Brewers Minor League Link Report (7/4): Nashville Sweeps as Henderson and Crow Rehab

[Jim Goulart]

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Transactions: 

• Milwaukee Brewers recalled RHP Craig Yoho from Nashville Sounds.
• Milwaukee Brewers sent RHP Coleman Crow on a rehab assignment to Nashville Sounds.
• Nashville Sounds activated SS Freddy Zamora from the Development List.
• Nashville Sounds activated RHP Will Childers from the Development List.
• DSL Brewers Blue activated C Roniel Paulino from the 7-day injured list.
• DSL Brewers Blue activated RHP Manuel Moreno from the 7-day injured list.

 

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Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes 
Final, Game One: Nashville 4, Jacksonville (Marlins) 3, seven innings as scheduled
Box Score and Game Log

Final, Game Two: Nashville 5, Jacksonville 4, seven innings as scheduled
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Sounds, game details, and we encourage readers to always review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine:

Walk-Off Win Sets Tone for Nashville Fourth of July Sweep of Jumbo Shrimp - Matos Delivers Fourth Walk-Off Win of the Season for Nashville in Game One

Here's an example of why no matter how detailed an affiliate game summary might be; there is almost always more to the story. 

About what you just read regarding the game-winning Game One rally:

"(Tyler) Black reached for the second time with a one-out walk and put himself into scoring position with a stolen base before (Luke) Adams followed him aboard after getting hit by Jacksonville reliever Zach Pop. Jeferson Quero loaded the bases with an infield single, and the Sounds put speed on second base as the potential winning run as Eduardo Garcia entered the game as a pinch runner. It wasn't needed as (Luis) Matos drove a ball over the leftfielder's head for the two-out, walk-off two-RBI hit to give Nashville the game one win."

What piqued my interest and had me pulling up the game archive was the combination of Adams' HBP and the being pinch run for. We normally don't think of Adams as somebody who gets swapped out for "speed".

For subscribers, the sequence begins just after the 03:23:00 hour/minute mark here. Adams is hit on the left hand and is in significant pain, it was a surprise he remained in the game. What we don't read about is that during the Quero at-bat, Adams mistakenly thought a double-steal had been called for - either that, or perhaps Black missed the sign for one while on second. The Jacksonville catcher had a clear chance to back pick a dead-to-rights-Adams scrambling back but was delayed in his throw. Once Quero reached, that's when Garcia entered for Adams. Perhaps Rick Sweet thought Adams' wrist was bothering him. Because Matos delivered the game-winner with two outs, the victory doesn't happen if Adams is rightly picked off.

Voice of the Sounds Jeff Hem is so good. When you viewed Matos' knock in the game summary video, did you initially pick up on the fact the left fielder initially took a step in? Jeff did and incorporated it into his call.

Here's a small beef I have with MiLB. To give them credit, in nearly all cases of a run scoring, they provide a video. It could be a simple fielder's choice, or a passed ball, etc. On this play, it's a single up the middle for Black, that's cool.

But wouldn't we rather have seen the Jett Williams triple leading off the game? Alas, it didn't drive in a run, so we don't see it. Archive enjoyers - the 01:16:00 hour/minute mark for the very deep and high fly ball against the base of the wall in left-center, standing three-bagger. Williams was a combined 3-for-7 with a walk for the twinbill, a good day - one game at shortstop, the other at third base.

From Game Two, this is ripped, as Jeff tells us:

As descriptive as the game summary was, you'll want to check out the nightcap game log for Black's RBI double in the 1st inning, and then the full sequence including additional highlights from the four-run 3rd frame.

Oh, why do you make me do this, Luke Adams. In that game log I just referenced, Adam is HBP'd once again, staying in the game. So of course, I needed to see that (game two archive link here, 01:07:00 hour/minute mark). He was hit in the same spot as he checked his swing, left wrist/forearm! It may have clipped some of Luke's protective gear, but barely, it was mostly him. That's 13 plunkings in 41 games this year, and now an even 100 for his pro career (324 games).

Yikes, we haven't even discussed the Logan Henderson and Coleman Crow respective rehab starts. Just-activated infielder Freddy Zamora was the only position player not utilized by Rick Sweet. So that we can move on to the other affiliates, this is where I once again guide you to the linked summary and box scores. However, I will provide these two pitches from Henderson - do Joey Ortiz and Jackson Chourio make these plays? Either way, both balls were smoked.

 

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

Biloxi pre-game media notes
Final: Chattanooga (Reds) 11, Biloxi 3
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Shuckers, game details: 

Shuckers Fall to Lookouts on Independence Day - Boeve extends on-base streak to 23 consecutive games, Shuckers extend home run streak with blast

Ouch, we haven't seen this from the Shuckers as of late, though as this paragraph from the linked game summary shows, there's almost always positive spins to feature:

"At the plate, Mike Boeve (2-for-4), Matthew Wood (3-for-4) and David Garcia (2-for-4) each recorded multiple hits. Garcia’s home run also extended the Shuckers home run streak to 12 consecutive games, tied for the longest in the Southern League this season. Josh Adamczewski and Andrew Fischer also extended their on-base streaks to 15 consecutive games, spanning every game since their promotion to Double-A on June 15."

Keep in mind this came in the 9th, down 11-0 at the time:

RHP Bishop Letson faced one over the minimum from the 2nd inning thru the 5th. Unfortunately, the Lookouts scored four runs in the 1st. A reminder that at the box score / game log link above you can click "All" in the log to get highlights, or in this case, lowlights. Letson threw a hanging slider on a 2-0 count for a two-run homer. Later in the inning, you'll see Jesus Made really caught in the middle on a fielder's choice, but he needed to do something and instead ate the ball. So, one rough inning for the talented Letson, otherwise his normal self.

Andrew Fischer walked in one of his four trips to the plate, fanning twice. His Biloxi K percentage is at 34.4%, nearly matching his larger sample 33.3% with Wisconsin. It certainly makes for conversation. We should all be giant fans of Fischer, and at some point, national prospect rankings will sort it all out. No extreme worries here.

Nice, there's good news on Blake Burke and his upcoming return to action.

 

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Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link)
Final: Peoria (Cardinals) 2, Wisconsin 0 
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Timber Rattlers, game details: 

Rattlers Shut Out by Peoria - Dubanewicz allows one run over six innings as Wisconsin starter

It was May 29th when our own Spencer Michaelis published this:

Take a peek at what the 20-year-old's four starts since his promotion to Wisconsin look like.

Well, looky there, playing first base, batting second, Eric Bitonti. So, this was just more of an FYI on Bitonti's exit than anything else Friday night.

Braylon Payne sat out a second game, so of course mandatory alarm bells will ring within the voracious Brewers prospect fan base.  Patience, everyone, patience.

Check this out - Peoria made a big deal of this promotion which began Tuesday vs. the T-Rats: Chiefs announce home run guarantee. Wisconsin pitchers have not been compliant; they have only allowed one long ball in the first five games of this series. Nice. Take that, bottom line, anything to hurt the Cardinals.

 

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Recent Warbird Pregame Audio - Utilityman Luis Lameda, having a nice season (.748 OPS), props on the English language skills

Wilson Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Wilson 6, Kannapolis (White Sox) 1
Box Score and Game Log

Wilson Rockets 12 Hits in Holiday Win 

It was evident that Spencer had one of his 17 screens set to the Wilson game Saturday evening:

How many of us just learned Joey's doesn't pronounce his last name "Bro-ton"?

More quality work from RHP Jarrette Bonet, who has pitched exactly five innings in each of his last four starts. Managers at the A-Ball level really appreciate that. Bonet may not be a thoroughbred just yet, but he is a horse.

Perfect day at the plate for DH Jadyn Fielder, including this second inning line drive RBI single. The "DH" part of that sentence goes without saying at this point, as it's literally been a couple of months since Fielder well, fielded. Does it make sense without a comment or insight from the coaching staff? No, not really.

