Ranking the Milwaukee Brewers' best shortstop prospects

While it might currently be hard to imagine, the Milwaukee Brewers could soon have multiple intriguing options at the shortstop position. Though no shortstop prospect is close enough to the big leagues to debut this season and solve the left side of the Brewers' infield's offensive woes, several of the names on the following list could crack the big leagues as early as late next year, or early on in the 2027 season.

Many prospects will start out as shortstops in the lower levels and switch to a less demanding infield position by the end of their minor league careers. For the purposes of this list, the only prospects included are those that have a strong chance of remaining at the shortstop position even as they rise through the farm system.

1. Jesús Made (Low-A)

After an unbelievable debut season in the Dominican Summer League (DSL) last year, the hype surrounding Jesús Made this offseason was Chourio-esque. Made, who turned 18 on May 8, has not only lived up to that hype, he's added to it. Playing with the electric Carolina Mudcats, who have teenage talent up and down their roster, Made has picked up right where he left off in the DSL.

In 37 games of Low-A ball, Made is slashing .285/.399/.417 with 12 extra-base hits and an impressive 17 stolen bases. Made, who stood out in the DSL due to his combination of elite plate discipline and intriguing power, leads all qualified Mudcats hitters in on base percentage and is second on the team in slugging percentage.

Made was recently awarded the top spot in the Brewers' farm system in MLB Pipeline's early season update. Additionally, the update deemed Made the 23rd best prospect in all of baseball. After his stellar start to the season, Made could be looking at a promotion to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers before too long. He's currently estimated to make his MLB debut in 2028, but so long as his development remains linear, it's likely he could reach the big leagues a year earlier than that.

2. Cooper Pratt (Double-A)

Cooper Pratt not being the top shortstop prospect in the Brewers' organization speaks to how strong of a player Made is. That being said, this is really a 1A and 1B situation as either Pratt or Made could emerge as the best big leaguer of this group.

In just his second full season of professional baseball, the 20-year-old Pratt found himself in Double-A when play began. With just 23 games of experience at the High-A level in 2024, the Brewers organization challenged Pratt by starting him with the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers, and he has responded exactly as they had hoped. Through 40 games, Pratt holds a .705 OPS with 12 extra-base hits in the pitcher-friendly Southern League.

During Reviewing the Brew's conversation with Shuckers broadcaster Javik Blake last week, on Pratt, Blake said, "He’s not only doing exactly what he needs to do for his development, but it seems like he’s doing even more...He’s a guy with a really good head on his shoulders. He comes from a baseball family, which helps…It’s so advanced for someone you forget is 20 years old.” Pratt is estimated to debut in 2027, but depending on whether or not Joey Ortiz can turn things around this season, his timeline could be accelerated slightly so that he appears in the big leagues sometime late next year.

3. Luis Peña (Low-A)

If Made and Pratt are 1A and 1B, Luis Peña might just be 1C. Despite the lack of recognition that he receives in comparison to the other two, his name deserves to be mentioned in the same conversation. Peña played alongside Made in the DSL last summer, with the two of them splitting time at shortstop and filling in at other infield positions. While their overall numbers were virtually identical, Made had slightly better plate discipline and a tad more power, which caused him to rise higher in the prospect rankings.

However, this year, with the two of them assuming similar defensive roles to the ones they did in the DSL, it's Peña who is having the better season. Each of them has three home runs, but Peña has displayed better plate discipline, walking more than he's struck out in 2025. Peña has missed the last week of games with a stint on the injured list, but prior to the injury, he had homered in back-to-back games and holds a .523 slugging percentage in the month of May.

Peña and Made are on virtually identical timelines, in terms of where they are in their respective development processes. Both skipped the Arizona Complex League (ACL) and jumped right to Low-A from the DSL, much like Brewers superstar Jackson Chourio. If their progress continues to coincide, one of the two will have to shift away from shortstop. Both have strong arms and would likely slide to third base before second, but it remains to be seen which will stick at short.

4. Filippo Di Turi (Low-A)

Yes, three of the Brewers’ top shortstop prospects are playing on the same team. While it must make for some difficult lineup decisions for Mudcats' manager Nick Stanley, redundancy at the lower levels is a good thing, especially when it involves three players as talented as Made, Peña, and Filippo Di Turi. Despite Di Turi not receiving nearly the same offseason recognition as Made or even Peña — he hasn't even been awarded a spot in MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Brewers' prospects list — his performance in 2025 is turning heads.

After a season in the DSL back in 2023, and a 2024 season split between the ACL and Low-A, Di Turi, who is still just 19 years old, is really hitting his stride this season. He leads all qualified Mudcats hitters in home runs, runs batted in, and slugging percentage. Like Made, Di Turi is a switch hitter and holds a slightly higher slugging percentage from the left side, but a higher batting average from the right side.

Though a majority of his innings came at shortstop during the last two seasons, Di Turi has been playing more third base this year, with Made and Peña alongside him on the Mudcats' roster. Di Turi has a bit more to prove than Made and Peña after two mediocre seasons in the past two years — he needs to prove that his hot start to the 2025 season isn't just a fluke.

Honorable Mentions

Jorge Quintana (ROK - Arizona Complex League)

Quintana was the top-ranked player in the 2024 international free agent class that included Made, Peña, and talented outfielder José Anderson. He posted solid, but not head-turning numbers in the DSL a season ago. This year, he's stateside, playing for the ACL Brewers, and while his early-season slash line of .226/.304/.339 doesn't look too impressive, he has played just 68 total games since signing with the Brewers, and as a switching hitting, 6' 2" highly rated prospect, there's still much to be excited about in his profile.

Eduardo Garcia (High-A)

Despite being just 22 years old, Garcia is in his sixth season of professional baseball. However, injuries have caused him to miss time in several of those seasons. He's spent the most time in High-A with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, which is where he has begun the 2025 season. With five home runs and a .763 OPS in his first 43 games this year, Garcia is off to his best start since 2021. His experience at such a young age and the spurts of power that he has displayed throughout his career still make him an intriguing prospect despite not advancing through the farm system at the pace that the Brewers might have initially hoped he would.