Brewers Minor League Link Report (5/23): Catching Up on IL Placements

[Jim Goulart]

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• Milwaukee Brewers optioned RHP Carlos Rodriguez to Nashville Sounds.
• Nashville Sounds transferred RHP Deivi García to the Development List.
• Nashville Sounds placed RF Jared Oliva on the 7-day injured list.
• Nashville Sounds activated RHP Blake Holub from the 7-day injured list.
• LHP Josh Maciejewski assigned to Nashville Sounds from Biloxi Shuckers.

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Final: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees) 10, Nashville 5
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:

Sounds Drop First Game of Series to RailRiders - Two Crooked Innings Too Much to Overcome on Friday Night

The Sounds have now given up ten runs twice in a five-day span, the first being last Sunday in the 10-6 loss in Memphis. Of course, it helps to win the three games in between, all against this Scranton club.

For Tobias Myers fans, I suggest you review the game log for the five runs he allowed (two earned) in the 4th. Leadoff walk to old friend and current three-hole hitter, catcher Alex Jackson, who is crushing things in 2025. So, Myers' leadoff walk thing is a carryover from his big-league troubles. But beyond that, there's no mention of a line drive or any truly impressive opposition force. Three ground ball singles, and costly errors on consecutive plays by Ernesto Martinez, Jr. and Jorge Alfaro. More frustration for Myers within an abomination of a season thus far.

Anthony Seigler, still as the DH as his finger allows, singled and walked. The OPS is .943.

Every so often there will be a transaction that makes one say, "Oh yeah, him". That's no shade on RH reliever Blake Holub, but he had been placed on the IL on April 14th, and it's not as though there was a Link Report mention since, until his activation Friday (and 1-2-3 6th inning here). 

If I were LH reliever Tyler Jay (0.51 ERA, 1.08 WHIP), I'd have been puzzled by the Brewers' out-of-nowhere trade acquisition and immediate big-league clubhouse placement of southpaw Rob Zastryzny.

As an exercise for this Link Report, at each level, we'll list those players on an IL list (not including those already designated as "full season"). Hopefully at some point we'll see each of these players back:

• LHP Thomas Pannone (60-day)
• C Jeferson Quero
• INF/OF Tyler Black
• OF Jared Oliva

Quero and Black are each currently rehabbing at the Arizona Complex League.

You'll find five video highlights separated from the lowlights from this game via the Sounds "X" feed.

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Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Biloxi 3, Knoxville (Cubs) 1
Box Score and Game Log

Catch up with the latest Biloxi pre-game audio interview archives

Shuckers Ride Kuehner's Dominant Start to 3-1 Win Over Smokies - Staff limits Smokies to one run for second consecutive game, Shuckers open three-game division lead

Luis Lara has a .306/.398/.375 line in May.

Oh look, another HBP for Luke Adams, #11 on the season and part of a night when he also doubled and singled. Speaking of May lines, Adams sits at .315/.500/.537. Wow.

RF Garrett Spain and 2B Jheremy Vargas were a combined 0-for-7 with three K's, so why the mention here? Because this is just ridiculously pretty, that's why. Not sure we'll see a better relay at any level all summer:

The trio of Biloxi arms you read about in the game summary walked eight, living dangerously though obviously allowing just one run.

Those on the Shuckers' 7-day IL:

• LHP Brian Fitzpatrick
• RHP Tyler Woessner
• C Ramon Rodriguez (though likely to be sidelined all season once an Achilles tendon injury is confirmed)
• INF Eric Brown, Jr.
• INF Ethan Murray

Four additional game highlights at the Biloxi "X" feed here, including Lara showing off his arm as well.

This includes another look at the relay supreme and has a brief Tate Kuehner interview:

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Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link)
Final: Wisconsin 2, South Bend (Cubs) 1
Box Score and Game Log

Rattlers Pitch Their Way Past South Bend - Birchard, Rodriguez, & Broca strike out ten and allow one run in Wisconsin’s fourth straight win

Do find time this weekend to listen, these interviews have been excellent -

While we're listing Wisconsin "extra's", don't miss these as well:

Kyle Lobner's latest "T-Rat Talk" with Eduardo Garcia - a reminder about Garcia's amazing winter league success is within

Post-Crescent quote-filled feature on Blake Burke

As usual, Chris Mehring's game summary is spot-on and provides the details on a tremendous mound night and includes more video evidence that Marco Dinges is a joy. The Rattlers' batters fanned 12 times, drawing only one walk, so the pitchers had to be on their game, and they were. Congrats to RH starter Ryan Birchard on a best-in-career night.

