Jim Goulart

From three days ago:

Wednesday 10/26: Ten innings was not enough for Glendale to settle things, game ends in 5-5 tie, neither team scoring their ghost runner. Box / Game Log Tyler Black (in LF) doubled, 1-for-3, HBP and sacrifice bunt. Catcher Jeferson Quero with a line drive single in the 2nd inning, then tripled in the 4th. Quero threw out one of two baserunners attempting to steal. However, Quero was injured and departed in the top of the 5th inning. RHP Luis Contreras allowed a run in the 6th. He gave up a one-out walk and two singles later in the frame led to the run. All three outs he recorded were via strikeout, however. RHP Abner Uribe tossed both the 7th and 8th innings, striking out four. Uribe inherited two runners (1st and 2nd), and immediately threw a wild pitch and committed a balk. But he recovered to only allow one of the runners to score, a 4-3 double play helped greatly to end the inning after an Uribe walk set that up (not intentionally, of course). In the 8th, Uribe struck out old friend David Fry to begin things. The inning got treacherous with a single, an Uribe throwing error, and another balk but Abner clamped down to keep the game tied at 5-5. Currently the video archive of this game sits at the "Live Stream" page - Peoria at Glendale. Some prior games discussed in this thread can be found on the site's archive page. To see the odd Quero injury removal, go to the 01:17:40 hour/minute mark. Quero attempts to pick a runner off first, then either he or the umpire calls for the training staff as Quero squats for the next pitch. Not sure if Quero was ill/queasy, or perhaps had been impacted by a foul ball/concussion protocol earlier, it's impossible to know for sure. Next game is Thursday night. *** Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

Monday 10/24: Latest Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast - Supersized Offseason Preview Via WTMJ's "Extra Innings Podcast" with Dom Cotroneo: Postseason musings, is contact/power more important in the postseason? Tyler Black, 40-man roster, and the BBWAA Brewers team awards. *** Tuesday 10/25: Via 97.3's "Nine2Noon Show": Former Brewers pitcher Paul Wagner (go to the 55:15 minute mark)

Tuesday 10/25: Glendale was torched for six first-inning runs and dropped a 9-2 game. Box / Game Log RHP Ryan Middendorf only surrendered one earned run (two overall) in his one relief inning, but it was all kinds of ugly in that frame. It started out: Walk - HBP (his 4th in two appearances) - Walk - His own fielding error Middendorf would retire three of the next four batters (sandwiched around another walk) to limit the damage. Zavier Warren batted 5th and played first base, where he has been entrenched all fall season. Warren was 0-for-3 with a walk and was caught stealing with his team down 6-2 at the time. He also committed his first two errors of the fall season, It appears the video of this game is thankfully currently unavailable. Glendale plays next on Tuesday afternoon. *** Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

Catcher Brian Navarreto 1-for-4 (RBI) in the Dominican Republic Monday night. Two baserunners did steal bases.

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.

Unfortunately Monasterio, despite his youth, qualifies for minor league free agency five days after the World Series unless the Brewers and he arrange for a new deal.

Just adjusted the linked article to account for RHP Lucas Erceg's 2023 minor league deal which includes a big league camp invite.

Monday 10/24: Light day on the winter ball front, though catcher Brian Navarreto was 2-for-4 with a double in his team's 4-2 loss (box/log), Defensively, he picked off a runner at second base and was charged with a passed ball. For the season, hitting .273 (6-for-22) with a .788 OPS through eight games. Navaretto normally would have qualified as a minor league free agent this fall, but signed a two-year minor league deal with Milwaukee last March.

Monday 10/24: Glendale moves above .500 at 9-8 after a wild 14-12 win. The Desert Dogs broke a 7-7 3rd inning tie with six runs and held on from there. More good mound news - no Brewers pitched. Box / Game Log Heating up, we'd say! Tyler Black, playing left field, was 4-for-5 including a double. He scored a run and knocked in two from the six-hole in the lineup. Black was 1-for-2 on the basepaths, stealing 2nd base but getting thrown out at 3rd. Jeferson Quero was behind the plate as the runs scored throughout, once again throwing out the lone baserunner who challenged him. He was 0-for-3 but walked and added a sacrifice fly. Currently the video archive of this game sits at the "Live Stream" page - Scottsdale at Glendale. Some prior games discussed in this thread can be found on the site's archive page. Next game is Tuesday afternoon. *** Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

Sunday 10/23: Chourio 1-for-4, two K’s. Caught stealing after a leadoff single in the 1st. Popped to 2nd in his final at-bat. Box Score / Game Log

Saturday 10/22: Glendale was down 8-2 after four innings and would lose 9-7 in a seven-inning game. Box / Game Log Tyler Black was back in center field and was 1-for-3 with a walk (two more out-of-character strikeouts). However, his base hit was a home run, his first XBH of the fall. Zavier Warren, again playing first base, was 1-for-4 and his RBI single drove in Black in the 6th, He too, fanned twice, but that has not been a frequent problem this fall for Warren, as was detailed in yesterday's post. The score was 8-3 when RHP Luis Contreras came in for the 5th, and Contreras tossed a scoreless inning, stranding two after a leadoff single and two-out walk. The Desert Dogs had closed the gap to 8-4 when fire-balling RHP Abner Uribe came on for the bottom of the 6th. Braves infield prospect Cal Conley led off and did this on a 2-1 pitch from Uribe (camera angle and work isn't very helpful): Uribe, not pleased on allowing his first run in six innings this fall, went on to strike out the next three batters. Uribe has eight strikeouts vs. one walk in those six single-inning appearances. There's little doubt now that Uribe will be a 40-man roster addition later next month. There was no stream of this game, apparently. The AFL is idle on Sunday 10/23. *** Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

Friday 10/21: The bad news - Glendale was thumped 7-2. The good news - no Brewers pitched. Box / Game Log Zavier Warren, again playing first base, walked in all three of his plate appearances. He has reached in half of his trips to the plate over 12 games, sporting a line of .359/.500/.462 (OPS .962). In 39 at-bats, Warren has fanned only four times while padding his OBP with ten walks. He has one home run and one double among his 14 hits. Tyler Black played second base, responding to the "why is he seeing so much time in center field" crowd. Let's remember that this Fall League action is Tyler's first since his July 10th Timber Rattlers exit with a serious scapula injury after the ill-fated outfield dive. On Friday, Black was hit by a pitch but fanned in his two other at-bats. Black's line through 12 games played and 43 at-bats is at .233/.400/.233, which immediately tells you all ten of his knocks are singles. In the small sample, Black is striking out at a 30.2% rate while drawing his share of walks and HBP's. In 2022's regular season, he fanned at only a 19% rate and actually walked more than he K'd, so no real worries. However, Black apparently is 2-for-2 in challenging ball and strike calls, as he discusses in this video. Currently (as of this post time) the video archive of this game sits at the "Live Stream" page - Surprise at Glendale. Some prior games discussed in this thread can be found on the site's archive page. Later on Saturday, Friday's game will shift to the archive page. *** Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

Thursday 10/20: Glendale's Desert Dogs hold on for a 4-3 win in front of 238 fans in Peoria. Brewer arms tossed the first six innings, allowing just two runs. Box / Game Log LHP Russell Smith made his third start this fall and has now allowed only one earned run over ten innings. His 1.70 WHIP indicates he's danced around baserunners, though this start was stronger, three hits and two walks in four innings. Smith ended his outing in style, striking out the three batters he faced in the 4th, all swinging, to give him six K's on the game. RHP Ryan Middendorf followed Smith for the 5th and 6th innings, and it was an odd outing for him. A well-timed double play in his first inning of work limited the damage to one run. And while Middendorf tossed a scoreless 6th, he hit two batters, giving him three HBP's on the day. Thankfully none of the opposing batters had to leave the game. The bottom third of the Glendale lineup was made up of Brewers. First baseman Zavier Warren was 1-for-3 with a walk, OPS still high at .930 after 39 AB's, yet only the 5th highest on his own team in the offense-happy league. Warren was caught stealing for the first time in three tries. DH Je'Von Ward was 0-for-3 with a walk and stole his 3rd base in four attempts. Catcher Jeferson Quero singled in four at-bats, and no baserunner dared challenge him. Currently the video archive of this game sits at the "Live Stream" page - Glendale at Peoria. Some prior games discussed in this thread can be found on the site's archive page. Later on Friday, Thursday's game will shift to the archive page. You can see Russell Smith's final inning K-fest at the 01:11:25 hour/minute mark - again, there is no audio, but plenty of swinging strikes. *** Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

Wednesday 10/19: Desert Dogs score three in the bottom of the 8th for a 5-4 win, as Tyler Black's two-out sharp line drive single to left knocked in the tying and go-ahead runs. Box / Game Log RHP Luis Contreras tossed a 1-2-3 6th, but then put the first two men on in the 7th with a walk / HBP. RHP Abner Uribe was brought in, but after a groundout advanced the runners and a walk of his own, he surrendered a two-run line drive single. Uribe then induced a GIDP to end the inning. Black, playing center field, finished 1-for-4 but clearly his base hit was huge. Zavier Warren was 1-for-4 as the DH and his hot earlier play still has his OPS at .937. LF Je'Von Ward was 0-for-2 (two K's), also walked, but was caught stealing. Currently the video archive of this game sits at the "Live Stream" page - Salt River at Glendale. Some prior games discussed in this thread can be found on the site's archive page. You can see Black's RBI at-bat at the 02:33:40 hour/minute mark - he singles on a 3-1 pitch, there is no audio. *** Batting Statistics: Zavier Warren, Je'Von Ward, Jeferson Quero, Tyler Black Pitching Statistics: Russell Smith, Abner Uribe, Ryan Middendorf, Luis Contreras; yet to pitch, RHP Logan Henderson

Monday 10/17: Latest Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast - Baseball is so stupid, why do I like it? *** Tuesday 10/18: Via 97.3's "Nine2Noon Show": Former Brewers pitcher Paul Wagner talking Josh Hader and playoff baseball (go to the 56:40 minute mark)

Just adjusted the linked article to account for RHP Tyler Herb’s 2023 minor league deal which includes a big league camp invite.