Tue. 7/25 - Back to Work for All

[Jim Goulart]

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

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

[wibadgers23]

Hoping to see Quero back in the lineup tonight! No information as usual on a possible injury.

[Jake McKibbin]

Two homers in two days for Yophery Rodriguez... that's really not common for 17 year olds in the DSL

[Jake McKibbin]

Ereu also with a double and a walk, hopefully his bat can come around after a hot start and very cool patch post injury. After $1 million signing bonus, they'd expect more than an OPS in the .500's, but thats multiple XBH's in the last two days

[wibadgers23]

5 minutes ago, Jake McKibbin said:

Two homers in two days for Yophery Rodriguez... that's really not common for 17 year olds in the DSL

I think he’s the next big riser in our system.

[wiguy94]

Yophery with another HR. 4-6 today with a 2B and 2 HR

[Jake McKibbin]

That's ridiculous, OPS was under .900 a couple of games ago, now after a 4-6 night with a double and two homers he's hitting to a 1 dot OPS

Sensational hitting from the 17 year old lefty

[Joseph Zarr]

7 minutes ago, Jake McKibbin said:

That's ridiculous, OPS was under .900 a couple of games ago, now after a 4-6 night with a double and two homers he's hitting to a 1 dot OPS

Sensational hitting from the 17 year old lefty

He's doing it with power and discipline. All the signs are there of a big time prospect. It would be silly to not be excited about what the Brewers may have found here. Silly. This is why we follow these men: breakouts and awe-inspiring performances. Rodriguez has done that and been that for quite awhile now. Further demonstrating the Brewers are a team on the rise in recruiting and signing the International Free Agency Market. 

[Ro Mueller]

AAA Nashville plays at Orioles' affiliate Norfolk this week, with RHP Jason Alexander (4.24 ERA with 9 Ks in 23.1 AAA IP) getting the start in the opener. 3B Abraham Toro has had extra-base hits in 6 consecutive games and has an 1.154 OPS in 74 PAs in July. 

[Ro Mueller]

Low-A Carolina plays at Royals' affiliate Columbia this week, with 19-year old RHP Yujanyer Herrera (4.29 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 7.6 K/9 in 56.2 IP) starting the opening game tonight. Each of DH/1B Jesus Chirinos (1.314 OPS in 50 PAs), 3B Luke Adams (1.023 OPS in 62 PAs) and LF Jace Avina (1.013 OPS in 47 PAs) are having a terrific July. 

[Ro Mueller]

AA Biloxi hosts White Sox affiliate Birmingham this week, with RHP James Meeker (3.48 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 8.6 K/9 in 54.1 IP) making his 6th start (22nd appearance) tonight. Red-hot hitters this month include CF Jackson Chourio (1.124 OPS in 65 PAs), DH/3B Tyler Black (1.096 OPS in 68 PAs), 2B Isaac Collins (1.067 OPS in 65 PAs) and RF Lamar Sparks (1.000 OPS in 56 PAs). 

[Joseph Zarr]

Farm chores mostly done for the day. Papa J is getting ready to fire up the multi-screen Minor League baseball buffet. Let's have a good evening, men. Above and beyond all else, come out healthy. Then, let's hope for some fantastic games with improvements and intrigue seen throughout.

[Joseph Zarr]

RHP Jason Alexander will try to work around a lead-off double here in the first frame. Sounds went scoreless in the top half. 

[Ro Mueller]

Wisconsin hosts Twins' affiliate Cedar Rapids this week, with starting LHP Nate Peterson (2.98 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 11.1 K/9 in 42.1 Low-A IP) making his debut in High-A ball. 1B Ernesto Martinez (1.080 OPS in in 76 PAs) and LF Je'Von Ward (.993 OPS in 47 PAs) are both having a big month of July. 

[Joseph Zarr]

CF Monte Harrison showing off his formidable arm in throwing out the Tides' runner trying to stretch a single into two. He gets the OF assist to SS Patrick Dorrian. Alexander is getting hit well here early as his pitches are finding a lot of center cut - three hits in the first already. That OF assist proved very big as there are now two down and the next hitter ripped a line drive single to Naquin in RF. 1-0 Tides. Two down. Man on first.

[Joseph Zarr]

Yeah, Alexander is getting rocked here early all over the outfield grass. He gives up a deep line drive to the wall in LF. That scores another. It's stretched into a 3-bagger as the throw home from Dorrian was just wide up the 3B side and Henry couldn't corral it for the tag. 2-0 Tides.

[Joseph Zarr]

RHP Jason Alexander AKA 'The Hanger'. He is just laying up platter balls in favorable counts. Another absolute hanging off-speed pitch center cut is ripped into RF for an RBI single. 3-0 Tides. He's already up to a pitch count of 24. If he can't get this final out here he may be pulled before the inning ends. Woof.

[Joseph Zarr]

He gets the final out on a sinker tailing low and out of the zone. Hey, that's the pitch you need! The inning ends, mercifully, for Alexander after 27 pitches and 3 runs. None of those hits were cheap.

[Joseph Zarr]

It's definitely 2023:

The Sounds/Tides knock has been delayed and paused at length here until the drone that is flying above the stadium resolves itself. 😂

[Joseph Zarr]

Mudcats go 3-up and 3-down, unconventionally. Tayden Hall 1B to RF. Guilarte force out. Guilarte PO 1B. Lara flies out to LF. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Alexander did not benefit from the delay whatsoever. He is back to hanging floaters. A walk and two consecutive well hit line drives. And the bases are juiced with one down in the 2nd. He gives up a sac fly to deep CF. 4-0 Tides. Ugly outing from Alexander.

Meanwhile, in Columbia, Herrera is getting absolutely hosed by some truly weak dribblers up the middle. The last scores a runner from second after it weakly arrives to the 2B bag and hits the base and pops into the air and beyond all gloves into shallow CF.

[Joseph Zarr]

C Jose Sibrian continues to showcase his formidability. He threw out a runner at 2B to end the first  in a runners on the corners with two down scenario - it was a beautiful bang-bang play. Here in the 2nd, he rips a double to the gap in right CF driving in the tying run in 3B Luke Adams. 1-1 game now. Sibrian is at 3B. One down.

[Joseph Zarr]

Who knocks in the go-ahead run? None other than red hot DH Jesus Chirinos. That man is swinging a very hot piece of lumber for the Mudcats right now. 2-1 Mudcats. Two down. Bottom of the 2nd.

[Joseph Zarr]

I can't tell you the number of 1-2 and 0-2 hangers RHP Jason Alexander has left over the heart of the plate tonight. Let me just say: lots. Lots of off-speed mistakes. Sounds trail 5-0 now after the deep deep fly over the wall in left center. The rough outing continues. The Sounds come into this series having lost 6-of-9. It's going to take quite a bit to turn this one around.

[Joseph Zarr]

Coming off a 11-for-27 week at Montgomery, Tyler Black led off with a deep line drive up the LF wall and about five feet short of a homer. That ball certainly looked like it had a chance. Instead, it will simply be known as an 0-for-1 start to his evening. 

 

Meanwhile, C Jose Sibrian just took an inside pitch off his catching hand. He is in pain. Being checked on by the trainer. It does look like he's going to stay in the game as a runner for now. We'll have to see if he stays in to catch the ball. Bases are juiced. One down after a Luke Adams sky high infield pop up. OF Luis Castillo hits a deep sac fly to RF, however, and scores Guilarte. It's 3-1 Mudcats now.