2025 Player Outlook

A fractured index finger derailed the start of Mitchell’s 2024 campaign, and it impacted his power upon his return. Across his first 137 plate appearances, he hit just .242 with a .358 SLG and 25 percent hard hit rate. Over his final 87 plate appearances, he hit .276 with a .645 SLG, and 35.3 percent hard hit rate. In his first extended look of big-league action, he hit eight home runs and stole 11 bases, and the hope is that his power numbers from last year aren’t an outlier, as they are a bit different from his time in the minors. The speed is legit (95th percentile sprint speed in 2024), and he slots in as Milwaukee’s everyday center fielder. He may not be a prototypical cleanup hitter in terms of pure raw power, but he’s no stranger to taking a walk, and he may be coming into his own in terms of power. He should join the 10/20 club this season at the very least, but his ceiling could be something like 15/25 or maybe even 20/25. He’s routinely taken outside of the top 50 outfielders, which seems like quite the misprice.