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RHP Jacob Misiorowski (2.53 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 13.6 K/9 in 46.1 IP) is back in action for High-A Wisconsin, who need a win at Peoria to avoid a 2-0 series hole. 1B Ernesto Martinez has .935 OPS in his last 89 PAs.

Yeah, we usually don’t early-promote players that are trade bait, for fear that they’ll struggle at the next level and hinder their value. Ernesto Martinez a few years ago. Antoine Kelly was another example. Don’t be surprised if Black is the best of our “available” prospects this year, due to the defensive questions.

We might actually sign him to a Peralta-type extension, I think. Wiemer received the lowest signing bonus ($150k) of our 2020 draft class. And we’re still supposed to send him to AAA for about 13 days for service time manipulation purposes, but CC obviously insists (understandably) that Wiemer be available for these crucial July series against the Reds. Arnold probably says a prayer every night that Wiemer avoid injury.

Smart thinking of the Brewers to rest the bats with Burnes-Peguero-Payamps-Williams pitching. Now go out and score 9 tomorrow and 14 on Sunday.

Seeing this NFL scoreline, would you believe that RHP Gerson Calzadilla closed out the win with 5 innings of 3-hit, no earned run ball?

AAA Nashville plays at Reds’ affiliate Louisville, apparently still missing Gasser and Jackson due to suspensions in the last series. RHP Jason Alexander (1.80 ERA with 6 Ks in 15 AAA IP) gets the opening game start. RF Jahmai Jones makes his debut with the Sounds.

The AA Shuckers host Angels’ affiliate Rocket City for a 3-game set. Stud prospects CF Jackson Chourio and C Jeferson Quero are back from Futures Game action. And no more pre-tacked baseballs!! Let’s see what RHP Christian Mejias (7.04 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 11.0 K/9 in 70.1 IP) can really do.

Maybe 17-year old CF Yophery Rodriguez will earn that rare promotion to ACL ball after all. His 6th inning grand slam turned a 5-3 deficit into a 7-5 victory for DSL Brewers-1 over DSL Brewers-2. Going 2-for-3 with a walk lifted his season OPS to .995.

High-A Wisconsin is also on the road, battling Cardinals’ affiliate Peoria. RHP Tyler Woessner (3.76 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 7.5 K/9 in 76.2 IP) starts the opening game. SS Robert Moore resumes his 27-game on-base streak.

Low-A Carolina leads the return of full season affiliate baseball, playing at Cubs’ affiliate Myrtle Beach. DH Tayden Hall is back after missing 2 months. RHP Will Rudy (3.93 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 8.2 K/9 in 52.2 IP) makes his 12th start.

I'm pleased to say that CF prospect Yophery Rodriguez is right back in the DSL Brewers-1 lineup today, notching a double and 2 RBIs in the opening game of their doubleheader.

INF/OF Eddy Alvarez released by AAA Nashville OF Michael Reed released by AAA Nashville RHP Logan Adams placed on ACL Brewers' full-season injured list LHP Fraudy Maldonado placed on ACL Brewers' full-season injured list OF Diego Larez placed on ACL Brewers' full-season injured list RHP Jake Cousins’ rehab transferred to AAA Nashville OF Tyler Naquin reinstated from AAA Nashville’s 7-day injured list

