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Yup how's that for introduction to AAA, but Blake works the full count, and flies out to center. Got under it, and the CF broke back at first, but raced in to catch it. Dang Sounds lose in extras 4-3

Nashville up trying to tie it or walk it off. but down 4-3. T-Rats close it out, huge 15-3 win. With Dickinson remaining hot as noted above, as well as Tayden Hall and the solid start for Kyle Jones.

Digging into Dickinson. Since he hit his 1st professional HR on June 20th he has been pretty darn good. Here are the stats from my calculation including tonight's game: slash BA/OBP/SLG/OPS - .307/.445/.542/.987 BB-rate of 17.6% and K-rate of only 20.8% with 18 2B, 9 HR, 34 SB.

Well Biloxi did try to get back, but the 7-1 deficit was too much. But Fischer 0-4 with 2K is part of his mini funk. Payne reached base his first 3 AB, and ended up 1-3 with 2BB. Final 7-3 Wilson banged out 13 hits with Jones, Antunez, Sabasthia and Montero asll with multi hit games, but it was a 8-3 loss after Diustin Mayorquins' first rough start in low A from what I can remember. Renz was decent with 4 IP of relief. Still ongoing... Wisconsin winning big 12-3, and Bitonti with two bombs, and another nice 5 IP performance by Mr. Wande Torres, who is looking like a solid arm at this time point. Dickinson continues to take with 2 hits (both 2B) Nashville - Sproat went 5 IP, and didn't give up much, but the nearly 98 pitches thrown is the challenge with him. Quero was 1-2 and caught about half the game. Currently tied 3-3 in extras. And Dickinson with a HR to go with his two doubles. He is definitely hitting the ball lately. 15-3 T-Rats. And Indianapolis gets a run in the top of the 10th. 4-3 Nashville now trails.

rough times on the farm today ... both DSL squads lose, including the Blue Crew losing to the Dodgers - boo.. Raymond Sarmiento who I had been highlighting this season, now with 2-3 less than inspiring outings now but he had a good year and likely will be stateside next season, along with a few other pitchers from the DSL. BUt Wilson - tough night - down 7-1. I guess they are just trying to make the comeback more dramatic? Shuckers - the offense got a few hits. But Letson with a poor outing stats-wise, as I haven't watched him, but nothing jumps out, except that he can hopefully rack up some innings and stay health and work on the development game. T-Rats are up as the lone bright spot right now. Torres has allowed 1 run, well shoot error on the throw to get the runner and Torres allows 2 runs in his first 3 innings so far - he is in the 3rd inning and now walked both batters.

Did I miss something on Adamczewski? Not in the line up for the 2nd or 3rd time in a row? And Biloxi line up looks good (missing Adamczewski, Dinges and obviously Burke and Ragsdale) but hopefully the offense can get it going since the pitching cannot be trusted, ‘And let’s hope Sproat can find something during his AAA time - his demotion game 1 was not so good.

not sure laziness, as much as it is difficult to generate a top XX list, even as we do here. Currently we have a good consensus top 5-6, then about 8-12 players in the next tier who could really be anywhere in that list, then in our system another 15-20 players who are about equal. I don't know that putting Matos at #27 vs off the list but is likely #35 is that different in the grand scheme. And pedigree does count a lot. We see players struggle, but top draft picks and high bonus payment IFA/DSL guys get a lot more leeway in the organization, and scouting sites will also rely on that, as the team clearly valued Rodriguez a lot to give that bonus, and like with Antunez last year, a slower year doesn't mean a lower status in the future. Cairone is a tough one as he would likely be a top 20 prospect based upon pedigree, and he is pitching only 6 months removed from a life-threatening illness, so a lot of variability. But if he is fully back and regains all his prior stuff he could be a top 10-15 talent. But if not, he falls off the list ultimately. The part that we overlook here (Myself included) is how deep the pool really is. 10 years ago, we could agree on a top 10, the next 10 were fine, and the last 10 were filled with guys who had to be there (top picks, or players have a good season that was maybe a breakout, or those with some tools).. Now even our 15-30 players have tools and production and many with pedigree as well. No longer is Caden Lemons or Larry Ernesto on a list because of signing bonus despite no/limited production.

Wow. Last year his thumb injury explained the struggles and I have been all on board the extend Contreras since we don’t have a viable starting C (Quero is fine, and Dinges is years away from being a mlb catcher), but man we can replace 90 wRC+ with any internal options, and keep that money to extend another player somewhere. Catcher is a tough position and we git 2-3 of the best years from wild bill, but I also don’t think his next contract will age well (see Adames, D. Williams), and this years contract already feels like an overpay. Dont get me wrong, he plays a premium position and is still good, but the catcher void I was worried about doesn’t seem as deep now. Yelich - I’m not sure. Age and injuries really make him a part time player. I was always hoping he would play that ryan Braun role in his twilight years, but Braunie was much more productive in 2017-2019. Yeli also isn’t that rag rah dugout guy Braunie was. Yeli will always have a place in my heart, but right now it just sucks that he and Woody accounted for 1/3 of the payroll and close to no production (ineffectiveness for Yeli, and injuries for woody).

