Andrew Fischer Ranked As No. 1 Third Base Prospect

[Jason Wang]

MLB Pipeline recently rolled out its list of top prospects at each position, and the Brewers' only representative wasn't Jesús Made or Luis Peña but rather Andrew Fischer.

Fischer was drafted 20th overall in 2025 out of the University of Tennessee, where he had an outstanding collegiate career with a blue-chip program. As a Volunteer, he slashed .307/.438/.672 with 56 home runs over three seasons and carried over this success into the 19 professional games he played. Across 87 plate appearances with High-A Wisconsin, he posted a 141 wRC+ and seems poised to continue rocketing up through the minor league ranks.

 

Scouts love the power he generates from the left side, but have questions about his defensive viability. He spent the majority of his final college season playing first base because of his limited agility and range, but the Brewers moved him back to the hot corner after being drafted.

This could be a win-win situation. The organization will likely continue assessing his ability to fill the role, and if not, they could move him to first base, where the team arguably has a greater need. While the likes of Joey Ortiz and Caleb Durbin have several years of club control left, Andrew Vaughn will be a free agent in 2028. Milwaukee does have another top corner infield prospect in Luke Adams, but more future depth at the position is certainly welcome.

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[TURBO]

It is entirely possible that the one position we never seem to have an answer at, is going to meet with a logjam of talent in the very near future.

Fischer, Adams and Burke all look like legit prospects at 1B.  It's a good problem to have, however, it appears that all 3 may not have a back-up position, so they all can't stay...  I suppose you could add Wilken to that group as well, but it seems he might stay at 3B?

I'm really hoping Fischer can stick at 3B to alleviate that problem though.  Wilken should break into the majors before Fischer, but not by much.

[Jason Wang]

On 1/24/2026 at 2:21 PM, TURBO said:

It is entirely possible that the one position we never seem to have an answer at, is going to meet with a logjam of talent in the very near future.

Fischer, Adams and Burke all look like legit prospects at 1B.  It's a good problem to have, however, it appears that all 3 may not have a back-up position, so they all can't stay...  I suppose you could add Wilken to that group as well, but it seems he might stay at 3B?

I'm really hoping Fischer can stick at 3B to alleviate that problem though.  Wilken should break into the majors before Fischer, but not by much.

There's something in the water. There are quiet a few shortstop prospects in the MLB Top 100 and I have a feeling the Brewers will be just one of several teams around the league getting some outstanding players to fill that role.