Tue. 8/4: Hit the Road, Jack (and Jack, and Jack, and Jack)

[Jim Goulart]

This thread will be utilized for any minor league news Tuesday.

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Tuesday's Birthday:

RHP Josh Timmerman turns 24 today. The 2025 Mudcat last pitched on April 25th last season. @ARobsBrewCrew provided an update last month on Timmerman's injury status.

[wibadgers23]

I will miss seeing Frias and Ragsdale in the boxscores but I guess that comes with the territory of trade deadline season. Wondering if we'll start to see some '26 draftees make their debuts this week along with some promotions for current guys (Payne to Biloxi).

[liveforoctober]

The biggest shock to me this trade deadline was the lack of movement to "unclutter" the log jam of guys that are holding up promotions. 

As mentioned above, the only guy who has a fairly obvious promotion now available is Payne.

Not that you trade guys just to trade guys... but I thought teams would be all over our phone lines to get some of our AAA and AAA "extras".

[MilwaukeeBeers]

I really am curious where the org had Frias internally. Seems like we all got way to wrapped up in national hype. To give that up for a rental they had to be much much lower. 

[MilwaukeeBeers]

Shoot sorry for the late message. Brewers Gold is on stream. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq1D0_8iGXA

[JoeyWiemerTruther]

Old friend called up for MLB debut with Giants

[biedergb]

5 hours ago, liveforoctober said:

The biggest shock to me this trade deadline was the lack of movement to "unclutter" the log jam of guys that are holding up promotions. 

As mentioned above, the only guy who has a fairly obvious promotion now available is Payne.

Not that you trade guys just to trade guys... but I thought teams would be all over our phone lines to get some of our AAA and AAA "extras".

I agree - completely surprised by that.  I would have expected Carlos Rodriguez to at least been tradeable or part of the Colorado trade - like add in Rodriguez for a low level prospect back to us; or Tyler Black even. Manfredi was in the discussion on protect or not, but not much else. Now he is going to a team for free.

Outside of letting Frias go - yes a MLB pitcher is still more valuable than a low A talented prospect - I was more surprised by the lack of upper level "blocked" prospects moving.

Which reminds me - can milb trades still happen, or is there no trades after the deadline?

[biedergb]

4 hours ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

I really am curious where the org had Frias internally. Seems like we all got way to wrapped up in national hype. To give that up for a rental they had to be much much lower. 

That is a good point. I do wonder what the FO has : like Lara, Adamczewski, Payne, Strosnider as a top 4 followed by others? Maybe they even like Antunez or Jones more than Frias?? Time will tell

[Jake McKibbin]

4 hours ago, MilwaukeeBeers said:

I really am curious where the org had Frias internally. Seems like we all got way to wrapped up in national hype. To give that up for a rental they had to be much much lower. 

This may explain some of the holes that concerned the organisation 

 

 

[MilwaukeeBeers]

13 minutes ago, Jake McKibbin said:

This may explain some of the holes that concerned the organisation 

 

 

Thank you for relaying the data! My main concern even going back to the ACL is just how unorthodox and steep the swing is. The young man is handling Low A better than I expected though so credit to him. Do I feel like we got apt value back? No, I still don't but this is an extremely risky profile. It reminds me a little of Ernesto Martinez when he was in the system. The average launch angle tells me there needs to be an overhaul (something the Brewers have frankly failed at numerous times with talented athletes). I feel like this trade will be an all or nothing. Either the front office is gonna look good in a year or two or this will be one that will keep them up at night similar to the White Sox and Tatis. Ragsdale is a tough loss too it is possible we'll look back one day and say "damn he came out of nowhere and was decent in the league for a decade" This team has a knack for trading the right prospects so it will all be a waiting game. IF May can provide 5-6 innings scoreless in the playoffs all will be forgiven.

I will toot my own horn and say the org. is making me feel good on my Antunez>Frias call back in June.