Scouting Report

Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 50 | Run: 50 | Arm: 40 | Field: 40 | Overall: 50

The Brewers took Adamczewski from the Indiana high school ranks with their 15th-round pick in 2023 -- the same year they took Bishop Letson from the same state four rounds earlier -- and talked him out of a Ball State commitment with a $252,500 bonus. As a cold-weather hitter, he wasn’t pushed aggressively in his first full season, but he dominated the Arizona Complex League all the same. In his age-20 season, he roared past Single-A Carolina in 2025, hitting .359/.459/.569 with five homers in 46 games, but he missed about two months with a lower back injury. Adamczewski saw a late turn at High-A Wisconsin and rounded out the year with a .953 OPS in 20 Arizona Fall League games.

Adamczewski lowered his hands in his stance in his second full season, allowing him to stay on plane with the baseball, and he appropriately cut his ground-ball rate by 10 points from 2024 to ’25. There’s decent bat speed already in his 6-foot frame, and the quality of contact helps him get to much of his raw power. From an approach standpoint, he hasn’t often chased against any pitch types, driving good OBPs in his young career, but he’ll need to handle sliders in the zone a bit better when he reaches the upper levels. 

Adamczewski was focused on second base to begin his career but wasn't quite a fit on the dirt with subpar hands. The Brewers decided to give him looks in left field in the Fall League, and that’s where he profiles best given his below-average arm strength and the expanded area out there to roam. That puts extra pressure on the bat, but the early returns and tool set give him starting upside on the grass.

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 55 | Run: 50 | Arm: 40 | Field: 40 | Overall: 45

Adamczewski looked like he was heading from Lake Central High School in Indiana to Ball State until the Brewers swooped in to take him in the 15th round of the 2023 Draft. He signed for $252,500 with $102,500 of that counting toward Milwaukee’s bonus pool. Given his age and cold-weather-state status, he opened his first full season in the Arizona Complex League, only to hit .336/.472/.478 in 32 games there and earn a cameo with Single-A Carolina. He's been back with the Mudcats to begin his age-20 campaign as a part of one of the Minors’ most fun lineups.

The left-handed slugger’s performance has picked up where it left off in 2024, but some interesting things are happening under the hood as well. Adamczewski has lowered his hands in his stance some, allowing him to meet the ball on plane more easily. That’s helped lead to a significant drop in ground balls and healthy bounces in line drives and flyballs. Combine that with impressive bat speed, and there’s some pop to dream on here from the 6-foot infielder. He will swing and miss some, and there is some concern about handling sliders in the zone. But he may hit the ball hard enough when he does make contact to drive decent averages as he climbs.

A solid runner, Adamczewski has been second-base-only in pro ball, in part because of subpar arm strength. He can get to balls well on the dirt but has also occasionally struggled with stone hands on the gather or transfer. With Carolina, he hasn’t needed another position with Jesús Made and Luis Peña also on the dirt, and that singular focus allows for even more concentration on the bat that should be his driver to the big leagues.

Awards

AFL Rising Stars

Year	Team
2025

CAR Player of the Week

Week	Team
04/06/2025

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	03/05/2026	Milwaukee Brewers Prospects activated 2B Josh Adamczewski.
	03/05/2026	2B Josh Adamczewski assigned to Milwaukee Brewers Prospects.
	02/21/2026	2B Josh Adamczewski roster status changed by Milwaukee Brewers.
	02/21/2026	2B Josh Adamczewski assigned to Milwaukee Brewers.
	11/08/2025	National League Fall Stars activated SS Josh Adamczewski.
	09/10/2025	SS Josh Adamczewski assigned to Surprise Saguaros.
	08/19/2025	SS Josh Adamczewski assigned to Wisconsin Timber Rattlers from Carolina Mudcats.
	08/19/2025	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers activated SS Josh Adamczewski.
	07/17/2025	Carolina Mudcats activated SS Josh Adamczewski from the 7-day injured list.
	07/17/2025	Carolina Mudcats activated SS Josh Adamczewski from the 7-day injured list.
	07/01/2025	Carolina Mudcats sent SS Josh Adamczewski on a rehab assignment to ACL Brewers.
	07/01/2025	Carolina Mudcats sent SS Josh Adamczewski on a rehab assignment to ACL Brewers.
	05/28/2025	Carolina Mudcats placed SS Josh Adamczewski on the 7-day injured list.
	05/28/2025	Carolina Mudcats placed SS Josh Adamczewski on the 7-day injured list.
	03/16/2025	2B Josh Adamczewski assigned to Milwaukee Brewers Prospects.
	02/26/2025	2B Josh Adamczewski assigned to Milwaukee Brewers.
	09/13/2024	Carolina Mudcats activated SS Josh Adamczewski from the 7-day injured list.
	09/13/2024	Carolina Mudcats activated SS Josh Adamczewski from the 7-day injured list.
	08/17/2024	Carolina Mudcats placed SS Josh Adamczewski on the 7-day injured list.
	07/29/2024	SS Josh Adamczewski assigned to Carolina Mudcats from ACL Brewers.
	06/06/2024	ACL Brewers activated SS Josh Adamczewski from the 7-day injured list.
	09/25/2023	ACL Brewers placed SS Josh Adamczewski on the 7-day injured list.
	09/25/2023	ACL Brewers activated SS Josh Adamczewski from the temporarily inactive list.
	08/24/2023	ACL Brewers placed SS Josh Adamczewski on the temporarily inactive list.
	08/14/2023	SS Josh Adamczewski assigned to ACL Brewers.
	07/25/2023	Milwaukee Brewers signed SS Josh Adamczewski.