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Not blaming Bauers. Tough play. Am blaming Capra though. A 3B can't give up a double to India there. Let's get 2 runs to spread joy and happiness.

25-year old RHP Deivi Garcia gets his first start (2nd appearance) at AAA Nashville, as they strive to even their series at Gwinnett 1-1.

- RHP Evan McKendry activated by AAA Nashville from Development List

Here’s that first road lineup, with 30-year old LHP Bruce Zimmermann making his organizational debut at Gwinnett:

- RHP Nick Mears sent on rehab assignment to AAA Nashville

I figure it’s a ripple effect roster crunch: Areinamo and Eduardo Garcia are in High-A; Josh Adamczewski and Eric Bitonti are in Low-A. That pushes 2 players to remain in Extended Spring Training. And I don’t believe we saw DeBerry in any of the MILB Spring Training lineups. That’s worrisome, since he’s already 22 years old and has yet to make his MILB debut. Timmerman’s only played one game above Low-A ball and is still younger than Gillis, Garcia, Seppings and Holobetz, so I guess he won’t be out of place. Hopefully Peek (solid in AA in 2022 before injuries) and Fitzpatrick (2.69 ERA in High-A last year) can earn quick promotions to AA ball, so other promotions can happen in their wake.

It looks like Wisconsin is ahead of the curve in naming starting pitchers for the opening weekend: - Friday: RHP Manuel Rodriguez - Saturday: RHP Bishop Letson - Sunday: RHP Chandler Welch

20-year olds Luis Lara, Cooper Pratt and Luke Adams lead the youngster brigade, with Lara and Adams promoted to the AA level for the first time (Pratt was up for the 2024 playoffs). Congrats to other promoted players (e.g. Alexander Cornielle (23), Tyler Bryant (26), LHP Mark Manfredi (25), etc.). It’s odd not to see LHP Brian Fitzpatrick (2.69 ERA in 70.1 High-A IP) or INFs Jadher Areinamo (.791 OPS vs. .684 league average, gold glove defense) and Eduardo Garcia (commenced 2024 in AA ball) included, but the ST lineups suggested they’d start the season in High-A Wisconsin for some reason.

20-year old LHP Anthony Flores may be the biggest surprise inclusion after just 26.1 IP at Low-A Carolina. Congrats to him and the other promoted players (e.g. Bishop Letson (20), Manuel Rodriguez (19), Juan Baez (19), Tyson Hardin (23), Daniel Corniel (20), etc.). The other youngster is 19-year old Yophery Rodriguez, but he was promoted for last year's playoffs.

At least Quero's back up to AAA. No idea on O'Rae and Wichrowski. Crow's name only showed up on the final day of the ST lineups, so he's probably ramping up arm strength.

SS Jesus Made (17), INF Luis Pena (18), OF Braylon Payne (18), RHP Bryce Meccage (19), 3B/1B Eric Bitonti (19), C Marco Dinges (21) and 2B Josh Adamczewski (19) headline the Mudcats’ Season Opening Roster, but don’t sleep on 18-year old RHP Melvin Hernandez and 21-year old Jack Hostetler:

SS Jesus Made promoted to Low-A Carolina from DSL Brewers-1 INF Luis Pena promoted to Low-A Carolina from DSL Brewers-1 RHP Bryce Meccage promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers RHP Jack Hostetler promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers RHP Travis Smith promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers LHP Bjorn Johnson promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers RHP John Holobetz assigned to Low-A Carolina LHP Sam Garcia assigned to Low-A Carolina LHP Wande Torres promoted to Low-A Carolina from DSL Brewers-1 RHP Tanner Gillis promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers RHP Miles Langhorne promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers INF/OF Demetrio Nadal promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers C Yannic Walther promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers INF/OF Luiyin Alastre promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers RHP Garrett Hodges promoted to Low-A Carolina from ACL Brewers RHP Bishop Letson promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina INF Juan Baez promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina RHP Tyson Hardin promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina RHP Manuel Rodriguez promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina LHP Anthony Flores promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina RHP Daniel Corniel promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina INF Daniel Guilarte promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina OF Luis Castillo promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina OF Yhoswar Garcia promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina C David Garcia promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Low-A Carolina C Edgardo Ordonez promoted to High-A Wisconsin from ACL Brewers OF Luis Lara promoted to AA Biloxi from High-A Wisconsin 3B/1B Luke Adams promoted to AA Biloxi from High-A Wisconsin RHP Alexander Cornielle promoted to AA Biloxi from High-A Wisconsin RHP Tyler Bryant promoted to AA Biloxi from High-A Wisconsin LHP Mark Manfredi promoted to AA Biloxi from High-A Wisconsin RHP Stiven Cruz promoted to AA Biloxi from High-A Wisconsin C Ramon Rodriguez promoted to AA Biloxi from High-A Wisconsin INF/OF Jheremy Vargas promoted to AA Biloxi from High-A Wisconsin C Victor Torres promoted to AA Biloxi from High-A Wisconsin C Jeferson Quero assigned to AAA Nashville from AA Biloxi RHP Grant Anderson recalled to MLB Brewers from AAA Nashville (replacing injured Aaron Civale) RHP Josh Timmerman assigned to Low-A Carolina from High-A Wisconsin

At least Anderson was ready to play ball today. Too bad nobody else was.

