Brewers’ top prospect Jesús Made dominating competition in High-A

On Sunday afternoon, Jesús Made went 0-4 in the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' loss to the Beloit Sky Carp, the Miami Marlins' High-A affiliate. His hitless appearance dropped his batting average since joining the T-Rats down to .328 and his High-A OPS to .958. In other words, Made's performance on Sunday was a rare blip in what has otherwise been an incredible start to his High-A career.

The Brewers' top prospect, who just so happens to be MLB Pipeline's 5th ranked prospect in all of baseball, joined the Timber Rattlers back on August 5, and he hasn't looked back since. After posting an encouraging follow-up to his head-turning breakout season in the Dominican Summer League (DSL) a season ago, holding a .761 OPS through 83 games with the Low-A Carolina Mudcats, the Brewers decided to challenge Made once again by promoting him to High-A before his 19th birthday (which isn't until next May). They had previously pushed their top prospect by electing to have him skip over the Arizona Complex League and instead make the jump from the DSL to Low-A.

The initial decision, the one that landed Made in Zebulon, North Carolina, playing for the Mudcats to start the 2025 season, paid off well. As previously mentioned, Made was having an above-average season, sporting a wRC+ of 122 (22% better than the league average), in his four months with Carolina. While Made's plate discipline and power weren't quite the same as they were in 2024, it was by all means an impressive follow-up to his DSL season, especially considering Made was the youngest player at the level.

However, while Made's time in a Mudcats uniform was encouraging, what he's done since joining the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers should have Brewers fans very excited about the future of their ball club.

Jesús Made has been on a tear since joining the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at the beginning of the month

Made played his first game for the T-Rats on August 5, an away game against the Peoria Chiefs in which he went 1-5 with a triple, collecting his first High-A hit and RBI on his three-bagger. Since that day, Made has failed to reach base in just one game. That's now 16 games that the Brewers' top prospect has played for the Timber Rattlers, and he's only failed to reach base in one of them. It's truly unbelievable by any player’s standards, but as the youngest player in High-A, Made's performance is especially impressive.

It's combined for a High-A slash line of .328/.411/.547, which is eerily similar to the .331/.458/.554 slash line that Made posted in the DSL a season ago. His slugging percentage comes from the eight extra-base hits (four doubles, two triples, two homers) that Made has slugged in his first 16 games with the Timber Rattlers. His on-base percentage is boosted, surely by his .328 batting average, but also by the eight walks that he's drawn in his brief time in High-A, which was one of the traits that made him stand out as a prospect last year.

Playing alongside Luis Peña, the Brewers second-ranked prospect who Made has shared an infield with for the last two seasons, 2025 first-round pick Andrew Fischer, and breakout prospects Marco Dinges and Josh Adamczewski, the Timber Rattlers have assembled an exciting young group of position players. The Timber Rattlers have just one more homestand remaining, lasting from August 26-31, so if you want to catch a glimpse of the Brewers' future in action, make sure to buy your tickets now. You're almost guaranteed to see an electric display of baseball from some of the Brewers' top prospects.