Brewers' Hitters Fantasy Baseball Preview | Jackson Chourio, William Contreras, Brice Turang, Christian Yelich, Rhys Hoskins and More

Let's wrap up our fantasy baseball team preview on the Milwaukee Brewers by looking at the team's hitters. We looked at pitchers in another story.

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Top Fantasy Hitters

Several Milwaukee hitters are on the ADP list right now.

Jackson Chourio is first at pick 34.95, while catcher William Contreras is at pick 36.52 on average.

Brice Turang (118) and Christian Yelich (119.81) are close together as well. Rhys Hoskins (165.5) is a ways behind those two.

Churio became a star in his first MLB season, which is wild considering it took him until June to really get going.

In 148 games, Chourio had a .275 average and .327 on-base percentage. He had 21 home runs, 79 RBIs, 22 stolen bases and 80 runs scored.

I'm really high on Chourio this season, and think he's underrated right now. Getting him around his ADP feels like a win, and I think there's a great chance he outperforms his ADP. He's a fine first fantasy outfielder, and an elite second option if you snag someone before him.

I have Contreras as the best fantasy catcher in the game for 2025.

He held that spot in 2024 after playing in an absurd 155 games. Contreras had a .281 average, .365 OBP, 23 homers, 92 RBIs, nine stolen bases and 99 runs scored.

His ADP is high for a catcher, but playing as often as he does, it's worth it with Contreras. He was the No. 16 overall hitter in fantasy points last season and is the 23rd hitter off draft boards, so I see value, and the chance for him to exceed expectations. Taking Contreras early means you can avoid taking another fantasy catcher the rest of the way with how much he plays.

Turang took a step forward in his second MLB season.

In 155 games, Turang hit .254 and got on base at a .316 clip. He had seven homers, 57 RBIs, 50 stolen bases and 72 runs scored. 

What Turang lacks in power he makes up for with stolen bases. The only downside with him is that he might not always start against left-handed pitchers, so that drops his fantasy value a touch. I think he's a fine fantasy option, but also think he's going too early in drafts - I'd prefer him at least a full round later and would skip him until he gets to that area.

Yelich would be going much higher if not for durability issues. He only played in 73 games last season, but should be ready to go right away this season.

He had a .315 average and .406 OBP in his time on the field last season, along with 11 homers, 42 RBIs, 21 stolen bases and 44 runs scored. That's great fantasy production, and if he can do that pace over close to a full season, he'll be a huge draft steal.

Taking Yeli as a third fantasy outfielder is ideal in my books. I'm fine taking a little risk on him around that ADP because his fantasy ceiling is so high.

Hoskins played in 131 games for Milwaukee last season.

He hit just .214 and got on base at a .303 clip, but had 26 homers, 82 RBIs, three stolen bases and 59 runs scored. He's  got bounceback potential, but is also in his age-32 season, so it might not come.

Taking him as a backup fantasy first baseman is how I'd treat him. He could be a starter at a utility or infield spot, or maybe be a trade chip if he bounces back a bit. I'm not confident in him remaining a standard league keeper all season, but that late in a standard league draft, I'm OK taking a chance on him.

Other Starting Options

According to FanGraphs, Garrett Mitchell and Joey Ortiz are the only other everyday projected starters. Sal Frelick and Oliver Dunn are in platoons, while Vinny Capra, Caleb Durbin and Mark Canha are the right-handed platoon options. Eric Haase is the projected backup catcher at this point.

Mitchell has major durability concerns, but could be a big fantasy asset from the heart of the team's lineup if he remains healthy. In 116 games over his career, Mitchell owns a .264 average, .343 OBP, 13 homers, 37 RBIs, 20 stolen bases and 52 runs scored.

If he does hit in the heart of the lineup and remains healthy, Mitchell has standard league keeper potential. He's a better deep-league option to kick off the season though.

Ortiz is expected to be the new shortstop for Milwaukee. He played third last season.

In 142 games, he had a .239 average, .329 OBP, 11 homers, 60 RBIs, 11 stolen bases and 58 runs scored. He starts the season as a deep-league option, and would need to improve pretty drastically to be a standard league keeper.

Frelick is the last one I want to discuss at length. He played in 145 games last season and posted a .259 average, .320 OBP, two homers, 32 RBIs, 18 stolen bases and 66 runs scored.

He should play enough, even if he platoons, to be a good deep-league option. Frelick would likely need to up his power or steal more bases to be a standard league keeper ever.

Dunn, Capra, Durbin and Canha seem like longshots to be anything more than deep-league options in 2025. An injury could change their outlook though. Haase probably needs an injury to Contreras to be a fantasy asset this coming season.

Blake Perkins is another option in the outfield, but he'll open the season on the injured list. He has deep-league value, but it might be difficult for him to find the field after the injury and with some other younger players in the mix.

Top Prospects

Jeferson Quero (No. 47), Jesus Made (No. 55) and Cooper Pratt (No. 56) are all top-100 prospects, but only Quero has a 2025 ETA. Mike Boeve, Tyler Black, Durbin and Isaac Collins are all top-30 prospects of the team with 2025 ETAs.

Quero is a catcher with 209 minor league games under his belt. He has a .278 average, .350 OBP, 28 homers, 114 RBIs, 19 stolen bases, 116 runs scored, 81 walks and 154 strikeouts.

Boeve is a corner infielder with 107 minor league games played so far. He had a .334 average, .411 OBP, 11 homers, 66 RBIs, three stolen bases, 63 runs scored, 54 walks and 79 strikeouts.

Black is a primary third baseman who played 18 MLB games in Milwaukee last season. He had a .204 average and .316 OBP. In 315 minor league games, Black had a .272 average, .402 OBP, 37 homers, 183 RBIs, 93 stolen bases, 226 runs scored, 220 walks and 262 strikeouts.

Durbin has played 281 minor league games, posting a .269 average and .374 OBP so far. The infielder also has 22 homers, 153 RBIs, 110 stolen bases, 187 runs scored, 134 walks and just 111 strikeouts.

Collins played 11 MLB games last season, posting a .118 average and .211 OBP. In 452 minor league games, the infielder/outfielder has a .266 average, .380 OBP, 38 home runs, 223 RBIs, 109 stolen bases, 309 runs scored, 273 walks and 368 strikeouts.

Made is a shortstop and third baseman who is just 17 years old. He had a .331 average and .458 OBP across 51 Dominican Summer League games last year. He also had six homers, 28 RBIs and stolen bases, 63 runs scored, 39 walks and 28 strikeouts. His ETA is 2028.

Pratt is another shortstop prospect with a 2027 ETA. In 108 minor league games, Pratt has a .286 average, .370 OBP, eight homers, 53 RBIs, 31 stolen bases, 65 runs scored, 47 walks and 92 strikeouts.

Darrien Miller, David Garcia, Ernesto Martinez Jr., Anthony Seigler, Raynel Delgado and Luis Lara are other hitters age 25 or below in big league camp with the team this spring.