Brewers - Arizona Fall League

[Jim Goulart]

8 hours ago, nate82 said:

Hmmm I thought it was fine if we just copied the Brewers portion and not the whole thing.  Though I could be misremembering things.

No, we shouldn't be copying Baseball America or other subscription work, either - heck, I pay for my Journal Sentinel stuff as well.

[Jim Goulart]

Monday 10/17:

Box / Game Log

Tyler Black (LF) on base thrice (2 HBP, BB), Ryan Middendorf retires all four he faces, fanning three, stranding a runner.

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Tuesday 10/18:

Box / Game Log

Tyler Black (CF) and Zavier Warren (first base) each with a single and a walk; Je'Von Ward 0-for-3; Jeferson Quero 1-for-4 but two throwing errors

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Brock Beauchamp]

17 hours ago, nate82 said:

Hmmm I thought it was fine if we just copied the Brewers portion and not the whole thing.  Though I could be misremembering things.

We don't mind a couple of snippets so what you did there is probably fine. But, say, if there were six Brewers listed and you pasted 200+ words of paywall content, we'd prefer users not do that. Thanks. A paragraph or two of content to stimulate conversation is fine but writers are paid by that paywall, let's be sure to respect that.

[Jim Goulart]

Wednesday 10/19:

Desert Dogs score three in the bottom of the 8th for a 5-4 win, as Tyler Black's two-out sharp line drive single to left knocked in the tying and go-ahead runs.

Box / Game Log

RHP Luis Contreras tossed a 1-2-3 6th, but then put the first two men on in the 7th with a walk / HBP.

RHP Abner Uribe was brought in, but after a groundout advanced the runners and a walk of his own, he surrendered a two-run line drive single. Uribe then induced a GIDP to end the inning.

Black, playing center field, finished 1-for-4 but clearly his base hit was huge. Zavier Warren was 1-for-4 as the DH and his hot earlier play still has his OPS at .937. LF Je'Von Ward was 0-for-2 (two K's), also walked, but was caught stealing.

Currently the video archive of this game sits at the "Live Stream" page - Salt River at Glendale. Some prior games discussed in this thread can be found on the site's archive page.

You can see Black's RBI at-bat at the 02:33:40 hour/minute mark - he singles on a 3-1 pitch, there is no audio.

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Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black

Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Have to be honest, I'm actually kind of miffed that Tyler Black is playing CF nearly exclusively in the AFL. He is by all accounts an upper level prospect who will start at AA next year, if not AAA. There is obviously a glut of CF prospects ahead of him in the pecking order - Mitchell, Frelick, Ruiz and even probably Weimer, plus Chourio coming quickly up the pipe. I was hoping that he could either stick at 2B or even try his hand at 3B, but he must not have the arm strength to hack it there.

[brooks_quichenick]

1 hour ago, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

Have to be honest, I'm actually kind of miffed that Tyler Black is playing CF nearly exclusively in the AFL. He is by all accounts an upper level prospect who will start at AA next year, if not AAA. There is obviously a glut of CF prospects ahead of him in the pecking order - Mitchell, Frelick, Ruiz and even probably Weimer, plus Chourio coming quickly up the pipe. I was hoping that he could either stick at 2B or even try his hand at 3B, but he must not have the arm strength to hack it there.

Could be auditioning him as a trade piece. Either way, I don't think it hurts to try to expand a guy's positional versatility, like Turang getting some action in CF.

[Robocaller]

7 hours ago, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

Have to be honest, I'm actually kind of miffed that Tyler Black is playing CF nearly exclusively in the AFL. He is by all accounts an upper level prospect who will start at AA next year, if not AAA. There is obviously a glut of CF prospects ahead of him in the pecking order - Mitchell, Frelick, Ruiz and even probably Weimer, plus Chourio coming quickly up the pipe. I was hoping that he could either stick at 2B or even try his hand at 3B, but he must not have the arm strength to hack it there.

I think it only means they want to get him reps batting and the position he plays doesn't mean much. He had shoulder surgery in the past, which moved him off 3B; I have no idea to what degree his arm is limited, if at all, at this point.

 

[Ro Mueller]

I assume we want to see how versatile Black can be, especially given the possibility of Zamora, E. Brown, Valerio, Warren, Clarke and E. Martinez all looking at AA placements to start 2023.

