2026 NDFA Signings

[Joseph Zarr]

I don't see anyone as of yet but that will likely change in the days and weeks ahead.

Baseball America has a UDFA Tracker HERE

[Ro Mueller]

I count 72 NDFAs signed by other MLB clubs thus far, but zero for Milwaukee.

We typically sign about 6 NDFAs at this time of year, but maybe we’re zagging.

[CheeseheadInQC]

2 hours ago, Ro Mueller said:

I count 72 NDFAs signed by other MLB clubs thus far, but zero for Milwaukee.

We typically sign about 6 NDFAs at this time of year, but maybe we’re zagging.

Hopefully the reason is they need the spots because almost all of the draft picks are going to sign.

[brrosenow]

Is it odd still no udfa signings? 

[jay87shot]

I dont know the numbers but could we potentially be up against the maximum amount of player limit?

Again I dont know the numbers but if we sign 15 players or so I could see us being close. Maybe some guys coming off injury lists as well could count (dont know how IL works for minor leagues).

[ClosetBrewerFan]

They definitely are close to the full 165 man stateside limit, but that is not unusual.  Unfortunately, this is the time of the year where they do some releases to make room. With the depth in the system, it could be that they have more talent already in the system than available via UDFA.  Also could be the Brewers may be signing most of their recent draftees.  We usually hear by now a few players that "won't sign".  I see some difficult signs but its all of them seem to have a chance of being signed.  Money may prevent that but we shall see.

[SF70]

2 hours ago, ClosetBrewerFan said:

They definitely are close to the full 165 man stateside limit, but that is not unusual.  Unfortunately, this is the time of the year where they do some releases to make room. With the depth in the system, it could be that they have more talent already in the system than available via UDFA.  Also could be the Brewers may be signing most of their recent draftees.  We usually hear by now a few players that "won't sign".  I see some difficult signs but its all of them seem to have a chance of being signed.  Money may prevent that but we shall see.

Hearing from trustworthy sources that the team could sign 18-19 prospects from this class, so that, in conjunction with the overall talent-level of the system likely is the reason they aren’t adding UDFA’s, at least up to this point.

[Fire Manfred]

After the couple recent releases, I have them with 161 stateside with 18 on the 60 day or full season DL, leaving 22 roster openings. 

[cragi]

I wondered if they tweaked their strategy a little. Seems they lost out on a number of signings last year and this year its been interesting to see the number of draftees with some connection to the Brewers org or the state of Wisconsin.

[beekay414]

 

[Ro Mueller]

19 minutes ago, beekay414 said:

 

Missouri high schooler who was committed to Illinois State. Following in footsteps of Reece Walling and Jadyn Fielder. 

 

[Spencer Michaelis]

43 minutes ago, beekay414 said:

 

As much info as I can find for now.

[brewmann04]

Adding a catcher to the group is welcomed 

[biedergb]

Another Missouri kid, and this one from Sedalia which is really close to my neck of the woods.

The Indiana, Wisconsin and Missouri baseball fields are definitely being scouting by the brewers.

Not sure if it is the quite the same as well as a totally different era, but I remember the Braves historically always scouting the big areas like all teams, but they knew Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama better than most teams and had a lot of success from those regions.

[Spencer Michaelis]

Not a huge surprise, given he's a prep NDFA, but I hear Hagedorn will be receiving the full $150k to sign.

[snoogans8056]

1 hour ago, Spencer Michaelis said:

Not a huge surprise, given he's a prep NDFA, but I hear Hagedorn will be receiving the full $150k to sign.

Any word on if he was one of those AmFam tryout guys? Sure feels like we’ve been getting super under the radar guys up there for workouts and  throwing $150k at them.

[Spencer Michaelis]

2 hours ago, snoogans8056 said:

Any word on if he was one of those AmFam tryout guys? Sure feels like we’ve been getting super under the radar guys up there for workouts and  throwing $150k at them.

I am not sure in this scenario, but my guess would be he did at some point. 

[James Zumstein]

Posted June 8

  On 6/8/2026 at 3:19 AM, Jake McKibbin said:

What's the general consensus on Will Brick, the catcher out of Christian Brother HS? 

I can see the Brewers picking up some reinforcements behind the plate, and he seems to have a solid floor with enough upside to make it intriguing in round two or so?

While Brick has a lot of qualities the Brewers look for, right-handed hitting HS catchers have probably the lowest success rate of any position in the draft historically. Add in the fact that he would demand slot or higher, I think the risk is greater than the reward.

I completely agree with you about needing some fresh blood behind the dish, but guys like Brick and Sean Dunlap, who I was high on earlier, are just too risky IMHO. There are still several HS catchers I feel the Brewers could be looking at, like Dylan Kassab, Kendall Hagedorn, or Maddux Lessard, that fit our profile and would be cheaper and therefore less of a risk. Lots of good college catchers that are possibilities too. Garrett Wright, Robbie Lavey, and Cashel Dugger will all be 21.0 or younger on draft day and are really solid prospects. Even Brady Neal, Alabama's catcher, will only be 21.9 as a SR, so could be a great bargain. 

 

I mentioned Hagedorn in a post about a month before the draft. Awesome to see they were able to convince him to join the org!

[Spencer Michaelis]

9 minutes ago, James Zumstein said:

 

Posted June 8

  On 6/8/2026 at 3:19 AM, Jake McKibbin said:

What's the general consensus on Will Brick, the catcher out of Christian Brother HS? 

I can see the Brewers picking up some reinforcements behind the plate, and he seems to have a solid floor with enough upside to make it intriguing in round two or so?

While Brick has a lot of qualities the Brewers look for, right-handed hitting HS catchers have probably the lowest success rate of any position in the draft historically. Add in the fact that he would demand slot or higher, I think the risk is greater than the reward.

I completely agree with you about needing some fresh blood behind the dish, but guys like Brick and Sean Dunlap, who I was high on earlier, are just too risky IMHO. There are still several HS catchers I feel the Brewers could be looking at, like Dylan Kassab, Kendall Hagedorn, or Maddux Lessard, that fit our profile and would be cheaper and therefore less of a risk. Lots of good college catchers that are possibilities too. Garrett Wright, Robbie Lavey, and Cashel Dugger will all be 21.0 or younger on draft day and are really solid prospects. Even Brady Neal, Alabama's catcher, will only be 21.9 as a SR, so could be a great bargain. 

 

I mentioned Hagedorn in a post about a month before the draft. Awesome to see they were able to convince him to join the org!

They liked Kassab a lot too. I thought they might take him in the 20th.