Your 2022 Carolina Mudcats

[Jim Goulart]

We will begin to see some formal minor league roster announcements soon. The Carolina formal announcement will come directly from the Mudcats, not the Brewers. All four minor league affiliates will likely send out their press releases within an hour or so of each other once the Brewers have given them the official go-ahead to do so.

Mudcats' Opening Night is Friday 4/8!

Feel free to link to any formal notices you see here.

Often we learn via farmhand tweets, who has been assigned where, prior to the formal affiliate announcements. We'll link to any of those posts in this thread as they come out.

As you might know, we use the "Your 2022" team threads to post and link to feature stories, including audio and video, that are outside the scope of game activity covered in the Daily Minor League Link Report.

These threads have become among the most popular for viewing here, and we look forward to kicking them off formally.

Please do not speculate on any player releases. Brewers Player Development or MiLB.com will update us formally.

[ARobsBrewCrew]

RHP Carlos Rodriguez told me this morning that he is headed to Carolina where he will make his pro debut this season.  

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CF Hendry Mendez is indeed set to begin the 2022 season with Carolina

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LHP Pablo Garabitos finally gets his first taste of full-season ball after strong numbers in both 2019 and 2021 with Arizona squads.

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C Jose Sibrian and 3B Jheremy Vargas have arrived in Carolina

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Add 1B Jesus Chirinos to the intriguing soon-to-be-released Carolina roster

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RHP Michele Vassalotti will look to regain his early career form with Carolina once again

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No surprise here, Hedbert Perez will lead the outfield mix in Carolina 

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Highly-touted 19-year-old C Jeferson Quero will begin his season with Carolina as well

[Ro Mueller]

Brewers Announce Initial 2022 Mudcats Roster

PITCHERS (16): Alexander Cornielle^, Jeferson Figueroa^, Pablo Garabitos (LHP), Edwin Jimenez, Brannon Jordan, James Meeker^, Junior Montero^, Ryne Moore, Karlos Morales (LHP), Israel Puello, Brandon Ramey, Carlos Rodriguez, Miguel Segura, Trevor Tietz, Christian Tripp^, Michele Vassalotti^

CATCHERS (3): Jeferson Quero, Jose Sibrian^, Luis Silva

INFIELDERS (5): Jesus Chirinos, Alberis Ferrer, Eduardo García^, Zack Raabe^, Jheremy Vargas

OUTFIELDERS (5): Micah Bello^, Arbert Cipion^, Oswal Leones, Hendry Mendez, Hedbert Pérez^

https://www.milb.com/carolina-mudcats/news/brewers-announce-initial-2022-mudcats-roster

[Ro Mueller]

9 minutes ago, damuelle said:

Brewers Announce Initial 2022 Mudcats Roster

PITCHERS (16): Alexander Cornielle^, Jeferson Figueroa^, Pablo Garabitos (LHP), Edwin Jimenez, Brannon Jordan, James Meeker^, Junior Montero^, Ryne Moore, Karlos Morales (LHP), Israel Puello, Brandon Ramey, Carlos Rodriguez, Miguel Segura, Trevor Tietz, Christian Tripp^, Michele Vassalotti^

CATCHERS (3): Jeferson Quero, Jose Sibrian^, Luis Silva

INFIELDERS (5): Jesus Chirinos, Alberis Ferrer, Eduardo García^, Zack Raabe^, Jheremy Vargas

OUTFIELDERS (5): Micah Bello^, Arbert Cipion^, Oswal Leones, Hendry Mendez, Hedbert Pérez^

https://www.milb.com/carolina-mudcats/news/brewers-announce-initial-2022-mudcats-roster

Note: James Meeker probably should not have been included in this list.

[Ro Mueller]

As expected, Carolina has updated the link to exclude RHP James Meeker, who's starting the season at High-A Wisconsin.

CheeseheadInQC pointed out in another thread that it's somewhat surprising not to see RHP Lun Zhao, RHP Brailin Rodriguez or LHP Jakob Brustoski make the roster. I'll add that I'm surprised not to see IF Daniel Castillo, who had 72 PAs in Carolina last season and saw action in several minor league spring training games over the past 2 weeks.

Finally, by correcting for the Meeker error and still keeping Luis Silva listed as a catcher, this likely means that it's a serious endeavor to convert Silva from a third baseman (531 career minor league innings) to a catcher (2 career innings - at DSL in 2018). There's always something unexpected happening, as Lucas Erceg showed us last year.

[nate82]

[sveumrules]

FanGraphs apparently likes what they’ve seen from Edwin Jimenez this spring, adding him at #28 on their Brewers list with a 35+ FV & this report…

”Jimenez currently sits 87-91 but his curveball has real shape and power, and he can create distinct action on his changeup. A relatively polished strike-thrower, Jimenez has a starter's repertoire and command foundation as well as a fairly projectable frame that allows for more strength and velocity at maturity. He projects as a developmental no. 4/5 starter.”

[CheeseheadInQC]

For a team whose pitching staff I believe might have tallied a total of three points in the prospect poll that just ended (and that only because I like trying to predict pitching breakouts) the group of Cornielle, Figueroa, Jimenez, Puello, Rodriguez and Segura make this staff very interesting even if it could also be rocky at times.

[sveumrules]

13 minutes ago, CheeseheadInQC said:

For a team whose pitching staff I believe might have tallied a total of three points in the prospect poll that just ended (and that only because I like trying to predict pitching breakouts) the group of Cornielle, Figueroa, Jimenez, Puello, Rodriguez and Segura make this staff very interesting even if it could also be rocky at times.

Yeah, obviously the hitters are going to get most of the headlines, but there are some low key intriguing arms on the staff too & I was excited to see how many of the standout complex performers got the Carolina call.

Should be a real fun follow on the Link Report this summer.

[Joseph Zarr]

7 hours ago, damuelle said:

As expected, Carolina has updated the link to exclude RHP James Meeker, who's starting the season at High-A Wisconsin.

CheeseheadInQC pointed out in another thread that it's somewhat surprising not to see RHP Lun Zhao, RHP Brailin Rodriguez or LHP Jakob Brustoski make the roster. I'll add that I'm surprised not to see IF Daniel Castillo, who had 72 PAs in Carolina last season and saw action in several minor league spring training games over the past 2 weeks.

Finally, by correcting for the Meeker error and still keeping Luis Silva listed as a catcher, this likely means that it's a serious endeavor to convert Silva from a third baseman (531 career minor league innings) to a catcher (2 career innings - at DSL in 2018). There's always something unexpected happening, as Lucas Erceg showed us last year.

So, what will happen with Zhao, Rodriguez, Brustoski, and Castillo? Do they stay in Arizona?

[ARobsBrewCrew]

23 hours ago, Julio Muchacho said:

So, what will happen with Zhao, Rodriguez, Brustoski, and Castillo? Do they stay in Arizona?

Yes, they will stay in Arizona regardless of whether it is an injury or simply because they are starting the season with an Arizona club.  However, Jakob Brustoski is in fact on the opening day roster for Carolina.  He will fill the void of the invisible James Meeker that was mistakenly a part of the official roster announcement.

[Jim Goulart]

Yes, more of this type of content, please, even in brief soundbites -

 

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[Jim Goulart]

Nicely produced, this is an extended split discussion interview with Carolina second baseman Zack Raabe and his dad Brian Raabe (Baseball Reference), who played in 17 big league games with three organziations, and you don't do that without a distinguished minor league career of one's own.

 

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[Joseph Zarr]

Ummmm, this is crazy:

#IHeartHedbert

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