Only two Brewers’ affiliates played on Thursday, with INF Gery Holguin and RHP Eric Prado leading a DSL squad to a win. RHP Yorman Galindez was exceptional for the ACL Brewers, though the bullpen imploded in defeat. Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic For those missing baseball (were the Draft and MLB All-Star Game not enough?), don’t worry: there’s a DSL Brewers doubleheader to start the day, then all full season affiliates are back in action on Friday evening, before the ACL Brewers feature late as usual. Transactions: SS Daniel Guilarte sent on rehab assignment to ACL Brewers We also encourage you to follow the post-draft signing of undrafted free agents here. Pitchers, pitchers and more pitchers! Game Action: Arizona Complex League Action Final: ACL Rockies 12, ACL Brewers 6 Box Score / Game Log With that scoreline, you wouldn’t know that the Brewers dominated the game, leading 4-0 in the 1st inning and 6-3 from the 3rd inning until the disastrous 9th inning which dropped the team’s record to 12-13. While prospect watchers may find the rehab outings of SS Daniel Guilarte (0-for-2, HBP) and RHP Ryne Moore (2 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 HBP, 0 Ks) to be the biggest news, the real story for most of the game was RHP Yorman Galindez (6 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 4 H, 0 BB, 8 Ks) going six innings strong without allowing an earned run. Relief pitchers, here’s what not to do when trying to protect a 3-run lead in the 9th inning: walk three of the first four batters, drop a pop up, throw three wild pitches. RHPs Edrian Robinson and Anthony Perez weren’t helped out by a teammate’s error and passed ball in the frame either. All combined, the 20-8 Rockies scored nine runs in the final frame. ACL Brewers’ Extras: The team started strong, with 3B/SS Juan Baez (2-for-5, double, 2 RBIs) doubling in two runs and C Satchell Norman (2-for-4, HR, walk, 3 RBIs, SB) smacking a two-run homer. This was Guilarte’s first action in 53 days and he was something of a magnet for the ball early: hit-by-pitch in his first plate appearance, then had three balls hit to him in the second inning (throwing error, fielding error, double play). For Moore, it was his third rehab appearance, growing his workload to eight batters this time. 19-year old 2B Dylan O’Rae (1-for-3, 2 walks, RBI, SB) continues to be an on-base machine, reaching base three times to lift his season OBP to an astounding .495. He’s also 19-for-19 in stolen base attempts through just 19 games played. Dominican Summer League Action Rained Out: DSL Brewers #2 Squad vs. DSL Red Sox Red The teams will make up this contest with a doubleheader on August 1st. Final: DSL Brewers #1 Squad 4, DSL Giants Black 3 Box Score / Game Log 17-year old 1B Gery Holguin (2-for-4, HR, 3 RBIs) carried the offense with a two-run homer in the 1st inning for an early 2-0 lead, then an RBI single to re-take the lead at 4-3 in the 6th inning. In fact, Holguin was at the center of it all, committing an error which allowed in two unearned runs in the 5th inning, then later catching a line drive to end the game with an unassisted double play. 17-year old RHP Eric Prado (3 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 Ks) was terrific once again, this time covering the middle innings, earning the win and dropping his season ERA to 0.82. He also picked off a runner in the 5th inning and was helped out by C Brayan Oropeza throwing out a runner in the 8th inning. However, we’re forced to hold our breaths, as center fielder Yophery Rodriguez exited after 5 1/2 innings and C Luis Garcia was also replaced in the field with two outs in the bottom of the 7th inning. We’ll hope that these were just odd substitutions, not injuries. Rodriguez (2-for-3, double) had doubled and scored the tying run in the top the 6th inning. He’s reached base in 26 of 27 games played, lifting his season OPS to .945. Not to be left out, starting RHP Jose Meneses (4 1/3 IP, 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 3 BB, 3 Ks, 2 WPs) had a respectable outing and 22-year old RHP Roman Perez locked down the 9th inning for his fourth save of the year. After his return from injury, SS Kevin Ereu has been in a serious rut, but thankfully he broke his 0-for-33 skid (ouch!) with a double in his first plate appearance on Thursday. He had also walked 9 times (vs. 12 strikeouts) during this rough stretch, so the results weren’t all bad. 17-year old Enniel Cortez wasn’t in action, but we do have video thanks to @BrewersPD. Check out more minor league videos at their Twitter handle: We hope that you enjoy the Minor League Link Report. Good luck in Friday’s 7-game MILB slate, including the return-to-action of the Brewers’ four full season affiliates and DSL Brewers-1 vs. DSL-Brewers 2 doubleheader! 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

Decent start for ACL Brewers: walk, HBP, Juan Baez double, Satchell Norman homer. 4-0. Unfortunately, Guilarte has two errors in the second inning. 4-2 already. No Tayden Hall in the lineup, so maybe he’s back with Carolina (should know tomorrow). No Jhonny Severino either; must still be injured.

Taking a crack at the impossible: Wilken - $3.2m Knoth - $2.2m Boeve - $1.2m Bitonti - $1.8m Woodward - $100k Birchard - $350k Pratt - $1,760,600 Kuehner - $85k Yoho - $85k Manfredi - $85k Austin - $85k Total = Bonus Pool = $10,950,600

SS Daniel Guilarte sent on rehab assignment to ACL Brewers

Eric Prado does not disappoint: 3 2/3 innings scoreless. 0.82 season ERA

17-year old CF Yophery Rodriguez of DSL Brewers-1 continues to live up to the hype/sign-on bonus, with another 2-for-3 performance today (double, single). But now we have to worry about his health, as he came out after 5 1/2 innings. Let's hope it's nothing and he's back out there for tomorrow's doubleheader against DSL Brewers-2.

On 16th round RHP Josh Timmerman, who struggled in limited action this year at Ohio State, but did quite well in the Cape Cod League: https://brewsterwhitecaps.org/immaculate-dominant-or-elite-whatever-you-want-to-call-it-josh-timmerman-has-dazzled-for-the-whitecaps-and-his-journey-is-a-story-in-the-making/

On 13th round RHP Brett Wichrowski of Bryant University, one tweet claimed his fastball was 89-91 (topping at 93), while this one claims his fastball was 93-96:

I assume this is 20th round LHP Justin Chambers (a Washington State commit) building up strength after TJ surgery, but I’m just guessing all of this based on two Twitter posts:

Video and info on 14th round RHP Hayden Robinson, who’s committed to Nicholls State:

On 15th rounder INF Josh Adamsczewski: https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/high-school/baseball/player-of-the-year-nwi-preps-baseball-lake-central-josh-adamczewski-ihsaa/article_f2dea03e-16bc-11ee-b3bf-676850db016b.html

I think the team likes the Chourio/Lara approach - keep guys in DSL for one whole season, then hope they show enough in Extended Spring Training to skip ACL ball. Also, having just dropped down to one ACL club, it's particularly difficult to find playing time in the ACL this year - 18 position players at present, plus rehabbing Tayden Hall. I believe that 19-year olds OF Brian Sanchez (1.073 OPS), INF Demetrio Nadal (1.014 OPS) and C Eric Martinez (.802 OPS) would have moved up already in any prior season.