2 top Brewers prospects off to strong starts in the 2025 Arizona Fall League

Major League Baseball's offseason may not have officially begun yet, but one offseason league is already in full swing. Back on October 6, while the Milwaukee Brewers were busy battling it out with their division rival Chicago Cubs in the NLDS, the 2025 iteration of the Arizona Fall League (AFL) was just kicking off.

For folks unfamiliar with the AFL, each year MLB teams send a handful of prospects down to Arizona to compete in a 30-game season, pitting them against top minor league talent from around the league. The league is viewed as an opportunity for prospects to either make up for time lost to injury during the regular season or prove that they are ready to jump a classification when the next season begins.

The league is chock-full of talent and serves as a strong indication of who will be the faces of the major leagues in the near future. In fact, according to the AFL's website, "Forty-one percent of all players named to the 2025 MLB All Star Game in Atlanta are AFL alums (33 of 80). Ten out of 20 players in the starting lineups for that game (starting pitchers and DH included) once played in the Arizona Fall League."

As such, when the AFL rolls around every October, it is certainly worth keeping an eye on, as it offers a glimpse into the future and indicates which prospects any given organization feels particularly strong about. Let's take a look at two Brewers prospects who are tearing it up at the plate in their first two weeks of play in the 2025 AFL.

1. 3B/1B Luke Adams

Adams was limited to just 72 total games in 2025, after a contusion in his left shoulder kept him out for most of the summer. However, when the 2022 12th-round pick was on the diamond, he continued what has been an excellent start to his professional career. Failing to post an OPS below .800 in each of his three seasons of professional ball, Adams once again surpassed that impressive mark in 2025, carrying an .853 OPS with 11 HR and 15 doubles in his limited action.

Playing for the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers in 2025, Adams has continued to steadily rise through the Brewers' farm system, but his shoulder injury left that progression in question. Though Adams proved he could handle Double-A pitching without sacrificing his excellent plate discipline, his limited exposure makes the decision of whether to promote him to Triple-A for the beginning of 2026 or keep him in Biloxi a difficult one.

Entering the AFL, which not only offers an opportunity for Adams to make up for lost time after missing much of the 2025 season, but also serves as a chance for him to prove that he's ready for the next level of the minor leagues. So far, he's done just that. In 11 games for the Surprise Saguaros, the AFL squad that the Brewers prospects have been assigned to this year, Adams is slashing .286/.438/.514 with two homers, two doubles, and ten walks. It's what Adams does best, this unique display of power and on-base ability, and it gives the Brewers reason to believe that his shoulder injury has not stalled his development one bit.

2. OF Josh Adamczewski

The eagle-eyed Brewers fan will recognize that the "OF" next to Adamczewski's name above is different than the position that generally accompanies the 2023 15th-rounder's name. An infielder throughout his high school and early professional career, Adamczewski played four games in left field for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at the end of the 2025 season, and it appears as if the Brewers want that experiment to continue.

Adamczewski is another prospect who was limited by injuries in 2025. In fact, throughout his two full seasons of professional baseball, injuries have limited the 20-year-old to just 112 total games. However, even in that small sample size, it's easy to see the talent that Adamczewski possesses. He posted an OPS of .910 in 71 games across three minor league levels this year, a season after posting a .945 OPS in his first full season of professional baseball.

While the consistency that he showed at the plate hasn't yet been on full display through his first 10 games in the AFL this year, with a .182 batting average to prove it, the power that Adamczewski possesses has certainly shown up in Arizona. The left-handed Adamczewski has already cracked three homers in the AFL, including a towering grand slam back on October 8.

It's likely that Adamczewski starts the 2025 season at the High-A level with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers regardless of his performance in the AFL, but paired with a strong showing this fall, a strong start next spring could result in an early-season promotion to Double-A. For now, Adamczewski's focus remains on staying on the field and figuring out a new position, increasing his defensive versatility, which will no doubt help him move through the Brewers' minor league system.