Congrats to Andrew Fischer

[markedman5]

 

[sveumrules]

Great recognition for Fischer, and another successful summer on the farm.

Looks like the Brewers had 13 players in the minors with at least 300 PA and a 120 wRC+ this year (twelve if you don't count Ragsdale) from Fischer at a 162 wRC+ (1.7 years younger than average in AA) down to Eric Bitonti with a 122 wRC+ (2.1 years younger than average in A+) and guys like Lara (144 | 5 years younger than average in AAA), Adamczewski (142 | 2.7 years younger than average in AA), Antunez (133 | 2.3 years younger than average in A), Burke (127 | 3.1 years younger than average in AAA), Payne (127 | 4.7 years younger than average in AA), and Ebel (124 | 4.1 years younger than average in A+) sprinkled in between.

Here's how many players other organizations had that met that same 300 PA / 120 wRC+ criteria...

CLE (17) LAD (17) DET (12) MIN (11) WAS (11) ATL (10) CIN (10) TBR (10) CHC (9) STL (9) TEX (9) NYY (8) PIT (8) BOS (7) COL (7) SEA (7) TOR (7) KCR (6) LAA (6) SFG (6) BAL (5) CHW (5) ARI (4) HOU (4) MIA (4) PHI (3) SDP (3) ATH (2) NYM (2)

...not quite in the elite category with the Guardians and Dodgers, but right at the top of that next group.

For the longest time the ding was that the Brewers couldn't develop position players, but they've gotten an MLB best 83.4 WAR from position players age 28 and under since Arnold took over in 2023, twenty more wins than the Royals and Cubs tied for second at 63.4 WAR.