One of the Milwaukee Brewers Top Prospects Suffered a Scary Injury on Thursday

Brock Wilken, the No. 7 prospect in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, suffered a scary injury on Thursday night at Double-A and will be out indefinitely.

Per Curt Hogg, who covers the Brewers for the Milwaukee Journal-Constitution:

Brewers 3B prospect Brock Wilken sustained multiple fractures when hit by a pitch in the face last night with Class AA Biloxi but there was no concussion. Surgery is likely when the swelling goes down. Longterm prognosis, though, is good according to Matt Arnold.

The 21-year-old was the Brewers first-round pick in 2023 and is projected to make his Major League debut in 2025 by MLB.com. There's no telling how this setback will impact his development or timeline moving forward, though. He played his college ball at Wake Forest and was taken No. 18 overall.

The following comes from a portion of his MLB.com prospect profile:

The right-handed slugger relies on the strength in his upper half to generate bat speed and loft that helps him send balls over fences in bunches. He can look almost hunched over the plate before ripping at the ball with a slight step as a lower load. Wilken’s swing decisions improved over his time at Wake, and while he’ll take his walks, the early strikeout concerns that emerged in college could return against more advanced pro arms, as they did in his small Double-A sample. 

Standing 6-foot-4, Wilken clocks in as a well-below-average runner. He can move around capably at the hot corner and has more than enough arm for the position, but his defense doesn’t figure to add much value to his overall profile. Given his size and speed, he might have to move across the diamond to first, where his power would still more than fit the bill.

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