Brewers Minor League Link Report (6/8): Latest Quinn Priester Rehab Start Again Fails to Inspire Any Confidence

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RHP Jake Woodford cleared waivers, was outrighted to Nashville and elected free agency. It's possible the Brewers could sign Woodford once he explores options elsewhere.

• RHP Wandy Cabrera assigned to DSL Brewers Gold from DSL Brewers Blue
• RHP Carlos Canales assigned to DSL Brewers Gold from DSL Brewers Blue

This reverses the moves from 3 days ago as apparently the Brewers needed to temporarily fortify available arms on the Blue squad.

These next two moves will be listed within Tuesday's Link Report once they become official, but it seems two Wilson Warbirds pitchers are on their way to Appleton, which could then kick off additional moves.

Final: ACL Dodgers 9, ACL Brewers 5
Box Score and Game Log

Quinn Priester hit 93.7 MPH in the first inning but did not reach that maximum over his final two innings of work. As always with an MiLB.com box score, refer to the game log and click on the oval for any particular at-bat to see for yourself. 

Six free passes (five walks, one HBP, plus three wild pitches) in two and two-third innings on the Maryvale mound for the ailing hurler shows that he has yet to gain any feel for the baseball. Thoracic outlet impacts are mind-numbingly frustrating. Priester struck out four and allowed only one base hit, but clearly the other aspects of his line paint a bleak picture. 20-year-old RHP Cesar Espinal aided in limiting Priester's final line to three earned runs, stranding two of Priester's baserunners.

Your box score review will indicate the other Brewers arms post-Espinal did not inspire, combining to walk seven.

While Brewers batters drew nine walks, they also struck out 17 times. Three of the team's nine hits went for extra bases, and there were several individual lines that impressed, including the full outfield mix.

• CF Brailyn Antunez was a homer shy of a cycle.
• LF Kenny Fenelon walked three times, and the always-busy baserunner stole his 16th base and also was caught for the 7th time.
• RF Alexander Frias singled twice and walked.
• 2B Juan Martinez, in the cleanup spot, singled twice and stole three bases in as many attempts.

There were two early position player exits. Shortstop Cristopher Acosta was replaced in the middle of the 2nd inning, and when you review the log, it's difficult to determine how the preceding plays could have impacted Acosta.

Catcher Luis Corobo was pinch-hit for in the 4th after catching the top of the inning. No apparent injury delay, but it coincidentally happened as Brewers Manager Rafael Neda was ejected.

Final: DSL Brewers Blue 8, DSL Red Sox Red 5, seven innings as scheduled
Box Score and Game Log

The Blue Boys scored four in the 1st and held on despite committing four errors (the Sox kids made three of their own). Blue was up 7-1 by the time the bottom of the 6th rolled along, when the Boston team rallied for four of their own.

Displaying the variety of locations the Brewers will scout, the three pitchers you'll see in the box hail from Mexico, Colombia and Panama, respectively.

Leadoff man RF Gerlyn Payano reached base all five times up with a double, single, and three walks, stealing his 4th base in five tries on the young season.

17-year-old shortstop Diego Frontado reached three times, two singles and a hit-by-pitch, also stealing his 4th base, yet to be caught.

Brewers Blue moves to a 4-2 record.

Final: DSL Brewers Gold 13, DSL Braves 7, seven innings as scheduled
Box Score and Game Log

Gold wins its second game after an 0-4 start to the season.

It didn't look to be that way early on, as the Atlanta squad scored seven runs over the first two innings to go up 7-0.

When you review the linescore associated with the box, you'll see how quickly the game's dynamic changed.

17-year-old RH starter Joan Gonzalez struggled in his second pro appearance, but my, oh, my what a pretty line for 19-year-old 2nd year pro RHP Derlin Garcia - five innings of shutout ball, 2 H, 1 BB, ten (10!) K. Garcia pitched well on the island in seven games in 2025 and is an early candidate for a midseason stateside bump.

Power barrage - seven of the nine Gold hits went for extra bases, including four home runs. Everyone's favorite player name from the January international class, Ricki Moneys, tripled and doubled.

We're only six games into this, but the four players who homered all currently sport OPS' north of 1.000:

• Corner infielder Matthew Moses, DH'ing here
• 16-year-old CF Angeni Fernandez
• 2B Osiris Ramirez, already with three HR's in his debut season
• 2nd-year-pro 1B Jefer Lista, who was 3-for-3 with two doubles plus the bomb, five RBI

For that matter, LF Manny De Los Santos, who walked twice and is also in his first pro season, is at 1.026.

Golden basestealers went 6-for-6 in attempts.

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There are seven games on tap for Tuesday, all the games under the lights except for the always-daytime DSL games. Nashville and Wisconsin begin new homestands.

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