3 Brewers Players Who Could Make Their First All-Star Game in 2020

The Milwaukee Brewers will be aiming for a third-straight year with a playoff appearance after making the NL Wild Card Playoff in 2019. The NL Central is wide open, offering the Brewers a good chance behind superstar Christian Yelich.

Milwaukee has a talented roster around Yelich that many fans are excited for in 2020. Here are some players that could make their first All-Star Game for the Brewers this year.

1. Keston Hiura

Keston Hiura was called up midway through 2019 and was unstoppable at the plate. / Rob Carr/Getty Images

There were few hitters in baseball that produced more than Keston Hiura did in the second half of last season. After getting promoted, Hiura demolished major league pitching. In 84 games, Hiura hit 19 homers, slugged .570, and hit .303. He also stole 9 bases and managed a respectable 7.2% walk rate. Hiura is in the 90th percentile in exit velocity and the 97th percentile for hard-hit percentage on Statcast, and he's set to be an offensive force for years to come. He needs to work on cutting his strikeout rate and improving his defense, but his eye-popping numbers could be enough to earn an All-Star appearance.

2. Adrian Houser

Adrian Houser is a solid dark-horse candidate to make the 2020 All-Star Game. / Jamie Sabau/Getty Images

Adrian Houser wasn't a full-time starter last season, but he was quietly an effective pitcher. In 111 1/3 innings pitched, he posted a 3.72 ERA while fanning 117 hitters. Some of the underlying numbers are even more impressive, though, as his 3.91 skill-interactive ERA (SIERA) would've been top 20 in the league had he thrown enough innings to qualify. Likely set to join Milwaukee's rotation in 2020, Houser has an outside shot at an All-Star appearance if he can replicate or improve upon last season's production.

3. Omar Narváez

Omar Narvaez was traded from the Mariners to the Brewers over the offseason. / Norm Hall/Getty Images

If any catcher is going to sneak onto the All-Star team, it'll likely be Omar Narváez, who has more than enough offensive firepower to impress voters. Narváez is one of the best hitting catchers in baseball. Over the last two years, he's posted nearly identical seasons that have averaged out to a .277/.358/.448 slash line. The Brewers traded for him to replace 2019 All-Star Yasmani Grandal, and they should be getting an even replacement on offense. Grandal had 121 weighted runs created plus (wRC+) last year and Narváez was right behind with 119. The main issue is that Narváez is a poor defensive catcher with some of the worst framing numbers in baseball. There aren't that many established NL catchers outside of J.T. Realmuto, Wilson Ramos, and Willson Contreras, so Narváez has a good shot of making the All-Star Game off the strength of his bat alone.

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