Jim Goulart

This is a nice feature, but -- Inherited runners-scored: Nova 3-2 There needs to be a disqualifying factor, especially when only one out was needed to strand the baserunners.

Saturday 5/25: Postgame shows after the 6-3 win at Fenway - Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts, Craig Coshun is Dom's guest Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - David Gasper guest hosts for Tim Allen

Would have been a nice comeback story, but RHP Luke Barker was released by Seattle after five relief outings in his first post-2022 Tommy John outings.

Infielder Ben Metzinger to the Development List at Biloxi.

Friday 5/24: Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): "President of Business Operations Rick Schlesinger who is fresh from MLB Exec meetings in New York. How much will Rick spill about what is happening behind the scenes in the league? We also get into the Brewers return home to host the Cubs, always a big series, but there’s an extra wrinkle with Counsell making his return to AmFam Field." Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour One): Jack Stern of "BrewerFanatic" (go to the 33:30 minute mark) Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel provides updates on three key injured players: Devin Williams, Garrett Mitchell and DL Hall" VIDEO via Apple TV's Game Coverage: "Sal Frelick's dad, Jeff Frelick, discusses seeing his son play in Fenway Park and more" Postgame shows after the 7-2 series-opening win in Boston - Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - David Gasper guest hosts for Tim Allen

Thread will be utilized for any minor league news Saturday, lineup updates, etc. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores MiLB Audio Links

Random thoughts last night after driving home from the Brewers - Red Sox William Contreras / Tim Dillard "Popcorn Game" (video): Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Did Bradley Blalock's family follow him from Houston to Miami, and perhaps even Boston, hoping to catch his MLB debut? They must have. Hopefully it will be even sweeter when the now-optioned-back-to-Biloxi 23-year-old eventually makes his formal debut down the road. Looking forward to Blalock's next pre-game interview with Javik Blake to hear about his somewhat phantom big-league stint. When versatile David Fry (catcher, corner infielder and outfielder) was traded to Cleveland as the PTBNL in March of 2022 by the Brewers for subsequently PED-disgraced reliever JC Mejia, it was more a fan sense of being happy for Fry among the minor league fandom, rather than lamenting his loss. The dude and his current 1.128 OPS (114 plate appearances) has him the toast of the town. Transactions: Milwaukee Brewers selected the contract of RHP Enoli Paredes from Nashville Sounds Milwaukee Brewers optioned RHP Bradley Blalock to Biloxi Shuckers Wisconsin Timber Rattlers activated RHP Logan Henderson from the 7-day injured list Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 4, Charlotte (White Sox) 3 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 Erase Early Deficit, Take Fourth Straight Win - Chris Roller knocks go-ahead RBI double in Nashville’s 4-3 triumph over Charlotte A reminder that Carlos F. Rodriguez is 22 years old for all of this season (November 27th birthday), In his first six starts through the end of April, CFR walked 16 and struck out 19 in 24.2 innings. In four starts since the calendar turned to May, he has walked only five while racking up 29 K's in 23 innings. Ah yes, the sweet smell of development. RHP Taylor Clarke has just under five years of service time, and because he's under that cutoff, the Brewers were able to option him to AAA once his recent injury rehab stint (knee) concluded. He can't be thrilled with the current placement but pitched like he needed to here with two scoreless. Clarke was acquired from the Royals for INF Cam Devanney and RH reliever Ryan Brady, each are off to respectable but not gaudy starts with their new organization, as those player page links will attest. Several additional video clips (with sound, yay!) are available at the club's "X" feed. All nine players in the Sounds lineup reached base at least once, with sizzling Isaac Collins (back in a more customary left field with Chris Roller back on the AAA roster) leading the way, on base thrice. Biloxi Media Notes Final: Birmingham (White Sox) 7, Biloxi 2 Box Score and Game Log Barons Get Edge in Top-Flight Pitching Matchup, Shuckers Drop Game Four of Series - Wilken extends hit streak to five straight in loss, Miller makes history The Shuckers fall to 18-25, and we say thanks for the split minor league seasons. Biloxi managed just five hits, though at least three were for extra bases - as detailed at the link above, the Eric Brown, Jr. and Brock Wilken doubles and this: Three Shuckers errors didn't impress the impressive (for Biloxi) crowd of 3.356 (thank you, fireworks). In seven starts prior to Friday's Jacob Misiorowski had not allowed more than three hits in any outing (his game log). He was touched for eight hits and three walks in 4.1 here. The 1.39 WHIP on the season reflects the Mis' work, and sorry, I'm just not enthused as much as I probably should be. We allow ourselves to be dazzled by the video bytes. Mike Boeve is hitless in ten at-bats, and for a mere mortal, that wouldn't even have us blink twice. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link) Final: South Bend (Cubs) 6, Wisconsin 1 Box Score and Game Log Two-Out Rally Sinks Wisconsin in South Bend - Cubs plate five in third inning to beat Rattlers 6-1 RHP Logan Henderson is only 22 for all of 2024's season but based on how long we've been clamoring for his High-A debut, one could imagine that he's much older. After toying with Arizona rookie-level opponents in two tune-up outings (ten K's and no walks in 4.2 scoreless), Henderson's oblique is fine, and he was able to face ten batters Friday night. Commence our future excitement: Luke Adams had his say after being called out on strikes in the 6th - unfortunately, that got him an early shower. All six T-Rat hits were singles, and they were squeezed into the top four of the lineup, which did not include Luis Lara, still sidelined, but not on the IL, with his lacerated finger. KC Hunt's second Wisconsin appearance was fire! He now sports a 45-to-5 K-to-BB ratio in 26 innings. At least he's at a more appropriate level now, as Hunt was a man among boys with Carolina. This four-inning outing was his longest of the season, and he's gone three innings twice. Will we see another reliever moved to the rotation, a la Shane Smith in Biloxi? Final: Carolina 12, Myrtle Beach (Cubs) 4 Box Score and Game Log Big Inning Lifts Mudcats Past Pelicans Seventeen Muddies reached via hit, walk, and HBP. Carolina scored 12 runs on nine hits thanks to the Pelicans' generosity on defense. Though he was 0-for-2 on Friday (two walks and an HBP, however), corner outfielder and Phillies castoff Yhoswar Garcia is 2nd in batting average in the Carolina League, Cooper Pratt singled twice and added a sacrifice fly in a stint as the designated hitter. Yophery Rodriguez singled three times in what was his third multi-hit effort in the last four games. Clubbing five home runs on the season-to-date is cool, but this wasn't RF Luis Castillo's first extended admiration trot. When you're batting .180 with a sub-.600 OPS, one may wish to tone that down a bit. But glad you enjoyed it, Luis. Sorry for the old man "get off my lawn" comment. Among my fellow Link Reporters, we tend to be locked into specific days of the week to hone our craft (this week's overtime by yours truly an outlier), so we get to type about the same starting pitchers quite often, and I feel as though I've been locked into RHP Josh Knoth coverage all season. As the game logs show, 13 K's vs. two walks over seven innings in his most recent two outings are a positive, for sure. Eighteen years old until August, folks. Kudos to 23-year-old Mayor of Zebulon Jeferson Figueroa - yes, his 4th season with the Mudcats - on a super-pretty pitching line, as the box score indicated for you. ACL Brewers 15, ACL Padres 4, seven innings as scheduled Box Score and Game Log The A-Crew was the home team here, so the boys pumped 15 runs, 14 hits and six walks into just six turns at bat, all while hit machine Luiyin Alastre enjoyed a night off. The nice thing about this one was we had five video entries available, so get your fill of Eric Bitonti and Filippo Di Turi here. The amazing Di Turi was a home run shy of a cycle. Jackson walked the bases loaded but escaped with a scoreless final inning. 2023 14th round Louisiana high school pick RHP Hayden Robinson has been pretty solid in his four starts as his game log attests. Isn't it nice we're getting deep enough into the season, even the rookie-level season, that the game logs have a bit of relevance. $1,385,000. That was Johan Barrios' January 2022 signing bonus. No longer a shortstop but a corner infielder (and primarily a first baseman, it seems), this two home-run, six-RBI game was certainly a career highlight. The RH Venezuelan bat is just 19 years old for all of this season, but if limited to the cold corner, that bat is going to have to be very potent. Congrats to second-year pro (first year stateside) CF Antony Gomez on the occasion of his first professional home run. The recently-turned 18-year-old left-handed stick pulled it to right field. All five affiliates see action Saturday. Hope it's nice where you are, wish my Fenway weekend wasn't limited to just last night, but I'll be watching via the telly this afternoon. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article

