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…and just like that, we have a truly respectable stable of young pitchers: - RHP Enniel Cortez - 5/1/06 - RHP Eric Prado - 11/11/05 - LHP Justin Chambers - 8/14/05 - RHP Josh Knoth - 8/10/05 - RHP Manuel Rodriguez - 8/8/05 - RHP Hayden Robinson - 7/12/05 - LHP Bjorn Johnson - 1/11/05 - LHP Anthony Flores - 10/21/04 - RHP Bishop Letson - 9/15/04 - RHP Daniel Corniel - 7/7/04 - LHP Osbriel Mogollon - 4/1/04 - LHP Anfernny Reyes - 2/23/04

Wisconsin hosts Twins' affiliate Cedar Rapids this week, with starting LHP Nate Peterson (2.98 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 11.1 K/9 in 42.1 Low-A IP) making his debut in High-A ball. 1B Ernesto Martinez (1.080 OPS in in 76 PAs) and LF Je'Von Ward (.993 OPS in 47 PAs) are both having a big month of July.

AA Biloxi hosts White Sox affiliate Birmingham this week, with RHP James Meeker (3.48 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 8.6 K/9 in 54.1 IP) making his 6th start (22nd appearance) tonight. Red-hot hitters this month include CF Jackson Chourio (1.124 OPS in 65 PAs), DH/3B Tyler Black (1.096 OPS in 68 PAs), 2B Isaac Collins (1.067 OPS in 65 PAs) and RF Lamar Sparks (1.000 OPS in 56 PAs).

Low-A Carolina plays at Royals' affiliate Columbia this week, with 19-year old RHP Yujanyer Herrera (4.29 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 7.6 K/9 in 56.2 IP) starting the opening game tonight. Each of DH/1B Jesus Chirinos (1.314 OPS in 50 PAs), 3B Luke Adams (1.023 OPS in 62 PAs) and LF Jace Avina (1.013 OPS in 47 PAs) are having a terrific July.

AAA Nashville plays at Orioles' affiliate Norfolk this week, with RHP Jason Alexander (4.24 ERA with 9 Ks in 23.1 AAA IP) getting the start in the opener. 3B Abraham Toro has had extra-base hits in 6 consecutive games and has an 1.154 OPS in 74 PAs in July.

- C Jeferson Quero placed on AA Biloxi’s 7-day injured list - LHP Russell Smith placed on AA Biloxi’s 7-day injured list - C Jason Lopez reinstated to AA Biloxi from Development List

Switch-hitting 1B Carlos Santana, who is not a defensive liability and has a decent BB/K profile, probably fills our greatest need, in my opinion. His barrel rate is down this year, but his line drive % is decent. High floor player who brings veteran savvy and would enjoy another shot at playing for a championship.

- RHP Craig Yoho (8th round pick) assigned to ACL Brewers - RHP Isaiah Jackson (undrafted free agent) assigned to ACL Brewers - RHP Blake Whiting (undrafted free agent) assigned to ACL Brewers - RHP KC Hunt (undrafted free agent) assigned to ACL Brewers - RHP Bayden Root (undrafted free agent) assigned to ACL Brewers

- RHP Jason Woodward (4th round pick) assigned to ACL Brewers, but with a status of Injured - Full Season

2023 first round draft pick 21-year old 3B Brock Wilken made his organizational debut, DHing for the ACL Brewers against the ACL Athletics. Facing 24-year old RHP JT Ginn (who's rehabbing, normally playing in AA ball), Wilken singled and hit a sac fly. He then walked against a 19-year old before being replaced mid-game. As to the rest of the game, 19-year old 2B Dylan O'Rae (double, 2 singles, 5 RBIs) and 18-year old SS Juan Baez (3 singles, walk, RBI) continued their stellar play and 17-year old RHP Manuel Rodriguez had a solid outing - 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 6 Ks - the last 2 runs coming on a 2-run homer with the Brewers safely leading 8-1. Brewers win 11-7 despite conceding a last inning grand slam.

Is it just me or did INF Josh Adamczewski’s social media profiles used to indicate both Ball State and the Brewers, but now indicate only the Brewers? He’s also been liking the Luke Adams’ award announcements on Twitter-X. Hope this all means he’s aboard the Crew. RHP Hayden Robinson’s instagram account also has an @Brewers, but nothing for Nicholls State.

- RHP Jason Alexander outrighted to AAA Nashville (where he was already playing) from MLB 40-man roster

- 3B Brock Wilken (1st round pick) assigned to ACL Brewers - 3B Mike Boeve (2nd round pick) assigned to ACL Brewers - C Alejandro Rodriguez (undrafted free agent) assigned to ACL Brewers

These are some amazing DSL games today. Late inning comebacks to go to extra innings. Potential game-winning baserunners getting picked off. Yophery coming through in a big way...

I'm all for in-house solutions by riding the hot hand during the first 3.5 months of the season - e.g. promoting Hiura, Singleton, Toro during their hot streak, rather than waiting until after Singleton has connected on 7 homers in 17 games and acting surprised that he wasn't able to produce by the time they grudgingly got around to promoting him to MLB. But to me, that period has passed. Now's the time to get serious and pony up for an impact bat, learning from the failures of 2014 (Morneau - why not Morneau?), 2020 (anyone, God help us) and 2022 (Merrifield at least, I beg you). Even if a Hiura, Voit, Singleton, Almonte, Toro, Mathias, Alvarez, etc. is actually given the chance to play in MLB during a hot streak, they're all AAAA guys who can't be expected to perform at even replacement level when it really counts in late September and October, in my opinion. Pay up Mr. Attanasio. Let's go!!!

Jackson Chourio and Je’Von Ward led comebacks for Biloxi and Wisconsin which unfortunately fell short in walk-off losses. Nashville and Carolina fell far behind in their defeats, although Jace Avina continues his recent surge. Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic For the week, Carolina (5-1) and Biloxi (4-2) were each victorious in their series, while Nashville and Wisconsin started fast but stumbled down the stretch to end even at 3-3 on the week. Transactions: LHP Adam Seminaris transferred to Biloxi’s 60-day injured list from 7-day injured list Game Action: Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Jacksonville 9, Nashville 5 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds’ website, game details, and we encourage readers to review the affiliate write-up as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds Doomed by Early Outburst in Loss Early RBIs from 3B Abraham Toro (1-for-4, double, walk, RBI) and 1B Keston Hiura (0-for-1, walk, HBP, SF, RBI) weren’t enough to settle 23-year old starting RHP Justin Jarvis’ (2 1/3 IP, 7 R (6 ER), 5 H, 5 BB, 2 Ks) nerves, as he was roughed up for the second time in three AAA starts thus far. Nashville nearly made a game of it for 7,379 home fans on RBI doubles from C Brian Navaretto (1-for-3, double, walk, RBI) and DH/C Alex Jackson (1-for-4, double, 2 RBIs) which brought them back to within 9-5, but Toro was gunned down at home on that Jackson double in the bottom of the 5th inning. Perhaps Toro was unable to read the third base coach’s “Go! No Stop! Sign” due to OF Monte Harrison’s nonchalant jaunt home from second base. Sounds’ Extras: Prioritizing player development, the Sounds didn’t pull the plug early enough on Jarvis, who saw a difficult first two innings (3 runs, 2 hits, 4 walks) balloon into a nightmare third frame (four of first five batters reached base, each ultimately scoring), with RHP Luis Contreras equally unable to stem the tide until the Sounds trailed 9-2. Nashville’s bullpen shut out Jacksonville over the final six innings, with LHPs Justin Wilson, Darrell Thompson, Clayton Andrews and Ethan Small combining on the final 4 2/3 IP. Frustration boiled over for Nashville in the bottom of the 7th inning, with Manager Rick Sweet and INF Patrick Dorrian (on the bench) ejected for arguing about an attempted ball/strike challenge during Jackson’s strikeout with two men on and one out. As per the game report linked above, Toro has a 10-game hitting streak with a 1.312 OPS during this stretch. Could the switch-hitting infielder’s hot bat have made a difference for the Brewers against the Braves? Alas, we’ll never know. Next week’s outlook: The Sounds (51-43) head out to play Orioles’ affiliate Norfolk (60-34) this week. Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Montgomery 8, Biloxi 7 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers’ website, game details: Late Shuckers Rally Beat by Biscuits Walk-Off in Series Finale Through 80 pitches, starting RHP Tobias Myers was cruising to one of his best outings of the year (5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 8 Ks) and Biloxi led 4-2, but the next 19 pitches sent the game sideways: 8-pitch walk, 2-run homer, 7-pitch walk. With the game tied 4-4, the Shuckers bullpen then conceded three more runs over the next two innings, before center fielder Jackson Chourio (2-for-5, double, 3 RBIs, SB) nearly got them all back with one swing in the top of the 9th inning. Shuckers’ Extras: Along with Chourio, each of 1B Zavier Warren, OF Carlos D. Rodriguez and left fielder Tristen Lutz collected two hits on a 10-hit day for the club. Lutz started the 9th inning rally with an infield single and Warren tied the game at 7-7 with an RBI groundout. It’s interesting that RHP Ryan Brady was charged with the loss. Of course, he did allow the game-ending double on an 0-2 pitch with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, but he’d also inherited one baserunner from RHP Max Lazar (2 IP, 2 ER). That runner was swapped out on a Junior Caminero ground ball force out, with Caminero ultimately scoring the winning run. 19-year old Chourio now leads the 8-team Southern League in hits with 94 and also has 28 stolen bases in 32 attempts. 20-year old C Jeferson Quero sat out for the second straight game after leaving Friday’s game early. We’ve no news beyond that and hope he returns to action during next week’s series. Next week’s outlook: The Shuckers (45-45) return home to face White Sox affiliate Birmingham (33-56), with RHP James Meeker the expected opening game starter on Tuesday. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Dayton 6, Wisconsin 5 Box Score / Game Log Via the Rattlers’ website, game details: Road Trip Finale is a Walkoff Loss Wisconsin grabbed leads in the 1st, 2nd and 9th innings, but couldn’t quite hold on, as the Dragons made their 7,738 fans happy with a walk-off victory to even the series at 3-3. Long balls from C Darrien Miller (solo shot for 2-1 lead), 3B Ben Metzinger (2-run blast to knot game at 4-4) and left fielder Je’Von Ward (solo homer in 9th inning for 5-4 advantage), along with stellar middle relief from RHPs Sam Gardner and Shane Smith (combined five scoreless innings) weren’t enough to pull through on this day. Timber Rattlers’ Extras: RHP Tanner Shears started strong with a pop out and strikeout to commence the bottom of the 9th inning, before conceding a game-tying homer on an 0-1 pitch, then walking two batters and allowing a walk-off single to center field. The Timber Rattlers’ three home runs constituted the majority of their five total hits in the game. 2B Jose Acosta and right fielder Hendry Mendez collected the other two – both singles, with Acosta also walking. The 2023 season has been a struggle for 21-year old RHP Stiven Cruz (3 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 2 Ks; season ERA 6.78), but he was nonetheless sent out for his second start in six days, somewhat unsurprisingly conceding runs in each of his three innings of work. He was limited to 45 pitches this time out and will hopefully get better results on more typical rest in his next outing. Next week’s outlook: Wisconsin (38-50) returns home to take on Twins’ affiliate Cedar Rapids (56-34). Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Kannapolis 17, Carolina 7 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats’ website, game details: Win Streak Ends at Five Straight in 17-7 Loss Looking at the final score, you might be surprised to know that Carolina led 2-0 after one inning and 5-4 through five innings. But that’s baseball and a torched bullpen for you. After losing the first five games of the series to the Mudcats, Kannapolis put their frustration to constructive use by cracking 19 hits, including three homers, a triple and two doubles. By contrast, Carolina’s offense produced a respectable 11 hits, although only one went for extra bases (DH/OF Jace Avina double). Mudcats’ Extras: Starting RHP Will Childers kept that season ERA of 6.67 up unfortunately, allowing 4 runs and 6 hits in four innings of work. But that was a better performance than the bullpen of Tyler Wehrle, Jose Chavez, Yerlin Rodriguez and Jeferson Figueroa, who conceded 13 runs (all earned) on 12 hits. Avina’s (3-for-5, 3 RBIs) offensive surge continued with RBI singles in the 1st and 5th innings, then an RBI double in the 9th inning. He also stole his ninth base in ten attempts. 3B Luke Adams (1-for-2, walk, 2 HBPs, RBI) also did his part in reaching base four times, although two came in more painful fashion. SS Daniel Guilarte and 2B Jadher Areinamo each singled twice, with Areinamo collecting two RBIs. Next week’s outlook: The Mudcats (46-40) hit the road to face Royals’ affiliate Columbia (48-41) this week. We hope that you enjoy the Minor League Link Report. On Monday, the DSL clubs are both in action at 10:00am CST, the Brewers host the Reds in their pivotal 3-game series (starting at 7:10 CST) and the ACL Brewers play late at 8:00pm CST. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article

