Baseball America just released their annual prospect rankings – let’s take a look at the Brewers prospects who made the cut
Baseball America, one of the main publications specializing in minor league coverage, released its 2025 Top 100 Prospects list earlier today. Four Brewers prospects were included, all of whom ranked in the top 50:
SS Jesus Made – No. 17 (last year – unranked)
C Jeferson Quero – No. 43 (last year – 33)
RHP Jacob Misiorowski – No. 44 (last year – 32)
SS Cooper Pratt – No. 50 (last year – unranked)
Quero and Misiorowski appear on the list for the second consecutive year, while Made and Pratt are included for the first time. Below is a look at each prospect, in addition to some insight as to why each prospect has risen or fallen in the last year.
SS Jesus Made (No. 17)
The 17-year-old Made, signed out of the Dominican Republic in January 2024, did nothing but rake in his first taste of pro ball. Made spent the entire season in the Dominican Summer League, hitting .331 with an absurd .458 OBP. These numbers are especially encouraging given that the main knock against him as an amateur prospect was a lack of plate discipline. Made finished his time in the DSL ranking in the 95th percentile or better in both contact rate and chase rate, an auspicious sign for his development. Made has everything else he needs to become a star shortstop in the big leagues one day – above-average speed, a cannon for an arm, a plus glove, and the ability to hit for power to all fields. His ceiling is incredibly high, which is why Baseball America has him ranked at No. 17 overall. If Made can maintain anything close to those contact stats as he rises through the Brewers’ farm system, he’ll be ranked even higher this time next year.
C Jeferson Quero (No. 43)
Quero’s inclusion is undoubtedly based on his standout 2023 with Double-A Biloxi. He won a minor league Gold Glove, ranking as one of the best defensive catchers in the minors by nearly every metric while slashing .262/.339/.440 at the plate. While he does a good job framing pitches, Biloxi’s opponents were absolutely terrified of his arm. Quero allowed a mere 1.03 stolen base attempts a game. His pop time (the time elapsed from the moment the ball hits the catcher’s mitt to the moment the intended fielder catches the ball) averaged around 1.9 seconds, which would have placed him in the top 10 in the MLB last year. Quero was widely expected to make his major league debut for Milwaukee sometime in 2024.
Unfortunately, the baseball gods had other plans. After drawing a walk in his first plate appearance at Triple-A Nashville last season, Quero dove back into first base to avoid a pickoff attempt. In the process, he dislocated his right arm, causing a labrum tear that caused him to miss the entire 2024 season. Since Quero’s injury was to his throwing arm, and labrum injuries can take a while to completely come back from, there has been some speculation that his arm won’t be what it was — at least initially. The uncertainty regarding his recovery (in addition to losing a full year of development to rehab) is most likely what caused him to fall in the rankings. However, if Quero proves to have regained his form behind the plate, you can expect to see him in the majors sometime in 2025.
RHP Jacob Misiorowski (No. 44)
Misiorowski, in terms of raw stuff, is everything you want in a pitcher. The 6’7” righty has a fastball that tops out around 102 mph, a filthy slider, and a curveball that he’s developed into a go-to pitch throughout his time in the minors. However, his ascension through the Brewers’ farm system has been slightly delayed by control issues. Misiorowski posted a BB/9 of 5.55 in Triple-A last year. For context, the average BB/9 in the major leagues last year was 3.1. Expect to see Misiorowski coming out of the bullpen for the Brewers sometime later in the season — that is if he can figure out how to hit the strike zone when it matters. If he can even post league-average walk numbers, he has everything else it takes to be the Brewers’ next homegrown star pitcher.
SS Cooper Pratt (No. 50)
The 20-year-old Pratt ranks as the Brewers’ second-best shortstop prospect due to the rapid ascendance of Made. He would be the best for a lot of other clubs. Pratt has essentially played one season of minor league ball, playing in just 12 games in 2023 after the Brewers drafted him out of high school in Mississippi and signed him away from his commitment to Ole Miss. He was promoted twice in 2024, finishing the season in the playoffs with Double-A Biloxi. Pratt slashed .277/.362.406 while winning a minor league Gold Glove. He already appears to be a major league-level defender; if he continues to rake in a full season of Double-A ball, he should earn a promotion to Triple-A by the end of the season. Again, like Made, he’ll be ranked higher than No. 50 next season if he continues to play at the level he’s been playing at.
If you want to see another major publication’s ranking of the Brewers’ top prospects, check out Owen’s coverage of the Baseball Prospectus Top 101 list from last week here. Stay tuned for more minor league coverage later this week as MLB Pipeline’s top prospects list is expected to be released on Friday, January 24.