Jim Goulart

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Counting two wins in the rookie Dominican League Friday, Brewers affiliates had a 4-2 day. However, we all know that sometimes there can be development victories within losses, and that was the case in Zebulon, North Carolina. On the flip side of the other loss, Nashville's lopsided road defeat had little to offer unless you're the prime member of the Vinny Capra fan club. We'll discuss tight home wins for Biloxi and Wisconsin here as well. So, as we like to say... Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Let's get on to our Report! Transactions: INF Jadher Areinamo activated from High-A Wisconsin's 7-day injured list RHP Enniel Cortez placed on Low-A Carolina's 7-day injured list, effective August 1 Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes - Unavailable for this date Final: Gwinnett (Braves) 11, Nashville 2 Box Score and Game Log Via the Sounds’ website, game details, and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds Trail Early and Had No Answer in Loss to Stripers - Vinny Capra hit home run, double and scores twice in 11-2 defeat So, the Gwinnett Stripers (and yes, it's too easy to read that too quickly and add an extra "p") play in the city of Lawrenceville, Georgia. Gwinnett isn't even a city, it's the county in which Lawrenceville resides. We can't quibble that the team claims the entire county. The High-A team we root for claims their entire state, including the city of its parent club! If you think I'm delaying discussing game details here, you're right. The game summary you just highlighted noted Vinny Capra's near-cycle, and Capra remains the automatic choice for another promotion should anything befall Andruw Monasterio or Joey Ortiz, thanks to Capra's 40-man roster status. That Nashville write-up and I are on the same page. Spotlighting Brewer Hicklen's efforts in this loss is the right thing to do, as one can argue that Hicklen had usurped Joey Wiemer's place in the organization even before the trade deadline deal shipping Wiemer to the Reds. Wiemer has stumbled to consecutive 0-for-5 games for AAA Louisville to open his Cincinnati organization tenure, in a very unfair microscopic sample note. Hicklen is tied for the league lead in steals while also being in the top 10 in OPS, HR and RBI. Yeah, damn right Milwaukee added him to their 40-man when Hicklen activated his opt-out July 15th. Our only Hicklen disappointment? Brewer is his middle name (Charles). But he's been called Brewer since childhood, so he can roll with it. Tyler Black had the night off. Rough outing for RHP Easton McGee. However, this was his first start (other than Maryvale) since he remarkably did this on April 29th, 2023. I remain a big fan of this two-year signing by the Crew covering 2024-2025. Tobias Myers was inked to a two-year minor league deal that morphed into his magical current season. And finally on the Sounds, sad face - Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Biloxi 3, Rocket City (Angels) 2 Box Score and Game Log Boeve, Henderson lead Shuckers to Third Straight Win over Trash Pandas - Boeve drives in all three runs, records first homer back from Injured List Before we get to Mr. Boeve, can we all just assume we all follow the Brewers Player Development "X" account religiously? Sometimes, and I'm as guilty of it as any here, we don't always link to those posts because we just assume you've all seen them. Brock was a more modest 1-for-4 (single) in this game. Speaking of @BrewersPD, make sure you catch the pre-game interview with the man behind the account from earlier this week. Yes, welcome back, Mike Boeve, that swing still looks sweet. With no more official Maryvale games this summer, we don't know if Boeve (or any returning injured player the remainder of the season) is getting rehab game action in unofficial contests in Arizona. Otherwise, players like perhaps Boeve in this case, are working out with their assigned club and simply get plopped back in the lineup or on the mound when deemed ready. There is much more available - more Boeve, Logan Henderson (our October 40-man roster lock), etc. via the Biloxi "X" feed. Pitching mastery throughout in this one (love this note from Voice of the Shuckers Javik Blake), especially Henderson's zero walks (one HBP) and eight K's, 59 of 79 pitches for strikes. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link) Final: Wisconsin 4, South Bend (Cubs) 2 Box Score and Game Log Areinamo Aces Return to Wisconsin’s Lineup - Rattlers DH goes 3-for-4 and finishes a triple shy of the cycle in 4-2 victory Timber Rattlers back home means the best game review routine in all of MiLB returns: Read Chris Mehring's wonderful game summary Sit back for five and a half minutes of quality highlights Listen to the Postgame Podcast w/Chris and Kyle Lobner while devouring the remaining Link Report Sure, he was eased back to action as the designated hitter coming off his hamstring "tweak", but Jadher Areinamo's importance to the Rattlers club is tough to understate. Luke Adams lifts his OBP to .450 after a double, single, sacrifice fly. Everyone, that's not a misprint. Oh yeah, he doesn't turn 21 until next April. Nod your head in agreement with me, you veteran Brewers fans - Corey Hart was a similarly drafted tall high schooler (11th round, 2000, Adams 12th round, 2022) who played a very unorthodox style and eventually settled into a defensive home (TBD with Adams, 1B/3B, etc.). If Adams has a Hart-like career, we'll all be the better for it, including Luke's wallet! The Brewers are an organizational machine, and I hope we all appreciate it. Someone was allowed to have the voice to speak up for RHP KC Hunt despite a very disjointed Mississippi State career that saw him post a 7.67 ERA in 53 games (and only three starts). That voice prompted a non-drafted free agent signing. Hunt is thriving in a starting role now and completely re-writing his career path. We are spoiled by this era of top-to-bottom Brewers efficiency. Final: Charleston (Rays) 6, Carolina 5, eleven innings Box Score and Game Log Big Inning Lifts Mudcats Past Red Sox You'll remember we kicked off today's report noting we find big positives within losses. No problem here! About that top-notch organizational machine, how about that deftly maneuvered 2023 amateur draft that netted (with much, much more) 3rd round thunder-god Eric Bitonti and 15th round fellow high school pick Josh Adamczewski. Adamczewski was on base four more times (OPS 1.529 four games into his Mudcats career after stellar prolonged work in Maryvale) and Bitonti, well, actions speak louder than words: Bitonti is 18 years old until mid-November. He's going to outgrow any "manchild" moniker quickly, but it's an apt title now. Goodness. I do like my just anointed "Thunder-God", however. Hello to 19-year-old Venezuelan native LHP Anthony Flores! That's how you make a full-season debut and impress upon arrival from Maryvale - five scoreless, hitless innings of relief behind RHP Josh Knoth (a rare mis-fire night for Knoth), allowing your teammates to rally late to send the game to extras. Given the scarcity of southpaws at the rookie levels for the Crew, the Brewers seemingly wisely looked past Flores' 6.23 Arizona ERA and gave him the opportunity he took advantage of Friday night. C'mon Mudcats management - really nice gesture, but you can afford full-size ice cream sandwiches next time 🍦! Final: DSL Brewers #1 Squad 6, DSL Padres Gold 5Box Score and Game Log Team Uno was gifted the go-ahead run without a base hit in the top of the 9th as the game log will show you. As so often is the case, the top four spots in the order combined to reach base ten times. Check the box for some familiar names if you've been with us re: the DSL all season. But the bottom of the order helped also, and we shoutout 17-year-old Dominican Yohandy Cruz, who has struggled in very limited action, seeing time defensively anywhere but shortstop, where he was listed upon signing (actually, it's international law that all position player signees are listed as shortstops, center fielders, or perhaps catcher). Cruz singled twice and drove in a run while playing first base for this one. Final: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 7, DSL Tampa Bay 5Box Score and Game Log Team Dos hurlers combined for 16 K's, and in the "box scores aren't always fair" department, the win was handed to 17-year-old Dalvin Bodre (congrats, first pro win!) although his fellow moundsmen pitched much more solidly. What a day for starting LHP (yes, the rare Brewers DSL southpaw!) Enderson Mercado - 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 10 (!) K. And congrats to German native Paul Hoff for the first career save, three-inning variety. We'll see Hoff get additional starts as his pro career advances, most likely. He's yet another 17-year-old! $1,700,000 top 2024 bonus baby Jorge Quintana singled, and also walked thrice. Quintana was also caught stealing twice, one emanating from a pickoff, and is now just 16-for-26 in that department. Quintin Berry on a plane, stat! Seven games on tap Saturday, with a T-Rat doubleheader included. I will do my best to set an early alarm for Sunday AM to recap it all for you. I may be up late catching an MiLB TV replay, however, because a certain Jacob Walter Misiorowski makes his AAA debut for the Sounds this evening, 5:05 Central time. You can bet the big-league broadcast, which begins two hours earlier, will be keeping tabs on Voice of the Sounds Jeff Hem's updates. Enjoy your summer Saturday, all! 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More from Friday 8/2: Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Rick Schlesinger, Brewers President of Business Operations Via 97.3's "The Steve Czaban Show" (Hour Two): Paul Wagner (go to the 30:15 minute mark) Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show (Hour One): Ryan Spilborghs, the analyst for Brewers vs Nationals on Apple TV (go to the 15:25 minute mark) Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: Andrew Wagner Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour One): Jack Stern of "BrewerFanatic" (go to the 06:50 minute mark) Postgame shows after the 8-3 win over the Nationals -Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hostsVia 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - Tim Allen hosts

