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From what I’ve seen so far, it’s hard to complain about how the Packers have intentionally addressed ST’s. Will it work? Maybe? Lol. Love how the PS is taking shape.

After a 3-0 green light for OF Hedbert Perez who rips a double to the gap in right center field plating Chirinos from 2nd base, the Mudcats proceed to strand men on 2nd and 3rd with nobody down: Areinamo - swinging K on a breaking ball Fernandez - swinging K on a breaking ball Hall - swinging K on a high heater. Hall was completely fooled in his AB on 4 pitches. 1-1 and we're on to the 3rd frame.

Two consecutive games in a row and failed catching maneuvers in questionable throws to 2nd base during a double steal (with the runner advancing and scoring from third) cost the Mudcats an early run. Tonight it was Alex Hall with a low throw to a charging Areinamo that prevented a throw back home. Last night, it was simply a poor decision from Jose Sibrian throwing from his knees. What's worse? The Mudcats failed to grab the third out in the run down as Chirinos threw a very odd underhanded toss off the opponents back. Not pretty. 1-0 Fireflies. Jimenez also was not all that sharp. But, more damage was limited.

And, the national anthem is being played on the stadium organ in Zebulon. First pitch just around the corner. Here's hoping RHP Edwin Jimenez can start stacking some successful outings. Man, I want it so badly for the young man. He has it in there. Can he string them together late in his season?

He looked quite average early, honestly. Last night, however, coming off a solid outing his last time out, was his best performance to date - the movement was back as was his deception. He looked great. I'd want to see one or two more of these types of outings and then I would consider him a high consideration for a promotion.

Additionally, let's just stay amped: Really nice to see him get a start agains the Redbirds who always give the Sounds good games. This will be a great test for the young lefty.

@Smichaelis9: ?

I've been waiting for this to drop on Brewers PD twitter. Here it is: our first Low-A compilation of young RHP Cameron Wagoner. First thing that pops for me is his long arm extension. That's a lot of whip on that arm action. We see 97 on the radar gun:

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It certainly would. Indeed. Columbus lost at home tonight to the Iowa Cubbies - the division lead is back to 3.5 for the Sounds. Let's hope Smallsy can at least keep that lead where it is or, baseball gods willing, extend it. I'm hitting the showers. Another fine night of Minor League Brewers baseball in the books.

When your Triple-A team is winning series after series but barely holding back a charging Columbus Clippers squad for a postseason push, what do you do? Promote your best pitching prospect. Image courtesy of Brewer Fanatic When your Triple-A team is winning series after series but barely holding back a charging Columbus Clippers squad for a postseason push, what do you do? Promote your best pitching prospect. Transactions: Apologies to this year's Brewers pitching 2022 draft darling, RHP Jacob Misiorowski, but as of now Robert Gasser is our man. The 'Gas Man' Cometh - he heads to the Nashville pitching staff. C/1B Wes Clarke was officially promoted to the Biloxi Shuckers (kudos to @ARobsBrewCrewfor the initial heads up days ago!) C Nick Kahle was assigned to the BIloxi Shuckers from the Nashville Sounds Elsewhere, pitching up-and-comers RHP Logan Henderson and RHP Stiven Cruz took the hill for Carolina and Wisconsin, respectively. Biloxi headed to Rocket City to challenge the Trash Pandas at their home park. Nashville was back at First Horizon after a 12-game road trip taking on the always feisty, classy even, Memphis Red Birds - RHP Josh Lindbolm looked to keep his recent run of stellar play going strong. Let's get into the reports! Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 5, Memphis (Cardinals) 3 Box Score / Game Log Via the Sounds' site, game details, please visit and review: Singleton's Blast Lifts Sounds Past Redbirds - Sounds Slugger Drills Go-Ahead 3-Run Shot in the 8th Inning Three Quick Strikes: 1) In a 0-0 game, with men on first and second base, I invite you to a version of "You can never trust the box score." - a tidbit of insight. The umpire had already missed two straight strike three calls on the batter before to load the bases - give me the power, baseball gods - with two down. Then, in classic baseball fashion on an 0-1 count, an absolute seeing-eye flare found its way skied aloft far down the third base line. A hardline sprint from third baseman Patrick Dorrian was slightly off target and the ball caromed off his mitt and fell to the grass. Two runs plated, miraculously. One wild pitch later, and it was suddenly 3-0. One could very easily argue: had the ump simply called the strikeout, nobody scores. The inning is over. Alas, this is not how the game of baseball works. 2) With a single tonight and a key walk in an eighth inning comeback effort, INF Brice Turang moved into a tie for the most hits in the International League in 2022 with 132 total hits. He's 22 years old, folks. Have I mentioned how under-appreciated I find this young man's game? He might not have that flash and that red hot hype other Brewers prospects have, but, man, I'm telling you (again) Turang is simply an incredible baseball player. He also stabbed a key ground out in a severe lefty shift to grab a key cross-his-body put out in the top of the ninth. I'll put this young man anywhere on the diamond. Give him a catcher's mask. I. Do. Not. Care. 3) Jon Singleton 0.136 versus lefty hurlers you say? A red hot Joey Wiemer whiffed on a nasty slider the at-bat prior? Fear not, ye' Brewer fans. Big Jon can oblige. What a swing. What a blast. It was the 21st long ball of his season and only his fourth versus a lefty. What a huge hit in a tight division race: Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Rocket City (Angels) 5, Biloxi 4 Box Score / Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please visit and review: Rocket City Walks Off Shuckers in Series Opener - Devanney Records Three Hits Including Pair of Doubles An old familiar process and result reared its head at the Trash Panda's ballpark tonight. An early 2-0 lead? Vanished. Tie the game late? The bullpen lost any chance in the bottom of the ninth inning. My Shuckers stamina has been tested all season long. They reel me in and, well, then they pull me off the hook and throw me in the drink. It continues to be a test of wills. I'm here for it until the end, but, It certainly hasn't been easy. Three Quick Strikes: 1) INF Cam Devanney continues to show his improvements in 2022 are not mere blips on the prospect radar. A 3-for-4 night with 1 R, 2 RBI, and 2 2B (27 on the season)? That's what I'm talking about. His OPS is back above 0.800 after tonight's output. I'm going to keep ringing the bell: With his incredibly plus defense, you just can not sleep on this young man. 2) RHP TJ Shook needs some kind of reset - I hope it happens for his last start(s) of his 2022 season. His last three outings have gotten away from him: 3 GS, 13 IP, 12 ER, 3 HR, 1 HB, 12 BB, 9 K, 0.265 BA, 1.59 WHIP. The walks are the concern here as he's putting undue pressure on his outings with free men on the basepaths. What has been a promising 2022 overall, should not be discounted by two challenging months. He has had some bright outings for Biloxi - especially the run of games after he was first promoted. This being said, this is a big off-season for the young hurler. Let's hope he gets at it and comes back stronger. 3) Coming into tonight's contest, RHP Harold Chirino had been solid throughout August - 8 IP, 1 ER, 9 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 9 K. 1 W, 2 S, 2 SO. That's a really solid run of varying relief work. Unfortunately, tonight was his turn to play the part of 'the one that got away' out of the Biloxi bullpen. With one down, Chirino intentionally walked a batter in hopes of a double play ball. Instead, he surrendered a line drive single and the winning run scored. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Wisconsin 4, Peoria (Cardinals) 1 Box Score / Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers' site, game details, please visit and review: Wisconsin Wins Series Opener at Peoria - Cipion & Chourio Homer and Floyd Pitches Stellar Relief for Rattlers With only 12 games remaining in the Midwest League's second half and trailing first place South Bend by eight games (Western division), the young Timber Rattlers are most likely playing for pride in Peoria. Let's root on those T-Rats as they look to close their 2022 season on a positive note - every game has meaning regardless of what the final standings will say. Coming off his 'Pitcher of the Week' recognition, RHP Stiven Cruz looked to keep the good mojo going. With Wes Clarke suddenly in Biloxi, and with 1B Ernesto Martinez back on the IL shelf, we're going to see a rotating cast of players at first base - tonight, Jose Acosta took his utility belt to man the bag. Jackson Chourio was back in the DH spot in the lineup and a surging Ben Metzinger was manning the hot corner. Let's check in on some observations throughout the game. Three Quick Strikes: 1) In recent discussions of the updated MLB Pipeline Top 30, I've mentioned the strictly personal opinion that numerous worthy candidates were left off the list - in very true fashion of top prospects lists. I'm not casting aspersions here, mind you, I leave prospects off my lists all the time; they aren't easy. This being said, one of the individuals most likely mistakenly left off this list is Cruz. The 20-year-old Nicaraguan is a pitcher - in the realest sense of the word. As the Peoria broadcast booth shared in tonight's broadcast: he really is simply a fun player to watch. He'll drop in a 68-mph curveball on the edge of the plate, or maybe raindrop that curve in at the top of the zone. Then, he can follow that up with a 93-mph fastball up and in that might just feel like 100 after the curve. Maybe he'll follow that heater with a tailing change-up or a subtle whip slider. He has a very standard four-pitch mix, but with that curve - a playful pitch, honestly - he has unorthodox qualities. Couple that with how he adjusts his delivery and his approach with baserunners on, keeping runners off balance, and you can already tell his floor is high. There is simply no way this young hurler should be outside looking in. Quite simply: he is not. 2) In only his second game returned from a prolonged absence, one might think Chourio might have some rust. Well, other than a check swing mishit on an unintentional groundout up the middle, he has shown no rust. This is his second three-run jack in just two games since his return. It was an absolutely huge insurance smash. Check it out. His swing is just so pure and so meaningfully violent, he doesn't even think this ball left the park: 3) 4-1 lead, nobody out, and a bevy of seeing-eye singles found their way off gloves and through infield gaps? Never fear. RHP Taylor Floyd is here. Let me beat a dead horse: Floyd is back. And, it's beautiful. He wants that baseball, and he's ready to deliver. Nobody out. Bases juiced. How about three straight strikeouts? Man, I am here to witness this comeback party. It is glorious. Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Columbia (Royals) 9, Carolina 0 Box Score / Game Log Via the Mudcats' site, game details, please visit and review: Carolina Held to Three Hits in 9-0 Loss to Fireflies - The Loss Dropped the Mudcats to 4.5 Games Back of First with Just 11 Games Left This Season RHP Logan Henderson was back atop the hill for the young upstart Mudcats. The young men started their last home stand of their season trailing first place Fredericksburg by 3 1/2 games. Could they put a small dent in their hopeful climb into first place? Succinctly: absolutely not. Three Quick Strikes: 1) The above-mentioned Henderson was simply not sharp tonight. He walked some batters, he hit a batter, and he committed two errors. This being said, even when certain players aren't sharp and the results aren't in their favor, you can still see the talent. Case and point for this basic assertion is the strikeout to end the first inning. It was an efficient and effective mix of heat and off-speed. The batter was outmatched and the threat was ended with ease. It's all still there. We'll simply chalk this up to a bad outing. They happen. They definitely happen in Low-A. 2) RHP Fernando Olguin came aboard in the third and narrowly escaped a self-induced bases loaded jam. He wasn't nearly as lucky in the fourth inning when he saw the bases load again and quickly empty after a grand slam was smashed over the high wall in left center field. 2 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR. You are starting to see consistent hard contact off Olguin and I would simply offer, in my amateur opinion, it's partly due to too many pitches flattening out at the same speed: 3) These were Eric Brown Jr's first AB's in five games (DH tonight) and, according to Mudcats announcer Greg Young, his absence was due to unspecified 'soreness'. He ended his evening 1-for-3 but he also put a fantastic swing on a laser shot to deep right field in his first AB. No Statcast velocity was given for that AB, but it was a rope and the Fireflies' right fielder made a fantastic catch off a superb route. It was a great to see Brown Jr. swinging confidently and, hopefully, healthily. Will Mudcats hurler RHP Edwin Jimenez finally stack consecutive stellar outings? I'm here to watch. I've called him 'a young Mike Fiers ' all season long and I'm sticking to my guns - it's all there if he can put it together consistently. Jimenez will look to get the series back to even tomorrow in Zebulon. LHP Ethan Small will take the hill as Nashville looks to grab a 2-0 series lead on Memphis and extend their now 3.5 game lead over Columbus (who lost 4-0 to the Iowa Cubs at home tonight). RHP Brady Schanuelle will continue his yeoman pitcher's work taking the start for Joe Ayrault and Wisconsin while RHP Carlos Luna is a starter again for Biloxi at Rocket City. Thanks for reading and, as always, thank you for supporting Brewers prospects as they chase their dreams. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Standings and sortable stat pages Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article

