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Boy did Baez cough up a beautiful throw from the deep OF - a bullseye to the cut-off - and a legit chance to catch the runner trying to take 3B. Ouch. This runner scored in the next AB. Crew trail 4-2.

And, some Bitonti sweet lumber chatter:

ACL have plated two runs here in the third frame. They trail 3-2. Bases juiced. Two down for C Eric Martinez (who already has a free pass on his ledger).

OK. Juan Baez CS. He is officially back!

Thanks for that @Mass Haas. Incredibly impressive young man. Wow.

I don't personally even see a roster spot.

Well, it certainly would appear rehabbing RHP Jason Woodward deserved much better than getting punted from the game in the 2nd inning after two errors from C Eric Martinez (interference and a throwing error) and a fielding error from 2B Juan Baez. He 'allowed' two unearned runs and was sent to the showers after 1 2/3 IP. ACL Crew trail 3-0. Still in the bottom of the second. Mogollon has been summoned to try and end the frame.

I'll go even further. I bet I can name the exact day of the week. The exact hour. Down to the minute... Wait a second. I was hacked.

Honestly, I'd be shocked if Bitonti isn't in Carolina some time in the next few weeks. They're going to have a big reshuffling of rosters post-draft and signings. Players will unfortunately be cut. Players will be assigned from the draft class and other players will be promoted. Bitonti is such an obvious candidate to head elsewhere given his overall season and the fact this is his second stint down in the desert.

Regarding A-Jax (unlike Marjon), it's clear Doc loves him and he'll likely find rotation minutes 'somewhere' (despite looking like a total spaz 😄):

0.462 BABIP. 0.462 😅 I see numbers like this and I casually think to myself: "Does he just not have secondaries? Does he simply have an epic heater and players sit on it and know they'll either hit it or swing and miss?"

For those who practice overinvesting opinions in Summer League action: I will say it once again. The bar is pretty low, but, this is the most raw talent the Bucks have seen in a draft pick since Giannis. So much raw separating talent in this young man's skillset. I am already dreaming of what might be possible here. We Bucks fans should be very thankful Horts may have had his Hambone moment.

Me waiting for Extra inning updates for the DSL Crew #2:

Oh man. He is just going full speed all the time out there. SO, fly bys (like Connie on steroids); passes flying into the stands; silly fouls. Nothing under control. What I would hope for in a year two player with his innate athleticism: some semblance of understanding pace; better feel; and more control of his game. He was a trainwreck except for a web gem Sportscenter Top Plays mega follow-up jam. Beyond that, and a three here and there, he just was not a net positive on the court.

AND, it would appear he is indeed signing on above slot.

I see Señor Tovar continues to be on a scorching run. What a past week or so he's had. You love to see it. 2-for-4 today with 1 BB and 1 K. He's being rewarded with more run-producing spots in the line-up to boot. Obviously, we aren't the only ones noticing his recent ascent in the batters box.

Thankfully, the stars align in Xtras as the top of the Crew #2's order will begin the 10th inning. CF Jose Anderson will look to do some real damage leading off the frame.

Welp, there goes that dream for now. LOL. Camilo just gave up a two-out two-run jack. 7-7 game. He walked the next batter. Clearly his most challenged outing of his season. Oooof. He did get the pop out to end the threat. They head to Xtras. Let's hope they can follow the ACL Crew's lead from last night.

With the DSL Uno victory today, they improve to 20-9 overall and maintain a 1.0 G lead over the second place DSL Orioles Orange. The DSL Dos will try to maintain pace with the DSL Cleveland Goryl and DSL Pirates Gold (both @ 21-9 records). If Camilo can work around the one out double the Dodgers just poked to RF, the Crew Dod would move to 4.5 GB at 17-14 and winners of three straight. Miles to go to ensure this type of standing - so to speak.

DSL Crew Dos clinging to a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the 9th. Trying to pull off three consecutive dubs. Today they sport a not so impressive 3-for-17 with RISP but it really won't matter if they can take the dub. They will turn to 18-year-old Dominican RHP Oliver Camilo to try and shut this one down. Camilo has been quite effective in this role to date having surrendered a single earned run in 11 1/3 relief appearances so far this summer with two Saves under his belt.

