Brewers Minor League Link Report (5/15): Misiorowski Stole the Show in a 5-Win Thursday for Affiliates

[Ro Mueller]

Jacob Misiorowski, Mike Boeve, Melvin Hernandez and Filippo Di Turi all had big days in 4 wins for Nashville, Biloxi and Carolina (doubleheader), with Jose Anderson powering the ACL Brewers to victory as well. Tyler Black also started his rehab and Jeferson Quero homered in further good news, while Wisconsin was rained out.

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Transactions:

• RHP Tanner Gillis promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina
• RHP Jose Nova promoted to High-A Wisconsin from ACL Brewers
• RHP Tanner Shears activated from High-A Wisconsin’s 7-day injured list
• INF/OF Tyler Black sent on rehab assignment to ACL Brewers
• RHP Chandler Welch assigned to Low-A Carolina from High-A Wisconsin
• INF Ethan Murray placed on AA Biloxi’s 7-day injured list
• LHP Caden Vire placed on Low-A Carolina’s 7-day injured list

Game Action:

Final: Nashville 3, Memphis 1
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Sounds’ website, game details, and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Misiorowski Dominant Again, Sounds Win Fourth Straight

The Brewers may have been idle Thursday, but they were still the talk of the baseball world as RHP Jacob Misiorowski did things unseen at any level of baseball since velocity readings became the norm:

After yet another dominant showing of control and heat by Misiorowski (7 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 Ks), BrewerFanatic’s Matthew Trueblood makes the case that these 103mph pitches should be landing in the gloves of Contreras and Haase henceforth.

Of course, you don’t win games and take a 3-0 series lead on pitching alone, so 2B Anthony Seigler provided Nashville’s first run to tie the game in the 5th inning (6th homer, .936 OPS in his first season in AAA).

It was still 1-1 in the top of the 9th inning, after RHP Craig Yoho escaped 2 singles and an HBP in the 8th, setting the stage for Wes Clarke, Adam Hall and Jimmy Herron to deliver three singles and a win:

Sounds’ Extras: 

• SS Freddy Zamora (.298 AVG, 2-for-3 in this game) has been holding his own this season and can expect even more playing time after Vinny Capra was claimed by the White Sox.
• Recent signee OF/INF Bobby Dalbec is still shaking off rust, now 0-for-13 since joining the Sounds.

Friday’s outlook: LHP Bruce Zimmermann’s reward for 4 innings of scoreless relief on Sunday is a chance to make his 4th start of 2025, with the Sounds looking to clinch a road series victory.

Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Biloxi 9, Montgomery 3
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Shuckers’ website, game details: Boeve's 4-RBI Night Leads Shuckers to League-Leading 22nd Win

Adding Mike Boeve (working his way back after an injury) to the best offense in the Southern League may seem unfair to opponents, especially since he’s now contributing to the homer brigade:

Boeve’s 3-run homer was his first since August 2024 and gave the Shuckers a 3-1 lead in support of starting RHP Alexander Cornielle (3 R, 3 H, 6 BB, 5 Ks), who had to battle control issues to get through 4 2/3 innings and 94 pitches (53 strikes).

With the game still tight at 3-2 in the top of the 5th inning, a 1B Luke Adams (1-for-3, double, 2 walks) leadoff walk help trigger another 3-run frame, with Boeve (2-for-4, HR, 4 RBIs) and Cooper Pratt (2-for-5, RBI) contributing singles.

2B Zavier Warren keeps swinging with confidence, adding a 2-run shot in the 7th inning:

Shuckers’ Extras:

• RHP Chase Costello only threw 2 pitches, but that was enough to strand 2 baserunners for Cornielle. That triggered a run of 4 1/3 scoreless, hitless innings from the bullpen, with RHP Will Childers covering 2 innings and recording 4 strikeouts.
• The hottest hitter in Minor League Baseball (3B Brock Wilken) only managed a single and a walk (only?) in this victory, but Baseball America put him in a feature article to keep him top of mind.
• C Darrien Miller and OF Bladimir Restituyo also had decent offensive production in the win, combining on a 3-for-6 evening with 2 walks and a stolen base.

Friday’s outlook: RHP Brett Wichrowski is scheduled to make his 3rd start of 2025, having delivered 4 innings and 55 pitches last week. Biloxi can claim a 3-1 series advantage with another road victory.

Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes
Rained Out: Beloit at Wisconsin

Via the Timber Rattlers’ website, rainout details: Rattlers/Sky Carp Postponed on Thursday Night

Hopefully the unscheduled day off will help Wisconsin re-group and re-load after falling behind 2 games to zero in their home series against Beloit.

Friday’s outlook: RHP Tyson Hardin (1.42 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 9.7 K/9 in 31 2/3 IP) and LHP Anthony Flores (6.65 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 9.6 K/9 in 21 2/3 IP) are expected to start the Timber Rattlers’ doubleheader, with the club needing to win both games to knot up this week’s series.

Game One Final: Carolina 4, Fayetteville 2 (in 7 innings)
Box Score and Game Log
Game Two Final: Carolina 10, Fayetteville 3 (in 7 innings)
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Mudcats’ website, game details: Mudcats Sweep Doubleheader From Fayetteville

Down to 14 active pitchers (3 of whom recently threw multiple innings) and facing 5 games in 4 days, starting RHP Melvin Hernandez (7 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 8 Ks) understood the mission: Save the Staff and Win the Game.

And boy did the 18-year old come through! The second youngest pitcher in the Carolina League delivered a 94-pitch complete game, peppering the zone for 3 innings (40 pitches, 31 strikes), escaping a difficult 4th frame aided by 2 outs on the bases, then bearing down to only allow 2 harmless singles over the final 3 frames.

3B Jesus Made and OF Luis Lameda provided the key hits in that opening-game win, combining on a 4-for-5 game with a double, walk, 3 RBIs and 2 stolen bases:

2B/3B Filippo Di Turi also contributed 2 hits in the first game, before getting the party started in the night cap with his 5th homer of 2025 as part of a 5-for-6, 2 RBI day for him:

In his 7th appearance of 2025, starting RHP Bryan Rivera came through with his best outing of year, delivering 5 innings of 1-run, 1-hit baseball with 5 strikeouts (and 3 BB).

The game was 4-1 in the 5th inning when Carolina opened the floodgates with a 6-run frame, including RBI doubles from OF Reece Walling and C Eric Martinez (first action in 2 weeks):

Mudcats’ Extras:

• The sweep gives the Mudcats a 3-0 series lead, but we need to watch the health status of OF Braylon Payne, who exited the second game after stealing 2 bases and scoring in the 3rd inning.
• In that second contest, every spot in the Mudcats’ lineup reached base via walk or hit, with the somewhat surprising exception of Made, who still contributed an RBI.
• LHP Anfernny Reyes set aside last week’s nightmare relief outing and a leadoff double in the 7th inning to retire the final three hitters on a sacrifice fly and 2 ground outs.

Friday’s outlook: RHP Jaron DeBerry is set for his 3rd start of 2025, with Carolina positioned to clinch yet another series win. Will we see the return of 2B Josh Adamczewski (last played May 2nd) to the lineup?

Final: ACL Brewers 6, ACL Cubs 5 (in 10 innings)
Box Score and Game Log

The old adage that we can throw out win-loss records for rivalry games held true here, as the winless Cubs pushed the first place ACL Brewers to extra innings, before the superior team prevailed.

Rehabbing 1B Tyler Black (1-for-3, run) and C Jeferson Quero (1-for-2, HR, walk, RBI) may have been atop the lineup (before exiting after 5 innings), but the teenagers carried the heavy load yet again to push the team’s record to 8-2 with this extra inning victory.

18-year old RHP Tyler Renz made his first start (2nd appearance) in the Brewers’ system, limiting the opposition to 2 runs over 5 innings, with 4 strikeouts, supported by Quero’s first inning homer, DH Luis Corobo’s (3-for-5) 2nd inning leadoff double and OF Jose Anderson’s 2-out, 2-run single in the 5th inning.

19-year old RHP Wenderlyn King (4 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 3 Ks) retired 8 of the first 9 batters he faced, before conceding 2 eighth inning runs on 3 consecutive singles to knot the contest at 4-4.

The game looked lost after a Cubs’ leadoff triple against King in the bottom of the 9th inning, which followed the Brewers loading the bases with nobody out in the top half yet coming up empty (3 straight Ks). However, King and the defense rallied with a strikeout and ground ball double play to send the contest to extras.

Anderson (3-for-5, triple, 3 RBIs) then came through again with a leadoff RBI triple, before adding an important insurance run on an error. RHP Daurys Mora earned the save despite allowing a run-scoring double with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th, getting his 2nd strikeout of the inning on the final batter.

Friday’s outlook: The ACL Brewers play at the ACL Dodgers (6-3) at 8:00pm CST, with the Dodgers likely seeking revenge after being pummeled 15-2 on Tuesday.

We hope that you enjoy the Minor League Link Report. On Friday, Wisconsin kicks off a six-game Minor League set with Game One of their doubleheader commencing at 5:10pm CST. The Milwaukee Brewers also return to action, hosting the Twins at 7:10pm.

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[jay87shot]

Last year Flippo di Turi had 80 ab's in like 100 plate appearences in rookie ball before going to Carolina. I think Jose Anderson should at the very latest follow that timeline, maybe Jadyn Fielder because he is a tad older or Luis Corobo if Dinges get a call up in the next month as well.

Melvin Hernandez is giving off very similar vibes to Manny Rodriguez last year. Both guys are prime examples of what makes this system so special right now. Just your average 18 year old dominating A ball, but not getting much praise.

Does Quero get back to AAA when he can play a full 9 inning game, like within say 2-3 games or do we think it will be gradual and have him play like a week in A+ ball just to slowly assimilate him to better pitching. I kind of like the short stop at Appleton idea just to work his way back and keep some confidence.

[Joseph Zarr]

Welcome back, Tyler Black!

I am pretty relieved LHP Caden Vire is only moved to the 7-Day IL. That didn't look good when he left his last outing clutching that left elbow all the way to the clubhouse. Hopefully, he dodged a bullet! He needs innings and reps.

[PlayerHader]

I'll be in NC either June 20 weekend or July 4 weekend. Will the Mudcats be losing some sticks before then?

[Ro Mueller]

1 hour ago, PlayerHader said:

I'll be in NC either June 20 weekend or July 4 weekend. Will the Mudcats be losing some sticks before then?

Josh Adamczewski and Marco Dinges would be the most likely to be promoted before then, in my opinion.

The promotion schedule for the truly young guys (Made, Pena, Payne) more likely follows that of Chourio, Lara and Yophery, who were promoted to High-A on July 25, August 14 and September 15 in their respective years.

Di Turi and Bitonti are tweeners age-wise that I’d expect to remain in Low-A unless there are personnel losses in High-A.

[biedergb]

4 hours ago, jay87shot said:

Melvin Hernandez is giving off very similar vibes to Manny Rodriguez last year. Both guys are prime examples of what makes this system so special right now. Just your average 18 year old dominating A ball, but not getting much praise.

Yeah, that is what I was thinking. 18 year old, low A, not impressive "stuff" but does what you want, throws strikes, gets out, eats innings, and as he matures (and Rodriguez) there is some projection.

But absolutely love what Hernandez is doing so far. Still seems more arm action than body in his delivery but I'm sure that's what pitching coaches are for.

[CheeseheadInQC]

39 minutes ago, Ro Mueller said:

Josh Adamczewski and Marco Dinges would be the most likely to be promoted before then, in my opinion.

The promotion schedule for the truly young guys (Made, Pena, Payne) more likely follows that of Chourio, Lara and Yophery, who were promoted to High-A on July 25, August 14 and September 15 in their respective years.

Di Turi and Bitonti are tweeners age-wise that I’d expect to remain in Low-A unless there are personnel losses in High-A.

I don’t know if this factors in at all or if they would just bring more DSL guys stateside like they did with Flores, but their ACL roster is surprisingly small. If the pitchers were struggling like last year they probably would have already needed reinforcements and the bench isn’t much deeper.

[Ro Mueller]

48 minutes ago, CheeseheadInQC said:

I don’t know if this factors in at all or if they would just bring more DSL guys stateside like they did with Flores, but their ACL roster is surprisingly small. If the pitchers were struggling like last year they probably would have already needed reinforcements and the bench isn’t much deeper.

14 ACL bats seems adequate to me, with only Jose Anderson likely to get a promotion (in my opinion).

Biloxi and Wisconsin are lean, but the additions of Dalbec, Rosario, Quero and Black can push a player down to AA, while Dinges and Adamczewski look forward to the High-A move.

I’ve been much more worried about pitchers (e.g. Manuel Rodriguez getting hurt during his 2nd start of a week), so hope we add some independent ball arms soon. This year, it seems we’re letting more guys throw 90+ pitches, but hopefully now opting to limit the Tuesday-Sunday same series starts.

[Harold Hutchison]

8 hours ago, biedergb said:

Yeah, that is what I was thinking. 18 year old, low A, not impressive "stuff" but does what you want, throws strikes, gets out, eats innings, and as he matures (and Rodriguez) there is some projection.

But absolutely love what Hernandez is doing so far. Still seems more arm action than body in his delivery but I'm sure that's what pitching coaches are for.

And he's gotta be adding muscle mass and getting a little taller, too.