[SF70]

50 minutes ago, damuelle said:

I assume we want to see how versatile Black can be, especially given the possibility of Zamora, E. Brown, Valerio, Warren, Clarke and E. Martinez all looking at AA placements to start 2023.

You think the team will move Brown straight to Biloxi and skip Wisconsin? 
 

Seems a little aggressive to me.

[Ro Mueller]

6 hours ago, SF70 said:

You think the team will move Brown straight to Biloxi and skip Wisconsin? 
 

Seems a little aggressive to me.

I think it’s Brown’s for the taking in spring training, given that Eduardo Garcia and Robert Moore can man SS and 2B at High-A Wisconsin and Brown is 19/15 months older than them. It may also depend on the health and form of Zamora this spring.

[UpandIn]

15 hours ago, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

Have to be honest, I'm actually kind of miffed that Tyler Black is playing CF nearly exclusively in the AFL. He is by all accounts an upper level prospect who will start at AA next year, if not AAA. There is obviously a glut of CF prospects ahead of him in the pecking order - Mitchell, Frelick, Ruiz and even probably Weimer, plus Chourio coming quickly up the pipe. I was hoping that he could either stick at 2B or even try his hand at 3B, but he must not have the arm strength to hack it there.

We sent him there as an OFer though. Isn't that how it works? 

Each team sends certain positions. I don't recall if it's something where they go in order like a fantasy draft and draft for positions or if teams are just assigned a position, but I was under the impression we weren't sending him as a 2B beacuse...that wasn't our position this year, but that they'd still try and get him some games in there. 

 

Seems pretty unlikely they'd be moving him to CF and give up on him as an INFer given the construction of our farm system. 

[Jim Goulart]

Thursday 10/20:

Glendale's Desert Dogs hold on for a 4-3 win in front of 238 fans in Peoria. Brewer arms tossed the first six innings, allowing just two runs.

Box / Game Log

LHP Russell Smith made his third start this fall and has now allowed only one earned run over ten innings. His 1.70 WHIP indicates he's danced around baserunners, though this start was stronger, three hits and two walks in four innings. Smith ended his outing in style, striking out the three batters he faced in the 4th, all swinging, to give him six K's on the game.

RHP Ryan Middendorf followed Smith for the 5th and 6th innings, and it was an odd outing for him. A well-timed double play in his first inning of work limited the damage to one run. And while Middendorf tossed a scoreless 6th, he hit two batters, giving him three HBP's on the day. Thankfully none of the opposing batters had to leave the game.

The bottom third of the Glendale lineup was made up of Brewers. First baseman Zavier Warren was 1-for-3 with a walk, OPS still high at .930 after 39 AB's, yet only the 5th highest on his own team in the offense-happy league. Warren was caught stealing for the first time in three tries. DH Je'Von Ward was 0-for-3 with a walk and stole his 3rd base in four attempts. Catcher Jeferson Quero singled in four at-bats, and no baserunner dared challenge him.

Currently the video archive of this game sits at the "Live Stream" page - Glendale at Peoria. Some prior games discussed in this thread can be found on the site's archive page. Later on Friday, Thursday's game will shift to the archive page.

You can see Russell Smith's final inning K-fest at the 01:11:25 hour/minute mark - again, there is no audio, but plenty of swinging strikes.

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Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black

Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

[Jim Goulart]

Friday 10/21:

The bad news - Glendale was thumped 7-2. The good news - no Brewers pitched.

Box / Game Log

Zavier Warren, again playing first base, walked in all three of his plate appearances. He has reached in half of his trips to the plate over 12 games, sporting a line of .359/.500/.462 (OPS .962). In 39 at-bats, Warren has fanned only four times while padding his OBP with ten walks. He has one home run and one double among his 14 hits.

Tyler Black played second base, responding to the "why is he seeing so much time in center field" crowd. Let's remember that this Fall League action is Tyler's first since his July 10th Timber Rattlers exit with a serious scapula injury after the ill-fated outfield dive. On Friday, Black was hit by a pitch but fanned in his two other at-bats. Black's line through 12 games played and 43 at-bats is at .233/.400/.233, which immediately tells you all ten of his knocks are singles. In the small sample, Black is striking out at a 30.2% rate while drawing his share of walks and HBP's. In 2022's regular season, he fanned at only a 19% rate and actually walked more than he K'd, so no real worries.

However, Black apparently is 2-for-2 in challenging ball and strike calls, as he discusses in this video.

Currently (as of this post time) the video archive of this game sits at the "Live Stream" page - Surprise at Glendale. Some prior games discussed in this thread can be found on the site's archive page. Later on Saturday, Friday's game will shift to the archive page.

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Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black

Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

[brewmann04]

I would not mind seeing guys learn other positions never know what guy will turn out to be that Major Leaguer

[Jim Goulart]

Saturday 10/22:

Glendale was down 8-2 after four innings and would lose 9-7 in a seven-inning game.

Box / Game Log

Tyler Black was back in center field and was 1-for-3 with a walk (two more out-of-character strikeouts). However, his base hit was a home run, his first XBH of the fall.

Zavier Warren, again playing first base, was 1-for-4 and his RBI single drove in Black in the 6th, He too, fanned twice, but that has not been a frequent problem this fall for Warren, as was detailed in yesterday's post.

The score was 8-3 when RHP Luis Contreras came in for the 5th, and Contreras tossed a scoreless inning, stranding two after a leadoff single and two-out walk.

The Desert Dogs had closed the gap to 8-4 when fire-balling RHP Abner Uribe came on for the bottom of the 6th. Braves infield prospect Cal Conley led off and did this on a 2-1 pitch from Uribe (camera angle and work isn't very helpful):

Uribe, not pleased on allowing his first run in six innings this fall, went on to strike out the next three batters. Uribe has eight strikeouts vs. one walk in those six single-inning appearances. There's little doubt now that Uribe will be a 40-man roster addition later next month.

There was no stream of this game, apparently. The AFL is idle on Sunday 10/23.

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Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black

Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

[Brewcrew82]

8 hours ago, Mass Haas said:

Saturday 10/22:

Glendale was down 8-2 after four innings and would lose 9-7 in a seven-inning game.

Box / Game Log

Tyler Black was back in center field and was 1-for-3 with a walk (two more out-of-character strikeouts). However, his base hit was a home run, his first XBH of the fall.

Zavier Warren, again playing first base, was 1-for-4 and his RBI single drove in Black in the 6th, He too, fanned twice, but that has not been a frequent problem this fall for Warren, as was detailed in yesterday's post.

The score was 8-3 when RHP Luis Contreras came in for the 5th, and Contreras tossed a scoreless inning, stranding two after a leadoff single and two-out walk.

The Desert Dogs had closed the gap to 8-4 when fire-balling RHP Abner Uribe came on for the bottom of the 6th. Braves infield prospect Cal Conley led off and did this on a 2-1 pitch from Uribe (camera angle and work isn't very helpful):

Uribe, not pleased on allowing his first run in six innings this fall, went on to strike out the next three batters. Uribe has eight strikeouts vs. one walk in those six single-inning appearances. There's little doubt now that Uribe will be a 40-man roster addition later next month.

There was no stream of this game, apparently. The AFL is idle on Sunday 10/23.

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Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black

Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

Prediction: Abner Uribe will end up as one of the Brewers' key late-inning weapons by the end of next season....

[Jim Goulart]

Monday 10/24:

Glendale moves above .500 at 9-8 after a wild 14-12 win. The Desert Dogs broke a 7-7 3rd inning tie with six runs and held on from there. More good mound news - no Brewers pitched.

Box / Game Log

Heating up, we'd say!

Tyler Black, playing left field, was 4-for-5 including a double. He scored a run and knocked in two from the six-hole in the lineup. Black was 1-for-2 on the basepaths, stealing 2nd base but getting thrown out at 3rd.

Jeferson Quero was behind the plate as the runs scored throughout, once again throwing out the lone baserunner who challenged him. He was 0-for-3 but walked and added a sacrifice fly.

Currently the video archive of this game sits at the "Live Stream" page - Scottsdale at Glendale. Some prior games discussed in this thread can be found on the site's archive page.

Next game is Tuesday afternoon.

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Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black

Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

[Jim Goulart]

Tuesday 10/25:

Glendale was torched for six first-inning runs and dropped a 9-2 game.

Box / Game Log

RHP Ryan Middendorf only surrendered one earned run (two overall) in his one relief inning, but it was all kinds of ugly in that frame. It started out:

Walk - HBP (his 4th in two appearances) - Walk - His own fielding error

Middendorf would retire three of the next four batters (sandwiched around another walk) to limit the damage.