Nashville needs a home win over Jacksonville tonight to clinch the series 4-2. RHP Justin Jarvis (3.81 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 10.6 K/9 in 85 AA/AAA IP) makes his 3rd AAA start. 1B Keston Hiura has an 11-game on-base steak.

AA Biloxi have won 6 of their last 7 games and aim to close out a 5-1 series win in Montgomery. RHP Tobias Myers shoots for his 2nd win of the week (5 IP, 3 ER, 11 Ks on Tuesday). CF Jackson Chourio’s last 9 games: 21-for-42, 4 HRs, 1.438 OPS.

The Low-A Mudcats aim to complete their 6-0 home sweep of Kannapolis. RHP Will Childers (6.29 ERA with 18 Ks in 24.1 IP) starts the finale. 3B Luke Adams has 4 straight multi-hit games and an 11-game on-base streak.

The High-A Timber Rattlers get a third and final chance to clinch their series in Dayton, with RHP Stiven Cruz getting his 2nd start of the week (4 IP, 4 ER, 2 Ks on Tuesday). DH/C Darrien Miller has reached base in his last 10 starts and has an .854 OPS in July.

- LHP Adam Seminaris transferred to AA Biloxi’s 60-day injured list from 7-day injured list

Yeah, he seemed/seems like the starting pitcher who should replace Misiorowski. And they’ve pushed him to 96 and 85 pitches in his last 2 outings, so I doubt there’s more for him to do at Carolina. Fingers crossed for a Saturday, July 29 Wisconsin debut.

It’s too bad that the Winker-Singleton coin flip went the wrong way: