Minor League Camp - Game Info via BrewersPD

[Ro Mueller]

This feels like a case of More Questions than Answers. Have the AAA players (except Clarke, Meeker, Chirino) started packing up to head to Nashville (or even Toledo - opening game this Friday)? Is long-time SS (but now OF apparently) Eduardo Garcia seriously in contention for a spot in AA ball? Could INF Daniel Guilarte really be forced to repeat time at Low-A Carolina? 

[ARobsBrewCrew]

23 minutes ago, damuelle said:

This feels like a case of More Questions than Answers. Have the AAA players (except Clarke, Meeker, Chirino) started packing up to head to Nashville (or even Toledo - opening game this Friday)? Is long-time SS (but now OF apparently) Eduardo Garcia seriously in contention for a spot in AA ball? Could INF Daniel Guilarte really be forced to repeat time at Low-A Carolina? 

Most players that are starting the year in AAA left Arizona yesterday.  As for your other questions, I may have answers for you tomorrow night.

[Joseph Zarr]

24 minutes ago, ARobsBrewCrew said:

Most players that are starting the year in AAA left Arizona yesterday.  As for your other questions, I may have answers for you tomorrow night.

[Ro Mueller]

From here, I'm guessing that Wes Clarke, Brian Navarreto and Aaron Ashby will head straight to Toledo for Nashville's opening series. I hope that Justin Yeager accompanies them. 

[Matt]

Not sure which thread this belongs in, but holy crap. 

[CheeseheadInQC]

9 hours ago, damuelle said:

From here, I'm guessing that Wes Clarke, Brian Navarreto and Aaron Ashby will head straight to Toledo for Nashville's opening series. I hope that Justin Yeager accompanies them. 

As someone who is bizarrely high on him for a low-profile pitcher who struggled in rookie ball, I am glad to see Corniel getting starts this spring.

[Ro Mueller]

Good to see these MILB Spring Training games continuing. This is the third time we've seen Zavier Warren start in the outfield in the past few days (after 288 starts in the infield or catcher since 2021) and I believe it's the first time we've seen RHP Yorman Galindez listed this spring.

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Ro Mueller]

The Brewers won, Sounds lost and Quero got injured, but the day is not yet finished. Here are the Minor League Spring Training lineups, with RHP Brett Wichrowski getting his first start and RHP Yujanyer Herrera's name appearing for the first time this spring. 

[Ro Mueller]

These lineups are giving us some very strong, interesting clues regarding likely player placement (note: this is pure speculation), e.g.:

• 19-year old Luis Lara and 20-year old Dylan O'Rae likely starting the season at High-A Wisconsin(!?), leap-frogging 20-year old Luis Castillo in the process?
• 18-year old Yophery Rodriguez opening the season at Low-A Carolina, which could be viewed as a faster timetable (from DSL signing to full season debut) than Chourio or Lara did, although Chourio was technically younger
• Long-time SS Eduardo Garcia moving to outfield full-time and moving up to AA Biloxi despite his .605 OPS at High-A Wisconsin last year?
• 2023 second round-pick INF Mike Boeve likely opening the season at the same level he concluded last year: High-A Wisconsin
• 19-year old SS Gregory Barrios moving up to be the principal starting shortstop at High-A Wisconsin despite a .586 OPS at Low-A Carolina last year, with fellow 20-year INF Daniel Guilarte potentially (shockingly?) opening 2024 still at Low-A Carolina

[Jim Goulart]

 

[Ro Mueller]

Here are 21-year old 6'4" RHP Josh Timmerman (16th round pick in 2023) and 19-year old 6'3" LHP Bjorn Johnson (12th round pick in 2023) getting starts in Minor League Spring Training. C Ramon Rodriguez's absence signals to me that he's probably headed to Nashville as additional depth.