Milwaukee Brewers mid-season Top 50 Prospects following the 2024 Trade Deadline

40. RHP KC Hunt

An undrafted free agent out of Mississippi State last year, Hunt has blossomed this season. He started the year in the bullpen but made a seamless transition to the rotation after being promoted to High-A Wisconsin. Through 19 appearances, Hunt has a 1.95 ERA with a whopping 100 strikeouts in 69.1 IP with just 16 walks allowed. The Brewers just promoted Hunt to Double-A.

39. LHP Mark Manfredi

Manfredi was the Crew's 9th rounder in 2023, a senior sign with a chance to move quickly. He's also in High-A Wisconsin and was in the rotation but has recently transitioned back to the bullpen. A role as a lefty reliever in a big league bullpen is the likely outcome here and he could reach it fairly soon.

38. RHP Justin Yeager

The third piece the Brewers acquired in the William Contreras trade, Yeager missed most of last season due to an injury. Yeager has largely been the closer for Double-A Biloxi, tallying 13 saves so far and posting stellar strikeout to walk ratios. Yeager could soon put himself on the periphery of the big league bullpen.

37. LHP Tate Kuehner

Kuehner recently received a promotion to Double-A Biloxi after a surprisingly strong run as a starter in High-A. He posted a 2.75 ERA in 16 outings for Wisconsin. Kuehner misses bats and his long term home is likely in the bullpen but the Brewers will develop him as a starter until he proves can't anymore. He's already moved quickly and could be a big league option next year.

36. SS Jorge Quintana

Quintana was the crown jewel of the Brewers 2024 international signing class. He hasn't had the greatest first season in pro ball down in the DSL, but he's still showing a bit of that power-speed combo that led the Brewers to sign him for $1.7MM.

35. OF Carlos D. Rodriguez

Always an on-base machine, Rodriguez is known for his high contact rate, albeit with very little power. He has a career high home run output this season with four. His walk numbers keep trending up and Rodriguez has solid speed and fits the profile of a table-setting leadoff hitter. Cracking the big league outfield in Milwaukee will be difficult, but he just earned a promotion to Triple-A Nashville.

34. SS Luis Pena

A breakout star in the DSL, Pena received the third highest bonus in the Brewers international signing class this year. All he's done is hit nearly .400 on the year with an OPS over 1.000 and 35 stolen bases. He has more doubles (13) than strikeouts (12). Pena could be the next Brewers international signing to skip the ACL next year and go straight to Low-A like Yophery Rodriguez, Luis Lara, and Jackson Chourio before him.

33. 2B/OF Isaac Collins

A minor league Rule 5 pick a few years ago, Isaac Collins just puts up good numbers. He's in Triple-A and has an .832 OPS with 10 homers and 19 stolen bases. Collins is a switch hitter and can play multiple positions. The issue is that shortstop is not one of those positions, which limits his potential to be a big league utility option.

32. SS Eric Brown Jr

It's been a struggle for Brown since the Brewers took him in the 1st round in 2022. He dealt with injuries last year and now poor performance this year in Double-A. It's a big fall for Brown in the rankings, but he looked much better in July and if that mid-season turnaround sticks and he keeps hitting well to end the year, Brown can salvage his stock.

31. RHP Ryan Birchard

A 5th rounder last year, Birchard has shown great stuff and improvement since the Draft. He missed a good chunk of time with an injury this season. Birchard throws hard and has a nasty arsenal that has only improved since getting in the Brewers pitching development program.