Jim Goulart

TRANSACTION: - LHP Justin King placed on High-A Wisconsin’s 7-day injured list retroactive to August 17 Final: Nashville 5, Charlotte (White Sox) 1 Via the Sounds' site, we encourage readers to review each of the affiliate write-ups as part of your season-long Link Report routine: Gasser Gem Gives Sounds Third Straight Win - Left-hander strikes out 10 with no walks in 5-1 win over Charlotte Pre-Game Media Notes Box Score / Wrap I have not investigated it, but surely somewhere the Padres' fan websites are lamenting the loss of LHP Robert Gasser in the infamous Josh Hader trade. Speaking of transactions, trades, etc., check out page 14 of the Sounds' Media Notes linked above. Your head will spin as the tiny font transaction list is about to require a third column. One of the first things that will strike you upon reading the game summary is: Charlotte Knights (42-76, 7-36 in the 2nd half) Maybe we should visit the ChiSox minor league fan sites. That must be one messed up AAA clubhouse. The Brewers' starting rotation down the stretch is veteran enough and effective enough that the instances when a four-or-five inning true long reliever is needed should be few. Unless Adrian Houser truly blows up Sunday or beyond, a debuting Gasser likely wouldn't be required at the big-league level in September. Gasser also has enough innings in, so that an Arizona Fall League stint seems unlikely. For nearly the rest of MLB, Gasser would be guaranteed a callup soon, certainly for every non-contender right now. It will be fascinating to watch how Gasser's service time is handled regardless. One could envision him being on the Opening Day 2024 roster and thus eligible for draft pick compensation with a stellar rookie campaign as per the new CBA. Regardless, the words from Brewers brass expressing their thrilled status upon his acquisition (remember, from High-A ball no less) ring true. OF Tyler Naquin is 3-for-27 with zero walks and 12 K's since his trade to the White Sox. The challenge system! That's one of eight(!) video highlights via the Sounds' Twitter ("X") feed, including the contractually-obligated-to-mention KestDaddy base knock. We'll include one more here in appreciation of the pretty production work: Final: Biloxi 12, Mississippi (Braves) 3 Via the Shuckers' site: Shuckers Smash Their Way to Fifth Straight Win - Biloxi hits three home runs, pounds out 13 hits in 12-3 win over M-Braves Pre-Game Media Notes Box Score / Wrap This team is hitting its stride despite the bump to AAA of Tyler Black. Really cool how all the affiliates track so closely 2023 milestones vs. their franchise marks. Young Voice of the Shuckers Javik Blake is very good in making those references, as he did here: "In the sixth, (Jackson) Chourio drove in his 74th RBI of the year on a fielder’s choice, tying Corey Ray’s single-season franchise record." Video, did we say video? Dead heat as Biloxi matches Nashville with eight highlights on the night, catch them here. Keep in mind Wes Clarke was featured by the organization earlier in the day before poking his 20th. Do starting pitchers get walk-out songs? I don't think so. But TJ Shook made 13 relief appearances earlier this season, and hopefully his home appearances featured this (maybe his parents helped). Every Shucker with at least one hit, and five reached base three times. That'll make for a happy postgame spread. Night off for Jeferson Quero and red-hot OF Carlos Rodriguez. 97 degrees at first pitch in Pearl, MS where 2,210 fans came disguised as empty seats, as per the linked highlights. Humidity must be brutal as well. Final: Cedar Rapids 6, Wisconsin 4 Via the Timber Rattlers' site: Cedar Rapids Sends Wisconsin to a 6-4 Loss - Rattlers give up five two-out runs to take another tough defeat Pre-Game Media Notes (Download Link) via the team's Virtual Press Box Box Score / Wrap What is it about the Minnesota organization that has their High-A team specifically pretty much phenomenal year after year? Here's a bit of backstory as to the nice name of their ballpark "Rise 2 Greatness Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium". Fans of the MLB Brewers (I imagine that's nearly all of you reading) have trouble seeing a landing spot back in Milwaukee for rehabbing Jesse Winker. Winker is laser-focused on his current task, it appears: Time for 26-year-old RHP Sam Gardner to make his way to Biloxi to allow a Carolina arm his turn in Appleton. It appears the season paths for RHP's Cameron Wagoner and Tyler Woessner are criss-crossing, given Wagoner's summer resurgence and a bit of Woessner