Brice Turang
Elsewhere on the farm, just a couple hours north of the parent club’s home, another young infielder is making his name in the Brewers’ ranks. Up in Appleton, Wisconsin, the home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, another recent first rounder is already garnering All-Star honors at the young age of 19.
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A fellow Californian just like Hiura, Brice Turang was drafted 21st overall by the Milwaukee Brewers out of Santiago High School in Corona. Assigned to the Timber Rattlers to begin the 2019 season as the club’s third-ranked prospect, Turang has been one of the Midwest League’s best players this season, becoming one of three position player All-Stars on the team’s roster and currently sitting second in the league in hits (67) and on-base percentage (.404), fifth in batting average (.307) and tied for 6th in steals (14) as of June 8th.
He has struggled in the field at times, however, with 6 errors at shortstop in 29 games in that spot, so time will tell how things develop in that department. A potential candidate to be promoted to Carolina during the 2019 season if he continues to do well, there is also a good chance that they could wait until next season to do so considering his age, as they did with Hiura going into 2018.
Regardless of what decisions may or may not be made by those actually in charge in Milwaukee, baseball fans could expect to see both of these exciting young bats finding their way into the Milwaukee Brewers’ lineup in the near future.