The Milwaukee Brewers are not a team known for their huge power numbers, but they have a prospect in their system leading all of minor league baseball in home runs.
The team's No. 5 prospect, Andrew Fischer, hit three home runs for Double-A Biloxi on Thursday night, now leading the minor league home run race by five homers. Fischer hit 20 homers for High-A Wisconsin as well this season.
Fischer, a first-round pick out of the University of Tennessee last year, had his three-homer game in Knoxville, home of his alma mater. At just 22 years old, he is the first Brewers minor leaguer to reach 40 home runs in a season since 1974. He trails only Gordon Thomas for the all-time record at 51 home runs.
The Brewers have hit the fewest home runs in the big leagues this season, and in recent years have relied on speed, defense and contact to win games. Fischer is not the typical Brewers prospect and is much more Kyle Schwarber than Brice Turang.
However, his success does indicate that a real power bat is on its way to Milwaukee soon. The Brewers would never do it, but bringing him up in September to infuse some power into their lineup would not be the worst idea. He has yet to play a Triple-A game and strikes out a lot, but to win the World Series, the Brewers are going to need to hit homers.
Fischer was great for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic, but his power surge this year is something special. He had 25 homers in his final season at Tennessee and had a 20-homer season at Ole Miss in 2024. With 15 games left in the season, the race to 50 is on for Fischer.
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