slippage of late. Tyler did have a 3.27 ERA in four July starts, so it hasn't been a disaster by any means. Starting pitchers on the minor league level do have it pretty good in terms of their workloads, pretty sure they'd like to pitch more than once a week (except for every 5th week where they may start both ends of the weekly six-game series). Golf games must be solid. It's quite seamless how Brock Wilken and Mike Boeve have just slid into the 3-4 spots in the lineup after skipping over Carolina. Again, fault me on the lack of thorough research, but I wonder if there's another 2023 draft duo currently toiling similarly at the High-A level. Absolutely no video production out of Cedar Rapids, that must drive our friends over at Twins Daly bonkers. Final: Carolina 8, Kannapolis (White Sox) 6, ten innings First-Place Mudcats Win Thriller, 8-6 in Kannapolis - Jace Avina robbed a game-winning homer in the ninth to force extras in Carolina’s 10-inning victory Pre-Game Media Notes Box Score / Wrap Let's just get right to it - and watch the two little boys as they realize they won't be getting a souvenir - It's a signature moment in a signature game in what may become a signature season. Maintains a four-game second-half division lead. The little bobble just adds to the fun and the moment. Yet another game in which every Mudcat had at least one base hit. In fact, of the 36 players in full-season starting lineups Friday, only five went without a hit and only three (sorry Patrick Dorrian, Owen Miller, and Joe Gray, Jr., because you each have had shining moments in 2023) did not reach base at all. That's one heck of an A-Ball debut for 20-year-old Venezuelan RHP Yorman Galindez, who netted the deserved win. With a 1.70 WHIP while in Maryvale, the 2nd-year pro wasn't an obvious promotion candidate, but he made Brewers brass look brilliant here. Dylan O'Rae is a Valentine's Day baby, and boy, do we love the 19-year-old. (OK, that's corny.) O'Rae has come to the plate 209 times in 2023. He has an OBP of .512. He reached base five times Friday and added a key sacrifice fly for good measure. His three steals in this game make him 34-for-36 in attempts this season. Oh, he's the mosquito other teams will look to eradicate throughout his pro journey. Never been to Kannapolis, North Carolina (just north of Charlotte), but my, this would have been a great game to attend. More highlights for you here. Final: ACL Mariners 7, ACL Brewers 4 Box Score / Wrap It was Cooper Pratt's 19th birthday for this one, and he doubled and singled while manning both middle infield spots while Eric Brown Jr. took part in rehab game #2. Pratt is 11 games into his pro career, and while we await the first long ball, the 6'4" 6th rounder (forever to be referred to as "6th round steal Cooper Pratt", we hope) is doing fine with an .830 OPS. Speaking of Brown, he pulled a HR to left in the first inning and would later walk and steal a base. The bullpen did 2023 college picks LHP Tate Keuhner and RHP Josh Timmerman no favors, as the two had combined for shutout ball through the first four frames. A-Crew plated four runs despite stranding ten (0-for-7 RISP). The Maryvale regular season ends on Monday, and today's afternoon tilt is the club's next-to-last game. The men have a 2.5 game lead over the ACL Reds, and it appears that the Cincinnati team is playing on Tuesday, meaning that the division crown for the first-place Brewers can be locked up with a single win or Reds' loss. A playoff game awaits (hopefully)! Final: DSL Brewers #1 Squad 2, DSL Reds 2, six innings Box Score / Wrap Looks like this one will go down as a tie that counts in the standings and stats (it can happen). "The last time that an MLB game ended in a tie was in 2016 between the Pirates and the Cubs. The game was postponed because of the weather. Towards the end of the season, it was determined that the game no longer needed to be played as the outcome would not affect the postseason picture positively or negatively. The Cubs ended the season with the best record in the National League and the Pirates had been eliminated from playoff contention. If the game would have had an impact on the playoff standings then they would have resumed the game and played until a winner had been determined. The statistics accumulated in the game did count." The Dominican League ends its schedule this coming Tuesday. Brewers Team Uno is now 25-25-1. The biggest beneficiaries of stats counting here are 17-year-old RHP Enniel Cortez, whose amazing season continued (0.88 WHIP). Also, another 17-year-old, switch-hitting infielder Luiyin Alastre with a double and single, Cancelled: DSL Guardians Red at DSL Brewers #2 Squad, rain Team Dos' record remains at 21-30. Standard seven games for a Saturday, with afternoon action in Arizona and we hope for a dry day on the island. Flip over to our as-it-happens discussion over on the Minor League Forum this evening after Freddy Peralta beats down the Rangers in the mid-afternoon matinee. 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

