Former Tennessee star Andrew Fischer is becoming one of the Brewers’ fastest risers

Former Vols in the pros have been thriving this baseball season, and that trend is making for some serious attention for some Vols prospects.

Of note, Tennessee starting pitcher Chase Dollander has done a really nice job this year for the Rockies despite pitching in one of baseball’s most notoriously difficult ballparks. Garrett Crochet has made back-to-back All-Star Games, and Chad Dallas was called up last week by the Blue Jays and gave up just one earned run in his MLB debut over 3.2 innings. This is exactly what Vols fans needed after an early NCAA tournament exit, seeing stars shine at the next level.

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Vols fans should keep an eye on another former Vol, Andrew Fischer, who has also been playing well, hitting his 19th home run of the season and making a strong case for Milwaukee’s Double-A team, the Biloxi Shuckers, to be calling up Fischer soon. This would be a huge development. The former Vols infielder is ranked as the No. 6 prospect in a loaded Brewers system and is trending upward.

Andrew Fischer should move up soon

In May, Fischer was the Brewers' Minor League Player of the Month after an outstanding stretch. He posted a .281 average with 10 home runs, 21 RBIs, 21 walks, and 25 runs scored in 24 games for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Fischer has stayed hot into June as well, going 8-for-18 with three home runs and five RBIs.

Overall, for the season, he’s proving that he's developing into an MLB-level bat, as he's hitting .286 with a 1.093 OPS and 19 home runs. Coming into this year, Baseball Prospectus ranked him as the No. 76 prospect in baseball, and with his recent surge, that ranking should continue to rise. For now, he just needs to keep doing what he’s doing, and he’ll eventually work his way up the system.

In baseball, it’s not uncommon to see college players selected near the end of the first round, like Fischer, struggle at the next level. However, in High-A, he has been performing well and not contributing to the narrative that college hitters are already maxed out.

One thing that has really set him apart from other lefty batters is his ability to hit left-handed pitching, especially for power, something many hitters typically struggle with. Although it’s only 57 plate appearances, Fischer has a .311 batting average with five home runs against left-handed pitching.

However, his strikeout rate is noticeably higher against lefties, but he has still shown the ability to hit for power in those matchups, which is valuable. His 14% walk rate is very good, too. He's not helpless against lefties and is getting lucky. He's actually seeing the ball pretty well. He hasn’t fully figured out left-handed pitching yet, as it remains a volatile split, but he has shown enough potential to be effective on that side of the plate.

So long as Fischer keeps performing, he will continue moving up and could potentially find himself in the major leagues sooner rather than later. Minor league baseball is a tough journey, but he has proven he can adapt to it and then some.

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