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I secretly hold out for Brecht. Well I guess it’s not a secret anymore.

I think Lara will be selling low. He is the same age as Pratt and one level above. His defense is legit. He has speed and good bat to balls skills and is “slumping” the past 2 months. He would be a major sell low. And I am a big fan of his game. His defense and running game may be the best of our OF prospects. No power (yet) but he could (yes could) develop more power as a 20-22 year old. So if it were up to me, I’d pass on trading him unless a great trade, so therefore by definition I would not list him as a player to sell. Black - I agree. He is blocked and is a mlb hitter so will be valued by teams needing a LF/1B/DH. So likely to sell on him EBJ - sure but he won’t get much. Is he rule 5 eligible this year? Probably next. So no need to push him if that’s the case. So we can trade him, just not sure there is value to sell. Blalock - agree. ‘Not sure which Carlos Rodriguez. CDRod has limited options and will be passed by Lara/Yophery and a 2024 draft pick. CFRod the pitcher, again selling low. He is just 22 and can pitch. But I won’t not opposed to him in a deal, just not on my list of players “to sell” since it would be selling lowish. Boeve/Mitchell/Frelick - agree one is absolutely expendable in the right trade, but wouldn’t go out of my way to sell them now since they are controllable for many years and appear to be able to hit (Frelick/Mitchell are just below average at MLB level currently with room to improve; Boeve is league average at AA already). So would not “sell”them, but definitely include one in a trade.

Luis Pena in a "slump" (sarcasm) - he is only 4 for his last 15 in this month, and his BA is way below .500. He even has been overtaken by Jesus Made for the lead in OPS. SHocking.

Bradley Blalock could be on this list. He has value but is on the 40 man roster, and may be bypassed by several AA arms (Misiorowski, Henderson for sure, and maybe even Wichrowski and Shane Smith), and could be an attractive piece for another organization, and will allow that 40 man designation to go to another player.

Corobo - I am excited to follow him, he was the catcher compared to (yes understanding a lot of hyperbole at signing time) a young J Quero. But if he has defensive skills and can hit - that could mean our catching WOAH SOLVD 😉 Tovar - second year in the DSl - good to see him hit well and should be state side next year. And Lafond was a late signing (or a January signing that was announced and assigned late maybe?) so didn’t start DsL season on time but so far so good. Ereu - hopefully he can get on track. But Yophery and DiTuri already in low A is a big deal - I think one of 5 of the “top 50” international players (not including those 20+ at time of signing) who are in A ball. Impressive for a single class already. Ereu was the other big name, so talent is there still rooting for this young kid.

A lot of these guys are “SS” and they throw out who and sees who sticks. The other is without video it’s hard to know is it an error in the routine play that is missed, or a good play that they can’t stick (like good range but just can’t handle it, or bad throw because you know footwork). Obviously a bunch of errors is a bunch of errors but some can be “fixed” with technique or experience, some via a move to 2B/3B/OF, and some are just problematic in a Tyler Black way. Either way these 18-20 yo have time but yeah, Pratt, Areinamo, DiTuri are the clear “can handle SS in the long term” players right now. Also I love looking up the players in the DSL - more than half maybe 3/4 are listed as SS.

Wow after an amazing night in the affiliates yesterday - today not so much. CF Rodriguez ran into trouble (havne't watched tonight), but was apparently cruising then 5 runs in 2 innings with Memphis still batting. And offensively one hit (Mejia grand slam HR in the first). Knoth a short outing and the Muddies not doing much. TRats down 3-1 with only a few hits. Shuckers struggling to get offense going as well, and Shane Smith laboring with 75 pitches in 3 IP. The ACL Crew are winning, but 4 runs on only 2 hits (Bitonti and Gomez with singles), but Prado having his best pro outing so far I think

Man that play off Warren;s glove to O’Rae was wild. I watched and was thinking “dang he knocked it down and ORae had to eat it since no one was covering”. The butter looked confused and amused almost. And when he just stopped I realized something happened and had to rewatch. Great play. O”Rae muffed a hard hit ground ball pseudo line drive. I’ve watched him some. Seems to make most routine plays, not a liability in the field on my limited viewing. Offensively no pop but sure knows how to find ways to get on base.

Biloxi and Wisconsin looking good. Biloxi in the 9th with a 10-2 lead after Yoho just dominates in relief. And Wisconsin looking good with Root keeping the off the board, and TRats up in the bottom of 8. Ashby just walked in a run, and looks like he can find the plate. That is the recurring theme. Fastball is 94, and pitches move but he just can't locate. Not sure if it is physical (from his injury/surgery) or just mental, but he is a mess. Looks unhittable but then can't find the zone and gets hittable. Feel bad for him and this season is just a lost one. So looking less likely as we will have an MiLB sweep tonight, but the Nashville/Memphis games have been really wild, so we will see. I am signing off. And it's now 7-3 Memphis on a wild play where the runner is out at first and stepped on Black, and he was hurt, and the Redbird runner scores, not sure if that's not a dead ball??? Ashby gives up a hit, and looks gassed, but gets out of the inning. It's 8-3. Great comeback and solid relief outing for the Mudcats earlier. I'm heading off. Good night all. Great games for the most part, outside of the game so far in Nashville.

Some bad defense. Black (yeah surprise) lets a grounder go under him, for a hit in Nashville. Ugh. Then O'Rae lets a liner get past him, and Yoho has a base runner, but should be 2 out.

CD Rodriguez with a single up the middle and another insurance run for the Shuckers. Wilken up. Let's go Brock. And a two run double by Wilken, with a borderline fair ball. The umps are not making friends with the MBraves. But it's 10-2 Shuckers yay!! Collins draws a walk 4-3 Memphis still up and Hicklen up. Let's get this going Brewer. Full count, and deep fly out, missed it by a few feet or maybe a few yards, can't tell by the feed. Oh well got a run back.

And... just as Chris Edwards says Disla is a candidate to ground into a double play, next pitch, Pratt to first, DP. Mudcats win!! No hit or walk for Pratt. On base streak ends, but I think he'll take starting the game ending double play. Meanwhile Nashville trying to make this interesting. Bases juiced with 2 outs.

Yoho slams the door by making the hitter look silly. Just overmatched, and it's still 7-2. A runner on first with a broken bat single, and it's 1 out, runner on first with Dikember Sanchez trying to close it out. Now at 38 pitches. Time out, injury to catcher D. Garcia - hit on a foul ball right where it hurts. Ouch.

Crazy play in Mississippi. Line ball off Warren's (1b) glove into O'Rae (2b) and it's a line out. Your typical 3-4 line out right? Ashby gives up a run, 4-2 Memphis, ugh, but gets out of the inning. Dikember Sanchez on to close it out in Zebulon. M-Braves get a few singles now after that crazy play and it's 7-2 Shuckers in the bottom of 7. And that's a pitching change. TRats in cruise control

Briceno singles, and runners on 1st and 2nd in the bottom of the 8th, DiTuri up. Need two more to get on to get Pratt another at bat. Still 6-4 Muddies. But DiTuri grounds out. Root on trying to keep the TRats up. Merkel still on for the Shuckers. Not much happening in Nashville yet since the delay. But Ashby is on - oh boy

Wilken with a bases loaded walk. 5-1 Shuckers. Miller strikes out. EBJ walks, and it's 6-1. While Adams walks (I think) then a single by Wood, runners on the corners. And Sanchez still dealing in the 8th with Mudcats clinging to a 6-4 lead.

Sparks with a triple, and Shuckers extend the lead 4-1 Meanshile Fitz in trouble in Wisconsin trying to escape a base loaded jam... and pitch #80 fly ball to LF. On to the bottom of 5, still 8-0 TRats!

So in reading the comments I just realized you can have more than one game going on your computer. And I'm watching the different games, and I am clearly a rookie at this, nowhere near as good as @Joseph Zarr and others, so I making all kinds of errors in my reporting. Sorry 😌

Single by Sparks, O'Rae single, then CDRod legs out a grounder to avoid the DP, and Sparks to third, hard hit single by Wilken ties it up 1-1. Nice job. Miller gets a walk (surprise, right). Then EBJ of all people lines to RF, adn it's a 3-1 Shuckers lead. Merkel on for Henderson to try to hold the lead. And keeps it 3-1, on to the 7th

My bad again. I thought it hopped over the wall for a ground rule 2B, but I see that now. Either way, he ripped it.

The TRats are going again. Sac Fly by Fernandez, then stolen base and Lara gets a 2 run single. 8-0 Wisconsin.

Oh crap. My bad. Shuckers yeah Shuckers. Ugh.

Whew. Bases loaded jam and Nova strikes the man out keeps it 4-4 game in the 6th. Bottom 6 - Reece Walling double. David Garcia with a double, 5-4 Muddies. Castillo strikes out. But Y. Garcia with a single it's not 6-4 Muddies

Wow he lasered that out. After a great single by Areinamo. Adams just has so much fun playing doesn't he?

Not to mention the muffed plays by Hernandez and Zamora. He gets hit hard on some pitches, but weak contact on others. Hall can look great for a batter or two, but then gets hit. He is frustrating. Not sure what to do with him