4 Brewers prospects already off to hot starts in 2024

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers - P Brett Wichrowski

Perhaps no prospect in the Brewers system has as big an up arrow next to his name than Brett Wichrowski. He arrived at spring training with a blazing 100 MPH fastball and has continued to open eyes ever since.

Wichrowski has made four starts for the High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, posting a 2.45 ERA across 14.2 IP with 21 strikeouts and just three walks.

The big fastball and a plus slider have helped vault Wichrowski into a known name in prospect circles in a short amount of time. His prospect status came from humble beginnings. Wichrowski was a 13th round pick in last year's Draft out of Bryant University, which isn't exactly known as a powerhouse program for professional prospects.

His fastball topped out at around 95 MPH, and sat more in the low 90s. Now he's topping at 100 MPH and sitting around 95-97 MPH. That's a massive increase in a short amount of time. The Brewers pitching lab is very well known for maximizing pitchers' potential and with Wichrowski, some minor tweaks have helped him find a few more miles per hour.

When the mid-season updates come out, Wichrowski's name is going to be somewhere in the Top 30, perhaps even the top half or even the top 10. If you're looking for an exciting pitching prospect that's popping up and could be a big piece of a future Brewers pitching staff, Wichrowski is your guy right now.