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.
