Prospects1500 Preview - Lutz, Feliciano and Turang
As the start of the Biloxi Shuckers 2021 campaign nears, we’ve partnered again with Prospects1500 to preview ten Brewers prospects that are projected to see time in Biloxi. To kick off the first installment, David Gasper looks at outfielder Tristen Lutz, catcher Mario Feliciano and infielder Brice Turang.
As the start of the Biloxi Shuckers 2021 campaign nears, we’ve partnered again with Prospects1500 to preview ten Brewers prospects that are projected to see time in Biloxi. To kick off the first installment, David Gasper looks at outfielder Tristen Lutz, catcher Mario Feliciano and infielder Brice Turang.
Tristen Lutz
Age: 22
Highest Level: High-A
Lutz has as much power as anyone in this Brewers system and has been since he was drafted 34th overall back in 2017. Lutz tends to get off to slow starts early in the season, which can be common for some players. Lutz has hit 13 homers in each of the last two minor league seasons. He’s been hitting around the .250 range but has been able to draw walks and get on base. Lutz has a strong throwing arm and profiles well as a right fielder given his power potential and strong throwing arm.
Mario Feliciano
Age: 22
Highest Level: Double-A
Prep catchers are a tough demographic to develop, and Feliciano took a little while, but he broke out in a big way in 2019, winning the Carolina League MVP award after hitting .273/.324/.477 with 25 doubles, four triples, and 19 homers in 116 games. Feliciano has big power that he began to tap into in 2019. He reportedly continued his power surge at the Alternate Site in 2020 and showed improvements defensively.
Brice Turang
Age: 21
Highest Level: High-A
The Brewers were excited to land Turang in the 2018 Draft, and he’s been just about everything they could hope for since. Turang posted strong numbers as a 19 year old in Low-A in 2019, hitting .287/.384/.376 with 19 extra base hits, 49 walks, and 21 stolen bases. He earned an aggressive promotion to High-A as a teenager and struggled a little bit as the youngest player in the Carolina League. Turang still has some room for physical growth and could add some more power to his profile, which he reportedly did at the Alternate Site, but he’ll always be a hit-over-power kind of guy while his defense is strong enough to stick at short.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for the second installment and see how Prospects1500 ranks the Brewers top 50 prospects for the 2021 season here.