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  1. Here's your final Link Report for games of Saturday 8/6
  2. We are not used to what we witnessed in a Nashville game Saturday evening, but we'll dust that off and enjoy the victories elsewhere in the chain. As usual, there was news on a number of fronts throughout the system beyond the box scores. Let's begin our daily journey in another effort to distract you from big-league woes. Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic We are not used to what we witnessed in a Nashville game Saturday evening, but we'll dust that off and enjoy the victories elsewhere in the chain. As usual, there was news on a number of fronts throughout the system beyond the box scores. Let's begin our daily journey in another effort to distract you from big-league woes. Transactions: RHP Alec Bettinger was released from AAA Nashville - it was a fantastic showing at AA Biloxi in 2019 (1.07 WHIP, 157 K in 146.1 IP) that netted Bettinger a late summer 2020 invite to the alternate training site and a 40-man roster spot that fall. Four 2021 MLB appearances, including a difficult debut start at the Dodgers. is what Bettinger can look back on at this time from a big-league perspective. His diminished role in the system came pretty abruptly this year. Hoping Alec can hook on quickly with another organization and flash his potential again, as he just turned 27 years old last month. RHP Adrian Houser sent on a rehab assignment to Nashville. Both INF Ethan Murray and LHP Russell Smith were placed on the Wisconsin 7-Day IL, each retroactive to August 4th INF Alberis Ferrer has been placed on the 7-Day IL at Carolina RHP Logan Henderson and 1B Ernesto Martinez commence rehab assignment with ACL Brewers Blue - both had been on the Wisconsin roster, though Henderson, the 2021 4th round selection, had yet to make his pro debut prior to Saturday INF Robert Moore, 3B Ben Metzinger and C/1B/OF Tayden Hall assigned to ACL Brewers Blue from ACL Brewers Gold (reversing yesterday’s musical chairs move) Here's a LHP Clayton Andrews (Tommy John) update. Final: Norfolk (Orioles) 3, Nashville 2 Via the Sounds' site, game details, and we encourage readers to review each of the affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds Stunned in Ninth by Tides - Nashville Suffers First Loss of Season When Leading After Eight Innings Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Three Quick Strikes: There are two strong suggestions this AM - be sure to read that game summary linked above, it's just one note of interest on top of another. The other is to indicate that while the Sounds bring a strong Twitter game, it's the Voice of the Sounds Jeff Hem who manages during the course of his broadcast to post more detailed nuggets, as he did last evening, so be sure to follow him as well. Take special note of his Joey Wiemer arm commentary, which we were aware, but always nice to re-confirm. Nashville 0-for-10 with RISP, Norfolk a bit better at 3-for-14, especially considering two of those knocks came in the fateful 9th. It appears that Jake Cousins may have the edge on Justin Topa in the rehab race, but the Brewers have more roster confusion ahead in order to free up 26-man and/or 40-man spots once either is activated from their 60-day IL stints. Look how very close Garrett Mitchell comes to saving the day - a catch here would have ended the game. The Tides wore Marvel Hulk jerseys, this game-winning double needed every inch of Hulk-power to escape Mitchell's glove. Final: Biloxi 5, Mississippi (Braves) 3 Gasser Hurls Five Scoreless in 5-3 Shuckers' Win - Robinson Records Third Double-A Save Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Three Quick Strikes: A reminder that each day we post a thread on our Minor League Forum, and while the volume of posts varies, it's often a running commentary from @Joseph Zarr and @damuelle of our reporting team, along with additional thoughts from our readers. Saturday's thread began here, while Joseph's Robert Gasser observations began here. Joseph, not sure if you have four monitors simultaneously up each night or how you do it but thank you! And don't you have a farm to maintain :)? Shuckers win despite their own RISP struggles, 0-for-8, Braves 1-for-7. About that clutch gene... Glad catcher Brent Diaz still has another year of organizational control before hitting minor league free agency, there is value in the glove and bat. Final: Wisconsin 3, Quad Cities (Royals) 2 Wisconsin Rallies Past River Bandits - Piñero’s 2RBI single gives Rattlers 3-2 lead; Bullpen holds on to the end Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Three Quick Strikes: Must be a misprint - Jackson Chourio, 0-for-5, three K's - K rate is 23.4% in 47 T-Rat at-bats; it was 30.4% in 250 Carolina at-bats, as impressive as those at-bats were otherwise First base hit at the High-A level for shortstop Eduardo Garcia With Ashton McGee still sidelined, I went to the MiLB TV archive from Tuesday's game (subscribers 02:33:45 hour minute mark) It was a nasty HBP on his right hand. Incredibly, McGee remained in the game for another inning before he was pinch-hit for next time up. With Wes Clarke still sidelined (no news there) and Ethan Murray formally placed on the IL as indicated atop this report, the T-Rats bench remains extremely thin. Final: Carolina 9, Kannapolis (White Sox) 3 Mudcats Win 9-3 as Avina Homers Twice in Debut - Starter Alexander Cornielle pitched through six scoreless while earning the victory Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Three Quick Strikes: Nice photo of Jace Avina in his Mudcat debut at that game summary link - that is my sneaky way of making you read the report from Carolina, loaded with nuggets well beyond what we could provide in quick blurbs. In 37 pro games, Avina is slugging .675. He's hit 12 home runs in 123 at-bats. Just a ridiculous find in the 14th round last year out of his Nevada high school. Mudcats didn't draw a single walk, yet everyone in the lineup had a base hit, and six players had two knocks. the boys were a-hackin', and effectively so! Dominican native RHP Alexander Cornielle turns 21 later this month. It's not easy to accumulate decisions at this level, Cornielle (now 7-7) has consistently pitched deep into games, has struck out 110 in 90.2 innings, and has only walked five in his most recent 28 frames as he's now overcome early-season control difficulties. This young man has been coached up since April, kudos Brewers! Final: ACL Brewers Gold 8, ACL Brewers Blue 4, seven innings as scheduled Box Score / Game Log A combined fifteen walks (one intentional), two HBP's and five wild pitches likely had coaches frustrated for the intra-squad battle, all in a truncated game, remember. Notes below from the Minor League Forum thread: 17 hours ago, CheeseheadInQC said: Nice to see Ernesto Martinez and Logan Henderson getting back on the field in Arizona. NOTE: This was Henderson's pro debut, a scoreless inning, one base hit allowed. 18-year old LHP Caden Vire is also seeing his first action since June 30th in this game, along with OF Luis Medina returning after missing a few games this week and 9th round pick Tayden Hall getting his first start at catcher in organization. Meanwhile, it seems a little odd that 4th round pick C Matthew Wood is missing his 2nd consecutive game. Perhaps his early exit in the 3rd inning on Thursday wasn’t pre-planned. SS Daniel Guilarte and C Darlin Lora also continue to miss time. In your daily reminder that every single player in the organization is a prospect, 19-year old 1B Jesus Parra (.718 season OPS) has a homer and a double, while 20-year old OF/INF Kaylan Nicasia (.817 season OPS) smacked a grand slam. Both play for ACL Brewers Gold. Final: DSL Brewers #1 Squad 5, DSL Texas Red 4 Box Score / Game Log Notes via @damuelle - Good 12-hit, come-from-behind, 5-4 victory for DSL Brewers1, scoring 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning to defeat DSL Texas Red. 18-year old RHP Aneuris Rodriguez (5 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 1 balk, 1 K) had his 2nd straight solid start. 17-year old 2B Angel Pereira (4-for-5) notched four singles and super signing SS Jhonny Severino (2-for-5; stole his 10th base, though committed his 17th error) had a key 9th inning double. RHP Bryan Rivera also returned after a five-week absence. Suspended: DSL Tigers #2 Squad 0, DSL Brewers #2 Squad 0, rain with two outs in the bottom of the 3rd inning Box Score / Game Log Notes via @Joseph Zarr - The DSL Brewers 2 game versus the DSL Tigers 2 was suspended in the bottom of the 3rd inning. 18-year- old righty, Daniel Corniel, was dealing through 3 IP with a sole hit surrendered and four strikeouts in the tally. However, the real news of this game, perhaps: Yeison Perez, playing right field today, hit his 15th double of the season in his sole AB. That’s now a .351 BA with a 1.127 OPS after 114 registered AB’s. All afternoon action on Sunday for the full-season affiliates, while as the norm, the rookie teams enjoy their Sunday off. Here's to a nice summer Sunday for all! Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Standings and sortable stat pages Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article
  3. Transactions: RHP Alec Bettinger was released from AAA Nashville - it was a fantastic showing at AA Biloxi in 2019 (1.07 WHIP, 157 K in 146.1 IP) that netted Bettinger a late summer 2020 invite to the alternate training site and a 40-man roster spot that fall. Four 2021 MLB appearances, including a difficult debut start at the Dodgers. is what Bettinger can look back on at this time from a big-league perspective. His diminished role in the system came pretty abruptly this year. Hoping Alec can hook on quickly with another organization and flash his potential again, as he just turned 27 years old last month. RHP Adrian Houser sent on a rehab assignment to Nashville. Both INF Ethan Murray and LHP Russell Smith were placed on the Wisconsin 7-Day IL, each retroactive to August 4th INF Alberis Ferrer has been placed on the 7-Day IL at Carolina RHP Logan Henderson and 1B Ernesto Martinez commence rehab assignment with ACL Brewers Blue - both had been on the Wisconsin roster, though Henderson, the 2021 4th round selection, had yet to make his pro debut prior to Saturday INF Robert Moore, 3B Ben Metzinger and C/1B/OF Tayden Hall assigned to ACL Brewers Blue from ACL Brewers Gold (reversing yesterday’s musical chairs move) Here's a LHP Clayton Andrews (Tommy John) update. Final: Norfolk (Orioles) 3, Nashville 2 Via the Sounds' site, game details, and we encourage readers to review each of the affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds Stunned in Ninth by Tides - Nashville Suffers First Loss of Season When Leading After Eight Innings Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Three Quick Strikes: There are two strong suggestions this AM - be sure to read that game summary linked above, it's just one note of interest on top of another. The other is to indicate that while the Sounds bring a strong Twitter game, it's the Voice of the Sounds Jeff Hem who manages during the course of his broadcast to post more detailed nuggets, as he did last evening, so be sure to follow him as well. Take special note of his Joey Wiemer arm commentary, which we were aware, but always nice to re-confirm. Nashville 0-for-10 with RISP, Norfolk a bit better at 3-for-14, especially considering two of those knocks came in the fateful 9th. It appears that Jake Cousins may have the edge on Justin Topa in the rehab race, but the Brewers have more roster confusion ahead in order to free up 26-man and/or 40-man spots once either is activated from their 60-day IL stints. Look