Two of the early Friday AM long-form pods have released: BrewerFanatic's and the Reviewing The Brew's Cold Brew Podcast

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Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour Two): Chris Mehring, Voice of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (go to the 16:40 minute mark)

Thursday 8/1: Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Matt Arnold Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts "Brewers Weekly" - "Dom details the winners and losers of the trade deadline and then goes through fans predictions for the remainder of the season." Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour Two): Matt Carroll from "Reviewing the Brew" (go to the 5:30 minute mark) Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour Two): Chris Mehring, Voice of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (go to the 16:40 minute mark)

By mid-November (the afternoon of Tuesday November 12th, we believe), teams across MLB will have to set their 40-man rosters in order to identify which minor league players they wish to protect from exposure to the Rule 5 draft in December. Last November saw the Brewers add a slam-dunk player in catcher Jeferson Quero, who was sadly lost for the season on Nashville's Opening Day to a shoulder injury. The Crew also added RHP Bradley Blalock, a move few saw coming. Blalock was just traded to Colorado, along with RHP Yujanyer Herrera, in a deal that netted RH reliever Nick Mears. Finally, Milwaukee made a roster-setting deadline trade with Philadelphia, giving up OF Hendry Mendez and INF Robert Moore, for INF Oliver Dunn, who was immediately added to the team's 40-man. Image courtesy of Biloxi Shuckers (Logan Henderson photo) Who is most likely to be added this November? Quick primer thanks to MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince: What is the Rule 5 Draft? A draft that allows clubs that do not have a full 40-man roster to select certain non-40-man players from other organizations. Essentially, it is an avenue for teams to identify and give a Major League opportunity to players that they feel have been held back elsewhere. Players signed at age 18 or younger must be added to their club’s 40-man roster within five seasons or else become eligible for the Rule 5 Draft. Players signed at 19 or older must be protected within four seasons. Like the amateur Draft (officially known as the Rule 4 Draft), the Rule 5 Draft is held in reverse order of standings from the previous season. Unlike the amateur Draft, not every club will make a selection in the Rule 5. Those that do must pay $100,000 to the club from which the player was selected, and the player must remain on the new club’s 26-man roster (or injured list) for the entirety of the following season or else be placed on outright waivers. If the player clears waivers, he must be offered back to his original team for $50,000 and can be outrighted to the Minors only if his original team does not take him back. (This prevents teams from pilfering players from other teams and then stashing them in their Minor League system.) When is the Rule 5 Draft? This winter’s Rule 5 Draft will be held Dec. 6. Eligible players are listed alphabetically within their current level of play, and we'll edit this thread occasionally as rosters adjust in the season's final months: AAA Nashville: 1B/C Wes Clarke INF Ray Delgado RHP Jon Duplantier RHP Deivi Garcia OF Jimmy Herron RHP Easton McGee RHP Evan McKendry RHP Sam McWilliams RHP Vinny Nittoli OF Jared Oliva LHP Thomas Pannone RHP Chad Patrick INF Anthony Seigler RHP Garrett Stallings INF Freddy Zamora AA Biloxi: RHP Coleman Crow OF/INF Adam Hall RHP Logan Henderson RHP Blake Holub C Nick Kahle LHP Brandon Knarr INF Casey Martin 1B Ernesto Martinez C Darrien Miller INF Ethan Murray OF Bladimir Restituyo LHP Russell Smith RHP Shane Smith INF Zavier Warren RHP Justin Yeager High-A Wisconsin: RHP Alexander Cornielle RHP Stiven Cruz OF Eduarqui Fernandez RHP Jeferson Figueroa INF/OF Eduardo Garcia RHP Edwin Jimenez OF Hedbert Perez RHP Jake Polancic C Ramon Rodriguez RHP Yerlin Rodriguez C Victor Torres OF/INF Jheremy Vargas A-Ball Carolina: INF/OF/RHP Miguel Briceno C Blayberg Diaz C David Garcia OF Yhoswar Garcia RHP Fray Morelo OF/INF Kaylan Nicasia Feel free to discuss and predict in the comments below, but I see the potentials as such: Lock: RHP Logan Henderson Just Barely South of Lock: RHP Chad Patrick Under Fairly Strong Consideration: RHP Coleman Crow RHP Yerlin Rodriguez RHP Shane Smith Could Sneak In: RHP Easton McGee View full article

Brewers Sr. Coordinator of Player Development Info Ben Harris joined the pregame show on Wednesday to discuss his role with the Brewers, the org's success in 2024 and more! Harris (the man above) is the person behind the @BrewersPD handle!

More on RHP Easton McGee, along with some audio snippets, here.

Biloxi Press Release: 3B/1B MIKE BOEVE REINSTATED FROM 7-DAY INJURED LIST BILOXI, MS – The Biloxi Shuckers and Milwaukee Brewers have announced that 3B/1B Mike Boeve has been reinstated from the 7-Day Injured List. The Shuckers’ active roster now stands at 28 players. Boeve was previously placed on the 7-Day Injured List on July 9, 2024. In 53 games with the Shuckers in 2024, Boeve owns a .286/.347/.400 slash line with 9 doubles, 3 triples and 3 home runs. Today marks his first appearance with the Shuckers since June 30 against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.

Wednesday 7/31: Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Jeff Levering Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Jen, Gabe and Chewy" (download link): Sophia Minnaert Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show (Hour One): Tim Allen (go to the 21:10 minute mark) VIDEO via MLB Network's "MLB Now": "Pat Murphy discusses the addition of Frankie Montas, Christian Yelich's injury and more" Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Tim Muma of Brewer Fanatic discusses the Brewers series loss to Atlanta, a lackluster trade deadline and just how good is Jackson Chourio?" Via 97.3's Drew & KB (Hour One): Paul Wagner (go to the 9:45 minute mark) Via the "Barrel Banter Podcast": "The Brewers had a clear need for pitching, specifically of the starting variety entering the deadline. They added reliever Nick Mears and starter Frankie Montas - was that enough to keep them atop the NL Central? And are they the right guys?" Via the "Cream City Pod" with BrewerFanatic's own Spencer Michaelis: "Topics Covered by Spencer and Gunner Amelunk: - Braves series review - Jackson Chourio love - Ryan Braun love - Questions for the Crew - Chris Levonas is unlikely to sign, what does it mean? - Trade Deadline reactions? - General thoughts on how the Brewers operate (overall and at the deadline in specific) - Random Brewers Postgame shows after the 6-2 loss to Atlanta - Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "A Tough August Facing the Brewers" Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - Tim Allen joins Drew and KB's show

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It's a side note and the Wilson, NC area will hear about it throughout the next year-plus, but the long-existing college wood-bat league team is going to be steamrolled out via the new stadium, where they won't be allowed to play. Will next year be Tobs’ last in Wilson?

Plus the Adames comp pick after the first round…