Zavier Warren batted 5th and played first base, where he has been entrenched all fall season. Warren was 0-for-3 with a walk and was caught stealing with his team down 6-2 at the time. He also committed his first two errors of the fall season, 

It appears the video of this game is thankfully currently unavailable. Glendale plays next on Tuesday afternoon.

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Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black

Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

[Jim Goulart]

Wednesday 10/26:

Ten innings was not enough for Glendale to settle things, game ends in 5-5 tie, neither team scoring their ghost runner.

Box / Game Log

Tyler Black (in LF) doubled, 1-for-3, HBP and sacrifice bunt.

Catcher Jeferson Quero with a line drive single in the 2nd inning, then tripled in the 4th. Quero threw out one of two baserunners attempting to steal. However, Quero was injured and departed in the top of the 5th inning.

RHP Luis Contreras allowed a run in the 6th. He gave up a one-out walk and two singles later in the frame led to the run. All three outs he recorded were via strikeout, however.

RHP Abner Uribe tossed both the 7th and 8th innings, striking out four. Uribe inherited two runners (1st and 2nd), and immediately threw a wild pitch and committed a balk. But he recovered to only allow one of the runners to score, a 4-3 double play helped greatly to end the inning after an Uribe walk set that up (not intentionally, of course).

In the 8th, Uribe struck out old friend David Fry to begin things. The inning got treacherous with a single, an Uribe throwing error, and another balk but Abner clamped down to keep the game tied at 5-5.

Currently the video archive of this game sits at the "Live Stream" page - Peoria at Glendale. Some prior games discussed in this thread can be found on the site's archive page.

To see the odd Quero injury removal, go to the 01:17:40 hour/minute mark. Quero attempts to pick a runner off first, then either he or the umpire calls for the training staff as Quero squats for the next pitch. Not sure if Quero was ill/queasy, or perhaps had been impacted by a foul ball/concussion protocol earlier, it's impossible to know for sure.

Next game is Thursday night.

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Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black

Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

[Jim Goulart]

From three days ago:
 

 

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Joseph Zarr]

LHP Russell Smith continues his frustrating 2022 campaign. 
 

2/3 IP as tonight’s starter: 3 H, 3 BB, 5 ER, 1 K. His ERA now back above 5.

Here’s hoping the young father and hurler can find some semblance of consistency in his release point. I obviously can’t watch these games, BUT, the consistent issues I saw when he was on the mound for the T-Rats was a fastball that all too often got away and sailed his dominant throwing side and off-speed pitches that all too often over-compensated in the other direction. He’s a bigger fella so he has more to control in his delivery. Here’s hoping he finds it.
 

 

[Jim Goulart]

Thursday 10/27:

Glendale falls, 9-6.

As Joseph mentioned in the post above, one outing sours LHP Russell Smith's ERA - 0.90 through three starts, now 5.06.

Box / Game Log

Hello again, Zavier Warren, on base all five plate appearances - two singles, three walks. Line is now .354/.508/.438 after 48 AB's. The 23-year-old switch-hitter (24 in January) has been entrenched at first base all fall season. Now at 14 walks, only seven K's.

Tyler Black 0-for-5 in this one, two K's.

RHP Ryan Middendorf tossed a scoreless 9th, allowing just a ground ball single to left, striking out one.

Currently the video archive of this game sits at the "Live Stream" page - Salt River at Glendale. Some prior games discussed in this thread can be found on the site's archive page.

Next game is Friday afternoon.

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Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black

Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

[UpandIn]

On 10/27/2022 at 6:01 AM, Mass Haas said:

From three days ago:
 

 

Top 10 prospect?

The combo of him and Courio is just going to be a whole lot of fun, watching them develop and hopefully arrive within a few months of each other(which given Quero's advanced defense isn't far fetched). 

This farm system really has it all...with the possible(definite) exception of any true, blue blood corner IF prospects. They've got young power arms with enormous upside, two Latin American players who could very easily end up in the top 15 by this time next year, if not higher. 

 

As was pointed out in another thread, when looking back at what Stearns accomplished during his stewardship of the Brewers organization, the systems he's left in place and the Latin American scouting and developmental program just cannot be understated. The Brewers had VERY little Latin American representation prior to DS. Now we've got a growing academy and several prospects making a lot of noise at key positions.