Top Brewers Prospects For 2019

     Every year I look through the stats only, no prospect ranking system, no scouting reports, nothing except the basic stats, and I try to make a 25 man roster from the guys that compiled the best stats. I generally don't include guys like Grisham , Hiura , Williams, Black because I feel like they have arrived. So here goes!

Pitchers  SP

          Oscar Castenada  DSL  18 y/o  RH
                  ERA 2.85    60 IP  55H   44K  record 6-2

          Ethan Small  Low A  22y/o LH  6'3"
                   ERA 0.86  21 IP  4BB  36K  Avg. .151  WHIP 0.71

           Max Lazar  Low A  20y/o  RH  6'3"
                   ERA  2.33  85IP  119K    Avg.  .224   WHIP 1.01

           Nick Bennett  Low A  22y/o LH  6'4"
                    ERA  1.91  33IP  H 28  BB 10  K 43  Avg. .220

            Noah Zavolas  High A  23y/o RH  6'1""
                     ERA 2.98  IP 133  H 128  BB 23  K 102

            Dylan File  AA  23y/o RH  6'1"
                      ERA 2.79  9-2  80IP  BB15  K 73

           Alec Bettinger  AA  24y/o  RH  6'2"
                      IP  146  H 121  W 35  K 157  WHIP 1.07  Avg. .223

                   RP

           Keegan McCarville  ROK  21y/o RH  6'1"
                     ERA  1.72  36IP  46K  Avg. .200  WHIP 0.95

            Jake Cousins Low A  25y/o RH  6'4"
                     ERA 1.91  IP 28  BB 2  K 35  Avg.163  WHIP  0.64

            Luis Contreras  Low A  23y/o RH  6'1"
                     ERA  2.86   50IP  K 73  Avg. 200

            Michael Mediavilla  Low A 24y/o LH  6'5"
                    ERA  .92  Avg. .146  WHIP 0.64

            Quintin Torres-Costa - recovering from surgery 25y/o LH
                     great 2018 season

            Luke Barker  AAA  27y/o RH  6'3"
                   ERA 1.34  IP 60 H 24  Avg. .122 WHIP 0.65

            Tyler Spurlin  AA  28y/o ( out since '16 ? surgery) RH 6'3"
                   ERA 1.82  Avg. .176  WHIP 0.98


Hitters

          Carlos Rodriguez  ROK  18y/o L/L  plays OF
                .327/.356/.415

           Felix Valerio   ROK   18y/o  R/R  plays  2B
               .306/.376/.389

           Danny Casals  ROK  22y/o  R/R  plays SS
                .333/.400/.500

           Andre NNebe   ROK  21y/o LL   plays OF
                  .302/.396/.496

            Eduardo Garcia  DSL  17y/o R/R  plays SS
                  .313/.450/.469  limited sample size

            Clayton Andrews  AA  22y/o  L/L plays P and OF
                   .333/.391/.381

             Patrick Leonard  AA  26y/o  R/R  plays 3B
                    .301/.375/.459

I could only come up with 21. This is why I felt we should have traded Grandal, Moose, Thames at the break and built up our prospects. Even if we make the playoffs, can we really contend with Anderson, Davies, Gio, Houser, Lyles, (woodruff if he returns) and a bullpen with Albers, Claudio, Peralta, Nelson, Pomeranz, Black, Guerra? Lets build up the team for the future. The other idea was to trade any and all of our top 4 prospects for a good starter or reliever or 2. You could have thrown in 20 of our top 30 in my opinion and not hurt our future.

        There is always one head scratcher every year and this year it is Luke Barker. We have tried Barnes, Burnes, Witt, Jackson, both Williams, Wilkerson, and everyone else in the bullpen - With the year he has had why have we not given him a shot and why isn't he with us now? I don't get it!!

 But anyway, I'll always be a Brewer fan. Go Brewers!