The DSL Brewers #1 had their game suspended after two innings leading the DSL Pirates Black 3-2 - we'll have to stay tuned to discover when they resume play (surely, INF Luis Pena will want to keep that fifth triple in his stat ledger 😊). The DSL Brewers #2 led a hit-barrage in their 11-4 victory over the DSL Padres Gold. In the evening hours, the ACL Crew managed to lose a 6-3 lead in the ninth inning and they certainly made it extremely interesting in extras, but they somehow managed to hold on for a 10-9 victory. Lets get into the rookie club report! Image courtesy of Brewer Fanatic Transactions: RHP Ryan Birchard was sent to the ACL Brewers to begin his Rehab assignment (more below) RHP Jesael Cabrera retired - we highlight his two-year stay in the Brewers' system here and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors Final: DSL Brewers #2 11, DSL Padres Gold 4 Box Score/Game Log This box score is a fun one so you'll certainly want to give it a look over. Every DSL Crew #2 batter tallied at least one knock. Four players tallied two hits. RF Pedro Tovar, who I discussed yesterday briefly, tallied three hits moving his season BA to 0.341 and his OPS to 0.900 in 88 official AB. The subtle box score storyline within, despite some damage done by some usual suspects (CF Jose Anderson; the aforementioned Tovar; Lafond et al), the Crew Dos managed to plate six two-out runs. Two out runs are like compounded interest: we all want it but it isn't necessarily easy to come by. Congrats are due, then, to 3B Frederi Montero; LF Angel Gonzalez; C Yoneiker Lugo and 1B Eduardo Charles for doing their parts in this crucial department. Speaking of the usual suspects and OF Frandy Lafond, the young outfielder managed another respectable 1-for-4 line with 2 BB and 0 K. That's now 38 official AB for Lafond with a 10:5 BB:K advantage. Fantastic work for the young man - let's see if he can start to elevate that 20% XBH rate. Another statistical advantage for the Crew Dos in this blow out victory: 8-of-16 with RISP. that will play in the Win column pretty much any day of the week. In a game where the pitching staff allowed seven walks to four strikeouts in a previously scheduled seven inning affair, it certainly helped the staff as a whole was able to limit the Padres Gold to just four hits. Of the four young men who took the hill for the Cerveceros Dos, 18-year-old Dominican RHP Johan Zapata sticks out for his 1 1/3 scoreless IP - 0 H, 0 BB, and 2 K. He picked up the win and moved to 2-0 on his season. The DSL Brewers #2 moved to 16-14 overall. They reside in third place in their division 5.5 GB the DSL Pirates Gold. Final: ACL Brewers 10, ACL Athletics 9 Box Score/Game Log RHP Ryan Birchard was sent to the Complex League to begin his rehab assignment with the ACL Brewers and begin his rehab assignment he did. Birchard opened the Brewers evening on the hill pitching his first inning of professional baseball since way back on April 6th of this year. Welcome back, young man! What a sight for sore eyes to begin the post-All Star Break hype train. All told, Birchard managed 1 IP of 2 H, 2 K, 1 ER ball. All we hope for now is good recovery and stacked healthy outings from here. We also saw RHP Easton McGee stretch his rehab stint to his longest outing yet - 3 IP of 4 H, 5 K, 2 ER ball. We followed these intriguing storylines with more intriguing ACL Brewers pitching storylines - in an ACL season rife with young hurlers struggling aplenty in the southwest we'll take this intrigue any time we can get it. LHP Anthony Flores, who I and others have discussed on more than one occasion (specifically, his insanely bad luck with BABIP in 2024), gave us a fantastic outing: 2 2/3 IP, 1 H, 4 K, 0 R. The strikeout rate continues to be extremely eye-opening for Flores: 54 K-to-17 BB in 37 1/3 IP in the ACL overall. The theme of the Brewers recently completed MLB draft was quite clearly pitching, so, let's continue with pleasant ACL Brewers pitching storylines. RHP Sam Gardner came aboard and had a flashback to his Aussie Winter League season: he mowed down four consecutive batters all by way of strikeout. Sizzlin' Sam! Finally, let's end this feel-good pitching with the ongoing ACL outings of LHP Jesus Broca. He came aboard a bases loaded jam and nobody out in the ninth frame. He did walk in a batter, but he also induced a Sac Fly and two punch outs to prevent a late collapse. All told, he did some decent work over his 2 2/3 IP. I continue to see a lefty who is capable of striking people out in any AB. His final overall box in the 2 2/3 frames included 1 H, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 ER. In the greater context of what was going on in the game, I consider his outing fairly impressive, and he now sports an overall line of 7 IP, 10 K, 3 BB. Since arriving stateside, ACL batters are only hitting him to a very pedestrian 0.136 BA and he is carrying a 0.86 WHIP. Keep an eye on Flores and Broca. I'll leave it at that. Offensively, the Brewers were largely carried by 3B Eric Bitonti and his 2-for-4, 1 R, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 2 2B evening. It certainly helped Bitonti that he was hitting behind rehabbing Juan Baez and his 3-for-5, 3 R, 1 K outing. LF Tyler Rodriguez managed a 2-for-6 evening with 1 K and 1 SB (though he did fail to capitalize on numerous opportunities with RISP) and C Yannic Walther went 2-for-4 with 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, and 1 K. Can we please get Mr. Bitonti to Low-A Carolina so we can all enjoy his sweet lefty stroke? The Brewers managed to score 10 runs total, but they somehow managed a 3-for-16 mark with RISP. In the 10-9 victory were they really outdone by Oakland's 4-for-17 mark with RISP? It's hard to say. The Brewers did put the 'W' in the Win column and, in the end, that's all that matters. They get back to 5 games under 0.500 at 24-29 overall. Tomorrow, once again, all rookie ball clubs will be back at it - the DSL Crew in the wee morning hours under a Caribbean sun and the ACL Crew in the desert air throughout the evening hours. At face value, all three contests look to be (record-wise) very competitive tilts. Let's hope for three victories. And let's root these young men on regardless of the results. As always, thanks for reading and thanks for supporting these young men chasing their professional baseball dreams. 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