The Milwaukee Brewers, like a lot of teams across baseball, signed several minor league players to contracts this off-season. Jared Koenig is an example of one addition that joined the team on a MiLB deal and has made a massive impact on the big league club. Another player that they signed was Brewer Hicklen and he is currently tearing it up in Triple-A.
Brewer Hicklen signed a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers in November of 2023.
Milwaukee is the third organization that outfielder Brewer Hicklen has been a part of. He was originally a seventh round draft pick by the Kansas City Royals in 2017, had a cup of coffee in the big leagues in 2022, and was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for cash in 2023. He elected free agency at the end of last season and the Brewers signed him with an invite to big league camp in spring training.
Power and speed are two strengths of Brewer Hicklen.
Brewer Hicklen has posted some eye-catching numbers in the minor leagues. From 2018-2022 he posted seasons of 35, 39, 40, and 35 stolen bases. He also had 28 home runs in 2022 and 30 doubles. The downside is that his strikeout percentage is typically in the 28-33 percent range and it topped out at 36 percent in 2022.
Brewer Hicklen is off to a monster start to the 2024 season in Triple-A.
After appearing in 17 spring training games for the Brewers they elected to have him start the year in Triple-A. He is not a 40-man roster member and has a plethora of talented outfielders blocking his paths to the big leagues. However he has started the year off well as he has a .283/.396/.586 slash line across 152 at-bats with 11 home runs, nine doubles, 35 RBI, and 18 stolen bases.
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— Nashville Sounds (@nashvillesounds) May 24, 2024
Rankings wise here is where Brewer Hicklen currently ranks among other International League players: 18 stolen bases (3rd), 11 home runs (T-7), 35 RBI (T-8), .979 OPS (10th).
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