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I agree with more bats this year (we took 17 pitchers last year!?!?), but our .200 hitters in A and A+ aren’t the same as everyone else’s. Outside of Walling and Walter, I’m pretty sure they are all teenagers. We have guys playing above their level and out of position just to get ABs pretty much across the board at the lower levels. An army of potential utility guys. That’s our roster filler. That’s kind of the strength of our system. Those college bats taken in rounds 5-20 are basically just roster filler taking ABs away without near the ceiling of the guys we have already. They’d all be putting up .200s in A ball at 19 too. We are at the point where a lot of kids are going to repeat A and A+ until they become college pick age. Coincidently, Carolina might not have much room next year for starting pitching due to all the high school arms taken last year (and returning TJ guys like Knoth, Broughton, and Robinson). Wouldn't be surprised if we went heavy on bats early, then college bullpen arms, then assorted high school projects late.

Having all our underrated prospects in High A show out against the Dodgers’ superhumans feels pretty good.

Baseball America has a chat going on right now and it sure looks like we are insane around here. Almost every question is Brewer related, and he hasn't answered mine...

Anyone know what the advanced stat stuff is saying for Luke Adams? April: .174 / .326 / .387 May: .271 / .485 / .457 June (3 games): .500 / .623 / 1.200 The crazy thing about his terrible April is that in his last 7 games of the month he went 9/24 with 2 doubles, and 4 HRs. He’s been very good for a while now.

Should also mention that OF Gerlyn Payano (350k), OF Alexander Frias (350k), and 3B Sharlisson De La Rosa (200k) have yet to debut in the DSL and were listed as our 5th, 6th, and 9th biggest bonuses of the year.

Spencer called that Bravo promotion in the new podcast. Rare to move up midseason from DSL. Add to that pile of ACL starters, along with Hayden Robinson apparently.

They made a short one when the complex opened last year. Google maps makes our complex look like a powerhouse by comparison to everyone else’s.

If the last two years are any indication, the first two picks are going to be a college bat taken a little early and a high schooler taken way early. Ethan Conrad and Andrew Fischer are my guess for the college bat. The high schooler is probably ranked in the 100's right now and we have no idea who he is.

It’s not entirely a Baez thing. It’s the thought of these guys (Baez, Alastre, Tyler Rodriguez, DiTuri, etc) who flashed potential in the ACL and then struggled, getting back on track after repeating and being a little more age appropriate for their level. Not genuine prospects, but organizational soldiers who play where they can find a spot.

I have no reason to be, but I am a Juan Baez truther. All these teens are so young for their levels that it’s gonna be neat to see who takes off after sticking around a level for another year. Gonna have to be able to play all over the field to make room for those coming up behind them though. Could make for some super utility guys in a few years.

Is Di Turi the most underrated prospect in our system?

That Del Chairo interview (along with Bitonti turning into a monster after he basically called it throughout said interview) has me embracing the terrible. Not worried at all.

Tarazona with two doubles in his first game while playing catcher. Turned 17 yesterday.

Him and Made would be a funny combo for people who have only read the names (I assume it is “dough-neigh”). Jesus made, Carlos done.

Technically, the Blue scored 4… I choose to believe that Gold is putting up a 50 in the 4th inning.

Both box scores frozen with the Brewers up to bat in the 4th. In my experience, that means huge innings.

I looked up the first game from last year to see if Made and Pena stood out right away… Made 2/3 with a 2B and a HR Pena 2/3 all singles.

DSL Gold looks to be the loaded team based on Baseball America’s write up on our 2025 class. Everyone but Antunez from their list is on that team.

Baseball America has it's International Class Reviews for 2025 up today. They have Antunez, Fenelon, and Acosta in our "Top of the Class" signings with a bunch more under "Names to Know" Thought it would be cool to look up last years to see if anyone saw Made and Pena coming. Here are their excerpts as the first two "Names to Know" after Quintana being the only one listed in "Top of the Class" : Jesus Made, SS, Dominican Republic: Made, 17, was one of big three international signings this year for the Brewers, landing a $950,000 bonus. He has grown to 6-foot-2, 195 pounds, a physical, athletic shortstop with a chance to hit for power from both sides of the plate, especially from the right side. Made fires the barrel through the zone with good bat speed and a knack for driving the ball with backspin, flashing above-average raw power. Some scouts thought his contact skills were solid for his age, though it could end a power-over-hit profile. Made is an above-average athlete with plus speed and an arm that’s at least a 60 and potentially a 70 on the 20-80 scouting scale. He will need more polish defensively and could end up outgrowing the position, with third base or center field potential landing spots. Luis Peña, SS, Dominican Republic: Peña is the other of Milwaukee’s three big international signings this year along with Quintana and Made, joining the Brewers for an $800,000 bonus. At 5-foot-11, 185 pounds, he has a strong, compact build for 17 that’s packed with explosiveness. He’s a righthanded hitter whose swing can get long, but he has shown solid bat-to-ball skills for his age because he picks up spin well with a flatter path to the ball. He has the combination of strength and bat speed to drive the ball for hard contact, though his approach is geared more toward line drives than loft right now, with the potential for plus raw power. Peña doesn’t have the long, gliding strides of a lot of speedsters, but he’s a power runner with 70 speed on the 20-80 scale. He has to clean some things up with his actions to stay at shortstop, but his athleticism gives him a chance to stay there, with a plus arm that would also fit at third base.

It really feels like we are onto something with the whole high school arms early (1-2), college arms middle (3-10), and high school arms late (11-20). Let the DSL pipeline handle the hitter depth at lower levels and supplement it with a bat here and there. Gonna be neat to see how we handle all those kids piling up at Carolina and Arizona.

That Brenton Del Chairo interview is hitting like crack with all these Bitonti bombs

As a little extra today, Chris Levonas is currently pitching on ESPN. **EDIT** Taken out after 1.1 innings pitched. Not a great season for him.

It might get lost in this thread, but this is absolutely must listen for anyone that visits this forum.

Last years DSL class was so loaded I’d honestly be happy if this years had even half the talent.

That was a crazy run of posts. Rarely get EV data, and it’s all nuts. And the guy they were facing for all that was throwing 97.