Just a few years ago, in 2023, Milwaukee Brewers fans were buzzing about outfielder Joey Wiemer. The former top prospect and fourth-round pick electrified the state; mullet cuts were offered at the ballpark, and it felt as if the hard-swinging right-hander’s ceiling was sky-high.
However, the game moves quickly, and pitchers adjusted. Wiemer’s power potential was overshadowed by rising strikeout issues, while prospects like Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell, and Jackson Chourio were rapidly approaching from behind. As a result, the Brewers moved him in 2024 to strengthen their pitching staff, trading him to a division rival, the Cincinnati Reds, in exchange for Frankie Montas at the trade deadline.