Brewers Minor League Link Report (7/13): 2025 2nd Round Lefty JD Thompson Rehabs in Arizona

Given all the draft talk this past weekend, seems fitting that the 59th overall pick out of Vanderbilt saw his first action in nearly six weeks. Mother Nature had her say to some extent in all three rookie level games.

Transaction: 

• Wisconsin Timber Rattlers sent LHP J.D. Thompson on a rehab assignment to ACL Brewers.

It is not believed we've been told the specifics of Thompson's injury.

Suspended in the 3rd inning: ACL Brewers 2, ACL Dodgers 0
Box Score and Game Log (Thus far)

Play was halted with two outs in the bottom of the 3rd in Maryvale. The Brewers have men on 1st and 3rd base with first baseman Jonathan Rangel at the plate.

Rehabbing LHP JD Thompson, who had not pitched with Wisconsin since leaving his June 2nd start early, threw two scoreless innings, inducing ground ball outs to the first four batters he faced. He ended the 2nd inning with a strikeout (on an automatic strike), a single and a lineout.

RHP Caleb Nieman stranded two in the 3rd.

The A-Crew patched together a two-out rally to plate a run in the 2nd and grab the lead - a Rangel walk, Leonard Rijo ground ball single to right, moving Rangel to 3rd, and Engel Paulino double on a pop up to apparent no-man's land behind first base. Catcher Freider Rojas fanned leaving two in scoring position.

In the Maryvale 3rd, Brailyn Antunez singled with one out, followed by a Kenny Fenelon hit-by-pitch. Gerlyn Payano, acting as the DH in this game, doubled to center scoring Antunez but Fenelon was thrown out at third base for the second out. A wild pitch moved Payano to third base and shortstop CJ Hughes walked before the game was called due to rare Arizona rain.

This game will be completed this coming Saturday the 18th at the Dodgers' complex in Glendale, a second game will follow.

Final: DSL Brewers Blue 5, DSL Astros Blue 3, game called after the top of the 8th at the Brewers complex, lightning
Box Score and Game Log

After Houston's youngsters grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the 3rd, the men in blue put up a four-spot driven almost completely by wildness from the Astros starter, with only one base hit for the good guys. That one hit was a big two-run blow by the Brewers shortstop:

• José Rodríguez triples (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Yensi De La Cruz. Jesus Mancera scores. Diego Frontado scores.

On this light activity scoreboard, it'll be easy for you to review full game logs in detail, but we'll tell you the Cerveceros worked ten walks overall, four in that inning.

An insurance run to go up 5-1 was scored in the following frame and without the benefit of a hit (two more walks, an Astros error). 

In fact, there were only two Blue base hits all game, with just-turned 17-year-old wunderkid Leanders Matos, playing second base here, having the only hit beyond the Rodriguez triple (Matos singled and walked). 

Also reaching base twice (all walks) were two players who have struggled offensively, RF Eryks Rivero and LF Jesus Mancera, the #8 and #9 hitters in Monday's lineup.

We will definitely see second-year RHP Carlos Galindo in Maryvale in 2027. Check out how consistent the stat lines between 2025 and 2026 are for the Colombian native.

6'4" 16-year-old (yes, still for a few more weeks) RHP Jordy Brache struck out six over the final three innings, allowing two runs, and was credited with his first professional save thanks to Mother Nature, though it's possible he may have been asked to pitch the 9th inning as well.

Final: DSL Orioles Orange 4, DSL Brewers Gold 1, Game called with two out in the bottom of the 8th at the Orioles' complex, rain
Box Score and Game Log

There were two Baltimore runners on base when the game was called.

It was a third consecutive strong outing for 19-year-old RHP Derlin Garcia, as his game log reveals.

Gold scored its lone run in the 5th when shortstop Ricky Moneys drove in second baseman Santiago Garcia, who had flied an opposite-field triple to right with one out.

Moneys also grounded into a double play and committed his 6th error in 18 games, so the RBI was barely a consolation prize.

16-year-old (until next month) Angeni Fernandez played center field here and had another strong game at the plate, 2-for-4 with a double (.929 OPS on the season). Fernandez has started 17 times in center, five times in left, and five times at second base.

• Team RISP: 0-for-9.
• Team LOB: 6.

You can watch Fernandez' double at the 01:32:00 hour/minute mark below, where his five-pitch at-bat begins.

It seems the video skipped over the Brewers offense in the 6th, either that or the scorebug didn't update properly for a few innings. I investigated, but if you venture to identify a time stamp for the Garcia triple, let us know in the comments, thanks.

The rookie ballers continue play with a traditional Tuesday schedule, two Dominican League games in the morning, and a game in Arizona under the lights.

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