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RHP Nick Merkel promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina RHP Jose Chavez promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers OF Roman Quinn released by AAA Nashville INF Josh VanMeter activated from AAA Nashville's 7-day injured list RHP Pedro Fernandez placed on AAA Nashville's 7-day injured list RHP Jason Alexander’s rehab shifted to AA Biloxi

Robert Gasser was dominant and Eddy Alvarez hit a 3-run walk off homer for Nashville. Jadher Areinamo and Jesus Parra were late game heroes for Carolina. Ernesto Martinez’s bat was pivotal in Wisconsin’s comeback win. Biloxi fell one run short of matching the day’s heroics. Image courtesy of Biloxi Shuckers - Jackson Chourio and Noah Campbell Nashville capped off a six-game sweep of Gwinnett in front of yet another sell-out crowd. Gutty wins by Wisconsin and Carolina enabled each of them to tie their series 3-3 for the week. Biloxi dropped a second straight tough game, losing their series 4-2. Transactions: N/A Game Action: Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 3, Gwinnett 0 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: Eddy Alvarez's Walk-Off Homer Completes Six Game Sweep of Stripers 2B Eddy Alvarez (3-for-3, HR, 3 RBIs, 2 SBs) provided the bulk of the offense in this nail-biter, reaching base four times, stealing two bases and ultimately sending all the Dads home happy with his 3-run walk-off blast on a 1-1 count with one out in the bottom of the 9th inning. Sounds’ Extras: 24-year old starting LHP Robert Gasser (6 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 Ks) delivered his best performance of 2023, matching the Stripers pitch-for-pitch over six scoreless innings. The bullpen of RHPs Matt Bush and Abner Uribe and LHP Clayton Andrews (combined 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 Ks) continued Gasser’s excellent work, with only Uribe running into a bit of difficulty with consecutive two-out walks in the top of the 8th inning. On the Free Frelick Watch: 0-for-3 with a walk, although he did well to get himself to third base in the bottom of the 8th inning (walk, two wild pitches). Next week’s outlook: Nashville remains home and welcomes league-leading Orioles’ affiliate Norfolk. Expect LHP Thomas Pannone (2.89 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 7.7 K/9 in 46 2/3 IP) to start the opening game. Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Montgomery 6, Biloxi 5 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers’ website, game details: Comeback Attempt Falls Short in Shuckers Loss to Biscuits Trailing by two runs and down to their final out, center fielder Jackson Chourio walked and scored on a wild pitch after 3B Tyler Black (2-for-4, double, walk, RBI, SB) singled, but they couldn’t quite get over the hump in dropping the finale. C Wes Clarke (1-for-2, HR, walk, SF, 2 RBIs) also contributed a home run and threw out Montgomery’s only attempted basestealer earlier in the game. Shuckers’ Extras: RHP Christian Mejias (4 1/3 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 6 Ks) continues to rack up strikeouts and earned runs in his outings. He cruised through three innings (two harmless singles) before giving up two-runs bombs to Rays’ 1.038 OPS man Austin Shenton in each of the 4th and 5th innings. Every spot in the lineup contributed - seven players notched hits, one drew walks and one had an RBI. The bullpen of LHP Nick Bennett, RHP Bo Bowman and LHP Ryan Middendorf (combined 3 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 Ks) kept Biloxi in the game, though RHP Cam Robinson struggled in his first game since being DFA’d, going to full counts against all three batters while yielding two singles. Next week’s outlook: Biloxi returns home to take on Reds’ affiliate Chattanooga. RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez may start the opening game on relatively short rest. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Wisconsin 10, Great Lakes 8 Box Score / Game Log Via the Rattlers’ website, game details: Wisconsin Wraps Two-Week Road Trip with Thrilling Win Playing their 12th straight road game, Wisconsin didn’t cower in the face of an early 4-0 deficit or a late 6-3 disadvantage. 1B Ernesto Martinez (3-for-5, HR, 3 RBIs, SB) hit a two-out, two-strike, 3-run homer to the opposite field in the 3rd inning, then started the 7th inning hit barrage (5 singles, a Robert Moore double, 5 runs) to turn the tables on league leading Great Lakes. Moore also went 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs and a stolen base in a solid performance. Timber Rattlers’ Extras: When batters reached base, starting RHP Edwin Jimenez (4 IP, 6 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 Ks, 2 WPs) didn’t help himself much (two wild pitches) and was also let down by Martinez (dropped foul ball, didn’t cover first base on infield hit), though Ernesto made it up with his bat. RHP Max Lazar (2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 Ks) put in yet another solid bullpen shift. Normally-reliable RHP Luis Amaya first heightened the tension by allowing the potential game-tying run on base with one out in the 9th inning, before inducing a ground ball double play to end it. Next week’s outlook: Wisconsin return to Appleton to host Athletics’ affiliate Lansing. Top pitching prospect RHP Jacob Misiorowski is scheduled to make his home debut in High-A ball on Tuesday. Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Carolina 12, Augusta 9 (in 10 innings) Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats’ website, game details: Perez & Areinamo Lead Comeback 'Cats to 12-9 Victory Similar to their High-A comrades, the Mudcats appeared down-and-out despite out-hitting the opposition. In fact, they were down to their last strike before Jadher Areinamo (3-for-5, HR, RBI) tomahawked a 1-2 pitch over the left field wall, with his first homer of 2023 sending the game to extra innings. Mudcats’ Extras: 1B Jesus Parra (2-for-5, HR, double, 4 RBIs) erased an early three-run deficit with a 3-run blast in the second inning, then gave Carolina its first lead of the game with an RBI double to start the 10th inning. In all, the Mudcats produced a whopping 19 hits as they eventually cut the Augusta GreenJackets down to size. Carolina didn’t win this game with pitching, but RHP Nick Merkel (3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 BB, 2 Ks) put in the best shift out of five hurlers, earning the win for his effort. Trailing 8-5 entering the final inning, center fielder Luis Lara got things going with a 7-pitch walk before left fielder Hedbert Perez (3-for-6, HR, 2 RBIs, SB) immediately followed with a 2-run blast to put the pressure on. Next week’s outlook: Host Lynchburg. RHPs Logan Henderson and Aidan Maldonado are likely to tag team the first game of the series. We hope that you enjoy the Minor League Link Report. 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Ah, the Shuckers made the Biscuits sweat in the 9th inning, bringing one run home (Jackson Chourio - who walked with 2 strikes and 2 outs) on a wild pitch and getting the potential game-tying run on 2nd base (Tyler Black, who singled), but Noah Campbell was unable to play hero in striking out to end it. Biloxi drops the game 6-5 and the series 4-2, suddenly possessing a 4-game losing streak. Shoot! All squads really battled this week. Once again, our full season affiliates are within one game of a combined record of .500. Of course, our DSL and ACL squads are off to terrific starts.

