Link Report for Wednesday 8/25

[Jim Goulart]

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Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores

 

 

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Links for affiliate audio

 

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Standings and sortable stat pages

 

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MiLB.TV options: Nashville and Biloxi are home. Road feeds available for the others.

[Ro Mueller]

After one game was rained out yesterday, Wisconsin tries again for a doubleheader today. Freddy Zamora makes his High-A debut as the team seeks a 4th victory in a row:

 

1 - Rodriguez - CF

2 - Valerio - 2B

3 - Wiemer - RF

4 - McGee - 1B

5 - Gray - DH

6 - Warren - 3B

7 - Zamora - SS

8 - McClanahan - LF

9 - Rios - C

X - Knarr - P

[Ro Mueller]

David Hamilton has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 games. He leads the Shuckers, which aim to stop a 3-game skid:

 

1 - Hamilton - SS

2 - Howell - RF

3 - Mitchell - CF

4 - Fry - C

5 - Longo - LF

6 - Lutz - DH

7 - Dillard - 1B

8 - Holt - 3B

9 - Cantrelle - 2B

X - Luna - P

[CheeseheadInQC]

Prior to this season, Felix Valerio had three home runs as a pro. He now has four in less than eight games for the Timber Rattlers. Man he is on some kind of roll.

[Ro Mueller]

Matt Lipka has been a nice addition to the team (.870 OPS in 154 PAs, with 14 SBs, principally playing center field). He leads the Sounds, which try to bounce back from a close loss yesterday:

 

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[Ro Mueller]

First rounder Sal Frelick continues his torrid start (1.049 OPS in 59 PAs at Carolina). He and the Mudcats try for an 8th consecutive win:

 

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[umphrey]

Is it time to start a red hot Felix Valerio thread yet

[homer]

Sal Frelick has played 16 games as a pro including tonight. He's gone hitless twice and he's had 2 or more hits more games than he's had less than 2 hits (9 vs 7)

[Ro Mueller]

After winning Game One earlier today, the Timber Rattlers make three lineup changes for Game Two, bringing in LG Castillo, Nick Kahle and Antonio Pinero:

 

1 - Wiemer - RF

2 - Valerio - 2B

3 - Warren - 1B

4 - Gray - CF

5 - Zamora - SS

6 - L. Castillo - DH

7 - Rodriguez - LF

8 - Kahle - C

9 - Pinero - 3B

X - Matulovich - P

[BallFour]

What a season so far from Felix Valerio and somehow left off the MLB top 30 update

[Jim Goulart]

From Tuesday's Link Report:

 

Will fill in details later today -

 

ACL Blue loses in walkoff fashion

 

ACL Gold also falls short

 

Monday it was DSL Brewers #2 tossing a one-hitter, Tuesday it was DSL Brewers #1

 

DSL Brewers #2 take the loss in the extra-inning ghost runner battle

 

Multiple details have been added, including why the non one-hitter is the DSL game that deserves more attention.

 

Oh, and Hedbert, too.

 

The details on all four games available here.

[Jim Goulart]

Box: Gwinnett (Braves) 5, Nashville 4, ten innings

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Additional notes here

 

Sounds Fall to Stripers in Extra-Innings

Nashville Can’t Hold on To Late Lead

 

Ground ball single to center as the "ghost runner" scored, unearned run charged to RHP Luke Barker.

 

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VIDEO Tweets via the Sounds:

 

Indeed a sweet double play (Westbrook / Turang)

 

Dustin Peterson solid all season, too bad he missed a large chunk

[Jim Goulart]

Box: Biloxi 1, Rocket City (Angels) 0

 

Pitching Stifles Trash Pandas In 1-0 Shuckers Win

Lone Run Scores On Balk For Biloxi

By Garrett Greene

 

Curse to the Carlos Luna walk-of-the-mound-with-the-trainer moment.

 

Kudos to the trio that backed him up, as Garrett noted.

[Jim Goulart]

Box, Game One: Wisconsin 8, Quad Cities (Royals) 4

 

Pre-Game Media Notes (download) - Via the Timber Rattler Virtual Press Box

 

Gray Goes Deep Twice in Game One Win for Wisconsin

Rattlers top Quad Cities 8-4

By Chris Mehring

 

Video within above, what a fun box score.

[Jim Goulart]

Box, Game Two: Quad Cities (Royals) 5, Wisconsin 3

 

Quad Cities Comeback Denies Wisconsin a Doubleheader Sweep

Rattlers let a 3-0 lead slip away in 5-3 loss for game two

By Chris Mehring

 

Joe Gray rolled on, and Joey Wiemer is just stat-padding now, it's ridiculous.

[Jim Goulart]

Box, Game Two: Quad Cities (Royals) 5, Wisconsin 3

 

Quad Cities Comeback Denies Wisconsin a Doubleheader Sweep

Rattlers let a 3-0 lead slip away in 5-3 loss for game two

By Chris Mehring

 

Joe Gray rolled on, and Joey Wiemer is just stat-padding now, it's ridiculous.

[Jim Goulart]

Box: Fredericksburg (Nationals) 4, Carolina 3

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Binelas Blasts Big Fly in Streak Snapping 4-3 Loss

The Mudcats saw their season-best seven game winning streak end on Wednesday night in Fredericksburg

 

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It's at the point where we're shocked to see the 'Cats held to three runs, and in a loss, no less.

 

VIDEO Tweets via the Mudcats:

 

Tyler Black RBI single

 

Alex Binelas Big Fly

[homer]

What a season so far from Felix Valerio and somehow left of the MLB top 30 update

 

I haven't been this excited about the system in many years. So many breakouts this year (obviously some might have happened last year and they just didn't get the chance) and stellar debuts from this year's draft picks. Gray, Wiemer, Valerio, Hedbert, Mitchell, Frelick, Murray, Zamora, Black, Binelas, etc.....can't wait to see what they do going forward.

[Madhawk23]

What a season so far from Felix Valerio and somehow left of the MLB top 30 update

 

I haven't been this excited about the system in many years. So many breakouts this year (obviously some might have happened last year and they just didn't get the chance) and stellar debuts from this year's draft picks. Gray, Wiemer, Valerio, Hedbert, Mitchell, Frelick, Murray, Zamora, Black, Binelas, etc.....can't wait to see what they do going forward.

 

I'm with you 100%. Our system has no doubt been down the past 2-3 years (even though we've still had some guys come up to the big leagues that have been highly productive players), but I definitely a feel like a resurgence has happened this summer with many of our young prospects having breakout seasons. In fact, I was a bit shocked that MLB Pipeline only ranked our system 25th in their latest ranking (just outside the bottom 5 teams). I didn't think we'd be top 15, but I definitely thought we'd be somewhere around the 18-22 spots. Maybe I'm just overvaluing some of our own prospects (which is possible), but I do really like the influx of young positional players we have coming up through the system right now. Only real complaint is the lack of pitching prospects after Ashby and Small.

[Ro Mueller]

Only real complaint is the lack of pitching prospects after Ashby and Small.

 

All the more reason why we:

- will probably protect Justin Bullock in the Rule V Draft

- hope for a full recovery of Max Lazar and not to lose him in Rule V

- hope for a full recovery of Clayton Andrews and not to lose him in Rule V

- face a possibly tricky situation with Carlos Luna - he might be a free agent; if not a FA, then he's available for Rule V; he might be injured after leaving early last night

[ClosetBrewerFan]

What a season so far from Felix Valerio and somehow left off the MLB top 30 update

He's 5'-7" tall. Its impossible for him to be a successful major league player

I put that in blue but it would not surprise me at all as to why he was left off the top 30.