Milwaukee Brewers: Scouting Report On OF Lewis Brinson

Future Outlook

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Brinson has a build, swing, and approach very similar to Melvin Upton, Jr. (formerly known as B.J.). He glides down the base line just like Upton did in his Tampa days, though his discipline is also reminiscent of Upton, and that’s not exactly a great thing. I do think Milwaukee would take a guy who gave them 15+ wins before hitting free agency.

Brinson will need to work on pitch recognition to have that chance to take the next step and become more than a defense-first tool shed. With a small bit of work, he could be a guy along the lines of Eric Davis as he has that level of athleticism.

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The Milwaukee outfield is fairly open for 2017, so Brinson will get every opportunity to get a chance to start in the big leagues in 2017, something he wasn’t going to get to try in Texas for sure. Brinson has shown well defensively already with the Milwaukee minor league club in his short time there, so he will get plenty of chances.