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We have updated Kicker Totals from Andy Herman today: Camp totals: Anders Carlson: 53/66 - 80.3% Greg Joseph: 53/68 - 77.9% Alex Hale: 14/20 - 70.0% What a nightmare.
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I don't think there is a single thing being overblown about LVN at present. He has no pass rush plan. It's quite obvious. He doesn't have that. BUT, that may not matter in the end as his brute strength and primary impact may indeed come in run defense and the interior rush. I don't think a single thing is being overblown when anyone makes the observation that it is power and bull rush and that's pretty much it. And, don't take it from me. Take it from the guy who edits ALL the college clips for Daniel Jeremiah's segments and co-produces the NFL Draft film feeds. It was just more obvious to my eyes this past Sunday night. Again, I don't think a single person is overblowing anything. These are real flaws. And that's OK. He'll be fine and he has other strengths. And, the OL. I personally continue to believe the general sentiment of the current OL is overblown. Yours included, my friend. I can go back at least 20 years of pre-season mental archives of watching pre-season Packers football. This O-Line iteration is just fine. They are holding up quite well in Pass Protect overall. They have depth. Maybe they pick up a guy to fill out a swing tackle piece? Maybe. But, really, the majority of their issues are coming from blown assignments like this - which is entirely fixable. You may think Ross is overcompensating for a poor off-season take. I just agree with him. I am entirely unworried about the 9th or 10th OL spot:
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Boeve was indeed added to the 7-Day IL (retroactive to Monday 8/19) today. He has had multiple stints on the IL in 2024. He finished last season unofficially on the IL. This is a massive loss for a struggling Shuckers line-up. -
2024 Minor League Transaction Thread
Joseph Zarr replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Indeedly do. I brought it up in yesterday's DSL Game Thread. Needless to say, it's quite nice to see the notoriety and discovery being brought to wider eyes. Just imagine what that pitch looked like back in April when he was slinging it to High-A hitters averaging nearly 2 K/ IP. There's a reason Statcast calls it a LH curve - they've never seen a pitch like it. -
The Cardinals?
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Edgerrin Cooper returned to Individual Drills at practice today. Small step but a big one. He needs to get reps. He and Hopper have missed valuable time. Lloyd remains out - not shockingly but disappointingly.
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He went 1-for-3 today with 1 2B (his 14th), 1 R, and 1 K in the 7-1 DSL Cerveceros Dos loss. He finished his season OPS at a respectable 0.741 in 200 official AB. He hit to the tune of a 0.250 BA while punching out 51 times to 33 walks. AND, he played his best ball over the last month of baseball:
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Your 2024 Complex League (Maryvale / DSL) Brewers
Joseph Zarr replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
3 hrs from my Farmstead. Big year down yonder for the Whitman Blues. Along with the Walla Walla Sweets (West Coast League), the Blues enjoyed the grand opening of a new baseball clubhouse (parent 'gifts' and Alumni donations! Epic!) for Borleske Stadium. Has to be awesome for both programs. -
I mean, my friend: 47 1/3 IP of 90 K-to-14 BB baseball across four levels of affiliated baseball is...bananas. I hear, and this may just be a rumor I've crafted in my own head, the five players who were bean balled by Yoho this season are getting over $5,000 per bean, well, ball on Ebay. May be a rumor I've crafted right here in this post. Can't confirm.
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Backing up what I saw throughout the contest, unfortunately, Andy Herman gave Lukas Van Ness his second lowest grade of any Packer. He just was not good last night. No pass rush plan (I continue to believe he just doesn't have a pass rush toolkit beyond the bull rush - Ben Fennel isn't lying here). Completely lost the edge on more than one occasion opening up large lanes. Just a poor performance. Likely a guy who needs better players down the D-Line to make an impact. BUT, it speaks to how raw he continues to be. He's going to have moments in 2024/2025 but he has a long way to go. Thankfully, it's very early - in the season and his career.
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Let's briefly move to Triple-A Nashville for a moment and everyone's darling of 2024, RHP Craig Yoho. Glad the hype train finally caught up to several of us - cough. This is from Yoho's headliner write-up from BA's most recent 'Statcast Standouts' (8/19). It's behind a Paywall so I'm not going to share much but suffice to say it validates what I've been saying since mid-April (for crying out loud what a run he has been on!). There aint a pitcher in all of baseball who throws a pitch like him. Not. A. Single. One. At any level: He truly is a Unicorn. @wiguy94: We may indeed get our wish of a Yoho-Miz September call-up power tandem. We just may yet!
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It's a Monday DSL Brewers Sweep. Oh, it's a shoutout to the early days of summer! DSL Brewers #1 12-5 'W' DSL Brewers #2 9-3 'W' What a way to get this week headed in the right direction. May it be a premonition of the series ahead!
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Just a friendly reminder that although Encarnacion has only truly come on over the past couple of weeks consistently, he was one of the select players highlighted by Baseball America post-International Class signings earlier this year:
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The DSL Brewers #2 have 8 SB today amongst three players: 3 SB apiece for CF Frandy Lafond and 2B Moises Polanco 2 SB for SS Jorge Quintana How I wish I could continue to track and monitor this version of the DSL Cerveceros Dos squad for another couple of months. I truly believe they are just hitting their stride and the season is coming to an end. So many contributions across their line-up the past two weeks. I continue to be a devout believer there are DSL diamonds this season unlike any other in the Brewers DSL history. OF Frandy Lafond certainly continues to feel like a real find.
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We are now getting some DSL charity work in the bottom of the 8th to take an 11-5 lead. Walks and wild pitches do not make Jack a dull boy. With Made's walk in this frame, I'd also like to point out: in addition to all the sexy XBH and OPS and exit velo numbers...Made now also posses a 39 BB: 28 K BB:K ratio on his summer. I mean, what more can we say about these DSL Cerveceros prospect headliners. And, Encarnacion just continues to come on late in the summer: 4 R today, the HBP, the solo jack, 2 BB, the SB. Don't be fooled by the overall numbers here - he has absolutely come on these past two weeks. Amidst the overal DSL Brewers #1 playoff fading woes, Encarnacion is emphatically a late season feel good story.
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Panamanian 17-year-old RHP Manuel Moreno has given up 5 ER today - 3 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 ER - this is his second time in three August appearances conceding four or more runs in an outing. BUT, always the optimist, I tend to overlook this in the macro view: That's now a 12 K: 3 BB ratio in August over 12 IP. On the season that is now a 30 K: 6 BB mark in 36 IP. Coming into today he also had a 1.00 WHIP over those previous 33 IP. There is much more 'yay' here than there is concern about the ERA by my DSL-tested eyes.
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Not to be lost in this hoopla, with Anderson and Pena obviously sidelined for the likely remainder (one game remains), INF Juan Ortuno continues to impact games in diverse ways: 0-for-1, 2 R, 3 BB That's a 29-to-22 BB:K ratio. For a guy with 6 2B, 3 3B, and 3 HR that is just a fantastic mark. This young man clearly has tools in the batters box. BA is sitting at 0.338 with a 0.942 OPS in what will likely be 150 AB after today - depending on what happens through the next two innings of course. DSL Crew Uno lead 9-3 in the top of the 8th.
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Made just ripped his 6th HR - to couple with the dub and SB. OPS is back above 1.000 to 1.010 in 175 DSL AB's in his age 17 season.
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Psssst. PSSSSSSST. Just smacked his 9th double, stole his 28th base, smacked his 6th HR in his second to last DSL contest. Enjoy the final days of: "I wonder what we really have with this young stud!?!". There are absolutely zero doubts in this old head's mind he is starting in Low-A Carolina. He is an unreal prospect. OPS back to 1.010 in 175 DSL AB's in his age 17 season.
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BIloxi's 3-game Division lead came crashing back to Earth. After a woeful display of offense for pretty much the entire series, they now lead Pensacola by a mere 1/2 G. THO, sitting in first place after that display @ home could be considered an unlikely blessing. Winning the series 5-1, the Braves managed to claw their way back to relevance as they now sit a mere 2.5 GB. The Shuckers have to make life easier for their bullpen. They are the strength of their squad, no doubt about it but you can't keep going to that well. They have to start finding meaningful offense from literally anyone in their line-up to get the motor running again. The continued season-long offensive woes of EBJ and Wilken - coupled with what may be yet another Mike Boeve injury (certainly missing ample time in both his professional seasons so far) - have truly crippled this team. AND, despite it all, they are still in first place in their division with the path to a post-season berth right in front of them. They control their own destiny. Do they have it in them? Consulting the magic 8-Ball: "The future is unclear."
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I don't think it is a remote exaggeration to state I think most DSL division leaders are thankful the red hot DSL Cerveceros Dos are not in playoff contention. They continue to be on an absolute kaiser. They lead the DSL Royals Fortuna 5-1 in the 8th inning. 8-2 over their last 10 contests, they continue to play their best baseball of the summer as the season comes to a close. I imagine the Brewers Dominican Academy is feeling good about this.
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2024 Minor League Transaction Thread
Joseph Zarr replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Unfortunately, Josh suffered a freak ankle injury in warm-ups this past week @ Delmarva. The injury was then re-tweaked during the contest. For a young man who literally has zero injury history these past couple of weeks must be beyond frustrating - just very odd bad luck! Time to visit the shrine of Jobu for a healthy post-season run: -
Really nice to see the DSL Cerveceros Uno make a mild statement - against the Cubby Bears, no less! - after a week plus of mostly frustration. OF Handelfry Encarnacion continues to have meaningful days at the dish. Venezuelan 18-year-old RHP Gabriel Colmenarez ends his season with the best start of his season - 4 IP, 4 H, 1 WP, 0 BB, 5 K, 0 R. You love to see a young man end on a high note! Brewers Uno lead 6-0 in the bottom of the fifth. Made led off the frame by smacking his 9th double of his summer and then swiping 3rd for his 28th SB of his season to boot. The aforementioned Encarnacion was HBP and then swiped 2nd himself (only his 4th SB of his season). Both men proceeded to score. Encarnacion also smacked a solo shot earlier in the contest - his second long ball of his summer. They are on to the top of the 6th still leading 6-0.
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2024 Minor League Transaction Thread
Joseph Zarr replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Neither of these moves are all that surprising given what I've seen over the past season plus. And, as always, I wish them the absolute best in their next endeavors - baseball and/or otherwise. May they crush it wherever they land and whatever they do. They gave their all and it didn't work out this top.
