Joseph Zarr

I said it before and I'll say it again: I see every reason why RHP Coleman Crow can become an impactful level of pitcher in the mold of RHP Logan Henderson. Their similarities in stature and unexpected fire given their smaller (but very strong) size is uncanny. Different pitchers, yes. BUT, they share many similar traits. He just continues to impress with each successive outing.

Every night in the Minor Leagues is a classic. Gotta love it. Happy they have the score right and the batter accurate. 😂

Adams again. My goodness. Sixth bomb. The lead-off King just continues to mash for power. 3-0 Shuckers. Crow continues to impress.

Image courtesy of Brewer Fanatic Transactions: RHP Nick Merkel was activated from the 7-Day IL by the Biloxi Shuckers LHP Brian Fitzpatrick was placed on the 7-Day IL by the Biloxi Shuckers LHP Bryan Hudson was optioned to the Nashville Sounds from the Milwaukee Brewers RHP Tobias Myers was recalled by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Nashville Sounds OF Eddie Rosario signed a Minor League contract and was assigned to the Nashville Sounds Final(s): Game 1: Nashville 11, Memphis (Cardinals) 0 Box Score / Game Log Game 2: Nashville 5, Memphis (Cardinals) 0 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds website, please be sure to click and read each of the affiliate write-ups as part of your season-long Link Report routine (believe me, it's worth it): Sounds Sweep Twinbill with Back-to-Back Shutouts - Seigler Stars in 2B and C Role Extending Hit Streak RHP Aaron Civale managed to pitch a scoreless 5.0 IP rehab outing in his second since being sent to the Sounds. He maxed at 93.5 mph and he induced four ground balls in 14 batted balls total. Will the Brewers ask that he continue to ramp up? Unknown at this time. All told, he put forth 5.0 IP of 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 R work. He threw 40 strikes after 60 total pitches. I don't know about you but that feels like a "He's still ramping up." outing. LHP DL Hall led things off in game two in his quest to earn a spot in the Brewers bullpen (apparently). He managed a 2 2/3 IP outing allowing 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K, and 0 R. Hall threw 49 pitches with 30 strikes. This doesn't exactly scream three free passes but Hall is no stranger to walking a few batters throughout his outings. All your deeper statcast data can be found over at Baseball Savant HERE. Feel free to dig deeper. Three Quick Strikes: 1) C/2B Anthony Seigler continues to come on and add an extremely intriguing run of play at both second base and the catcher position. He's really doing it all during his ongoing 10 game hitting streak. Hitting for power, playing solid defense, hitting for average, stealing bases. Considering where he started this season, it's absurdly impressive. He's added 78 points to his batting average in just two weeks in May. He led off both contests and played second base and catcher in the process during back-to-back shutouts. His combined output at the dish? 5-for-7, 4 R, 6 RBI, 2 HR, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB. He was a double shy of the cycle in the opening tilt. Keep an eye on this young man. He may not be on your radar but he is very much on a literal tear. Do you think he's feeling confident? 2) The return of 1B Ernesto Martinez Jr. continues to pay its expected dividends across the field and in the batters box. He's back to providing that mammoth frame and sweet easy play at first base. He's also back hitting 110 mph plus knocks at the dish. Today's output in a dual game role in the clean up spot did not disappoint: 3-for-6, 3 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 3B. I continue to beam with joy as I watch him become a more complete and consistent player with each passing week. I mean this very literally. The journey has been and continues to be the reward here. EMJ continues to be an annual favorite. 3) OF Adam Hall may have seen the recent writing on the wall with the acquisitions of INF/OF Bobby Dalbec and OF Eddie Rosario added to the Sounds outfield mix. He has taken to the age old sports adage of 'iron sharpens iron' by meeting this current early season moment with professional aplomb. He just continues to get better and make a case for consistent appearances on Rick Sweet's line up cards. Hall played a solid center field in both contests and put forth a combined 5-for-7 with 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 K, and 1 SB batting in the lower half of the order. That's truly fine work. It was ugly early in April. Truly. However, he's found his footing and is beginning to contribute on a regular basis. Even with the doubleheader sweep the Sounds (25-16) remained 4.0 G back the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (29-12) who have won six straight games. They do lead their International League West division, however. Which, well, means nothing in the very odd playoff format and structure of the International League. They will continue to chase the Pigs! Final: Montgomery (Rays) 7, Biloxi 4 Warren Ties Career-High with 4 Hits, Wilken Makes History in Shuckers Loss - Wilken Becomes First Player in Shuckers History to hit 10 HR in 35 Games; 2nd Southern League Player Since 2012 Box