Jackson Chourio

It wasn't always pretty, but Chourio hit 21 homers and stole 21 bases in his age-21 season, becoming the youngest player in MLB history to record consecutive 20-20 campaigns. Impressively, he did it in just 131 games last season, as a hamstring injury cost him a month in the second half. Chourio returned from the injured list to put up his worst month of the season in September (.200/.262/.337), though he rebounded with a strong postseason performance (.890 OPS) for a Brewers team that reached the NLCS. Milwaukee bet big on Chourio in the form of an eight-year, $80 million extension before he even reached the majors, and that investment is paying off in spades. His 2025 looks like a lateral step in some respects, and there are legitimate holes in his batted-ball and plate-discipline profiles, including a bottom-50th percentile hard-hit rate and a bottom-10th percentile chase rate. However, it's important to remember that not all growth is linear, and the performance level Chourio has established at such a young age should be viewed as an excellent foundation from which he can build. Read Past Outlooks