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Antunez and Frias (likely going off Brewers internal data) have weighed in, and... It has not helped clarify anything 😂

My final "verdict" is that the Statcast at Goodyear probably isn't reliable. However, odds are those five batted balls were still all smoked. I had a source confirm Frias had popped 115 MPH on internal data 3 or 4 times in spring, so you can't totally rule out 117, but I would guess it was a bit lower. I know Antunez had broken 110 multiple times as well, so I'm guessing his were also a bit lower (but still very well hit). Had some other people confirm a lot of Reds prospects and players had their highest EV's ever at Goodyear in spring too, so it just seems to be hot somehow.

Looks like it yeah. There were a few ACL teams playing yesterday though. Maybe make-up games or something.

It's not a perfect science because you're relying on a timely camera flip that didn't mess with anything, but I grabbed a few of them a couple weeks ago, and the flip looked very good from what I could tell, so they should be pretty accurate. Every time I've checked this year, they have been in the 1.85-2.05 range. Haven't seen anything higher than 2.05. He double-clutched one early in the season because he didn't have a grip so I wouldn't count that one. It's not an elite arm like it once was, but I'd say it's moving back into the above-average category personally.

Indeed it was!

Handelfry remains blazing hot

Cameron Wagoner also got assigned to a full-season team, as he's headed to Double-A for the first time.

Per the transactions page: LHP J.D. Thompson assigned to Wisconsin Timber Rattlers from ACL Brewers.

Very excited for some ACL ball, especially because I imagine there will be a *lot* more Statcast data than in the past with all the teams spring stadiums having it installed now. Frias and Antunez are my two guys that have legit breakout potential down there on the offensive side. Mayorquin and Bryan Regalado are two international arms I'll be keeping an eye on, and of course the healthy draft picks from last year.

Little late to the party, but yeah 107 with wood is nothing special. It's fine, but Eric Brown Jr was doing that in college. Luis Lara is the same age as Sasaki and he got up to 110 last year with wood, and he's 5'7. That said, that's just a random output and I'm sure he's been higher than that at times with wood, and his EV's compare very favorably to the rest of college baseball this season, though I'm not sure what the exact numbers are. He's definitely made some legitimate strides though, and I know for sure that he has been up to at least 114 MPH this year. I think he's a fringy day one guy, but not sure he's one I'd be overly interested in the Brewers drafting at that point. Maybe a bit more intrigued if not for Burke's existence and so many other potential first base options in the upper levels right now. Here is Burke's data from his final season FWIW. Much better bat-to-ball and a bit higher EV's, worse swing decisions.

Here's some video of Broughton throwing in extended spring games recently: MiLB clips by Paul (@prospectsaz) • Instagram reel WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 7 likes, 0 comments - prospectsaz on April 22, 2026: "Joey Broughton on the mound in extended Spring Training yesterday 🎥 The Brewers left-hander was drafted out of High School in...

I’ve had college players I coach get pretty close to passing out, having major cramping issues, etc. in that type of 60-70 degree weather because they don’t recognize the need to hydrate when they don’t feel like it’s crazy hot. Being as he’s so used to DR/AZ heat I could easily see a young kid like Peña doing something similar. My educated guess is that this is more of a pure dehydration situation than truly "overheating", but I don't know for sure. Like you said, I'm certain they're running tests to make sure there's nothing underlying though.

The Brewers were quite excited about what they were seeing from Manfredi in spring from what I heard. Purely speculation but would not be surprised if he's in Nashville soon.