The Milwaukee Brewers led off their 2025 Draft Class with Tennessee corner infielder Andrew Fischer. Two picks in, the Brewers stick on the dirt twice and grab a pair of bats. This pick at 32 overall is compensation for the loss of Willy Adames in free agency this past offseason.
Brewers Draft Intriguing Shortstop with Willy Adames Compensation originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Milwaukee Brewers led off their 2025 Draft Class with Tennessee corner infielder Andrew Fischer. They've now followed it up with a high school shortstop. Two picks in, the Brewers stick on the dirt twice and grab a pair of bats.
This pick at 32 overall is compensation for the loss of Willy Adames in free agency this past offseason. To compensate for losing their starting shortstop, they selected another shortstop in Corona HS's Brady Ebel.
Here's some instant analysis of the Brewers Compensation selection of Brady Ebel at 32 overall.
Brady Ebel, SS, Corona (CA) HS
The Brewers love to grab guys from southern California, which is the region of the country the Brewers have for the Area Code Games showcase. Ebel was on the Brewers 2024 Area Code Games roster and that gave them a great inside look at him. That Area Code Games showcase has been a pipeline for the Brewers.
Ebel continues the trend of high school shortstops in this Draft. He's young for the class, still just 17 years old. He's got a very strong hit tool with some power to come as he matures, it's not present quite yet. He's a solid all around player with a strong throwing arm to be able to stick at short. He played a lot of third base this year because his own high school team had a better shortstop, Billy Carlson, who went 10th overall to the White Sox.
Ebel is committed to LSU, which is not going to be an easy commitment to sign away from. The Brewers had another prep shortstop from southern California with an LSU commitment they drafted early a few years ago. Brice Turang ended up signing with the Brewers.
With the Brewers saving some money with the Andrew Fischer selection in the first round, it's likely they'll have to use some of that money to sign Ebel here at 32. This is probably an overslot selection, which isn't a surprise for the Brewers.
Ebel's father is Dino Ebel, a coach on the Dodgers staff. His baseball bloodlines and growing up in the game like he did are huge positives in this profile.
Related: Instant Analysis: Brewers Select Andrew Fischer in First Round of 2025 MLB Draft
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
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