Milwaukee Brewers minor league players

Zack Brown

Zachery Ryan Brown (born December 15, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Brown attended Seymour High School in Seymour, Indiana. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 38th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of Kentucky.^[1] He was then drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.^[2]

Brown pitched his first professional season with the Helena Brewers and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.^[3] In 12 games (six starts) between the two teams he was 1-4 with a 4.46 ERA. He pitched 2017 with Wisconsin and the Carolina Mudcats, going 7-5 with a 3.11 ERA in 22 games (17 starts),^[4] and started 2018 with the Biloxi Shuckers.^[5]

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Brent Díaz

Brent Díaz (born March 22, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Díaz attended Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami, Florida, and Louisiana Tech University. He played college baseball for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. In 2017, he was named a finalist for the Johnny Bench Award.^[6] The Milwaukee Brewers selected Diaz in the 29th round of the 2017 MLB draft,^[7] and he signed, forgoing his senior year at Louisiana Tech. He began his professional career with the Helena Brewers^[8] and after batting .267 with a .686 OPS in 12 games, was reassigned to the AZL Brewers where he batted .368 with a .987 OPS in 18 games to finish the season.^[9]

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Bubba Derby

Bowdien Henry Asa Derby (born February 24, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Derby attended La Salle High School in Pasadena, California.^[10] As a senior in 2012, he compiled a 9-1 record, a 0.90 ERA, and 117 strikeouts in 81 innings.^[11] After graduating, he enrolled at San Diego State University where he played college baseball for the San Diego State Aztecs. In 2015, as a junior, he was 8-4 with a 3.32 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 103 innings^[12] and was named to the All-Mountain West first team.

Derby was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the sixth round, 188th overall, of the 2015 MLB Draft.^[12] He signed and was assigned to the AZL Athletics before being promoted to the Vermont Lake Monsters In 14 games between the two teams, he was 1-1 with a 1.21 ERA and 0.84 WHIP. On February 12, 2016, Oakland traded Derby, along with Jacob Nottingham, to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Khris Davis.^[13] Milwaukee assigned him to the Brevard County Manatees and he spent all of 2016 there, going 6-13 with a 5.59 ERA in 26 games (25 starts). In 2017, he played for the Biloxi Shuckers and Colorado Springs Sky Sox, compiling a combined 7-1 record, 3.26 ERA, and a 1.20 WHIP in 113.1 innings pitched between the two teams.^[14] He spent 2018 with Colorado Springs where he was 6-5 with a 4.49 ERA in 31 games (16 starts).^[15]

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Marcos Diplan

Marcos Antonio Diplan Guzmán (born September 18, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers' organization.

The Texas Rangers signed Diplan as an international free agent in 2013, receiving a $1.3 signing bonus.^[16] He pitched for the Dominican Rangers during the 2014 season, where he had a 7-2 win–loss record, a 1.54 ERA, and 57 strikeouts in ​64 ¹⁄₃ innings pitched.

On January 19, 2015, the Rangers traded Diplan, Luis Sardiñas, and Corey Knebel to the Milwaukee Brewers for Yovani Gallardo.^[17] He spent 2015 with the Helena Brewers where he was 2-2 with a 3.75 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched, and 2016 with the Brevard County Manatees and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers where he posted a combined 7-4 record, 3.02 ERA, and 1.29 WHIP in 27 total games (17 starts) between the two clubs. In 2017, he pitched for the Carolina Mudcats where he compiled a 7-8 record and 5.23 ERA in 26 games (22 starts).^[18]

The Brewers added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.^[19]

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Mauricio Dubón

Mauricio Andre Dubón [doo-bone'] (born July 19, 1994) is a professional baseball shortstop in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Dubón was born and grew up in Honduras, where he attended a bilingual school. After a Christian baseball mission group visited Honduras when he was 15, Dubón had to work harder to get attention on the field. The Capital Christian High School saw Dubón play, and asked him if he wanted to come back to the United States with the group so he could hone his baseball skills while attending high school. Dubón moved to Sacramento, California, to attend Capital Christian as a foreign exchange student.^[20][21] He posted a .509 batting average (86-for-169) after his junior and senior year at Capital Christian High School, including 23 doubles, 14 triples, eight home runs and 81 RBI before being drafted by Boston. He was ranked by Baseball America as the best defensive player among the 2013 Red Sox draft picks.^[22]

The Red Sox selected Dubón in the 26th round of the 2013 MLB Draft. After batting .245 in 20 games for the GCL Red Sox shortly after signing, Dubón was promoted to the Lowell Spinners in 2014 and ranked among the best ten in the New York–Penn League with a .320 batting average (82-for-256).^[23]

For the Greenville Drive in 2015, Dubón hit .364 through his first 11 games and had hit safely in 10 of those contests. He finished the season with High-A Salem Red Sox of the Carolina League, hitting a combined .288/.349/.376 slash line with 30 stolen bases in 120 games during the two stints.^[24] He then was invited by the Boston Red Sox to participate on its 2016 spring training.^[25]

Dubón continued his development at Salem in 2016, earning a spot in the Carolina League All-Star team to play in the 2016 California-Carolina League All-Star Game.^[26] He was promoted to Double-A Portland Sea Dogs following his appearance in the All-Star Game. At the time of his promotion, Dubón had a .306/.387/.379 line over 238 at-bats with a good approach producing more walks (33) than strikeouts (25).^[24] The .306 average was good for third in the Carolina League, and the on-base percentage ranked sixth. Besides, his speed has also continued to be a huge part of his game, stealing 24 bases in 28 attempts, for the sixth best in the league.^[27]

At Double-A, Dubón improved his slash line to .339/.371/.538 over 62 games with Portland, including 23 multi-hits games, six home runs and 40 RBI. Overall, he hit .323/.379/.461 with 101 runs, 69 RBI and 30 stolen bases in the two stints. Besides, he led the Red Sox minors system in runs and hits (157), while his .323 average was the second-best to Aneury Tavárez (.330).^[28] In addition, he finished third in stolen bases behind Yoan Moncada (45) and Danny Mars (31) and sixth in RBI.^[28] He then was selected to join the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League during the postseason.^[29]

On December 6, 2016, the Red Sox traded Dubón, Travis Shaw, and Josh Pennington to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tyler Thornburg.^[30] He spent 2017 with both the Biloxi Shuckers and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, posting a combined .274 batting average with eight home runs, 57 RBIs and 38 stolen bases in 129 total games between both teams.^[31] The Brewers added him to their 40-man roster after the season.^[32]

MLB.com ranked Dubón as Milwaukee's 11th ranked prospect going into the 2018 season.^[33]

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Lucas Erceg

Lucas Erceg (born May 1, 1995) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Erceg attended Westmont High School in Campbell, California. He played college baseball at the University of California, Berkeley in 2014 and 2015 and was named first team All-Pac-12 in 2015. Prior to the 2016 season he was ruled academically ineligible and transferred to Menlo College.^[34][35] After one year at Menlo, he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.^[36]

Erceg made his professional debut with the Helena Brewers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League and was promoted to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League after hitting .400 over 26 games.^[37][38] Erceg finished his first professional season with a .327 batting average with nine home runs and 51 RBIs in 68 total games between both teams. In 2017, he played for the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina Leaguewhere he batted .256 with 15 home runs and 81 RBIs along with playing in three games for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League at the end of the season.^[39]

MLB.com ranked Ecreg as Milwaukee's fourth ranked prospect going into the 2018 season.^[40] He began the 2018 season with the Biloxi Shuckers of the Class AA Southern League.^[41]

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Jake Gatewood

Jake Jacob Gatewood (born September 25, 1995) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Gatewood attended Clovis High School in Clovis, California.^[42][43] He was the winner of the junior Home Run Derby at Citi Field on July 15, 2013.^[44][45][46]

Gatewood at one point was considered a potential top overall pick in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.^[47] He ended up getting drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers 41st overall in the draft.^[48] He signed on June 14,^[49] and was assigned to the AZL Brewers, where he posted a .206 batting average with three home runs and 32 RBIs. Gatewood spent 2015 with both the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and the Helena Brewers, where he batted a combined .244 with ten home runs and 57 RBIs in 109 games between both teams. In 2016, Gatewood spent the whole season with the Timber Rattlers, where he batted .240 with 14 home runs and 64 RBIs. He spent 2017 with both the Carolina Mudcats and Biloxi Shuckers, posting a combined .264 average along with 15 home runs, 62 RBIs, ten stolen bases and a .775 OPS between both clubs.^[50]

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Tristen Lutz

Tristen Drew Lutz (born August 22, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

During his senior season at Martin High School, Lutz batted .430 while slugging 11 home runs and drove in 49 RBIs. Lutz committed to the University of Texas before being selected with the 34th overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers^[51]

On July 5, 2017, Lutz signed with the Brewers and earned a signing bonus of $2.352 million.^[52] After signing with Brewers, Lutz was assigned to the Arizona League Brewers. In just 16 games, Lutz hit .279/.347/.559 while hitting three home runs and driving in 11 runs before being promoting to the Helena Brewers. He finished out the rest of the season in the Pioneer League with Helena hitting .333/.432/.559 with six home runs and 16 RBIs in 24 games.

MLB.com ranked Lutz as Milwaukee's ninth ranked prospect going into the 2018 season.^[53] He spent 2018 with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, slashing .245/.321/.421 with 13 home runs and 63 RBIs in 119 games.^[54]

Standing at 6'3" and weighing around 210 lbs, Lutz is known for his raw power and his strong plate discipline.^[55]

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Tyrone Taylor

Tyrone A. Taylor (born January 22, 1994) is an American professional baseball center fielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Taylor was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft out of Torrance High School in Torrance, California.^[56] He had signed to play college baseball at California State University, Fullerton, but signed with the Brewers instead.^[57] He made his professional debut that year for the Helena Brewers and also played for the Arizona League Brewers. In 75 at-bats over 18 games, he hit .387/.434/.667 with two home runs. He played the 2013 season with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.^[58] In 122 games, he hit .274/.338/.400 with eight home runs in 485 at-bats. Prior to the 2014 season, he was ranked by Baseball America as the Brewers second best prospect.^[59] He started the season with the Brevard County Manatees. On April 29, 2014, Tyrone Taylor hit for the cycle against the Clearwater Threshers on his mother's 35th birthday. It was the first cycle in Brevard County Manatees history.

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• Roache, Taylor giving Brewers plenty to smile about

Quintin Torres-Costa

Quintin John Alohiokala Torres-Costa (born September 11, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Torres-Costa attended Waiakea High School in Hilo, Hawaii and played college baseball at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 35th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.^[60][61] He spent his first professional season with the Arizona League Brewers and Helena Brewers, compiling a 2-0 record and a 3.38 ERA in 14 relief appearances.

Torres-Costa spent 2016 with Helena and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, going a combined 6-3 with a 3.92 ERA in 45 relief appearances, and 2017 with the Carolina Mudcats and Biloxi Shuckers, pitching to a 9-6 record and a 4.23 ERA in 41 appearances in relief. After the 2017 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. He started 2018 with Biloxi and was promoted to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox during the season.^[62] In 43 relief appearances between the two clubs, Torres-Costa was 3-2 with a 1.31 ERA.^[63]

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