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And this is how the Sounds roster will jump up to 28 again: Milwaukee Brewers sent RF Luis Matos outright to Nashville Sounds.

Nashville Press Release: The Milwaukee Brewers have announced the following moves that impact the Nashville Sounds Roster: ADD: OF Jackson Chourio assigned to Nashville on Major League Rehab (#2) INF Andrew Vaughn assigned to Nashville on Major League Rehab (#57) REMOVE: LHP Brian Fitzpatrick selected to Milwaukee The Nashville Sounds roster currently sits at 27 active + 3 MLB Rehab + 4 Injured List + 1 Development List.

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Via a Baseball America email newsletter: Jesús Made, SS, Brewers: Even on a night when he went 0-for-5, Made, the top-ranked prospect still in the minors, gave Double-A Biloxi fans something to remember. With Dillon Lewis hitting a grounder to his backhand, Made knew he needed to get everything on the throw. So, he reared back and fired a one-hopper to first to nab the runner. Biloxi broadcaster Javik Blake said that the throw was measured at 100 mph. With a play like this, there's always the chance of a misread. But if Made's 100 mph throw is accurate, it is one of the hardest ever by an infielder in the Statcast era. There have been triple-digit throws by infielders in the major leagues in recent years, but Made's throw was different. Elly De La Cruz had a 101.0 mph throw in 2025, and Masyn Winn had one at 101.2 in 2024, but both of those were on relays from the outfield. Triple-A Albuquerque shortstop Cole Carrigg also has a 101 mph throw on a relay to home this season to nab a runner at the plate. Relay throws allow a fielder to get much more momentum into the throw than a normal play in the infield. It's also why outfielders have regularly been clocked in the triple digits on throws. But no Triple-A or MLB infielder has had a 100-plus mph throw tracked on a play within the infield in the Statcast era. Winn did have a 100.5 mph throw on a force out in the 2022 Futures Game, which remains the only Statcast throw of 100 mph tracked on such a play. Made's bullet to first doesn't enter the Statcast records, but it is yet another reminder of how special the 19-year-old is.

Tuesday 4/28: Via WTMJ's Morning News (download link): Brewers 360 with Pat Murphy - "We begin talking about the play of William Contreras, the workhorse behind the team. We then ask Murph about the injuries that the current pitching staff is dealing with including Quinn Priester. We also get an update on Jackson Chourio. We also talk about the Brewers ‘power outage’ and lack of home runs – is this something Pat is worried about?" Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Jen, Gabe and Chewy" (download link): "Jeff Levering breaks down Milwaukee’s first month of the season and why the current record doesn’t tell the full story." VIDEO via MLB Network's "Intentional Talk": "Kyle Harrison talks about his recent 12-strikeout start, bouncing around the league and finding a home with the Brewers." Via Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee's "The Huddle": Hunter Baumgardt (go to the 25:00 minute mark) Via WTMJ's Midday News (download link): "Adam McCalvy talks about where the Brewers rank in the current NL standings, some highlights from the last series, and how superstitions (like the new uniforms) could be contributing to the Brewers losing lately." Via SportsRadio the Fan's "Nine 2 Noon" Show: Tim Allen of the Postgame Show Via David Gasper's "Brewers Daily" YouTube page: "Where Things Stand One Month into the Season" Via "The Bill Michaels Show" (Hour Two): Chuck Freimund (go to the 30:30 minute mark) Via WTMJ's Afternoon News (download link): "A look inside the Brewers’ walk‑up music. The beats, bangers, and personal picks that set the tone at the plate. This feature dives into why players choose the songs they do, how the right track can fire up the crowd, and the stories behind some of the team’s most memorable walk‑up choices." *** Postgame shows for the 13-2 romp over Arizona: Via SportsRadio the Fan's Post Game Show w/ Tim Allen and Tommy Wortz Via WTMJ's Postgame Show with Bob Brainerd - Craig Coshun is Bob’s guest Locked on Brewers Postcast with Brandon Sneide Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Two Brewers Stars Returning—What Happens Next?"

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Jeff and Rick Sweet discuss RH reliever Will Childers (who has shined) and Childers' injury status (which Sweet dances around, no details on nature or severity provided), pretty clearly because he's at no liberty to, at least at this time.

Adam McCalvy with insights from Senior Vice President of Player Operations and Baseball Administration Tom Flanagan Or, the SVPPOBA as we like to call him...

Alastre returns to Wisconsin after appearing in 85 games there in 2025, where he was unable to duplicate small-sample early-season success in Carolina (.899 OPS, 17 games while within that then-menacing Mudcat lineup), posting a .545 OPS with the Rattlers.

Nadal had yet to debut in 2026, placed on Wilson's Development List to begin the season. He had been a multi-position player since making his DSL debut in 2022 as his fielding page will show. Nadal missed all of 2024 with an undisclosed injury. He'll turn 22 in July. We wish the speedy-but-not-always-efficient basestealer well moving forward.

Wilson Press Release: The Milwaukee Brewers have announced a series of moves that impact the Wilson Warbirds roster: ADD: RHP Jacob Morrison added from ACL Brewers C Kevin Garcia added from ACL Brewers REMOVE: INF Demetrio Nadal released C Luis Corobo transferred to ACL Brewers INF Luiyin Alastre transferred to Wisconsin RHP Ayendy Bravo transferred to ACL Brewers The Warbirds roster now sits at 29 active + 1 Injured List + 1 Development List *** NOTE: The active roster limit at the A-Ball level is 30.

As always, a highlight of the early part of the week! Keep in mind these interviews are also always available via Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Monday 4/27: Via WTMJ's Morning News (download link): