Sal Frelick is on his option to the Majors.
The Brewers chosen the contract of MLB Pipeline’s No. 17 general prospect from Triple-A Nashville on Saturday. To clear a spot on the 40-man roster, outfielder Raimel Tapia was designated for project.
The 23-year-old Frelick, who’s Milwaukee’s No. 2 prospect, has hit .252 with two homers, eight steals and a .697 OPS over 43 video games within the Minors this season.
Chosen by the Brewers with the fifteenth general choose within the 2021 MLB Draft out of Boston School, Frelick had a fast rise by the membership’s system. He reached Triple-A final yr and completed the marketing campaign with a .331/.403/.480 slash, 11 homers and 24 steals over 119 video games at three Minor League ranges, earlier than taking part within the 2023 World Baseball Basic with Staff Italy.
Now, the 5-foot-10, 182-pound outfielder is ready to deliver his 70-grade hit device and pace to MLB with the Brewers within the midst of a postseason race.
Milwaukee got here into Saturday with a 1 1/2-game lead over the Reds for first place within the NL Central.
Nonetheless, outfield manufacturing has been missing for the group outdoors of former MVP Christian Yelich. Even with Yelich’s .855 OPS included, the Brewers’ outfield entered Saturday with the seventh-lowest OPS (.705) in MLB.
Tapia posted a .555 OPS in 20 video games with Milwaukee after being signed as a free agent in June. He spent his first 39 video games of the season with the Purple Sox.