Joseph Zarr

Good barometer test for the (19-8) DSL Uno today - winners of 9 straight games, they face the (19-9) Cleveland Goryl Currently in the early going and the Crew are trailing 2-0. Made has a poke and 2 SB so far.

I think @wiguy94was bringing up a new wrinkle in the CBA that MLB physical participants qualify for 75% of their slot money. To that tune, if this is indeed accurate (and I have no reason to think it is not given who is sharing this info), I do believe Payne qualifies for more money.

Man, just look at how athletic and with such good extension Levonas. I just love this pick.

Which, as we know, is the deepest pool of talent already in the entire system. The Brewers are absolutely already stacking their next wave years down the line.

He legitimately has five pitches to work with. AND, he throws a cutter (which we know the Brewers love). This is my favorite upside pick so far. Just a really toolsy guy with massive upside.

Ohhhhhh love Levonas. Great extension. Nice shape. Lower arm slot. Classic Brewers. High spin in there too. Fun!

Yep. Quite a bit bigger. Different arm slot. But, certainly in that mold.

(From the Scouting Director from Perfect Game USA)

Oh he'll be underslot. The real question is how much? He could very very easily go $2M under (or more). That was a set-up pick. Fun tools. Uber-young. Consensus would indicate they can go for more upside and value throughout the next picks.

Yeager has been really good in his Closer role since he scuffled with back-to-back outings allowing three-run jacks (6/25 & 6/29 vs Pensacola). In July, he is off to a 5 outing scoreless streak. 6 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 HB, 7 K, 0 R. In this current run of dominance, opponents are hitting an absolutely woeful 0.100 BAA with a ridiculous 0.32 WHIP. Yeah baby!

We are t-minus under an hour before Rounds 1 and 2 get underway for the MLB Draft. We are about to overreact to four new prospects today 🥰

O'Rae with a 5 BB and 0 K day has his BB:K ration back to a very sightly 18:24. Can his bat speed and contact rate improve? Time will tell but we'll take five free passes in the lead-off spot any day of the week (especially with his speed and overall threat on the base paths). Keep grinding, young man!

After the first Summer League game, I was pretty enthused by the performances of the young Bucks - AJ Johnson and Tyler Smith both flashed. Their Two-Way (Rollins) showed promise. After the first half of the second game, I never want to watch this team play again 😅. I can not believe the lazy rebound-less, turnover-prone, no hands, effortless basketball I just witnessed. I have seen a lot of bad Bucks SL basketball over the years - it's almost a given. BUT, this? This is the absolute worst I've ever seen. A-Jax looks unplayable. Marjon has regressed (if that's even possible at this point). TyTy is just not a good player. Galloway has absolutely zero business holding down an NBA two-way. This team, simply, is egregiously bad.

Right?!? I was like: "Hold up!" He's really having a great season for himself. He's been a professional for almost a decade now. Major kudos.

Looks at Sounds Box score. "That RHP Trey Supak?!" •Yes, indeed. That RHP Trey Supak!" Good for him. That's a heck of an outing to seal the game for the Cubs.

Henderson struggles mightily. Cargo hits a solo jack. Definitely had this on my Saturday Bingo card. Yup.

Walling looks like a player who was promoted to Low-A and asked to play a position he never played. He has not been very good at 1B - and, I don't blame him...he literally has zero experience there.

Good grief, this homeplate ump has been atrocious. Even when he calls strikes I detest his slow deliberate motion. No consistency. Brutal.

CHALLENGE SYSTEM. NOW.

Interesting. I would generally say, Miller swings at a majority of good pitches. He also takes good pitches. He's a player, actually, where the BA matches what I see. My 'contention' (I say this very loosely here as I am merely rooting for development across the board) with his hitting approach is I don't like his swing path. He has a swing path that says it want's loft; power; and gappers. BUT, he isn't really that type of hitter - and the results absolutely bare this out on a nightly basis. As a result, he hits a lot of weak pop outs. When he isn't doing that, he is also hitting a lot of weak grounders which tells me the path isn't consistent. I desperately want to see him level his swing path. Period. He already has selectivity and the ability to stand in the box. Let's get a better swing profile. I stand firmly in this opinion. I think it would do wonders for his overall prospects.

With the (19-8) DSL Crew's 8-4 victory today, they have opened up a 1.5 G lead over the second place DSL Orioles Orange. They are now winners of nine straight games. Whewwww. What an impressive group and what an impressive run.

I've been very complimentary of C Darrien Miller this season. He's made improvements. He's handled the lion share of the catching duties. And, as I've said on numerous occasions, I watch roughly 2/3 the affiliate games each week. So, I have a pretty good handle on who is doing what and how they look. You could have made an argument for Wes Clarke garnering consideration last season - he had the momentum and was trending - and, coming into this season you could have had some expectations he would put himself in serious contention for a call-up. But, the reality is, he just hasn't hit that well in Triple-A. The strikeout issues have re-surfaced. So, the logical thing to do there is give him more time. He's demonstrated he can improve at a level or excel, in the least, when given a season or so to adjust. However, up until this point, what we can factually say we have here is a streaky power hitter - certainly not a consistent hitter, however. There is absolutely zero need to rush a 40-Man spot considering the ongoing pitching carousel and wealth of options at 1B and DH. Simply consider, for example, Owen Miller returning to the Sounds line-up after being DFA'd and being thrown right to 1B and going 8-for-14 with 1 2B, 5 RBI, and only 1 K. I continue to be absolutely befuddled by this pipe dream that suddenly Wes Clarke is an MLB 40-Man catcher consideration for the Brewers. Miller is nowhere near the level of play needed to be an MLB catcher - and, this isn't a criticism it's simply being honest. If you've watched him play the position. He is a nice Minor League player at this juncture - he has improved facets of his game - but is simply too flawed a defensive catchers at present. This doesn't even get into the thought exercise of extrapolating what he might experience facing MLB pitchers. He already has shown a continued propensity for pop up outs because his swing plane so often leaves a level plane. He is improving but he simply needs more time and experience (and off-seasons of continued committed work). The Brewers catching scene right now is absolutely fine. You have Haase and Sanchez who have both proven more than adequate fill-in capacity at the MLB level. As mentioned above you have a well-perfoming Mejía AND, you now have a healthy Brian Navarreto. This is where, again, if you haven't seen these players play regularly and you're basing your opinions on something like wRC+ numbers solely you're missing the boat. Nava is 10x the MLB-caliber catcher than anyone in this discussion beyond the aforementioned Haase and Sanchez, obviously. IF the Brewers suddenly found themselves down both a Haase and a Sanchez they would simply accept Nava and Mejía with flawed MLB bats but (in Nava's case) a bat that has shown big hit capacity but both known for solid to plus defensive presence. At that juncture, they aren't going to be thinking: "Well, we could call up Damien and he could lean into some pitches and pray for some walks and hope the opposing team doesn't take advantage of his sub-average arm." We can simply enjoy he's improving at Double-A and go from there. Just consider the path of Nick Kahle in comparison to both Miller and Clarke behind the backstop. He is also nowhere near an MLB-level catcher but simply consider how he has been used in comparison.

Very fair assessment. Hey, if it needs to happen they could quite easily flip Areinamo into his stead. Not the worst thing to experiment with. It's quite apparent: he needs to get stronger. It's very real that he is generally getting overpowered.

RHP Sam Gardner's rehab debut with the ACL Crew went 1.0 IP of 1 H, 1 K, 0 R ball.

0-for-4, 1 K for O'Rae. The Double-A testing grounds are really showing him the work he has ahead of him. Been a very challenging transition.