Thank you. You're probably right. I'll delete that part of the post. This is probably a case of Arias not showing up on any roster, so he ended up a the bottom of my spreadsheet. OF Jose Gonzalez is another such case of a man in limbo.

Eddy Alvarez walk-off 3-run homer for Nashville. What a day so far!!

Wisconsin came back to claim a 10-8 victory. Carolina also came back to win 12-9 in 10 innings. But it’s an entirely different affair in Nashville. 0-0 in the 8th inning. Each team with 4 hits.

Nicasia and Adams each got ahead 3-1, but struck out. Then Areinamo got behind 0-2, took one ball and… …smacked his first home run of 2023, a solo shot to left field to tie the game 8-8!! And he KNEW it! Go Mudcats!

Well, they didn’t come through in the 7th inning, but got another chance in the 9th: Lara 7-pitch walk, Hedbert 2-run homer. Mudcats trail 8-7 with nobody on, nobody out. Nicasia, Adams, Areinamo up.

Carolina’s trailing Augusta 7-4 in the 6th inning, despite out-hitting them 10-7. Gonna have to make a late surge. It’ll be Lara, Hedbert, Nicasia and Adams in the 7th inning.

What a turnaround for Wisconsin, scoring 5 runs on 6 hits in the 7th inning to grab an 8-6 lead against formidable Great Lakes. We’re outhitting them 13-5, with 3 apiece for Robert Moore and Ernesto Martinez.

The AA Shuckers also need to win the finale (in Montgomery) to salvage a 3-3 series tie. RHP Christian Mejias gets the start, trying to get his poor ERA (5.37) to match his solid other numbers (1.25 WHIP, 11.4 K/9 in 55.1 IP). DH/OF Tristen Lutz is quietly mashing in June (1.061 OPS in 45 PAs).

Childers gave up 3 runs on 3 hits, lasting just one inning for the Mudcats. Thankfully Jesus Parra re-set the game in the 2nd inning with a 3-run blast. RHP Quinton Low has entered to pitch the 2nd inning, walking the first two batters. Could be a long game…

The Low-A Mudcats also trail their series 3-2 (in Augusta) and give 22-year RHP Will Childers (4.15 ERA with 7 Ks in 8.2 IP) his 1st start (3rd appearance) since joining the Brewers. 3B Luke Adams leads the team in runs, doubles, homers, RBIs, walks and stolen bases.