Brennan Miller’s not exactly earning his paycheck today.

1B Ernesto Martinez Jr. is the first French National Team player to reach AAA ball. Thanks to Jeff Duda for highlighting this.

Probably CF-Rod with his 7-to-1 K/BB ratio, but Logan elicited a lot more whiffs. It’s so weird that Shane Smith is a scheduled starter for tomorrow, while we don’t know who’s getting the ball for the Brewers.

Jacob Misiorowski and the Nashville bullpen struck out 16 hitters and allowed 1 earned run, but the Sounds fell 2-1 in extra innings as their bats went cold. Image courtesy of © Curt Hogg / USA TODAY NETWORK Nashville dropped its season-opening series 2 games to 1 to Jacksonville. They’ll return to action on Tuesday, while other full season affiliates commence their seasons on Friday. Transactions: RHP Jesus Rivero released by Low-A Carolina Game Action: Final: Jacksonville 2, Nashville 1 (in 10 innings) Box Score and Game Log Via the Sounds’ website, and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds Drop Extra Innings Pitchers Duel Milwaukee’s pitching woes did not extend to Nashville on Sunday, as the staff struck out 16 Jumbo Shrimp while allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits over 10 innings, led by starting 22-year RHP Jacob MIsiorowski (5 IP, 0 R, 1 H – a single, 3 BB, 7 Ks). Despite balking a runner to third base in the 1st inning and later facing a 1st and 3rd, nobody out situation in the 4th inning, Misiorowski bore down each time to keep all baserunners in check, topping out at 98.8mph in the 1st inning and 96.6mph in the 5th inning. For those keeping track of Misiorowski’s ability to master a third pitch, the game log registered Jacob as throwing 45 four-seam fastballs, 25 sliders and 9 curveballs – 79 total pitches, 52 strikes. Of the 9 curves, 5 went for strikes (2 swinging, 2 foul balls, 1 looking). Three hits in 10 innings by Nashville’s offense was a big letdown behind that pitching performance. In fact, the Sounds’ only run came on this 1st inning little league homer by OF Jared Oliva (2-for-4): DH Caleb Durbin (1-for-4) led off the bottom of the 6th inning with a double, but his teammates failed to plate him, after which Jacksonville came through with the clutch plays as Nashville wilted: Old friend Brian Navaretto caught 2B Anthony Seigler (29 of 32 in steal attempts in 2024) attempting steal second in the 7th inning; The Jumbo Shrimp’s Jacob Berry fought off 5 foul balls before plating the ghost runner on a sacrifice fly against RHP Garrett Stallings to open the 10th inning and give Jacksonville its first lead; and In his second inning of work, their closer Carlos Roa discovered extra ammunition when facing a 2-on, nobody out situation in the bottom of the 10th inning, escalating to up to 98.3mph to strike out OFs Jimmy Herron and Garrett Spain before retiring INF Raynel Delgado on a pop out after an 8-pitch battle. Sounds’ Extras: The teams combined to go 1-for-18 with runners in scoring position in front of 4,671 fans at First Horizon Park, with 30-year old newcomer RHP Jesus Liranzo making his Brewers’ organizational debut and allowing a double and game-tying single in the 7th inning. Liranzo showed interesting velocity (hitting 97.4mph), but needs to locate better to garner strikeouts. Kudos to relievers Sam McWilliams, Tyler Jay, Vinny Nittoli, Ryan Middendorf and even Stallings, who combined on 4 1/3 innings with no earned runs and 9 strikeouts, although Jay threw just one pitch and Stallings’ wild pitch contributed to the ghost runner coming home. Nittoli used the challenge system to avoid a 2-on, nobody out situation in the 8th inning, switching a walk into a deserved strikeout. We know they can both hit, but Herron and INF Andruw Monasterio had a disappointing opening series, combining to go 2-for-22, including 0-for-7 today. Next week’s outlook: As usual, Monday is a Minor League off day. The Sounds (1-2) travel to face Braves’ affiliate Gwinnett (0-3) for a 6-game set commencing on Tuesday. Although no starter has been named, 30-year old LHP Bruce Zimmermann is the most likely option. AA Biloxi, High-A Wisconsin and Low-A Carolina will each start their seasons this Friday. We sincerely hope that you enjoy the Minor League Link Report and look forward to your active engagement throughout the 2025 campaign. 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

Seigler walked, but Herron (bad start to season) and pinch hitter Spain K’d, leaving it to pinch hitter Raynel Delgado. Delgado worked an 8-pitch at bat but popped out to end it. Facing his 7th batter in his 2nd inning of work, opposing RHP Christian Roa found another velocity level, throwing 98.3mph to Delgado. Tip of the cap to him. Sounds fall 2-1, garnering just 3 hits in 10 innings. Sigh.

23-year old Jacob Berry fouled off 5 pitches before knocking in the ghost runner via sac fly off Stallings to give Jacksonville its first lead at 2-1. Seigler, Herron and maybe some pinch hitters are due up to attempt to tie it or hopefully win.