Joseph Zarr

(Baseball) Hell hath no fury like a Lady ump scorned...

After being knocked down a peg to #6 in the batting order we see an 0-for-4, 2 K tonight for one Filippo Di Turi. Is the second half just his Minor League nemesis? This may be even worse than last season. After a July in which he managed a 0.159 BA with a measly 0.486 OPS after 74 PA's, he is off to an even worse August: 0.083 BA and a 0.297 OPS (!!!) after 42 PA's. Hurt me! My guy, gotta turn this around. Too good a player to be going through this type of drought season-to-season.

Just your standard T-Rats comeback win on the shoulders of Luis Castillo's solo shot, Daniel Guilarte's 2-for-4 (1 R, 2 RBI) and Figueroa's Save.

Get the lead back after a massive rally and have to turn to 2025 Figueroa is a tough pill. Let's hope he doesn't put men on base right off the bat with an inability to find the zone. Need a good One here!

Be still my heart, the Sounds are leading a series at the midway point!

The throw to 2nd base is his biggest issue at present. He absolutely has the pop and the cannon arm but he lacks the consistent footwork and balance of throwing motion to that base in particular. It's strange. Itcomes and it goes. If you go back to game one of this series, Dinges throws an absolute accurate rocket with a 1.79 Pop to grab perhaps the most dangeorus base runner in Minor League baseball. He is just inconsistent with it at present - he'll definitely need to pound that home in the off-season.

We had heard the intent was to get him back with an affiliate this week. BUT this is the first confirmation. Thanks for the update!

McCabe is absolutely destroying the Shuckers this series. Who does he think he is? Babe Vaughn?'!

He had two long flies yesterday. This week has been very charitable in the starters giving multiple long balls to the same hitters in every series but Carolina's. Very strange.

And with that jack, he is up to a 0.063 BA and a 0.384 OPS. He's going to need a good 10 more.🫣

It looks like the DSL Brewers Blue snuck five tying runs across in the top of the sixth before their game was suspended by inning's end. AND, they've officially scored it a Tie. 😅 It will be a 5-5 Tie in the record books. While the Blue likely feel a sense of accomplishment, the Astros Orange will ponder how their sure victory slipped away late at their Home Park.

18-year-old Dominican RHP Derlin Garcia is definitely one to keep tabs on. Today's 2 1/3 IP of 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K work in the DSL Gold's bounce back 6-1 'W' 'simply bolstered an already impressive season long performance. He improved to 3-1 overall after 7 appearances spanning 19 1/3 IP. 2 GS. 22 K-to-6 BB and a very healthy 0.93 WHIP.

The Sounds get some much needed bullpen help!

it's crazy eh?! It's almost like he's just a better pitcher out of the bullpen. Almost. Kudos to him for his willingness to fulfill any role for his Shuckers team but, maybe, just maybe, the Brewers may want to act on this and go the clear and obvious route fir the player's success? It seems like playing with fire.

