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Andrew Fischer signs under-slot deal with Brewers following first round pick

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Andrew Fischer
Tennessee's Andrew Fischer (Photo via UT Athletics)

Former Tennessee third baseman Andrew Fischer, a first round pick at No. 20 overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, has officially signed with the organization.

According to Carlos Collazo of Baseball America, the infielder signed for $3,500,000 – a figure under slot value for the pick, which was assigned at $4,268,100.

“My comp for him is Vinny Chase, because when he goes around, the Jersey Shore crowd follows him,” Vitello laughed when speaking on Fischer while providing coverage on the MLB Network. “I hope his posse stays safe tonight. I know he will because he’s an ambitious kid, but he is Jersey Shore to a tee. He’s right down there by Tom’s River.”

Fischer hit a team-high 25 home runs after transferring from Ole Miss ahead of the 2025 season. He hit .341 while also leading Tennessee in RBI (65), runs scored (70), total bases (165), walks (63), slugging percentage (.760), on-base percentage (.497) and OPS (1.257). Fischer reached base safely in every game this season. The first baseman became the first Tennessee player to lead the Southeastern Conference in home runs since hall of famer Todd Helton did so in 1995.

“Great personality, but a little bit of a misunderstood personality. He’s a really lovable kid,” Vitello concluded. “He’s just a big teddy bear on the field that loves competing, loves being around the guys, loves being around the group.”

Tennessee in the 2025 MLB Draft

Round 1 (No. 5 overall) Liam Doyle – Cardinals*
Round 1 (No. 9 overall) Steele Hall (signee) – Reds*
Round 1 (No. 10 overall) Billy Carlson (signee) – White Sox*
Round 1 (No. 13 overall) Gavin Kilen – Giants*
Round 1 (No. 20 overall) Andrew Fischer – Brewers*
Round 1 (No. 25 overall) Kruz Schoolcraft (signee) – Padres*
Round 1 (No. 33 overall) Marcus Phillips – Red Sox*
Round 2 (No. 52 overall) AJ Russell – Rangers*
Round 2 (No. 64 overall) Dean Curley – Guardians
Round 2 (No. 72 overall) Tanner Franklin – Cardinals*
Round 3 (No. 105 overall) Nate Snead – Angels*
Round 5 (No. 149 overall) Matt Barr (JUCO) – Twins*
Round 7 (No. 225 overall) Mason Estrada (portal) – Dodgers
Round 14 (No. 430 overall) Clay Edmondson (portal) – Padres
Round 15 (No. 456 overall) DJ Newman (portal) – Astros
Round 17 (No. 522 overall) Cannon Peebles – Guardians
Round 18 (No. 534 overall) Ethan Moore (signee) – Reds
Round 19 (No. 572 overall) Cameron Appenzeller (signee) – Mariners

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