Brewers Minor League Link Report (6/28): Shuckers & Mudcats Continue to Provide Quality 2025 Results

[Jim Goulart]

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Transactions: 

• C Eric Martinez assigned to Carolina Mudcats from Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
• RHP Cameron Wagoner placed on Wisconsin’s full season injured list. 

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Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Jacksonville (Marlins) 8, Nashville 0 
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:

Tobias Myers Tosses Quality Start in Loss - Sounds Shutout 8-0, Fall Behind in Series

That's a 23-3 deficit over the last two games. The Sounds mustered six hits Saturday after being no-hit the night prior. Jeferson Quero and Oliver Dunn doubled, but Nashville was 0-for-8 with RISP. With two walks and an HBP, that's nine baserunners altogether. Quero grounded into one double play, no one was thrown out on the basepaths, so you get a total of eight left on base. There's your math lesson if you're introducing kids to the game, of if you just want to exercise your brain.

Blake Perkins played in his 2nd AAA rehab game, this time as the designated hitter after patrolling center field on Friday, 0-for-2 with two walks and a strikeout.

Tyler Black was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and two groundouts. Now 3-for-40 in 11 games with Nashville, he played left field here, which he has done in nine of the 11 games (the other two at first base). Black's final optionable season is 2026, it's quite remarkable how far his star has fallen.

Speaking of fallen stars on the 40-man roster, LH reliever Bryan Hudson only retired one of the six men he faced. Hudson's 40-man roster bullpen mate Elvis Peguero did him no favors by allowing three inherited runners to score. That being said, should the Brewers need to trim the 40-man roster, there are candidates.

"For a Triple-A (AAA) baseball player on a 40-man roster, the minimum salary is $62,000 for the first year and $123,900 for subsequent years, as per the 2025 CBA. This salary applies regardless of the specific minor league level (AAA, AA, etc.) within the 40-man roster."

Versus the $740,000 MLB minimum, the difference is significant. No need to feel sorry for either pitcher at the $123K level currently, but for the newlywed Hudson at age 28, one realizes just how tenuous the chance to earn the true MLB salary can be.

Tobias Myers gets credit for the quality start by definition but also danced around 12 baserunners in his six innings.

Quero and center fielder Drew Avans make the highlight clip reel this AM over at "X".

Hello to old friend catcher Brian Navarreto on the Jacksonville side of the box score.

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Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Biloxi 6, Columbus (Braves) 0
Box Score and Game Log

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

Kuehner Strikes Out Nine, Shuckers Earn Second Straight Shutout Win - Shuckers pitching staff stretches scoreless streak to 19 innings, Lara records three-hit night

Including the base knocks that sub-headline refers to for Luis Lara (and one of those hits was a double), Lara stole three bases, giving him 27 in 30 attempts. Lara was credited with a steal of home in the 7th, teaming up on the double steal with Mike Boeve.

The Shuckers played clean defense, were 6-for-6 in SB attempts, placed 15 men on base, about the only figure lacking was a 2-for-12 mark with RISP. Everyone contributed at the plate and on the mound - although Ethan Murray was 0-for-5, he had an RBI on a fielder's choice groundout.

Listen to how a pretty relay combo can silence a crowd.

As you might imagine, the Shuckers "X" timeline has much more in the highlight department for you.

With five starts each month, southpaw starter Tate Kuehner (remember, it's pronounced "Keener") has dropped his HBP/BB free pass count from 19 in April, to 16 in May, and 13 in June. He's fanned 81 in 71.2 innings pitched. 

Those Biloxi high-end bullpen members? They're just waiting to see how things shake out elsewhere in the organization (refer to the Nashville discussion above).

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Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link)
Final: Quad Cities (Royals) 6, Wisconsin 4
Box Score and Game Log

An Unfortunate Series of Events Sees Quad Cities Beat Wisconsin - Rattlers tie game late before Bandits score two in ninth

In addition to the write-up linked above, Chris Mehring does a nice, humble, and subdued job of summarizing things verbally as well, including the 2nd ejection of a Timber Rattler disputing things with the base umpire in as many nights. The podcast checks in at just 14 minutes long and includes Kyle Lobner's chat with Manager Victor Estevez, so it falls under the "highly suggested" category for you this morning.

