Milwaukee Brewers: Six prospects that could make an impact in 2019
By Sam Brahm
Corey Ray
Corey Ray is seen as the next star in the Brewers organization that’s not named Keston Hiura. Ray had a breakout year when it came to his power in Double-A last season and is now looking to build off that and possibly take the spot of Ryan Braun in the next couple seasons.
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The top outfield prospect was taken in the first round of the 2016 draft out of Louisville. He has been highly touted throughout his major league career and is ranked number two on the top 30 prospect list for the Milwaukee Brewers. He has worked his way up the minor league system and next year may be the year that we could see him in a Milwaukee Brewers jersey.
In Ray’s best season of his career, he had a below average season when it came to batting average posting .239, but his power numbers and stolen base count took some big jumps. In 2017, Corey Ray had seven home runs with 24 stolen bases in 112 games. Then in 2018, Ray stepped it up and hit 27 home runs with 37 stolen bases in Double-A Biloxi. This great season earned him Minor League hitter of the year in the Brewers organization, MVP in the Southern League, and an invite to Major League camp this spring.
Hopefully, the average will go up in due time, but just like Stokes, the power, and speed could help him get a call-up. With Ray being a lefty power hitter, this may attract the Brewers due to the “Miller Park effect”. He will most likely play a Keon Broxton role as well since they seem to have the same skill set. Besides Ray batting from the left side, they both have the power, speed, and trouble with strikeouts. Brewers fans should be excited to see what Corey Ray has in store in 2019.