At the end of each minor league season, Baseball America takes the time to tour around each circuit from Triple-A down to the short-season leagues and name the top-20 prospects at every stop. The Triple-A affiliate for the Milwaukee Brewers — the San Antonio Missions — plays in the Pacific Coast League, and this year BA ranked two current (and one former) Brew Crew minor leaguers among the top-20 prospects in the PCL.
The first player recognized was Keston Hiura, who was ranked as the league’s #2 prospect despite playing only 57 games at the level:
Hiura played in the PCL’s most pitcher-friendly park in San Antonio and raked.