Top 20 Brewers Prospects, June 2025 Update: Four New Names to Know

The Brewers' farm system continues to impress despite several big-time graduations over the last few years. These four new names are just a few examples of the system's depth. 

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#9 C Marco Dinges
The Brewers used their 2024 fourth-round pick on Dinges out of Florida State, only a year after he had battled a rare immune deficiency disorder called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Severe cases can lead to organ failure and death, and Dinges had to fight for his life in the hospital for almost six weeks, all while transferring from Tallahassee Community College to Florida State. He eventually beat HLH and still put up a strong performance in his lone season as a Seminole.

Dinges got off to an incredible start offensively with Low-A Carolina this year, posting a 199 wRC+ in 112 plate appearances. He is now 100 plate appearances into his High-A career, and he is also sporting a 157 wRC+ at that level.

With bat speed that, according to Brenton Del Chiaro (Brewers Assistant Director of Player Development), has been "cruising at 77 MPH", Dinges has plus raw power. He's shown exit velocities of at least 112 MPH this season, including a home run at 111. He has started to lift the ball more often, which has allowed his power to show up in games more frequently, resulting in eight home runs combined between the two levels.

Not only has Dinges shown power in games, but he's also done a good job of not sacrificing his ability to get the ball in play. His strikeout rate of 18% is well above average for High-A. He shows the signs of a potentially average or better hit tool on top of his power potential.

An outstanding athlete for a catcher, Dinges's defense has been the question. He caught only his senior year of high school and one year at Tallahassee Community College. Despite his lack of experience, he has been making massive strides this season and looks like a catcher who will be an average defender at his peak, if not better. 

Dinges also has a very strong arm, with FanGraphs giving it a 70 grade. His footwork needs work on throws to second, but he looks very comfortable on pickoffs to first and throws to third. His arm could be a big-time weapon for him behind the dish.

Continued improvement in Dinges's defense and getting to his raw power even more often will be essential if he is to reach his actual ceiling. If he does reach his ceiling, Dinges could be a high-quality starting catcher with very few weaknesses in the profile.

#18 RHP Bryce Meccage
Meccage, the 57th pick in the 2024 draft, made his professional debut this season with Low-A Carolina. He has shown the tools that led to his selection and his $2.5 million bonus, nearly a million dollars over slot.

Meccage's fastball has been in the 94-96 MPH range in most of his outings and has reportedly reached back for 98 on several occasions. It has generated quite a few whiffs so far, and there appears to be some pretty good carry on the pitch, helping it play at the top of the zone and above.

Meccage throws a high-spin slider in the 82-86 MPH range with some sweep and depth. He struggles to land it for strikes at this time, but it is a good put-away pitch for him. He also throws a curveball with more depth than the slider, which makes him more comfortable landing it for strikes and using it in any count. The curve comes in a few ticks slower, sitting in the upper-70s. 

A changeup in the upper-80s rounds out the repertoire for Meccage. It's a pitch he has improved significantly over the last couple of years, largely thanks to learning the relatively new "kick" change. It's not an offering he's been super comfortable throwing in games, but it looks like a playable pitch for him when he does.

Meccage has shown average command at times this season, but it's been inconsistent and as the season has progressed it seems to be regressing a bit. More consistency will be an important piece of the puzzle for him moving forward, but it is not abnormal for a 19-year-old to have bouts with loss of command. 

Meccage's command will need to become more consistent, but the combination of his raw stuff and his presence on the mound gives him a chance to be a solid starter.

#19 RHP Coleman Crow
Crow was a 28th-round selection by the Angels in 2019, but he didn’t make his professional debut until 2021 due to COVID-19. He worked his way through the system those next two years and ended up starting 2023 in Double-A. He made four starts before going on the injured list with an elbow issue that would eventually be prescribed Tommy John Surgery. Traded to the Brewers at the end of 2023, amid his recovery, he made his first appearance in the Brewers organization this year.

Crow throws a four-seam fastball sitting in the 91-93 range, with a shape that plays pretty well at the top of the zone. Crow mixes in his cutter as a change-of-pace fastball in the upper 80s, a pitch that can get some swing and miss on pitches away from righties or be back-doored against lefties. However, its primary use is generating soft contact and groundballs for him.

The best pitch and the put-away pitch for Crow is his curveball. Thrown in the mid-70s, he has spun some of his curveballs up to nearly 3,600 RPMs. Shuckers broadcaster Javik Blake tweeted data on one of Crow’s curveballs in April: 77 MPH, -15.5 IVB, -19.3 HB, and 3240 RPMs. Even when you account for the different baseball used in Double-A, that pitch moves similarly to Seth Lugo’s curveball—one of the best curveballs in MLB.

Crow also throws a high spin, low-80s sweeper that he can use for whiffs against righties, though he has struggled to command it at times, likely due to the amount of movement it has.

He rounds out his repertoire with a changeup—a weapon he desperately needed to keep left-handed hitters at bay, which he has improved significantly in 2025, now sitting in the 86-88 range and getting up to 17” of horizontal movement.

On top of his interesting repertoire, Crow is a fierce competitor on the mound who seems to find ways to get outs even when he doesn’t have his “A” stuff that night. He has the makings of a pitcher who could make a lot of big league starts in the future. He was recently promoted to Triple-A, where he should be making his first start soon.

#20 1B Blake Burke
The Brewers' second selection in the 2024 draft, they used the pick acquired from Baltimore in the Corbin Burnes trade to take Burke out of Tennessee. At the time, Burke was most well known for having immense raw power, but his hit tool has stood out early in his career.

While Burke only has three home runs to this point, he has hit balls as hard as 113 MPH, and he hit a home run in spring training at 110.6 MPH. The power is in there and his raw power is still a plus tool. He would benefit from lifting the ball more often, posting a groundball rate over 50%. The power will likely show up for him more often as he progresses in pro ball, but the lack of lifting the ball does create concern over whether it will ever come close to reaching its full potential.

Burke’s ability to cover all quadrants of the zone has been a big part of his success in 2025. His whiff rate of 26.6% and strikeout rate of only 22.2% are better than average for the level. He also draws walks at a high level. It’s not been the profile that was expected from him, but it’s been productive to this point. 

Though not athletic enough to make up for a groundball-heavy approach at the plate, Burke moves reasonably well for his size. His baserunning IQ is high, and he recognizes that pitchers will lose track of him occasionally. He is seven for ten in stolen base attempts this year and has also legged out two triples. 

Defensively, his hands do most of the heavy lifting, but the sneaky athleticism also benefits him at first base, where he’s more nimble than he would appear. His footwork is pretty strong, and he seems to get good reads off the bat.

Touted as a power-only bat who may not be able to handle first base defensively, Burke appears to be quite a bit different than that. While the power will eventually need to show up to reach his ceiling, Burke has shown that his perceived weaknesses may not be as concerning as many thought when he was drafted.

What are your thoughts on the four additions to the Top 20 prospects? 

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