Jim Goulart

Oh yeah, the Sounds remind us: INF Cooper Pratt recalled to Milwaukee

Tuesday 6/16: Via WTMJ's Morning News (download link): "Brewers 360 with Pat Murphy who is struggling a bit with some back and hip issues that has kept him out of the dugout but he’s going to get that taken care of. Meanwhile, we do talk baseball including recapping the Phillies series. Also, Cooper Pratt is most likely going to be called up – what is Murph’s advice for Pratt once he gets called up? Plus, we talk All Stars where the Brewers are poised to have a few." Via Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee's "The Huddle": "Hunter Baumgardt interviews Nashville Sounds broadcaster Jeff Hem to talk about the call up of Cooper Pratt." (go to the 27:00 minute mark) Via WSCO's "The Show with Tony G and Leo" (download link): (Delayed site post from Monday) - JustBaseball.com's Matt Carroll (go to the 22:30 minute mark) Via the Fan Milwaukee's "Mason Crosby Show": Former Brewers pitcher Paul Wagner VIDEO via MLB Network's "MLB Central" (full interview): "Sophia Minnaert talks about Jacob Misiorowski's weekends pitching performance against the Phillies and much more" VIDEO via MLB Network's "MLB Now" (full interview): "Brewers pitching coach Chris Hook joins Brian Kenny" Via WTMJ's Midday News (download link): "Adam McCalvy talks about Cooper Pratt coming up to the big leagues, The Miz’s most recent historic start, NL Co-Players of the Week, and where Adam gets his hair cut when he’s in Milwaukee." Via David Gasper's "Brewers Daily" YouTube page: "Cooper Pratt Arrives Today!" Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Why the Brewers Must Tame Hype for Cooper Pratt!" Via "The Bill Michaels Show" (Hour Two): Chuck Freimund (go to the 29:00 minute mark)

Via Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee's "The Huddle": "Hunter Baumgardt interviews Nashville Sounds broadcaster Jeff Hem to talk about the call up of Cooper Pratt." (go to the 27:00 minute mark)

For those who follow such things: 3B Andrew Fischer assigned No. 25 OF Josh Adamczewski assigned No. 2

Garcia is slated for minor league free agency after the season (like he was last October before the Brewers re-signed him). We (well, I) will be posting the formal lists of both Rule 5 eligible and minor league free-agent eligible players by end-of-day Friday, as we've done in the past. I'm aware that several diehards here maintain lists on their own as well, please hold off posting until I have, and then you may hit me with any perceived discrepancies (although the lists I will be posting have confirmation, if you know what I mean...). Thanks, Jim

Pena left Tuesday's game as was noted here: "Tough night for Luis Pena, who once again has to exit the game. Came up limping after legging out a strike out on a wild pitch." Just a reminder to all, and not singling you out, TURBO, that we are not going to be able to get as thorough an update on MiLB players, even top prospects, as we would at the big-league level. Pena has (as of yet) not been placed on the IL, and we know that even with IL placements, we are often not fully aware of the circumstances. As ARob noted a few posts up: "I probably should have clarified much earlier that if a player has been out less than a week and has not been placed on the IL, that either means it’s just something that is day-to-day or the organization simply doesn’t know severity/what the plan is yet so I typically won’t have much info at this point in time either way."

Monday 6/15: Via Foul Territory (audio option, 14:00 minute mark): "Brewer Territory co-host Curt Hogg joins AJ Pierzynski, Erik Kratz, and Scott Braun to break down Jacob Misiorowski's historic rise from electric prospect to one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball. Curt explains the remarkable improvements Miz has made with his command, why his 104.5 mph fastball is only part of the story, and how the Brewers are managing his workload as October approaches. The crew also discusses Milwaukee's unique approach to pitcher development, Kyle Harrison's breakout season since arriving with the Brewers, top prospect Cooper Pratt's promotion to the majors, and whether the first-place Brewers are finally willing to make a significant move at the trade deadline. Plus, Curt shares the latest on Brandon Woodruff's return timeline, Pat Murphy's health, and the Forrest Gump comparison that continues to follow Misiorowski around Milwaukee." Latest Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast: - "On this week's show the guys discussed playing baseball on the moon, Miz's latest exploits, one prospect extension and another promotion, which lefty batter they're concerned about and, of course, a trade proposal." Via WTMJ's Morning News (download link): Brewers 360 with Dom Cotroneo - "The hero of the weekend was Blake Perkins! He has had an up & down year but has come through in big moments. Meanwhile, it looks like one of the club’s top prospects, Cooper Pratt, is being called up. Dom gives us the introduction to the newest prospect." Via Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee's "The Huddle": Brewers reporter Hunter Baumgardt (go to the 22:30 minute mark) Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Brewers.TV Analyst Tim Dillard breaks down Jacob Misiorowski's legendary performance from Friday night. Tim also discusses how real Sparky's dream of Andrew Vaughn playing 3B every day for the Brewers is." Via David Gasper's "Brewers Daily" YouTube page: "Misiorowski Throws 15K Maddux vs. Phils" Via WTMJ's Afternoon News (download link): "Lane Grindle joins after a night he’ll never forget—on the call for Jacob Misiorowski’s historic pitching performance. He walks through what he saw inning by inning, what made “Miz” so dominant, and what it was like to narrate a breakout moment in real time. Plus, a look at the Brewers’ matchup with the Phillies and the latest on rising prospect Cooper Pratt." Via "The Bill Michaels Show" (Hour One): Craig Coshun (go to the 30:00 minute mark)

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It should be noted that Biloxi has been playing shorthanded for some time now. Even with Josh Adamczewski and Andrew Fischer joining the club, Biloxi's roster sits at 29, just one above the league limit. That could be alleviated by placing 3rd catcher Edgardo Ordonez on the Development List should they wish, though we'd have to see if catcher Darrien Miller is still out day-to-day. Nashville is one under its 28-man limit, Wisconsin two-under its 30-man limit, Wilson one under its 30-man limit. So, we may or may not see additional moves today.

This thread will be utilized for any minor league news Tuesday. Organizational Scoreboard Audio Links MiLB TV (Subscribers) *** Tuesday's Birthdays: None

Moved this from the Transaction Thread, where we hope to limit commentary and have the thread be a repository of just the moves themselves. No harm, appreciate the post, and thanks to all.

This thread will be utilized for any minor league news Monday. Organizational Scoreboard We plan on a two-game Link Report for Tuesday AM. The ACL Brewers (16-16) game begins at 8:00 PM Central in Scottsdale vs. the mighty Rockies (23-8). At 10:00 AM Central, the DSL Brewers Gold squad (3-7) visits DSL Cubs Blue (6-4), while the DSL Brewers Blue club (7-2) is idle. *** Monday's birthdays: None

Friday 6/14: AUDIO option via Curt Hogg's "Brewer Territory" with Corey Knebel and J.P. Feyereisen: "A 15-K Maddux? Miz pitches one of the most dominant games ever" *** Sunday 6/15: AUDIO option via Curt Hogg's "Brewer Territory" with Corey Knebel: "Corey and Curt talk about Cooper Pratt's call-up as well as the series win over Philly" Via the Journal Sentinel Podcast: "Jacob Misiorowski gave us a one-of-a-kind performance June 12, with 15 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout in which he only threw 95 pitches. How is this even possible? Host JR Radcliffe and Brewers reporter Curt Hogg look at the incredible win over the Phillies, how Misiorowski has gotten so good, so fast, and what it was like during a special night at American Family Field. Plus: Cooper Pratt is headed to the big leagues this week, adding a new young player to Milwaukee's offense. The guys also discuss the bizarre playing conditions in Las Vegas and a resulting 15-14 game, Jackson Chourio's power surge, and a tough week for Chad Patrick. In Three Up Three Down (37:20), they discuss Blake Perkins' stunning first homer of the year, the Truss Club, Bananaball, a new reliever in Joel Kuhnel and the team's long-term catching situation. In Remembrew When (57:20), JR goes back to the highest-scoring game in club history, and it's not pretty. In Curt Blanche (1:00:15), Curt gives some thoughts (and some bars) on the New York Knicks. Then, JR chats with Garrett Mitchell (1:07:35), who's been healthier than ever this year, and even though he continues to harbor a strange profile (he knows it, too), he's become an essential Brewers component as the team's center fielder. Via SportsRadio the Fan's Post Game Show w/ Tim Allen and Tommy Wortz Via WTMJ's Postgame Show with Dom Cotroneo - Jerry Augustine is Dom’s guest Locked on Brewers Postcast with Brandon Sneide Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Impact: Will Cooper Pratt be the Answer to the Brewers Shortstop Production?" Via Mike Heller's "Brewed Daily" podcast stream - Mike posts reaction takes on each Brewers' game

Our site owner Brock isn't quite ready to ask for live voting, but we need to have the most complete set of choices first. Here's the current list of the actual Top 20 as of May 27th. The last time out these were the additional names to choose from. Please let us know who else should be among the available choices.

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This thread will be utilized for any minor league news Sunday. Organizational Scoreboard Audio Links MiLB TV (Subscribers) *** Sunday's Birthday: RHP Joshua Flores turns 19. He's on the full-season Maryvale injured list. As we posted this past March:

Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic With playoff hopes dashed in Appleton, but races coming to a head this week for Nashville and Biloxi, we must be on the precipice of the much-anticipated player promotions after Sunday's games, right? Transaction: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers sent RHP Michael Fowler on a rehab assignment to ACL Brewers. Fowler, in his 2nd year as an undrafted sign out of Southern Miss, turns 24 in July. He had been placed on the injured list on May 7th after nine relief appearances with Wisconsin. Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Durham (Rays) 6, Nashville 4 Box Score and Game Log Via the Sounds, game details, and we encourage readers to always review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Stallings Strikes Out Season High Nine in Nashville Loss - Jones Hits First Home Run of the Season As usual, the summary paints a detailed picture, please be sure to review. As we eventually look back on the 2026 Milwaukee Brewers Championship Season, we'll always have Greg Jones' unique .095/.095/.095 line in 22 plate appearances with the big-league crew. See you at the ring ceremony, Greg! This was Jones' 4th start at second base for Nashville. If you came here hoping for top prospect breakout games, sorry to disappoint. Jett Williams plated a run on a sacrifice fly. Cooper Pratt laid down a successful sacrifice bunt. Jeferson Quero was 0-for-4 as two Durham baserunners stole bases. Unsurprisingly the best we have to offer is Luis Lara pulling a ball 94.5 MPH into right field for a single (no video), as well as drawing a walk, lifting his OBP to a ridiculous .446 (.926 OPS). LHP Mark Manfredi has a sharp 1.17 WHIP in his four relief appearances since his bump to Nashville, along with eight K's over six innings of work. However, he's been scored upon in three of those games, with two HBP's and two walks along the way. It was pretty much a veteran bench who sat this one out - Eddys Leonard, Luis Matos, Freddy Zamora, Ethan Murray and Ramon Rodriguez. Valuable, versatile and solid - RHP Garrett Stallings will be 29 years old this fall when he hits minor league free agency. A former teammate opened the scoring: There are eight "lowlights" (all marked with the date of June 13th) on the Bulls' video page. Memphis (Cardinals) also lost, so the Sounds remain one game back of a playoff spot. I did enjoy learning about Voice of the Sounds Jeff Hem's background in this extended interview. Catch up with the latest Biloxi pre-game audio interview archives - Former Shuckers Manager and current Brewers MiLB Field Coordinator Joe Ayrault is the latest chat Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Biloxi 9, Birmingham (White Sox) 3 Box Score and Game Log Late Surge Brings Shuckers within Half Game of First - Shuckers set season-high with 15 hits, score 8 off Barons' bullpen Five of the season-high 15 Biloxi hits were doubles, so naturally the Shuckers' (still awesome) 'X' feed features five singles before a Jacob Hurtubise double made the cut. (Any run-scoring hit tends to be camera-archive friendly.) MLB Pipeline combined all three of Jesús Made's three hits, including a double into one post, thanks! RH starter Bishop Letson's first five innings were scoreless, and Letson deftly (underused adverb, by the way) navigated around a leadoff double in the 3rd, and a one-out double in the 4th. After the Shuckers plated three in the top of the 6th to grab a 4-0 lead, Letson went single-walk-walk-double, forcing his exit. RHP Edwin Jimenez did well to only allow one of the two no-out inherited runners to score in order to maintain the lead and net Letson the official win on his ledger. It's unfair to Letson, but the one piece of video available is his final batter of the evening. Speaking of opposing team video, Matthew Wood, who has caught exclusively while Darrien Miller has been idle since leaving Wednesday's game early (no injured list stint as of yet), was robbed here: In his Friday interview, Manager Mike Guerrero indicated that Dylan O'Rae won't need to go on the IL but that he has been sidelined a bit with an injury he did not disclose. O'Rae pinch-ran here, stealing his 33rd base in 41 tries, so we're guessing it's not a lower-body issue. Blake Burke doubled but fanned his other four times up, lifting his K% to a still manageable but keep-an-eye-on-it 24.6%. Mike Boeve, Eric Brown Jr. (on base four times), and Hurtubise all earn your box score review approvals. The consistent worthwhile efforts and outings of RH reliever Cameron Wagoner since his May 2nd debut have been very much worth our attention (game log). Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link) Final: Great Lakes (Dodgers) 3, Wisconsin 1 Box Score and Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers, game details: Rattlers Drop 3-1 Decision to Great Lakes - Wisconsin eliminated from first half playoff contention If not for the Voice of the Rattlers Chris Mehring detailing what could have escalated into a full-blown brawl for us in that linked recap, we may have never known, outside of those in the stands or tuning in live (so thank your Link Report friend here for pointing Chris' write-up out as well). So, there you go, that grabbed your attention, didn't it? Click above, please, because what is described didn't make the video footage (somewhat understandably). This was RH reliever Peyton Niksch's High-A debut, and he performed well. Bullpen mate Yerlin Rodriguez aided Niksch's cause by stranding two baserunners. Jason Woodward has now made 11 appearances (seven starts) since his Tommy John surgery recovery. He's pitched into a 5th inning of work just once, on May 30th, as the organization exercises caution on the 2023 4th rounder. Your box score review will indicate that CF Braylon Payne has had much better days, and the K% now sits at 30.6%, up slightly from 2025's 30.1% with Carolina. Folks watching this series may have noticed that one of MiLB's current female umpires has been on hand. Tanya Millette is a French-Canadian and has the language skills to verify that. Millette found herself in the middle of the episode referred to in the game summary. Let's see, the Timber Rattlers can't win the first half. Biloxi can, with a week to go. Nashville is in their own hunt, as noted above. The big-league club has well-documented needs. The teams have their normal day off Monday. Are bags packed? Are plane tickets bought? Will the Brewers continue to mess with our promotion-monitoring heads? Wilson Pre-Game Media Notes Final, completion of Friday's suspended game: Hill City (Guardians) 4, Wilson 3 Box Score and Game Log Final, regularly scheduled game: Hill City 1, Wilson 0, seven innings as scheduled Box Score and Game Log Warbirds Swept in Saturday Doubleheader - Warbirds Drop Both Contests to Hill City For those of us following the nightly forum thread, my fellow Link Reporter "Ro" succinctly brought us up to date on the Warbirds' night here. For whatever reason, this seems to be strikeout percentage notation night, and Wilson slugger José Anderson has been a prime topic on that subject all season. First of all, let's remember this is Anderson's age 19 season. Anderson fanned in four of his seven at-bats Saturday, increasing his K% to 41.6%. But Anderson also did this in the top of the 8th to tie the game, as the Wilson summary deftly (ha!) noted: José Anderson homers (16) on a fly ball to left field. Luis Lameda scores. Tyler Rodriguez scores. Do you know who wasn't acting deftly Saturday night? MiLB.com's video feed, which normally spoils us. It's showing nothing but a black screen for Anderson's latest blast, his 16th. Every Wilson position player saw action during the course of the night save for outfielder Nick Monile, who last played on Sunday the 7th. 20-year-old undrafted RHP Thomas Conrad has been solid for Wilson, but he was on the mound for the nightcap walkoff home run. Rylan Mills was the designated hitter in the opener (from Friday) and began the nightcap behind the plate. Mills was replaced on defense to begin the bottom of the 5th, and there is nothing in the game log to provide a hint on that exit. As we surmised in yesterday's report, RH starter Carlos Carra did not pitch in the completion opener, as he had gone through all his pre-game routine Friday night. RHP Tyler Renz is credited with a "game started" in his game log, though the box score gives the bulk reliever listing. The 19-year-old Renz only walked one in six innings as he improves in that aspect over his most recent outings. 