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Thursday 5/23: Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts "Brewers Weekly" - "Dom is in Boston ahead of the crew's weekend series at Fenway. Brewers come in off a series loss to the Marlins and Dom checks in on the rotation, Christian Yelich, trade deadline ideas and more." Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour Two): Matt Carroll from "Reviewing the Brew" (go to the 5:45 minute mark) Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "It's 54 Years... and We Still Hang in There as Brewers Fans" Reviewing the Brew's" Cold Brew Podcast: "Dave Gasper and Matt Carroll break down the latest Brewers topics. Brice Turang and Sal Frelick were held out of the lineup in Miami against lefties, which left many wondering why. Also, Joe Ross' injury leaves the Brewers down yet another starting pitcher. How will they fill the void left by Ross and who is even left for that rotation?"

Updated the initial post in this thread: Giants (02/06/24) -- Acquired cash considerations in exchange for LHP Ethan Small with: Giants (05/11/24) -- Acquired RHP Mitch White in exchange for cash considerations

Full interview with JR Radcliffe of the Journal-Sentinel

Wednesday 5/22: Via the "Brewers Unfiltered" Podcast: "As the Crew continues a long road trip in Houston, Miami and Boston, Adam McCalvy, Sophia Minnaert and Tim Dillard come together to discuss a variety of topics: injuries to the pitching staff, Contreras’ epic home run off Verlander, Yelich stealing home, Robert Gasser’s emergence, Pat Murphy’s lifesavers analogy and more!" Via 97.3's "The Steve Czaban Show" (Hour Three): Jeff Levering (go to the 02:30 minute mark) Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Bill Schroeder Via YouTube - the "Inside Wisconsin Show" with John Anderson and Trevor Thomas: Extended chat with Bill Schroeder (audio only version here) Postgame shows after the disheartening 1-0 loss to the Marlins - Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts, Craig Coshun is Dom's guest Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - David Gasper of "Reviewing the Brew" is the guest host *** Thursday 5/23: Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Matt Arnold

Thread will be utilized for any minor league news Thursday, lineup updates, etc. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores MiLB Audio Links

The Timber Rattlers (27-14) and Mudcats (24-15) were both victorious on Wednesday. The Shuckers lost their 3rd consecutive game and are just 8-19 in their last 27 contests. When she decides to interject herself in the proceedings, Mother Nature is pretty much undefeated. As such, the Sounds (23-23) will play two Thursday to determine where they'll be relative to the .500 mark. The Maryvale lads enjoy Wednesdays off each week in addition to Sundays. Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Let's dig into the most recent slate of games. Transactions: N/A Postponed: Charlotte (White Sox) at Nashville, rain Thursday's doubleheader will likely feature scheduled starters RHP's Chad Patrick and Carlos F. Rodriguez. MiLB lists the always capable "TBD" to team with Rodriguez, but unless the timing of the rain messed with Patrick's routine, we will see Patrick, the return from Oakland for infielder Abraham Toro, who has excelled for the Athletics this season. Patrick (3.19 ERA) has been a pleasant surprise himself. Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes It'd be a shame to put Jeff Hem's Wednesday notes to waste, so catch up on all things Sounds at that link. VIDEO: Tell us what you really think, Jeff! Love the passion… Biloxi Media Notes Final: Birmingham (White Sox) 8, Biloxi 4, ten innings Box Score and Game Log Shuckers Drop Extra-Innings Slugfest to Barons - Teams combine for 12 runs, 24 hits, Martinez Jr. smashes team-leading fourth homer of the year The Biloxi offense is such that scoring three runs on nine hits within the regulation nine innings qualifies them as participating in a slugfest. Brock Wilken did double in addition to a single, so his slugging percentage in the small 19-game Biloxi sample did "rise" to .338, plenty of work to do there, but this may have been a start. Wilken's prior nine games did not produce a single extra-base hit. This one, however, was pretty clutch in the 8th: Also, Ernesto Martinez did this, so there's some slug for you as well: By the way, yes, we've confirmed that the Biloxi staff is still planning to get the CF camera view resolved. It's complicated. Biloxi's RISP: 2-for-13. Noah Campbell is the latest pre-game interviewee on the team's audio archive page. Justin Yeager had only allowed one run in his prior seven outings, so his misstep in the 10th with the ghost runner and beyond is not a major concern. RHP Shane Smith has 37 K's and seven walks in 25 innings, so this move to the rotation is very promising. Forty-five of 69 pitches for strikes in this one, nice. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link) Final: Wisconsin 4, South Bend (Cubs) 2 Box Score and Game Log Kuehner Ks Eight in Wisconsin Win - Rattlers beat Cubs 4-2 First, we had to learn that former Timber Rattler pitcher Tyler Woessner's last name is pronounced "Wayz-ner". Please be aware that southpaw Tate Kuehner's surname is pronounced "Keener". And the 23-year-old 2023 7th round pick out of Louisville was indeed "keen" in this one, as Chris Mehring very ably detailed in his writeup linked above. Inherited runners-scored: Costello 2-0; Yoho 1-0 So important in a tight game - well done, gents. Team RISP: 1-for-14. Team LOB: 12. Thankfully, South Bend fared poorly themselves, 1-for-6, LOB 7. Yesterday we quizzed you, identifying Eduarqui Fernandez as the club's OPS leader. Playing CF in this game, Fernandez tripled, singled, and walked. Completing our italicized copy-and-pastes from the box score: Att: 6,110. That's a lot of screaming kids for the early matinee, right Chris? Final: Carolina 14, Myrtle Beach (Cubs) 8 Box Score and Game Log Mudcats Soar Past Pelicans As noted at that link, things were knotted at 3-3 when runs aplenty scored in the softest, least slugfest ways imaginable. Don't get me totally wrong, the teams did combine for seven XBH's, four by Carolina. The Mudcats placed 28 men on base via hit, walk and HBP, impressive. Team RISP: 8-for-21. Team LOB: 12. That'll work. Daniel Guilarte is now 12-for-13 in SB attempts, he was 26-for-34 during his stay in Carolina in 2023. Guilarte singled thrice here. Cooper Pratt reached base five times. Guilarte, Juan Baez, and Reece Walling each reached on four occasions. Yophery Rodriguez and Yhoswar Garcia three times apiece, and we need to get them a tandem Yo-Yo advertising gig. Starter Daniel Corniel has avoided any blow-up starts in his seven efforts thus far. Only Brailin Rodriguez struggled, and special notation for Morris Austin's work, stranding two runners and closing things out in scoreless fashion. Full crop of games on Thursday, including the Nashville double-dip. Have a good one! Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article

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