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I like just keeping Made on the Chourio path, AA this year with some AAA later in the year if he looks good. If he looks like we all think next year then give him an early big extension. With Ortiz, Pratt, Mone, and Turang we don't really need to move him to fast.

I only looked through some names and season stats but here are a couple names and player profiles I like that aren't super highly ranked SS Jaxon Willits, Oklahoma https://threequarterslot.com/2025/07/20/2026-mlb-draft-jaxon-willits-ss-oklahoma/ Eli Willits big brother, so really good pedigree, looks like solid speed and power and started as a freshman at SS in OKL probably means a solid glove. Through 2 solid showing in the Cape league and he seems to have a pretty high floor. Probably not a 1st round pick at this point???? P Tegan Kuhns, Tennessee https://threequarterslot.com/2023/09/05/2024-mlb-draft-tegan-kuhns-rhp-chambersburg-area-hs/ Was a key bullpen member in for a really good vols team, was throwing 93-94 out of HS at 6'3" 175. I am just thinking this is a guy who will take of when the season starts maybe not quite to the level of Liam Doyle.

It is definitely early but I thought could be good time to start next years draft thread. Especially if anyone interesting pops https://www.mlb.com/news/top-20-college-prospects-2026-mlb-draft-class https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb-draft/mlb-draft-top-college-prospects/ https://threequarterslot.com/2025/09/08/2026-mlb-draft-rankings-college-top-100/

I would have thought Hall for Gasser would make sense but basically they are pretty similar so kind of a wash for me.

No, he just got hurt at the wrong time and Bauers and Vaughn have bumped him out. Lockridge as a pinch runner and extra OF with injuries is more valuable than like the 3rd PH option.

I don't think Kim is worth 1/16, that being said the Braves at the very least feel like he is worth 1/16 so I would think that should be his baseline. Unless the Braves pivot and no one else believes he is worth that.

I think Kevin Youkilis is a better comp., Adams is more athletic but likely won't hit .300 like Youkilis did a few years. With the high walks and HBP he will at the very least be a really good platoon player, I think that eventually he and Burke split 1B and DH (after Yeli). I would guess they try and start getting Adams a little OF time so can maximize versatility (1B/3B/OF). His first couple years I feel like I remember a stat that he hit a ton of pop-ups. I am not sure where he was this year, but early in his career it seemed like leveling his swing out would add a ton to his offensive profile. We definitely saw the power start to come through in games better this year.

1)Ashby/Priester 2)Peralta 3)Patrick/Misi 4)Bullpen (Quintana if need bulk innings 5) Ashby/Priester 6)Peralta 7)Patrick/Misi/Q (all hands on deck) I think a big thing in the 7 game series is to not overuse the same relievers. If the same part of the lineup sees a guy 4 or 5 times it gets rough to fool anyone.

I like having Megill start, I would maybe have gone Uribe since he could maybe throw 2 innings. Megill has been good the 2 games he has pitched and being the closer is probably most used to the big moment at the beginning of the game. I don't have any real issues with the lineup. If Murph thinks Ortiz and Perk with the extra defense are worth the start, I am fully on board.

Munetaka Murakami is suppose to be posted today. I would guess that the Dodgers are far and away the favorites and Murakami will get a big bag based on age and his 2022 season. I will say he would be a guy I would move Turang to SS and Durbs to 2B for. Then in 27 he could move to 1B when Vaughn is a FA.

Semien's contract would make more sense and the cost to acquire him would be way less but also his bat has been in decline the past couple years. He might not be a bad option if the club is making to make a splash after all the better big name options are signed or moved.

I am excited to see Dylan O'Rae on the team, I didn't remember seeing him on the roster. Good to see he is healthy.

Seager was brought up a couple days and it would have to be like Yelich, Ashby, and maybe like Henderson or Pratt. That would be a pretty tough sell probably for Texas and in Milwaukee, especially when a team like the Yankees or Dodgers would give up more prospects and not have problems with Seager's contract.

As much as I would love Seager (he was a 6 WAR player in 100 games) he has like 6/195 left, The Rangers would need to eat like 100 million and there would be 4-5 teams that would take him and not have to eat much if any of that contract. The only way that a deal could be conceivable would be to send Yeli and some prospects for Seager and a smaller amount of cash and that still is still rough.

I really expect Adams and Dinges to be 2 of the best players in the AFL and hopefully get some more top 100 prospect cred moving forward. Thanks for the update

https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/minor-league-baseball-announces-2025-award-winners.html Pretty cool, I didn't know he was that young.

My hope would be AAA= 3B Wilken, Adams, Boeve (Turn Boeve into a utility guy of sorts 3B, 2B, 1B, and start some OF work) AA=1B Burke, 3B Fischer (maybe spends the 1st couple weeks in Appleton but not much more. This might change some depending if we can keep EMJ and what they do at the mlb level with Bauers, Black, and possible EMJ. I could possibly see us trying to keep all 3 and then Adams would likely stay at AA for a bit with Fischer in A+ a bit longer. I wouldn't be to surprised to see one of Wilken or Adams traded this offseason as a 2nd/3rd piece in a bigger deal. If Made plays well and Pratt continues to develop I think we could see one of them playing more 3rd which would cut into that groups playing time.

