The Brewers often seem to take a mid-20s player on the peripheries of prospectdom and find a valuable role for them in the Majors. Tobias Myers was an obvious example on the pitching side in 2024, while Blake Perkins did much the same for position players. Next up could be Collins. Taken by the Rockies in the ninth round out of Creighton in 2019, the switch-hitter never broke through in Colorado’s Top 30 Prospects list, and after posting a .684 OPS for Double-A Hartford in 2022, the Brewers selected him in the Minor League phase of the Rule 5 Draft that offseason. His big breakout came last season when he slashed .273/.386/.475 with 14 homers and 24 steals in 113 games for Triple-A Nashville, and Milwaukee called him up in September and even included him on the club’s Wild Card roster.
Standing at just 5-foot-8, Collins doesn’t provide pitchers with a big strike zone, and he doesn’t much expand beyond it, leading to plentiful walks and strong OBPs. He also doesn’t swing much, period, and can be willing to let drivable pitches sail by. That said, his exit velocities were relatively solid for Triple-A last season, and he would be a regular candidate to hit double-digit homers, despite the size, if given a full year’s worth of at-bats.
Collins is at least an above-average runner, and he’s capable of swiping 25-plus bags in a year. That athleticism has helped his defensive versatility, and while some see his best fit being at second base, his ability to move afforded him plenty of looks in left field. His arm is solid and accurate as well. With near-even splits against pitchers from both sides, Collins might be the perfect end-of-roster player who can fill multiple roles and get on base and run as needed.
These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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HR
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2
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1
2
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1
1
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1
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1
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0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
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1
1
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field. Learn more about how positioning is defined here
