Tue. 5/28 (plus Mon. 5/27) - Nashville on Road, Other Full-Season Squads at Home

[Jim Goulart]

Thread will be utilized for any minor league news Monday and Tuesday.

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Feel free to conduct Monday minor league chatter that doesn't land clearly in other existing threads here.

NOTE: With the Maryvale game standing alone, there will not be a traditional Link Report on Tuesday AM solely on this late-evening contest.

This Monday game, along with Tuesday's Maryvale game, will be further detailed in the Link Report Joseph composes overnight Tuesday night, to be released early Wednesday AM.

[sveumrules]

ACL Crew picked up a pair of runs in the first via Antony Gomez double, Eric Bitonti walk, Gery Holguin walk, Luiyin Alastre RBI fielder’s choice, and a Johan Barrios bases loaded walk.

Eric Prado allowed a pair of runs over four frames with 3 H | 2 BB | 2 K before Osbriel Mogollon put up a scoreless fifth (1 K) working around 2 H and 1 BB.

Crew is rallying top of six with Johan Barrios ROE, Luis Lameda single, Ramon Moreno walk, Antony Gomez walk and Eric Bitonti walk netting them another pair of runs.

Fillipo Di Turi offered a brief respite with a rare strikeout before a Gery Holguin fielder’s choice netted one more run.

Now 5-2 heading to bottom of six with Mogollon still on the mound.

[sveumrules]

Osbriel works around a pair of walks to put up a zero in the sixth with another K.

[sveumrules]

Never a dull moment in the ACL, unless you think wild twenty year olds walking the bases juiced is dull.

Osbriel came back out to try and finish the game but went K, BB before getting pulled.

So now it was up to Anfernny Reyes who walked the first two batters he faced before getting a pop out and K to secure his second save of the season in a 5-2 Crew victory.

[Ro Mueller]

The teams were a combined 0-for-18 with RISP, with 21 left on base and all 7 runs scoring without the benefit of an RBI hit.

This year’s ACL box scores are looking a bit more like the DSL.

Eric Martinez was likely our sole healthy bench bat.

I’m impressed we’ve gotten back to a record of 7-10. It looked bleaker than that. Players are stepping up.

[Joseph Zarr]

 

4 hours ago, damuelle said:

The teams were a combined 0-for-18 with RISP, with 21 left on base and all 7 runs scoring without the benefit of an RBI hit.

This year’s ACL box scores are looking a bit more like the DSL.

Eric Martinez was likely our sole healthy bench bat.

I’m impressed we’ve gotten back to a record of 7-10. It looked bleaker than that. Players are stepping up.

For the Crew, in particular, it would appear that to be very very true - ie looking more like DSL Box Scores. We once again are seeing the impacts of changes to the stateside roster limits and moving up the ACL season well ahead of the MLB draft.

At 7-10, the ACL Cerveceros are only 4.5 GB of Cincinnati. However, they have allowed the most runs in the entire ACL @ 136 runs allowed in only 17 contests. Yikes. That's six more runs than the the ACL League West last place ACL Royals. The Crew are top five in runs scored but if you are giving up that amount of runs consistently a 0.500 ball club is likely the highest aspirations we can hope for as fans. Interestingly, the staff has the 3rd highest K total @ 191 but they possess an extremely unsightly team WHIP of 1.91. Whew...where they've hit the most batters in the League (26) and walked the most batters (103). That's 10 more walks than the next low rung on the ladder - the only squad to manage to break that not so coveted century mark. Which doesn't even broach their head spinning team ERA of 7.90. 

I think it's fair to say: there's some Development ahead in the pitching department 😅

[wiguy94]

9 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

 Interestingly, the staff has the 3rd highest K total @ 191 but they possess an extremely unsightly team WHIP of 1.91. Whew...where they've hit the most batters in the League (26) and walked the most batters (103). That's 10 more walks than the next low rung on the ladder - the only squad to manage to break that not so coveted century mark. Which doesn't even broach their head spinning team ERA of 7.90. 

While the raw SO numbers look really good, that's largely because they face so many hitters. Their 27.1% K-rate is just slightly above the ACL average of 26.6%. 

[Joseph Zarr]

On the other hand, let's celebrate some of the phenomenal pitching we are seeing in certain alcoves of the Brewers Minor League universe. One of our more unheralded (to those that aren't obsessed like us ol' codgers) right-handed arms who has really made a name for himself with the Sounds this season. RHP Chad Patrick. Heck of a season to date. The former D-Backs 2021 4th Round Draftee has gotten better as the season has progressed. Having his best outing to date his last time out. Nice to see him get some much deserved shine! These feels like one of those 'fringe of the roster' mutually beneficial trades - INF Abraham Toro  has gotten that much-deserved MLB playing time with the Athletics and run with his new opportunity. Patrick has absolutely revived his career and blossomed under the Brewers tutelage. Important to note: He is 25 years old until August. He features a classic Starter Five-Pitch mix: 4-Seam, Sinker, Cutter, Change-up, Slider. He leans heavily on his heaters and gets lots of swings and misses here. Last time out? Of 40 total pitches he garnered 20 swings and misses. Granted, it was the Knights but the stats also do not lie. Like Myers before him...Patrick is a guy to absolutely have on your radar as an unexpected find who has the potential to ultimately help the MLB staff down the line. He has that coveted 'stuff' that will play. Lots of movement in his arsenal. 

 

[Joseph Zarr]

4 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

While the raw SO numbers look really good, that's largely because they face so many hitters. Their 27.1% K-rate is just slightly above the ACL average of 26.6%. 

Huh. I thought it was likely due to the utter shock batters faced when their pitches were actually in or near the zone! 😅 Or wait a minute! Are they hitting and walking guys to boost those K totals?!? ACL Crew playing chess...

Anyhow, point taken. 

[Ro Mueller]

The Mudcats host Orioles’ low-A affiliate Delmarva this week, with 18-year old RHP Manuel Rodriguez (4.04 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 8.3 K/9 in 35.2 IP) making his 8th start. CF Yophery Rodriguez is in right back in the lineup after exiting Sunday’s game early.

[Ro Mueller]

AA Biloxi won’t get swept at home for a 2nd straight week. They host Marlins’ affiliate Pensacola this week, with LHP Nate Peterson (4.14 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 9.5 K/9 in 37 IP) starting tonight. DH Brock Wilken has a 7-game hitting streak. 

[Ro Mueller]

High-A Wisconsin welcomes Padres’ affiliate Fort Wayne this week, with 21-year old RHP Patricio Aquino (4.99 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 5.3 K/9 in 30.2 IP) toeing the rubber tonight. 2B Jadher Areinamo had 3 hits and 4 RBIs Sunday to push his hit streak to 8 games. 

[Ro Mueller]

Mudcats give up a homer and an unearned run in the top of the 1st inning. Better shape up!

[Joseph Zarr]

Guilarte and Pratt ground out to 1B and 2B, respectively. Yophery K's swingin at a 1-2 pitch inside and in the dirt. 3 up. 3 down. On to the 2nd. Muddies trail 2-0.

[Joseph Zarr]

Weak pop fly to LF. Swinging K on a high inside heater to a lefty. Weak grounder jam shot to Pratt at SS who throws the runner out by a few steps. 11 pitch 2nd inning after a 27 pitch opening frame for RHP Manuel Rodriguez.

[Joseph Zarr]

Baez swinging K on a 95 mph 0-2 heater. Roll over weak grounder by Garcia. Castillo chases a change-up that drops low and inside below the zone. Swinging K. 2-0 Delmarva headed to the 3rd.

It's important to remember, Delmarva's weakness is not their starting pitching. Their bullpen, however, is very very hittable. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Weak pop fly to CF. Called 3rd strike on a 3-2 outer stripe breaking pitch - fabulous pitch. High lazy shallow pop fly to Pratt in the LF grass. 13 pitch 3rd frame. Pitch count at 51. Meanwhile, the Delmarva starter is at 26 pitches headed to the bottom of the 3rd. Gotta start making him work so they can get to that Delmarva Pen.

[Joseph Zarr]

Groundouts and strikeouts the name of Mudcats AB's vs Delmarva's Correa. AND Briceno breaks through with a single, you guessed it, on a sharply hit 98 mph groundball past the diving Delmarva SS. Man on first. Two down. Guilarte will try to take advantage after his opening 3-2 sharp ground out to 1B back in the first frame. AND, he lines out sharply to RF on a dipping 97 mph liner. Dang, he deserved better on that swing. On to the 4th.

[Joseph Zarr]

Heck of a play by Yoshwar Garcia in LF as he grabs a smashed line drive double off the wall on one bounce. Bare hands it. Fires an accurate cannons shot to 2B. Runner out sliding. That's two very hard hit outs to the deepest parts of CF and LF to open Rodriguez's 4th frame. They'll go down as two outs, ultimately. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Yophery now has struck out swinging. And, now he has struck out looking on a dead center 0-2 breaking ball. Two rough rough AB's for the youngster. He hasn't made Correa work for anything. 

[Ro Mueller]

Nashville is in Memphis this week to take on the Cardinals’ affiliate. RHP Taylor Clarke is today’s starter (expect ~30 pitches with possibly LHP Nick Bennett as long-man) and RF Joey Wiemer sees his first AAA action since being optioned by the Brewers. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Pratt walked with 2 down. He stole 2nd (10-for-10 on the season I believe?). Then C David García singled on a very weak grounder up the middle to the shallow right CF grass. Pratt tried to leg it out around 3rd. He was thrown out at Home by about 5 feet. Valiant attempt to sneak a run across. Tried to even intentionally smack that ball out the catcher's mitt. Not to be. The mini two out rally attempt fizzles. 2-0 Delmarva and we are on to the 5th.

[Ro Mueller]

Downer - Brewer Hicklen to IL: 

 

[Joseph Zarr]

Rodriguez is burned by a one out walk in the. He proceeds to give up a gapper to the wall in RF. BUT, Walling and Guilarte gun down the runner trying to stretch to a triple. 3-0 Mudcats trail. Two down.

[Joseph Zarr]

Rodriguez K's his 4th to end the 5th after the RBI to the RF wall. We are on to the bottom half of the 5th. That will likely be all for Rodriguez as his pitch count is approaching 80. He has now pitched 5 complete innings in 6 of his 8 starts. Quite an accomplishment for the young hurler.