Brewers Minor League Link Report (6/13): Do the Standings Force Long-Awaited Player Movement This Week?

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With playoff hopes dashed in Appleton, but races coming to a head this week for Nashville and Biloxi, we must be on the precipice of the much-anticipated player promotions after Sunday's games, right?

Transaction:

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers sent RHP Michael Fowler on a rehab assignment to ACL Brewers.

Fowler, in his 2nd year as an undrafted sign out of Southern Miss, turns 24 in July. He had been placed on the injured list on May 7th after nine relief appearances with Wisconsin.

Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Durham (Rays) 6, Nashville 4
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:

Stallings Strikes Out Season High Nine in Nashville Loss - Jones Hits First Home Run of the Season

As usual, the summary paints a detailed picture, please be sure to review.

As we eventually look back on the 2026 Milwaukee Brewers Championship Season, we'll always have Greg Jones' unique .095/.095/.095 line in 22 plate appearances with the big-league crew. See you at the ring ceremony, Greg! This was Jones' 4th start at second base for Nashville.

If you came here hoping for top prospect breakout games, sorry to disappoint. Jett Williams plated a run on a sacrifice fly. Cooper Pratt laid down a successful sacrifice bunt. Jeferson Quero was 0-for-4 as two Durham baserunners stole bases.

Unsurprisingly the best we have to offer is Luis Lara pulling a ball 94.5 MPH into right field for a single (no video), as well as drawing a walk, lifting his OBP to a ridiculous .446 (.926 OPS).

LHP Mark Manfredi has a sharp 1.17 WHIP in his four relief appearances since his bump to Nashville, along with eight K's over six innings of work. However, he's been scored upon in three of those games, with two HBP's and two walks along the way.

It was pretty much a veteran bench who sat this one out - Eddys Leonard, Luis Matos, Freddy Zamora, Ethan Murray and Ramon Rodriguez.

Valuable, versatile and solid - RHP Garrett Stallings will be 29 years old this fall when he hits minor league free agency. A former teammate opened the scoring:

There are eight "lowlights" (all marked with the date of June 13th) on the Bulls' video page.

Memphis (Cardinals) also lost, so the Sounds remain one game back of a playoff spot.

I did enjoy learning about Voice of the Sounds Jeff Hem's background in this extended interview.

Catch up with the latest Biloxi pre-game audio interview archives - Former Shuckers Manager and current Brewers MiLB Field Coordinator Joe Ayrault is the latest chat

Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Biloxi 9, Birmingham (White Sox) 3
Box Score and Game Log

Late Surge Brings Shuckers within Half Game of First - Shuckers set season-high with 15 hits, score 8 off Barons' bullpen

Five of the season-high 15 Biloxi hits were doubles, so naturally the Shuckers' (still awesome) 'X' feed features five singles before a Jacob Hurtubise double made the cut. (Any run-scoring hit tends to be camera-archive friendly.)

MLB Pipeline combined all three of Jesús Made's three hits, including a double into one post, thanks!

RH starter Bishop Letson's first five innings were scoreless, and Letson deftly (underused adverb, by the way) navigated around a leadoff double in the 3rd, and a one-out double in the 4th. After the Shuckers plated three in the top of the 6th to grab a 4-0 lead, Letson went single-walk-walk-double, forcing his exit. RHP Edwin Jimenez did well to only allow one of the two no-out inherited runners to score in order to maintain the lead and net Letson the official win on his ledger. It's unfair to Letson, but the one piece of video available is his final batter of the evening.

Speaking of opposing team video, Matthew Wood, who has caught exclusively while Darrien Miller has been idle since leaving Wednesday's game early (no injured list stint as of yet), was robbed here:

In his Friday interview, Manager Mike Guerrero indicated that Dylan O'Rae won't need to go on the IL but that he has been sidelined a bit with an injury he did not disclose. O'Rae pinch-ran here, stealing his 33rd base in 41 tries, so we're guessing it's not a lower-body issue.

Blake Burke doubled but fanned his other four times up, lifting his K% to a still manageable but keep-an-eye-on-it 24.6%.

Mike Boeve, Eric Brown Jr. (on base four times), and Hurtubise all earn your box score review approvals.

The consistent worthwhile efforts and outings of RH reliever Cameron Wagoner since his May 2nd debut have been very much worth our attention (game log).

Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link)
Final: Great Lakes (Dodgers) 3, Wisconsin 1
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Timber Rattlers, game details:

Rattlers Drop 3-1 Decision to Great Lakes - Wisconsin eliminated from first half playoff contention

If not for the Voice of the Rattlers Chris Mehring detailing what could have escalated into a full-blown brawl for us in that linked recap, we may have never known, outside of those in the stands or tuning in live (so thank your Link Report friend here for pointing Chris' write-up out as well). So, there you go, that grabbed your attention, didn't it? Click above, please, because what is described didn't make the video footage (somewhat understandably).

This was RH reliever Peyton Niksch's High-A debut, and he performed well. Bullpen mate Yerlin Rodriguez aided Niksch's cause by stranding two baserunners.

Jason Woodward has now made 11 appearances (seven starts) since his Tommy John surgery recovery. He's pitched into a 5th inning of work just once, on May 30th, as the organization exercises caution on the 2023 4th rounder.

Your box score review will indicate that CF Braylon Payne has had much better days, and the K% now sits at 30.6%, up slightly from 2025's 30.1% with Carolina.

Folks watching this series may have noticed that one of MiLB's current female umpires has been on hand. Tanya Millette is a French-Canadian and has the language skills to verify that. Millette found herself in the middle of the episode referred to in the game summary.

Let's see, the Timber Rattlers can't win the first half. Biloxi can, with a week to go. Nashville is in their own hunt, as noted above. The big-league club has well-documented needs. The teams have their normal day off Monday. Are bags packed? Are plane tickets bought? Will the Brewers continue to mess with our promotion-monitoring heads?

Wilson Pre-Game Media Notes
Final, completion of Friday's suspended game: Hill City (Guardians) 4, Wilson 3
Box Score and Game Log

Final, regularly scheduled game: Hill City 1, Wilson 0, seven innings as scheduled
Box Score and Game Log

Warbirds Swept in Saturday Doubleheader - Warbirds Drop Both Contests to Hill City

For those of us following the nightly forum thread, my fellow Link Reporter "Ro" succinctly brought us up to date on the Warbirds' night here.

For whatever reason, this seems to be strikeout percentage notation night, and Wilson slugger José Anderson has been a prime topic on that subject all season. First of all, let's remember this is Anderson's age 19 season. Anderson fanned in four of his seven at-bats Saturday, increasing his K% to 41.6%.

But Anderson also did this in the top of the 8th to tie the game, as the Wilson summary deftly (ha!) noted:

José Anderson homers (16) on a fly ball to left field. Luis Lameda scores. Tyler Rodriguez scores.

Do you know who wasn't acting deftly Saturday night? MiLB.com's video feed, which normally spoils us. It's showing nothing but a black screen for Anderson's latest blast, his 16th.

Every Wilson position player saw action during the course of the night save for outfielder Nick Monile, who last played on Sunday the 7th.

20-year-old undrafted RHP Thomas Conrad has been solid for Wilson, but he was on the mound for the nightcap walkoff home run.

Rylan Mills was the designated hitter in the opener (from Friday) and began the nightcap behind the plate. Mills was replaced on defense to begin the bottom of the 5th, and there is nothing in the game log to provide a hint on that exit.

As we surmised in yesterday's report, RH starter Carlos Carra did not pitch in the completion opener, as he had gone through all his pre-game routine Friday night. RHP Tyler Renz is credited with a "game started" in his game log, though the box score gives the bulk reliever listing. The 19-year-old Renz only walked one in six innings as he improves in that aspect over his most recent outings.

20-year-old Nicaragua native Enniel Cortez started Game Two and had his best outing of the season.

Final: ACL Brewers 7, ACL Royals 4
Box Score and Game Log

Hey, they even played nine innings.

Back to "Ro" for a moment:

"In Friday's 13-9 ACL defeat, Alexander Frias, Juan Martinez and Jonathan Rangel reached base 11 of 12 times, with 6 RBIs. In Saturday's 7-4 victory, they reached base 10 of 14 times, with 4 RBIs."

So yeah, that's sweet as each player maintains a four-digit OPS as the team is 32 games into the season. Those figures will make a box score pop.

Enhancing Martinez' stellar season-to-date, he's now 19-for-21 in stolen base attempts.

Frias added an outfield assist from center. This was only his second career game manning that spot, seeing all his other work on the outfield corners.

Is Rangel still just 5'9"? Because the sometimes catcher actually has an offensive game that could support a long-term first base profile (he played there Saturday, but 5'9" is 5'9".)

We sang LF Engel Paulino's power praises yesterday, hopefully he didn't get caught up in the press clippings, as his box score line will hint may have been the case.

Michael Fowler's rehab outing was scoreless (five batters faced), and yet another Nicaraguan RHP, 18-year-old starter Diustin Mayorquin, remains an intriguing arm.

Final: DSL Brewers Blue 14, DSL Brewers Gold 7, seven innings as scheduled
Box Score and Game Log

The teams combined to issue 17 free passes (16 walks, one HBP, plus five wild pitches and a balk) in just the seven frames, so that won't please the pitching coaches.

The three fielding errors were from the recent bonus baby shortstops, as Diego Frontado and Ricki Moneys are up to a combined nine miscues on the season, barely ten games in. Then again, we should know better (shame on me) to spend energy on such things at the complex league level.

I'm sure Frontado (home run, single, walk, SB) and Moneys (triple, two singles, five RBI) are thrilled that we highlighted the day's defense. Sorry, gents.

The big early lead for Blue prevented Gold from attempting any steals, while Blue runners went 5-for-6.

It's difficult to single out am arm on a super-positive effort, but 3rd-year 20-year-old righty Carlos Canales gets a rare mention for his 1-2-3 outing, and RHP Luis Aguayo of Mexico, working his way back from a long-term injury that snatched his 2025 season, tossed a scoreless first inning in his 3rd pro game.

Congrats to LH bat OF Gerlyn Payano, DH'ing here, on his first pro home run. Same goes for CF Enrique Lovera, a year younger in age and experience than Payano, on his first career tater.

Others on the Blue side of the ledger had productive days, so enjoy your box score click. As for Gold, we're still waiting for first baseman Jefer Lista's six-game bubble to pop, but he walked twice and is still sporting an OPS north of 1.500 (1.549, to be exact).

Back to a traditional four-game afternoon starts scoreboard for Sunday, and the rotation openers are juicy as the link below will show. Have a great Sunday, everyone!

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Jim Goulart, though born, raised, and still living in Massachusetts, became a Brewer fan by random chance when he opened a pack of baseball stickers at age 10 in 1973 and has maintained a lifelong passion (OK, obsession) with the team ever since. Beginning in 2001, his Minor League Link Reports have detailed the daily action on the Crew's farm.

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