Week 3 of the Arizona Fall League is in the books, and Milwaukee’s prospects keep giving the organization something to watch in Scottsdale. The Brewers remain one of the last two big-league clubs standing, but their farm system has been making noise through the Scottsdale Scorpions, with several players putting together encouraging stretches.
The loudest statement came from Jett Williams, who finally got the kind of moment that can reset a fall. After a rocky opening to his AFL stint, the Brewers’ No. 12 prospect, according to Brewer Fanatic, launched his first home run of the fall on Saturday night, sending the ball to straightaway center field. Williams was part of the return package for Freddy Peralta, whom the team dealt to the Mets before he landed in Tampa to help the Rays to the World Series.
Williams entered that game already showing the speed that keeps his profile so intriguing. He had stolen five bases in his first nine AFL games, and the on-base skills that made him a notable prospect remain in place as well.
His zone-contact percentage, walk rate, and whiff rate all point to a hitter who can work counts and get on base, even with a .232 average at Triple-A Nashville this year. And while the plate discipline and speed are the baseline here, the power has started to peek through too: three extra-base hits - a double, triple and home run - in 10 Fall League games offer at least a hint of more upside.
Eric Bitonti is making his case in a different way, with steady production and real thump over a relatively small sample. Through 12 games, the 2023 third-round pick has two homers, eight RBIs, seven runs, two doubles, seven walks and three stolen bases. He’s hitting .256/.360/.442, and for a player who only turns 20, that’s a strong early read on how much his game has grown.
Bitonti’s development over the past year has been obvious. He spent 119 games at Low-A Carolina in 2025, where he traded average for power, batting .238 while hitting 19 home runs in his age-19 season.
This year, he opened in High-A Wisconsin and absolutely took off, slugging 25 homers with 88 RBIs and posting a .270/.391/.525 line before spending a week with Double-A Biloxi. He’s still very much a slugger, and that comes with swing-and-miss, but his 25.2% Pull Air percentage stands out.
Even better for his outlook, he chases less than the average minor-league hitter, so there’s room to clean up the strikeout issues without sacrificing the power that defines him.
On the mound, Peyton Niksch has been one of the more impressive Brewers prospects on the Scorpions through the first three weeks. In 9 2/3 innings, the 22-year-old right-hander has struck out 10, walked three and allowed only three hits.
That adds up to a tiny 0.62 WHIP, and it’s a welcome continuation of a season that saw him move across three levels. Niksch posted a 2.70 ERA in Low-A and a 1.13 mark in High-A before running into trouble in Double-A, where he finished at 8.63.
In the AFL, keeping the walks under control and limiting the long ball - he’s already surrendered two home runs - will be the key markers to watch from here.
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