how very close Garrett Mitchell comes to saving the day - a catch here would have ended the game. The Tides wore Marvel Hulk jerseys, this game-winning double needed every inch of Hulk-power to escape Mitchell's glove. Final: Biloxi 5, Mississippi (Braves) 3 Gasser Hurls Five Scoreless in 5-3 Shuckers' Win - Robinson Records Third Double-A Save Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Three Quick Strikes: A reminder that each day we post a thread on our Minor League Forum, and while the volume of posts varies, it's often a running commentary from @Joseph Zarr and @damuelle of our reporting team, along with additional thoughts from our readers. Saturday's thread began here, while Joseph's Robert Gasser observations began here. Joseph, not sure if you have four monitors simultaneously up each night or how you do it but thank you! And don't you have a farm to maintain :)? Shuckers win despite their own RISP struggles, 0-for-8, Braves 1-for-7. About that clutch gene... Glad catcher Brent Diaz still has another year of organizational control before hitting minor league free agency, there is value in the glove and bat. Final: Wisconsin 3, Quad Cities (Royals) 2 Wisconsin Rallies Past River Bandits - Piñero’s 2RBI single gives Rattlers 3-2 lead; Bullpen holds on to the end Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Three Quick Strikes: Must be a misprint - Jackson Chourio, 0-for-5, three K's - K rate is 23.4% in 47 T-Rat at-bats; it was 30.4% in 250 Carolina at-bats, as impressive as those at-bats were otherwise First base hit at the High-A level for shortstop Eduardo Garcia With Ashton McGee still sidelined, I went to the MiLB TV archive from Tuesday's game (subscribers 02:33:45 hour minute mark) It was a nasty HBP on his right hand. Incredibly, McGee remained in the game for another inning before he was pinch-hit for next time up. With Wes Clarke still sidelined (no news there) and Ethan Murray formally placed on the IL as indicated atop this report, the T-Rats bench remains extremely thin. Final: Carolina 9, Kannapolis (White Sox) 3 Mudcats Win 9-3 as Avina Homers Twice in Debut - Starter Alexander Cornielle pitched through six scoreless while earning the victory Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Three Quick Strikes: Nice photo of Jace Avina in his Mudcat debut at that game summary link - that is my sneaky way of making you read the report from Carolina, loaded with nuggets well beyond what we could provide in quick blurbs. In 37 pro games, Avina is slugging .675. He's hit 12 home runs in 123 at-bats. Just a ridiculous find in the 14th round last year out of his Nevada high school. Mudcats didn't draw a single walk, yet everyone in the lineup had a base hit, and six players had two knocks. the boys were a-hackin', and effectively so! Dominican native RHP Alexander Cornielle turns 21 later this month. It's not easy to accumulate decisions at this level, Cornielle (now 7-7) has consistently pitched deep into games, has struck out 110 in 90.2 innings, and has only walked five in his most recent 28 frames as he's now overcome early-season control difficulties. This young man has been coached up since April, kudos Brewers! Final: ACL Brewers Gold 8, ACL Brewers Blue 4, seven innings as scheduled Box Score / Game Log A combined fifteen walks (one intentional), two HBP's and five wild pitches likely had coaches frustrated for the intra-squad battle, all in a truncated game, remember. Notes below from the Minor League Forum thread: 17 hours ago, CheeseheadInQC said: Nice to see Ernesto Martinez and Logan Henderson getting back on the field in Arizona. NOTE: This was Henderson's pro debut, a scoreless inning, one base hit allowed. 18-year old LHP Caden Vire is also seeing his first action since June 30th in this game, along with OF Luis Medina returning after missing a few games this week and 9th round pick Tayden Hall getting his first start at catcher in organization. Meanwhile, it seems a little odd that 4th round pick C Matthew Wood is missing his 2nd consecutive game. Perhaps his early exit in the 3rd inning on Thursday wasn’t pre-planned. SS Daniel Guilarte and C Darlin Lora also continue to miss time. In your daily reminder that every single player in the organization is a prospect, 19-year old 1B Jesus Parra (.718 season OPS) has a homer and a double, while 20-year old OF/INF Kaylan Nicasia (.817 season OPS) smacked a grand slam. Both play for ACL Brewers Gold. Final: DSL Brewers #1 Squad 5, DSL Texas Red 4 Box Score / Game Log Notes via @damuelle - Good 12-hit, come-from-behind, 5-4 victory for DSL Brewers1, scoring 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning to defeat DSL Texas Red. 18-year old RHP Aneuris Rodriguez (5 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 1 balk, 1 K) had his 2nd straight solid start. 17-year old 2B Angel Pereira (4-for-5) notched four singles and super signing SS Jhonny Severino (2-for-5; stole his 10th base, though committed his 17th error) had a key 9th inning double. RHP Bryan Rivera also returned after a five-week absence. Suspended: DSL Tigers #2 Squad 0, DSL Brewers #2 Squad 0, rain with two outs in the bottom of the 3rd inning Box Score / Game Log Notes via @Joseph Zarr - The DSL Brewers 2 game versus the DSL Tigers 2 was suspended in the bottom of the 3rd inning. 18-year- old righty, Daniel Corniel, was dealing through 3 IP with a sole hit surrendered and four strikeouts in the tally. However, the real news of this game, perhaps: Yeison Perez, playing right field today, hit his 15th double of the season in his sole AB. That’s now a .351 BA with a 1.127 OPS after 114 registered AB’s. All afternoon action on Sunday for the full-season affiliates, while as the norm, the rookie teams enjoy their Sunday off. Here's to a nice summer Sunday for all! Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Standings and sortable stat pages Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth
  4. Thread will be utilized for any minor league news Saturday, lineup updates, etc. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Arizona Complex League Scoreboard Dominican Summer League Scoreboard Standings and sortable stat pages Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth
  5. Here's your final Link Report for games of Friday 8/5
  6. Nashville and Biloxi each played 7-2 games on Friday night, but it was only the Shuckers on top. Wisconsin rode solid pitching efforts to a nice win, while Carolina's battle back fell just short. Plenty of transaction news, and as we like to do, we honor the pro ball dreams of those who were released with brief notations beyond just the raw name on the transaction wire. Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Nashville and Biloxi each played 7-2 games on Friday night, but it was only the Shuckers on top. Wisconsin rode solid pitching efforts to a nice win, while Carolina's battle back fell just short. Plenty of transaction news, and as we like to do, we honor the pro ball dreams of those who were released with brief notations beyond just the raw name on the transaction wire. Transactions: - Catcher Pedro Severino cleared outright waivers and accepted an assignment to Nashville. - RHP J.C. Mejia's rehab stint (performance-enhancing drug suspension) moved from Biloxi to Nashville - Shortstop Eduardo Garcia was promoted from Carolina to Wisconsin. - Outfielder Jace Avina was promoted from ACL Brewers Blue to Carolina. - Outfielder Oswal Leones was sent down to ACL Brewers Blue from Carolina. These next three moves simply represent shifts from one ACL team to the other (each had already debuted). - SS Robert Moore assigned to ACL Brewers Gold from ACL Brewers Blue - 3B Ben Metzinger assigned to ACL Brewers Gold from ACL Brewers Blue - C/1B/OF Tayden Hall assigned to ACL Brewers Gold from ACL Brewers Blue - RHP Cameron Wagoner (11th round draft pick) assigned to ACL Brewers Gold to make his debut - RHP Tyler Wehrle (recent UDFA signing) assigned to ACL Brewers Gold to make his debut - LHP Arman Sabouri was released from the Wisconsin roster. - Infielder Carlos Roa was released from the ACL Brewers Gold roster. - Catcher Nader Garcia was released from the ACL Brewers Blue roster. About the releases - Arman Sabouri, 24 years old, was drafted in the 12th round out of Cal-Berkely in 2019. He appeared in 21 games with the Advanced Rookie Level Rocky Mountain Vibes that summer, and after the lost 2020 season, would open 2021 with the Timber Rattlers in High-A, and made 22 relief appearances before his season ended on July 30th. He would undergo Tommy John surgery in mid-September, so is not quite yet a year out from that procedure. Sabouri joined with a friend to post several spectacular YouTube travel diary videos on their "National Park Dudes" page we had linked to previously, especially during 2020's shutdown. Carlos Roa will turn 21 in September. Roa was off to a spectacular start to his professional career in 2019 when as a 17-year-old, he posted a .417/.423/.625 line over his first 13 games (48 at-bats). Roa was on one of the Crew's Dominican Leage clubs while fellow shortstop Eduardo Garcia was dazzling on the other. Both players were sidelined by injury within a week of each other, Garcia played only ten games before a broken ankle ended his season, while Roa would undergo left shoulder surgery. Unlike Garcia, who remains a top prospect and was promoted Friday as shown above, the less-heralded Venezuelan native Roa did not recapture the magic in either 2021 or the current season. Nader Garcia, now 20 years old, signed out of Venezuela in June 2019 and debuted as a just-turned 17-year-old with four games in the Dominican League. After the lost 2020 season (tired of typing that, but it'll be part of every farmhand's backstory for the next several years), Garcia was brought stateside. He has seen limited playing time, appearing in 35 career games. He does have one Arizona League home run to his credit, hit in 2021. Our best to each player on their life journeys, both with baseball if so or without. Final: Norfolk (Orioles) 7, Nashville 2, Via the Sounds' site, game details, and we encourage readers to review each of the affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds Cool Off with Loss in Norfolk - Brice Turang and Sal Frelick Each Post Multiple Hits in Loss Box Score / Game Log We really like the way each affiliate puts its own spin on the way they compose their game summaries, and maybe because it's similar to the "Three Quick Strikes" my co-reporters have adopted and I will attempt to adhere to as of today, the back ends of the Sounds reports are wonderful. In today's example, with further details on Turang and Frelick, the linked report above has stolen my thunder, but here goes as I look elsewhere. Three (additional) Quick Strikes: It was Garrett Mitchell's turn to rest, as Jakson Reetz occupied the designated hitter spot. It doesn't appear the DH role, at least for now, will factor into the Mitchell - Frelick - Joey Wiemer - Esteury Ruiz outfield rotation. Ruiz and Wiemer were a combined 0-for-8 in this game, with Wiemer fanning twice. Frelick stole his first base at the AAA level on his first attempt, after having been successful on 15 of 20 swipes earlier this season with Wisconsin and Biloxi. Say what you might about Josh Lindblom's season, but the 91.1 innings he's covered over 19 games (17 starts) has served its purpose, given the makeup of the staff and the constant shuffling between the Sounds and the big-league Brewers. This is not how Alec Bettinger envisioned his 2022 season to go, however, losing his 40-man spot and now appearing primarily in low-pressure situations. You'll see Jacob Nottingham in Friday's Norfolk box score, along with RHP Logan Gillaspie, who struck out the side to end the game. The former Brewers farmhand has made eleven appearances with the MLB Orioles this season. Final: Biloxi 7, Mississippi (Braves) 2 Shuckers Separate in Ninth to Win 7-2 - Zavolas Hurls Four Scoreless to Earn Second Save Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Three Quick Strikes: Sometimes those three-inning saves can be considered mop-up, but not this one. Noah Zavolas kept it close when it was tight in the 6th, 7th and 8th with outstanding work. It's not the high-profile roster the Shuckers had a week ago, it's definitely more of a workmanlike collection now, but Tristen Lutz, Cam Devanney, and Thomas Dillard are among those with potential future value on the big-league level, and as we've learned recently, as trade chips in 2023 and beyond. Each contributed to this win. And as a forum poster pointed out, Lutz has been an RBI machine and "does he own a first baseman's mitt?" Hard to believe he won't turn 22 until December, but Felix Valerio should get used to the Biloxi zip code for next season. As his monthly splits show, 2022 has been inconsistent at best, but July was rough. Age is obviously on his side. The Shuckers borrowed heavily from the Braves' MiLB TV feed to provide us with video highlights (and calls from the former Voice of the Shuckers, Chris Harris). You'll find five consecutive highlights here. Here's the one we've chosen to include directly here, because 113 MPH is damn impressive. Final: Wisconsin 4, Quad Cities (Royals) 1 Timber Rattlers Top River Bandits - Rodríguez and Middendorf combine for thirteen strikeouts Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Three Quick Strikes: The first-inning Houdini act you just read about helped push RHP Carlos Rodriguez' pitch count to 73 by the time his first Midwest League appearance ended after four scoreless, but that's fine work dancing around six baserunners overall (three walks). This is the Nicaragua native's rookie season in terms of action, as the 2021 6th round pick out of a Florida JUCO did not pitch for an affiliate last year. We've reminded folks so often over the years, every signing is of potential importance - do we need to list how many seemingly obscure players at the time of their signings are in the Brewers big-league peripheral now (Cousins, Topa, Strzelecki, etc.)? Was this June 14th Frontier League press release telling us about RHP Ryan Middendorf just the latest? Sure seems that way. In addition to Rodriguez, shortstop Eduardo Garcia made his Midwest League debut (0-for-4, no K's). Joe Gray Jr.'s on a 1-for-14 skid (home run, however), and it's just been a struggle, with circumstances, we realize (particularly his Lasik-related adjustments), just tough to move the average off the .186 needle this deep into the season. You may realize that our website automatically links player names we type to Baseball Reference pages in our featured stories. But it's going to defer to big leaguers of the same name, so no, Timber Rattlers infielder Jose Acosta is not 131 years old. Nice to see Darrien Miller go deep, and yes, despite the road game, you can catch it within this brief video report. Corner infielder Ashton McGee hasn't played since exiting Tuesday's game after being hit by a pitch. Shortstop Ethan Murray left the same game immediately after scoring on a teammate's RBI groundout, but the throw went to first base, so not an obvious clue there. I'll give it one more night and will dig into the MiLB TV archive if both are still absent. C/1B Wes Clarke last played a week ago, so in essence, the entire Wisconsin bench Friday night was made up of outfielder Reidy Mercado, who was recently promoted from Maryvale, bypassing Carolina. Final: Kannapolis (White Sox) 7, Carolina 6 Comeback Falls Short in 7-6 Loss to Kannapolis - Relievers Pablo Garabitos and Miguel Guerrero combined to total 10 strikeouts and 8.2 IP Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Yet another game summary that lays out the happenings very well. Be sure to review. Three Quick Strikes: Hello there, Jeferson Quero, we've missed you the past ten days. The catcher was the designated hitter in his return. Second baseman Zack Raabe reached base all four times up, his .370 OBP by far the strongest part of his offensive game. We imagine his Spanish language skills have taken a big leap in this, his first season of action in pro ball after not playing in 2021 (8th round pick out of the University of Minnesota). Not the Carolina League debut recently turned 20-year-old RHP Alexander Vallecillo (another native of Nicaragua) envisioned, as wildness and pitch count ended things early. Final: ACL Brewers Gold 8, ACL Athletics 5 Box Score / Game Log Six of the top seven in the batting order are recent newcomers, and with Eduardo Garcia no longer in Carolina (boy, we've mentioned Garcia a lot in this report), this may have been a coming out game / see-you-later game for 2022 first round shortstop Eric Brown Jr. On base four times (two doubles, single, walk, two stolen bases - OK, one throwing error). Congratulations on his first professional base hit to 18-year-old 6'6" right fielder Reece Walling, who declined an opportunity to play at Washington State to become a rare non-drafted high school signing for the Brewers. Although this was his third game, Walling has already walked five times and is sporting a sweet .545 OBP that doesn't quite seem sustainable. An intriguing player, however, and a left-handed bat to boot! RHP's Cameron Wagoner and Tyler Wehrle did indeed make their pro debuts, as was indicated early in this report. Canceled: ACL Brewers Blue at ACL Reds, Covid protocols The issue is with the Reds squad, as their Saturday game has already been canceled. In Saturday AM tradition, the two Maryvale teams are on for this morning. Final: DSL Phillies White 2, DSL Brewers #1 Squad 0, seven innings as scheduled Box Score / Game Log Final: DSL Mariners 9, DSL Brewers #2 Squad 8 Box Score / Game Log For as little as there is to consume in the first box score, crooked numbers abound in the second game listed. Here we are talking about 18-year-old LH-hitting first baseman Yeison Perez yet again. 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, and is now slugging .708 through 113 at-bats, are you kidding? 18-year-old catcher Eric Martinez had three hits and is putting together a quietly effective .274/.364/.452 line, in his second pro campaign. Full slate Saturday, I'll catch you again Sunday AM. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Arizona Complex League Scoreboard Dominican Summer League Scoreboard Standings and sortable stat pages Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth View full article