Encarnacion was on base four times to lift his OBP to .390. 

A 7-1 win could have been even more comfortable, Warbirds 2-for-16 with RISP.

 

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Final: DSL Tampa Bay 2, DSL Brewers Blue 0, game called in the 6th by lightning (scheduled for nine)
Box Score and Game Log

The box indicates the umps waited about an hour before calling it. 

Gotta love box score minutia. Blue right fielder Eryks Rivero had walked to lead off the bottom of the 6th, rightfully I'm not sure that base on balls will last the test of time if the half-inning is rolled back. There are only two people on the planet concerning themselves on that topic, yours truly and young Eryks. Oh, let's face it, it's just me. On second thought, it'll probably stick on Rivero's log and the opposing pitcher's record as well.

On a more serious note, I had placed this in our rolling forum thread Saturday afternoon:

"Odd sequence in the DSL Blue game.

RHP Alejandro Bustamante came in to start the 5th and walked the first man he faced. During the next at-bat that runner was caught stealing, but Bustamante must have been pulled from the game as well.

So, Bustamante’s stat line will show one-third of an inning pitched and just one batter faced, but one walk as well.

Some sort of injury sequence it would seem."

As I typed that yesterday, no box score notation indicating injury delay was evident. But it's there now, bummer. Hopefully it's a minor issue for the 18-year-old (19 in August).

We all love us some Leanders Matos at the plate (though 0-for-2 here on a day when Blue mustered just one hit in five innings), but Matos is up to five infield errors in 20 games, committing two fielding errors in this game, one of which led to an unearned run.

17-year-old (18 later this month) Venezuelan RHP Jesus Vasquez' first pro start was pretty darn good, zero earned runs through four frames. Vasquez had pitched in relief in his first four appearances.

Blue's record is now a still solid 15-10.

 

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Final: DSL Brewers Gold 18, DSL LAD Mega (Dodgers) 3
Box Score and Game Log

A day after scoring 15 runs in a victory, the resurgent Gold squad (11-13) sent a message to the Dodgers organization that will surely have ramifications in the 2033 NLCS.

 

By rights, Los Angeles should have signed the player with that last name. Nice job, Ivory Tower!

Gold batters received 15 free passes (12 walks, three HBP's). They banged out 16 hits, five for extra bases, including two home runs for right-handed hitting infielder Osiris Ramirez, who only turned 17 years old in May.  That makes six taters for Ramirez, who was assigned DH duties for this game. It never ends, the depth of the recent Milwaukee international classes.

About those HBP's, among them was 16-year-old prized catcher Moises Salazar, and although Salazar exited midway through the game, that seems to be more score-related than injury-related.

You just know the coaching staff is most pleased with the error-free defense and 18-year-old RHP Raymond Sarmiento's third consecutive excellent extended appearance (game log).

Enjoy your box score dissection.

 

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It's a couple of young gun RHP's to watch in the early hours Sunday, with Wilson's Tyler Renz throwing first pitch at 12:05 CT and Wisconsin's Josh Knoth hurling in Peoria shortly after 2:05 Central. Biloxi and Nashville round out the holiday weekend later in the day. Thanks for spending part of your holiday with us!

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[biedergb]

Awesome write up, Jim.

Great outings by Dubanewicz and Broughton.  Any updates on either’s velo?

Henderson - great context 0n those videos, as yes he may have had only an 1-run outing with better defense, as Adams and Black are excellent hitters their defense at the hot corner and LF are not quite gold glove caliber.

[Tedaldtada]

I watched Dubanewicz last night and he operates right at about 94 with a few ticks extra when the mechanics sink up perfectly

Broughton is still high 80’s but shape is workable.

[biedergb]

23 minutes ago, Tedaldtada said:

I watched Dubanewicz last night and he operates right at about 94 with a few ticks extra when the mechanics sink up perfectly

Broughton is still high 80’s but shape is workable.

Thanks.

Also - Ricki Moneys raised his WRc+ from 118 to 128 with just yesterday's game.  That is wild