Score / Game Log Game Notes RHP Coleman Crow continues to give me RHP Logan Henderson vibes. They have similar builds. They have similar abilities to fool with their respective off-speed offerings. Crow's heater also sneaks up on foes with late zone movement. It isn't quite the caliber of high rising four-seamer Henderson has but it is a very worthy pitch. We're still dealing with capped pitch counts here given Crow's injury history but with each successive outing I'm personally developing more confidence in his projections and abilities. Tonight's 4 1/3 IP of 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 ER work came down to a single and a triple and a tiring arm. Then it came down to RHP Abdiel Mendoza's inability to limit further damage. Crow is trending up. Mendoza? Let's just say his season has been an ongoing adventure of highly erratic performance and results. The game got away from him in his third inning of work but this was after LF Bladimir Restituyo lost a fly ball in the lights and it fell for a 'single' loading the bases. It was a cruel fate. But, Mendoza also continues to struggle with too many runners aboard his innings of work. Three Quick Strikes: 1) 1B/3B (he spelled DH Brock Wilken at the hot corner tonight - more below) lead-off specialist Luke Adams continues to mash for power atop the batting order. Tonight he ripped an absolute moon shot off the top of the left field scoreboard to push the Shuckers early lead to 3-0. I think it's quite fair to say Adams is getting more and more comfortable facing the stiff up-level in Southern League competition. After the Shuckers lost the lead in the bottom of the fifth, Adams then took a two down free pass in the top of the sixth frame. The Shuckers didn't capitalize but it further exemplified the multi-faceted danger Adams offers atop the batting order. 2) Nearly every opportunity C Ramón Rodríguez receives he makes a distinct impact on the game. Tonight was no different. Seeing his first live game action since Saturday May 10th, Rodríguez responded with a 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB performance. I will politely continue to insist he is deserving of more consistent PA's given he is also an extremely competent backstop. 3) DH Brock Wilken. 3B Brock Wilken. It just does not matter. This version of Brock Wilken is the version we dreamed about after just one game at High-A Wisconsin back in the summer of 2023. I think it is very very fair to say: last year's HBP was maybe a little more impactful than any of us could possibly understand. This is a heater of heaters, folks. A trance state of power hitting. We did not get the end result we craved for the previously red hot Shuckers team. But, we are certainly seeing a string of absolutely crucial results for the potential future of the Milwaukee Brewers hot corner. It is officially time to be excited. *Special Shoutout: INF/OF Zavier Warren continues his early season impact with a 4-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 2B evening. In a season of streaky throughout the Shuckers roster, Warren has been a steady and consistent force throughout. It's a true testament to the 26-year-old former third rounder's veteran grit. He is playing the best ball of his career at present and I am absolutely here for it. With the rare loss (of late), the shuckers fell to 21-14 overall. They remain 1.0 G ahead of second place Pensacola (Marlins) while maintaining a 1.5 G lead over third place Montgomery. The remainder of this series continues to hold early season importance. Final: Beloit (Marlins) 12, Wisconsin 7 Sky Carp Fly Past Rattlers - Beloit Plates Six in the First to Set the Tone Box Score / Game Log Game Notes The young Timber Rattler pitching woes continue and the issues are widespread. throughout the vast majority of the pitching staff Thankfully, veteran RHP's Aaron Rund and Zach Peek have settled in as of late and are providing some semblance of leadership within the bullpen. RHP Patricio Aquino was asked to fill in as a starter (as he has done many times in his young career) after two successful multiple inning saves of late. It did not go well. He lasted a mere 2/3 IP allowing 4 H, 1 BB, and 5 ER over 35 pitches. He threw 17 strikes. The Timber Rattlers have lost two straight to open their home series and have been outscored a whopping 29-10 in the process. Woof. Post-Game(s) Podcast: Full Video Highlights: Feel free to browse through that box score to find deeper meaning and interesting individual performances - they do exist...such as XBH's from Blake Burke, Matt Wood, and Jadher Areinamo (4th HR of 2025). Having watched the young T-Rats struggle as of late it's hard to put any more lipstick on their current run of play. They are simply not playing cohesive baseball and recent final scores are more than indicative of this. The Timber Rattlers fell to 14-21 on their young season. They remain in fourth place in the Midwest League West division. Final: Carolina 8, Fayetteville (Astros) 5 - F/8 Innings due to Rain Late Longball Lifts Mudcats Past Fayetteville - Dinges Is Fast Becoming a Star Box Score / Game Log RHP Travis Smith gave his team 4.0 IP of 6 H, 2 BB, 4 K, 3 ER ball. It was enough to keep the Mudcats team within striking distance. But, when it comes to Smith in particular it is very fair to point out his May trend is not favorable. All the benchmarks have shifted into an unfavorable direction - 8.0 IP over 3 GS allowing 14 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 9 K, while hitting one batter. That's good for an unsightly 0.424 BAA and a 2.38 WHIP. Despite the victory for the first place Mudcats (23-10), Smith will need to turn things around to maintain a spot in the current starting rotation. Three Quick Strikes: 1) C Marco Dinges just won Minor League Player of the Month for the month of April. I mentioned several times during his brief injury absence the drop off in production from the backstop was stunningly palpable when he was not in the daily lineup. He's an absurdly gifted weapon from such a valuable position yet a position mostly known for its defensive importance. Anything added via the bat is typically seen as a bonus. With Dinges, we absolutely savor the current defensive growing curve as the bat is just ridiculously impactful. The defense is fine - he is improving with the framing and has a decent glove; he is very athletic laterally; the arm to second base is very much a work in progress. All this is to say, he absolutely showed out today: 3-for-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR, 1 2B, 1 K. His ability to reach high heat and anything high and outside and drive it with power to opposite fields is a ridiculously impressive skill. Here is his second bomb. Another oppo blast: 2) The healthy return of LHP Sam Garcia carries even more importance with the potential loss of LHP Caden Vire due to a throwing arm injury. Garcia adds two extremely dependable multiple inning lefties for manager Nick Stanley - LHP Bjorn Johnson being the other stalwart here - while also offering meaningful options in high-leverage late game situations. Today's 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K, 0 R performance held serve allowing both a comeback tie and ultimately a comeback victory. He picked up his third win in the process. He continues to be an underrated but very meaningful presence on this talented Mudcats team. 3) It isn't all roses in Zebulon. CF Braylon Payne is most definitely in the midst of his first prolonged slump of his very young career. With an 0-for-3, 1 BB, 3 K day at the dish he saw his May totals dip to 13 K in 39 PA. He has a 0.482 OPS on the month. He is hitting 0.200. The struggle is very real. This being said, it's important young players learn how to work their way out of inevitable struggles like this. We saw a similar struggle in a significant portion of April for super-talented 1B Eric Bitonti. Baseball is most definitely not a linear game. For a player as athletically gifted as Payne, this is fast becoming his first real professional baseball test. How will he respond during the second half of this second month? Stay tuned. The ACL Brewers will be back gracing our computer screens tomorrow evening. I know many of us eagerly await over analyzing another ACL Game Log. The force is strong in us. RHP Jacob Misiorowski will get the early nod for Nashville as he looks to build upon the best outing of his young career just one start ago. RHP Melvin Hernandez will try to make it two straight in Zebulon while RHP Bryan Rivera will try to make it three in a row grabbing the second game of the Mudcats doubleheader. RHP Alexander Cornielle will look to keep building for first place Biloxi and RHP Tyson Hardin will look to stop the bleeding for the Timber Rattlers. As always, thanks for reading and thanks for supporting Brewers Minor League baseball. 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I think it's extremely important to point out two things here due to recent conversations: (1) Very young players so these stats don't carry as much weight given the unrefined aspects of their defensive game. (2) Minor League scoring is absurdly suspect in how they score errors. Made had quite easily, for example, three errors in a single game at Kannapolis. Not a single play was called an error. Last night, another example, Diaz threw a ball slightly up line in a lumbering pick off attempt to 3B (slow pop in Diaz). Baez very lazily attempted to catch the throw and tag in one motion while ricocheting the failed catch into shallow LF. A run scored as a result the other runner advanced. Error to the catcher. But, in reality, Baez just completely botched the routine play because as he is very prone to doing he tried to make a play that wasn't really there. I've also seen two bang-bang near collisions on catches in recent memory in the system (both in Biloxi) where both players were culpable and, yet, the scorer just chose the player whose glove was nearest the ball. Like the infield umps, the Minor League scoring is highly suspect. I don't personally put all that much over-investment in these fielding percentages, in other words. They give us a vague idea in these lower levels. Seeing how the players move and how they react to situations in real time is more valuable information as far as I'm concerned. I mean, I still had people on this very board trying to convince me Tyler Black was a good defender based on defensive statistics and metrics. True story. Maybe I don't even have anything to add to this conversation 😅

AND, even with the double header sweep the Sounds gain nothing on Lehigh Valley (Phillies) who are on a tear of late and sit 17 games over 0.500 (29-12) after beating Syracuse (Mets) 18-8 today. They opened their series with a 7-3 game one win Tuesday night. They've won 6 in a row. Currently the Sounds lead their meaningless division by 2.0 G over St. Paul (Twins). BUT, they trail Durham (Rays) and Jacksonville (Marlins) by 1/2 G each and the first place Iron Pigs (man, I love that name with a passion) by 4.0 G. Miles to go. Keep winning, gents! That's the ticket.

Go Sounds! Two hyuge Dubs today. Opening 2-0 on the road vs a very competitive Redbirds squad via two shutouts winning 16-0 on aggregate is the stuff! Let's GO!

They've called it in Zebulon. F/8 Rain. 8-5 Victory. Dinges Stans unite! It's time to take to the streets.

Pitching RHP Deivi García in this seventh frame in an 11-0 walloping has me thinking the Sounds staff wants him to close this out and stay warm for Game 2 30 some minutes afterward? Would this even be feasible? Just seems odd given he has been starting games for a month. Are they just keeping his arm active? So many questions, my friends.

I think the T-Rats pitching staff is out to set a six-game runs allowed record. They are hot on the trail to wherever they are trying to take this burning wagon train.

Dalbec is 0-for-3 today with 2 K (AB right now as I type) but adding him in the heart of this current Sounds line up is pretty dang enticing. This Sounds outfit, as they are playing, is built for a serious playoff run. I'd put them up against any team in the International League and feel confident they can at least split. This is a good Triple-A squad.

What a run he has been on. It's pretty easy to forget: He was hitting woefully to start his campaign. Clearly, he is getting comfy and we are all the better for it. He's playing fantastic ball.

My goodness have a Game 1 Anthony Seigler! 3-for-4 just a double shy of the cycle after an RBI triple bagger in the ninth. Sounds pounding the Redbirds 11-0!

