Joseph Zarr

Have fun at Game 2, Jim! Go Brewers!

(7 minute, 55 second mark is the initial Jackson Chourio recorded Wisconsin media session - Arbert Cipion with some fantastic translating.)

#IHeartYeison That is all.?

OK. Hook line and sink, I'm baited. I'm going to assume, given the recent comments, y'all don't watch 22 yo Brice Turang play on the regular? He's a fantastic baseball player. He's already the best player on the Sounds. He's gotten much better this season. He's literally just tapping into his power stroke. You don't trade this young man for a Josh Bell rental. No way. No how. I'm sorry, you just absolutely do not. Turang could very very easily be the Brewers starting shortstop or 2B today. He's that good. Smooth doesn't begin to cover how incredibly, well, smooth ? he is. He's a manager's dream. If you're dealing Turang, you're going for much bigger fish.

OK. Hook line and sink, I'm baited. I'm going to assume, given the recent comments, y'all don't watch 22 yo Brice Turang play on the regular? He's a fantastic baseball player. He's already the best player on the Sounds. He's gotten much better this season. He's literally just tapping into his power stroke. You don't trade this young man for a Josh Bell rental. No way. No how. I'm sorry, you just absolutely do not. Turang could very very easily be the Brewers starting shortstop or 2B today. He's that good. Smooth doesn't begin to cover how incredibly, well, smooth ? he is. He's a manager's dream. If you're dealing Turang, you're going for much bigger fish.

