Jackson Chourio's magnificent month of June lifting Brewers offense

After getting off to a lackluster start in the big leagues, Jackson Chourio definitely accumulated a bunch of doubters. Despite being just 20 years old, Chourio's expectations coming into the season were still through the roof. In the month of April, the rookie was hitting .176/.257/.351 at the dish. Things didn't change in May either, as by the end of the month, Chourio was hitting a lackadaisical .210/.254/.327 on the season.

After numerous conversations with manager Pat Murphy and team leaders like Freddy Peralta and Willy Adames, Chourio began finding his groove in June. This comes with Garrett Mitchell's return looming, and playing time questions arising across the entire organization.

Murphy said "(Chourio) never complained. Never shook his head and said why me. Never was disgusted. Never lost his effort. Never stopped working. That’s what’s beautiful about it." This is the type of player you want in your organization, and to have that level of maturity at the age of 20 is truly unfathomable.

Chourio has been a machine in the recent weeks. Over his last 15 games, the rookie is slashing .327/.373/.500 at the plate. A complete turn around after his first few months in the majors. His approach at the plate has changed as well, using the opposite field more frequently, while still barreling the ball up when pitchers make mistakes to him.

In the month of June, with still two games against the Cubs remaining, Chourio is hitting .318/.361/.546 with three doubles, four homers, and 16 RBIs. His recent hot stretch has bumped him up to the 5th spot in the lineup for Saturday's game against Chicago.

The entire situation is nothing new for Chourio either. Last year in the minors, he had a very similar experience to this. He got off to an extremely slow start, which had the entire organization worried for a short period of time. Chourio went on to finish his Double-A season with a slash line of .280/.336/.467 before being promoted to Triple-A Nashville at the end of the year.

If the Brewers can get his numbers up anywhere near that mark by the end of the year, it will be considered a truly amazing season for the rookie. He seems to have figured it out, and boy is he fun to watch. And to think that the Brewers have eight to ten years of Chourio. The Brewers knew what they had in him and locked down their future.