Who are some of the more intriguing prospects you are excited for in 2026. I am already missing the minor league updates and could use some prospect chatter. 1) Dylan O'Rae After a sensational 2023 and solid start to 2024 in A+ at 20 the organization promoted him to AA in part because of overcrowding. Since mid-year 2024 it has been a disaster with a poor showing in AA and injuried for all of 2025. That being said O'Rae will turn 22 in Februaury and the injury could be a blessing in disguise if O'Rae added the necessary strength he lacked while re-habbing. Hopefully he can come back healthy and show the high end skills that flashed early in his career and add in some power. 2) Manny Rodriguez/Melvin Hernandez Basically I want to see if they can build some strength and add some mph. I think both guys are likely solid chances to be 4-5 starters throwing low 90's but could be special in the mid 90's, you could make a really big list here and add basically all of the 2023/24/25 HS pitcher draft picks as well. 3)Jason Woodward With all the injuries, I think it would be best to move him to relief were he could likely be hitting 100 regularly. I think he is someone who could/should move fast if all is good. On the higher end prospects, I am excited for Burke, Bitonti, and Payne most. Burke to see if he can build on the last 2 months and be the 1B of the future. Bitonti and Payne to see if they can find more consistency and make use of their extremely strong tool kits.

mlbtraderumors released arby estimates https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/10/projected-arbitration-salaries-for-2026.html Brewers (7) Jake Bauers (5.084): $2MM Andrew Vaughn (4.142): $7.8MM William Contreras (4.112): $11.1MM (Brewers hold a $12MM club option with a $100K buyout) Nick Mears (4.022): $1.6MM Trevor Megill (4.002): $4.2MM Garrett Mitchell (3.040): $1MM Brice Turang (2.165): $4.4MM We will pay Yeli 24, Freddy 8, Chourio 7.25, and Ashby 5.7 with likely option buyouts of 10 Woody, Rhys 4, Quintana 2, and .5 for Jansen. By my quick math, 30-32 for arby, 45 for player under contract, 16.5 for buyouts and probably like 15 for pre-arby players. That puts us under 110 (around 106-108). Based on this year Sortrak has our 2025 number at 121, I my guess is that we are around that number next year. Maybe like 115 to start the year with some room to add players throughout the year, That really doesn't leave much room to add anything substantial. Maybe with a deep run here Mark would open up the check book for an extra 1 year deal, but that doesn't seem to likely.

2-0 baby. 7 1/3 innings of 1 hit ball by our relief. Oh yeah

I don't think they should either but it has been our MO for the most part. It is kind of like the 3 years of Cabrera vs. 5 of Patrick argument from before. We could get like 6 years of control over say Jonah Tong and a good 2nd prospect as well.

I like the Misi, Patrick, Priester, Gasser, Henderson starting 5 and I do think there is a decent chance Ashby starts again. However the top of the rotation arms do have some question marks and Gasser and Patrick are likely weak 3's or strong 4's at their best. If we keep Peralta then we don't need anything but if they do trade Peralta it would be nice to get a controllable top of the rotation arm if the price isn't to high.

I think mlb.com updated there top 100 but I don't believe they updated the top 30. If they did, almost nothing changed.

Cabrera lowered his ERA by almost 1.5 runs. He lowered his bb from 4.7 to 3.1 bb/9. He averages 97 on his fastball and by runs value his fastball is his worst pitch at -12 runs. They way we help pitchers he will likely soar. He has 3 cheap years, I do agree that Quero and Patrick is hefty but the price of affordable, controllable, young pitching is sky high. I just think if we lose Woody, Q, and at least after next year Peralta we need some top of the rotation help. Especially with Misi and Henderson not having great 2nd halves.

C= Brewers edge Carson Kelly has been really good this year but William Contreras has been a top 3 mlb catcher for a while now. 1B=Very slight edge Cubs Andrew Vaughn has been a godsend but Michael Busch had an amazing year and as much as I want to call this a wash I can't 2B=Wash Turang and Hoerner are very similar players, Turang's 2nd half power burst gives him a bit more upside in a playoff series, but too close to call. SS= Cubs edge Swanson had a 20/20 season despite the a .244 aveage and .300 obp. Both play good defense but Swanson is getting the big bucks for a reason (4.5 WAR) 3B=Wash Durbin and Shaw both had 3 WAR rookie years, Durbin's triple slash is a bit better but Shaw has a little higher potential OF=Cubs Edge PCA, Tucker, and Happ is about as good of an OF as there is I would say Frelick and Chourio can be at PCA and Happ's level but the gap from Collins to Tucker is pretty big DH=Brewers Edge Susuki started off really strong and has faded some, Yeli had the opposite season rough 1st 50-60 games and strong after that. SP=Edge Brewers There are some big variables here with the health of Woody, Quintana, and Cade Horton (I think out the series), however Freddy and Priester should have a healthy advantage over Boyd and Imagana and it is a wash after that for me RP=Edge Brewers Again the health/rustiness of Megill will play a big factor in this series. The Cubs bullpen of Palencia, Keller, Theilbar, and Pomeranz has been really good for them but I am not really worried about that group taking over the series where as Megill, Uribe, Koenig, and Ashby can with Misi as an extra wild card.