The Timber Rattlers continued their second-half losing ways with another rough loss; many a hard hit ball went directly into too many Kernels' waiting gloves. If there's anyone who can turn this around from a leadership perspective, it's manager Joe Ayrault, who is always a positive force with an incredibly dense curriculum vitae of experience in High-A baseball. Elsewhere, RHP Caleb Boushley returned to the mound for Nashville after a 10-day reprieve, RHP TJ Shook looked to find more consistency in his Double-A environment (and, he certainly did); and RHP Fernando Olguin made his first start for the Mudcats since back on July 2nd. Let's dive into the reports! Transactions: RHP Peter Strzelecki was recalled by the Brewers from the Nashville Sounds bullpen LHP Ethan Small was optioned back to the Nashville Sounds starting staff from the Brewers Additionally, a slew of draft and post-draft signings. A retirement. And a release: *** Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes (Note: This 'Game Notes' hyperlink was not working the evening of this game) Final: Nashville 12, Charlotte (White Sox) 5 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Sounds Own the Knight(s) Again - Jon Singleton Homers, Knocks in Five Runs in Win Jakson Reetz returned to work behind home plate and helped Caleb Boushley absolutely grind his way through five innings and 100 plus pitches (I can't tell you the last time a Nashville starter threw 100 or more - it's been awhile). Reetz also hit an RBI triple in his first at bat of the evening. In a distant train yard, the Reetz Hype Train whistle sent a faint whisper into the bleachers - rusty and weary from weeks of intermittent Triple-A playing time. Two innings later, you could really hear that Hype Train whistle scream: Reetz sent a solo shot (his second in Triple-A) over the wall in left field. The Sounds knocked across five runs in their first inning at the plate - key hits arrived via a Jon Singleton double, a Pablo Reyes double, and Reetz's aforementioned triple. This was an offensive affair through and through. Thankfully, the Sounds bullpen once again eliminated any notions of a comeback. Three Quick Strikes: Lost in the ongoing discussions of what the Brewers may or may not do with a certain Washington Nationals first baseman is the fabulous July Singleton is having for Nashville. He doesn't have the batting average that will pop off the page, and in fact just surfaced back above 0.200 this week on the season ?. However, the walks are always there (13 BB:18 K in 68 July AB's - 71 BB on the year). The power comes in spades (18th home run and eighth of July tonight - a three run shot to dead right center field off a lefty) and the defense is fantastic. All told, in the hottest month so far in 2022 Jon has met the mercury with some serious offensive heat of his own: 0.265 BA, 20 H, 8 HR, 4 2B, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 17 R, OPS well North of 1.000. That's fantastic stuff. Please take notice. This is my standard Nashville Sounds bullpen post: 4 IP, 0 ER, 6 K, 1 H of combined work from RHP's Marcus Walden, a rehabbing Luis Perdomo, and Lucas Erceg . Walden provided the settle down power after Boushley's grind ended in the fifth, Luis pitched a scoreless eighth, and Lucas rebounded from his roughest outing his last time out and worked his way out of a lead-off single. With Strzelecki back with the Brewers, the strength of the Sounds team still shines. This is my standard Brice Turang post: a lead-off walk to start the game and a 2-for-4 evening overall (3 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K). He is the Yin to Singleton's Yang in July. Any worries we may have had from the precipitous XBH drop-off in June has absolutely vanished. He's been simply put: stellar. At 22 years of age, I think it's absolutely fair to ask: is Brewer Fanatic's #6 prospect the Brewers best current prospect? I don't have that answer but it's certainly worth considering. Like his manager, Rick Sweet, I simply enjoy watching him play baseball. *** Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Montgomery (Rays) 3, Biloxi 2 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please visit and review: Low Scoring Affair Ends in Favor of Biscuits - Shook Sets New Career High with 6 1/3 Innings Pitched RHP TJ Shook again showed us again why we're excited about his future and, perhaps, he's simply been slowly adjusting to Southern League play. When all was said and done, Shook gave us 6 1/3 career-high innings of 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 ER ball. Unfortunately, the Shuckers bats were incapable of rewarding his quality start as he left with the score tied at 2-2. The Shuckers bullpen came aboard and held serve until RHP Zach Vennarro gave up a lead-off walk in the ninth frame. That Biscuits' base runner immediately stole second base and the ensuing batter hit a single. It was 3-2 Montgomery just like that. Three Quick Strikes: With one down and trailing 3-2 in the top of the ninth (after a Garrett Mitchell strikeout), Joey Wiemer saw an inside 97 mph pitch tail in and toward the hands portion of his bat. He swung quite hard, lost control of his bat, and was in clear grimacing pain. This hand injury seems to have first appeared in the Fall League of 2021. It may have surfaced in June of this year. I would not be the least surprised if that scary moment tonight ultimately sends BF's #1 prospect headed to the bench tomorrow. It's been a tough go since the IL stint for the young outfielder and it's been tough to see his season get away from him. What I'm seeing, unfortunately, is his right hand seems to be an ongoing issue.? (For a direct look at what I'm talking about: MiLB.TV Game Link - 03:34:54 Mark) Why was Wiemer sent on such a hard hit ball to right field with two down in the bottom of the ninth? Probably because manager Mike Guerrero hadn't seen a single hit since the third inning. Thomas Dillard 's well-hit single was merely the third Shuckers hit of the entire game. Unfortunately, the ball was roped so hard it one-hopped directly to the right fielder who threw with plenty of time to tag out the sheepishly sliding Wiemer. It was one of those rough endings to one of those baseball games. There was some offense, however, and it all happened in the third inning: I highlighted TJ Shook's fine outing above, a hats off is also due the Shuckers bullpen work of RHP Harold Chirino, recently recalled RHP Luis Contreras , and Vennarro. Vennaro gave up a lead-off single and a stolen base to start the ninth and ultimately conceded the winning run on an opposite field single from ongoing Shuckers nemesis, Biscuits outfielder Niko Hulsize r. However, given their were no outs at this juncture and there was an ensuing mini-delay due to a stadium power issue, Vennarro deserves credit for returning to the mound; staying fresh; and striking out three consecutive batters. He gave his team an opportunity to take one in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Shuckers nearly did so. *** Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Cedar Rapids (Twins) 7, Wisconsin 4 Box Score/Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please visit and review: Kernels Drop Wisconsin 7-4 - Cedar Rapids Breaks 3-3 Tie and Holds Off the Rattlers Home Series T-Rats Delicious Media Nuggets: Post-Game Pod: 'This Stupid Beautiful Game We Love' *** The Timber Rattlers sent struggling RHP Justin Bullock to the mound hoping to end their eight-game skid. After giving up two home runs and three runs in the top of the first, Justin actually settled in and pitched a fine game retiring 12 in order before allowing a base runner in the fifth inning. Unfortunately, things didn't go the Timber Rattlers way as familiar recent patterns reared their heads - an inability to get timely and opportune hits and an inability for the bullpen to limit damages. Let's take a quick look at what I saw in this afternoon's contest and let's remind ourselves to stay positive: the young men are giving their all and the hits will come. There were many hard hit balls leading to a sour 2-for-14 mark with RISP. Baseball is a tricky tricky game just as Chris and Kyle's post-game podcast title alludes to, AND, keep in mind, these young men are still putting on kid's camps in the afternoon during this home series. Nine tough losses in a row but still showing up to leave a positive impression on the young ones. Three Quick Strikes: Even when the bullpen is struggling and the bats struggle to find that one or two key hits to turn the tide, the Timber Rattlers defense continues to shine. Check out these web gems from INF Antonio Piñero and OF Tristan Peters , respectively. These were absolutely key plays limiting what could have been further damage done to the T-Rats bullpen: The loss of INF/OF Tyler Black (BF's #7 prospect) to a club that had already lost Sal Frelick to promotion is huge. Outside of OF's Peters and Jackson Chourio, it's hard to know who the third fiddle will be on a given night. Joe Gray Jr. has a little hitting streak going, and has shown flashes at the plate in the past month, but he's still hitting sub 0.200 and not walking much at all. Flipping the script, INF/C/DH Wes Clarke continues to take free passes but the bat has gone relatively quiet and INF Ashton McGee has yet to stake a claim to a prolonged consistency in 2022 (his strikeout with men on first and second base was the last real opportunity the T-Rats had in the game). For a team walking an extremely tight line with a struggling bullpen suddenly lacking any real shutdown component, the offense is going to have to heat up or find aspects of itself hidden in the nooks and crannies of the batting cages and the dugout. Time will tell. We know the ball club will put the work in. Speaking of Gray Jr., he did manage to extend his hitting streak as part of another early lead claimed by the offense. Trailing 1-0, he hit an opposite field line drive single to right field to knot the game at one run apiece. He later took second base and Chourio stole home in a classic double steal, and the Rattlers led 2-1 early. Like all too often in recent memory during this nine game skid, that lead was short lived. As the game progressed, so faded any chance at victory. *** Carolina Pre-Game Notes Final: Carolina 7, Fayetteville (Astros) 5 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please visit and review: Carolina Wins Fourth Straight, 7-5 in Fatyetteville - Jesus Chirinos Celebrated his 21st Birthday with a Three Hit, Three Run Night OF Eduarqui Fernandez 's first Low-A AB will go down in the history books as a caught-looking five-pitch strikeout. He managed a single and an RBI as part of a Mudcat three-run third inning where he also ended the inning caught stealing. It was a mixed bag in his first Low-A action including 2 more strikeouts (three total) but a 2-for-5 evening overall and his first double for good measure. We'll have to stay tuned in the games ahead. Ultimately, this was Jesus Chirinos ' night. Happy 21st birthday to the young man. He had quite possibly his best game of the year going 3-for-4 with three runs and a double. Three Quick Strikes: RHP Fernando Olguin hadn't pitched since early July but he brought his best stuff to the mound tonight taking his team through five complete innings of 2 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 2 K ball. It's been an up-and-down ride for Olguin since his ACL promotion, but night's like these will always give his team a chance. In a game where the Mudcats offense opportunistically scored seven runs (3-for-12 with RISP), one just might notice another stat for the young batters: 18 total strikeouts. Thankfully, the young men also managed to take eight free passes - led by the patient INF Zach Raabe 's three walks. The overwhelming youth on Victor Estevez's team would do well to simply pick up the plate discipline habits of Raabe and the precocious Hendry Mendez . 21-year-old RHP Jeferson Figueroa completed four innings of 6 K, 6 H, 2 ER ball for his first career save. A nice line, but, it certainly wasn't easy late. His ninth inning opened with consecutive singles and the runners advanced on a wild pitch. No outs and the tying run at the plate. It's a true testament to digging deep and finding his reserve as he struck out the very next batter on a bevy of full count pitches. Unfazed by an unfortunate Jheremy Vargas throwing error, and with the winning run at the plate, Figueroa struck out the next two batters and escaped to the dugout on a tight rope! *** DSL D-Backs Red 2, DSL Brewers #2 1 - Suspended in the bottom of the second inning Box Score/Game Log The Brewers 2 were one of seven games suspended in the DSL today with two additional games postponed due to raina. There really isn't much to digest in here as the game will be picked up and completed at a future date - yet to be announced. Through two innings pitched, lefty hurler Anfernny Reyes had given up two unearned runs (a throwing error was charged to OF Reminton Batista) with 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K. *** All eight teams will take to the diamond again tomorrow - DSL Brewers with their standard day games and the ACL with their standard western time zone evening games. Low-A through Triple-A will be playing all evening affairs. To that tune, we will see RHP Stiven Cruz for Carolina, RHP Israel Puello for Wisconsin, LHP Nick Bennett for Biloxi, and RHP Jason Alexander returns to the mound for Nashville for the first time since his prolonged stint with the Brewers. The big questions I have: Will Cruz rebound and will Bennett stack success? As always, thanks for reading and staying attuned to the Brewers Minor League affiliates. 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All of Wisconsin slowed to a stop this fine evening. Their newest prodigal baseball son had arrived for his debut game at Fox Cities stadium. A quiet hush rolled through the land - it is rumored, the cows stopped mooing and even the beers ceased pouring. WHOA, let's not get ahead of ourselves! Many beers were poured. And then more beers were poured. Beers were poured in beers. That's more like it. The first pitch was tossed from the arm of lefty Russ Smith at 5:42 pm CST and a new center fielder manned the outfield grass: Jackson Chourio debuted in a Timber Rattlers jersey. And, folks, let me tell you: it was everything we could have asked for. This young man is absolutely, undeniably, special. Transactions: OF Eduarqui Fernandez was assigned to the Carolina Mudcats from the ACL Brewers Blue - he will be wearing jersey #15. Firstly, a brief word: You could make many an argument for highly coveted internet Game Balls to pitchers like LHP and DSL upstart Osbriel Mogollon, Biloxi's RHP Victor Castaneda, Carolina's RHP Alexander Cornielle continuing his recent run of excellent starting pitching work, RHP Cam Robinson and his first save in Double-A after a scoreless frame, RHP Ryan Middendorf and three more scoreless 4 K innings of work in Carolina (un-scored upon in his three outings since his ACL promotion), RHP Justin Topa's successful return to Triple-A relief, RHP Nash Walters got a key out in 1/3 innings of work and extended his scoreless streak to well over a month, and hey it's three more scoreless innings from the great Nashville bullpen. These are all great things. BUT, folks, tonight is about the future of the Brewers outfield. It is extremely bright. And, heck, OF Hendry Mendez - who continued his scorching hot July - didn't even get on the list with a 3-for-3 two-run, 1 rbi, 2 SB evening. And, it would appear, he stole home to claim the Mudcats first run! Let's all take a breath and ponder what that Brewers outfield might look like in the years ahead. And, now, let's get into the game recaps! *** Carolina Pre-Game Notes (Note: contrary to the published pre-game notes, the Mudcats are playing Fayetteville not Down East) Final: Carolina 7, Fayetteville (Astros) 3 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please visit and review: Mendez Collects Three Hits in 7-3 Victory OF Hedbert Perez took on the unenviable task of replacing Jackson Chourio in center field for the Mudcats. As noted above in the 'Transactions', we'll soon be seeing a healthy dose of 20-year-old outfielder, Eduarqui Fernandez. However, on this night, the fill-in was really Oswel Leones who took left field and batted second in the Mudcats lineup. RHP Alexander Cornielle came into tonight's game with three previous starts in July in what has proven to be his best month for Low-A Carolina: 17 IP, 13 H, 5 BB, 16 K, 4 ER, 2.12 ERA, 0.210 BAA, 1.06 WHIP. So, how did Cornielle and the upstart Mudcats perform? Quite well. Quite well, indeed. Three Quick Strikes: RHP Alexander Cornielle is quickly carving a name for himself in the Brewers pitching stable. Where current Mudcats Ace Carlos F. Rodriguez has seen his K:BB ratio narrow across his season, Alexander has seen it steadily improve to a now comfortable 2.5-3:1 gap. He's also lowered his WHIP considerably and it's giving his team a legitimate chance to claim victory every time he takes the hill. Tonight's line: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 ER, 9 K. That will play most nights. This is one of our most exciting young pitchers. If you don't know his name, it's time you start to learn it. You've been politely advised. It's time to really start placing more value on what we're seeing from OF Hendry Mendez in July. Heading into tonight's contest he had hit to the tune of 0.348 in 69 lead-off AB's with an 0.871 OPS as the, then, second youngest player in Low-A. Well, now he is the youngest player after Chourio's promotion. With his running-mate gone to High-A, Mendez continued to play like a stud. This young man has an incredibly smooth level lefty swing and he has an extremely disciplined approach in the batters box sporting a ridiculous 53K:50BB on the season. There's no telling where his game will go, but, all the tools are there. The sky is the limit. You've been politely advised again. RHP Ryan Middendorf continued his excellent work since his ACL promotion. He held down three pivotal innings late with a mere single hit and four punch outs. He has yet to concede a run in Low-A - albeit, in a mere three outings, but, it is noteworthy he has 10 K to 0 BB. This is an exciting journey to witness from afar and could be another feel good Indy reclamation project for the Brewers organization. A special mention will also go to the continued improvements we've witnessed from RHP Miguel Guerrero since he was sent back to Carolina from the Wisconsin bullpen. Guerrero pitched a scoreless ninth inning tonight for the Mudcats with a walk and two strikeouts. *** Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Cedar Rapids (Twins) 10, Wisconsin 4 Box Score/Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please visit and review: Kernels Storm Past Wisconsin - Rattlers See 4-1 Lead Evaporate in 10-4 Loss The Timber Rattlers came home to Fox Cities stadium to try and recoup some semblance of winning ways. Entering tonight's contest, even though they led the overall Kernels series 8-4 in 2022, the Rattlers had lost seven straight games overall. Fresh off a 1-5 series in West Michigan and an 0-3 series in Beloit, could a Chourio bat in the lineup fix these woes? Well, aside from that misleading score (it was a one-run ball game heading into the ninth), this was another heartbreaking loss for the Timber Rattlers. Make that eight straight losses overall and now tied with West Michigan at six game back of first place in the second half standings. The silver lining? Outside of Chourio's debut, it is a home series for the T-Rats so let's start with their illustrious media offering(s): It doesn't look like tonight's meltdown was inviting for a post-game podcast. Hopefully, we'll get some in the games ahead. Three Quick Strikes: One things I've noticed in many a Russ Smith start in 2022 is his fastball has a propensity to tail away from him - it's a bit like a slight slice off a tee-box. It would be one thing if this was used as a tool ahead in the count, but, really, it seems to happen on the regular and it often gets Smith behind and in unfavorable 2-0 counts. This was the case to start tonight's game as he walked his third batter and, with two down, fell behind 2-0 again to the Kernels' DH Yunier Severino. Severino ripped the very next pitch into far left field scoring a runner and grabbing third on the throw home. If I could name one thing I'd love to see from Smith moving forward: more control and more pitches in and closer to the zone. Smith walked three and hit a batter tonight. The hit batter led to a mistake change-up the same Severino ripped over the wall in left field making it a 4-3 game. All told, Smith finished a quality start with six complete innings and three runs surrendered. Jackson Chourio began his High-A career by corralling the first Kernels out on a routine fly out to right center field. He followed that up with a hit - a rope line drive single off the edge of the infield dirt and into left center field on his very first swing in High-A ball. He then closed the second inning with a running basket catch in right center field preventing a run from scoring in the process. Quite the transition to High-A. It didn't stop there, however. Chourio worked a count full for a walk in his second trip to home plate. He then ripped a double off the wall in deep right field for his first rbi in his third at bat. 3. One of the ongoing issues I've witnessed during the Timber Rattlers losing streak is a rough adjustment to the loss of RHP's Kent Hasler and, now, RHP Cam Robinson. The bullpen is thinner and has lost its primary early-season late innings talent. This is going to take some time for manager Joe Ayrault to find the right mix beyond RHP James Meeker who seems to be their current stalwart. They'll need improvements from RHP Joey Matulovich and RHP Christian Tripp to help solidify things. And, they'll desperately need RHP's Taylor Floyd and Hobie Baker to play more effectively - they've both struggled for stretches of 2022. If you want to see the unraveling of a relief pitcher and some very weird head games played by a home plate umpire, watch Floyd's ninth inning work this evening. It was ugly stuff. Here's hoping he can recover. *** Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Biloxi 5, Montgomery (Rays) 3 Box Score / Game Log Via the Shuckers' site, game details, please visit and review: Speed Wins the Day in Shuckers 5-3 Victory - Castañeda Matches Season High with Six Quality Innings Since returning to the Shuckers pitching staff from a 20-day IL stint June 23rd, it has been a very real struggle for RHP Victor Castaneda. To date, in the 16 innings he had pitched, he had surrendered 16 runs. In July, previous to this start, Castaneda had a 2.42 WHIP while batters were hitting to the tune of 0.396. Something was very off for a pitcher who was absolutely dealing heading into June. How long will it take for him to find the form of April and May when he surrendered 14 runs in 44 innings? Time will tell. Let's see how the stacked Shuckers' lineup fared as they looked to support a hopeful Castaneda rebound performance. Three Quick Strikes: IF this is a version of OF Garrett Mitchell we're going to see with any semblance of regularity, "Shiver me timbers!", I say. How about an opposite field bomb - his sixth double in 9 games since his return (!!) - to tie the game at one apiece? Mitchell has all the tools you'd want in an outfielder - he has decent size, a solid arm, incredible wheels, and he is simply just an incredibly smooth and agile athlete. His recent string of play absolutely showcases why he was drafted in the first round. It really comes down to staying healthy. My fingers are crossed. Frankly, they're losing circulation. Much like with Chourio above, it didn't stop there for Mitchell. His speed absolutely wreaks havoc on the base paths. Just watch this slide and break-up beating the double play grounder, causing the misfired throw to first, and then stealing home base when it's all said and done. It's simply beautiful: 2. As Joey Wiemer continues his ongoing offensive snooze fest, there's yet another Shuckers outfielder who is scorching hot since his return from the IL: Sal Frelick. He hit lead-off again tonight and finished 2-for-5 with a deep double off the wall in right field and later tagged a solo shot to extend the Shuckers lead late. Here's a glimpse at the double. The hip flip and smash to right field is becoming a common occurrence these days: About that hip flip: The operative phrase we use here is: "Oh Baby!" 3. We will take the Victor Castañeda 6 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 ER (a solo shot) and run to the hills. More of this, please, Mr. Castaneda! His broader July numbers will still look quite ugly but this is the sign of a possible return to his earlier dominant form. I'm all for that. Also of note on the mound tonight: Cam Robinson picked up his first save in Double-A and RHP Nash Walters extended his scoreless outing streak to 15 outings. *** Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 5, Charlotte (White Sox) 2 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Mathias and Turang Homer in Nashville's Win - Tyler Herb Delivers Quality Start in Homestand Opener The Sounds received a much needed quality start from Tyler Herb (although it wasn't all roses - he did work around eight hits and a couple walks) and got a vintage performance from their constantly shuffling but almost always dominant bullpen. Brice Turang continued to do July Brice Turang things - he's on a tear, folks. Get excited. Mark Mathias proved his AAAA merit yet again. And, hey, Keston Hiura appears to be a part of the most unlikely of left field rotations with C/OF Jakson Reetz. Boy, the things that happen in a baseball season. Three Quick Strikes: Let's get back to Brice Turang: 27th multi-hit game for the Sounds after tonight, 21st stolen base (tied for 6th in the International League), 13 game on-base streak, 69 AB/ 0.319 BA/ 0.973 OPS/ 3 HR/ 5 2B/ 1 3B/ 7 SB/ 13 BB:17 K in July. 22 years old. Oh, have I mentioned he's an absolutely incredible fielder? I could showcase his third home run of the month, but, I'm a sucker for defense. He does this on a weekly basis, folks. He's an absolute joy to watch: It's quite easy to say INF/OF Weston Wilson hasn't had the season he'd like at the plate. But, the flexibility he offers manager Rick Sweet throughout the diamond has been absolutely key in a year where injuries have struck often; players have been shuffled between the Taxi Squad and Brewers roster; and players have requested trades or their release to head for more playing opportunity elsewhere. Weston has played through it all. And, occasionally, he offers us a play like this: Is RHP Justin Topa next in the Brewers bullpen shuffle? We know he's on a rehab assignment, so the obvious guess is: 'Yes?' Regardless, he pitched an effective scoreless inning in his inaugural rehab outing in Nashville's bullpen. It will be interesting to see how the Brewers address some ongoing issues in their middle innings (especially considering RHP Trevor Gott's ongoing struggles), but, if all goes well for Justin and he faces no setbacks we could be seeing him in Milwaukee's pen sooner than later. *** DSL Phillies White 3, DSL Brewers #1 1 Box Score/Game Log Oh, to lose 3-1 when you outhit your opponents a whopping 4-2. It was one of those baseball games. LHP Osbriel Mogollon continued his fantastic 2022 DSL season. He went 4 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K's and lowered that ERA to a pristine 1.03. The unfortunate Brewers 1 hurler who will be credited with the loss is RHP Braudin Ciprian. All three runs went unearned and, well, largely due to Braudin's self-induced mistakes. After Braudin mishandled a throw off a sacrifice bunt, we see a fielding error by INF Gery Holguin, and then a wild pitch. Three runs crossed home plate and that was the ballgame. The Brewers 1 finished 1-for-11 with RISP failing to take advantage of a lead-off Arnys Rodriguez double in the sixth. *** DSL Brewers #2 9, DSL Texas Red (Rangers) 2 Box Score/Game Log INF/OF Yeison Perez continued to do 2022 Yeison things: 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 2B (8th on the year), 1 BB. Yeison is now hitting 0.329 with a 1.094 OPS in 85 AB's. INF Juan Baez went 2-for-4 in the lead off slot playing shortstop once again. OF Reminton Batista scored three runs going 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout (a passed ball explains the third run). Really, this final result surely seems to be largely in part to the combined six scoreless innings of bullpen work from RHP Daurys Mora (who picked up the win with his 3 IP, 3 K, 2 H, 1 BB work), 21-year-old RHP Roman Perez (2 IP, 1 H, 2 K), and 18-year-old Franddy De Los Santos (1 IP, 1 BB, 0 H). *** ACL Reds 9, ACL Brewers Gold 3 Box Score/Game Log 2-for-11 with RISP isn't going to win most nights. 2022 ACL stalwarts, INF's Jadher Areinamo and Jose Caballero went a combined 0-for-7 with 3 K's. Down 9-0, the Brewers Gold managed a brief three-run mini-rally in the top-half of the sixth inning. It all ended there, however. We'll give a special nod and mention to RHP Fray Morelo who pitched his first clean inning since June 30th - 1 IP, 0 H, O BB, 2 K. *** ACL Brewers Blue 8 ACL Cubs 4 Box Score/Game Log This is officially a mini-blurb about OF Jace Avina. He hit his ACL-leading 9th home run tonight in a mere 100 AB's - a three-run blast to take the lead and secure the victory. He knocked across five rbi's and his 25th rbi in the same 100 AB's. His swing is smooth like silk. He comes across as the most likable young athlete I've seen in some time. He is just an easy young man to root for. May he prosper. May he find the ability to cut down on the strikeouts. And, may he give his all to enter the piranha tank of talent that is the Brewers organizational outfield depth. This is also a RHP Quinton Low post. Still scoreless out of the bullpen, baby. Two weeks off to play some offense? No sweat. Quinton will pitch another clean sheet. *** Another night passes, but, boy was it a good one from the vantage point of prospects. The organization won some. The organization lost some. But, the prospects really shined and that's what we're all here for. Stay tuned tomorrow as the Timber Rattlers look to stop their skid in a matinee affair - RHP Justin Bullock will look for an elusive quality start. RHP TJ Shook and RHP Caleb Boushley are highlights on the hill for Biloxi and Nashville, respectively, in the evening contests. The DSL Brewers 1 will have the day off but the DSL Brewers 2 will look to make it two in a row as they face DSL D-Backs Red. Both ACL teams will take the day off to rest or possibly fine-tune their crafts. As always, thank you for checking in. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Dominican Summer League Scoreboard Standings and sortable stat pages Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article

I'm going to offer: For as much as I (and we) love RHP Carlos Rodriguez, it's clear to me he doesn't have his best stuff right now. It's still 100% 'good enough' for Low A, but his K:BB ratio is falling off and batters are hitting him. I would love to see some improvements over the last month of the season to feel even better about 2023. He's obviously having a fantastic season overall, but, he's hit a classic wall as I see it watching the games.

Joe Ayrault has been extremely complimentary toward Tristan Peters all season long - before he was trending to the top of many the Midwest Leagues offensive categories. He discusse his professional purpose-driven approach in that postgame pod above. Always so great to get the Home series T-Rats media machine rolling!

Choice prizes. Couldn't go to more worthy 'Fanatics'. Awesome posters. Awesome fans. Offering meaningful and thought-provoking commentary on the regular. Cheers to all of you!

The ACL Brewers will return to the diamond tomorrow in Maryvale, but until that time it is all DSL coverage all the time as the DSL Brewers 1 and 2 went head-to-head yet again. This contest featured a potential up-and-coming 20-year-old right-hander in one Jeral Vizcaino - he has really come on in July and is building on an already impressive resume of relief and starting work. All told, we flipped the script today and the DSL Brewers 2 literally pitched a shutout over the DSL Brewers 1. The two squads finished their two-game series this week 1-1. Transactions: It would appear we have a couple of new arms headed to the DSL Brewers 1 pitching staff: *** In a week with limited action until the latter half, I will again focus on our great content in the Minor League Forums - the game threads in particular. I again encourage each and every one of you passionate Brewers fans to head on over and join is in our ongoing discussions. Today, for instance, we discussed the intriguing and wonderfully uneventful but highly consistent work of 17-year-old INF (primarily shortstop in 2022) Juan Baez: Our very own @damuelleand our Minor League aficionado (and, frankly, a Brewers Minor League expert in his own right) @CheeseheadInQCdiscussed his 2022 season HERE. In long-hand form, here are the highlights: Baez is having one of the least interesting good seasons in the system. Not least interesting from a prospect perspective, but just that there hasn't seemed to be much in the way of peaks and valleys lately. He seems to show up, go 1-3, occasionally throw in a walk. These types of casual deep dives happen often in our game threads. This is where you real Fanatics will want to go to get beyond the reports and into the finer details of the players we follow and root on every day. Baez led off for the Brewers 2 today and, well, went 1-for-2 with a walk (he also reached base by a HBP). On to the game recap... DSL Brewers 2 6, DSL Brewers 1 0 Box Score/Game Log This one was really about the shutdown work of rising RHP Jeral Vizcaino . As I noted in the same Game Thread above: He is really coming on in interesting fashion and has fast become a young hurler to keep our eyes on. He appears to be, early at least, another 2022 international free agent signee putting that $10,000 bonus money to work. Here's to more shutdown results! Of additional note in this particular game, the Brewers 2 successfully stole eight bases with not a single runner thrown out on the base paths. DSL Brewers 1 catcher Roman La Torre is going to want to sleep this one off. Without seeing the actual game, we obviously can't fully understand what happened here, but an 8-for-8 success in steals is not ideal for defensive or pitching success. The DSL Brewers 1 will hope to change this outcome in the games ahead. All told, we saw two shutdown innings (one inning apiece) between 17-year-old lefty, Jose Meneses, and 21-year-old RHP Nelson Cuevas who continues to pitch those late innings for the DSL Brewers 2. Every Brewers 2 batter reached base except 19-year-old OF prospect Jose Gonzalez, who left after a third inning fly out and gave way to Irving Igualas in right field. What can be said of the DSL Brewers 1 offense on the day? Well, the managed to knock two hits and finished 0-for-2 with RISP. They'll look to regroup tomorrow. *** Stay tuned tomorrow as we discuss any transactions, injury updates, news or otherwise and the DSL Brewers 1 and DSL Brewers 2 head off to play the Tigers 1 and Cardinals squads, respectively. And, as I noted above, both the ACL Brewers Gold and Blue will return to the diamonds to continue working on their craft in Maryvale. Additionally, just around the bend on Friday all full season clubs will return to competition in hopes of wiping away the struggles heading into the All-Star Break. As always, thanks for checking in and supporting the Brewers affiliates! Arizona Complex League Scoreboard Dominican Summer League Scoreboard Standings and sortable stat pages Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article

As has been noted on multiple occasions this week: Maryville ACL teams are off until Thursday. All full-season affiliates are off until Friday. That leaves us with the beloved Brewers Dominican Summer League affiliates. Today, the DSL Brewers 1 and 2 went head-to-head in a quality DSL pitching match-up - the first of back-to-back contests between the DSL Brewers 1 and 2 before they branch out and face other organizations on Thursday. Let's see how the young men fared! Transactions: (7/18): RHP Jason Alexander was optioned to the Nashville Sounds by the Brewers INF/OF Tyler Black was placed on the 7-Day IL by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (7/19): LHP Angel Perdomo was claimed on waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays (and immediately sent to their Durham Triple-A affiliate) *** Like a quality middle reliever, @damuelleoften comes in and provides that meaningful mid-day coverage of our DSL affiliates. I want to again encourage each and every one of you readers to join us in the daily game threads (7/19 Minor League Game Thread HERE). We're always ready to talk Minor League Brewers baseball. Here's Daniel giving us his recap: "This was the 6th addition of DSL Brewers-1 vs. DSL Brewers-2 in 2022, with DSL Brewers-1 earning its first victory (4-2 in 7 innings) in this year‘s series. It was also Round 2 of starting pitchers Osbriel Mogollon (1.21 season ERA) vs. Anfernny Reyes (1.10 season ERA) - aka Pity the Hitters. The 18-year old southpaws were solid as always, combining for 8 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 5 BB, 3 WP, 10 Ks. Each allowed one earned run and while Mogollon didn’t allow a hit to the outfield, he also threw the three wild pitches and exited down 2-1 on a pair of sacrifice flies. DSL Brewers-1 brought home three runs in the 5th inning to claim the 4-2 lead, which held up. SS Jhonny Severino (.787 season OPS) hit his second double of the game to start that rally. 3B Richard Rojas hit the clutch 2-out, 2-run single which gave DSL Brewers-1 a 3-2 lead. The inning also featured two hit batsmen, a wild pitch, walk and a balk. DSL Brewers-2 did put two runners on in the 5th inning and loaded the bases in the 6th inning, but couldn’t get the key hit, going 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position in the game (though DSL Brewers-1 wasn’t much better at 1-for-13). 18-year old LHP Jhofez Mejias inherited that bases loaded, two-out situation in the 6th inning, inducing a ground out to escape, then retiring the side in the 7th inning to earn his first save." *** DSL Brewers 1: 4, DSL Brewers 2: 2 Box Score/Game Log I personally take note when the young Johnny Severino completes a game minus any throwing or fielding errors because that's been a struggle for the young prospect in 2022. Today, he put up a clean fielding sheet. Finally, I'll give a mention, via the last tag, to INF Richard Rojas for plating the winning runs with his fifth inning single. *** And, here's a highlight package from Brewers Player Development Twitter of improving ACL pitcher, Yujanyer Herrera: As I noted in the above-mentioned 'Minor League Game Thread': *** Stay tuned tomorrow as we discuss any transactions, injury updates, news or otherwise and the second of the DSL Brewers 1 versus DSL Brewers 2 back-to-back contests. Thanks for checking in! Dominican Summer League Scoreboard Standings and sortable stat pages Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article

Boy, that's a tough way for that T-Rats game to end. A near tip of the glove grab at the wall by Joe Gray Jr. pops out as he corrals before running into the wall? Whew. Also, that was an absolute hanger from Floyd. That's a mistake pitch. Bummer.

For a self-proclaimed 'pessimist generally', you've done a stand-up job of bringing a shiny patina of optimism to our Minor League coverage, Daniel. I commend you and I find it inspiring! I also lean that pessimistic route as a fellow small market sports fan. It's a daily Zen practice to let those doubts and negative nellies roll through the mind like water on a duck's feathers. I salute you. Welcome back to Wisconsin!

Absolutely agreed on the BPA route. If it's an outfielder, take an outfielder. The rest will reveal itself in the draft and as trade deadlines approach. I think what has become more clear this season is regardless of position the Brewers have very solid depth 1-10 but then quite a bit of question marks beyond that. At least, I consistently find there hasn't been much separation in the pack of players developing beyond the top-tier prospects. They've also shown an ability to find many a worthwhile Minor League FA and these FA's are willing to sign-on. With that, again, the BPA has to be the route. Talent. Talent. Upside. Upside. Position becomes meaningless, then, in my humble opinion.

Thought-provoking piece. Thanks for putting it to virtual paper. It certainly will be interesting to discover what they actually have planned - as Daniel said above, the use of that last player option is what surprised me the most. Why would they do that if there isn't some greater play or need here? The move itself was fairly surprising, yes, but the greater context of the move considering what has been happening in and around the ball club gives one a bit of head-scratching. We shall know soon enough.

Absolutely have had this same thought this year - that's funny ?. When you watch Mitchell play, it's quite easy to see the innate fluidity and athleticism - he's truly a smooth running gazelle. Where he 'concerns' you at this stage is the obvious ongoing nagging injury issues but he's also been fairly inconsistent at the dish. All the ingredients are there, however, and he does show decent plate discipline. The obvious addendum is: if we're talking about this, the organization obviously knows the same thing and then some. Can he stay healthy, take another couple steps, and put it together? It's really that simple.

Quinton Low, imho, has quickly become one of the more interesting lower-level prospects in the system. He has yet to give up a run on the mound and now his bat is heating up? Maybe they’ll let him write some line-up cards in the near-term to really get that resume tidied up! The three players catching my eye this week: (1) OF Tristan Peters - he is putting forth a serious professional season. The really good ones tend to step up in the face of adversity. What he has done in this Whitecaps series with Tyler Black mysteriously shelved (due to dinged up injury - see discussion HERE in Yesterday's GT) and what he has done since the Frelick promotion and the Carlos Rodriguez season-ending promotion is nothing short of solidifying himself as a top prospect. Do not underestimate the young Canuck. (2) OF Garrett Mitchell has come up from his ACL rehab assignment and shown why he was so highly thought of: 6-for-9, 2 dubs, 3 RBI’s, and 2 OF assists? Toss in that delicious speed out of the batter’s box and the entire package is being showcased. As always, the question will remain: can he string together a stretch of games? Can he stay remotely healthy to close out the season? He remains a wild card but, man, we get these sublime glimpses and it leaves us wanting more. (3) OF Jace Avina is really starting to separate himself down in the ACL Brewers pool of players. OPS now 1.000, 5 HR, 1 3-Bagger, 6 dubs, 0.280 BA. I wish his 35:9 k:bb ratio was a wee more palatable but, at this point, I’m not going to let it deter from my excitement: I want to see him on MiLB.TV? The Brewers have such an immense wealth of OF prospects in the system - this is the obvious ‘trade from here’ department if they go that route by the deadline. Given how 2022 has evolved, what appears to be true at present is there is a significant gap when it comes to infield depth.

And then there were 3:

Thanks for the update! Always appreciated.