It's not the 1-2-3 that is impressive (and it is impressive). It's how he got there. He's getting back into his groove. Movement. Deception. Location. Fantastic two outings in a row.

That's two consecutive Cousins outings showcasing the best version of Jake Cousins we know. He's got that ol' stuff back. I'm excite! Sounds win 5-3. WHAT. A. WIN. Let's Go!!!!!!

RHP Jake Cousins on to try and close out this stolen Singleton-sponsored victory. He looked quite good in his last outing. Let's hope he keeps rising up!

Catch me if you've heard this before in 2022: Biloxi comes back to tie the game in the top of the 8th (Cam Devanney I SEE your MLB Pipeline Top 30 absence and I laugh) and, lo and behold, the bullpen loses the game in the bottom of the 9th. My word. How many comeback opportunities or wins blown? Let's NOT look.?

I love this. My broadcast is always minutes behind because I go back using the '15 second rewind' button. I'm minutes late with these highlights. MAN, that was AWESOME. Just after Wiemer struck out on a nasty off-speed pitch foul tip.

MAN, THAT WAS A NO DOUBTER. WHEWWWWWWWWWWWW. CLAPS WERE HEARD IN THE GARAGE. LOL. HOOTS AND HOLLERS. FOURTH HR VERSUS A LEFTY AND I'M KEEPING THE CAPS LOCK ENGAGED.

Wiemer strikes out on an off-speed. BUT NO FEAR MY LADS!!!!! BIG JON SINGLETON coming in hitting 0.136 versus LHP hits an absolute first pitch BOMB into the RIGHT field deck. TEXT. FONTS. BE DAMNED. WOW.

Oh baby. Double steal. Frelick to third. Turang to 2nd base. First base is open. One out. Wiemer at the dish. 3-2 Redbirds.

Feliciano bomb to deep straight away CF. 3-2 Sounds. Do they have the comeback in their bag tonight?!? Let's hope so. Great swing!

Oh hey...just like that...a lead-off Jeferson Quero triple. Huh. I swear I just made a remark in the Top 30 article. Well, how 'bout that!?

RHP Taylor Floyd is BACK. My goodness, young man! How about a bases loaded situation. NOBODY out after yet another seeing eye grounder found pay dirt off recently promoted Brannon Jordan. THREE consecutive strikeouts. He's found that nasty again. I swear, his slider might just stop; take a drink; and have a conversation en route to home plate. My word. What. A. Turnaround!

A lead off Andruw Monasterio double here in the bottom of the 5th is giving the Sounds an opportunity to get on the scoreboard. He ripped a well-hit grounder over the 3rd base bag and into the Nashville foul territory bullpen. The Sounds still trail 3-0. And, just like that, Dorrian legged out a high chopper down the first base line. Men on the corners. Nobody down. Frelick at the dish...and he hits into a routine double play. Right at the shortstop. Monasterio scores regardless. 3-1. 2 down.

CHOURIO BOMB. OH BABBBBBBBBY. Whereas Patrick Dorrian can't corral a classic flare pop up just inside and down the third base foul line (after the homeplate ump blew two strike three calls on the batter before....ugh) and drops it in his manic pursuit...Chourio ropes a 3-run jack off the foul pole down the right field line. YEAH BABY! It's 4-0. Whewwwwww. 310' down the right field line off the pole. Wow. Just wow. When the stroke is pure, even seemingly benign hits have power: