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Tuesday 5/7: NOTE: If you are a Sirius/XM subscriber with the app, you can find Matt Arnold on Sunday's edition of "The Front Office" with Jim Bowden and Jim Duquette, along with Pat Murphy on Tuesday's episode of "Loud Outs" Via the "Brewers Unfiltered" Podcast: "The gang (Sophia Minnaert, Adam McCalvy and Tim Dillard) has a lot to catch up on in this episode of Brewers Unfiltered! Topics for discussion include Tyler Black’s call-up, the Crew’s skid in Chicago, Robert Gasser nearing a debut, Bryse Wilson’s emergence as a key pitcher in the rotation, and much more!" Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Pat Murphy Via 97.3's "The Steve Czaban Show": Tim Allen (go to the 20:20 minute mark) Via WTMJ's Midday News (Download Link): Adam McCalvy Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show (Hour One): Vinny Rottino (go to the 26:00 minute mark) Via 97.3's Drew & KB: "Jake Starck (Viral Brewers Fan) joins the show to discuss his catch of Gary Sanchez's home run in Kansas City that went viral!" Via 96.5 WKLH Milwaukee: More with Jake Starck Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Bill Schroeder Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: Tim Dillard Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour One): "The guys speak with BrewCrewBall analyst Paul Dietrich about what he learned in his deep dive into the team's platoon situations" (go to the 05:40 minute mark) Via "The Bill Michaels Show" (Hour Two): Chuck Freimund chats with Bill (Brewers talk begins at the 30:10 minute mark) Postgame shows after Willy Adames' 6-5 heroics in Kansas City -Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts, Jerry Augustine is Dom's guestVia 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - Tim Allen hosts, plus David Gasper of "Reviewing the Brew" joins the show at the 43:15 minute mark.Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Nostr-Adames! Willy Adames Calls His Shot in KC for the Brewers"

Javik Blake's Press Release out of Biloxi: SHUCKERS MAKE ROSTER MOVES PRIOR TO SERIES AGAINST BISCUITS BILOXI, MS – The Biloxi Shuckers and Milwaukee Brewers have that 3B Brock Wilken and C/1B Wes Clarke have been reinstated from the 7-Day Injured List prior to the Shuckers series opener against the Montgomery Biscuits. OF Carlos Rodriguez has also been placed on the 7-Day Injured List retroactive to May 6. The Shuckers’ active roster now stands at 27 players. Wilken, who was placed on the Injured List on April 12, appeared in one game on Saturday with the ACL Brewers on rehab assignment, going 1-for-3 with a double. Clarke returns to the lineup after being placed on the Injured List on April 20, retroactive to April 19. Clarke had five hits, including three doubles, in eight games with the Shuckers prior to being placed on the injured list.

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Final from Monday: ACL Reds 7, ACL Brewers 3 There will be additional details in Tuesday's Link Report (published Wednesday AM)

Carolina Press Release: Roster Update: Hall to Wisconsin; Walling added from ACL Brewers The Brewers and Mudcats recently announced a series of roster transactions ZEBULON – The Milwaukee Brewers recently announced a series roster transactions affecting the Carolina Mudcats active roster. The announced moves include the promotion of INF Tayden Hall from the Mudcats to A+ Wisconsin and the addition of INF Reece Walling from the Arizona Complex League Brewers to the Mudcats. The Carolina Mudcats roster is currently at 29 active players and 2 on the injured list. In summary: 5/7: INF Tayden Hall transferred from Carolina to A+ Wisconsin. 5/7: INF Reece Walling added to Carolina from ACL Brewers Walling will wear #19 The most recent roster is linked here

Monday 5/6: Via WTMJ's Morning News (Download Link): Dom Cotroneo Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Josh Vernier of 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City discusses the upcoming series between the Brewers and Royals and what aspects of both young teams he finds similar and why he likes those qualities." Via "The Bill Michaels Show (Hour Four)": Andrew Wagner of Forbes (go to the 27:00 minute mark) Via the "Cream City Pod" with BrewerFanatic's own Spencer Michaelis: "Topics Covered: - Interesting week of umpiring, brawls, suspensions, etc. - Enjoying this brand of Brewers baseball? - Cubs Series Recap - Royals Game 1 Recap - Koenig > Milner? - Injury and roster updates - Tyler Black, Abner Uribe, Robert Gasser - Yelich returning soon? Who goes down? Via the "Barrel Banter Podcast": "Expectations for Tyler Black and a Look at the #UmpShow" Via the "Brew Talk" podcast: "Hunter Baumgardt (97.3 The Game) and David Gasper (Reviewing the Brew) discuss Pat Murphy's philosophy on playing the young players. Plus, the guys discuss the suspensions from the Rays series and more." Postgame shows after the 3-2 defeat in Kansas City - Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts, Jerry Augustine is Dom's guest Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - "Tim Allen is in asking if you would trade a World Series title this year for 10 years of missing the playoffs all together." Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "The Road Trip Has Taken a Wrong Turn for the Brewers!"

Pre-game interviews are always worthwhile...

Confirmed plans via the Fireflies: Zebulon, NC - The Fireflies and Mudcats were able to play another pair of innings before heavy rain started again Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium. Columbia had a 1-0 lead with one out and nobody on in the top of the fifth when the game was called. Both the suspended game and the scheduled second game of the doubleheader will be played at Segra Park when the Mudcats come to visit June 18-23. The date of the doubleheaders has yet to be determined. More information will eventually be available through social media and at ColumbiaFireflies.com.

Biloxi Press Release- CARLOS RODRIGUEZ NAMED SOUTHERN LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Rodriguez takes home honors after three multi-hit efforts, including tying the franchise record with five hits in a game Javik Blake, Biloxi Shuckers BILOXI, MS – Minor League Baseball announced today that Biloxi Shuckers outfielder Carlos Rodriguez was named the Southern League Player of the Week for April 29 to May 5, 2024. The weekly award is Rodriguez’s first since he was named the Midwest League Player of the Week on May 29, 2022. Rodriguez is the second Shuckers player and first position player to win a weekly award in 2024, joining teammate Jacob Misiorowski, who was named the Southern League Pitcher of the Week on April 29. Over five games in a series against the Tennessee Smokies, Rodriguez was 12-for-19 at the plate, a .632 average. He also tallied a double and a triple. Rodriguez collected three multi-hit performances and tied the franchise record with five hits in a 5-for-5 night on Wednesday, May 1. His other two multi-hit games were both three-hit performances. Rodriguez was also a home run short of the cycle during Friday's game. Rodriguez’s 12 hits were tied for the most at the Double-A level and tied for the third-most in Minor League Baseball. Rodriguez enters today with the sixth-highest average in the Southern League (.315), ranks fifth in hits (29) and is eighth in on-base percentage (.385). Rodriguez’s .315 average leads all qualified hitters with the Shuckers.

NOTE: With the Maryvale game standing alone Monday night, there will not be a traditional Link Report on Tuesday AM solely on that late-evening contest.This Monday game, along with Tuesday's Maryvale game, will be further detailed in the Link Report Joseph composes overnight Tuesday night, to be released early Wednesday AM, per our regular schedule. There has been a forum thread established for Monday's Arizona Complex League game established here.

Feel free to conduct Monday minor league chatter that doesn't land clearly in other existing threads here. NOTE: With the Maryvale game standing alone, there will not be a traditional Link Report on Tuesday AM solely on this late-evening contest. This Monday game, along with Tuesday's Maryvale game, will be further detailed in the Link Report Joseph composes overnight Tuesday night, to be released early Wednesday AM.

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Sunday 5/5: Via "Hit & Run" with Matt Spiegel in Chicago: Tim Dillard (go to the 36:20 minute mark) Postgame shows after the 5-0 loss at Wrigley - Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "The Brewers stumble but it's on to Kansas City" Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts, Craig Coshun is Dom's guest Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show" - Tim Allen hosts *** Latest Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast - On this week's show the guys talked all about the week in ump shows, how standout some early standout performances really are, "Greg Council" and, of course, Thomas the Train. Via the Journal Sentinel Podcast: "The Brewers were in Wrigley Field to take on the Cubs and old manager Craig Counsell, but by then the story of the week had been written. Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe discuss a turbulent Rays series featuring some controversial umpiring, a brawl, a debut for top prospect Tyler Black and Rickie Weeks as manager. Then came the Cubs series, a somewhat dispiriting series loss. Remembrew When and Curt Blanche are also discussing brawls before JR has an interview with rookie pitcher Tobias Myers (49:00) on his first couple appearances in the big leagues and a fascinating minor-league career arc. After that, it's Verona High School alumnus Ben Rortvedt (58:00), who started all three games for the Rays at American Family Field and has found a big-league footing after a litany of injuries sidetracked him."

