As with many other prospect ranking outlets, Fangraphs has been slowly publishing their organizational lists throughout the winter. Milwaukee’s was released about two months ago in the beginning of December, though with the more recent moves completed by David Stearns and company, that list is already obsolete. Yesterday, Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel released their updated top 100 prospects list at Fangraphs, and they feel that even after Milwaukee’s big trade last month, the club still has three top-100 talents within their minor league system. They are:
24. 2B Keston Hiura
Most premium college hitters are viewed as “safer” draft prospects, but Hiura had an arm issue that prevented him from playing defense while he was scouted.