Man, the return of LHP Sam Garcia is a godsend for the late innings options in Carolina. Fantastic outing so far today. Big innings there. He struck out two more to strand a runner in the 8th.

Walling! Two run jack. Muddies take the 7-5 lead bottom of seven. Woot woot.

It's hard to fathom two Midwest League teams have been playing more uninspired than the T-Rats in their own division. And, yet, apparently that is the case. Yikes.

'Dinges Dinger' 'Dinges Dubba' 'Destroyed by Dinges' 'Dinges Does Damage' The alliteration quality alone is meant for MLB broadcast booths. His quality of play truly lifts all 'Ding(hi)es'!

A Dinges dinger - a two run variety - has put the Muddies atop 2-1 in the bottom of the 3rd. Meanwhile, Payne's very rough string of AB's continues as he K's for the second time today to end the frame. That's now 12 K in 34 May AB. The young man is definitely slumping.

He played in the ACL last night. That is where he was moved to and assigned. It was just a strange bookkeeping data entry error.

I mean, I think it's apparent (?) I do this every season. BUT, now more than ever before we have dreams deep into the teenage talent realm. It's an incredible time to be a Brewers Minor League nerd. I just sincerely hope the org plays their cards right. Seeing how things have gone since the end of last season, my confidence isn't through the roof. It feels 50/50 they recognize a retool/rebuild is a worthy and beneficial pursuit for the health of the organization. We shall see.

Image courtesy of Brewer Fanatic Transactions: LHP Brandon Knarr was placed on the full-season IL by the Biloxi Shuckers RHP Raymond Sarmiento (2025 International FA Class) was assigned to to the DSL Brewers Gold INF Roderick Flores was assigned to the Nashville Sounds from the DSL Brewers Gold ** it certainly appears as though this was a strange transactional typo as Flores was very much playing on the ACL Brewers tonight. We'll have to stay tuned but I imagine that was supposed to read '...assigned to the ACL Brewers...' ** C Edgardo Ordonez was activated from the 7-Day IL by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Nashville will attempt their make-up doubleheader tomorrow: Carolina will look to make up their postponed game one Thursday: Final: Biloxi 10, Montgomery (Rays) 4 Via the Shuckerss' website, please be sure to click and read each of the affiliate write-ups as part of your season-long Link Report routine (believe me, it's worth it): Pratt's First Inning Home Run Sets Stage for Dominant 10-4 Shuckers Win - Box Score / Game Log Game Notes The Shuckers just keep winning. Does anyone else remember when the Brewers quietly signed their new hitting coach out from under the Yankees' noses? Kevin Martir (formerly of the Somerset Patriots - atop several Eastern League offensive leader boards last season)? I certainly do (and, I know @wiguy94 does). What a difference a year makes as these Shuckers are currently tearing through the Southern League at a fierce pace. If you weren't paying attention, since their woeful early April the Shuckers have climbed atop the Southern League Team batting leaderboard in: HR, OPS, SLG, OBP, RBI, R, 2B, BB, and they have the lowest K total. I mean, can we keep the Yankees hitting instructors coming? My goodness. 11 BB:10 K BB:K ratio on the evening. 3 HR. Double digit runs. I'm getting spoiled. RHP KC Hunt still isn't right but it's also quite apparent he's working through some type of right ankle issue. This is the second consecutive outing I've watched him pitch and earn a mound visit in the first frame to look at said ankle. He stayed in the game and gritted it out for his teammates and the pitching stables. He also tweaked that same ankle later in his outing when covering first base. I'm unsure what exactly is going on there - we haven't heard anything specific as of yet - but it's clearly not 100%. Does this explicate his ongoing inconsistencies? I'm unsure. But, it certainly isn't helping matters. Hunt completed 4.0 IP allowing 6 H, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 ER, 1 WP. He threw 79 pitches with 47 strikes. I'm going to give Hunt the benefit of the doubt here. He isn't sharp but he also isn't playing with a full deck physically. Three Quick Strikes: 1) In a game where the ongoing Shuckers power surge stole the show early and often, you know how I roll. I'm going to tell you about the reliever who came in 'protecting' a 9-2 lead. LHP Mark Manfredi threw the best relief inning I've seen from him since late last spring with High-A Wisconsin. I haven't seen him throw this purposefully since he first took late inning roles with the 2024 playoff Timber Rattlers squad. Tonight, he touched 96 mph on a few occasions. But, more than that, he was in and around the zone with purpose. No sliders were feet off the plate. Everything was flirting. 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K is exactly how that frame went. More of this please, young man. If we could reclaim Manfredi's tools, that's a massive get for the Shuckers pitching staff. 2) 3B Brock Wilken's tear continues and, my oh my, it is beautiful: Now, context matters here: he likely was gifted a ball on a strike 3 on the outer black the pitch before. BUT, context also matters here: he did that on the next pitch. He has six long balls in just eleven games in May. He has a 0.921 SLG % over this same span. Man alive. This is what we call a 'heater', folks. 3) This being said about Wilken's heater, I personally found SS Cooper Pratt's evening as a whole even more impressive. 2-for-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HR. Any time I see the immensely talented Pratt go opposite field with power I'm a kid in a candy store. I continue to insist he has this version of power innately in his bag: He simply needs more professional innings to access it more consistently. 19 K-to-15 BB on his season just sits so right. I love everything about this player. The opposite field power and gap ability is an inevitable growth in his game. It's a matter of time and repetitions for this heady and uber-talented player before it becomes a game-by-game regular thing. * Special Shout-Out: 1B Luke Adam's ascent to the lead-off role in the Shuckers line-up has revolutionized the entire offense. As he gets more comfortable in that spot, he's showcasing his entire package. He possesses that uber-rare threat of patience (BB and HBP) with innate athleticism and power. It's not every night you see a 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR line from atop the batting order. He has a 0.479 OBP in May. The Shuckers improved to 21-13 on their young season. They remain 1.0 G ahead of Pensacola (20-14) who won in walk-off fashion tonight. Final: Beloit 17 (Marlins) , Wisconsin 3 Beloit Takes Series Opener - Wisconsin's Early 3-0 Lead Falls to Sky Carp Onslaught Box Score / Game Log Game Notes The Timber Rattlers actually led this game 3-0 early. That's all there is to say about that. I know the Brewers are pushing RHP Chandler Welch into a starters role early in 2025. I'm here to tell you fine readers: I personally see a bullpen arm when it's all said and done here. Welch sits 90-91 mph and touches 92 mph. He has a change-up and a slider in his bag. He leans on the slider and sprinkles in the change-up. But, Welch doesn't really possess a lot of deception or extension in his smaller build. I see a pitcher forced to live on precision and getting ahead of hitters. I consistently am seeing a pitcher who is falling behind, not getting the benefit of the edges of the zone, and is struggling in early 2025. Tonights 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 2 K, 3 ER outing speaks to this. I've rarely felt he's been in command of innings so far in 2025. It seems as though it could fall apart at any time. Thankfully, he handed things over with the game tied 3-3. He did enough in his 85 pitches (50 strikes) to give a tie game to his bullpen. Three Quick Strikes: 1) The version of RHP Dikember Sanchez I see in early 2025 is nowhere near the version I saw in late 2024. The velocity is way down. The control is completely off the map. This is one of the more unfortunate (and, frankly, sad) developments of my early viewing season. 