The top 10 young players in the Milwaukee Brewers organization

The Milwaukee Brewers are now being viewed as one of the best organizations in baseball at acquiring and developing young talent. That scouting acumen is starting to send the organization skyrocketing up lists of the top farm systems in the league. That got us thinking: if you ranked the top 10 players who are 25 or under in the Brewers organization, including major leaguers, what would you come up with? This isn't necessarily a value ranking, though it mostly correlates with how other teams likely view these players as trade pieces; instead, think of it as a "these are the players most likely to impact the Brewers' future" list.

1. Jackson Chourio, 21 years old, MLB

Let's not get cute here. Chourio has sometimes frustrated fans this season with his undisciplined approach. He strikes out a bit too much. He's gone through more than one major cold spell. But he's still barely 21, he's second on the Brewers in homers, and the ability and potential in his bat are obvious to anyone who watches him regularly. Last season, a scorching-hot second half meant he finished with one of the best seasons ever by a 20-year-old. It might be a bumpy ride at times before Chourio settles into his mature form—which could take years—but he's one of the most talented players the organization has ever had, and he's locked up through 2033.

2. Jesús Made, 18 years old, Low-A Carolina

Brewers front-office types have tried to avoid comparing Made to Chourio, but it's difficult not to. Both were signed as international free agents at 16, both tore up the Dominican Summer League at 17, and both looked comfortable in their first taste of minor league baseball at 18 (an age which Made didn't reach until the beginning of May). He has cooled somewhat in the last few weeks after a hot start, but still holds a 133 wRC+ as the youngest player in the Carolina League. His peripherals are excellent, and unlike Chourio, he has outstanding plate discipline. He should be able to stick at shortstop. The future is blinding.

3. Cooper Pratt, 20 years old, Double-A Biloxi

The Brewers got Pratt in the sixth round of the 2023 draft not because he was a sixth-round talent, but because teams assumed he was headed to college. Instead, Milwaukee enticed him with way-above-slot money, and after an excellent season spent mostly at Low-A in 2024, Pratt debuted on all the major top prospect lists in 2025. Now 20, he's playing at Double-A Biloxi, where he boasts solid plate discipline and decent power. As an added bonus, Pratt won a minor league Gold Glove in 2024, even though defense wasn't necessarily viewed as one of his stronger suits as a high schooler. Now he has legitimate five-tool upside, and could sniff the Brewers' lineup as early as next season.

4. Jacob Misiorowski, 23 years old, Triple-A Nashville

The organization's top-ranked pitching prospect has been turning heads this season. Everyone knew Misiorowski had nasty stuff: a triple-digit fastball that has been described as the best in the minors and more than one devastating breaking pitch. But Miz has struggled with control in his young career, leading some to believe his future was as a (potentially excellent) closer. But in 2025, he's reined in the walks and flashed immense upside as a starter: in an amazing five-start run from April 20 to May 15, Misiorowski allowed only two runs in 30 2/3 innings while striking out 38 and walking only seven. Calls to get him to the big leagues are getting louder, but Milwaukee's rotation is getting healthier, they've received good innings from Chad Patrick and Logan Henderson, and the team is likely delaying his promotion to avoid "super-two" status that would make him more expensive down the road. Still, expect to see him in Milwaukee before the season is over.

5. Brice Turang, 25 years old, MLB

The second current Brewer on this list, Turang — a first-round pick in 2018 — has turned himself into a valuable major leaguer because of all the different things he can do that don't involve hitting the baseball. He is an excellent baserunner (he stole 50 bases, fifth-most in team history, in 56 attempts in 2024) and fielder (he won a Platinum Glove in 2024), and that makes up for the shortcomings he's shown at the plate in his first couple of seasons. But he made improvements as a hitter last season and, so far in 2025, has made another jump; he started extremely hot and has struggled lately, but he still has an above-average OPS+ for the season. Turang's many varied contributions to team success had him at 4.7 bWAR in 2024, second only to Ketel Marte among players who played at least 60% of their games at second base, and he's on track for a similar output this season.

6. Luis Peña, 18 years old, Low-A Carolina

Made has been the 18-year-old Carolina infielder getting all the buzz, but Luis Peña has actually outperformed him both in the Dominican Summer League in 2024 and with the Mudcats so far this year. After winning the DSL batting title last season, Peña has hit .327/.400/.505 through 25 games in the Carolina League. He is a good fielder at both third base and shortstop, he runs extremely well (39 steals in the DSL, second in the league), and he should hit and hit for power. If he keeps these numbers up, expect Peña to join Made near the top of the top 100 lists.

7. Jeferson Quero, 22 years old, Triple-A Nashville

Another international free agent signing, Quero was one of the top catching prospects in the game heading into last season but injured his shoulder in the first game of the minor league season and missed the whole year. He's still working his way back, and hasn't yet played a game outside of the Arizona Complex League in 2025, but should be back with Nashville soon. Quero's defense behind the plate is what makes him special, and there's no indication that the shoulder injury will have any negative long-term effects. But Quero has also been an above-average hitter at every level of the minors in which he's played, and it's that combination of talents that entices scouts. We'll have to see how he looks once he's back to games in the high minors, but Quero reached as high as No. 33 on top 100 prospect lists before last season, and he's still only 22. It will be interesting to see if he can resume his place as the heir apparent to William Contreras this summer.

8. Logan Henderson, 23 years old, MLB/Triple-A Nashville

Henderson wasn't ever viewed as a mega prospect. He was a fourth-round pick in 2021 and wasn't even in MLB Pipeline's top 30 Brewers prospects heading into the 2023 season. But he pitched extremely well at Low-A Carolina that year, then pitched well again at Double-A Biloxi in 2024, and after a hot start at Triple-A in 2025, he was called up for his major league debut on April 20. He's been back and forth between the majors and minors since then, but he's legitimately off to one of the best starts a major league pitcher has ever had. In four games started, he has a 1.71 ERA and 29 strikeouts to six walks in 21 innings. At the moment, he's back in Nashville, but he's proven he's got the stuff to pitch in the majors, and he'll be back before long.

9. Braylon Payne, 18 years old, Low-A Carolina

The Brewers' first pick in the 2024 draft, Payne was viewed as a speedster, a classic quick and athletic center fielder. Some thought the Brewers reached when taking him 17th overall, but so far, it appears to have been a good decision. Another 18-year-old playing at Carolina, Payne has shown good plate discipline so far, allowing him to use his speed to the tune of 17 steals in just 32 games. There's a real question as to whether he'll ever be able to hit high-level pitching, but if he figures it out, he could be another player who offers Turang-like value.

10. Abner Uribe, 24 years old, Milwaukee Brewers

I would never have put Uribe here during his disastrous 2024 season, but Uribe, who turns 25 next month, has put things together and arguably looked like Milwaukee's best reliever this season. Uribe's sinker regularly hits triple digits and tends to avoid hard contact because of its movement, but it's been his slider that has opened some eyes this year. Batters are whiffing on that pitch over half the time. Walks can still be an issue, but he's cut them this season to what would be a career low of 4.1 per nine innings. Craig Yoho and, depending on how starting goes, Misiorowski remain in the mix as potential future Brewers closers, but right now, it looks like Uribe would be the next in line were something to happen to Trevor Megill.