LHP Robert Gasser (4.65 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 10.5 K/9 in 62 IP) seeks his 4th straight win, which would give AAA Nashville a 6-0 home sweep of Gwinnett. CF Sal Frelick is 5-for-11 with a HR, 2B, 3 BBs, 5 RBIs, 2 SBs and 5 runs since his return.

21-year old RHP Edwin Jimenez (2.10 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 10.3 K/9 in 51.1 IP) and the High-A Timber Rattlers need a victory in the finale at Great Lakes to tie the series 3-3. CF Joe Gray Jr. has a .894 OPS thus far in June (63 PAs).

AAA Nashville seeks a 5th straight win at home against Gwinnett. RHP Janson Junk (4.30 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 5.7 K/9 in 55.2IP). C Alex Jackson (.901 OPS in 118 PAs) has the highest OPS in the lineup.

High-A Wisconsin and Great Lakes have played 3 straight 1-run games and the series is tied 2-2. RHP Tyler Woessner (2.38 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 8.6 K/9 in 56.2 IP) gets the big start tonight. 1B/C/OF Alex Hall leads the team with a .725 OPS.

AA Biloxi is tied 2-2 in their series in Montgomery, with RHP Tobias Myers (5.70 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 11.1 K/9 in 53.2 IP) making tonight’s start. 24-year old 2B/SS Freddy Zamora is putting together a respectable season: .255 AVG, .354 OBP, .399 SLG.

RHP Will Rudy and the Low-A Mudcats strive for a 3rd straight win and 3-2 series lead in Augusta. 18-year old CF Luis Lara has raised his OPS to .855 with 25 BB and 14 Ks in 143 PAs.

Must have replaced Hiura with a lookalike:

- RHP Tyson Miller optioned to AAA Nashville from MLB Brewers - LHP Wade Miley and DH/1B Jesse Winker reinstated to MLB Brewers from MILB rehab assignments - OF Lamar Sparks placed on 7-day injured list by AA Biloxi, retroactive to 6/16 - RHP Samuel Dario placed on 7-day injured list by ACL Brewers

Yes, because he’s comfortable there. This is a guy who re-upped on a minor league deal in early 2023 despite the fact that it meant that he was ineligible to have his contract selected by his MLB club in the first month of the season (due to DFA rules). That said, I personally wouldn’t mind to see him venture out, bet on himself to make it elsewhere since I’m not sure he’ll get another shot with the Brewers unless Tellez gets injured. I thought the Rockies were a good fit in the offseason. Now, the Marlins (minor league deal) may present the best opportunity. Or he can opt for fortune and fame in Japan or Korea.

We wanted to tip our caps to some players that were recently released or retired: 22-year old LHP Pablo Garabitos, born in the Dominican Republic, was taken in the 25th round ($125k sign-on bonus) of the 2018 draft out of Lakewood Ranch High School in Florida. Pegged as a reliever from the get-go, he was quite dominant in Arizona (2 seasons – 2.22 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 9.8 K/9 in 48.2 IP)) and Low-A ball (2022 season – 1.61 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 9.8 K/9 in 56 IP), so it’s difficult to understand why the organization didn’t promote him at a faster clip. He evidently suffered an injury this past offseason or at the start of spring training, causing him to be placed on the 60-day injured list in early April 2023, before his surprising release last week. We hope that Pablo is fully healed and ready to seize the next opportunities which come his way. 22-year old OF Micah Bello was a competitive balance pick after the 2nd round ($550k sign-on bonus) in 2018 out of Hilo High School in Hawaii. He did just enough on the field in 2018 and 2019 to keep prospect watchers interested (e.g. .648 OPS, 10 stolen bases in Arizona; .726 OPS with 6 homers at Rocky Mountain). He then recorded a ho-hum .663 OPS with 64 Ks (vs. 11 walks) as a 20-year old at Low-A Carolina in 2021, though lost two months due to injury. Sent to repeat at Low-A in April 2022, he was the team’s top hitter with a .994 OPS in 18 games before being promoted to High-A Wisconsin, where he posted a .641 OPS over 20 games before being injured. This year, he struggled in 14 games at Wisconsin, though perhaps he was dealing with yet another injury before announcing his voluntary retirement. We hope that Micah was able to further his education on the side during his five seasons in the Brewers’ organization and wish him luck in his future endeavors. 22-year old RHP Fernando Olguin joined the Brewers as an international free agent out of Mexico in May 2019, then did nothing but impress over his first two seasons: 1.88 ERA with 53 Ks in 43 IP in the Dominican Summer League in 2019; 2.87 ERA with 30 Ks in 31.1 IP in Arizona in 2021. Then 21-year old Fernando put up somewhat respectable results last year in Low-A ball (5.30 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 9.0 K/9 in 69.2 IP), though with need for improvement. This year, Olguin faced just 11 batters at Low-A Carolina before being released. He has since joined Tijuana of the Mexican League (independent ball) and we hope he makes significant strides there. 25-year old RHP Joey Matulovich was a 20th round selection ($110k sign-on bonus) in 2018 out of UC-Berkeley. After surprisingly good numbers (2.75 ERA with 49 Ks in 36 IP) in the hitter-friendly Pioneer League in 2018, the next season in Arizona/Low-A Wisconsin was more of a struggle (5.57 ERA with 45 Ks in 32.1 IP). By 2021, he was revived in Low-A ball (1.80 ERA with 56 Ks in 40 IP) but struggled after a promotion to High-A (6.55 ERA with 39 Ks in 34.1 IP). Last season saw a full-time shift to the bullpen in High-A, which unfortunately didn’t deliver the expected results (5.98 ERA with 64 Ks in 58.2 IP), then he only saw action in 5 games at High-A Wisconsin in April before being released. He’s since joined Winnipeg in the American Association (independent ball) and we wish him terrific success. 24-year old LHP Jakob Brustoski signed as an undrafted free agent out of Texas Tech in July 2021. He can certainly light up the radar gun, striking out 69 batters in just 32.2 IP in 31 games over about two seasons with the Brewers: 7 games in Arizona, 24 at Low-A Carolina. Unfortunately, control was an issue as he also walked 50 batters, threw 32 wild pitches and hit 9 players, contributing to his career MILB ERA of 11.57. We wish Jakob success in putting his tools together elsewhere in baseball or in whichever career he chooses. 33-year old RHP Robert Stock joined AAA Nashville in January 2023 after an eventful career with the Cardinals, Pirates, Reds, Padres, Red Sox, Cubs, Mets, Dooson Bears (Korea) and the Israeli National Team. He’s logged 72.2 innings in the Majors, lastly in 2021. Originally selected by St. Louis as a catcher from USC in the 2009 draft, he didn’t transition to pitching until 2012 in Low-A ball. He’d pitched respectably in AAA in 2021 and in Korea in 2022, but this season with Nashville was a struggle (8.22 ERA in 23 IP). Mr. Stock has quickly landed on his feet with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League (independent ball) and we wish him tremendous success. 20-year old OF/INF Jacob Zalm joined the Brewers as an international free agent out of Curacao in July 2019, though wasn’t able to debut until July 2021 due to the lost Covid season. After a highly productive 2021 in the Dominican Summer League (.764 OPS with 15 stolen bases in 135 PAs), he spent most of 2022 stateside Arizona, posting a somewhat respectable .655 OPS with 5 stolen bases (vs. 0 CS) in 113 PAs. Released just prior to the ACL season commencing, perhaps Zalm was a casualty of the Brewers’ reduction to having just one team in Arizona, but his lack of a premium defensive position (most 2022 innings were in left field) probably didn’t help his case. We wish Jacob all the best whether in baseball or other career pursuits. 21-year old RHP Phili Silverio was signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in March 2021. Phili skipped Dominican Summer League ball, being placed directly in Arizona in July 2021, understandably struggling to a 5.59 ERA and 1.86 WHIP, though with an eye-opening 30 strikeouts in just 19.1 innings pitched. Unfortunately, his ERA (7.48) and walks (26 in 21.2 IP) didn’t improve in a second season in Arizona, before he was ultimately released early last month. Good luck Phili! 20-year old RHP Delson Guzman signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in October 2019. Similar to Zalm, Guzman didn’t formally debut until July 2021. He pitched just 4.2 innings in the Dominican Summer League that season, before going on the 60-day injured list. Unfortunately, that injury carried into the 2022 season, in which he only pitched 7 innings (2.57 ERA with 9 Ks) in Arizona. This year, Delson was placed on the 60-day injured list to start the season in April and has now been released. We wish Mr. Guzman the best of success in his future pursuits. 19-year old RHP Leonardo Rivera joined as an international free agent from the Dominican Republic in January 2021, but went on the 60-day injured list and didn’t debut until 2022 with DSL Brewers-1. Last season, he made 15 relief appearances, delivering a 6.48 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 7.2 K/9 in 25 innings. He also earned two wins and one save for his efforts. We wish him a successful career, whether in baseball or another path. 18-year old RHP Breijher Subero signed as an international free agent from Venezuela in June 2022, but he unfortunately never made his organizational debut. We hope he’s healthy and wish him well in his career and life.

Turang walk-off homer in the 10th!!