What to expect from Brewers’ Arcia in big leagues

After a busy Trade Deadline that saw them part with Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress as well as Will Smith in two separate deals, the Milwaukee Brewers are set to usher in a new era with the promotion of top prospect Orlando Arcia.

Arcia is expected to join the Brewers for Tuesday night’s game against the Padres, and manager Craig Counsell already has stated that the 21-year-old will take over as the team’s everyday shortstop upon arrival, with Jonathan Villar sliding over to third base.

The No. 13 overall prospect has spent all of 2016 at Triple-A Colorado Springs, where he compiled a .267/.320/.403 batting line over 100 games. He also hit eight home runs, 19 doubles and six triples, while scoring 59 runs and stealing 15 bases in 23 attempts. Though he didn’t exactly tear the cover off the ball during his time in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, Arcia has a strong track record of producing as a younger player in advanced leagues.

Signed out of Venezuela in October 2010, Arcia, the younger brother of Rays outfielder Oswaldo Arcia, has moved through the Minor Leagues at a steady one-level-per-year pace during his career, though it wasn’t until 2015 that he put himself on the map as an elite prospect.

Arcia showed signs of breaking out during his 2014 campaign in the Class A Advanced …

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