The Brewers have had a fine season from many of their young arms in the system. Across many levels, names that aren’t high on some of the prospect lists have made a name for themselves anyway. When you look at the MLB Top 100 list, you won’t find Thomas Jankins or Alec Bettinger, but they’re proving themselves at the upper levels of the Minors.

Here’s a few names to keep an eye on:

Jankins. He’s 24 years old and was a 13th round pick out of Quinnipiac in 2016. Jankins has slowly worked his way up through the system and has been more than productive along the way. Jankins has a 1.96 ERA over his last 4 starts at Triple A San Antonio, including Saturday’s 7 inning, 1 run effort. He’s surrendered more than 3 runs in just 2 of his 14 Triple A starts.

Bettinger. The 24-year old RHP and 2017 10th round pick from Virginia is on a roll in Double A for the Biloxi Shuckers. Bettinger has an ERA of 1.49 over his last 8 starts. He’s dropped his ERA from 8.66 on April 24th, to 3.49 currently.

RHP Alec Bettinger has struck out 70 batters over his last 10 starts.

RHP Devin Williams. The Brewers’ 2nd round pick from 2013 is in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery and has only gotten better each time out. Williams, 24 years old, has allowed just 1 earned run since May 19th. His ERA has dipped down to 2.49 and his ERA over his last 14 games is 0.40. Williams has also walked just 9 in that span, which is significantly down from what his walk rate was earlier in the season. The Biloxi Shucker was selected to participate in last Sunday’s MLB Futures Game and recorded 1/3 of an inning. Williams was credited with a Hold in the game.

RHP Noah Zavolas. Zavolas has allowed just 3 earned runs over his last 4 starts, spanning 28.1 innings. He’s allowed just 3 extra base hits (all doubles) during that stretch also. Zavolas has been one of the most consistent starting pitchers in the Brewers’ organization all season. He’s 5–3 with a 2.87 ERA.

RHP Bowden Francis. Francis stands at 6–5 and 225 pounds. The Brewers drafted him with their 7th round pick in 2017 and he’s ascended to Double A. While he’s yet to have that season where everything kind of comes together, Francis has shown reasons to be optimistic. He has a nice “mix” of fastball/sinker, slider and change. He had a 3 start stretch in June in which he tossed 19 innings and allowed just 1 earned run. He recorded 28 strikeouts against 4 walks over that run. He has a 2.83 ERA over his last 12 Double A starts, including 4 starts in that span in which he worked at least 6 scoreless innings.

There are other “high ceiling” guys that should be fun to watch in the next year or two also. Names like 2019 2nd round pick LHP Antoine Kelly (opponents have gone 1–22 against him to start his professional career in the AZL), RHP Drew Rasmussen (upper 90s velocity and a 3.22 ERA over 3 different levels of the Minors), LHP Ethan Small (yet to make a professional appearance, 1st round pick in 2019) and RHP Zack Brown (the 2018 Brewers’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year).

LHP Aaron Ashby is one of many names to remember when contemplating the Brewers’ future on the mound.

Other names that have had big years and have caught deserved attention: RHP Trey Supak (2.29 ERA in Biloxi over 110 innings pitched), LHP Aaron Ashby (3.57 ERA in his first 6 starts in High A). We’ve talked so much about these two all year, it’s hard to imagine that they are under the radar, at least not among the Brewers’ fan base.

One thing looks apparent: The Brewers system has some great depth on the mound right now.