Beyond that, there's your visuals as well - bonus points for the "Udder Disappointment" byline -

Marco Dinges had the night off after catching Friday night.

Jadher Areinamo remains a season-long highlight statistically, compare his 2025 to 2024 via his MiLB player page, the one downside difference being his baserunning volume and success rates.

The three Wisconsin pitchers combined to walk nine, can't have that.

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Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Carolina 11, Delmarva (Orioles) 3
Box Score and Game Log

Mudcats Slug Past Delmarva

Nine base hits, five of the XBH variety. Ten Mudcats reached via base on balls. Carolina 6-for-14 with RISP.

We can quibble about the ten punchouts among the Mudcats at-bats and the two infield errors, but this is one of those box scores, as we saw so often early in the Carolina 2025 campaign, that you just soak in.

A year ago, RHP's Jayden Dubanewicz and Ethan Dorchies had just finished wrapping up their Florida and Illinois high school careers, respectively. Now 19 and 18 years old and having just joined the Mudcats within the past three weeks, their box score lines add to the cumulative joy this game brought.

My goodness, you have to behold this Brewers development machine for what it's become overall.

From a video perspective, the Carolina social admin is now clipping and pasting multiple highlights within single posts, so we get even more within the timeline. And remember, this is from a road game. We as fans are ridiculously spoiled and my 2001-through-most-of-the-next-two-decades Link Reporter self is both grateful for now and mindful of what wasn't back then.

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Final: ACL Guardians 6, ACL Brewers 3
Box Score and Game Log

A bit of a web search this AM indicates that Guardians starter Triston McKenzie, no longer on the Cleveland 40-man, was pulled after just two batters due to illness. It would be a three-run inning for the A-Crew, despite LF Demetrio Nadal's single being the only base hit of the frame.

As you can tell from the final score, the Brewers failed to score again.

Running wild, sometimes too wild apparently, the Maryvale boys were 6-for-8 in SB attempts, 6-for-9 when you factor RF Engel Paulino getting picked off. The Brewers were handed nine free passes, but 1-for-10 with RISP spelled trouble. Gee, that seems to be a critical daily stat throughout baseball, doesn't it?

18-year-old Venezuelan catcher Luis Corobo is an intriguing potential stud, having only turned 18 in May. But he had his roughest game as a pro here, netting the Golden Sombrero in an 0-for-4 afternoon. Three times prior in his two-year career had he gone 0-for-3 with three K's. Now, before you think Corobo has a major issue with K's, his career K% in 229 plate appearances is only 18.4%.

Corobo was the DH in this one, meaning the two-man bench was LF/2B Jadyn Fielder and catcher Kevin Garcia.

RH starting pitcher Carlos Carra cruised through 3.2 innings, having retired the first two Guardians in the 4th. The game log then shows HR, single, ground-rule double, walk, double - boom, four-run inning.

In his 3rd year as a pro and 1st year stateside, RHP Joshua Quezada's 5.13 ERA belies his 5-1 record and 1.14 WHIP, but of course, the sample of 26.1 innings will play tricks. How many folks remember Quezada was the acquisition targeted by the Crew in the Clayton Andrews DFA trade with the Yankees?

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Final: DSL Padres Gold 9, DSL Brewers Gold 2, called after 5.5 innings
Box Score and Game Log

Final: DSL Brewers Blue 8, DSL Tampa Bay 4
Box Score and Game Log

Our regular appreciated forum contributor @sveumrules did a concise job of assisting with your box score reviews from the island.

Combined the two Crew squads were successful on all eight SB attempts.

Only two of the position players in the Gold lineup have 2024 experience. It was noted when rosters were announced that the bulk of returnees comprised the Blue entry. It hasn't manifested itself in the W-L record (9-10 Blue, 8-11 Gold), but in terms of the offensive box score lines we see each day (neither pretty), Gold's inexperience does show.

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It's a traditional afternoon four-pack of action Sunday, including a Tyson Hardin mound day for the Shuckers (that squad gets the preponderance of the fun in 2025). Please have a wonderful summer Sunday everyone!

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[Joseph Zarr]

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Hello to old friend catcher Brian Navarreto on the Jacksonville side of the box score.