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  1. It surprises me you think he was DFA'd as Hiura was Outrighted. I know it's getting into minutia here but there is a difference.
  2. Just updating this from the 2023 T-Rats Thread: INF Eric Brown Jr. and RHP Cameron Wagoner are both starting 2023 with High-A Wisconsin
  3. Nice interview here from Jeff. Twelve some minutes worth your time.
  4. Boy these releases are coming in all too frequently this week. It's never easy to report these and, as always, we wish each and every player the very best moving forward. Thankfully, our colleague and friend @damuelle will give each and every player mentioned the farewell words they deserve.
  5. I am inappropriately excited for this opening series. I will not temper my enthusiasm. I will not go quietly in the night.
  6. I actually have a weird sense of confidence this is the year Deguara shines. I personally feel he is a better player than given credit for and has improved significantly in the run game. I think Love helps him get involved quite a but more in the passing game.
  7. Great ?. Unfortunately, no. Lusk re-signed with the now Lexington Counter Clocks (South Division of the Atlantic League - they were the Lexington Legends as recently as the 2022 season) mid March. Hopefully he can get into affiliated ball some time this year, however. I believe he'll be managed by former MLB catcher Barry Lions in 2023 as well as pitching coach Cameron Roth (who managed Lake Erie of the Frontier League awhile back).
  8. As a perennial watcher of Sounds games, I am excited to see Keston swing the lumber at Triple-A. He can absolutely get hot and rake in the International League - I recall some key hits just last season down in Jacksonville that tilted the series very much in the Sounds favor. I've seen him hit some mammoth dingers down yonder. I will be entertained (I hope😄).
  9. Keeping current post-Luke Voit signing: The Brewers have outrighted INF/LF(?) Keston Hiura to the Nashville Sounds
  10. "Actually, Joe, have all our 3rds. We'll give you all our 3rds through 2029. Will this get us pick 13? "
  11. Asking for protections back in 2025 if A-Rod doesn't return is a 'no go' from my vantage point. If they stick hard to that, dig in the heels. That's the risk they take for the opportunity to have a meaningful shot. The 2024 compensation is also the validation of why the Packers aren't demanding a 1st rd pick imho.
  12. Yeah, hopefully we amend and edit the article to reflect these recent updates. Thanks for the reminders @ARobsBrewCrew. Daniel and I thought Brady might get a shot to step into a relief role in 2023 given his work in the latter part of 2022 - I was sad to see that released back in December. Christian was released the month prior, if I recall. Junior Montero was released by Carolina back in early August of last summer on the same day as or right around the time Mendoza was given his walking papers in the ACL. I don't believe any of these young pitchers have signed on elsewhere - but I certainly could be wrong.
  13. As the Brewers spring training edges closer to it's finality, we have more roster moves: INF Abraham Toro and RHP Tyson Miller have been optioned to the Nashville Sounds
  14. On my side of the fence, I can tell you I am absolutely stoked to watch the upcoming Sounds 3-game series (Saturday Game 1) versus the Louisville Bats. It is shaping up to be another electric season for the Crew's Triple-A affiliate. Here's hoping they can give us another thrilling season - all the ingredients are there for some fireworks.
  15. All logistics and future implications aside, I am sooooooo happy for Brice Turang. He has been one of my day-in and day-out favorite Brewers minor leaguers for two years running. He has put in all the work to his craft. The offensive progressions really started jumping last season in a big way. This should be a very exciting day for Brewers fans. This is an easy baseball player to enjoy - everything he does on the baseball diamond is smooth and effortless. Let's just hope the improvements at the plate stay true and he keeps building.
  16. Closing the spring training INF/OF Weston Wilson loop: Though he made it to the final cuts after a very solid spring, he was ultimately sent back to minor league camp. It would appear he'll take his talents to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (man, I love that name) of the International League. Sadly, the IronPigs don't face the Sounds in 2023 regular season play, so we'll just have to keep hoping Wilson gets his opportunity to show his talents with the Phillies at some point this season.
  17. I am going to go out on a very strong limb: No way is Middendorf starting in High-A. Nope. I just can't see it happening given his ongoing career arc. He'll most likely be given the set-up opportunity for Uribe down in Biloxi but he very well might start in Nashville (he hasn't given up a run all Spring). He really has a chance to be special and, as I've been saying for several months, he might be our best 7th/8th inning prospect at present. I consider Jakob Brustoski's #YearOfCommand 2023 season one of the more obscure but fun and exciting in all the Brewers Minor League. I really really hope his off-season posture assessments (neck issue in delivery) bear fruit. IF he could find control consistently, all the stuff is there to be a dominant high-leverage lefty. That's a big capital 'if', but that's largely the reason we love following and watching these guys. I'm rooting hard. As an aside, one of the pitchers that really caught my eye last summer in the ACL - despite inconsistent results and despite flashy numbers overall - was RHP Anthony Perez. Like many young pitchers, he struggled with command. IF, he can develop a more fine-tuned approach, there is a proverbial diamond in the rough here. Another young arm I am hoping to track in Carolina. Here's hoping he gets a shot in affiliated ball.
  18. I was thinking the same thing of recent memory. He struggled out of the gate in his transition from hs but it would appear the Brewers are fairly high on the young man. Let's hope he proves them right!
  19. Some brief updates via a recent T-Rats Spring Training game via their Twitter feed: This is obviously a big return year for Je'Von Ward and, it would appear, he is ready to hit the ground running after a successful and healthy stint in the AFL.
  20. Another surprise before our 2023 season. It's never easy to see these young men move on. Best of luck to Kent. I tend to agree with his performance coach here: this 'should' be quite an easy pick-up given what he's showed to date in affiliated ball. And (sighs), what a difference a year makes. Last year he was coming into the affilited regular season after successful appearances on the Brewers spring training mound. He quickly became Ayrault's lead set-up man for closer Cam Robinson. He never found that dominant form he displayed in High-A after was promoted, BUT, hopefully he showed enough promise that he is signed quickly. Thank you for your efforts, Mr. Hasler.
  21. This was versus San Diego yesterday 3/23 w Yeager on the Hill. Putting it here as we all know Big Bob isn't starting 2023 with the parent club. What an exciting 2B prospect we have on our hands!
  22. (I don't know where to put this so feel free to move to the appropriate thread) Very cool article here about Counsell's recent trip to the Dominican Republic. He visited the Brewers Baseball Academy outside Santo Domingo as well as Freddy Peralta's childhood home and the diamond where Wily Adames first signed a professional contract. He addressed everyone at the academy in Spanish - which, if you've ever done in a Spanish-speaking country, is no small feat. Hard not to love him as the Brewers manager.
  23. That is odd with De La Cruz. Hopefully, everything is alright there with his health and with his family. He had a very solid year between the ACL and Carolina in 2022.
  24. This happened a few days back versus the White Sox (Birmingham Barons) Double-A squad:
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