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In his first professional plate appearance, 6'4" 17-year-old RF Christopher Vasquez walked. In his next appearance, he pulled a HR to left. After a strikeout in his 3rd trip to the plate, Vasquez just lined a double to center to tie the DSL Brewers #2 Squad game at 4-4 in the 8th. He's a Dominican native, hopefully he has family there today. Sign up any siblings!

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Only the Maryvale Brewers were victorious among the Crew's affiliates on Friday night, but the post-thumb injury debut of Sal Frelick was a sight for sore eyes. Yes, RHP Jason Alexander began his rehab stint as well. The Mudcats' recent seven-game winning streak now unfortunately feels oh-so-long ago, and the rookie level saw the professional debut of a "lottery ticket" that 99% of Brewers fans likely had tucked in their wallets and forgotten about. On to the night's recap! Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic TRANSACTIONS: RHP Tyson Miller recalled to MLB Brewers from AAA Nashville (replacing injured LHP Bennett Sousa) RHP Jake Cousins placed on MLB Brewers' 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 4 - this negates his earlier announced option to AAA Nashville OF Sal Frelick sent on rehab assignment to ACL Brewers RHP Jason Alexander sent on rehab assignment to ACL Brewers C Brent Diaz to the Development List at AAA Nashville There are two extended audio listens for you to make time for this weekend: Postponed: Nashville at Jacksonville (Marlins) Via the Sounds: "Friday night’s game between the Nashville Sounds and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp at 121 Financial Ballpark has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader tomorrow, Saturday, June 10. Game one of tomorrow’s doubleheader will start at 4:05 p.m. CDT. Game two will follow at least 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. Both games are scheduled to be seven innings in length." Final: Mississippi (Braves) 4, Biloxi 0 Via the Shuckers' site, we encourage readers to review each of the affiliate write-ups as part of your season-long Link Report routine: Shuckers Pitching Strikes Out 12 in 4-0 Loss to M-Braves - Russell Smith, James Meeker combine for 4.1 shutout innings out of the bullpen Pre-Game Media Notes Box Score / Game Log Via that game summary in which you learned about Tyler Black's crazy stolen base pace: In the third, the Shuckers later loaded the bases, but back-to-back strikeouts ended the inning and held Biloxi scoreless. Wes Clarke was the first K victim, Zavier Warren the 2nd. Little moments matter - was this strike three? Camera angle not the best: Jeferson Quero double, single, walk - beast. Tough two games for Tristen Lutz - 0-for-8, seven K's. Lutz qualifies for minor league free agency after this season, and the 34th overall pick in 2017 out of a Texas high school is likely to move on from the Crew after this fall and not reaching AAA. He'll turn 25 years old in August. No clear reason why Tyler Black was pinch-hit for to open the 8th inning. I've been a bit down on LHP Russell Smith, so kudos on his middle-relief stint here. However, did the Brewers envision him in that role at this point in his development? Thinking no. Enough already with the level of strikeouts in the Southern League. How is that entertaining for kids in the stands? The 2nd half of the season return of the muddied baseball can't come fast enough. Final: West Michigan (Tigers) 8, Wisconsin 6 Via the Timber Rattlers' site: Whitecaps End Wisconsin Winning Streak - West Michigan hits four homers in 8-6 victory Pre-Game Media Notes (Download Link) via the team's Virtual Press Box Box Score / Game Log Eric Brown, Jr. last played on Saturday. This is all we know at this time. As a 20-year-old in 2022, RHP Stiven Cruz was bumped from Carolina to Wisconsin and made four starts to end the season, posting a microscopic 0.47 ERA and 0.63 WHIP. In eleven starts this season, Cruz, well, hasn't done that (6.91 ERA, 1.72 WHIP). Cruz had not been dominant in 15 Mudcats starts prior to his bump last year, just OK, but no one saw this season's results coming. If retiring every bater faced over 3.2 innings doesn't get 25-year-old Taylor Floyd a return trip to Biloxi, nothing will. He dazzled there to end a stellar 2021 breakout, inexplicably faltered there to begin 2022, and it's time for him to get reacquainted with the Shuckers uniform. Via Chris Mehring, as you just read: "Wisconsin had ten hits in the game. All the hits were singles. The Whitecaps had twelve hits in the game. They had five singles, four homers, and three doubles." Slugging matters. Final: Fayetteville (Astros) 7, Carolina 5 Mudcats Fail to Hold Late Lead in 7-5 Loss - The Mudcats fell 2.0 games back of the first-place Down East Wood Ducks with the loss Pre-Game Media Notes Box Score / Game Log The Mudcats affiliate is unfortunately getting pretty good at inexplicable crunch time losing streaks the past few seasons. Still time to turn it around here. Admittedly, I had recently commented on the Brewers making sure that "older" relievers made up the Carolina bullpen for both stability and effectiveness. At least on this night, that plan went sour. RHP Patricio Aquino isn't just 20 years old, he's a young 20, having turned in May. A very encouraging eight-start stint thus far in full-season ball, and nice to see any injured list stays were brief. CF Luis Lara misses a second game, hopefully back this weekend. Your reminder to focus on Luke Adams' .410 OBP and .433 SLG in his 53 professional games thus far (2022-2023), his 24 steals in 29 attempts, his defensive chops at third base, and his age (turned 19 in April). Don't focus on the unlucky 2023 batting average of .194 (.211 BABIP, incredible). Excuse the last name typo: Final: ACL Brewers 11, ACL Padres 9, nine innings (scheduled for seven) Box Score / Game Log Any time the gametime temp isn't triple digits (96 degrees), I'm sure the players and staff will take it. This was the only victory on the farm Friday. The legions in attendance got their money's worth. But honestly, this is a game where you invest three minutes to click on the game log link above, then click on each of the nine inning-indicator links on the right and digest the game action. Go ahead, I'll wait....and yes, rehabbing RHP Jason Alexander started for the Crew, and you'll notice the ghost runner in effect in both the 8th and 9th innings. ....OK, welcome back. You see, without formal game summaries at these complex league games, an exercise like you just completed is nearly a must. For a 4-1 game? Maybe not, a box score perusal will likely suffice. Nice job by the final of Maryvale's seven pitchers, 19-year-old Anfernny Reyes, in just his 2nd stateside game. He only allowed one of three inherited one-out runners to score in the 8th, and pitched a scoreless 9th. Welcome back, Sal Frelick. We missed you. Dylan O'Rae 4-for-4 in stolen bases. He was 4-for-5 in attempts in 2022 in his eight games played. A 4-0 start to the season for this group. Final: DSL Guardians Blue 9, DSL Brewers #1 Squad 5, ten innings Box Score / Game Log 17-year-old bonus baby SS Kevin Ereu (DH'ing here) yanked his first professional home run in the 7th to tie the game at 5-5. The dugout must have been pretty electric. He also singled twice and walked. Ereu is less than a single month removed from that 17th birthday, amazing. As is the norm in this first week, we had some pro debuts on the mound: 17-year-old Dominican RHP Oliver Camilo was roughed up some in the start. 18-year-old Nicaragua native RHP Nestor Mena retired all four men he faced, including a stranded Camilo baserunner 17-year-old Venezuelan RHP Gabriel Colmenarez did not strike out a batter but shined in four scoreless innings (2 H, 2 BB) 17-year-old Johan Zapata, another Dominican-born RHP, tossed scoreless 8th and 9th innings. 20-year-old Yonawil Florimon, who had a successful debut on Tuesday, took the loss with a tough 10th inning. It's fun to note the pro debuts, because when one of these young arms makes their way to a big-league Brewers uniform, we'll be pulling up the debut post. Final: DSL Guardians Red 6, DSL Brewers #2 Squad 5 Box Score / Game Log After four pro games, 18-year-old CF Ramon Moreno is 1-for-8 (a double) with eight walks and five strikeouts. His line is .125/.588/.250. He walked five times in this game (Guardians pitchers walked 14 and the Cerveceros Dos went 0-for-12 with RISP, stranding 12). The game logs aren't' perfect, I'm trying to make sense of that bottom of the 9th, an inning that saw the Crew #2 get walked off. See if it all jives for you. More mound debuts: 18-year-old Dominican RHP Linbel Jimenez allowed one run in two innings (0 BB, 3 K). We finally see the pro debut of 19-year-old Venezuelan LHP Pedro Quintana (scoreless inning), who was acquired from the Mets for OF Billy McKinney back in May of 2021 but had not pitched due to injury. At the time of the trade, the Journal-Sentinel's Todd Rosiak collected quotes from then-Asst. GM Matt Arnold: Quintana, listed at 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds, signed as an international free agent with the Mets in January but was also on Milwaukee's radar screen. Arnold said already, Quintana's curveball and changeup stand out and that his fastball should improve as he continues to mature. "He’s a really interesting lefty. He’s physical, athletic. Our guys did a really good job on him as an amateur. We've tracked him for a while," Arnold said. "The talent is really intriguing. He just turned 17 years old. Athletic, physical, room for him to fill out and grow. When you think about guys like this, he’d be maybe a sophomore or junior in high school here. So, thinking of where he is from a stuff perspective, obviously he’s going to take some time to develop. But the ingredients that we saw of where he is right now in his development phase, we’re really optimistic about this guy." 86 degrees, sunny, 1 MPH wind. Because always. Eight games on Saturday thanks to the Nashville doubleheader. The Sounds and Mudcats get off to the earliest starts at 4:00 Central. Enjoy your day! 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It's a full hour talking nothing but Biloxi prospects with the Voice of the Shuckers:

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Around the 16:00 minute mark, Dom interviews Christian Yelich and then Quintin Berry on outfield defense.

Knowledgeable detailed discussion on JustBaseball.com's list of the Brewers Top 10 Prospects as well as several just outside the list - fans of Noah Campbell will be pleased. Hosts Aram Leighton and Jack McMullen provide us with a full hour via video (audio-only links below): For the audio options, there is Reds' prospect Elly De La Cruz discussion before the Brewers' hour of analysis begins at approx. the 10:00 minute mark. "The Call-Up" MLB Prospect Podcast - Apple Spotify

Thursday 6/9: VIDEO via MLB Network's "High Heat": Jon Singleton discusses returning to the big leagues for the first time since 2015, his story and more Via WTMJ's "Brewers 360": GM Matt Arnold Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts "Brewers Weekly" *** Postgame Show for Brewers disappointing 6-3 loss vs. Baltimore --Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - 'This Time-Sitting on Early Lead Backfires!' Via 97.3's Baseball Postgame Show - Tim Allen joins "Drew and KB" ***

Also go to the 10:30 minute mark for the podcast discussion as well:

Final: DSL Brewers #1 Squad 9, DSL Guardians Blue 3Box Score / Game Log Whoo-hoo, undefeated at 3-0 and a plus-13 run differential. Print those playoff tickets. Unlike the well-played partner game on the island today, this one was one of those "oh, this is rookie ball" contests. Thankfully, the Crew kids played the relatively clean side of the game. Cerveceros Uno scored their nine runs on just five hits (three for extra bases, though), They drew 14 walks and were plunked twice. Viva Mexico as the World Tour continues. Pro debut for 17-year-old RH starter Eric Prado, who allowed two runs in the first but then tossed two scoreless. 2nd-year-pro LHP Jose Meneses, who signed out of Venezuela for just $10,000, grabbed the win with three scoreless frames (5 K, 1 BB). To close things out, 16-year-old Nicaraguan RHP Saul Sanchez was awarded a save in his pro debut - 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K - sweet, keep that ball and give it to Mom and Dad! Leadoff SS Kevin Ereu is the big $1.4M signing, but his lone contribution here was an RBI groundout in the three-run 9th inning. LH-hitting Yophery Rodriguez (top $1.5M Crew signing out of the Dominican Republic) walked five (!) times before being called out on strikes in the 9th. He'll be 17 years old all season. Did we say World Tour? Catcher Yannic Walther is the Germany native (backstory). Have a pro debut, RF Brian Sanchez! Triple, single, two walks. Mixed adventures on the basepaths, though, check the box. Finally, another pro debut, and another switch-hitter. 17-year-old first baseman of the D.R. walked in three plate appearances. Time of game 4 hours, nine minutes! (The DSL Brewers' 4-2 win took 03:25).

Final: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 4, DSL Cardinals 2 Box Score / Game Log Any win over a Cardinals team is fun, STL only has one DSL team. Down by a 2-1 score entering the bottom of the 7th in this nine-inning affair, the Cerveceros Dos plated three to take a lead they would not relinquish. The runs scored on a line drive double, a fielder's choice, and a sacrifice fly. Of the four teenage pitchers who threw for the victors, three were making their professional debuts, including still-16-year-old starting RHP Melvin Hernandez out of Nicaragua. Venezuelan native Carlos Maurera and Dominican-born Lenin Mendez, both 18-year-old RHP's, like Hernandez, threw well. The three combined for 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 11K - nice! Winning pitcher Maurera also stranded all three runners he inherited from second-year pro David Dominguez. Dominguez walked four, hit a batter, and threw three wild pitches in his 2.1 innings. At the plate: Leadoff man 16-year-old Dominican native Roderick Flores notched his first pro hit. Flores also walked three times. 17-year-old switch-hitting Venezuelan SS Filippo Di Turi, with $1.3M in his pocket (well, not literally, at least we don't think so), had two hits including the big 7th inning double that tied things at 2-2. Three-hole hitter CF Antony Gomez was the 4th highest bonus pool signing back in January, the 17-year-old Dominican inked for a cool $600,000. 17-year-old switch-hitting 3B Luis Lameda, another Venezuelan infielder, was the 6th highest January bonus signing at $320,000. He singled twice and walked 1.207 OPS through his first three games. Did we say infielders in the Crew system tend to be Venezuelans? Another still-16-year-old, drafted as (of course) a shortstop but playing second base here, Pedro Ibarguen, walked and singled. Finally, as we highlight six of the lineup spots today, the international variety continued at the bottom of the order as 17-year-old LF Danny Puerta hails from Colombia. 86 degrees, sunny, calm wind. Because always.

You will see DSL write-ups today here that will be copied into tomorrow AM's formal Link Report. This will be an occasional practice to ease the overnight workload among ourselves.

Wednesday 6/7: Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Jen, Gabe and Chewy (download link)": Sophia Minnaert Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show: Tim Allen (go to the 13:20 minute mark) Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Paul Wagner *** Postgame Shows for Brewers 10-2 romp over Baltimore --Via 97.3's Baseball Postgame Show - Tim Allen hostsWTMJ with Dom Cotroneo: - Jerry Augustine is the guestLocked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - 'Brewers have an Offensive Explosion vs Orioles'

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You list Cornielle and Cruz as in Biloxi. Each is in Wisconsin.

Tuesday 6/6: Via the Brewers Unfiltered Podcast - Sophia Minnaert, Adam McCalvy, Tim Dillard: "There’s a ton to discuss as we flip the calendar to June! That includes the fascinating comeback story of Jon Singleton; recent additions like Andruw Monasterio, Blake Perkins and Julio Teheran; Joey Wiemer’s hot streak at the plate and more." Via WTMJ's "Brewers 360 (download link): Craig Counsell Via 97.3's "Nine2Noon Show": Jeff Levering (go to the 20:35 minute mark)Via WSSP's Steve "Sparky" Fifer: Tim Dillard Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Bill Schroeder ***Postgame Shows for Brewers 2-0 series-ending loss at Cincinnati --Via 97.3's Baseball Postgame Show - Tim Allen hostsWTMJ with Greg Matzek: - Jerry Augustine is the guestLocked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Huge Win by the Brewers to Start the Homestand!"

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Post-Game Interview: Carolina Manager Victor Estevez *** Several Chourio highlights within on a busy night despite the loss: *** Darrien Miller's two-run go-ahead single caps off this road report on the T-Rats game.

Monday 6/5: Via WTMJ's "Brewers 360": Sophia Minnaert Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Homer & Tony" (download link)": Sophia Minnaert Via WTMJ's Afternoon News (download link): Lane Grindle Via the "Barrel Banter Podcast": "Are the Brewers Actually Outperforming Expectations?" *** Postgame Shows for Brewers 2-0 series-ending loss at Cincinnati --Via 97.3's Baseball Postgame Show - Tim Allen hostsWTMJ with Dom Cotroneo: - Craig Coshun is the guestLocked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - YouTube link as audio links have yet to go live as of this post time

Occasionally you will see day games, particularly the DSL games, which are always AM affairs, detailed within our forum thread in the same format you will see that overnight in the subsequent formal Link Report. Among the three Link Reporters, it won't always be a match as we help cover for each other as the effort level increases with three extra games to document each day - games that don't give us the benefit of game summaries or highlights. So, we'll be copying and pasting from the thread to the article.