Projecting The 2027 Brewers' Roster (Somewhat Aggressively)

I’d like to think Adams or Wilkins would be on the roster by then.  

55 minutes ago, PBTank said:

I’d like to think Adams or Wilkins would be on the roster by then.  

Thinking Burke is holding the spot that 1 of those 3 would fill. Each had different hot stretches in Biloxi this year. Which one steps up in '26?

Also really interesting thoughts.  Made AND Fischer both essentially jumping over Cooper Pratt, who is likely to start '26 in AAA. He may hit like Ortiz, but his D is also really good. 

Wondering why so many BF articles always post pictures of players from any one of our affiliate teams with no name or even the team name under the picture? 

I love Wild Bill, but I’d be surprised to see them carry him through to free agency and they certainly won’t extend him. I think most of us will agree that Quero will be the primary back up in 2026. I think the goal is to have him move into the primary catcher role in 2027. Even though Dinges is only a year younger than Quero I don’t think they’ll go with 2 young catchers so I’d expect a veteran to be brought in. 
 

infield is the hardest for me to predict. I think I’d lean toward Made and Pratt being part of the 2027 line up. I think Vaughn will be good in 2026, but he’s already on the expensive side for this team. So he’s a trade candidate if he’s good in 2026. I just don’t think they’ll be starting 3 rookies on the infield in 2027. So id officially predict Vaughn, Turang, Durbin , Made for opening day. (Also hoping made gets the Chourio extension and timeline)
 

im not a big believer in Lara’s bat. I’m skeptical he’s a primary outfielder by 2027. I’m hoping Chourio or Frelick can stick it in CF. Easier to find or convert someone into a corner outfielder. I’m still hopeful for Mitchell… but tough to do anything other than hope with him these days. If I had to guess, the third primary outfielder isn’t in the organization today. 
 

pitching staff looked good. 

1 hour ago, Telemachus Rafaelidys said:

Agreed that Pratt is a standout defender. Made looks like a star and the clear SS of the future. And if Fischer proves he can handle 3B his bat will put him in the lineup. Pratt will still only be 22 in 2027 and could remain in AAA or be traded. Alternatively, if Pratt has a breakout at the plate this year - he could certainly have a spot on the left side of the infield in 2027. 

Made in center and Pratt at short. I know Made is really young so observations of his ability to stick at short are truly premature, but he didn't look like a major leaguer at all last year.

4 hours ago, MattK said:

Thinking Burke is holding the spot that 1 of those 3 would fill. Each had different hot stretches in Biloxi this year. Which one steps up in '26?

I like Burke a lot. I think they'll get Adams some reps in LF. He's a good enough athlete with a strong arm, he can play out there. 

Yelich will also have just 2 years left. We'll be close to the end of that deal. He'll be playing less. Maybe you just... stop playing him vs LHed pitchers? Or just try and limit him to ~100-115 games? 

I think you can fit them in there. 

I do notice that Megill isn't in the BP. He's under team control for 2027. 

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This is an exciting group! It may seem aggressive to have Burke, Fischer, and Made all on the 2027 Opening Day roster

They're not going to all be on the opening day roster. Made especially unless he's... signed to an extension like Chourio. They'd wait until end of may, early June. But he could be ready. 

38 minutes ago, eddiemathews said:

Made in center and Pratt at short. I know Made is really young so observations of his ability to stick at short are truly premature, but he didn't look like a major leaguer at all last year.

Every scouting report I've seen says Made stays at SS, worse case he moves over to 3B.

Pena is the one they're talking about playing CF with his 70 speed, but not Made. 

4 hours ago, MattK said:

Also really interesting thoughts.  Made AND Fischer both essentially jumping over Cooper Pratt, who is likely to start '26 in AAA. He may hit like Ortiz, but his D is also really good. 

I think we're getting a little too pessimistic on Pratt.

Pratt was only 20 in AA. Walks a lot, low K rate. He's not Made, but I think he can be a... ~260/.340/.440 type hitter. Of course, I also don't think Ortiz is as bad of a hitter as last year suggests, but... setting that aside, I think Pratt will develop. He also had a ~.260 BABIP.

We may be getting spoiled by 19-year-old freaks in AA. But even if you look at Chourio and Pratt in AA, Pratt better OBP and WC+ 107 to Chourio's 109.

Give him a year in AAA and lets see how he does. I realize Fangraphs is down on him, but if he was in HiA like most prep picks who were 20, I'm thinking they'd be a bit higher on him. 

3 hours ago, Telemachus Rafaelidys said:

The power is definitely real for those two. The concern would is contact ability and Burke might be the better defensive first baseman also. Having four quality CIs at the AA/AAA level is a great “problem” to have. The Brewers will have options and decisions to make about promotions and potential trades. 

Yeah, they're going to walk more and hit less. They hit for a lot of power. 3TO type players.

Defensively though... it seems, by all indications, Burke is the worst fielder among Wilken(who could play at 3rd), Fischer(also potentially 3B... but probably 1B) and Adams(same as the last two). Burke is more a 1B/DH. 

I am a big fan of Burke. I hope one of Fischer/Wilken can surprise and hold down 3B for a year... or we just sign Made for another 10 year deal and throw him out there. 

1 hour ago, BrewerFan said:

Yeah, they're going to walk more and hit less. They hit for a lot of power. 3TO type players.

Defensively though... it seems, by all indications, Burke is the worst fielder among Wilken(who could play at 3rd), Fischer(also potentially 3B... but probably 1B) and Adams(same as the last two). Burke is more a 1B/DH. 

I am a big fan of Burke. I hope one of Fischer/Wilken can surprise and hold down 3B for a year... or we just sign Made for another 10 year deal and throw him out there. 

Love the 10 year deals!!

5 hours ago, Brian said:

Wondering why so many BF articles always post pictures of players from any one of our affiliate teams with no name or even the team name under the picture? 

I didn't even recognize that was Made in the picture, he didn't have dreads last time I saw a pic of him. 

44 minutes ago, MattK said:

Love the 10 year deals!!

I know the Braves have struggled a bit, but I love the way they lock up their young players... and I don't think any of their struggles are the result of those extensions. When you look at them in the aggregate, they are providing a lot of surplus value... I think. Michael Harris struggled, but came on strong, Albies is so cheap, they can't complain. Murphy wasn't great, but Strider came back, Riley is a REALLY good player. And they sign them so they very rarely pay a player past 33-34. 

I do wonder if players like that will start to decline given Ronald Acuna Jr could probably be looking at an even bigger deal than Soto... but hell, he's incredibly rare. 

Anyway, I'm not proposing being THAT aggressive, but Made, Pena... again, if they continue on the trajectory they're on. Mis...maybe not 10 years, but 8.

Wow, I know this is all fun and opinion-based but some of this is .......I'll be nice, hard to fathom for one second. 

Any talk about 2027 that doesn't include Pratt or Pena is like talking about the 1980's Brewers and not including Yount or Molitor.  Ok, many of you guys weren't even alive so maybe that doesn't  move you.

Please, look at the MLB analysis of some of the players you've mentioned.  Burke is rated #29 in the Brewers top 30 and falling in rank.  Same with some bloggers who mentioned Brock Wilken who was 8/9 18 months ago and is now #17.  Back to Burke ...how do you say DH since the reports are VERY clear, he's very poor defensively.  Yes, even at 1st.  Same with Andrew Fischer who I like and is very much in the picture for the future but at 3rd?!  Again, the reports talk about how he was moved off of 3rd in college because of his lack of range but he's going to do better in MLB? 

Contreras would be nice but he'll be gone, Quero is already MLB-ready defensively and would have a year under his belt if not for injuries.  I do like the discussion of Dinges. 

Again, Pratt is Turang #2, all you have to do is listen and read about how the Brewers are ga-ga about him.  Pena? The #18 prospect in all of MLB minor league players, that's approximately 3,000 players and not one mention. 

Sorry, really, but a lot more homework was needed here.

5 hours ago, rafa79 said:

Wow, I know this is all fun and opinion-based but some of this is .......I'll be nice, hard to fathom for one second. 

Any talk about 2027 that doesn't include Pratt or Pena is like talking about the 1980's Brewers and not including Yount or Molitor.  Ok, many of you guys weren't even alive so maybe that doesn't  move you.

Please, look at the MLB analysis of some of the players you've mentioned.  Burke is rated #29 in the Brewers top 30 and falling in rank.  Same with some bloggers who mentioned Brock Wilken who was 8/9 18 months ago and is now #17.  Back to Burke ...how do you say DH since the reports are VERY clear, he's very poor defensively.  Yes, even at 1st.  Same with Andrew Fischer who I like and is very much in the picture for the future but at 3rd?!  Again, the reports talk about how he was moved off of 3rd in college because of his lack of range but he's going to do better in MLB? 

Contreras would be nice but he'll be gone, Quero is already MLB-ready defensively and would have a year under his belt if not for injuries.  I do like the discussion of Dinges. 

Again, Pratt is Turang #2, all you have to do is listen and read about how the Brewers are ga-ga about him.  Pena? The #18 prospect in all of MLB minor league players, that's approximately 3,000 players and not one mention. 

Sorry, really, but a lot more homework was needed here.

 

 

 

Interesting ... in the tiny aspect that I buy Pena not being included (a "year" behind Made due to position questions and the late season struggles in Wisconsin).

Otherwise, great points. Unsure what is right, but really good questions. 

Just now, MattK said:

Interesting ... in the tiny aspect that I buy Pena not being included (a "year" behind Made due to position questions and the late season struggles in Wisconsin).

Otherwise, great points. Unsure what is right, but really good questions. 

Also. Unsure Quero is actually MLB ready defensively.  Unless OK defense is your perspective. The reports I've seen about this last year are not as encouraging as the 2024 reports would have been, pre-injury.

11 hours ago, MattK said:

Also. Unsure Quero is actually MLB ready defensively.  Unless OK defense is your perspective. The reports I've seen about this last year are not as encouraging as the 2024 reports would have been, pre-injury.

OMG, Quero being MLB ready defensively is absolutely NOT simply my perspective! 

This has been written and discussed a number of times by the Brewer beat writers and MLB analysts, it goes back to the 2024 season when people said he was ready.  Truly, Quero's defense has always been his calling card, it's his offense, which is now decent, that had to catch up.

22 hours ago, rafa79 said:

Any talk about 2027 that doesn't include Pratt or Pena is like talking about the 1980's Brewers and not including Yount or Molitor.  Ok, many of you guys weren't even alive so maybe that doesn't  move you.

We're Brewers fans, not idiots. We're well aware of Yount and Molitor. I was at Yount's 3,000 hit. 1st base line, watched him take it the other way.

That said, I think you may be confusing Pratt and Made. 

As you can see in this thread, I'm very high on Pratt, but it's Made that is the superstar prospect. Leaving out Made is like leaving out Yount in the Young, Molitor, Gantner trio...

22 hours ago, rafa79 said:

Please, look at the MLB analysis of some of the players you've mentioned.  Burke is rated #29 in the Brewers top 30 and falling in rank.  Same with some bloggers who mentioned Brock Wilken who was 8/9 18 months ago and is now #17.  Back to Burke ...how do you say DH since the reports are VERY clear, he's very poor defensively. 

I think some of us have WATCHED him play and... our opinion isn't entirely related to MLB Pipeline. 
Other sites have him.... going very much the other way. 

For a guy who has a poor profile as a fielder and DH only(which REALLY hurts a prospect ranking)...he's actually VERY well regarded.

5 hours ago, rafa79 said:

OMG, Quero being MLB ready defensively is absolutely NOT simply my perspective! 

This has been written and discussed a number of times by the Brewer beat writers and MLB analysts, it goes back to the 2024 season when people said he was ready.  Truly, Quero's defense has always been his calling card, it's his offense, which is now decent, that had to catch up.

