put into tough and late-inning situations, even if he is a late bloomer. As the Brewers do, they picked Koenig up off the scrap heap following the 2023 season, when he spent the entire season in the minors for the San Diego Padres after pitching in 10 MLB games for the Oakland A's in 2022. In two seasons with the Crew, Koenig has appeared in 127 games and posted a FIP of 3.31, striking out 24.6% of batters and walking 8.1%. While tying for ninth in MLB with 27 holds, Koenig has been versatile, serving as an opener in six games, all in 2024.

Koenig provides a nice complement to Aaron Ashby, the Brewers' workhorse left-handed reliever, allowing manager Pat Murphy options depending on matchups, while also having a lefty to deploy when Ashby isn't available. Koenig allowed one run in six postseason games in 2025. He primarily relies on his sinker, which he used 57% of the time in 2025, while mixing in a cutter (18%) and curveball (16%). Koenig is entering his final pre-arbitration year and would be a very attractive piece to another team, even as he enters his age-32 season.

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24. Tobias Myers, RHP

Jason's rank: 14 | Michael's rank: 26 | Steve's rank: 25
2026 Season age: 27
Controlled through: 2030

After being a surprising rock of the 2024 starting rotation in his rookie season, notching a 2.7 bWAR in 27 games (25 starts), Myers was virtually nonexistent for the Brewers in 2025. Part of that stems from how his 2025 began — on the 15-day injured list with a strained left oblique. That was only a temporary setback, as he was activated and returned to the rotation in late April, when the Crew needed starters. But that only lasted for six games (one in relief) as Myers was optioned to Triple-A Nashville less than a month later. The Nashville shuttle was his plight for the rest of the season.

As the Brewers' rotation stabilized, Myers was relegated to a bullpen role. His numbers for the season were very solid. He posted a 3.92 FIP, just behind the 3.91 in 2024, and an ERA+ of 117 in 22 games, including six starts. A big development for Myers in 2025 was the introduction of a splitter and a reduced reliance on his changeup. Already with a cutter and slider in addition to his four-seamer, Myers used the new splitter 16% of the time in the majors, with his changeup going from 11% in 2024 to 1% in 2025. Myers figures to be in the mix for the back end of the Brewers' rotation or a long-relief role.

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23. Garrett Mitchell, CF

Jason's rank: 20 | Michael's rank: 21 | Steve's rank: 21
2026 Season age: 27
Controlled through: 2028

Mitchell is the great unknown for the Brewers. Unknown because he hasn't been able to stay on the field long enough to showcase his value due to a variety of injuries. A first-round draft choice in 2020, Mitchell made his MLB debut in August 2022, playing 28 games that season. Since then, the left-handed-hitting center fielder has played 19, 69, and 25 games. That was due to a torn labrum while sliding (2023), a fractured left index finger in spring training (2024), and a strained left oblique and left shoulder surgery while rehabbing (2025). That doesn't include a left knee injury that sidelined him in 2021 and an oblique issue in 2022, both in the minors.

In 2024, when he came back from the fractured finger, he showed flashes of his potential, putting up a .255/.342/.469 slash line with eight homers, 21 RBIs, and 11 steals. With 13 homers and 23 steals in 141 career games, it isn't hard to project a 20-homer, 30-steal full season. Mitchell has the talent and charisma to be as productive and popular as left fielder Jackson Chourio, which would be a boon for the Brewers. While Blake Perkins provides stellar defense in center, he doesn't have the offensive tools that Mitchell does, and the Brewers' offense sorely needs. With Perkins in his first year of arbitration eligibility, 2026 shapes up as a crucial season. The nature of Mitchell's injuries seems more fluky than anything, but frustrating for all involved, given their frequency. Mitchell is likely to be the Opening Day center fielder for the second year in a row; the only question is how many games will be played after that.

