3 Brewers prospects who won't be called up in September, but could have a major impact in 2027

Just four days remain before MLB teams' rosters expand from 26 to 28. Back in the day, rosters used to grow to an incredible 40 spots when the calendar flipped to September, but ever since the 2020 season, MLB has capped the late-season roster expansion to just 28. Even still, those two extra roster spots for the final month of the season are a welcome development for MLB teams, who are often feeling the effects of the grueling schedule by the time September arrives.

For contending teams, the roster expansion means a much-needed additional arm in the bullpen, and another bench bat that can give more rest to everyday players who may need extra rest before the postseason. The only restriction is that teams can't carry more than 14 pitchers, meaning the two additional players can't both be pitchers.

Generally speaking, contending teams add two major league depth pieces -- players already on the 40-man roster who have been pushed onto the Triple-A roster -- when the rosters expand in September. However, though it's certainly more common in teams who are already out of playoff contention, and therefore have nothing to lose, teams will occasionally use the September roster expansion as an opportunity to give prospects who are knocking on the door of MLB their first shot at the big leagues.

With a stacked farm system, the Brewers certainly have a number of prospects who fans would love to see be added to the roster for the final month of the regular season, but more likely than not, most of these top prospects will have to wait for the 2027 season for their MLB debuts.

3 Brewers prospects fans would love to see called up in September, whose debuts will likely have to wait for the 2027 season

SS Jesús Made (Double-A)

Ever since the second week of May, 19-year-old shortstop Jesús Made has been ranked the best prospect in all of baseball. Throughout the 2026 season, despite being the youngest player at the Double-A level, Made has posted a solid .275/.350/.435 slash line with 40 extra-base hits in 110 games. His plate discipline remains elite, his excellent speed has produced 33 stolen bases over the course of the season, and he's played a clean shortstop for the Biloxi Shuckers throughout the season.

By all accounts, Made has done exactly what the Brewers hoped he would do when they challenged him by taking on Double-A from the onset of the 2026 campaign, but that doesn't mean he's ready for the big leagues. As fun as it would be to see the top prospect in baseball join the best team in baseball for the final month of the season, the Brewers will not risk jeopardizing Made's development by rushing him to the big leagues, and they certainly won't start his service time clock just to give him a cup of coffee in MLB at the end of the campaign.

That said, it's by no means out of the question that Made factors into the Brewers' big-league plans very early on in the 2027 season. Made has followed Jackson Chourio's path through the minor leagues to a tee up to this point, and continuing on that path would mean signing a long-term contract extension this offseason and being a part of the Brewers' 2027 Opening Day roster. Made could certainly finish the season in Triple-A with the Nashville Sounds, but Brewers fans expecting to see him in the majors before the end of September should certainly temper their expectations.

3B/1B Andrew Fischer (Double-A)

Perhaps no Brewers prospect has turned more heads than 2025 first-round pick Andrew Fischer this year. Heck, the slugging corner infielder crushed three home runs last night, bringing his minor league-leading season total to 42. Fischer started the season with the High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and posted 20 homers with a 1.118 OPS in 54 games before earning a promotion to Double-A. Since joining the Made and the Shuckers, Fischer has crushed 22 homers and maintained a .976 OPS in 58 games.

Fischer would be one of the most electric prospects the Brewers could add to their roster, and given Milwaukee's lack of home run power, many fans understandably want to see them add the left-handed slugger to their roster for the final month of the season. However, for the same reasons that the Brewers won't promote Made -- a threat to development and service time concerns -- they also are unlikely to promote Fischer. Add to those reasons the fact that Fischer possesses a worrisome 33.7% strikeout rate in the minor leagues this year, Brewers fans almost certainly won't see the 2025 20th overall pick in the majors this year.

That said, it's not out of the question that Fischer will play an important role on the Brewers' 2027 roster. Outside of the elevated strikeout rate, Fischer has been everything the Brewers hoped he would be and more. After proving that he can handle third base defensively at the professional level, seeing Fischer man the hot corner for the Brewers at some point next year is by no means a stretch, but expecting him to factor into Milwaukee's September plans this year might be.

1B Blake Burke (Triple-A)

Of the three names on this list, slugging first baseman Blake Burke is certainly the most likely to get the call-up to the majors before the end of September. Burke, who was selected with the 34th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft after a record-breaking college career at the University of Tennessee, has continued to break records since joining the Brewers' minor league system. Burke broke the Biloxi Shuckers' single-season home run record earlier this month and was promoted to Triple-A shortly thereafter.

Burke is certainly knocking on the door of the big leagues, but there are a couple of reasons the Brewers will likely avoid promoting him before the end of the regular season. Impacting his development isn't as big of a concern as it is with Made or Fischer, seeing as he's already at the top level of the minor leagues, but starting Burke's service time clock makes little sense. Additionally, Burke plays first base, and with Andrew Vaughn and Jake Bauers impressing, there wouldn't be many opportunities available at the big-league level. If the Brewers were to promote a first baseman, if, say, Bauers' shin splints require a stint on the IL, it's far more likely Milwaukee would call up Tyler Black, who is already on the 40-man roster, or Luke Adams, who has spent the entire season in Triple-A, instead of Burke.

However, Burke's impressive 2026 campaign makes a debut during the 2027 campaign extremely likely, especially if the Brewers shake up their first base platoon this offseason -- Bauers is set to become a free agent at season's end, and Vaughn is entering his final year of team control. Burke could certainly be the Brewers' first baseman of the future, but the "future" is unlikely to start before the end of September.

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