For a context this is where the turnover begins as the team has 8 Free Agents after 2024 season.
SPs~Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff, Eric Lauer, Adrian Houser, and Wade Miley(if option was picked up)
SS~ Willy Adames
1b~Rowdy Tellez
Relief Pitcher~ Matt Bush
FAs after 2025 include
3b/Util~Luis Urias
RP~ Devin Williams, Hoby Milner
1b/DH~ Keston Hiura
3b/Util~ Mike Brosseau
FA after this season is Jesse Winker and Miley if we don't pick up option, as well as C Victor Caratini.
Looking at the current top 30, it would seem the team has more than enough #3 ceiling SPs to #4/5 floors. So one would probably think a target in trades would involve a SP with #2 type ceiling(Ace ceiling I'd expect are untouchables)
OF we know is set moving forward with a surplus of talent.
There are a good number of SS type prospects with a couple 2b prospects. Tyler Black heads the 2b future beyond Adames exit that would see Turang take over at SS.
Catcher-Contreras and Quero when ready who based on defense applauds I would think is an early long term extension not long after he begins his ML career.
That leaves 1b/3b. The one idea I have is that this will be a future William Contreras home at 1b. There is still Yelich through 2028 that I think could be used at 1b.(he doesn't have 1b games professionally but had 1b among his predraft position) If those aren't 2 solid options moving forward, the team has 0 1b among top 30 and must address the position in trade or FA signing.
3b. I think the belief has been the lacking at SS defensively would have 3b as an option to play(Urias an example) But so far this strategy hasn't played out. The batting ability is SS quality that doesn't fit what 3b should see producing on good seasons. Team like 1b needs to address this in future trades or FA signings.
RPs. So volatile and they definitely have options addressing the future beyond Williams. Plus the numerous #3 ceiling SPs that fizzle out to Swingman status generally thought is their stuff would play up more when turned in to a Relief Pitcher. And there are always avenues towards finding RPs in trade or FA signings.
3b is the highest priority fix for the team to find with multiple years of control beyond 2024. Man and going through BRef looking for young 3b types that you would think is available in trade, pretty hopeless 24 and younger. Brett Baty who is one of the types you'd think not available in trade has under a .920 fielding pct in his pro career(where league avg across MLB was .964) Urias was at .940.
Not a fun landscape. Players that were 24 and under who I checked on and thought maybe lets see their scouting report from MLB and a team top 30. Think only 1 appeared in a team's top 30 so the guys I thought to look at are basically after thoughts, Would need to see them last a full season playing regularly for their team with 3b as designated position to have faith that is somebody who solves 3b for Milw future.