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22. Robert Gasser, LHP

Jason's rank: 21 | Michael's rank: 22 | Steve's rank: 19
2026 Season age: 27
Controlled through: 2030

The Brewers have been dreaming on Gasser since he was the key piece coming back in the Josh Hader trade with the San Diego Padres at the 2022 trade deadline. At the time, Gasser was a top prospect as a left-handed starting pitcher and, after spending all of 2023 at Triple-A Nashville, Gasser made his MLB debut in May 2024. But after five starts, in which he had a 3.38 FIP and 163 ERA+, Gasser blew out his left elbow and required Tommy John surgery.

That kept him out until late in 2025, coming back to make two abbreviated late-season starts. The good news is that means Gasser will have a typical offseason and be ready to go at a fairly full throttle in spring training, though the Brewers will monitor his workload. With the rotation currently having a top three of right-handers Freddy Peralta, Brandon Woodruff, and Jacob Misiorowski, Gasser will be in competition with right-handers Chad Patrick, Logan Henderson, and Myers for the final two spots. Working in Gasser's favor is that he is a left-hander, potentially the only one in the 2026 Opening Day rotation. Featuring a four-seamer and a sweeper that he uses fairly equally (34% and 33% for his brief MLB career), along with a sinker and changeup, Gasser showed a good strikeout ability with 410 in 337⅓ innings in the minors, including 41 in 38 innings while rehabbing in 2025.

Gasser should be a big part of the Brewers' rotation in 2026 and beyond. Due to the injury that cost him most of two seasons, this will be his final pre-arbitration season.

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21. Luis Pena, SS-2B

Jason's rank: 5 | Michael's rank: 26 | Steve's rank: 26
2026 Season age: 19
Controlled through: TBD

Speaking of dreaming, we hit the first of three prospects to make this list. As you can see, where to rank Pena differed greatly, perhaps because the interpretation of this list's meaning differed among the three voters. None of this is a knock on Pena, the consensus No. 2 prospect in the organization. Six months older than top prospect Jesus Made, the 19-year-old Pena has risen through the system at the same speed as Made, except for one late promotion for Made in 2025. Both are middle infielders, with Pena shifting to second base in deference to Made.

Pena, part of the Brewers' stellar 2024 international signing class, made it to High-A Wisconsin this season after being part of an exceptional grouping at Single-A Carolina. In 71 games at Carolina, Pena slashed .308/.375/.469 with six homers, 52 RBIs, and 41 steals. Following his promotion to Wisconsin, Pena ran into his first struggles as a professional, with a .168/.220/.297 slash line in 25 games. Speed is Pena's primary asset, with 83 steals in 140 games over two seasons, but he does have a good hit tool, having won the Dominican Summer League batting title in 2024 with a .393 average. His power increased from one homer in 2024 to nine in 2025, showing there is room to grow there as his body matures. Pena has also seen time at third base and appears to have the arm strength for the position.

Likely to begin 2026 at Wisconsin, Pena is very much part of the Brewers' future and could find his way during the year to Double-A Biloxi with a good showing.

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[JohnBriggs12]

I question Mitchell's value.  He's 27 and has logged less than a full season of major league AB's.  Oh he looks the part and always has, but until he plays a full season somewhere he's way more a suspect than a prospect.

[sveumrules]

Yeah, don't think Mitchell would crack my Top 30 personally.

Chourio, Made, Misio, Contreras, Turang and Frelick would be the top six in something like that order.

After that I'd have Priester, Patrick and Henderson in a mini tier as the non-Miz starters that have lots of team control left. 

Number ten is a toss up. Corbin Burnes didn't return a Top 50-ish kind of prospect, and I don't expect Freddy will either if dealt so I would probably go Pena then Peralta for ten and eleven.

Uribe and Ashby would be next as dominant relief arms with plenty of years before FA.

Next tier for me would be a mix of the other Top 100-ish kind of prospects like Pratt and Quero, closer Megill who is older/closer to FA, Durbin who had a nice rookie season, the other rotation depth arms Myers and Gasser with some MLB success of their own, then the other lefties in the pen Koenig and Zerpa.

