Thurs. 6/8 - Misiorowski Makes High-A Debut

[Jim Goulart]

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

[Jake McKibbin]

Hopefully dear Jacob has a more consistent strike zone tonight to pitch into

How big a step is Low A to high A? 

[Joseph Zarr]

6 hours ago, Jake McKibbin said:

Hopefully dear Jacob has a more consistent strike zone tonight to pitch into

How big a step is Low A to high A? 

It's definitely a step, per se. There will he some older and more experienced guys. However, the first really big step is widely considered the jump to Double-A. There are sharks in those waters. And, this tends to play out consistently.

[Fear The Chorizo]

For a collegiate arm with any sort of MLB rotation-ready stuff, low A is the equivalent of a HS varsity pitcher facing freshmen team hitters, and high A is a step up in talent but they typically can mow through that level because the best hitting prospects at that level still need development.  AA is where MLB-talent tends to gel with physical development for the best prospects and mixes with middling prospects who have alot more minor league experience, and the competition throughout lineups is much harder for a pitcher to navigate.  If a starter performs well at AA, he's MLB-ready. 

[jay87shot]

His offspeed offerings have looked amazing. Add in consistent upper 90's and he might have the highest ceiling of any pitching prospect we've had.

[Jake McKibbin]

Yophery Rodriguez has five plate appearances with five walks so far today. I think he has decent command of the strike zone 😂

I've never seen that before

[Jim Goulart]

You will see DSL write-ups today here that will be copied into tomorrow AM's formal Link Report. This will be an occasional practice to ease the overnight workload among ourselves.

[wiguy94]

30 minutes ago, Jake McKibbin said:

Yophery Rodriguez has five plate appearances with five walks so far today. I think he has decent command of the strike zone 😂

I've never seen that before

Sadly he couldn't keep it going in his final PA.

[Jim Goulart]

Final: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 4, DSL Cardinals 2
Box Score / Game Log

Any win over a Cardinals team is fun, STL only has one DSL team.

Down by a 2-1 score entering the bottom of the 7th in this nine-inning affair, the Cerveceros Dos plated three to take a lead they would not relinquish. The runs scored on a line drive double, a fielder's choice, and a sacrifice fly.

Of the four teenage pitchers who threw for the victors, three were making their professional debuts, including still-16-year-old starting RHP Melvin Hernandez out of Nicaragua. Venezuelan native Carlos Maurera and Dominican-born Lenin Mendez, both 18-year-old RHP's, like Hernandez, threw well. The three combined for 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 11K - nice! Winning pitcher Maurera also stranded all three runners he inherited from second-year pro David Dominguez. Dominguez walked four, hit a batter, and threw three wild pitches in his 2.1 innings.

At the plate:

Leadoff man 16-year-old Dominican native Roderick Flores notched his first pro hit. Flores also walked three times.

17-year-old switch-hitting Venezuelan SS Filippo Di Turi, with $1.3M in his pocket (well, not literally, at least we don't think so), had two hits including the big 7th inning double that tied things at 2-2.

Three-hole hitter CF Antony Gomez was the 4th highest bonus pool signing back in January, the 17-year-old Dominican inked for a cool $600,000.

17-year-old switch-hitting 3B Luis Lameda, another Venezuelan infielder, was the 6th highest January bonus signing at $320,000. He singled twice and walked 1.207 OPS through his first three games.

Did we say infielders in the Crew system tend to be Venezuelans? Another still-16-year-old, drafted as (of course) a shortstop but playing second base here, Pedro Ibarguen, walked and singled.

Finally, as we highlight six of the lineup spots today, the international variety continued at the bottom of the order as 17-year-old LF Danny Puerta hails from Colombia.

86 degrees, sunny, calm wind. Because always.

[Jim Goulart]

Final: DSL Brewers #1 Squad 9, DSL Guardians Blue 3
Box Score / Game Log

Whoo-hoo, undefeated at 3-0 and a plus-13 run differential. Print those playoff tickets.

Unlike the well-played partner game on the island today, this one was one of those "oh, this is rookie ball" contests. Thankfully, the Crew kids played the relatively clean side of the game.

Cerveceros Uno scored their nine runs on just five hits (three for extra bases, though), They drew 14 walks and were plunked twice.

Viva Mexico as the World Tour continues. Pro debut for 17-year-old RH starter Eric Prado, who allowed two runs in the first but then tossed two scoreless. 2nd-year-pro LHP Jose Meneses, who signed out of Venezuela for just $10,000, grabbed the win with three scoreless frames (5 K, 1 BB). To close things out, 16-year-old Nicaraguan RHP Saul Sanchez was awarded a save in his pro debut - 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K - sweet, keep that ball and give it to Mom and Dad!

Leadoff SS Kevin Ereu is the big $1.4M signing, but his lone contribution here was an RBI groundout in the three-run 9th inning.

LH-hitting Yophery Rodriguez (top $1.5M Crew signing out of the Dominican Republic) walked five (!) times before being called out on strikes in the 9th. He'll be 17 years old all season.

Did we say World Tour? Catcher Yannic Walther is the Germany native (backstory).

Have a pro debut, RF Brian Sanchez! Triple, single, two walks. Mixed adventures on the basepaths, though, check the box.

Finally, another pro debut, and another switch-hitter. 17-year-old first baseman of the D.R. walked in three plate appearances.

Time of game 4 hours, nine minutes! (The DSL Brewers' 4-2 win took 03:25).


 

[Ro Mueller]

RHP Jacob Misiorowski (3.04 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 15.5 K/9 in 26.2 IP) makes his High-A debut tonight at West Michigan, as Wisconsin seeks to increase its series lead to 3-0. 3B Ben Metzinger has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games. 

[Ro Mueller]

AA Biloxi is tied 1-1 in their series in Mississippi, with RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez (3.72 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 12.1 K/9 in 48.1 IP) looking to bounce back from a difficult last outing. SS Freddy Zamora returned from injury yesterday and continues his strong season at the plate (.777 OPS in 150 PAs). 

[Ro Mueller]

Low-A Carolina trails their home series against Fayetteville 2-1, but has solid RHP Logan Henderson (2.25 ERA with 18 Ks in 12 IP) ready to stifle the opposition tonight. SS Gregory Barrios has an .826 OPS over his last 14 games (60 PAs). 

[Ro Mueller]

The Sounds lead the their series in Jacksonville 2-1 and have LHP Thomas Pannone making his 7th start (9th appearance) tonight. 24-year old 2B/OF Noah Campbell is clearly finding his footing in AAA ball with 2 HRs yesterday. 

[homer]

Jake Alphabet reached 100mph in the 1st.

 

[homer]

FYI Jake Reetz is posting a ton of vids today on his Twitter feed. 

[wiguy94]

Man Jesse Winker is such a loser. How big of a tool do have have to be to get thrown out of a minor league rehab assignment game?

[wiguy94]

Misiorowski comes back out for the 6th inning for the first time this season. He walks the first batter. Second batter hit a fly out to the warning track in RF. Third batter hit what should have been a routine double play ball to 1B but Alex Hall threw the ball into LF. Should have been 6 scoreless in his first A+ start but alas it wasn't because of the error. 

[Joseph Zarr]

15 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Man Jesse Winker is such a loser. How big of a tool do have have to be to get thrown out of a minor league rehab assignment game?

In my neck of the woods we call this passion. 😂

If I played in these tilts this past week, I may have been kicked out of the League. Some horrendous calls.

[Joseph Zarr]

Some absolutely fantastic pitching tonight with tight contests throughout. Let's go men! Let's win some for the Gipper!

[wiguy94]

7 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

In my neck of the woods we call this passion. 😂

If I played in these tilts this past week, I may have been kicked out of the League. Some horrendous calls.

With Winker it gives me more "old man yells at clouds" energy than passion energy.

[markedman5]

 

[wiguy94]

Ethan Murray just got rung up on a pitch that might have grazed the top of his ankles...what a horrendous umping crew in Mississippi tonight.

[CheeseheadInQC]

Sal Frelick hit across every level of the minors and is generally considered to have one of the better hit tools in the minors. Is it weird that I kind of think he’s the Brewers’ fourth best prospect, and not even in an out of sight, out of mind way.

I was hoping to see Misiorowski when the Timber Rattlers come to town at the end of the month, so if he is going to get promoted again this season I need him to hold off a couple more weeks. 

[wiguy94]

4 minutes ago, CheeseheadInQC said:

Sal Frelick hit across every level of the minors and is generally considered to have one of the better hit tools in the minors. Is it weird that I kind of think he’s the Brewers’ fourth best prospect, and not even in an out of sight, out of mind way.

I was hoping to see Misiorowski when the Timber Rattlers come to town at the end of the month, so if he is going to get promoted again this season I need him to hold off a couple more weeks. 

I don't think it is that weird. Chourio, Quero, and Misiorowski are all incredible prospects with ceilings much higher than Sal Frelick.