Jim Goulart

Friday 6/16: Via WTMJ's "Brewers 360": Rick Schlesinger Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Homer & Tony" (download link): Todd Rosiak Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Tim Allen *** Postgame Shows for Brewers 5-4 win over the Pirates --Via 97.3's Baseball Postgame Show - Tim Allen hostsWTMJ with Dom Cotroneo: - Jeff Cirillo is the guest

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Nashville and Wisconsin pulled out two of the more exciting wins of their respective seasons, both in extras innings. Biloxi will toss their Friday night in the forget-about-it bin. While their skillsets are hardly a match, we have another precocious Carolina center fielder providing us Jackson Chourio-type moments. Join us please, for the full review below! (I must tip my cap to the recuperative powers of the BrewerFanatic platform. Deep into this eight-game report, my desktop PC decided to force re-boot as I then held my breath that my browser - and our site - would remember what had been entered. It did 😀, so I have since exhaled.) Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic TRANSACTIONS: OF/INF Keston Hiura sent on rehab assignment to ACL Brewers OF Monte Harrison transferred to Development List from AAA Nashville We'll also point out that we've always prided ourselves at BrewerFanatic in acknowledging the efforts of those players who have been recently dropped from the Milwaukee system. Please find time to visit this post at some point in your busy day. Final: Nashville 5, Gwinnett (Braves) 3, ten innings Via the Sounds' site, we encourage readers to review each of the affiliate write-ups as part of your season-long Link Report routine: Turang's Homer Walks Off Gwinnett in 10-Inning Thriller - Brice Turang knocks decisive blow in comeback 5-3 victory over Gwinnett Pre-Game Media Notes Box Score / Game Log Since his option to Nashville, Brice Turang is only 5-for-24, but he's swinging with purpose as four of those hits are for extra bases (1 double, 3 HR"s), and those round-trippers have not been cheapies: Combine all the details in the Sounds' summary linked above with the multiple video highlights via the team's Twitter media feed, and you will feel like you're part of (another) sellout crowd in Nashville. Speaking of that great atmosphere and Nashville's status as a minor league gem of a city, that is among the topics prized LHP Robert Gasser discusses in this video interview (go to the 22:00 minute mark). In just his second game back with the Sounds after missing about two months of action, Sal Frelick (2-for-5, 2 R, RBI) was also feeling frisky enough to steal his 5th base at AAA and first since his return to action (he did not attempt a stolen base in his three games in Maryvale). As long as you have that big giant oven mitt on, Sal, to protect that thumb - heck, two oven mitts are fine! Given the lackluster state of catching across the MLB landscape (if you're a devout MLBTradeRumors.com follower, you're aware), it seems organizations may be kicking themselves for letting Payton Henry go unclaimed when he was DFA'd. He is on an insane run - again, details in the linked game summary. I fully expect the Brewers to pad value to any trade deadline deal by including one of their three defensively dynamic AAA catchers (Henry, Alex Jackson, Brian Navaretto) as a secondary piece. Jackson's 2023 OPS is .901, Henry is at .855. Final, Game One: Montgomery (Rays) 11, Biloxi 4, seven innings Final, Game Two: Montgomery 7, Biloxi 0, 4.5 innings, rain Via the Shuckers' site: Shuckers Swept in Doubleheader by Biscuits - Two teams split the first four games of the series, Black extends his on-base streak to 35 games Pre-Game Media Notes Game One Box Score / Game Log Game Two Box Score / Game Log Yeah, it wasn't a great night for the AA club, at least the home Biloxi fans were spared from the raindrops and poor results with the boys in Montgomery. The mound work was rough, this was by far the worst of Justin Jarvis' 12 starts in what has been an exceptional 2023. Game One relievers Robbie Baker (tough June after sparkling work prior) and Kaleb Bowman (finding it's a big jump from High-A) didn't fare much better than Jarvis. Despite plunking two batters, Game Two reliever Luis Contreras managed a scoreless 1.1 innings and to his credit, stranded all three of his inherited runners for Zach Vennaro. Starter Russell Smith could not escape the first inning (and given the irony of what is happening within the NL Central and another 2021 2nd round LHP - well, let's just say I'm done harping on it after this mini tweet-thread). Did Mike Guerrero see ominous Game Two clouds and decide, "yeah, I'm not jeopardizing a 35-game on-base streak by placing Tyler Black in the lineup". I'm still not a huge fan of tracking on-base streaks vs. hitting streaks, but when one factors in how many seven-inning games are played due to doubleheaders, that's a factor to make them more impressive. Old friend Tristan Peters missed five weeks with an injury and has a .740 OPS in 23 games (video). Final: Wisconsin 8, Great Lakes (Dodgers) 7, ten innings Via the Timber Rattlers' site: Rattlers Stun Loons With Extra-Inning Victory - Wisconsin rallies from 5-0 deficit to beat Great Lakes 8-7 in ten innings Pre-Game Media Notes (Download Link) via the team's Virtual Press Box Box Score / Game Log With all due respect to the other full-season affiliates, where daily game summaries also rock, but there's just no matching what Voice of the Rattlers Chris Mehring does for us. For this road game, and with the host team not providing video highlights at all, we would be empty without the detail that Chris provides for what turned out to be easily one of the spotlight wins of the season across the entire system. Be sure to read through above. Ah, the vagaries of tracking these players on a daily basis. After two recent poor relief stints, RHP Michele Vassalotti had an outing to remember, perfect through nine batters. Do you call it a low-pressure appearance because the Rattlers were down by five runs to start Vassalotti's night? No, because no night on the field is low-pressure for a minor leaguer. Sorry to spoil the party, but Robert Moore is only 10-for-17 in SB attempts now? That stat kind of snuck up on us. Moore, along with Joe Gray (twice for Joe), was picked off first base in this one. Cheers to Gray on his four-hit clutch night, however. He was 2-for-37 in his temporary Biloxi placement, here's hoping he can get close to his home base again and flash more nights at the plate like this one. Alex Hall's uber-cool HR in the 9th was just part of reaching base all five times up. This was Hall's 11th start at first base in 2023. Is it time for starting RHP Stiven Cruz to rediscover success back at Carolina? Here's a unique coaching staff tidbit this AM. Final: Carolina 11, Augusta (Braves) 5 Late Rally Leads Mudcats to 11-5 Victory - Luis Lara had four hits and Kay-Lan Nicasia drove in three while pacing the Carolina offense Pre-Game Media Notes Box Score / Game Log Oh, Luis Lara, several others in the lineup Friday deserve their share of the spotlight as well, but we just can't take our eyes off of you (or wipe the smiles from our faces). The switch-hitter (must be taller than 5'7" by now, right?) won't turn 19 until November. Sure, 32 of Lara's 38 hits thus far are singles, but his OBP is .455 and he has 25 walks, two HBP's, vs. fanning only 14 times in 115 at-bats. It's a completely different profile than last season's A-Ball superhero, but each massively impressive: Other than RHP Pedro Fernandez with Nashville, it was a brutal night for full-season affiliate starting pitchers. For Mudcats' RHP Alexander Vallecillo, this effort was totally out-of-character, as evidenced by his 2023 game logs. Vallecillo even plunked two in addition to the five he walked in 1.2 innings. Just beautiful work by two relievers who both turned 23 years old this spring, Tyler Wehrle and Shane Smith. They will both be down for a few days after these multi-inning workloads. Barrios - Nicasia - Adams - Avina: each worth your box score review on this night. The camera work out of Augusta was hardly ideal, but kudos to the Mudcats' staff for collecting bountiful road game highlights regardless (Twitter media link). Final: ACL Brewers 8, ACL Cubs 3 Box Score / Game Log 7-2 record now for the Blue & Gold (we miss when each color had their own squad). Four-run second inning provided a 5-0 lead. In his age 17 season and in his 2nd pro season (1st stateside), RHP Manuel Rodriguez, a native of Mexico, allowed only a single in facing just that one over the minimum in four sterling relief innings. The A-Crew reached base 18 times via hit (four doubles), HBP and walk, so the box score is your friend here. Three more stolen bases for Canuck Dylan O'Rae (nine on the young season without being caught). Oh hi, Keston Hiura! Playing left field, Hiura doubled and singled (one K) in three trips to the plate. Rehabbing INF Josh VanMeter has only 25 AB's on the season, 5-for-13 in Maryvale, all singles. Final: DSL Twins 12, DSL Brewers #1 Squad 1Box Score / Game LogThe Twins youngsters scored in six of the first seven innings, including five runs in the first. Four of the seven runs allowed by 17-year-old Venezuelan RHP Gabriel Colmenarez were unearned, but that doesn't mean he was that much sharper (2 BB, HBP, WP sprinkled within his outing). Colmenarez' two rookie mound-mates would allow five combined runs (four earned) over the final five innings. Sometimes it's better to be dominated while at the plate in a game like this, at least then you tip your cap to the opposing staff. But the Cerveceros Uno drew eight walks, were 2-for-12 with RISP, and stranded 11. Three of the four hits were singles (17-year-old Venezuelan SS and leadoff man Joan Gutierrez doubled and walked). It was the 4th double among the ten hits thus far for the LH swinger, sporting a pretty .955 OPS through his first eight pro games. Gutierrez was caught stealing for the 2nd time in four attempts, however, after opening the game with a base on balls.Mix in three errors committed by the Uno Boys and there won't be a lot of highlighted compliments in the coaching game reports after this one.The team still sits at a fine 6-3 despite the loss here. Final: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 10, DSL Guardians Red 3Box Score / Game LogThis game is more befitting of today's weather for both Dominican contests. 86 degrees, sunny, 1 MPH wind. Big surprise, right? The Dos Brothers moved to 5-4 and had the Cleveland entry seeing red in this home game. We've been seeing game times consistently fall in the 3 hour, 30 minute plus territory since the start of the season, no change here. Not sure you're noticed an occasional 04:00:00 notation as well. With the tropical weather, why let a phantom pitch clock interfere? Nine hits for the good guys, including three doubles. Guardian pitchers walked 11 and threw six wild pitches. The Cerveceros Dos batters only had six RBI vs. the ten runs scored. Thank you, inexperienced opponent arms. Second-year infielder Demetrio Nadal (DH'ing in the 9-hole here) was 17-for-20 in SB attempts last summer. On Friday, he was 4-for-4 and has not been caught in six attempts in 2023. He singled, walked twice, and scored three runs. It will be nice when we are a full month in to see how things are trending beyond just "hot starts". But among the players beyond Nadal who padded their strong first week-and-a-half numbers on Friday were: 2B Luis Lameda - 2 singles, 3 walks, SB (one CS), 2 RBI, 1 run (1.083 OPS) 3B Roderick Flores - double, single, walk, 2 RBI, 1 run (1.035 OPS) RHP Aneuris Rodriguez - 4.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 Ks, 1 WP (1.04 ERA) The Maryvale Brewers have an immediate rematch with their Cubbie foe Saturday afternoon, and as always, the Dominican games are daytime affairs. On the full-season affiliate menu, it's all evening action with only Nashville playing before adoring home fans. We'll detail it all for you on Sunday AM. Enjoy your Saturday! 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 View full article

I really dislike the move of the MLB draft to July for one selfish reason - I am able to take in Cape Cod League games, and over the years have been able to visit with Brewers' draft picks as they were considering whether to sign or not. Matulovich was the most recent (I'm sure I convinced him wearing all my Brewers gear), but Joey was a pleasure to chat with, very accommodating, and yes, here's to the continued pursuit of his baseball dream.

Go to the 22:00 minute mark for the Robert Gasser interview

Check out the 9th inning game log here. Just-traded Taylor Floyd did all he could in his first inning with AA Wichita (Twins). His teammates did not welcome him kindly.

Had an .875 AAA OPS in 27 games.

C/INF Wes Clarke is the most recent addition to the Biloxi pre-game audio site.

Final: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 10, DSL Guardians Red 3Box Score / Game LogThis game is more befitting of today's weather for both Dominican contests. 86 degrees, sunny, 1 MPH wind. Big surprise, right? The Dos Brothers moved to 5-4 and had the Cleveland entry seeing red in this home game. We've been seeing game times consistently fall in the 3 hour, 30 minute plus territory since the start of the season, no change here. Not sure you're noticed an occasional 04:00:00 notation as well. With the tropical weather, why let a phantom pitch clock interfere? Nine hits for the good guys, including three doubles. Guardian pitchers walked 11 and threw six wild pitches. The Cerveceros Dos batters only had six RBI vs. the ten runs scored. Thank you, inexperienced opponent arms. Second-year infielder Demetrio Nadal (DH'ing in the 9-hole here) was 17-for-20 in SB attempts last summer. On Friday, he was 4-for-4 and has not been caught in six attempts in 2023. He singled, walked twice, and scored three runs. It will be nice when we are a full month in to see how things are trending beyond just "hot starts". But among the players beyond Nadal who padded their strong first week-and-a-half numbers on Friday were: 2B Luis Lameda - 2 singles, 3 walks, SB (one CS), 2 RBI, 1 run (1.083 OPS) 3B Roderick Flores - double, single, walk, 2 RBI, 1 run (1.035 OPS) RHP Aneuris Rodriguez - 4.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 Ks, 1 WP (1.04 ERA)

Will be incorporated into Saturday AM's Link Report: Final: DSL Twins 12, DSL Brewers #1 Squad 1Box Score / Game LogThe Twins youngsters scored in six of the first seven innings, including five runs in the first. Four of the seven runs allowed by 17-year-old Venezuelan RHP Gabriel Colmenarez were unearned, but that doesn't mean he was that much sharper (2 BB, HBP, WP sprinkled within his outing). Colmenarez' two rookie mound-mates would allow five combined runs (four earned) over the final five innings. Sometimes it's better to be dominated while at the plate in a game like this, at least then you tip your cap to the opposing staff. But the Cerveceros Uno drew eight walks, were 2-for-12 with RISP, and stranded 11. Three of the four hits were singles (17-year-old Venezuelan SS and leadoff man Joan Gutierrez doubled and walked). It was the 4th double among the ten hits thus far for the LH swinger, sporting a pretty .955 OPS through his first eight pro games. Gutierrez was caught stealing for the 2nd time in four attempts, however, after opening the game with a base on balls. Mix in three errors committed by the Uno Boys and there won't be a lot of highlighted compliments in the coaching game reports after this one. The team still sits at a fine 6-3 despite the loss here.

Been a while since the last update in March - it's still percolating, but slowly: City approves preliminary planning money for potential Mudcats venue

"Good luck in Friday’s 7-game MILB slate!" It's 8 games (Biloxi twinbill)!

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Thursday 6/15: Via WTMJ's "Brewers 360": GM Matt Arnold Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Paul Wagner Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky: Matt Carroll from "Reviewing the Brew" (go to the 32:45 minute mark) Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts "Brewers Weekly" Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "The Brewers might be in a situation in a few years where we are begging them to stay. Let's not get to that point. Also in this episode, we preview the Brewers/Pirates series - the battle for NL Central leadership - with Locked on Pirates host Ethan Smith." Enjoy the full conversation below, however the Brewers-specific portion begins at the 23:00 minute mark:

Bullpen Coach Josh Spence and RHP Justin Jarvis are the most recent additions to the Biloxi pre-game audio site.

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Corrected the link, also the Matt Prigge interview begins at the 19:30 minute mark.

Wednesday 6/14: Via WTMJ's "Brewers 360": Jeff Levering Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Jen, Gabe and Chewy (download link)": Sophia Minnaert Via the "Barrel Banter Podcast": Author Matt Prigge On His Latest Book, "Opening Day in Milwaukee" *** Postgame Shows for Brewers 4-2 defeat at the hands and bats of the Twins --Via 97.3's Baseball Postgame Show - Tim Allen hostsLocked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Sinking to the 500 Mark"

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Friday 6/9 (recorded Wednesday 6/7): Via The Brewers Babes Podcast - Latest episode *** Tuesday 6/13: Via WTMJ's "Brewers 360" (download link): Craig Counsell Via the Brewers Unfiltered Podcast - Sophia Minnaert, Adam McCalvy, Tim Dillard: "Last week, the gang discussed the interesting story of Jon Singleton’s return to the Big Leagues. This week, Jon joined the pod to tell the story in his own words -- his road to the Major Leagues, playing with Christian Yelich as a kid, off-the-field learnings and more. Plus, the gang covers topics like the upcoming Pirates series, William Contreras’ All-Star prospects and more." Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky: Jack Stern from "BrewCrewBall" (go to the 31:00 minute mark) Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Wilde & Tausch" (download link): Sophia Minnaert Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Bill Schroeder VIDEO Via the "Foul Territory" Podcast: Rowdy Tellez "roast session" - Guessing NSFW (haven't watched quite yet) *** Postgame Shows for Brewers gutpunch 7-5 loss at Minnesota --Via 97.3's Baseball Postgame Show - "Tim Allen is providing free therapy so grab a couch and get well!"WTMJ with Greg Matzek: - Jeff Cirillo is the guestLocked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Brewers Invented a New Way to Lose"

Monday 6/12: Via WTMJ's "Brewers 360" (download link): Sophia Minnaert Via WTMJ's Afternoon News (download link): Lane Grindle Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Tim Allen (go to the 01:16:10 hour/minute mark)