  7. Transactions: - Catcher Pedro Severino cleared outright waivers and accepted an assignment to Nashville. - RHP J.C. Mejia's rehab stint (performance-enhancing drug suspension) moved from Biloxi to Nashville - Shortstop Eduardo Garcia was promoted from Carolina to Wisconsin. - Outfielder Jace Avina was promoted from ACL Brewers Blue to Carolina. - Outfielder Oswal Leones was sent down to ACL Brewers Blue from Carolina. These next three moves simply represent shifts from one ACL team to the other (each had already debuted). - SS Robert Moore assigned to ACL Brewers Gold from ACL Brewers Blue - 3B Ben Metzinger assigned to ACL Brewers Gold from ACL Brewers Blue - C/1B/OF Tayden Hall assigned to ACL Brewers Gold from ACL Brewers Blue - RHP Cameron Wagoner (11th round draft pick) assigned to ACL Brewers Gold to make his debut - RHP Tyler Wehrle (recent UDFA signing) assigned to ACL Brewers Gold to make his debut - LHP Arman Sabouri was released from the Wisconsin roster. - Infielder Carlos Roa was released from the ACL Brewers Gold roster. - Catcher Nader Garcia was released from the ACL Brewers Blue roster. About the releases - Arman Sabouri, 24 years old, was drafted in the 12th round out of Cal-Berkely in 2019. He appeared in 21 games with the Advanced Rookie Level Rocky Mountain Vibes that summer, and after the lost 2020 season, would open 2021 with the Timber Rattlers in High-A, and made 22 relief appearances before his season ended on July 30th. He would undergo Tommy John surgery in mid-September, so is not quite yet a year out from that procedure. Sabouri joined with a friend to post several spectacular YouTube travel diary videos on their "National Park Dudes" page we had linked to previously, especially during 2020's shutdown. Carlos Roa will turn 21 in September. Roa was off to a spectacular start to his professional career in 2019 when as a 17-year-old, he posted a .417/.423/.625 line over his first 13 games (48 at-bats). Roa was on one of the Crew's Dominican Leage clubs while fellow shortstop Eduardo Garcia was dazzling on the other. Both players were sidelined by injury within a week of each other, Garcia played only ten games before a broken ankle ended his season, while Roa would undergo left shoulder surgery. Unlike Garcia, who remains a top prospect and was promoted Friday as shown above, the less-heralded Venezuelan native Roa did not recapture the magic in either 2021 or the current season. Nader Garcia, now 20 years old, signed out of Venezuela in June 2019 and debuted as a just-turned 17-year-old with four games in the Dominican League. After the lost 2020 season (tired of typing that, but it'll be part of every farmhand's backstory for the next several years), Garcia was brought stateside. He has seen limited playing time, appearing in 35 career games. He does have one Arizona League home run to his credit, hit in 2021. Our best to each player on their life journeys, both with baseball if so or without. Final: Norfolk (Orioles) 7, Nashville 2, Via the Sounds' site, game details, and we encourage readers to review each of the affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds Cool Off with Loss in Norfolk - Brice Turang and Sal Frelick Each Post Multiple Hits in Loss Box Score / Game Log We really like the way each affiliate puts its own spin on the way they compose their game summaries, and maybe because it's similar to the "Three Quick Strikes" my co-reporters have adopted and I will attempt to adhere to as of today, the back ends of the Sounds reports are wonderful. In today's example, with further details on Turang and Frelick, the linked report above has stolen my thunder, but here goes as I look elsewhere. Three (additional) Quick Strikes: It was Garrett Mitchell's turn to rest, as Jakson Reetz occupied the designated hitter spot. It doesn't appear the DH role, at least for now, will factor into the Mitchell - Frelick - Joey Wiemer - Esteury Ruiz outfield rotation. Ruiz and Wiemer were a combined 0-for-8 in this game, with Wiemer fanning twice. Frelick stole his first base at the AAA level on his first attempt, after having been successful on 15 of 20 swipes earlier this season with Wisconsin and Biloxi. Say what you might about Josh Lindblom's season, but the 91.1 innings he's covered over 19 games (17 starts) has served its purpose, given the makeup of the staff and the constant shuffling between the Sounds and the big-league Brewers. This is not how Alec Bettinger envisioned his 2022 season to go, however, losing his 40-man spot and now appearing primarily in low-pressure situations. You'll see Jacob Nottingham in Friday's Norfolk box score, along with RHP Logan Gillaspie, who struck out the side to end the game. The former Brewers farmhand has made eleven appearances with the MLB Orioles this season. Final: Biloxi 7, Mississippi (Braves) 2 Shuckers Separate in Ninth to Win 7-2 - Zavolas Hurls Four Scoreless to Earn Second Save Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Three Quick Strikes: Sometimes those three-inning saves can be considered mop-up, but not this one. Noah Zavolas kept it close when it was tight in the 6th, 7th and 8th with outstanding work. It's not the high-profile roster the Shuckers had a week ago, it's definitely more of a workmanlike collection now, but Tristen Lutz, Cam Devanney, and Thomas Dillard are among those with potential future value on the big-league level, and as we've learned recently, as trade chips in 2023 and beyond. Each contributed to this win. And as a forum poster pointed out, Lutz has been an RBI machine and "does he own a first baseman's mitt?" Hard to believe he won't turn 22 until December, but Felix Valerio should get used to the Biloxi zip code for next season. As his monthly splits show, 2022 has been inconsistent at best, but July was rough. Age is obviously on his side. The Shuckers borrowed heavily from the Braves' MiLB TV feed to provide us with video highlights (and calls from the former Voice of the Shuckers, Chris Harris). You'll find five consecutive highlights here. Here's the one we've chosen to include directly here, because 113 MPH is damn impressive. Final: Wisconsin 4, Quad Cities (Royals) 1 Timber Rattlers Top River Bandits - Rodríguez and Middendorf combine for thirteen strikeouts Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Three Quick Strikes: The first-inning Houdini act you just read about helped push RHP Carlos Rodriguez' pitch count to 73 by the time his first Midwest League appearance ended after four scoreless, but that's fine work dancing around six baserunners overall (three walks). This is the Nicaragua native's rookie season in terms of action, as the 2021 6th round pick out of a Florida JUCO did not pitch for an affiliate last year. We've reminded folks so often over the years, every signing is of potential importance - do we need to list how many seemingly obscure players at the time of their signings are in the Brewers big-league peripheral now (Cousins, Topa, Strzelecki, etc.)? Was this June 14th Frontier League press release telling us about RHP Ryan Middendorf just the latest? Sure seems that way. In addition to Rodriguez, shortstop Eduardo Garcia made his Midwest League debut (0-for-4, no K's). Joe Gray Jr.'s on a 1-for-14 skid (home run, however), and it's just been a struggle, with circumstances, we realize (particularly his Lasik-related adjustments), just tough to move the average off the .186 needle this deep into the season. You may realize that our website automatically links player names we type to Baseball Reference pages in our featured stories. But it's going to defer to big leaguers of the same name, so no, Timber Rattlers infielder Jose Acosta is not 131 years old. Nice to see Darrien Miller go deep, and yes, despite the road game, you can catch it within this brief video report. Corner infielder Ashton McGee hasn't played since exiting Tuesday's game after being hit by a pitch. Shortstop Ethan Murray left the same game immediately after scoring on a teammate's RBI groundout, but the throw went to first base, so not an obvious clue there. I'll give it one more night and will dig into the MiLB TV archive if both are still absent. C/1B Wes Clarke last played a week ago, so in essence, the entire Wisconsin bench Friday night was made up of outfielder Reidy Mercado, who was recently promoted from Maryvale, bypassing Carolina. Final: Kannapolis (White Sox) 7, Carolina 6 Comeback Falls Short in 7-6 Loss to Kannapolis - Relievers Pablo Garabitos and Miguel Guerrero combined to total 10 strikeouts and 8.2 IP Pre-Game Media Notes / Box Score / Game Log Yet another game summary that lays out the happenings very well. Be sure to review. Three Quick Strikes: Hello there, Jeferson Quero, we've missed you the past ten days. The catcher was the designated hitter in his return. Second baseman Zack Raabe reached base all four times up, his .370 OBP by far the strongest part of his offensive game. We imagine his Spanish language skills have taken a big leap in this, his first season of action in pro ball after not playing in 2021 (8th round pick out of the University of Minnesota). Not the Carolina League debut recently turned 20-year-old RHP Alexander Vallecillo (another native of Nicaragua) envisioned, as wildness and pitch count ended things early. Final: ACL Brewers Gold 8, ACL Athletics 5 Box Score / Game Log Six of the top seven in the batting order are recent newcomers, and with Eduardo Garcia no longer in Carolina (boy, we've mentioned Garcia a lot in this report), this may have been a coming out game / see-you-later game for 2022 first round shortstop Eric Brown Jr. On base four times (two doubles, single, walk, two stolen bases - OK, one throwing error). Congratulations on his first professional base hit to 18-year-old 6'6" right fielder Reece Walling, who declined an opportunity to play at Washington State to become a rare non-drafted high school signing for the Brewers. Although this was his third game, Walling has already walked five times and is sporting a sweet .545 OBP that doesn't quite seem sustainable. An intriguing player, however, and a left-handed bat to boot! RHP's Cameron Wagoner and Tyler Wehrle did indeed make their pro debuts, as was indicated early in this report. Canceled: ACL Brewers Blue at ACL Reds, Covid protocols The issue is with the Reds squad, as their Saturday game has already been canceled. In Saturday AM tradition, the two Maryvale teams are on for this morning. Final: DSL Phillies White 2, DSL Brewers #1 Squad 0, seven innings as scheduled Box Score / Game Log Final: DSL Mariners 9, DSL Brewers #2 Squad 8 Box Score / Game Log For as little as there is to consume in the first box score, crooked numbers abound in the second game listed. Here we are talking about 18-year-old LH-hitting first baseman Yeison Perez yet again. 