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Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 50 | Run: 40 | Arm: 60 | Field: 70 | Overall: 55

Signed for $200,000 out of Venezuela in July 2019, Quero has established himself as one of the game’s top catching prospects, leading to a spot on Milwaukee’s 40-man roster this past offseason. After solid showings at Single-A, High-A and the Arizona Fall League in 2021, the 5-foot-11 backstop spent the entire 2023 campaign with Double-A Biloxi and hit .262/.339/.440 with 16 home runs over 90 games. He was one of only two 20-year-old catchers to get more than 33 plate appearances at Double-A, and he blew that total out of the water with 381, during which he posted an above-average 107 wRC+.

Quero won a well-deserved 2023 Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove Award as he’s developed into arguably the Minors’ best defensive catcher. His receiving and blocking – aided by his right-knee-down positioning – can be top-notch, and his framing can look as smooth as it gets. His arm strength and quick reactions behind the plate also helped him throw out 34.6 percent of attempted Double-A basestealers, and those skills should help him limit opposing running games at a time when steals are taking off across baseball.

While the right-handed slugger did struggle with chasing some sliders and changeups in the Southern League, Quero still projects for average hit and power tools with the capability to pull homers down the left-field line and spray doubles the opposite way. The glovework alone would make him a regular starter in the Majors, while the bat could push him closer to All-Star catcher level. Assuming health, he could be on track for a second-half MLB debut in 2024 once he establishes himself at Triple-A Nashville. - MLB.com Pipeline

Here you go. I had to work around the smile.

Looks great! Thanks. Excited to use him and all the up and coming Brewers prospects. Chourio, Miso, Quero going to be fun.