Well... with respect, you may want to refer to your prospect lists. He had a VERY serious shoulder injury that hurt his pop times.

His value was in his defense. His bat looked like it could be MLB average(very good for a catcher). But then he had a torn labrum. That's a LOT for any player to come back from and... he hasn't come all the way back(yet). 

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"A well below average runner, Quero was once considered among the games best defensive prospects in the game, but the regression of his arm strength is a major question." 

His arm WAS graded 70. That is a "plus-plus" arm. Now... per BA, it's got a 45 grade on it, that's fringe MLB strength. 

The hope is certainly that he gets his arm strength back. That's why he's slipped in the rankings.  

That's a MASSIVE difference. 

22 hours ago, rafa79 said:

Again, Pratt is Turang #2, all you have to do is listen and read about how the Brewers are ga-ga about him.  Pena? The #18 prospect in all of MLB minor league players, that's approximately 3,000 players and not one mention. 

Ok. So... lets go with Pratt being Turang #2. 

Where do you want to play him?

Turang-2B
Pratt-SS
Made-3B
Chourio/LARA/Frelick-OF

Pena will have a place on this team, but 2027 is probably a bit too soon, certainly opening day... I'd extend that again to Made and maybe even Pratt. You start them for opening day, you get them for 6 years. You call them up 2 months into the season, you get them for...effectively 7 years. That's a big deal for a team like the Brewers. 

23 hours ago, rafa79 said:

Sorry, really, but a lot more homework was needed here.

I don't think much homework was required here. The OP knows the Brewers.

He just happens to have different opinions... and I'd say they're probably more on the mark. 

5 hours ago, Telemachus Rafaelidys said:

Correct. Megill has been mentioned in rumors this winter - if he stays in Milwaukee for 2026, he would almost certainly be traded next winter (Hader, Burnes, Williams)...

Fair. I just saw Contreras and it... seemed to me as though you were not counting trades. 

I will reiterate my objection to trading Megill here(in vain) this year. If he has a big year... then 2027, ok. 

He's just not in that group(Hader, Williams or Burnes)... meanwhile, Contreras may be more valuable than any of them. 

Of course this is just a preliminary projection. 

On 12/13/2025 at 6:57 AM, Telemachus Rafaelidys said:

The Brewers have an embarrassment of pitching riches - they really have impressive depth - there are another dozen or so pitchers in their minor league system that could potentially be ready to contribute to either the rotation or bullpen in 2027.

....and who knows what this will look like. KC Hunt could be in that rotation, he could be a SU man, Hardin could be a closer or a legit #2/3 starter by then, Wichrowski could be our SU man. 

I'd guess Ashby is dealt if not in the rotation...as he'll be expensive as a reliever, and I really don't love the value we got for Collins and Mears, but we did get another really nice reliever or long man. Another GB pitcher who... hopefully we can get some more hit and miss out of him. 

Homework note - Molitor and Yount came up to the majors in the 70s - I was in a backpack at the World Series in 1982 and grew up as a big Molitor fan!

Telemachus, I'm glad you were at the 1982 Worls Series in a backpack, truly.  I was there with friends and in the bar after game 5.  As for Yount and Molitor, c'mon, we both know they did their prominent stuff in the 1980's, Molitor doesn't even come up to the Brewers until 1978.

As for my lists, wow, yes again.  I use what the scouts use: MLB Pipeline and Baseball America.  You are right that a new list will come out later, probably in Spring.  Burke might very well not be on the top 30 anymore.  Yes, different lists/sources but like I told my students for 28 years, the best sources carry the most weight when making a point.  

Brewerfan, you need help.  I'm not confusing Made and Pratt.  As for Made, we all agree he's on the fast track but Pratt is almost certainly coming up sooner.  Moreover, you clearly have not read what the Brewer Brass has said about Pratt. Also, Brock Wilken went from a top 10 prospect down to 17 in less than half a year.  I feel sorry for the young man since he got beaned in the face with a pitch.  Still, he's digressing, not coming up in rank to this point. By the way, Made doesn't turn 19 until May, 2026.