20-year-old Nicaragua native Enniel Cortez started Game Two and had his best outing of the season. Final: ACL Brewers 7, ACL Royals 4 Box Score and Game Log Hey, they even played nine innings. Back to "Ro" for a moment: "In Friday's 13-9 ACL defeat, Alexander Frias, Juan Martinez and Jonathan Rangel reached base 11 of 12 times, with 6 RBIs. In Saturday's 7-4 victory, they reached base 10 of 14 times, with 4 RBIs." So yeah, that's sweet as each player maintains a four-digit OPS as the team is 32 games into the season. Those figures will make a box score pop. Enhancing Martinez' stellar season-to-date, he's now 19-for-21 in stolen base attempts. Frias added an outfield assist from center. This was only his second career game manning that spot, seeing all his other work on the outfield corners. Is Rangel still just 5'9"? Because the sometimes catcher actually has an offensive game that could support a long-term first base profile (he played there Saturday, but 5'9" is 5'9".) We sang LF Engel Paulino's power praises yesterday, hopefully he didn't get caught up in the press clippings, as his box score line will hint may have been the case. Michael Fowler's rehab outing was scoreless (five batters faced), and yet another Nicaraguan RHP, 18-year-old starter Diustin Mayorquin, remains an intriguing arm. Final: DSL Brewers Blue 14, DSL Brewers Gold 7, seven innings as scheduled Box Score and Game Log The teams combined to issue 17 free passes (16 walks, one HBP, plus five wild pitches and a balk) in just the seven frames, so that won't please the pitching coaches. The three fielding errors were from the recent bonus baby shortstops, as Diego Frontado and Ricki Moneys are up to a combined nine miscues on the season, barely ten games in. Then again, we should know better (shame on me) to spend energy on such things at the complex league level. I'm sure Frontado (home run, single, walk, SB) and Moneys (triple, two singles, five RBI) are thrilled that we highlighted the day's defense. Sorry, gents. The big early lead for Blue prevented Gold from attempting any steals, while Blue runners went 5-for-6. It's difficult to single out am arm on a super-positive effort, but 3rd-year 20-year-old righty Carlos Canales gets a rare mention for his 1-2-3 outing, and RHP Luis Aguayo of Mexico, working his way back from a long-term injury that snatched his 2025 season, tossed a scoreless first inning in his 3rd pro game. Congrats to LH bat OF Gerlyn Payano, DH'ing here, on his first pro home run. Same goes for CF Enrique Lovera, a year younger in age and experience than Payano, on his first career tater. Others on the Blue side of the ledger had productive days, so enjoy your box score click. As for Gold, we're still waiting for first baseman Jefer Lista's six-game bubble to pop, but he walked twice and is still sporting an OPS north of 1.500 (1.549, to be exact). Back to a traditional four-game afternoon starts scoreboard for Sunday, and the rotation openers are juicy as the link below will show. Have a great Sunday, everyone! 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

Pregame Audio Saturday 6/13 Former Shuckers Manager and current Brewers MiLB Field Coordinator Joe Ayrault

Saturday 6/13: Postgame shows for the 9-8 loss to Philadelphia: Locked on Brewers Postcast with Brandon Sneide - "Brewers Can't Overcome Bullpen Struggles - Phillies Even Series Despite Late Surge" Via WTMJ's Postgame Show with Dom Cotroneo - "The Brewers gave an epic comeback a go but ultimately fell short in a 9-8 loss to the Phillies and Philadelphia evens the series. Chad Patrick really struggled again, what's going on? Dom and Craig Coshun break it down along with a big night from Jackson Chourio." Via Mike Heller's "Brewed Daily" podcast stream - Mike posts reaction takes on each Brewers' game Via SportsRadio the Fan's Post Game Show w/ Tim Allen and Tommy Wortz