Milwaukee’s 2024 international class was already considered solid when the organization added two of MLB Pipeline’s Top 25 prospects in the group in Jorge Quintana (No. 12) and Jesus Made (No. 22). Pena didn’t crack that initial ranking, but he did sign for $800,000 to give the Brewers another infield option at the lowest levels. The 5-foot-11 infielder took off in the Dominican Summer League, where he was the Player of the Month for June and a midseason All-Star.
While it’s important to not get too wrapped up in DSL stats, Pena’s have popped off the page as he’s flirted with a .400 average for much of the summer while keeping his strikeout rate below 10 percent. He looks at ease in the box, using a leg kick to stay in rhythm, and with plus-plus speed, he’s proven to be a menace on the basepaths, both in terms of swiping bags efficiently and in grabbing the extra base on balls to the gaps. There is some raw power in his 5-foot-11 frame, as he showed by homering in the DSL All-Star Game, and it could play even more in games as he matures physically.
Signed as a shortstop, Pena also saw time at third base and second in his first pro season. He’s still raw at the six, but he has the arm strength to be valuable at the corner if that’s where he needs to land full-time, especially with so many other shortstops in the system. Milwaukee has a recent history of getting aggressive with DSL performers, and Pena could fall in line with that when he heads stateside for his age-18 season in 2025.