Image courtesy of Brewer Fanatic Transactions: LHP Tate Kuehner was assigned to the Nashville Sounds from the Biloxi Shuckers OF Jimmy Herron was placed on the Nashville Development List retroactive to 8/12 OF Pedro Ibarguen was placed on the Development List by the Carolina Mudcats RHP Joshua Quezada was assigned to the Carolina Mudcats from the ACL Brewers Final: Durham (Rays) 2, Nashville 1 Via the Sounds website, please be sure to click and read each of the affiliate write-ups as part of your season-long Link Report routine (believe me, it's worth it): Cameron Smacks Solo Shot, Sounds Late Push Comes Up Short - Kuehner Dazzles in Debut Box Score/Game Log LHP Tate Kuehner truly was magnificent in his Triple-A debut. Visiting the iconic Durham Bulls on short notice and debuting on the road? You can't ask for much better than 5 1/3 IP of 6 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1 ER work. 87 pitches and 57 strikes and solely one walk for Kuehner is a dream scenario for all of us - most definitely Kuehner himself. He is prone to the free pass - this is no secret. But, to dial in and give the Sounds every shot they needed was sublime. He was still touching 95 mph with his high riding heater in the sixth frame - he maxed at 97 mph and he sat 94.4-to-94.6 mph between the four-seamer and the sinker. The off-speed pitches were still showing heavy movement and the Bulls announcing team spoke to this. We'd gone back-and-forth on our forums earlier this season where I made it clear: I wouldn't put limits on what he might achieve at any level given what we've seen to date. Tonight certainly validated those sentiments. His swinging K of CF Kameron Misner was perhaps his most impressive - given the opponent and given the guts to throw that pitch. When all was said and done, Kuehner trailed only the Bulls' RHP Forrest Whitley on the 'Swings & Misses' leaderboard. I've told you his stuff will likely play in Triple-A given his heavy ride and heavy movement in all directions. Tonight drives it home: 19 swings and misses amongst 51 total swings. That's a fantastic 37.25% swing and miss rate in a Triple-A road debut. Three Quick Strikes: 1) RHP Julian Mayweather debuted and he did not disappoint. His three-up and three-down three swinging K's got zestier as they progressed. Two heavy breaking sliders that almost moved like fork balls led to a sweeping heavy arm side run and dip change-up that nearly took the final batter out of his shoes. 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 R? Yes please. He works fast. He does not waste his moments. No pitch clock violations here. 2) While the ghost of Joey Wiemer keeps showing up on Savant Leaderboards (Fourth on top exit velo with a 109.9 mph piece of contact tonight), RF Daz Cameron reminded us of that power stroke that he's shown since arriving in Nashville. Cameron may have cooled off some in recent weeks - since his protection in the line-up left, let's be honest - but he's still more than capable of hitting 410 foot bombs like this: And, with that clip ends your Sounds offense. 3) Top of the sixth frame. C Jeferson Quero had just ripped a hard hit line out to deep right field. 3B Raynel Delgado easily tagged to third base. Two outs. 1B Tyler Black to the dish. K on three pitches. The third swinging strike was a change-up that bounced off the plate. My how the mighty have fallen from the lofty heights of prospect praise. We haven't seen the same high rising competitive AB version of Tyler Black in over a year. This is very fair to say. Sure, it happens on occasion. Watching that at bat, however, I couldn't help but feel at a slight loss for words. Will we ever see the best version of Tyler Black? Having just turned 25 years old, I tend to think he may ultimately go the route of an Isaac Collins where a change of scenery may kickstart that immense talent back into gear. Final: Columbus (Braves) 9, Biloxi 5 Box Score/Game Log Manfredi Ties Season-High with 3.0 Shutout Innings in Loss - Spain Records Second Straight Multi-Hit Game LHP Nate Peterson has always been an enigma to me when he is tasked with spot starting duty. Tonight was one of those "Oh right, it's this kind of outing." for my eyes. Peterson went back to his 2024 nemesis in long ball when he surrendered a three-run homer to the Clingstone's Dave McCabe. In fairness to Nate, the long ball was more the quality of an improbable piece of hitting. We tip our cap to the batter in this situation: Peterson also surrendered RBI doubles before the sixth run crossed the plate. All told, he only lasted two frames throwing 51 pitches with 30 landing as strikes. 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 1 HR, 6 ER. Not the start his team needed. He's had a solid season overall out of the bullpen and I think it's fair to say he likely deserved better than the end result tonight. And, yet, with the cruel game that baseball often is he is just one more bad outing away from fast approaching a 5.00 ERA. Let's hope the ball does not lie and he is rewarded with more luck in the outings ahead. Three Quick Strikes: 1) 1B Blake Burke is hitting for power and off the barrel in Double-A. Perhaps, when it's all said and done, Burke is just a Southern lad. You never know - the comforts of Home can do a thing to a man. Two long balls and doubles aplenty at Knoxville. Now, a 107 mph two-rbi double to the right field warning track and off the wall? Ok, Blake. We see you and we support this new fangled trend! That was his sole hit of the evening but we're not complaining over here. 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 2B (his third), and 1 K. Burke is batting 0.324 with a 1.003 early in his Double-A work. 2) LHP Mark Manfredi has certainly bounced back from his recent hiccup outings. The fact these may only end up blips on his season-long radar is quite telling. A year ago? An outing like the two he scuffled through at Knoxville would have sent him spiraling. In 2025? He comes back with a season-high three innings of four punch out work. Opponents are still managing a meager 0.175 BAA in 2025. The WHIP at 1.28 is a product of the 32 walks and six HB's in 47.0 IP. He continues to showcase MLB upside. Don't sleep on Manfredi. 3) With Matt Wood playing the DH role, C Darrien Miller began the game as the backstop. And, unfortunately, he suffered at the hands of his recent woe of untimely catcher's interference. This was his third such infraction in the last two weeks. And, this one cost him as it sent him from the game before the first inning had ended when he took a full swing toward a high outside heater off his glove hand. He fell in a heap to the dirt. Let's hope it's nothing serious, but, I can tell you it didn't look good. Either way, C Eric Martinez was his replacement and kudos to Martinez for collecting his first Double-A hit down the left field line for a double. Spain gets a nod for his second consecutive game with multiple pokes, but Martinez gets mention here for being put in a rough spot and coming through with a career mark in the fifth inning. Final: Great Lakes (Dodgers) 7, Wisconsin 3 Box Score/Game Log Great Lakes Fast Start Stops Rattlers - Gelof Homers Twice and Loons Steal Six Bases Game Notes While we tip-toed our way around 'Autograph Gate' in our Game Thread, the real news in Appleton was RHP Manuel Rodriguez's sudden issue with the long ball. Rodriguez gave up two dingers in his last start and one long ball in his start before that to end his July work. That's five home runs allowed over his last 15 2/3 IP. He's allowed 11 total homers in 61 2/3 IP in his debut season in the Midwest League. He allowed 11 total homers in 94 2/3 IP at Low-A Carolina last season. It would certainly appear, the older and more advanced hitters are indeed pouncing on his mistakes. With his lower velocity these types of results are good motivations for off-season improvements. It was a rare 4.0 IP of 7 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, and 6 ER. The homers were of the two-run variety - damaging. He'll look to bounce back in the outings ahead as his season comes to a close but, suffice it to say, as I've discussed with RHP Chad Patrick of late at Nashville: this is not a sustainable trend. Full-Game Highlights: Post-Game Podcast: Three Quick Strikes: 1) 20-year-old CF Kendall George, a first round high school draft pick of the Dodgers back in 2023, has 72 (!!) stolen bases in 2025. He swiped three of those bags against the battery of RHP Manuel Rodriguez and C Andrick Nava today. This was partly why I was so annoyed 2B Luis Peña was incapable of corralling Dinges' absolute laser to 2B in the first frame yesterday - Dinges had George dead to rights. I wanted the message sent and, yet, it simply wasn't to be. Six total swiped bags vs the T-Rats battery today. Perhaps this is another area of work for Rodriguez in the upcoming off-season in addition to the long balls. 2) Speaking of C Marco Dinges, the young man can absolutely rake. He's simply put: a specimen. I've said it on more than one occasion of late but it bares repeating: he absolutely has superstar make-up in his bag. He truly does. The agility with which he moves behind the dish paired with the absolute cannon shot of an arm...well, what exactly was Florida State thinking? LOL. Oh, and, yes, the man can certainly hit. Just a little bit: 107.5 mph. Yes. Sir. Let's just wrap those hamstrings in bubble wrap after every game. 2) I do believe SS Jesus Made is enjoying his bump up to High-A. 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 3B in the lead-off spot. That's two triples already in just eight games at High-A. He made it around the bags in just 11 seconds flashing that elite speed. He is indeed, as they say, the full package. I've said more than once this season, but, for as good as his bat and speed trend offensively his defensive growth and upside may have impressed me more than anything this entire season. He is a budding web gem and he is only 18 years of age until May of next season. What a time to be a Brewers fan. Let us all bask in these organizational riches and give thanks to the entire team behind the 2024 International Class. 3) A night after I lauded lefty Jesus Broca, I'm going to shine a light on another lefty - soft-tossing LHP Anthony Flores. Flores put forth 2.0 IP of 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K work. He's prone to walking too many batters so this outing is encouraging in that respect. But, the five punch outs speak to his ability to get the swing and miss or the staring strikeout with his massively swooping curveball. Even his upper 80's heater manages to get the swing-and-miss. 79 K in 79 IP in his first High-A season for the 20-year-old. Impressive. Also of note, RHP Jack Seppings very clean outing of 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K, and 0 R. This was his most impressive relief stint as a Timber Rattler. You can put it atop his two innings at Home versus Quad Cities back in late June. Can he stack more of these types of stints? He hasn't as of yet in High-A. But, outings like this remind us he has tools in the bag. Final: Game 1: Carolina 3, Fayetteville (Astros) 2 - Final/7-Innings Box Score/Game Log Game 2: Fayetteville (Astros) 3, Carolina 0 - Final/7-Innings Box Score/Game Log Well, the Mudcats were outhit 6-to-2 in game one and yet they squeaked out the 3-2 victory. And, the Mudcats were outhit 4-to-2 in game two and they were shutout 3-0. Baseball is a strange and mysterious game. RHP Griffin Tobias can thank some very savvy defense by one 2B Josh Adamczewski to help boost his final results - 4 2/3 IP of 5 H, 3 BB, 5 K, 2 ER work. Adamczewski managed an 0-for-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SB (his fourth) mark batting second. The other notable poke came via one surging LF Tyler Rodriguez (1-for-3, 2 RBI). LHP Anferrny Reyes rebounded in a big way picking up the victory after his 2 1/3 IP of 1 H, 2 BB, 1 WP, 5 K, 0 R work to close the win. Game two was certainly not as kind as debuting RHP Joshua Quezada (shout out LHP Clayton Andrews trade aficionados!) lasted 3 2/3 IP allowing 2 H, 3 BB, and 2 ER while punching out three. Solid work for a debut, honestly. CF Josiah Ragsdale debuted and led off with an 0-for-2, 1 HBP showing. C Kevin Garcia went 1-for-3 but he was also charged with two passed balls and the Woodpeckers swiped four bags off the just turned 18-year-old. There just isn't all that much that pops for us in game two - the offense managed to strike out nine times (with struggling 3B Gery Holguin giving us three of those) to just one free pass. LHP Jose Meneses debuted and closed the game with 1 /3 IP of 1 H, 3 BB, 0 K, 0 R work. That brings his combined ACL and early Low-A K:BB ratio to a very precarious 31-to-26. Lastly, with INF Filippo Di Turi's combined 0-for-4, 2 BB, 1 K outings his season BA dipped to 0.224 and his OPS fell below 0.700 to 0.694. The struggle is very real at present - eerily similar to what we saw in 2024. Yet, I believe in the player much more than I did last summer. Let's root him on as he searches for what made him so great throughout the first half. With the split, and with the Fredericksburg/Salem match-up suspended in the top of the fifth inning, the Mudcats maintained their 2.5 G lead over the Fred Nats. Fayetteville remains 4.0 GB. I hope you are safe and out of harms way wherever you are. We had three large wildfires spark up today all within a 20-30 mile radius from our farm. August is never easy out here in the Inland PNW. I pray you and your families are all safe as our baseball seasons come down their home stretch. The DSL lads are back at it tomorrow morning and we'll see six games played overall - weather permitting. LHP Robert Gasser is back on the bump for Nashville. I do believe the plan is to aim for 3.0 IP there. LHP Enderson Mercado will look to stack success in Fayetteville. 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So, is nobody going to discuss the fact C Darrien Miller suffered his third catcher's interference infraction of the past two weeks (two in DeBerry's debut) and this one resulted in him getting hammered with a swing on his glove hand? These batters are all way back in the batters box and Miller is up on them and he is lunging toward the ball and it is putting him in harms way. It didn't look good. And, this is possibly a real blow for the Shuckers roster given he's had a much better second half. Such a great young man you hate to see this happen. BUT, also, is three catcher's interference infractions in two weeks a high number? It seems to me it is. Let's hope it isn't as serious as it looked.

Man, Mayweather's got a really nice arm side run change-up. Whewww. Got the final K swinging. Going to have to see the horizontal and vertical movement on that pitch. She had some feisty! Two other K's were swinging on breaking balls/sliders. Heater sat 95-97 mph. Fantastic debut. Works fast.

And then in the blink of an eye, Sounds killer Bob Seymour hits his 4th nuke in two games. My goodness. 3-2 heater dead center. Seymour has some massive power. His 30th of the season.

Kuehner is still touching 95 mph with heavy ride in the sixth. He's also still working with heavy off-speed movement. K's Misner. The Durham announcers speak to how impressed they are with his debut. Fantastic work for Kuehner. Truly.

The Top of the 6th AB by 1B Tyler Black sums up his 2025 season to perfection. Quero had just ripped a deep liner that was snared but allowed Delgado to tag to 3B. Black steps in and strikes out in three pitches. He goes down swinging at a change-up off low and in off the plate. Way too many of these type of completely uncompetitive AB's. It's like he's a completely different player for the past year or so. Where did that highly competitive Contact King with some punch sail off to? <Sad Face>

Well, it certainly looks like the RHP Julian Mayweather debut went about as well as we could hope. Nice to see that. What a debut by Kuehner. Too bad he has this version of the Sounds backing him up at the plate. Not a lotta wiggle room in recent weeks.

Just getting back from my first PT appointment since I was a Division I athlete 27 years ago. My gods. Humbling. This old man is wrecked. 😅 It's time to dive into some games. Thank you any and all for the tidbits and observations you've offered above.

You love to see this. Kuehner believers let us share our cups of joyous tears and rejoice!