Milwaukee Brewers prospect 2022 season in review: #16-20
With all the new rankings of the top 100 MLB prospects and Brewers fans who are among the most excited for Jackson Chourio to break the top 10. We take a look at some candidates who may not be in the spotlight through the next five prospects, the second half of the top 20.
Coming out of the international signing class in January 2021, Daniel Guilarte has a chance to make the class even more impressive following the emergence of Chourio. Guilarte has only played in rookie ball with the Brewers Blue team, but that’s where he showed how to get down to base.
In 36 games played, he batted .307/.403/.371. Right there at the age of 19 is exciting as he has plenty of room to grow. According to his MLB.com bio, he put the ball on the floor 60% of the time, which is huge for the Brewers organization as the team generally struggles with it. His contact with the ball isn’t all that stands out as his speed along with his arm is rated at 60 which is above average. He moved a little in the infield but mostly stayed at the shortstop. Posting a .932 field percentage and committing eight errors. I would expect his flaws to either go away or stay as he progresses and becomes more comfortable.
Robert Moore, once projected as a top-10 draft pick ahead of his junior season in Arkansas, slipped down to the 72nd pick where the Brewers selected him. Scouts predicted he would be an early pick if he came straight out of high school, but instead he chose to go to Arkansas, where he excelled in his first two seasons and then ended his career on a small slump .
In his first season in the Brewers organization, he started out in rookie ball, where he made a few appearances, and then went to the single-A Carolina Mudcats for the final month of the season. There he batted .264/.352/.418 in 27 games. It’s not a large sample size, but all the previous hype surrounding Moore should still excite Brewers fans, as we know he still packs that punch.
He recently played summer ball in Brisbane, Australia, and really put his foot down there. Downed eight homers in 40 games, as well as 10 doubles and 14 stolen bases. If that’s anything for the upcoming minor league season, expect him to skyrocket the prospect charts for the Brewers.
After signing in the summer of 2019, Perez didn’t get his first shot at professional baseball until the 2021 season with minor league baseball’s cancellation during the 2020 season due to COVID-19. After getting hot on the scene during his 32-game stint at rookie ball, he headed to Carolina, where he played the final few weeks of the season and struggled a bit.
His single A fights carried over into the 2022 season. Hitting a rough .216/.272/.393 line. He stole nine bags but was caught nine times. The biggest highlight of his season was the power he showed, 15 home runs, 23 doubles and two triples. Perez is on bounceback alert, I’d expect him to drop once the Brewers’ new top 30 prospects come out.
Rodriguez was selected in the sixth round of the 2021 draft and was finally able to get his debut season off the ground. Beginning in Carolina, he started with a strong pitching 3.53 ERA and hit 84 batters in just 71.1 innings. After an impressive season with the Mudcats, he was promoted to the High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
Rodriguez only started in seven games for the Timber Rattlers, but he continued his dominant pitching. In 36.1 innings, he finished with a 2.23 ERA followed by 45 batters. My guess is that Rodriguez will start with the Timber Rattlers and at this rate expect him to quickly become the next top promotional candidate within the Brewers organization.
Smith was selected in the second round of the 2021 MLB draft and hasn’t had the best of luck since his Tommy John surgery in the 2019 season, which prevented him for most of the 2020 season.
In his first season as a professional baseball player, he was placed with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. He started 15 games with the Timber Rattlers, battling for innings. Pitching 68.1 innings and during that time a 4.87 ERA. He gave up 63 hits and eight homers during that stretch. This was his first full season since surgery but he was able to take more comfort as the season progressed and the hype he got during his college days we could see him bouncing back.
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