MLB teams decided to pass on Peter Strzelecki in the 2018 MLB amateur draft, after the starting pitcher for the South Florida Bulls, where he was team mate of the Rays’ Shane McClanahan, couldn’t impress in the NCAA.
As an undrafted amateur he signed with the Milwaukee Brewers to set himself up for a somewhat longer voyage to the big leagues. He finished the 2018 season in the Rookie leagues and in 2019 he roamed the A and A+ leagues, matching up against much younger competition.
It’s there, at Class A that Strzelecki is able to get the best out of himself, as he recalls in an article on FanGraphs in 2022.