MLB Pipeline teases inclusion of Brewers' 2025 breakout prospect in updated Top 100

MLB teams that are perennial playoff contenders aren't supposed to have stacked farm systems as well. The logic being that constructing a competitive big-league roster often involves dealing prospect capital for "win-now" major leaguers who help the team reach the postseason.

Take the San Diego Padres for example, who were dead last in MLB Pipeline's most recent farm system rankings. Their aggressive general manager, AJ Preller, is often dealing from his group of prospects to bolster his big-league club, with the most recent example being his acquisition of All-Star reliever Mason Miller, which cost his organization their top overall prospect, Leo De Vries. However, while watching their future shortstop and many other talented prospects depart is no easy task for Padres fans, the four postseason appearances that their team has made in the last six years certainly make it easier to stomach.

This phenomenon therefore makes it even more impressive when a team is both a consistent contender and boasts one of the best farm systems in baseball. The gold standard is, unsurprisingly, the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are coming off back-to-back World Series championships and were the top-ranked farm system in MLB Pipeline's most recent update. However, Baseball America, one of MLB Pipeline's top competitors in the prospect rankings world, more recently deemed the Milwaukee Brewers' farm system the best in baseball. Pair that with the seven postseason appearances the Brew Crew has made in the last eight years, and they too fit under the anomaly of "perennial contender with a top-ranked farm system."

The Brewers farm system doesn't just have top-tier talent, though they certainly have that with Jesús Made currently checking in as MLB Pipeline's No. 4-ranked prospect in all of baseball, but what makes Milwaukee's farm system so strong is the depth that they have throughout the minor leagues. From first-round draft picks to players who have already had a brief taste of the big leagues to intriguing young players who are just starting their professional careers, Milwaukee's Top 30 prospects list is chock-full of talent.

As such, expect the Brewers to have several names in MLB Pipeline's new Top 100 prospects list when it drops on January 23, including one player who has become a popular name among prospect evaluators in recent months.

MLB Pipeline hints at Josh Adamczewski being included in their updated Top 100 prospects list

Yesterday, over on MiLB.com, Jim Callis published an article highlighting six players who weren't one of their respective teams' Top 10 prospects after MLB Pipeline's end-of-season update, but could jump into the Top 100 when the group updates their list at the end of the month. Callis' article is free to read over at MiLB.com and linked below.

These 6 prospects could make the biggest leaps onto the Top 100 list

The first name listed was the Brewers' No. 13-ranked prospect Josh Adamczewski, who is rocketing up prospect rankings lists due to his impressive 2025 campaign and even better performance in this year's Arizona Fall League. Despite missing practically all of May and June due to an injury, the 20-year-old Adamczewski still managed to crush 21 extra-base hits in 46 games with the Low-A Carolina Mudcats en route to an incredible 1.027 OPS. His performance earned him a promotion to High-A before the end of the year, and the Brewers elected to send him to the AFL to make up for the time he missed during the regular season.

In the AFL, Adamczewski crushed four homers, five doubles, and collected 17 RBI in just 20 games. He slashed .277/.415/.538 for a .953 OPS that suggested his 2025 performance with the Mudcats was no fluke. Additionally, towards the end of the 2025 regular season and during the entirety of the AFL, Adamczewski underwent a position change, switching from a second baseman to a corner outfielder. The Brewers are lacking outfielders in the upper levels of the minor league system while having a plethora of infielders, so the move opens up an avenue for consistent playing time for the talented Adamczewski.

With infielders Made, Cooper Pratt, and Luis Peña and catcher Jeferson Quero all likely to be in MLB Pipeline's new Top 100, adding an outfielder like Adamczewski further solidifies that the future is bright for the Brewers. Given how successful the team has been in the recent past, that bright future is a testament to the incredible organization-wide work that is being conducted in Milwaukee.