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Well the only good thing is he can hit to justify that move. ‘with him, Burke and Bitonti all LHH 1B/DH types (Fischer and Bitonti could play 3B in a pinch), one of them at least is likely to be moved. 3B will likely be one of Made, Ebel brothers, Peña

Unbelievable that Biloxi gets back-to-back HRs in the first then no hits until a triple in the 8th! And Shuckers pitching has not been very good. Shuckers top prospect line up does have 7 walks. But they also have struck out 12 times so far. Yikes. Fischer with 2Ks. Seems like he is good for 1-2 H, and 2K every night. So much for him cutting down on the Ks. Biloxi trailing 8-4 yikes t-Rats offense comes through, Payne with 2 hits (but unfortunately 2Ks as well). T-Rats win tonight. Crow pitches 6 solid innings as Nashville ties 2-2in the night cap.

It was Lauridsen, Underwood and Cadiz. Brock and Coil were juco and college, respectively, to make the 5 who did not sign in 2025. Also hard as a freshman in college. The potential round 1-5 guys who don’t sign play right away. The others have to compete for time. But it is surprising since those three were pretty talented kids.

Yes he did.

Yerlin and even Wichrowski. Seems like both hard throwers have stalled out prospect wise. Yerlin more so. That’s a looong leash of 3 high A seasons. Not sure we have seen much improvement in that time except in very brief glimpses. Pitching wise still remains a bummer on this season - a few exceptions (Hardin, DeBerry except his last few starts, B. Owen’s and the feel good of Niksch as well as the incredible return to playing ball for Cairone to name a few). The offenses have been solid outside of Wilson (well and Appleton recently). Also this highlights how spoiled I am as a fan, since this is one among the top farm systems in all of baseball and I’m here nitpicking about what is not going great. Maybe I’m just bummed that Aidan Knaack reportedly won’t sign, and that limits the number of late round HS picks we can sign (if Knaack doesn’t sign we lose the 5th round bonus money as part of the pool).

Wow Biloxi with 7 HRs (so far) tonight. Burke 3, Ragsdale 2, Fischer and now Wood 1 each. Pitching struggling. But still wow.

Another pitcher who was NOT on my radar again. With many of the bigger names injured or struggling (Meccage, Thompson, The ‘25 HS draftees mostly) I have lost sight of several pitchers having good seasons. Niksch as a NDFA fits that. He is undersized - probably why he was an NDFA. But if he can become a swingman he could be another valuable option. Again any scouting reports on him from our resident scouts?

So that gives $64k extra to work with. And Knaack remaining (who should be slot right as a college pitcher). Then the big 4 HS - who hopefully we can sign at least 2 of hart, Bell, Havard, Maiorana.

Congrats to Brailyn! I was just looking how he really improved over the past 6 weeks. Wilson is now full, and would expect some movement to the beleaguered T-Rats clubs- could Ebel or even Encarnacion be on the move? Or Bonet or Carra??

I think the bottom statement also helps explain the top. I wonder if there were prospects ranks/grades for those traded. Yes, I know. But there is somewhat of a window in how this team is constructed. We have a few signed to longer term deals (Chourio, Pratt, Lara) and we have a lot of depth at multiple positions. So to say the window of Chourio/mitchell/adams/Quero doesn’t work, but a 2-3 year window where most key players are under control or signed with many prospects reminds me of 2017 and there was a 2017-2020 “window” for that.

Great insight as always, Spencer. I've been going deep on the DSL pitching staff lately so figured I'd add that layer since you covered the position players so well — fair warning, I'm no prospect guru, just a guy who's been staring at stat lines. Using your draft round framework as a guide: Alexander Mercedes (DSL Blue, L/L, 6'5", Age 17) — 5th-8th Round. Think Dorchies/Tobias/Vucinovich. You already flagged him. The stats back up the scouting — 13.0 K/9 but 7.5 BB/9, which feels right for a 17-year-old lefty at 6'5" still learning. Command is the project but the frame and stuff are hard to ignore. Santiago Martinez (DSL Gold, Age 17) — 7th-10th Round, IF Healthy On the 60-day IL so big asterisk here. But 0.77 ERA, 14.7 K/9, 2.3 BB/9 in 11 innings at 17 is a line that's hard to ignore. The 5'11" frame probably makes him a risk long-term but the stuff sounds good. And if he matures/grows that could be someone to watch. But an injury that has wiped out most of this year, although according to ARobs no surgery yet, is a big asterisk. Paul Hoff (DSL Gold, 6'5", Age 19) — 9th-11th Round 2.45 ERA and 9.5 K/9 in 25+ innings. Older than the other names so the ceiling is more depth starter than front-end projection, but the frame and consistency are both there. Could be save money “day 2” pick or an early “day 3” selection with upside. Justin Lugo (DSL Blue, 6'3") and Raymond Sarmiento (DSL Gold, 6'1", Age 18) — 12th-18th Round Lugo is a pure reliever with a 15.5 K/9 that plays anywhere if the command cleans up. Sarmiento is the quieter name I keep coming back to — most innings of any Gold starter, sub-3.00 ERA, 2.40 K/BB at 18. Consistent, repeatable, smart. Again like college arms/senior picks in “day 3”. Both seem safer bets to come stateside. Carlos Galindo (DSL Blue, 6'1", Age 18) — 15th-20th Round, late flier 38.1 innings in 5 starts at 18 is the whole scouting report. Modest K rate but the durability and strike-throwing are real organizational values at this level. The "Go to College" Tier — But Worth Watching Jordy Brache (DSL Blue, 6'4", Age 16) has a rough ERA and 15.4 BB/9, but he's 16 with a 6'4" frame and an 11.0 K/9 in pro ball. Check back in 2028. Luis Aguayo (DSL Blue, 5'10", Age 18) has the best command on the Blue staff (2.2 BB/9 in 9 starts) — the frame limits the ceiling but that kind of feel for pitching at 18 in the DSL is worth keeping an eye on. And given his age he could grow (his height may not be updated) and that could improve his ceiling, but again like a freshman going to college he could show up in 1-2 years Again just me looking throw stats and using AI to help me analyze the data. Obviously no real scouting info other than what I read here.

Yes. I would agree with this sentiment. I think the 2028-2030 window of Chourio, Miz, Turang (well 2028 at least), Made/Pena, Fischer/Burke, and some of Priester/Harrison/Henderson/Sproat with Drohan/Crow/Hardin/Letson as a core, all health permitting is the best window to mortgage the future. with the unknown of the new CBA and how it affects team control, price of free agents I see a lot of teams probably sniffing but not trading much since even a guy with control through 2027 is not helpful if there is no 2027 season (or it’s abbreviated). Plus - unless you are the Dodgers (who spend a lot yes, but also have a remarkably well run farm system), the rosters of controllable players are (ie bottom 10-15 payrolls) are mostly outperforming the top payrolls. So the incentive is mostly to keep using this formula for now. The problem is the Dodgers exist and are the biggest reason the brewers seem to have diminished odds of getting to the World Series but I don’t see one player who changes that, and to get 2 top end players means sacrificing the 2028-2030 window. And I hate the “bites at the apple” concept, but as a long suffering fan, seeing a team remain competitive for a decade is awesome. I want a World Series appearance (and victory) more than anything but agree this may not be “our year”. There is no mvp like in 2018-2019, and Miz may be a cy young candidate now but his innings limitations will hold him back, and this is not like 2021 when there were 5 elite pitchers (Burnes, Woodruff, Peralta, Hader, Williams). That was the year to have trade and for 2 impact bats.

Speaking of Galindez. He fell off my radar after he missed all of last year. Anyone have a scouting report on him? Should I re-add him to my list of pitchers to watch??

very true, but on the other hand they "graduated" a ton of MLB pitchers (Miz, Patrick, Yoho, Sproat, Henderson, Crow, Gasser) since the beginning of the 2025 season. And there are 2 solid prospects in the upper minors in Hardin and Letson. Then it is the Dorchies/Dubanewicz duo from 2024 draft, and who knows from the 2025 draft. The fact that the only pitcher to do anything from that 2025 draft so far is Braylon Owens, as several are some form of hurt/recovering/returning/rehabbing (Thompson, Episcope, Cairone, Morrison, FLores) or have been bad to underwhelming. Tough when you are currently facing a lack of any progress in a whole draft class of pitchers.

Apparently today. @Ro Mueller just posted he was activated today in the transaction thread:

I think they sign under the radar or projectable types and not big money (usually) for pitchers and sees who sticks. But the past 2-3 years seems a little more pitching in the top 10 bonus payments

Thompson pitched a couple of rehab games with ACL last week. He oddly “pitched” in two,games last Saturday- the continuation of 7/13 game (in which he started) was completed on 7/18 - but did not actually pitch again after that game was resumed. And then he pitched in the actual game in 7/18. But on that day he had “2 starts” where he pitched the first w innings of each - if that description makes any sense.

Another Missouri kid, and this one from Sedalia which is really close to my neck of the woods. The Indiana, Wisconsin and Missouri baseball fields are definitely being scouting by the brewers. Not sure if it is the quite the same as well as a totally different era, but I remember the Braves historically always scouting the big areas like all teams, but they knew Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama better than most teams and had a lot of success from those regions.

I think Mercedes is most definitely one to watch. The other DSL pitchers I have been tracking are Derlin Garcia, Raymond Sarmiento and Paul Hoff as the more seasoned pitchers who will likely be stateside next year, and Santiago Martinez was solid but on the IL. Aguayo is good but undersized. Carlos Galindo repeating a year and being solid but with a low K/9. The wild card is Brache, who is towering 6' 4" at 16 years old, and he has stuff (11K/9) but zero command (15.4 BB/9), but if he could harness the command that size, age and potential stuff is intriguing.

If he can develop some velocity he would be a legitimate mlb prospect. But even with his pitch ability and stuff, he was topping out at 89-90 mph when I watched him last.

I would imagine one of two reasons 1. with a deep system it's easy for guys to get overlooked, and minor league evaluators also need to spread out the love since they have to "sell" to all 30 teams. 2. i don't know much about hartshorn, but payne strikes out a bunch, and also may not be "helium" since he was a highly regarded prospect to begin with.

Welp. Rodriguez did great and they got 3 outs from a special night.

Is it back? If so I missed it. In the last JuCo was the only way you could sign via the draft and follow (or was it “DFE”?). Manny Parra and maybe Lorenzo Cain were a few the brewers signed in that process.

Antunez has been one of the better bats in the ACL over the past month. Over his last 24 games (68 AB), he's hitting .338/.418/.544 with an OPS of .962. Just as notable as the batting line is what's happened to his strikeout rate — he's gone from a season-long K% of 32.0% down to 21.5% over this stretch (17 K in 79 PA), while maintaining a 13.9% walk rate. For context, his full 2026 season line across 56 games sits at .288/.386/.516 (.902 OPS) with 9 HR, 4 3B, and 26 BB — already a significant step forward from his 2025 DSL line of .215/.353/.282 (.635 OPS) in a comparable number of games. Stats (last 24 G): 68 AB, 23 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 11 BB, 17 K, 2 SB .338 BA / .418 OBP / .544 SLG / .962 OPS / 21.5% K%

Antoine Kelly? He’s pitching for Iowa Cubs. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=kelly-000ant he is apparently on the 40-man roster as well. https://www.mlb.com/cubs/roster/40-man But Devanney is on that short list with Hamilton, Kelly and maybe Paxton Schultz as players who have some mlb value in 2026 although none would be considered reliable “losses”.