Not sure why some of the Twitter links here didn't fully embed, but they are all still reachable. TRANSACTIONS: N/A Final: Indianapolis (Pirates) 3, Nashville 2 Via the Sounds' site, we encourage readers to review each of the affiliate write-ups as part of your season-long Link Report routine: Win Streak Snapped as Sounds Fall Short in Indianapolis - Nashville leaves tying run on third base to end game in 3-2 defeat Pre-Game Media Notes Box Score / Wrap It's a bit of a non-descript game here. The Sounds bench was Payton Henry, Keston Hiura and Owen Miller. Rowdy Tellez was 0-for-4, and it will be interesting to see if his rehab stint ends after Sunday's series finale. Rowdy is 2-for-14 (one K, two walks) at AAA. Miller and Jahmai Jones (1-for-4, double, cleanup spot as the DH) are the only position player members of the 40-man roster currently in the minor leagues. Players like Patrick Dorrian (HR #19, no video out of Indianapolis) and Cam Devanney are interesting names for the 2024 MLB season contributor list. Otherwise, it's kind of a keep plugging along squad. The Sounds are 20-17 and just 2.5 games back of a 2nd half division title, so we should build up a modicum of excitement regardless. Tyler Black was 1-for-4, certainly the primary prospect to follow here. Effective bullpen work from Ethan Small, Luis Contreras and Darrell Thompson to cover the final two frames. Starting RHP Janson Junk had another suitable AAA effort. This HR pitch hurt. In what will be a recurring theme of "not quite" on the night, catcher Brian Navarreto popped up with the tying and go-ahead runs on 2nd and 3rd to end the game. Final: Tennessee (Cubs) 4, Biloxi 2 Via the Shuckers' site: Shuckers' Bullpen Tosses Five Shutout Innings, Smokies Win, 4-2 - Smokies use four early runs, shut down late Shuckers’ comeback attempt Pre-Game Media Notes Box Score / Wrap Let's see, starter has a middling outing, bullpen tosses multiple (five) innings of shutout ball, and two runners are stranded as the tight game ends. That sounds familiar, as you glance up one section. One thing about the eight-team Southern League is that your team has a 50% chance of making the postseason from the start. The Shuckers are 20-18 in the second half, and sit in the playoffs as of this AM, one game up on Montgomery. RHP TJ Shook's re-entry into the starting rotation seemingly allows RHP James Meeker to go back to the role where he has truly excelled, and with two scoreless relief innings despite allowing four baserunners, Meeker seems ready. Wes Clarke, DH'ing here, was caught stealing for the first time in five attempts. The prior four steals are the only ones in Clarke's three-year pro career. Isaac Collins was also nabbed, now 22-for-29 in 2023 SB attempts.. Regarding our "not quite" message, Ethan Murray flied out to CF and Lamar Sparks was called out on strikes for the final two outs of the game as runners sat on 1st and 2nd base. Can't blame the game summaries for not identifying on these final at-bats, and we won't always do so here, just rolling with the punches on this report. The debate about diving into first base (and remaining healthy, as Carlos did here) will rage on forever: Final: Dayton (Reds) 5, Wisconsin 3 Via the Timber Rattlers' site: Dragons Drop Rattlers 5-3 - Late Wisconsin rally misfires as Dayton wins third straight game Pre-Game Media Notes (Download Link) via the team's Virtual Press Box Box Score / Wrap As indicated in the summary, Manager Joe Ayrault utilized two pinch-runners in the bottom of the 9th. A bit surprised that 20-year-old infielder Jheremy Vargas was pulled for a runner in Jose Acosta. There was no evidence at all of Vargas nursing his legs after his bloop single, but the track records in the baserunning department made the move seem odd. Regardless, for the final three outs with the tying runs on base, the trio of Doston-Moore-Boeve found the going rough, and the T-Rats' production crew doesn't hide those efforts from us in the game video above. Four more hits for the dynamic duo of Brock Wilken and Mike Boeve, and my goodness, thanks for not choosing to be