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  1. Joseph Zarr
    I hear what you're saying, but it makes sense. Pena was solid with Carolina but he was challenged quite a bit off the bat in Wisconsin. I watched those games and you could tell he wasn't quite ready for the Midwest League. If you recall, he actually returned to Carolina to finish the year. It was a short stint, mind you, but in his brief 2 2/3 IP, he rifled off 8 walks while sprinkling in 4 hits in High-A. He was in 'danger' every outing. I imagine they'll want to see him exposed to Low-A some more to establish himself a bit more before the real promotion.
  2. Joseph Zarr
    Goodness, I love Minor League baseball and everything that comes with it:
  3. Joseph Zarr
    Yeah, Low is extremely intriguing. He made it at #6 in my 'Top 20 Undervalued, Undersold, and Under-Hyped' list (See HERE). He is officially designated as a Two-Way guy on the Carolina early season roster release so the dream lives on! He has extremely fluid hips for a guy his size and can send a ball a long way when the timing is right. Pitching will likely be his calling card but he certainly has the athleticism and talent to see where it goes on both sides of the ball. I'm just excited the Brewers are allowing him the opportunity. Now, we get to watch him play on MiLB.TV in 2023. Carolina is an extremely intriguing watch given their young infield - filled with talent across the board.
  4. Joseph Zarr
    He touches on it in the piece, a couple of us touched on it during the season: Valerio's 2022 numbers don't support the amount of solid contact we were seeing through much of the season. This being said, he remains an anomaly due to his extremely restricted defensive versatility.
  5. Joseph Zarr
    Nice work. You encapsulated the ins and outs of today's game quite well.
  6. Joseph Zarr
    They've been giving brief updates here and there to the stadium and clubhouse renovations and upgrades they've been diligently working on at Fox Cities Stadium all throughout the off-season...I've watched several of the vids as they've progressed. I have to say, for a High-A clubhouse...this is legit: I can tell you, the players certainly love their new digs: (left-to-right by my eye here: Karlos Morales (??), Michele Vassalotti, and Kaleb Bowman)
  7. Joseph Zarr
    Looks like the Shuckers will be playing an exhibition game Wednesday:
  8. Joseph Zarr
    I just came here to say, I had a early evening moment of: "I really get to watch Jadher Areinamo, Luke Adams, Daniel Guilarte and Gregory Barios in the same infield? Whewwww." This is a very fun group of young players.
  9. Joseph Zarr
    Sheesh, that's a tough one but, thankfully, he is getting the care he needs to continue his career. Athletes can play with this and it certainly appears he is taking the steps needed to get his vision to a better place. Godspeed on a healthy and effective recovery. Please send my best to one of the Brewers talented and very likable young players.
  10. Joseph Zarr
    I see the great Sounds PBP man, Jeff Hem, saw the same thing I did from his broadcast booth:
  11. Joseph Zarr
    It's that fine line and most likely will be the difference to where he goes from here. As you say, it's nasty. But, it's nasty when he can effectively keep attacking. His issue, to date, has been the blow up outing. In 2022, for example, 18 of his 35 earned runs conceded on the entire season came in 3 outings. He has the stuff. Now, he apparently has a spike in velo. Can he dial in effective control? As the Fangraphs post above alludes to: he has an insanely deceptive delivery. It makes Middendorf look orthodox. His slider is downright filthy. Now, it's about putting it all together and limiting the damage on a consistent basis. The bullpen in Biloxi is shaping up to be one of the more intriguing early season storylines for me. There are some real weapons in there. And, of course, I'm always waiting for the Robbie Baker break out. Another guy, who with a little tweak here and there, has the tools to be a really solid bullpen arm. Of recent memory (now with the Nationals), I see him as a possible Hobie Harris arm in the Pen.
  12. Joseph Zarr
    I think my biggest takeaway from the initial three game series was how impressed I was by Peguero and Small. This was the best version of Ethan Small I have seen in a year. He was dominant in his inning of work. It gave me great hope he could help out in Milwaukee at some point in 2023. He was touching 95 and throwing strikes!💥
  13. Joseph Zarr
    This is great to hear for Chirino and Vennaro! And, thanks for those shares @sveumrules. Both pitchers, at different times and for extended spells before the entire bullpen collapsed there during the summer, were extremely impactful for Mike Guerrero and his staff in 2022. For Vennaro, in particular, that bump is huge as it will boost his already nasty slider. I imagine we'll see him as option 1B in the Closer role. (Politely reminds self of a certain initial roster release omission of a certain flamethrower named 'Abner Uribe')
  14. Joseph Zarr
    Yeah, no mention of two of my absolute favorites in Henderson and Garabitos has me all sorts of on this fine Monday. Henderson, especially, with his no ramp up to anything in fall or spring. Rest well, mend up, my sweet Princes! Sigh.
  15. Joseph Zarr
    A frustrating loss indeed. The pitching staff deserved better. Alas, there is more baseball to be played. On to the next.
  16. Joseph Zarr
    Carlos Rodriguez getting that promotion to Biloxi! Let's Go! Stay healthy, young man. Much deserved given what we saw pre-ACL in 2022. Middendorf and Meeker is going to be a fun combo out of the Pen!
  17. Joseph Zarr
    Excited for Sibrian to get the opportunity to show his skills. A very underrated but skilled catcher behind the dish.
  18. Joseph Zarr
    Perez is back manning the OF grass as I suspected. Here's hoping he reclaims that form that had him ranked so highly in prospect circles in previous years forcing a promotion to Wisconsin.
  19. Joseph Zarr
    @CheeseheadInQCand @clancyphile: Note, we have an official Two-Way designation for Quinton Low.
  20. Joseph Zarr
    Pretty dang cool.
  21. Joseph Zarr
    Ahhhhhhh, yes. Our first Minor League report of 2023. Tis like a fresh cup of coffee on the front porch. Here's to an awesome and healthy 2023! Also, completely agreed on Peguero. He was pretty filthy last night. If he can maintain that composure and controlled approach, that's definitely an MLB arm to add to the mix. He was comfortably sitting 94-96. And, he had a lot of downward sink that was getting lots of lunging whiffing bats. I was quite impressed.
  22. Joseph Zarr
    Goodness Cousins can not catch a break over the past year plus of ball. Let's just get him healthy so he can build back to the pitcher we know he can be. I feel for the young man.
  23. Joseph Zarr
    I imagine that roster is so large, at present, because there are no other games in the system for a week. That's my piping hot take.
  24. Joseph Zarr
    Yeah their goaltending has really come around as the season has progressed. Gustavson has been really good for awhile now which is a huge bonus. Their ongoing performance with Kaprizov sidelined has been a truly pleasant surprise. I almost am getting my hopes up but, being a Brewers fan and Packers fan, I am conditioned to expect the worst. In years past, the Wild certainly haven't let me down unfortunately!
  25. Joseph Zarr
    Ooooops. Wrong thread. Let's go hockey: I'm ready for my long-time NHL follow in the Minnesota Wild to bow out early in the playoffs. Sigh.
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