Via the Shuckers Audio Pre-Game Interview Archive Page Brewers Player Development Assistant Justin Bour is the latest entry.

Consider this the next time we give our batters a tough time --

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Nashville bounced back nicely from being no-hit on Friday night. Wisconsin was victorious in a battle of clubs who will face off Sunday with matching 17-9 records. Biloxi fell to .500 despite Mike Boeve and his 1.146 2024 OPS cracking his first home run of 2024 on his last day as a 21-year-old. Carolina couldn't finish as Mother Nature interrupted, and a crop of raring-to-go youngsters officially broke camp in Maryvale with their Arizona Complex League season opener. Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Let's roll! Transactions: Milwaukee Brewers recalled LHP Jared Koenig from Nashville Sounds. Milwaukee Brewers optioned RHP Corbin Martin to Nashville Sounds. Milwaukee Brewers recalled SS Andruw Monasterio from Nashville Sounds. Biloxi Shuckers sent 3B Brock Wilken on a rehab assignment to ACL Brewers. SS Demetrio Nadal assigned to ACL Brewers from DSL Brewers 2. Wilken, in his first action since suffering facial fractures via a HBP while playing for Biloxi, singled in three official at-bats in Maryvale's opener. He also was hit by a pitch, which is always a possibility when facing the raw unaccomplished rookie-level arms. Wilken played third base. Nadal is interesting in that he blew up with a .342/.478/.525 line in his repeat Dominican Summer League season in 2023, 33 steals in 43 attempts, more walks (24) than strikeouts (19), all wrapped into 120 at-bats. For the moment, the Maryvale roster page lists Nadal as on their 7-day injured list. Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Nashville 5, Norfolk (Orioles) 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 Snap Losing Streak, Strike Out 18 in Win Over Tides - Nick Kahle’s three RBI, Carlos Rodríguez’s solid start leads Nashville to 5-2 win over Norfolk The Sounds' "X" feed is stuffed with nine video highlights to supplement that fine game write-up. This was certainly an encouraging outing by RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez, his nine strikeouts (by the way, watch #9 here) helped push his pitch count to 93 to complete five innings. Rodriguez walked only one (he did hit two batters). Keep an eye on this throughout the season, not just for Rodriguez, but for all the Crew's pitchers at the two upper levels: For Tuesday-Thursday games in Triple-A and the ABS-equipped FSL parks, the ABS system will call all pitches. The home plate umpire will relay the call after hearing it in their earpiece. The ABS challenge system will be in effective for Friday through Sunday games. I believe it was on a Nashville pre-game audio interview where it was noted that the nature of Rodriguez' stuff and pitch mix lent itself better to the traditional umpire calls. Big bounceback effort for embattled RH reliever Blake Holub, and veteran bullpen southpaw Rob Zastryzny, 32 years old, has been outstanding (0.38 WHIP!). The only choices for designated hitter for Rick Sweet were backup catcher Nick Kahle and struggling Patrick Dorrian. Kahle rewarded Sweet with a big-time performance. We look forward to Robert Gasser's effort on Sunday, there's a very good chance it'll be his final game before a big-league debut, and perhaps in an ideal world, the end of his minor league career. Appreciate Javik Blake's Star Wars spin on the notes! Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Tennessee (Cubs) 8, Biloxi 6 Box Score and Game Log Ninth-Inning Comeback Falls Short in Shuckers Loss to Smokies - Boeve smashes first Double-A home run in ninth down to final strike, Shuckers record 12 hits Catch up with the Biloxi pre-game audio archive page - Manager Joe Ayrault and RH reliever Kaleb Bowman among the latest entries. You'll find four additional highlights via the Shuckers' own "X" feed. By the way, kudos on the creativity, Spencer. Red-hot outfielder Carlos D. Rodriguez exited early, with no apparent reason gleaned from the game log or even the video archive. This negates our positive Carlos F. Rodriguez vibes from earlier, it's a net-zero Carlos Rodriguez report. Despite the loss, it was good to see offensive performances up-and-down the lineup. The batting averages seen in the box score have a bunch of recovery yet to go. Southpaws Adam Seminaris and Russell Smith had divergent mound days, but it's encouraging to see the 6'7" Smith shine since mid-season 2023. Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link) Final: Great Lakes (Dodgers) 7, Wisconsin 3 Box Score and Game Log Cornielle Shows His Quality in Win Over Loons - Wisconsin beats Great Lakes 6-3 behind six shutout innings from starting pitcher One thing the Wisconsin video packages allow us to appreciate is that players come in all packages. The diminutive but effective combo of Luis Lara and Dylan O'Rae atop the lineup seem, is it OK to say, even smaller than their listed sizes at times. So much talent, however! Then Luke Adams steps up and seems more hulking than his listed 6'4", 210. And no way RF Eduarqui Fernandez is still 6'1", 176. Well, hello, Terence Doston! Now up to an .874 OPS. Doston spent much of 2022 in a somewhat-wasted bench role in Biloxi as a 21-year-old. The placement never made much sense, but the 23-year-old speedster is enjoying a breakout early 2024 in a more appropriate place and time. Sorry to bury the lead, RH starter Alexander Cornielle. Wonderful effort... ZEBULON, N.C. - The Carolina Mudcats and Columbia Fireflies will play a suspended game doubleheader on Sunday afternoon after rain washed away Saturday’s contest. The action picks-up in the top of the third inning with two outs and runners at first and third for the Fireflies, who lead the game 1-0. Carolina and Columbia will play out the full nine innings of game one before playing a seven-inning game 30 - 45 minutes following the completion of the first game. Box Score and Game Log (Thus Far) Final: ACL Dodgers 9, ACL Brewers 2 Box Score and Game Log It was reasonable at 4-2 before a five-run LA 9th. Among the nine position players, each who took part for all nine innings, several made stateside debuts, including 17-year-old CF Pedro Ibarguen, a Venezuelan native. 18-year-old switch-hitting shortstop Filippo Di Turi, he of the $1.3 million signing bonus, batted cleanup. Another switch-hitter, 18-year-old second baseman Luiyin Alastre, singled twice, stole two bases, but was also picked off. Left fielder Antony Gomez and first baseman Gery Holguin completed the stateside position player debuts - Holguin doubled. Have to feel good in the Brewers' faith in just-turned-18-year-old Enniel Cortez, part of their near-exclusive Nicaraguan pitching pipeline, to be the Opening Day starter. Cortez, coming off a stellar 2023 DSL season, fanned three, did not walk a batter and allowed only an unearned run in his two innings here. Professional debut for 18-year-old RHP Hayden Robinson, the Louisiana high schooler drafted in the 14th round last summer. RHP's Aneuris Rodriguez and Eric Prado, of the Dominican Republic and Mexico, respectively, made stateside debuts, no word if each mound entry included Olympic Ring of Nation flags. Such international diversity. Newcomer Samuel Valerio, just signed out of the Royals' system where he had spent most of 2022 and all of 2023 in low-A ball, was the pitcher who endured the 9th inning Dodgers barrage. 84 degrees and sunny. That's part of MLB's strategy to begin this complex season earlier. It's afternoon baseball throughout the chain, the Maryvale kids are off until Monday. Enjoy your Sunday, and let's Fly the "L" in Chicago on the big-league front. 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

Biloxi Press Release: "The Biloxi Shuckers and Milwaukee Brewers have announced that INF Eric Brown Jr. has been reinstated from the 7-Day Injured List. Brown Jr. was previously placed on the Injured List on April 26, 2024. The Shuckers’ active roster stands at 26 players. Prior to being placed on the Injured List, Brown Jr. stole four bases in 11 games and was 5-for-16 in the final four games. He last appeared in a game on April 17 against the Chattanooga Lookouts."

Via the Shuckers Audio Pre-Game Interview Archive Page RH reliever Kaleb Bowman is the latest entry.

Saturday 5/4: Postgame shows after the 6-5 loss to the Cubs - Via 97.3's "Baseball Postgame Show": - Tim Allen hosts Via WTMJ with Dom Cotroneo: Craig Coshun is Dom's guest

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