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

Brewers prospect to keep #2: OF Yophery Rodriguez

Going back to Low-A Carolina, the Brewers have another keeper in teenage outfielder Yophery Rodriguez. He's been on the "Jackson Chourio track" in that he completely skipped the Arizona Complex League and went straight from the DSL to Low-A one year after being signed.

This season, as an 18 year old in full season ball, Rodriguez is hitting .256/.352/.423 with 16 doubles, six triples, and seven homers.

The pure hitting ability and power in his profile can make him a star in this league and his overall athleticism gives Rodriguez five tool upside in centerfield. That's incredibly valuable in trade talks, yes, but also valuable to the Brewers to hold onto as he matures and realizes his potential.

Trading Rodriguez now would likely be selling short of his highest value. He's just beginning to rise and make noise and the Brewers have him on the fast track for a reason. That reason is not for them to trade him at the 2024 Deadline.

Prospect to keep #3: RHP Logan Henderson

Of all the Brewers pitching prospects right now, Logan Henderson is the one the Brewers should make sure they hold on to. Guys like Robert Gasser and Carlos Rodriguez aren't going anywhere due to injury and being big league depth, but Henderson belongs in the category of "not going anywhere".

Now healthy, Henderson has dominated at every level this year, getting himself up to Double-A Biloxi and he sports a stellar 2.98 ERA in 11 starts. In 45.1 innings he's struck out 64 batters and walked just seven.

The changeup is a double-plus pitch and he's rapidly working his way up as a starting pitcher in this system and could very soon be a candidate for a big league rotation spot.

Because of his checkered injury history, it's possible other teams may not value Henderson as highly in trade talks. The Brewers know him well and should be happy to hold on to him and see him continue to develop under the guidance of the pitching lab.