1 1/3 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 8 ER speaks to the heart of his struggles. He's all over the place. He's getting absolutely zero benefit of the doubt from the home plate umpires as a result. It's quite simply a very hard watch. The deafeningly silent home crowd can attest to this. 2) RHP Yerlin Rodriguez's final line was the pinnacle everything Yerlin Rodriguez experience: 2 2/3 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 WP, 1 pitch clock violation. That wild pitch came on his first offering: a slider about three feet up and out of the zone off the glove of the desperately sliding C Blayberg Diaz and to the backstop. I'm at a loss with Rodriguez. I'm out of words. Raw tools for eons. I absolutely have zero idea where that ball is going to go when it leaves his hand. Pitch-to-pitch. Outing-to-outing. 3) Let's not go completely sour within this Timber Rattlers section. I honestly did not know CF Yoshwar Garcia had this type of line drive in his bag: Back when the feels were good. Back when the Rattlers were clinging to a shutout. Times were better then. With the lopsided loss, Wisconsin fell to 14-20 on their season. They are 7.5 GB first place Quad Cities (21-12). Final: ACL Brewers 15, ACL Dodgers 2 Box Score / Game Log It's hard not to get even more ridiculously excited about the wealth of young talent permeating the lowest of levels within the Brewers organization. We've all witnessed the scorching hot Mudcats offense in the Low-A Carolina League throughout the first month and a half. We are now witnessing the other wealth of talent constituting the first International Class (2024) lucky enough to work and play at last season's newly opened Dominican Academy. From our own @CheeseheadInQC: When one inning was over, the ACL Crew were already leading 7-0. Early, it was LF Handelfry Encarnacion's turn to go yard: he poked his first long ball of the season to put three on the board and add to that first inning rally. It obviously wasn't just Encarnacion's turn to party at the plate. There was ample food to share: Rehabbing C (mostly a DH for now) Jeferson Quero walked three times and hit a bomb in a 1-fro-1, 2 R, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 1 HR evening. What a sight for sore eyes. C Kevin Garcia launched two dingers in a 2-for-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR night at the dish CF José Anderson went 2-for-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 2B in another impressive evening SS Juan Ortuno, batting behind Garcia, managed a 2-for-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K night The young Brewers just keep mashing and putting up runs at a pace well beyond their years. And, if this wasn't enough, I can honestly attest: the pitching output was likely more impressive to an aficionado such as myself. Just take a quick glance at these combined efforts: RHP Miqueas Mercedes - 3 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 8 K, 2 ER, 1 HR, 2 WP, 1 HB. Mercedes now has 14 K in 7 2/3 IP in two outings. RHP Joshua Quezada - 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K RHP Ethan Dorchies - last year's 10th round draft pick out of Cary-Grove HS may have put forth the most impressive outing of all throwing 4.0 IP of 1 H, 0 BB, 9 K work. What's more, he looks to have filled out quite a bit since being drafted: If you did the math there, that's a three pitcher combined 20 K night. Whewwww. Let me catch my breath. If I crunch numbers even further, what appears oddly clear in early 2025 is the further South your Brewers baseball affiliate is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin the better the Brewers brand of baseball. Folks, I think we just might be in for an absolute banger of a DSL season. Fasten your seat belts. The ACL Brewers moved to 7-2. They are 1/2 G ahead the ACL Angels in the ACL Central division. They have 73 runs scored - more than 20 runs more than the next closest team. They have a run differential of + 32 runs. The next closest offense is sitting at +17. Let's enjoy this while it lasts. RHP Patricio Aquino will be thrust back into a starting role as the utility knife in the T-Rats pitching ranks will try to stop the bleeding from tonight's debacle. RHP Travis Smith will look to bounce back from his last outing as the Mudcats will look to overcome the elements and play their newly minted game one. Nashville has yet to announce a starter for either scheduled double-header tilt. And, Biloxi will send talented RHP Coleman Crow back to the bump to try and keep that well oiled Shuckers machine humming. As always, thanks for reading and thanks for supporting Brewers Minor League baseball. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores MiLB Audio Links Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article

Apparently the 17-3 shellacking the T-Rats suffered in their home series opener has crippled the T-Rats media team. They are usually right up with all their media bits. THey haven't posted a single thing as of yet. I need them to get that out there so I can submit this report. 😂