Joseph Zarr

I don't think Wilken is going in any way shape or form. Get through the playoffs. Restore. He's also a new dad so I would be pretty near certain the org would pay attention to this. He needs to work out in the off-season. Keep swinging. Stay home with the family. Come back healthy and strong and mostly put 2024 in the rear view mirror. AFL games are just not needed here. Despite the injury plenty of AB's in-season. Names I would keep an eye on (via my own sentiments or rumblings I've heard): OF Hedbert Perez LHP Brian Fitzpatrick RHP Jason Woodward OF Luis Lara INF Eduardo Garcia INF Ethan Murray INF Mike Boeve RHP Blake Holub RHP Yerlin Rodriguez RHP Tyler Bryant RHP Chase Costello RHP Ryan Birchard

He graded out extremely poorly in 2023. All Quay has done in 2024 is Quay Walker things. Missed tackles, poor angles, poor reaction, dropped INT's. He is just not a good starting NFL backer. If he wasn't a 1st rd pick he wouldn't see the field: I absolutely want to be wrong on this. This is the Norm, however. We're fooling ourselves if we think this is the exception.

We re-signed him to a one year FA deal this past off-season. He will be Rule 5 eligible and free to sign with other clubs if the Brewers don't (1) add him to the 40-Man or (2) come up with some type of enticing Minor League deal re-up (assuming, in this scenario, he isn't scooped in Rule 5). The scary thing with EMJ is he is only really just starting to come into his own. And, saying this, we've now seen prime EMJ complete performance for essentially an entire year and a half running. It would be a major loss if he should sign with another ball club. He has some of the hardest hit balls in the system. What he provides across the infield with his target at 1B can not be overstated - with his full stretch he offers even more wiggle room outside his already massive 6'6" frame. The most exciting thing about the past two years is the free swinging fairly undisciplined A-Ball player has grown up - he is turning into a complete player before our eyes. Whereas Clarke hits for power, Clarke is also very dominant toward lefty splits and strikes out considerably more than EMJ. He also doesn't offer near the defensive upside EMJ does. In an absolutely perfect world the two would journey as a tandem platoon at Triple-A and as future possible Big Leaguers with the Brewers. The Brewers have invested eight years of development capital in EMJ. It would be a real shame if they didn't see the fruits of this shared labor all the way to the finish line. He's absolutely a priority re-sign for me with MLB-level upside given the tremendous growth we've witnessed over the past two seasons.

I think, at this juncture, it's fair to say he'll be available to warm up tomorrow.

Kuehner has been very good vs Montgomery in his limited time in Double-A. 2 GS / 10 IP / 4 H / 5 BB / 14 K / 1 HR / 1 ER Good match-up for the Lefty.

A 6-2 'W' versus the Phils and Hoby still gets to allow his patented run/relief outing. Double Win!

Back to Musgrave, I counter with what the Packers very clearly have with TE Tucker Kraft which is a complete stud: He is the full package.

And, my goodness, if I see Quay Walker willingly engage an O-Lineman instead of a freely running RB for zero reason again I may snap. Attack the ball carrier, man. What are we doing?!? I keep coming away from cumulative Walker footage thinking they may just simply be stuck with a rich man's Torrance Marshall.

I have seen zero anything from Musgrave since being a Packer to tell me he isn't just an over-hyped Jeff Janis level player playing TE. I want Musgrave to be SO good but all I end up feeling when I watch him play is sad we weren't able to draft Dalton Kincaid instead. I just haven't seen it. I see a tall fast guy who has no elusiveness, little route nuance, no breaking tackles ability, pedestrian blocker, and questionable hands. It makes me sad.

Oh man, I feel you on this. Samez. Then, I can't shake the neurosis I feel when I self talk post-game: "Your kicker you fell in love with for zero reasons other than previous Packer kicker traumas, is making 75% of his kicks and hasn't even attempted anything over 46 yards." "But he's 100% on XP's! AND it just looks and feels better!" Good grief! 😅

I just saw the Panthers have benched Bryce Young in favor of Andy Dalton. I chortled. I may have laughed so hard I peed my pants. I can't tell. Is it joy? What football world is this?!?

I have to think LHP Mason Molina is the first bullpen bullet in the chamber at Lake County Tuesday evening. He's been phenomenal to date. He is ready for the moment. Would be a fun change of pace after Cornielle. Awesome to hear Pratt shower praises on Areinamo as one of the best he's ever played with.

After scuffling for a couple starts, RHP Chad Patrick has put forth his best 2023 RHP Tobias Myers impression: pitching quite easily his best outings of his season (is a season filled with good outings) as the season comes to an end. 31% whiff rate on the evening. He is further solidifying his very likely roster add when this season ends.

21-year-old 2024 6th Rdr RHP Chandler Welch is certainly looking like a gamer early. After tonight - in two outings between Carolina and Wisconsin - 3 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 7 K. With a healthy Woodward returning in 2025 you have to absolutely love the prospects of adding this version of Welch and Molina. Studs.

Oh hey! Nashville won in Xtras 2-1 and RHP Craig Yoho picked up the Dub.

For those at Home who didn't see it live:

Man, you have to absolutely LOVE the step up we've seen in Indy signing RHP Tyler Bryant. Yes, he's 25 years old and will turn 26 years old in January. But, I think its fair to say with a solid off-season of continued growth he'll start 2025 in Biloxi. He closed out tonight's 5-4 dub with a 97 heater high and outside for the swinging chase K. Including tonight, he is now 5-for-5 in SVO as a T-Rat. High-A hitters are hitting a woeful 0.163 BAA. He's doing everything he needs to do to validate the organization's trust. At this point, I have to imagine he'll go the route of Meeker and Gardner before him and head to Australia then open up in Biloxi to start next season. He's unafraid with his heater. I'd personally love to see him take a Gardner-like leap with his off-speed kit.

Here's my 2024 RHP Ryan Birchard scouting report: Walks way too many guys After tonight's 5 BB in a mere 1 2/3 IP, he is up to a woeful 25 BB in just 23 IP on his season. Batters were hitting 0.390 against him in High-A and he was sporting an unsightly 2.90 WHIP. One, might ask why he got the starting nod (or was even considered) over Cruz. I don't know. I think his line was absolutely predictable.

No excuses. I have to go back and review my pre-game post routine. I think I took it for granted today. Went through the motions. I'll go back and review the post and come back stronger. Fresher. Renewed. No excuses. I can't let Murf say my words for me. I have to be my own man.

A series sweep is rife with potential today. BUT, alas, only if we score more runs; play better defense; swing a better stick; and pitch with more proverbial purpose. Let's go ahead and do that, Brewers. Lay down some heavy brewses and make that WC race a bit more exciting. While we're at, why don't the Dodgers go ahead and get absolutely shellacked. May it be so. This is the way.

I need to stay away from kicking comments.😂

I continue to believe wholeheartedly Narveson has the make-up and the tools to become a really good NFL kicker. Please, please, PLEASE be so.

I know y'all are excited about Yeli in the booth. That's cute. But...we all know. I don't make the rules.

Thank goodness Biloxi clinched. They got a vintage LHP Adam Seminaris 1 2/3 IP spesh. Man, he has realllllly struggled as a fill-in starter. They did get a much-needed solid start from him last week. Tonight? Yeeeesh. The Southern League South Division second half champ very much fit the description of backing into the playoffs.

I dunno if I've made the cut today but here I am in Service to the 'Win' column. I am mid-harvest but my thoughts are elsewhere on the diamond. Brewers, my Brew Bros...Dudez... Let's have a game without fear and a game where we make our mark on the Standings and the hearts of millions. A game where the casual becomes a devotee to the cult of Bernie. To this end: (1) Let us score more runs than the Diamondbacks (2) Let us pitch with purpose and aggression where the zone is tickled and pummeled turning heat maps blue (3) Let us defend like the 300 year old tortoise shell wandering the Arizona deserts (4) Let's win One for Hank across that Rainbow Bridge It. Is. Time. To think the unthinkable. To achieve the impossible. Let's sprint from those starting blocks on that run to Glory. And so it is. This is the way.