Jim Goulart

2017-2018 catcher Tyler Heineman listed as well.

Was the PTBNL sent to the Mets September 2017 for Neil Walker.

INF Tim Lopes - Nashville (and Milwaukee!) in 2021 Minor league deal with SD, spent 2022 in Rockies minor league system

Among those finding new minor league homes: C Kekai Rios (as hinted at above) - to the Blue Jays in Minor League Phase Rule 5 UT Jamie Westbrook - Yankees LHP Nick Ramirez - Yankees (Ramirez now 33 years old, helps to be a LHP) INF C.J. Hinojosa - Marlins LHP Tommy Milone - Mariners C Max McDowell - Phillies RHP Ryan Weber - Yankees RHP Deolis Guerra - Athletics RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez - Marlins RHP Aaron Brooks - Athletics OF Abraham Almonte - Mets

In our initial post in this thread, these Mariners, Braves, Athletics and Guardians trades have been updated to the more recent ones: Mariners (05/02/21) -- Acquired C Jacob Nottingham in exchange for cash considerations Braves (08/16/22) -- Acquired cash considerations in exchange for 1B/3B/DH Tyler White Athletics (09/03/18) -- Acquired cash in exchange for RHP Aaron Brooks Guardians (11/22/21) -- Acquired RHP J.C. Mejia in exchange for a player to be named later (C David Fry)

RHP Nash Walters re-signs with the team that allowed him to sneak in an MLB debut on the final day of the ‘22 season, scroll down within the post:

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Article on Reese Olson’s 2022 season here

Nice to have RH reliever Lucas Erceg back for 2023 on his new minor league deal (which, like RHP Tyler Herb’s deal, includes a big league camp invite). Those arrangements, however will leave both pitchers eligible for Rule 5 loss, certainly a possibility in the case of Erceg.

Nice to have RH reliever Lucas Erceg back for 2023 on his new minor league deal (which, like RHP Tyler Herb’s deal, includes a big league camp invite). Those arrangements, however will leave both pitchers eligible for Rule 5 loss, certainly a possibility in the case of Erceg.

Having provided followers of the Brewers' minor league system six full months of wonderful efficiency and success in terms of talent and teamwork, the AAA Nashville Sounds unfortunately had a night to forget in Las Vegas, dropping a 13-0 decision to the Tamps Rays' Durham club. The Bulls, the victor in the single game winner-take-all contest for the International League Championship, now move on to a Sunday game vs, the Reno Aces (Diamondbacks) for the crown of 2022 AAA Champion. Final: Durham (Rays) 13, Nashville 0 Via the Sounds' site - Sounds Fall in International League Championship Game - Nashville’s season comes to an end in loss to Durham Box Score / Game Log anticlimactic - causing disappointment at the end of an exciting or impressive series of events "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" There are a number of ways we could put the postscript of this game together. After a scoreless first inning produced the Sounds' lone highlight: Brice Turang would make his way to second base with two outs in the bottom of the opening inning (single, wild pitch), but cleanup hitter Jon Singleton grounded out to end the frame. Durham would break through on a one-out RBI triple in the 2nd inning, but the Sounds limited the damage by next thwarting the contact play, cutting down the runner at home. Then, Joey Wiemer singled and Pablo Reyes walked to open the Sounds portion of the stanza, but things quickly fizzled. That sequence of 0-for-3 with RISP was part of an 0-for-9 evening in that category for Nashville. Birthday boy RHP Caleb Boushley (29 years old) struggled to open the 4th, failing to retire a batter: infield single, walk, walk, line drive double. Veteran RHP Marcus Walden would allow both inherited runners to score, Later in the game, RHP's Lucas Erceg and J.C. Mejia would each allow two inherited to score as well. Six of eight inherited runners came in on the night, so brief kudos to Hobie Harris and Zack Brown, who each stranded one runner without allowing a run of their own. Overall, however, Nashville hurlers walked eight and fanned only five. With the score already out of hand entering the 7th, LHP Ethan Small entered and perhaps the biggest "what the heck happened to him?" of Milwaukee's entire minor league campaign walked the first man he faced, and then three subsequent singles mixed with a couple of ground ball outs led to four runs being charged to Small's ledger. The big-league club really needed Small on numerous occasions this season, but in nearly all instances, couldn't dare turn to him. Small is #1 among the salvage projects assigned to the organization this winter. All eight Nashville hits were singles. They at least came from promising sources - Turang with two knocks, as had Wiemer. Sal Frelick and Esteury Ruiz both had one. As is the case with AAA players across the baseball landscape, many of these Sounds will be minor league free agents shortly - RHP Zack Brown RHP Lucas Erceg RHP Hobie Harris RHP Tyler Herb RHP Josh Lindblom RHP J.C. Mejia C Pedro Severino 1B Jon Singleton INF Andruw Monasterio OF Matt Lipka OF Jonathan Davis UT Weston Wilson Several 2022 Sounds who finished the season in Biloxi also make up the detailed list of Milwaukee farmhands who are on the cusp of minor league free agency. Then, you've got "fringy" 40-man roster members, and it remains to be seen if they will remain as such through the offseason: RHP Jason Alexander RHP Jandel Gustave RHP Miguel Sanchez INF Pablo Reyes C Alex Jackson Perhaps the 2nd biggest salvage project this offseason will be catcher Mario Feliciano's defense - You can place LHP Robert Gasser and RHP Victor Castaneda in the promising but still-much-to-prove category, otherwise the true gems of this squad are the "Nashville Five" as they were dubbed on our forum back in early August - Turang, Ruiz, Frelick, Wiemer and Garrett Mitchell. That's a huge swath of position player talent to hang our collective fan hats on. Thank you to our faithful readers on joining myself, @Joseph Zarr and @damuelle on our daily journeys throughout the Brewers minor league system. We hope to put our postseason naps to good use and join you again next spring as the legacy of the Minor League Link Report (b. 2001) grows. Be sure to keep up with our Minor League Forum throughout the upcoming offseason. View full article

Our report today provides the details on Nashville's first game post-clinch, but the focus is on the transaction wire, including a goodbye to the Crew's 2nd round pick in 2017, RHP Caden Lemons, who made only 17 appearances as a Brewers farmhand, and only four in full-season ball. Transactions - RHP Matt Hardy placed on AAA Nashville’s temporarily inactive list - 23-year-old RHP Caden Lemons released from Low-A Carolina (last pitched in May 2021, after missing previous 2 1/2 seasons with injures / Covid cancellation) Folks may forget Lemons was the 46th overall pick by the Brewers in 2017 out of an Alabama high school. We wish Caden the best going forward. 2019 - Missed the season after undergoing right hip surgery on 8/6, later underwent left hip surgery on 10/14 that year. 2020 - Covid happens 2021 - Injured after just four appearances with Carolina, underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2022 - Was reportedly throwing bullpens in June of 2022, but did not return to an active roster Here's the 2nd round list from the draft in '17. Not exactly dripping with players on their way to stardom. Drafting is such a crapshoot, my goodness, though UW-Milwaukee's Daulton Varsho 22 picks later sure would have been nice. We're seeing some of the various activations from the injured lists for the full-season squads, all formalities unrelated to the actual health of each player, although Black and Smith are set for Arizona Fall League action. - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers activated 2B Tyler Black. - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers activated CF Carlos Rodriguez from the 7-day injured list. - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers activated 2B Ashton McGee from the 7-day injured list. - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers activated RHP Justin Bullock from the 7-day injured list. - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers activated LHP Russell Smith. - Carolina Mudcats activated RHP Michele Vassalotti from the 7-day injured list. - Carolina Mudcats activated RHP Miguel Segura from the 7-day injured list. Final: Louisville (Reds) 6, Nashville 4 Via the Sounds' site, game details, and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of your Link Report routine: Sounds Break Strikeout Record, Drop Series Finale - Marcus Walden Records Sounds’ 1,237 Strikeout This Season, Most in Nashville History Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log The three-run burst in the 9th detailed in the summary made it interesting late, but clearly there was a bit of celebration carryover early on for this noon affair. "Opener" starter Robbie Baker is a minor league free agent to be, barring a re-sign with Milwaukee. Veteran Marcus Walden signed a two-year minor league deal in June and is slated to be back. Cam Devanney, what a season...now rocking AAA. Late consideration for a 40-man spot? Hopefully, we see Sal Frelick back on Tuesday, Nashville's next scheduled game. Enjoy your rare Minor League-free Sunday, folks. Go Brewers, Braves, and Rockies! Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article

They have entertained us from start to finish. The Nashville Sounds, under erstwhile legendary Manager Rick Sweet and his veteran coaching staff, have played exemplary ball since the start of the 2022 season, and it culminated (for now) in a division championship after an extra-inning victory on the road Friday night. The Brewers' AAA club has provided support to the big-league team in terms of depth pieces, and it has been the proving ground for a couple of months now for a youthful new prospect core that is thriving. There's been little-to-no-controversary we're aware of, hard to avoid in the next-level down from MLB. Kudos, team, we "Bleed Sounds" with you, as your season mantra goes. Transactions: - RHP Jake Cousins optioned from MLB Brewers to AAA Nashville (making room for the return of LHP Eric Lauer from injury) - INF Daniel Castillo released from ACL Brewers Blue - his pro journey recapped here, it included 19 games in Carolina in 2021 - RHP Braudin Ciprian of DSL-Brewers1 placed on the restricted list (60-game Stanozolol suspension) - we provide info on Ciprian's two-year stint thus far here Final: Nashville 6, Louisville (Reds) 3, ten innings Via the Sounds' site, game details, and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of your Link Report routine: Sounds Clinch Division Title in Louisville - Nashville Takes 12th Division Title with Extra Inning Triumph Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Surely folks have tired of me indicating as such, but for a wonderful rundown of how the game played itself out and a treasure trove of statistical notes, please visit that game summary if you have not done so already. Then we can enhance that with our own tidbits and news - we'll drill that routine into 2023 and beyond. With help from forum poster @wiguy94 we learn - "AAA championship weekend is in Las Vegas this year. Nashville would play a one-game playoff against the International League East winner (currently Durham) on Saturday, October 1st. If they win that game, they will play a one-game playoff against the winner of the Pacific Coast League championship game for the AAA National Championship on Sunday, October 2nd." Stand proud, Hortonville, Wisconsin and UW-La Crosse! Guess who has a birthday on Saturday, October 1st? Ace RHP Caleb Boushley turns 29 that day. Think we can pencil Boushley in for that birthday start. Can't save him for a Sunday game that may not happen. One more year of Brewers control on Boushley, expect to see him a whole bunch in big league camp next spring. He has proven to be a heck of pick in the minor league phase of Rule 5 (via the Padres). Speaking of astute pickups, still two more years of organizational control over June trade acquisition Patrick Dorrian. The 26-year-old LH-hitting infielder was acquired from Baltimore for the always handy cash considerations. So many relievers bounced between Nashville and Milwaukee in 2022, yet one of them was not RHP Hobie Harris. Fifty-one appearances with a 1.08 WHIP, money. Harris followed Boushley with a perfect 7th, two K's. The fact that the WHIP is so low despite 27 walks in 51.2 IP reveals that Harris has allowed only 29 hits. That MLB debut will need to happen in another organization unless the pending minor league free agent is brought back for 2023. After exiting Thursday's game in the 9th inning, Sal Frelick did not play Friday. Brice Turang helped pick up the multiple-base hit slack in Frelick's absence with a double, single and two RBI. On the flip side, Joey Wiemer was back in the lineup for the first time since last Saturday the 17th, one single in five at-bats. Nice to have his .900 OPS in September back. We agree with the Voice of the Sounds! Here's a reminder on the rest of the Nashville regular season schedule as they prep for next Championship Weekend. It's a 12:05 Central Time game today (Saturday) to wrap up the Louisville series. After a day off Sunday, the Sounds get to host Memphis (Cardinals) Monday thru Wednesday. Then it's off to the bright lights of Sin City (where they will be the home team, having clinched the #1 seed). They have beer in Vegas too, right? 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

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