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, and is now slugging .708 through 113 at-bats, are you kidding? 18-year-old catcher Eric Martinez had three hits and is putting together a quietly effective .274/.364/.452 line, in his second pro campaign. Full slate Saturday, I'll catch you again Sunday AM. 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  8. - LHP Arman Sabouri was released from the Wisconsin roster. - Infielder Carlos Roa was released from the ACL Brewers Gold roster. - Catcher Nader Garcia was released from the ACL Brewers Blue roster. About the releases (links point to MiLB Player Pages) - Arman Sabouri, 24 years old, was drafted in the 12th round out of Cal-Berkely in 2019. He appeared in 21 games with the Advanced Rookie Level Rocky Mountain Vibes that summer, and after the lost 2020 season, would open 2021 with the Timber Rattlers in High-A, and made 22 relief appearances before his season ended on July 30th. He would undergo Tommy John surgery in mid-September, so is not quite yet a year out from that procedure. Sabouri joined with a friend to post several spectacular YouTube travel diary videos on their "National Park Dudes" page we had linked to previously, especially during 2020's shutdown. Carlos Roa will turn 21 in September. Roa was off to a spectacular start to his professional career in 2019 when as a 17-year-old, he posted a .417/.423/.625 line over his first 13 games (48 at-bats). Roa was on one of the Crew's Dominican Leage clubs while fellow shortstop Eduardo Garcia was dazzling on the other. Both players were sidelined by injury within a week of each other, Garcia played only ten games before a broken ankle ended his season, while Roa would undergo left shoulder surgery. Unlike Garcia, who remains a top prospect and was promoted Friday as shown above, the less-heralded Venezuelan native Roa did not recapture the magic in either 2021 or current season. Nader Garcia, now 20 years old, signed out of Venezuela in June 2019 and debuted as a just-turned 17-year-old with four games in the Dominican League. After the lost 2020 season (tired of typing that, but it'll be part of every farmhand's backstory for the next several years), Garcia was brought stateside. He has seen limited playing time, appearing in 35 career games. He does have one Arizona League home run to his credit, hit in 2021. Our best to each player on their life journeys, both with baseball if so and without.
  9. Wednesday 8/3: Via 97.3 FM's "Mike Heller Show": Todd Rosiak (go to the 01:40:40 hour/minute mark) *** Friday 8/5: Via the Jon Arias Podcast: David Gasper of "Reviewing the Brew" *** This completes our "catch-up" piecemeal series of posts. We'll get back to the more traditional daily cluster format next time.
  10. Thursday 8/4: Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky: Matt Carroll from "Reviewing The Brew" (go to the 30:05 minute mark) *** Friday 8/5: Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky: Jack Stern of BrewCrewBall (go to the 29:25 minute mark)
  11. Should you wish to relive the horrors of the Pirates series (or we'll look back and listen and laugh after the Crew takes the World Series) -- Via WSSP's postgame shows: Tuesday 5-3 loss Wednesday 8-7 loss Thursday 5-4 loss Via WTMJ's postgame shows: Tuesday 5-3 loss Wednesday 8-7 loss
  12. Looks like Vinyard (sister Martha?) was set to transfer to Kentucky for his senior season, but based on the above report, will join the Crew instead. This June 2022 article provides several insights into Vinyard's background.
  13. Recent Interviews via WTMJ's Afternoon News: Jonathan Lucroy Brian Anderson (on Vin Scully) Prince Fielder Rollie Fingers
  14. Friday 8/5: Via WTMJ's "First Pitch": Rick Schlesinger Via Locked on Brewers: "Brewers swept by the Pirates. Silver linings, the future, and the Reds" "Reviewing the Brew's" Cold Brew Podcast: "Episode 100: Reaction To A Disastrous Trade Deadline"
  15. Thread will be utilized for any minor league news Friday, lineup updates, etc. Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores Arizona Complex League Scoreboard Dominican Summer League Scoreboard Standings and sortable stat pages Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Batting Stats and Depth Current Milwaukee Brewers Organization Pitching Stats and Depth
  16. Here's your final Link Report for games of Thursday 8/4
  17. Via the Minor League Forum: Thursday 8/4: Via WSSP's "Big Show": "Chris Mehring, play-by-play voice for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to break down Jackson Chourio's impressive play in Appleton & more." Via WSSP's "Big Show": Kyle Glaser of Baseball America (go to the 25:55 minute mark)
  18. Thursday 8/4: Via WSSP's "Big Show": "Chris Mehring, play-by-play voice for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to break down Jackson Chourio's impressive play in Appleton & more." Via WSSP's "Big Show": Kyle Glaser of Baseball America (go to the 25:55 minute mark)
  19. Here's your final Link Report for games of Wednesday 8/3
  20. Here's your final Link Report for games of Tuesday 8/2
  21. Tuesday 8/2: Via WSSP's "Big Show": Tim Dillard *** Wednesday 8/3: Via WSSP's "Big Show": Journal Sentinel's Curt Hogg
  22. Wednesday 8/3: Brewers Unfiltered Podcast: "Trade Deadline Reaction" - Latest episode with Adam McCalvy, Tim Dillard and Brad Ford
  23. Tuesday 8/2: Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Bill Schroeder *** Wednesday 8/3: Via 97.3's Drew & KB: Paul Wagner
  24. Tuesday 8/2: Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Wilde & Tausch": Bill Schroeder Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Homer & Tony": Sophia Minnaert *** Wednesday 8/3: Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Jen, Gabe and Chewy": Sophia Minnaert Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Homer & Tony": Jerry Augustine
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