a tight end at Wake Forest, Brock, you are a mountain of a young man -- Can't be easy for RHP Bradley Blalock, this was only his 2nd appearance with Wisconsin, but unlike when a pitcher is moved within the Brewers system, and information is passed directly among pitching coaches, Blalock arrives and immediately has to advocate for himself among new mentors getting to know him. He allowed eight baserunners in four innings here (three earned runs). Timber Rattlers now four games out in their own playoff chase. Final: Carolina 6, Delmarva (Orioles) 3 Adams Hits Walk-Off Homer in 6-3 Carolina Victory - Luke Adams clinched Carolina's fourth straight series victory with a mammoth walk-off home run Pre-Game Media Notes Box Score / Wrap Pretty remarkable that the Muddies roll on and have not been infused with 2023 draft talent as of yet. This group has got it going on. Post-Game Interview: Manager Victor Estevez Congrats on that first Carolina League base knock, Dylan O'Rae! With runners on 1st and 3rd and no outs, Luke Adams could have brought home the winning run in any number of ways - sac fly, ground ball dribbler, etc. Instead, he gave Voice of the Mudcats Greg Adams Jr. another audio clip for the ages. Luis Lara reached base four times to lift his Mudcat OBP to .385. At some point, 1B Jesus Chirinos will get another crack at High-A, 3-for-4 in this game. RHP Logan Henderson padded his wonderful numbers with another zero-walk effort, fanning eight. Be sure to listen to the Estevez interview linked above for the commentary on Henderson from both Greg and the Manager. Final: ACL Brewers 6, ACL Guardians 2 Box Score / Wrap24-year-old LHP Adam Seminaris, the 3rd piece in the Hunter Renfroe trade, made his 2nd Maryvale rehab appearance and first in eleven days. He was originally sidelined after his May 17th Biloxi outing. Also on the rehab trail was 23-year-old Timber Rattlers RHP Jospeh Hernandez, himself a trade acquisition (from Seattle for RHP Justin Topa). This was also Maryvale rehab appearance #2, and Hernandez' most recent Wisconsin effort was back on May 25th. Don't overlook the effort of 21-year-old RHP Anthony Perez sandwiched between the rehabbers. Perez entered for Seminaris with the bases loaded and only one out in the 2nd and proceeded to escape via two K's. 2023 newcomers RHP Morris Austin (10th round) and undrafted LHP K.C. Hunt tossed scoreless frames in their 2nd AZ appearances. Enjoy the box score, particularly atop the lineup. Everyone contributed and even the sole player without a hit, 3B Ney Serrano, added a sacrifice fly. Final: DSL Rangers Red 6, DSL Brewers #1 Squad 5Box Score / Wrap Walkoff loss for the 24-22 Team Uno, surrendering two runs on a two-out double. That close. Bummer. Management insists in giving "veteran (by age only)" 22-year-old RHP Roman Perez the closer role, but his season has been poor in several ways. Perhaps he's a 100 MPH arm we just haven't been fully told about? A total of 29 walks and HBP's in just 19.1 IP. Add in 12 wild pitches. The K figure is just "OK", 21. Perez can't pitch around trouble outside of his own either, ten unearned runs allowed. 18-year-old RHP Esmir Suarez had the strongest mound effort here, adding to a fine rookie campaign. Yophery Rodriguez, the top signing last January, has hit a three-game wall. His average is down to .266 (OPS still impressive at .892), but in those three games, he's 0-for-10 with eight K's. He'll be fine, it's a hiccup. My personal fascination with part-time utilityman Tyler Rodriguez, meanwhile, continues. In 84 plate appearances, he has twice as many walks (18) as K's (9), and now sports an .826 OPS with a home run and double here. Final: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 14, DSL Marlins 7Box Score / Wrap Team Dos just 19-28, but a nice win here. Trailing 7-6 after six innings, the boys scored five in the 7th and three in the 8th to win going away. It's another box where all nine contributed, and five had multi-hit games. Five of the team's 14 hits went for extra bases, including three home runs and two doubles. Fifteen men were stranded, yet the RISP average was .316 (6-for-19). Feel free to click away for the mound results and any additional offensive figures you wish to glean from the box score. It's the four full-season clubs on tap for Sunday, early games except for a 5:05 Central start in Biloxi. Have a great Sunday! Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scoresCurrent Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and DepthCurrent Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth