Underrated Brewers pitching prospect earns August honors with ridiculous control

Stop me if you've heard this one before, but the Milwaukee Brewers player development team has been on fire as of late. The organization has been churning out notable prospects all year long and the list continues to grow by the day.

One of the more recent players to emerge out of this system is right-hander K.C. Hunt, Reviewing the Brew's No. 40 Brewers prospect. He was absolutely outstanding over the past month. In August, he allowed just six earned runs in 27.2 innings, striking out 32 percent of the batters he faced and walking only three.

This was more than enough to earn him the Brewers' Pitcher of the Month in August. Hunt, 24, earned his first promotion to Double-A to join the Biloxi Shuckers, where he spent the majority of this past month.

K.C. Hunt is the latest Brewers' player development win

Originally signed as an undrafted free agent from the 2023 MLB Draft class, Hunt has logged time as both a starter and reliver since he made his professional debut at the tail end of last season. He's spent the vast majority of his time as a starter this year, as 13 of his 24 appearances are out of the rotation.

The right-hander has been electric whenever he takes the mound. His strikeout rate has been extremely high, which mirrors the feedback we've received from a multitude of his fellow Brewers pitching prospects this year. What makes Hunt all the more intriguing is the fact that he's also doing a great job at limiting walks. Young prospects frequently throw high heat and strike out a ton of batters but it's typically without having any idea where their pitches are going.

Hunt is not one of those. In a total of 96 innings this year, he's 7-3 with a 2.16 ERA and 133 strikeouts and 23 walks. He's been outstanding and has done more than enough to be talked about as one of the Brewers' top pitching prospects.

Unless something drastic happens between now and April, Hunt is surely well on his way to a Triple-A promotion early next year. If/when he makes that jump, he's going to be a player to watch in the Brewers system, as a big league debut may not be too far behind.