Joseph Zarr

Palmer is at 49 pitches through 2 IP. Hernandez is at 27 pitches with two down and an 0-1 count in the 3rd. I like this trend.

He is certainly hitting the ball. He has a good approach. Really nice professional piece of hitting in his first AB. Other than that, I think it's too early to tell. BUT, I like his approach at the dish. That's more than I can say about most of our youngest catchers. 😅 He also has some nice size. That sticks out. He's got a good frame to work with. There's lots to like here.

Ebel bloops out to the 3B. Just doesn't have the feel for it so far tonight. Not swinging at very hittable heaters. Not timed right on the balls he is hitting. 0-for-2. K looking. Soft line out to 3B.

Ragsdale gets to 1B via Catcher's Interference. He immediately swipes 2B. Man, Ebel is looking at a lot of pitches early. He is sitting on hittable pitches.

That is indeed only the 2nd HR Palmer has allowed all year (sent to the Orioles in the Ramon Urias deal - was pitching for Fayetteville).

These Mudcats bats would do well to see the ump is very very clearly calling the inside portion of the plate. Braylon Payne. TWO RUN JACK!!! Over the RF wall. Yeah baby. That was ripped. 2-1 Muddies.

Di Turi opens the second with a swinging K. Man, this ongoing slump is brutal. He has one August RBI. He is approaching 6-for-60 territory. 24 K to 11 BB.

Hernandez has 2 K swinging early on the change-up. As Edwards states, it's hard to overstate just how good and how important Melvin has been to the 2025 Mudcats. Amongst his 5 Quality Starts: Carolina League Stats: Tied for 2nd in Wins First in ERA First in WHIP First in IP First in BAA He gives up his first hit a slow grounder up the middle. Di Turi makes the sliding stop but he didn't really have a chance at 1B. He gives up the triple off the right CF wall. Back-to-back two out knocks and it is a 1-0 deficit.

Anderson takes ball one inside. He fouls back a belt high center cut heater - that was the pitch to hit. Whiffs at a slider outside. Whiffs at an even lower more outside slider nowhere near the zone. A flailing four pitch K. Not a good look for the young outfielder. Muddies strand 3. On to the 2nd.

Encarnacion now walks on four pitches. Jose Anderson will try to do the damage. Bases juiced. Two down.

Ragsdale to 2B on a WP. Bitonti has the green light in a 3-0 count but fouls it back. He walks on the next pitch. Men on 1B and 2B. Two down for Encarnacion. Stanley has stacked five consecutive lefties vs this Delmarva RHP starter.

Payne grounds out to 2B. Ragsdale walks. Ebel K's looking.

Fun dugout convo with Chris Edwards and manager Nick Stanley right now pre-game in Zebulon.

I sincerely sincerely hope Seigler can shut up the Madding Crowd with some inspired play tonight. The guy has 53 AB. FITY THREE. With insanely bad luck given the underlying data. He has 12 K and 8 BB. I watch this absurd dialogue taking place from the morass of utterly spoiled fans on twitter (I very briefly clicked on Jack's article link while scanning the affiliates line up cards) - fans who complain about every signing; every non-signing; every failed moment - and realize it's no wonder they are at odds with the Brewers Way of winning. They don't understand player development. Not one iota. They don't understand how insanely good the Brewers are at Small Market chess. It's nauseating. Complain at everything. Complain at every player. Not once, really, stopping to see the bigger picture or learning a little more about why an Anthony Seigler might be playing. Or why a RHP Grant Anderson might actually be having a really good season. For perspective sake: when watching and evaluating Minor League Players, about 125 PA's is when we begin to form a very very early thought process on a player. Then we look at the underlying data to see what's really going on under the hood - did back luck play a part? How were the swing decisions? What kind of barrel % or hard hit ball rate was happening? What kind of BABIP was the pitcher experiencing? What was the whiff rate? Was he working on new pitches? Etc. It's just never straightforward. Do these same fans not realize Durbin's sudden uptick in production is also likely directly related to more rest late in the season? More advantageous match-ups and a better fresher body? Good gracious this entire Seigler conversation makes me nauseous. He's such a likable player. He does so many little things well. Ugh.

I just realized, for some inexplicable reason, I'll get to watch Double-A INF Jadher Areinamo all week versus the Shuckers. This pleases me greatly.

Well in fairness to this 'shade', and I do see it cast a mighty shadow into the outfield even at Keesler Federal Park (though, honestly, I'm looking through the CF cam and it is still egregiously smudgy. That just might be a false shadow or white smudge from the foul line. Hard to say) one Luke Adams has not officially returned to the line up as of today. I tend to keep these shiny gold nuggets for the day they make it back in a playing capacity to the clubhouse. <COUGH> And, man, I don't feel good about Miller's odds of returning any time soon after that swing to his catching hand after his third catcher's interference in less than two weeks. You mess with the bull and sometimes you get the horns!

We should probably casually bring up the fact that despite missing 50 Games due to injury, 3B Brock Wilken is still atop the Southern League HR leaderboard (albeit, in a Tie). Wild.

I will continue to trust the process with their greater roster depth. None of the Blue Chip prospects are ready for an opportunity. Not only is Seigler's process extremely sound (with an over abundant amount of bad luck in the batted balls profile), he is absolutely beloved in the clubhouse. There is a reason he has a long leash and there is a reason his current manager has come out and clearly publicly supported him and his place on the roster and in the PT rotation. He's going to continue getting opportunities because he's earned them. It's as simple as that.

The Double-A Matt Wood experience is hitting the late summer BF Prospect Rankings. I can feel the heat!

Just to add more context here, it is my understanding (after talking with contacts in Arizona) Tobias is getting his MRI in Arizona today. It is also my understanding the 7-Day IL is procedural and he is highly highly likely done pitching in 2025 given what they already know of his injury.

A 40 here for the now is too low. A 40 is a below-average mark. There is zero baseball universe where High-A Jesus Made isn't already a top 3 player at the position in his League. I would go higher than the 60 future potential as well. Made's insane athleticism and agility and hands lend him to more Plus-Plus scenarios than he leads on here. His ranking is odd considering his deepest criticism is throwing accuracy which he admits has nothing to do with the physical part of Made's game but rather repetitions and exposure. Facets of his write-up I agree with. Facets I find miss the mark. But, then again, I often feel this way with Longenhagen.😅

Getting Brock Wilken back before the playoffs is such a massive get for the Shuckers line up (and our collective enjoyment). Big congrats to LHP Jesus Broca. A well deserved opportunity - he won't get away with all the walks in Double-A so hopefully he can continue to keep those down. Seeing EBJ go right back on the 7-Day IL is just depressing. His career is certainly heading deeper into the "I wonder what could have been had he ever been healthy..." stages. Sigh. Large Mammal also to the 7-Day IL. He is such a solid relief arm. That's a real loss ahead of their post-season.

We won't know this until his signing is announced through official channels. If I had to hazard a guess, tho, I would imagine he heads to Arizona. There just isn't enough season left.

Hopefully, the bats show up for you and give you a proper send off!

Well deserved tor these two! Phenomenal weeks: