3 Brewers prospects to keep at all costs, 2 to gamble with in trade talks at Deadline

We are one week away from the MLB Trade Deadline. There's been little movement thus far, but that is going to change soon. The Brewers still have work to do to improve this roster.

In order to improve the roster, the Brewers will have to trade prospects from their farm system. That's just how the Trade Deadline goes. Luckily for the Brewers, they have a very strong farm system loaded with prospects.

However, that doesn't mean the Brewers should be willing to trade just anybody away from their minor leagues. Some prospects need to be kept at all costs, while other top guys the Brewers can gamble with possibly giving away as trade negotiations continue.

Brewers prospect to keep #1: SS Cooper Pratt

Breakout prospects are usually strong trade candidates. One team views themselves as getting a budding star player while the original team might view this as a chance to sell high while they can. In the case of Cooper Pratt's 2024 breakout, the Brewers should be buying what they're seeing and not selling.

Cooper Pratt was just named to the All Star Futures Game and named a Top 100 prospect by MLB Pipeline. The Brewers drafted him in the 6th round last year, and while that's not a premier round, he signed for a massive bonus and was considered a 1st round talent.

The Brewers are just now reaping the rewards of their excellent draft last year with Pratt becoming the next Top 100 prospect in a long list of them Milwaukee has developed in recent years. It's early in Pratt's career, as the teenager is still in Low-A. For the Carolina Mudcats, Pratt is hitting .294/.392/.399 with 10 doubles, three homers, and 22 stolen bases.

Pratt may have a ton of value on the trade market, but the Brewers should be holding him pretty tight to the chest.