Chourio working to become part of Crew's elite defense
PHOENIX -- The Brewers’ deep and talented outfield corps has a defining attribute: strong defensive play. Every Milwaukee outfielder was ranked among the top defenders in the National League last season, a principal reason the Brewers led the NL in defensive runs saved as calculated by the Fielding Bible. “The
Brewers-Royals Spring Breakout FAQ
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- On Sunday, March 17, the Royals hosted the Brewers in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. Here’s everything to know about the game and this exciting new event.
Brewers' top two prospects are Breakout standouts
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Jackson Chourio and Jacob Misiorowski are the Brewers' top two prospects per MLB Pipeline, and it was easy to see why in their Spring Breakout game on Sunday against Kansas City, a 4-3 loss in seven innings at Surprise Stadium. Chourio, the No. 2 overall prospect, showcased
Chourio not feeling weight of record contract in productive spring
PHOENIX -- Brewers manager Pat Murphy has no doubt that the club's top prospect, Jackson Chourio, will handle the high beams of heightened scrutiny in the wake of his recent long-term contract. His reasoning? “He cares more about being good than he does about being rich,” Murphy said. At 20,
Here's the Brewers' Spring Breakout roster
The Brewers will have one of the most loaded teams in the Spring Breakout showcase. Led by MLB's No. 2 overall prospect, 19-year-old outfield phenom Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee's roster for the upcoming showcase is stacked on both the hitting and pitching side. So it's only fitting that the Brewers play
'You'll see him fairly soon': Gasser makes his bid for rotation spot
PEORIA, Ariz. — The question is not whether Robert Gasser makes his Major League debut this season. It's when. “If he doesn’t make the Opening Day roster, I think you’ll see him fairly soon,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “He’s going to make his debut this year at some point.”
These 6 Brewers are worth watching in Spring Breakout
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Quero turning potential into dazzling displays on field
PHOENIX -- Out of the corner of his eye, catcher Jeferson Quero saw White Sox second baseman Danny Mendick make a run for second on a steal attempt. Without hesitation, Quero received the pitch from starter Aaron Ashby and threw to shortstop Yonny Hernández, who was getting in position. They
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How two Brewers pitching prospects get a grip on their arsenal
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Here are the Brewers' 2024 Top 30 prospects
The Brewers have made the postseason in five of the last six years with three NL Central titles included in that run. A big reason for their success: the ability to fill the roster with Major League-ready talent from within the farm system. Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell, Joey Wiemer and
Murphy boasts family ties with Crew's top SS prospect
PHOENIX -- When you've been in baseball for 40 years like Pat Murphy has, you're going to have a wealth of connections, big and small. It just so happens that those connections keep popping up at Brewers Spring Training, and in unexpected ways. Like how the Brewers manager FaceTimed Rudy
5 Brewers prospects off to a hot start this spring
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Ortiz brings steady glove, offensive promise to Brewers
PHOENIX — Joey Ortiz already has a nickname, which seems to be de rigueur on Pat Murphy’s Brewers. Call him Tito, like the MMA fighter. “I like it,” Ortiz said. One of the principal pieces on the Brewers’ side of the Corbin Burnes trade with Baltimore on Feb. 1, Ortiz
Top prospect Chourio's meteoric rise not over yet
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With elite heat, Misiorowski aims to continue rapid ascension
PHOENIX -- Jacob Misiorowski's journey through the Brewers' Minor League system last season mirrored his often stunning stuff. Rapid and rising. Misiorowski, who threw his third bullpen of Spring Training on Sunday, blew through Single-A Carolina and High-A Wisconsin before finishing his first full professional season at Double-A Biloxi. He
'I want to face the best': Brewers prospects relish Spring Breakout chance
PHOENIX -- The Milwaukee Brewers’ top prospects are looking forward to their participation in the first-of-its-kind Spring Breakout games in March. The Spring Breakout series will showcase baseball’s future stars in exhibition games played over a four-day span from March 14-17 at Spring Training sites in Florida and Arizona.
New Crew duo merit a closer look
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For 'now' and 'future,' Crew acquires Hall and Ortiz for Burnes
MILWAUKEE -- Last week, the Brewers signed arguably the best first baseman on the free-agent market when they landed slugger Rhys Hoskins. On Thursday, they traded away their top starting pitcher. The Crew sent 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes to the Orioles for infielder Joey Ortiz
No. 2 prospect Chourio, 3 more Brewers among top 50
MILWAUKEE -- Jackson Chourio has some new company in the top half of MLB Pipeline’s latest ranking of the Top 100 prospects in baseball. Chourio, who inked a record-setting contract extension with the Brewers in December, held firm as baseball’s No. 2 overall prospect, ahead of right-hander Jacob Misiorowski (No.
Breaking down Brewers' non-roster invitees
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Chourio: 'What’s happening with me is a blessing'
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Brewers pick up pair of Top 25 international prospects
For teams like the Brewers, it’s easy to see how important their efforts in the international market are to the organization’s long term health. Just look at the new face of the franchise, top prospect Jackson Chourio, a 2021 signee out of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Or look at No. 2 prospect
These 6 farm systems improved the most in 2023
We talk about breakout prospects all the time, like Ethan Salas going from being a 16-year-old new signee to a Double-A player in just a few months or Junior Caminero starting the season outside the Top 100 and ending it at No. 6 (and likely higher by the time of