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Shane Smith and Biloxi have the late start time today.

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers activated RHP Alexander Cornielle from the 7-day injured list. Nice!

Saturday 6/15:Postgame shows after the 3-1 win over the Reds -Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts, Jerry Augustine is Dom's guestVia 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - Tim Allen hosts

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Biloxi RH starting pitcher Logan Henderson grabbed the spotlight mantle on the farm Saturday, it won't be the first time he does that. There are playoff implications to review, rookie ball performances on both ends of the good/rough spectrum, and much more to share. Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Let's kick things off with the day's moves, including a minor deal with the Phils... Transactions: RHP James Meeker outrighted to AAA Nashville OF Brewer Hicklen activated from AAA Nashville’s 7-day injured list INF Christian Arroyo of AAA Nashville sent on rehab assignment to ACL Brewers LHP Darrell Thompson transferred to Development List from AAA Nashville RHP Nolan Blackwood transferred to Development List from AAA Nashville Acquired INF Casey Martin from the Phillies and assigned to AA Biloxi OF Handelfry Encarnacion placed on DSL Brewers-1’s 7-day injured list Infielder Casey Martin (MiLB Player Page) was acquired in what was most likely a (minimal) cash deal (details not quite yet available). Our @damuellepointed out in our Minor League Forum transaction thread the likely reasoning behind the move. Martin has not performed well at all since being selected out of the University of Arkansas in the 3rd round in the 2020 pandemic year five-round draft. His transaction log at the bottom of that player page indicates that there have been injured list stints, but he's seen enough action for Philadelphia to determine that his career .198/.269/.317 (.586 OPS) line is legitimately earned, even if his $1.3 million bonus has not been. Martin is in his age 25 season and will have a chance at a fresh start with to-be-determined playing time. The most recent Brewers-Phillies trade prior to this move was: (11/14/23) -- Acquired 2B Oliver Dunn in exchange for INF Robert Moore and OF Hendry Mendez. As those links will show you, neither Moore (AA level) nor Mendez (High-A) are excelling in 2024, though Moore's .748 is certainly passable. Moore was also out of Arkansas (Competitive Balance Round B in 2022) and is three years younger than Martin. Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Gwinnett (Braves) 4, Nashville 3, ten innings 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 Lose Tight Contest Versus Stripers in Extra Innings - Eric Haase has three RBI in 4-3 defeat at Gwinnett Chad Patrick continued to make a case for being "next up" for the big-league rotation needs. Here is video of the final of his eight strikeouts (vs. one walk) in his 5.2 frames, the first five of which were scoreless. Right fielder Brewer Hicklen fanned three times in an 0-for-4 return to the lineup, but nice to see him back. Ryan Middendorf and Kevin Herget were up to the task in the latter innings, but Harold Chirino allowed the ghost runner to tie the game (excusable), but the HBP, single, intentional walk, and finally, this ill-fated 21st pitch of the 10th inning doused any potential road game fun. Tough to put the blame on Chirino when the offense only produced seven baserunners, five of which reached on singles, one on a walk. During a recent hot streak by catcher Francisco Mejia, I pondered for a moment if he may get the call should a backstop be needed in Milwaukee. But it remains pretty clear that Eric Haase would be that guy, good for Haase that he is pulling in his big-league salary in Nashville though no longer on the 40-man roster. Wonder if the Cubs, for instance, are regretting not placing a claim on Eric back when the season began, given their woes behind the plate. Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Biloxi 10, Tennessee (Cubs) 2 Box Score and Game Log Henderson Strikes Out 10, Shuckers Offense Dominates in 10-2 Win - Brewers’ No. 16 prospect ties career-high, Shuckers tie season-high with 10 runs on second King Cakes night As a Media Notes aficionado, extra points to Javik Blake of the Shuckers for adorning the notes today with the "King Cakes" identity taken on by the Shuckers on this evening. And "King" is a proper way to crown RHP Logan Henderson's effort, my goodness. There are six Henderson strikeout highlight views from the just-in-time for his Biloxi AA debut glorious center field camera angle, all via the club's "X" feed. Now granted, you'll see plenty of offensive highlights there also (watch them while on the timeline), we'll get to that side of the ball shortly. In his 22 innings between Maryvale, Wisconsin and Biloxi, Henderson has a 33-to-3 K-to-BB ratio. Something tells me he'll be a bit higher than #16 on the prospect list after the next update. Something also tells me that Matt Arnold will hear Henderson's name in trade demands quite a bit over the next six weeks. Twenty-three baserunners for the Cakes, one was via HBP, and regulars here don't need me to tell you that plunking belonged to Darrien Miller. So much we can point to here: Carlos D. Rodriguez is 9-for-19 with two walks in the last four games. Mike Boeve joined Rodriguez (and Lamar Sparks) in reaching base four times. Sparks scored during each of his jaunts around the basepaths. Newcomer Adam Hall (not to be confused with similar profile fellow 25-year-old Casey Martin) singled three times. To accentuate the need for Martin's arrival, the Biloxi bench was made up of a sidelined Eric Brown, Jr. (dude is snakebit as we await word on his latest malady), emergency bat Ben Metzinger, and backup catcher Andy Yerzy. We'll see if the Martin acquisition portends another official Brown, Jr. injured list stint. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link) Final: Wisconsin 7, West Michigan (Tigers) 2 Box Score and Game Log Magic Ninth Inning Drops Wisconsin’s Magic Number to One - Rattlers snap 2-2 tie with five runs on two homers in ninth to beat Whitecaps 7-2 Can you feel it? From Chris Mehring just in case you hadn't clicked above yet - The Cedar Rapids Kernels, the only team in the West Division with a chance to catch the Timber Rattlers for the first half West Division title, won 10-6 at Lansing to prevent the Timber Rattlers from clinching on Saturday night. Wisconsin’s magic number is one with four games to play. One Wisconsin win or one Cedar Rapids loss over the final four games of the first half will give the Rattlers their first playoff spot since the team was a second half Wild Card in 2016. This would be Wisconsin’s first division title since the first half of the 2012 season. It'd be nice if the clinching dogpile moment would happen in Appleton, but the T-Rats are in the midst of a 12-game road trip. Maybe the Rattlers can capture and release Chris' audio call when the clinch takes place. Notice I said when, not if, confident after this one. If I somehow jinx things, this paragraph will be edited out later in the week. Luke Adams is in his age 20 season, and he has exuberance that matches his youthfulness. Keep in mind just how tight this one was through eight, and the bullpen effort over 2.1 innings by Chase Costello can't be overstated. Starter Yujanyer Herrera only walked one and allowed only four knocks through 5.2 innings, but he also hit three batters (there were six HBP's in the game, three on each side). The inherited runner Costello stranded was on third base with two outs. If you hope to keep this Wisconsin lineup down, you had better deflate the top four in the order of O'Rae - Lara - Areinamo - Adams, easier said than done. Final: Fredericksburg (Nationals) 6, Carolina 4 Box Score and Game Log Mudcats Lose Lead Late Against Nationals Not time to panic regarding the Carolina first-half division championship push, but ouch, this one hurt. Here's the Carolina League standings, and you'll see that the elimination numbers for the two teams trailing the Mudcats are down to three. The first-half season ends Thursday, and Carolina has make-up games forcing doubleheaders at Columbia on both Tuesday and Thursday this coming week. That means Carolina has six games remaining in the first half. Win three of those and the Muddies are playoff-bound regardless of what Lynchburg and/or Down East do. So, it's still looking really good, but the current three-game losing streak, all at home, hasn't helped things. We're happy for current Timber Rattler pitchers Bayden Root and since-moved-to-the-rotation KC Hunt, but it's becoming clear that Root and Hunt's late-inning contributions to Carolina are missed. Time for others to step up. Harrison Durow has been solid all season (he did miss ten days earlier this month with a brief IL stint) but was unfortunately not up to the task Saturday. Lather-rinse-repeat, that's the story of 18-year-old RHP Josh Knoth's season, and his line here, as it has been upon review every Saturday morning, is fine in and of itself - 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2B, 6 K, 74 pitches, 48 strikes. Knoth has made 11 starts, only one was scoreless (a three-inning outing way back on April 12th) yet has given up more than two earned runs only once (game log). It's all perfectly acceptable and successful for the 33rd overall pick out of the Northeast who was held back from pitching in Maryvale last summer. Cooper Pratt hit line drive singles in his final three at-bats. David Gasper and Matt Carroll (Reviewing the Brew, sure, we're not afraid to cross-promote Brewers content) discussed this week which Crew prospect, above all others, should be considered untouchable in trade talks. They split between two Mudcats, Yophery Rodriguez and Pratt, and I'm right there with them. Let's say both! Final: ACL Royals 12, ACL Brewers 5Box Score and Game Log Christian Arroyo, playing third base, was 0-for-3 (one BB, one K) as he begins a rehab stint in the desert. Fellow rehabber Eduardo Garcia, playing his new 2024 position in center field, tripled, singled and walked. The three arms struggled, southpaw Jose Meneses, a 19-year-old Venezuela native, got the start, this was only his second appearance of the season (he debuted last Saturday). Undrafted 22-year-old RHP Isaiah Jackson has found the going tough in his debut campaign, and 18-year-old Mexican product Eric Prado continues to find it difficult to replicate his 2023 Dominican League success. It was 7-5 through five innings, with the Royals tacking on after that point. 18-year-old Luiyin Alastre, playing shortstop here, remains intriguing in his first stateside season. The Venezuelan native has posted a .289/.348/.405 line thus far, with nine stolen bases in ten attempts. Third baseman Eric Bitonti last played on June 7th (insert sad face), and we await any nugget out of Arizona as to his status. The A-Crew drops to 14-18 with the loss. Final: DSL Brewers #1 Squad 6, DSL Dodgers Bautista 3 Box Score and Game Log Team Uno (now 7-3) jumped to a 5-0 lead after two frames, holding on with an insurance run in the 7th, to move to 7-3 on the season. A Dodgers team with a 2-6 record is an uncharacteristic sight based on past DSL seasons. The good guys had their running shoes on, and run they did, successful on all ten stolen base attempts. The two 17-year-old top guns atop the order, switch-hitting shortstop Jesus Made and RH-swinging Luis Pena (playing third base here), each reached base twice and swiped two bags apiece. The hurlers did plunk four Dodger batters, but won primarily thanks to 17-year-old RHP Dariel Jaquez, in only his second pro appearance, Jaquez tossed four innings of one-hit ball, effectively wild (two BB's, two HBP's), fanning four. Final: DSL Guardians Goryl 15, DSL Brewers #2 Squad 3 Box Score and Game Log I thought "Goryl" must translate to something in Spanish, but apparently it does not. I'm stumped. As you might imagine, there were rough mound efforts here, and five of the six ERA's in the box scores have four digits rather than three. We will credit 19-year-old RHP Lenin Mendez for stranding three inherited runners, the only batter he faced grounding out. The one ERA positive outlier is just-turned 18-year-old RHP Wandy Cabrera, who has retired all seven batters he's faced in his first two pro appearances. The $1.7 million bonus baby, 17-year-old SS/3B Jorge Quintana (DH'ing here), hit his first pro HR and singled twice. A center fielder with four home runs in his first 29 pro at-bats? That'll work, say hello to 17-year-old RH-swinging Dominican native Jose Anderson. Team Dos falls to 5-3. From yesterday's report, my bad: "In just his 2nd pro game, Team Dos starting RHP Christopher Peralta, who only turned 17 less than a month ago, had a much better night than his namesake. Peralta is from the same Dominican town as Freddy, and he tossed four scoreless with only five baserunners allowed. I wonder if Freddy knows directly about Christopher." Ugh! I knew this. Christopher is Freddy's cousin! No rookie games Sunday. Go Timber Rattlers! Snap out of it, Mudcats! Most importantly, Happy Father's Day to all, and for those missing their Dad today (this is my first without), thoughts out to you. 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Report on the Brewers’ young Minor League Catching Coordinator Dallas Correa

Friday 6/14: Via the BrewerFanatic Podcast: "Jack Stern and Spencer Michaelis discuss the Brewers 4-2 week against the Tigers and Blue Jays, William Contreras’ recent struggles, Carlos Rodriguez’s debut, potential outfield logjams, Jacob Misiorowski’s future, and much more!" Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts "Brewers Weekly" Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Bill Schroeder Via 97.3's "The Steve Czaban Show" (Hour Two): Paul Wagner (go to the 25:30 minute mark) Sidenote: Wagner, the former big leaguer and now an indy ball pitching coach with the Lake Country Dockhounds, continues to call runs "points" in nearly every interview, regardless of radio show, and there aren't many things in life that get under my skin more. Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show (Hour Two): Guest hosts Tim Allen and Nick Bruesewitz open the hour with Brewers 1st Base coach Quintin Berry, then chat with Matt Lepay (Lepay at the 21:00 minute mark) Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour One): Jack Stern of "BrewerFanatic" (go to the 32:50 minute mark) Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Brian Anderson Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Andrew Wagner of Forbes Sports discusses if the Brewers' success is because of Pat Murphy or if there's more to it. Sparky also asks about Freddy Peralta and what this bad stretch means for him and his future." Via "The Bill Michaels Show" (Hour Three): Bill Schroeder Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "BONUS EPISODE - Crossover - Locked on Brewers and Locked on Reds preview the weekend series" Via the "Brewers Babes" Podcast (NSFW, occasional language): "In this episode Lisa chats with Erin from Detroit, we talk all about how the Brewers have been putting together hits and runs to win games and series. We discuss the Player's Survey, the incident with the Cincinnati Reds fan, and gush about our Fielders Choice and Sausage Race winners." Reviewing the Brew's" Cold Brew Podcast: "Dave Gasper and Matt Carroll talk about the latest with the Milwaukee Brewers. Injury news has gone from bad to worse with Robert Gasser, Joe Ross, and others. The debut of Carlos Rodriguez was a welcome sight. As the trade deadline approaches, GM Matt Arnold has to weigh a number of factors in addressing this rotation. Dave and Matt break down those factors and ponder if an early trade to address the rotation should happen." Postgame shows after the exasperating 6-5 loss to Cincinnati - Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - Hunter Baumgardt (in for Tim Allen) and Andrew Ludwig are hosting for this one Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts, Jerry Augustine is Dom's guest

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Sure, outside of the rookie ball youngsters in Maryvale and the Dominican Republic, it was a tough Friday in terms of wins and losses. All four full-season affiliates dropped their contests, with the Sounds and Shuckers getting outscored by a combined 25-3. However, the evening has to be considered a really big win for fans of Brewers prospects, because the Biloxi center field camera view, after a very extended stint, was activated from its own "injured list". Let there be rejoicing, no one more pleased than Voice of the Shuckers Javik Blake, no longer subject to our whining on the topic. Oh, you First World problems. Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Let's look for sunshine among the many clouds. Transactions: N/A Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes (unavailable for this game) Final: Gwinnett (Braves) 12, Nashville 0 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 Stifled by Stripers - Nashville allows four home runs in 12-0 loss to Gwinnett Hmmm. nuggets... Garrett Mitchell pulled a line drive single to right for his knock on a 1-for-4 night, fanned swinging leading off the game as the designated hitter. Tyler Black's hit on his 1-for-4 night was a double, logged as a "sharp fly ball". Gameday getting its thesaurus out. Joel Kuhnel and Darrell Thompson pitched scoreless ball in garbage time, but even then, combined to allow five baserunners over the final two innings. The game mercifully lasted only hours, 14 minutes. How things change quickly - we tossed around RHP Evan McKendry's name as a possible 40-man add last fall to protect from Rule 5, though that never seemed a true temptation for the Brewers. Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Tennessee (Cubs) 13, Biloxi 3 Box Score and Game Log Shuckers Fall to Smokies on Shuck Cancer Night - Yerzy smashes second home run of the year, Sparks tallies multi-hit night A 5-3 score after eight innings, but the final score is what it is. It's been a full month since RHP Bradley Blalock had a positive start, as his game log shows. Eric Brown Jr. singled in the first inning, played defense in the 2nd, but did not come out defensively in the 3rd. Sometimes defensive highlight plays are featured, and you say to yourself, "yeah, that's nice". But these two gems via Carlos D. Rodriguez and newcomer Adam Hall are true standouts. Sure, Craig Yoho had a strong 8th inning, but as the box and log will show, the 9th inning included three consecutive singles (two of the fly ball variety, plus a line drive that found grass). Enjoy more center field camera views on the Shuckers' "X" timeline. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link) Final: West Michigan (Tigers) 3, Wisconsin 2 Box Score and Game Log Whitecaps Win Late Over Wisconsin - Rattlers drop 3-2 decision, but magic number still drops to two Yay for magic number reduction! Encouraging outing for 2022 5th round RHP Will Rudy. Rudy is a strike-thrower (1.21 WHIP), but some OK peripherals belie the ERA, lowered to 5.83 here. More K's would help. Final: Fredericksburg (Nationals) 5, Carolina 2 Box Score and Game Log Nationals Hold Off Late Mudcats Rally Six singles and six walks for Mudcat batters, 2-for-10 RISP, 9 LOB. RHP Bishop Letson allowed 12 baserunners in five innings, in his most uneven start since May 10 (game logs). Final: ACL Brewers 7, ACL Rockies 1 (scheduled for seven) Box Score and Game Log Five-run second inning was mostly gifted by the baby Rockies, though SS Eduardo Garcia's two-run double was big. The 2-3-4 hitters were rehabbers, two games into their stints for Garcia and C Brian Navarreto, game #8 for Felix Valerio. Only 59 pitches in six outstanding innings for RHP Enniel Cortez, emulating Carlos F. Rodriguez as a product of Nicaragua. Good thing for quick work, 105 degrees at gametime. That's the Cortez we followed as he shined in the DSL last season. Final: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 3, DSL Brewers #1 Squad 1, seven innings as scheduled Box Score and Game Log Team Dos won despite having one base hit, a Kevin Ereu RBI double in the 5th. In just his 2nd pro game, Team Dos starting RHP Christopher Peralta, who only turned 17 less than a month ago, Peralta is from the same Dominican town as namesake Freddy (Christopher had a much better night on the mound), four scoreless with only five baserunners allowed. In a video earlier this spring, Freddy had mentioned that his hometown wasn't a prime location for Dominican recruits. I wonder if he knows directly about Christopher. 17-year-old southpaw Enderson Mercado, likewise in only his 2nd pro appearance, followed up nicely to earn the win. For Team Uno, remarkable infielder Luis Pena (yes, 17 years old), singled twice and stole his 16th base in 16 tries. He's played eight games, OPS at 1.406. All teams are in action on Saturday, the DSL games are just getting underway and there is day action in Arizona (wear your sunscreen, kids!). Chad Patrick, Logan Henderson, Yujanyer Herrera and Josh Knoth make for a nice slate of early evening starters for the full-season clubs. 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Congrats to Je’Von, back in affiliated ball!

VIDEO: K.C. Hunt ties his career high with his eighth K

A bit of recent outing-ending Carolina K video action: Manuel Rodriguez Daniel Corniel

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Thursday 6/13: Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Matt Arnold Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show (Hour One), Tim Allen hosting: David Gasper of Reviewing the Brew (go to the 22:35 minute mark) Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show (Hour Two), Tim Allen hosting: Jeff Hem, the play-by-play voice of the Nashville Sounds (go to the 21:35 minute mark) Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour Two): Matt Carroll from "Reviewing the Brew" (go to the 7:10 minute mark) Via "The Bill Michaels Show" (Hour Three): Kenny Sanders, reliever extraordinaire who was on the original Brewers teams of the early 70s, chats with Bill (go to the 22:40 minute mark) Via 97.3's Drew & KB (Hour One): Len Kasper (Current White Sox Voice and Former Brewers Voice) joins the show to talk about Bill Schroeder being honored (go to the 02:25 minute mark) Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Daron Sutton (Former Brewers Voice) joins the show to talk about Bill Schroeder being honored Via 97.3's Drew & KB (Hour Three): Matt Lepay (Badgers Voice and Former Brewers TV Voice) joins the show to talk about Bill Schroeder being honored (go to the 05:50 minute mark) Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "MLB Network's Matt Vasgersian discusses his time growing in the minors as a broadcaster in his 20's and his time in Milwaukee with the legendary Bill "Rock" Schroeder as he hits his 30th anniversary with the Brewers." Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Perfect Game TV's Daron Sutton discusses his time with the Brewers and Bill "rock" Schroeder, and some of his most memorable calls from the 'Beast Mode" era and more! Also, correcting the link from yesterday's entry: Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Former Brewers and Packers Broadcaster Jim Paschke discusses his time with the Brewers and Bill "Rock" Schroeder, sharing some of his favorite stories in the booth with Rock and others."

Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show (Hour Two), Tim Allen hosting: Jeff Hem, the play-by-play voice of the Nashville Sounds (go to the 21:35 minute mark)

Please be aware that the formal Link Report detailing Thursday's games will not be online until mid-afternoon Friday. Thanks for your patience.

Baseball Reference - Tyler Bryant

VIDEO: Wes Clarke's big 8th inning home run for the Sounds