Current Wisconsin IL stints:

• RHP Aidan Maldonado
• RHP Manuel Rodriguez
• RHP Cameron Wagoner (60-day)
• OF Luis Castillo
• OF Kay-Lan Nicasia (set to return next week, via Victor Estevez' interview linked above)

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Final, Game One: Fredericksburg (Nationals) 4, Carolina 3, seven innings as scheduled
Box Score and Game Log

Final, Game Two: Carolina 6, Fredericksburg 3, seven innings as scheduled
Box Score and Game Log

Mudcats Split Doubleheader Against Fredericksburg

Just a bummer of a loss in the opener. Up 3-0 heading to the bottom of the 6th in a seven-inning contest, RHP Bryan Rivera had struck out the side in order in the 5th, following up the four shutout frames from RH starter Bryce Meccage. 

Second baseman Luis Lameda grounded into a 5-4-3 double play with the bases loaded in the top of the 6th. That would prove costly. Rivera allowed three runs in the bottom of the inning, all scoring on two-out singles. Carolina had men on 1st and 2nd with one out in the top of the final inning but couldn't retake the lead. Then...

Definitely one of the more bitter defeats of the Mudcats' campaign. The Mudcats stranded 15 in just seven innings! But let's not wallow when Meccage looked like this in his first outing in 16 days (one hit, one BB, five K).

Plus, Jose Anderson (DH'ing here), was on base four times with three hits including a double. Filippo Di Turi (3-for-4) and Jesus Made (2-for-5) had strong lines.

On to the nightcap:

LHP Wande Torres did well to recover from a three-run initial frame, with three subsequent scoreless. LHP Bjorn Johnson and RHP Miles Langhorne finished up nicely.

Made (one walk) and Anderson (0-for-4) had quiet nightcaps, so it was incumbent upon some of the less-heralded members of this team to pick up the slack, and the box score and game log will reflect those productive efforts.

Somebody really needed this - .573 OPS in May, 25 K's in 70 plate appearances this month:

More highlights from both games via the team's "x" feed.

Carolina IL stints:

• RHP Yorman Galindez (60-day) - encouraging update from earlier this week here
• RHP Josh Timmerman
• RHP Caden Vire
• INF Luis Pena

Frustratingly, you may as well add 2B Josh Adamczewski to that list, having last played on May 2nd.

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Final: ACL Diamondbacks 5, ACL Brewers 3, seven innings as scheduled
Box Score and Game Log

Maryvale IL stints:

• LHP Joey Broughton (60-day)
• RHP Hayden Robinson
• LHP Russell Smith - there's been no news on Smith, who likely will see time in AAA this season if healthy
• RHP Alexander Vallecillo (60-day, last pitched with Carolina in 2023)

The young Brewers scored all their runs in the 2nd and only earned one of those. The game log will show you a particularly messy inning of defense for the D-Backs. 

None of the three Maryvale hurlers were particularly effective, combining to walk 12 and plunk two (though fanning ten). However, LHP Jose Meneses ran his season-long scoreless inning streak to 7.1 frames in this, his 4th appearance (he danced around four free passes).

Setback? Jeferson Quero last played on Monday the 19th.

Tyler Black had two of the A-Crew's three hits (all singles).

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It's a 3:05 CT start for Wisconsin, looking to add to the misery of the 10-33 South Bend Cubs. Afternoon start for the complex kids, evening action elsewhere. RHP Deivi Garcia is listed as Nashville's starter, but as noted early in this report, was placed on the nebulous "Development List" prior to Friday's game. Have a great Saturday!

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[Jim Goulart]

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[biedergb]

Great write up Jim. Thanks for adding all the IL statuses. 
‘For those who either remember better, have heard, or could be in the know

1. EBJ - I can’t remember what his injury was and his expected return.  Can someone remind me.

2. M. Rodriguez- was scratched as a starter in early May (last pitched 4/27) - I didn’t hear his name in any TRats podcast I’ve listened to - did I miss anything? Or has there been an update on him anyone can recall?

3. Is it viewed as encouraging that Joey Broughton is 60-day IL? Could he appear in ACL before season is over this summer? We heard encouraging reports that Hayden Robinson and Yorman Galindez could pitch sometime soon or soonish.

[Joseph Zarr]

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• LHP Joey Broughton (60-day)
• RHP Hayden Robinson
• LHP Russell Smith - there's been no news on Smith, who likely will see time in AAA this season if healthy
• RHP Alexander Vallecillo (60-day, last pitched with Carolina in 2023)

Also of note here is we received surprisingly very good news re: RHP Hayden Robinson via ARob in the 'Minor League Transactions' thread in the past week. Summarizing: he is scheduled to make a 1-inning start June 6th for the ACL Crew. 

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I would also add, I don't think LHP Caden Vire (like Ramón Rodríguez's unfortunate injury) is staying on a 7-Day. They are likely getting tests on that throwing elbow to determine the severity of his injury. It did not look good at the time.

[jay87shot]

If Birchard can keep the walks down like today I think he could quickly become a Logan Henderson level prospect.