Sadly it feels like the regression to the mean as the offense was far outperforming it’s underlying metrics, and that has now balanced out as a team that doesn’t hit for that much power and relies on long rallies with walks, hits etc can’t sustain in the long haul as we saw last year in the playoffs and the end of the season. The pitching has fir the most part been ok, but relying on a staff to allow only 0-3 runs chronically to win strains that staff, and that wear and tear is manifesting itself now at the worst time as the division lead dwindles and the brewers have been throttled by the padres and dodgers (save for one 9th inning rally). It’s hyperbole to say, but in terms of how I feel and view the season, not that the comparison is equal but the general vibe to me is similar to 2022. The deadline felt like a dud, and the team felt like it peaked in June/july.

If Biloxi can start to turn it around maybe this August malaise funk could be over, at least in the minors, it holding my breath on the big league club right now.

Ah yes, the infamous HBP, fielder's choice, stolen base, score a wild pitch 1ER with no hits or walks allowed inning.

Yikes. Yeah Joseph, I kept forgetting if it was Strosnider or Jones all night, so I think I wound up getting the team confused. Long week.

Well that 4-1 lead was fun. But it was a 9-4 loss, it was really just Broca with a poor outing. But Manuel Rodriguez who is still so young, is finding it hard to dominate AA hitters. And Anthony Flores gives up a ER in his one inning without giving up a walk or a hit, I'll have to see how that happened.

Wisconsin (Edit: wrong A ball club 🙄)with a shut out win. Nice start by Dorchies, 6.2 IP, 9K and 1 BB on 90 pitches. Welch and Meneses pitch 2.1 scoreless innings as well. And your offense was sponsored by Dickinson and Strosnider. Rough nights for Pena (0-5, 4K, which is so uncharacteristic) and Bitonti (0-5 with 3K, as he has cooled off from a hot streak recently).

Wilson walks it off - literally. Bases loaded on 2 walks, then Kyle Jones (Edit: wrong draft pick) gounds to second baseman and out at home, then Ortuno walks in the winning run. Hayden Robinson and Thomas Conrad with good outings. Ortuno, Encarnacion and Mills with multi-hit games. Mills seems to be more of a contributor on offense it seems recently, I will have to look at his trend and splits.

Nashville wins 9-1. Nice pitching line by Coleman Crow who went 6.2 IP on 94 pitches, which is good to see him pitch deep. Naylor and Black with multi-hit games (Both of Naylor's were HRs, in case you were confused like I was of the double posts of Naylor HR video above). Wilson in extras. Biloxi was up 4-1 in the 1st on Wood's GS, but pitching again failing and they are now down 8-4

Wilson won big. Antunez, Ebel and Ibarguen with 2 hits each, with Antunez hitting HR #6. Bonet 5 IP and just the 3 runs allowed in those first 2 innings. Broughton with 4 scoreless innings. thats the good news. Wisconsin shut out. Knoth 2 ER in 5.2 innings, 93 pitches so good sign he is pitching this deep.

After a difficult start, Jarret Bonet has done well. Gave up 3 runs in the first 2 innings. Walked in a run allowed 2 singles and 2 walks in the 1st. Then walk and double in the 2nd. So 3 walks, 3 hits allowed before getting an out in the 2nd. But since 1 hit since that double in the 2nd. And the offense is alive with the Warbirds scoring 9 runs and counting in the bottom of 5 in Wilson

Owens made a pitch to the 3rd batter of the inning. And after pitching looked uncomfortable after the pitch, then walked around the mound and then a long mound visit. He was squeezing his hand, and eventually walked off, not sure it was not an obvious "oh he hurt his arm bad" look

So not sure what happened, I will try to watch later. But Owens gets the first 2 hitters out, then Injury Delay, and Peyton Nicksch is now pitching for Biloxi. The Biloxi pitching issues of late have been pretty depressing to watch, and now maybe Owens gone. yikes

So there is something to work with here?? I was assuming the trade was for McCullers, but he was used to fill a few innings then quickly released, so I imagine they saw something with him, so maybe

Well the DSL Brew Blue Crew beat the DSL Padres. So we will get that win in the bigs in 5-6 years from now 😉 Seriously though. The past couple of weeks since the trade deadline have been challenging - losing a few prospects for what may not be an upgrade (especially the Rockies trade ugh). Seems like a cool down for Fischer, Payne, Adamczewski, and still few pitching breakthroughs.

at one point this looked like a transformative draft. Frelick was the surefire CF/RF of the future, Black was a top prospect, Rodriguez was a likely 4th/5ht SP, and Henderson was middle relief and possible middle rotation starter about 2+ years ago. Frelick is now a MLB starter and likely 4th OF as a defensive specialist, Black will be traded or DFA, and Rodriguez was DFA and likely will move on. Henderson is now the jewel of the draft. And I did not have Tristan Peters as being the 3rd best from this draft class

Jesus MadeLuis PenaJosh AdamczewskiBraylon PayneBlake BurkeAndrew FischerSawyer StrosniderLuke AdamsJeferson QueroBrady EbelMarco DingesTyson HardinRicki MoneysJosh KnothJD ThompsonBishop LetsonDiego FrontadoBrailyn AntunezTrey EbelJaron DeBerry I think the top 6 are the top6, then the next dozen or so are all interchangeable

Renz hit his likely pitch limit and on,y goes 3.2. Better after he gave up 3 in the first. Only 2 walks, 2 hits and 1 more ER after the 1st inning. Corniel pitching well against Beloit. Sproat has not had a good AAA re-introduction- 6 ER on 8 H and 2BB thru 4 IP. Yikes. Here’s hoping they were just saying “throw X” to work on things. If not. Just worrisome.