Brewers Assign Brock Wilken to Wisconsin
GRAND CHUTE, WI – Brock Wilken, the first-round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2023 MLB Draft, has been assigned to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The slugger was selected eighteenth overall in the July draft after a record-breaking career at Wake Forest University.
GRAND CHUTE, WI – Brock Wilken, the first-round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2023 MLB Draft, has been assigned to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The slugger was selected eighteenth overall in the July draft after a record-breaking career at Wake Forest University.
Couldn’t be happier for the opportunity Milwaukee has given me! Now we go @Brewers ❤️ https://t.co/sUBsFaaRvq
— Brock Wilken (@B_Wilkes25) July 10, 2023
Wilken hit 31 homers to set a school record and drove in 82 runs with a .345 average and an OPS of 1.313 in 66 games during his final season with the Demon Deacons. He hit 71 home runs during his three-year career at Wake Forest to set a school record and tie an ACC record.
“There were a lot of guys potentially in play there [at #18], but when we landed on Brock, we were really excited to get probably the best power in the Draft,” Brewers scouting director Tod Johnson said after the selection. “I’m going to say it’s the best power in the Draft.”
1st-rder Brock Wilken signs w/@Brewers for $3,150,000 (pick 18 value = $4,021,400). @WakeBaseball 3B, some of best power in @MLBDraft, broke school record w/31 HR (2nd in NCAA D-I), also holds Wake & ACC marks with 71 career HR, improved approach & glove this spring. @MLBDraft pic.twitter.com/PrHPuEctR4
— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) July 17, 2023
Milwaukee signed Wilken on July 17 for a bonus of $3.15 million and assigned him to their affiliate in the Arizona Complex League. In his first seven games in the ACL, Wilken was 7-for-21 with a triple, a homer, and six RBI. He is scheduled to make his Timber Rattlers debut against the South Bend Cubs at Four Winds Field.
Wilken’s home debut is scheduled for when Wisconsin returns home to face the Dayton Dragons in a six-game series from Tuesday, August 8 through Sunday, August 13.
Welcome to the Crew, Brock Wilken!
— Brewers Player Development (@BrewersPD) August 2, 2023
Our 2023 1st-round pick delivered a HR and walk-off single for the ACL Brewers Monday, and has a 1.046 OPS across his first 7 pro games#ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/bEXgr3K77B
Tickets are available for all the games in the series at this link at any time. Fans may also order by calling the Timber Rattlers Ticket Office at (920) 733-4152 or stopping at the box office at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm.