The Milwaukee Brewers moved one of their more intriguing young bats up a level this week, promoting second baseman Daniel Dickinson from High-A Wisconsin to Double-A Biloxi while the big-league club was in the middle of a key series against the Chicago Cubs.
The transaction showed up on the minor-league moves list as Milwaukee sat alone in first place in the National League Central and became the first team in the majors to reach 90 wins.
Dickinson, taken in the sixth round of the 2025 draft out of LSU, is in his first full professional season. The 22-year-old has spent the year with the Timber Rattlers and put together a contact-heavy line that stands out even in a Brewers system known for developing hitters.
At the time of the promotion he was hitting .282 with 11 home runs and 66 RBIs. He had walked 88 times, stolen 60 bases and posted a .428 on-base percentage that would be considered elite at almost any level.
Those numbers have people inside the organization talking, even though Dickinson has not appeared on most published top-30 prospect lists for Milwaukee.
The right-handed hitter grew up in the Kennewick, Washington, area and took a longer road than a lot of high-profile college players. He walked on at Utah Valley, put up big numbers there, then transferred to LSU for the 2025 season and helped the Tigers win the College World Series.
In his one year in Baton Rouge he hit .315 with 12 home runs, 49 RBIs and a .458 on-base percentage. He also played through a broken hamate bone in his wrist during the postseason run.
Scouts have consistently pointed to his simple swing, hand-eye coordination and ability to control the strike zone. He does not project as a middle-of-the-order power threat, but he rarely gives away at-bats and has shown he can steal bases once he reaches first.
If those skills hold up against better pitching in the Southern League, Dickinson could eventually profile as a versatile infielder who can get on base and create havoc as a pinch-runner or late-inning option in Milwaukee.
The promotion lands at a good time for the parent club. The Brewers are 90-56 and hold a nine-game lead over the second-place Cubs with the season heading into its final stretch.
Milwaukee already had the series in hand after a 4-3 walk-off win in 10 innings Tuesday night at American Family Field.
The Brewers trailed 3-1 with two outs in the ninth when Christian Yelich came off the bench and singled. Jackson Chourio then hit a two-run homer to tie the game.
Rookie outfielder Luis Lara, who had gone hitless in four at-bats, delivered the game-winning single in the 10th.
“That’s what you love to be part of, trusting your team and believing,” manager Pat Murphy said. “And they’ll keep coming back.”
Lara sounded the same note afterward.
“Really, it was just a great team win,” Lara said. “What Jackson and Garrett were able to do for us there, I knew I just had to find a way to win the game. I knew that after those moments happened, if an opportunity came up for me again, I was going to find a way.”
The Brewers will try to complete the sweep Wednesday. First pitch is set for 7:40 p.m. ET.
Dickinson’s next test begins in Biloxi. How he handles the jump from High-A to Double-A will say a lot about whether his contact-first approach can keep producing at higher levels.
