Blake Burke, the Milwaukee Brewers’ first-base prospect, absolutely went off on July 24, hammering three dingers for the Class AA Biloxi Shuckers in a wild 10-7 victory over Chattanooga. This wasn’t just a big night for Burke, it was part of an insane power surge that shows just how stacked this Brewers farm system really is. Seriously, these guys are bringing the thunder.
Burke’s Monster Night Wasn’t Even The Whole Story
Burke, rocking the No. 18 prospect spot according to MLB Pipeline and a 2024 first-round pick, turned that game on its head. His third blast in the eighth inning flipped a 6-5 deficit into a 7-6 lead on the road. The dude came into the game already sporting 21 home runs and a .906 OPS this season, plus an impressive 23 stolen bases. This 6-3, 236-pound slugger is a straight-up problem. He finished 3-for-4 with four driven in, even getting plunked on the foot in the ninth with the bases loaded, denying him a shot at a fourth bomb. But Burke wasn’t the only one crushing it. Teammate Josiah Ragsdale mashed two homers himself, and Andrew Fischer notched his 30th bomb of the season. Catcher Matthew Wood delivered the biggest blast of all, a two-run shot in the top of the ninth to break a tie. The Shuckers ended the night with a ridiculous seven homers!
This Farm System Is Seriously Cooking
It’s been an absolute whirlwind week for the Shuckers, who are now basically the central hub of Milwaukee’s “vaunted” farm system. Catching prospect Marco Dinges even got promoted to Biloxi from Class High A Wisconsin on July 23, joining top-ranked prospect Jesús Made and Josh Adamczewski, who made a sick diving catch in the ninth. Their pitching staff even took a combined no-hitter into the ninth on July 21 and into the sixth on July 23! Ragsdale, the No. 14 prospect, now has six homers in just 18 games since his promotion, and a .975 OPS coming into Friday. Overall, he’s got 13 homers and 30 steals this year. Fischer, a 2025 first-rounder and No. 7 prospect, hit his 30th homer across two levels and his 10th in 29 games at Biloxi, with a gaudy 1.002 OPS at AA. According to Javik Blake of the Shuckers, Fischer is only the third Brewers prospect to hit 30 homers in the minors since 2001, and he did it with more than a month left in the season. With a 1.032 OPS in just over a year with the Brewers, Fischer is a force.
What a performance from these guys! The Brewers are clearly building something special in their minor league system. If these prospects keep mashing like this, the big league club is going to be absolutely loaded for years to come. You just know rival teams are watching this with nervous energy.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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