2026 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 7

— Nashville Sounds (@nashvillesounds) May 6, 2026 *Next week’s opponent: vs. Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs)*

**Double-A Biloxi** Shuckers **(14-18)**

Opponent: Columbus Clingstones (Atlanta Braves) Record this week: 2-3 **Standout performances:** Blake Burke: 6-for-21, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 4 K Darrien Miller: 4-for-11, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K Mike Boeve: 4-for-14, 1 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 0 K Manuel Rodriguez: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Dylan O’Rae: 6-for-18, 0 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K 1B/DH Blake Burke, who was just named the Brewers Minor League Player of the Month, has turned into a formidable power hitter with the Shuckers. He’s hit 22 homers for the Shuckers since his promotion from High-A in August 2025. Eight of those home runs came in the month of April, along with 8 doubles, a triple, 20 RBI, 17 runs scored, and — perhaps most impressively — 9 stolen bases. The Brewers don’t usually rush their prospects, so don’t expect to see Burke in the major leagues this year — especially given the wealth of 1B/DH options currently on the 26-man roster. Still, he should be in Triple-A pretty soon if he keeps hitting like this. He’s looking like a legitimate power hitter, a trait that should translate to the majors someday.

THAT ONE'S FOR YOU, @natalieburke24!

BLAKE BURKE IS THE FASTEST PLAYER TO 10 HOMERS IN FRANCHISE HISTORY!

📻 📺 @bally\_\_sports, #ShuckYeah#ThisIsMyCrewpic.twitter.com/yLqm3VrC9m

— Biloxi Shuckers (@BiloxiShuckers) May 10, 2026 Jesus Made’s season-long stats still look solid (.275.360/.427), but his numbers have taken a nosedive over the last month. He’s now hitting .242 with a .698 OPS over the last month. Over the last two weeks, his numbers are down even further (.233 batting average, .578 OPS). I’ve consistently said not to worry about Made, but at this point he’s been performing below his (admittedly sky-high) expectations for about a month. I still wouldn’t worry too much, for a couple reasons. One, Made is still a good two years younger than the average Double-A player. Going from High-A to Double-A is often considered the hardest jump in the minor leagues, and pitchers have adjusted to how they pitch him. He was so absurdly good to start the season (and last year) that anything short of eye-popping stats start to feel like a let-down, but he’s also not striking out that often (16 Ks in his last 95 at-bats) and has still looked like himself at the plate. Development isn’t linear. If Made keeps hitting like this for another month, then it’s worth a deeper dive into his mechanics and approach. I generally try to avoid speculation, but it’s at least worth noting that Made’s recent downturn has overlapped with the hospitalization of Luis Peña, who collapsed in the dugout during a High-A game. I’ll get into Peña’s situation more in the High-A section below, but the short version is this: Brewers GM Matt Arnold said Peña was okay following the incident, yet he hasn’t appeared in a game in nearly three weeks. The organization announced more than a week ago that Peña was scheduled to see a neurologist, but there hasn’t been any public update from either the Brewers or Peña’s camp since then. Hitting is as much mental as it is physical, and the Peña situation was undeniably scary. Made and Peña have known each other since they were twelve years old and are reportedly very close. If Peña is still dealing with something serious, it wouldn’t be surprising if that’s affecting Made as well. JESÚS MADE IS THE MAN WE NEED! His 3rd home run of the year extends the lead back to 2!

📻 📺 @bally\_\_sports, #ShuckYeah#ThisIsMyCrewpic.twitter.com/B3EmgwxLcF

— Biloxi Shuckers (@BiloxiShuckers) May 3, 2026 Less-heralded prospects Dylan O’Rae, Mike Boeve, and Damon Keith have all continued to play well with the Shuckers. O’Rae is hitting .299 with an .809 OPS, while Keith is hitting .338 with a 1.093 OPS in eighty at-bats. Boeve’s season-long numbers are less impressive, but over the last two weeks he has an OPS of .762. Mike Boeve makes it 2-1!

Three straight two-out hits for the Shuckers!

📻 📺 @bally\_\_sports, #ShuckYeah#ThisIsMyCrewpic.twitter.com/HQavgiVeEN

— Biloxi Shuckers (@BiloxiShuckers) May 10, 2026 Tyson Hardin and Brett Wichrowski, both top-30 Brewers prospects, haven’t been effective this season. Hardin had a breakout season in 2025, but he’s already allowed almost as many earned runs (25) as he did all of last season (28) and has an ERA approaching eight. At least he’s still striking guys out, with 43 Ks in less than 30 innings. Wichrowski has nearly identical stats, except that he’s striking out less batters and has allowed twice as many home runs as Hardin. Manuel Rodriguez (5.40 ERA), Bishop Letson (6.75), and Jaron DeBerry (7.25) have also been struggling. Letson’s at least had a couple solid outings lately, giving up three hits and two runs in four innings in his last appearance. Ryan Birchard has been limiting opponents’ production, but he’s also walked 26 batters in 20 innings. *Next week’s opponent: @ Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays)*

**High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (19-12)**

Opponent: Peoria Chiefs (St. Louis Cardinals) Record this week: 4-2 **Standout performances:** Luiyin Alastre: 7-for-15, 2 2B, 1 3B, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 2 K Andrew Fischer: 9-for-23, 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 7 K Josiah Ragsdale: 6-for-21, 3 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K Eric Bitonti (No. 25): 8-for-23, 3 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 10 K Travis Smith: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K Braylon Owens: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K Bryan Rivera: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K Andrew Fischer turned in another impressive week, recording three home runs and six total extra-base hits in just 23 at-bats. Josh Adamczewski and Marco Dinges also both bounced back this week with six hits each. Adamczewski hit two home runs, while Dinges hit one. Adamczewski’s OPS is still over 1.000 on the season, while Dinges’ is “only” .908. Josiah Ragsdale has also kept hitting. Over the last month, he owns an .883 OPS across 78 at-bats, trailing only Andrew Fischer among Timber Rattlers hitters.

Ragsdale is delivering and Fischer is hustling 🚚🌬️ @sirfischer3@JosiahRagsdale

Wisconsin 2 | Peoria 3 #tratnationpic.twitter.com/F4ZqsYeyk6

— Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (@TimberRattlers) May 8, 2026 Eric Bitonti has quietly been great over the last month, with a .257/.382/.473 line over 74 at-bats. Bitonti still strikes out way too much (30 Ks in those 74 at-bats), but this stretch has still brought his strikeout rate down. He won’t be promoted until he refines his approach, but he’s been showing that the hit tool is still very much there. The 5TH Bitonti Bomb of the season 💥

Did we mention it was 108 mph and 419 ft 😮

Rattlers 6 | Peoria 2 #tratnationpic.twitter.com/FsYDWXRHvn

— Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (@TimberRattlers) May 10, 2026 Luis Peña, the Brewers’ No. 2 prospect, is the best prospect on the Timber Rattlers. As I mentioned above, Peña still hasn’t played since the medical emergency on April 22nd, and the organization hasn’t given any updates on him since they announced he was scheduled to see a neurologist last Monday. Simply put, that’s not great. Like I also said above, I hate to speculate, but it seems logical to conclude that there may be more going on here than initially meets the eye. Peña was diagnosed with heatstroke, but has now missed almost three weeks. Furthermore, the Brewers haven’t placed him on the injured list. If he had been cleared to play, the Brewers would have obviously announced that, even if they were giving him some time to recover before throwing him back in the lineup. I’m not going to guess what’s going on, but it’s clearly something. Hopefully he’s alright and will be back in the lineup soon. Wisconsin has four pitchers who threw more than 20 innings this month — Travis Smith, Ethan Dorchies, Braylon Owens, and Wande Torres. Other than Smith (3.42), the others had ERAs between 4.50 and 6.95. *Next week’s opponent: vs. South Bend Cubs (Chicago Cubs)*

**Single-A Wilson Warbirds (15-17)**

Opponent: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Houston Astros) Record this week: 3-2 **Standout performances:** Luis Lameda: 5-for-13, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 4 BB, 3 K Frederi Montero: 5-for-14, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 5 BB, 2 K Handelfry Encarnacion: 6-for-25, 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB, 6 K Juan Ortuno: 5-for-14, 2 2B, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K Jacob Morrison: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Jarrette Bonet: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Tanner Perry: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K Tyler Renz: 4 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Player of the Month: Jarrette Bonet (this week: 7.2 IP, 10 H, 9 ER, 6 BB, 7 K) Jarrett Bonet, named the Brewers’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April, went 1-1 with a 3.09 ERA over 23.1 innings pitched. He racked up 26 strikeouts while posting an opponent batting average of just .222 (18-for-81). Bonet was signed as a free agent after last year’s draft and is quickly surpassing expectations with the Warbirds. Although the season-long hitting stats look pretty bad so far, the bats have continued to heat up as Wilson inches closer to .500. Infielder Luis Lameda is slashing .318/,439/.379 this season. Handelfry Encarnacion, who won Carolina League Player of the Week last week, has shown some serious power over the last month with five homers and ten extra-base hits. Over that same stretch, Pedro Ibarguen is hitting .327 with a .929 OPS and Brady Ebel has a .388 OBP. Ebel is still hitting south of .200 on the season, but he’s clearly improving at the plate.

HE'S HEATING UP. FUEGO 🔥.#TakeFlight | #WelcomeToWilsonpic.twitter.com/C2vQpingah

— Wilson Warbirds (@wilsonwarbirds) May 10, 2026 Wilson doesn’t really have a workhorse starter outside of Bonet (31 IP). After Bonet, Enderson Mercado ranks second on the staff in innings pitched, though he’s struggled to a 6.58 ERA. Tyler Renz (3.38 ERA in 26 2/3 innings), Miqueas Mercedes (3.04 ERA in 23 2/3 innings), and Garrett Hodges (2.00 ERA in 18 innings) have all quietly put together strong seasons. *Next week’s opponent: vs. Hill City Howlers (Cleveland Guardians)* **Player of the Week** Andrew Fischer, who hit three home runs in a week for the second time in the last month. It’s easy to forget Fischer, who’s slashing .274/.365/.623 with a .988 OPS and nine home runs in his first full professional season, was playing in the College World Series less than a year ago. At this rate, it would be surprising if he *isn’t* viewed as a top-50 prospect in baseball by the end of the year. Andrew Fischer went 4/6 with 2 HR and a triple today.

He's my #2 third base prospect (behind Bonemer) and is pushing Top-25 overall.#ThisIsMyCrewpic.twitter.com/30K7olFcjA

— Eric Cross (@EricCrossMLB) May 10, 2026 Andrew Fischer had an incredible day Sunday (4 for 6, 2 HR’s + Triple) that propelled him to the Midwest Player of the Week award 🎖️

Fischer’s power number ranks among all full-season minor leaguers: 🔥 .988 OPS (95th Percentile) 🔥 .623 SLG (97th Percentile) 🔥 .349 ISO (98th…

— Brewers Player Development (@BrewersPD) May 11, 2026 **Play of the Week** I couldn’t find a defensive play that impressed me as much as this filthy strikeout from Craig Yoho: Yoho needs just three pitches to clean up the 6th! pic.twitter.com/gtY5Sct30B

— Nashville Sounds (@nashvillesounds) May 7, 2026