Thu. 6/23: Eight Game Minor League Slate, as First Half Finishes

[Ro Mueller]

Thread will be utilized for any minor league news Thursday, lineup updates, etc.

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

Arizona Complex League Scoreboard

Dominican Summer League Scoreboard

Standings and sortable stat pages

Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth

Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth

[Ro Mueller]

Carolina's down 2-0 in this week's series in Down East, so needs a win tonight to turn things around. RHP Alexander Cornielle (3.47 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 10.2 K/9 in 49 1/3 innings) makes his 13th appearance (9th start). SS Eduardo Garcia has reached base in 10 consecutive games and has an OPS of .934 in June:

[Ro Mueller]

Wisconsin has not one but two ringers in the squad today, as MLB rehabbers Brandon Woodruff and Mike Brosseau excite the crowd in Appleton. The team is tied 1-1 in their series against Quad Cities. 1B/C Wes Clarke remains a consistent offensive performer (.714 April OPS, .762 May OPS, .741 June OPS):

[Ro Mueller]

The Shuckers have won two in a row at home against Pensacola and are thrilled to have RHP Victor Castaneda (2.92 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 10.0 K/9 in 49 1/3 innings) back from injury for his first action since June 3rd. SS Cam Devanney has a 15-game hitting streak, 21-game on-base streak:

[Ro Mueller]

It's a pleasure to see Abraham Almonte (.888 OPS in 145 plate appearances) back in his customary spots (left field, batting 3rd) for his first action since a June 15th injury. Nashville's tied 1-1 at home in their series against Gwinnett. RHP Caleb Boushley (3.06 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 6.4 K/9 in 70 2/3 innings) seeks his 9th win of the season:

[Jim Goulart]

Turns out while the first-half standings end tonight for both A-Ball teams, turns out AA ends Sunday, which is why the Shuckers can take the crown by winning their next four.

Meanwhile…

 

[markedman5]

Woody 4 innings no hits no walks 5 ks 

49 pitches

[markedman5]

 

[CheeseheadInQC]

I know that he gave up a couple of runs, but otherwise that is the kind of stat line you like to see from Cornielle. If he can keep limiting the walks, he becomes another interesting piece in that rotation during the second half.

[Joseph Zarr]

Biloxi’s Hail Mary attempt at a six game sweep ends - Nuck Bennett and TJ Hintzen each giving up five runs in relief. 
 

Overall, a tough night ‘on the farm’. Thanks for helping grab a ‘W’, Woody!

[Jim Goulart]

@damuelle is to incorporate complex league games into the Link Report for Thursday's games

Final: ACL Angels 5, ACL Brewers Blue 0
Box Score / Game Log

Tough to win with more errors (four) than base hits (three). Blue falls to 3-9.

Only 87 degrees and overcast, must have been a welcome change.

All three Brewer hits were singles, 0-for-3 with RISP.

21-year-old switch-hitting OF Larry Ernesto made his 2022 debut, getting called out on strikes in the bottom of the 1st, and then was replaced defensively in left field immediately. Planned one-inning re-introduction? Remarkably, this is already Ernesto's fifth year in the system (2020 counts). Since signing for $1.7 million in June of 2017, Ernesto has posted a .605 OPS in 119 games, with a nearly 38% strikeout rate in 426 at-bats.

Three of the four Crew pitchers were effective here.

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Final: ACL Brewers Gold 14, ACL Rangers 3
Box Score / Game Log

Much better day for the 8-5 Golden Boys in this road contest, 101 degrees in Surprise, 87 in Maryvale.

You'll see in the box score the lopsided result allowed for a bit of bench-clearing with some substitutions late.  However, one of the sub-outs was corner infielder Jesus Parra, playing first base in this game, who exited after being hit by a pitch in the 6th.

Shortstop Gregory Barrios, signed for $1 million in January 2021 (not to be confused with shortstop Johan Barrios, signed for $1.385 million in January 2022), reached base all five trips, two singles and three walks. OK, yes, we will confuse them often - both from Venezuela, but apparently not related. Gregory is a switch-hitter.

18-year-old infielder Jadher Areinamo, DH'ing here out of the leadoff spot, doubled and drove in four. With three singles, left-handed swinging right fielder Luis Castillo pushed his OPS to 1.193 after 45 at-bats. Second baseman Jose Caballero is at .444/.529/.519 after 27 at-bats, only three K's.

Others performed well as you might imagine given the score.

Only one earned run allowed among the four Gold pitchers, do not mean to slight them here, be sure to check the box and log as you see fit. 24-year-old indy ball signing Ryan Middendorf is doing exactly what players in that profile need to - dominate from the start. Thursday marked his second outing since signing out of the Frontier League.

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DSL write-ups forthcoming. If we duplicate efforts, I scream!

 

 

[Jim Goulart]

Final: DSL Tigers #1 Squad 6, DSL Brewers #1 Squad 1, seven innings as scheduled
Box Score / Game Log

3-11 mark for this club now.

Tigers put a 3-1 game out-of-reach with a three-spot in their final at-bat in the 6th.

All eleven combined hits in this game were singles, Brewers mustering four knocks only, though they reached eight times by walk or HBP. 

Second-year catcher Edgardo Ordonez, a left-handed bat (love those LH bats behind the plate) posted an .867 OPS last summer in 84 at-bats, and the 18-year-old Venezuelan native reached base twice here to move his early 2022 OPS to .900. One to watch.

We'll give 18-year-old 6'3" Dominican rookie RHP Leonardo Rivera a shoutout for stranding two inherited runners by fanning the only man he faced. Rivera had struggled in his three prior appearances.

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Final: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 6, DSL Giants Black 3, seven innings as scheduled
Box Score / Game Log

Giants committed five errors, though the Crew earned all but one of their runs regardless. Minus a passed ball, Crew #2 played clean defense.

Catcher Eric Martinez doubled, the lone extra-base hit among the seven Crew knocks. It was a busy day for Martinez, he had an RBI single in the 3rd and would later in that frame steal home as part of a double steal.

The Brewers scored once in the 1st, twice in the 2nd, thrice in the 3rd. As always, we invite you to check out the inning-by-inning game logs we link to. MiLB.com makes the logs easy to digest, and especially at the complex level, the logs will provide additional insights during your Link Report routine.

No intention of purposely not focusing a great deal on the complex league pitching today - nothing stood out as overpowering of note. The day's efforts ranged from middling to solid.

 

[Jim Goulart]

Here's your final Link Report from Thursday 6/23