Believe that gets us to twenty one. At this point I'd have at least a dozen prospects between Dinges, Fischer, Letson, Meccage, Lara, Payne, Burke, Adams, Adamczewski, Yoho, Hardin, and Crow that would sting way more to me than trading away Mitchell. The way the Brewers work the draft pool its possible they value that Comp Round B pick in 2026 more highly as a tradable asset.

[Michael Trzinski]

1 hour ago, sveumrules said:

Yeah, don't think Mitchell would crack my Top 30 personally.

Chourio, Made, Misio, Contreras, Turang and Frelick would be the top six in something like that order.

After that I'd have Priester, Patrick and Henderson in a mini tier as the non-Miz starters that have lots of team control left. 

Number ten is a toss up. Corbin Burnes didn't return a Top 50-ish kind of prospect, and I don't expect Freddy will either if dealt so I would probably go Pena then Peralta for ten and eleven.

Uribe and Ashby would be next as dominant relief arms with plenty of years before FA.

Next tier for me would be a mix of the other Top 100-ish kind of prospects like Pratt and Quero, closer Megill who is older/closer to FA, Durbin who had a nice rookie season, the other rotation depth arms Myers and Gasser with some MLB success of their own, then the other lefties in the pen Koenig and Zerpa.

Believe that gets us to twenty one. At this point I'd have at least a dozen prospects between Dinges, Fischer, Letson, Meccage, Lara, Payne, Burke, Adams, Adamczewski, Yoho, Hardin, and Crow that would sting way more to me than trading away Mitchell. The way the Brewers work the draft pool its possible they value that Comp Round B pick in 2026 more highly as a tradable asset.

Next time I am just going to ask you for my rankings...lol. Great in-depth analysis. Kudos to you, sir!!

[dsid74]

"With the rotation currently having a top three of right-handers Freddy Peralta, Brandon Woodruff, and Jacob Misiorowski, Gasser will be in competition with right-handers Chad Patrick, Logan Henderson, and Myers for the final two spots."

Assuming Freddy is not traded...Priester will take the 4th spot with those 4 competing for the final slot.  But the odds are high that he will be traded and then yes...those 4 for 2 spots...unless they acquire another SP along the way.

 

 

[eddiemathews]

I was just wondering if Koenig would be the kicker that would get a power-hitting outfielder if added to the upcoming Peralta trade. Perhaps from Boston...

[Sugarrayray]

Baseball reference has Gasser remaining pre arbitration eligible this year and next. Am I mistaken?

[Outlander]

1 hour ago, Sugarrayray said:

Baseball reference has Gasser remaining pre arbitration eligible this year and next. Am I mistaken?

It is unknown, if he spent all of 2026 on the MLB roster he would be 2.136 which would be borderline Super 2. For that reason and having decent starting depth, Gasser spends time in AAA in 2026.

[Brian]

7 hours ago, JohnBriggs12 said:

I question Mitchell's value.  He's 27 and has logged less than a full season of major league AB's.  Oh he looks the part and always has, but until he plays a full season somewhere he's way more a suspect than a prospect.

At this point I would be very happy if he could play 1/2 games in a season. That would be worth keeping him.  Like splitting time with Perkins or anyone for that matter. 

[Underachiever]

20 hours ago, dsid74 said:

"With the rotation currently having a top three of right-handers Freddy Peralta, Brandon Woodruff, and Jacob Misiorowski, Gasser will be in competition with right-handers Chad Patrick, Logan Henderson, and Myers for the final two spots."

Assuming Freddy is not traded...Priester will take the 4th spot with those 4 competing for the final slot.  But the odds are high that he will be traded and then yes...those 4 for 2 spots...unless they acquire another SP along the way.

 

 

The author's omission of Priester is a real head-scratcher. I would slot Priester 3rd, because there is no way that Misiorowski takes on a full load of innings this year. He will have to be managed, and while I think he has greatness in him, we will see it in 4 and 5-inning bursts this year. Some 75-pitch outings, perhaps, but I don't see any way that The Miz is a full-timer this year.

[Underachiever]

"Mitchell is the great unknown for the Brewers."

I would suggest that he is completely known at this point. And that is the biggest problem with planning on him in your lineup. He wouldn't be in my top 25.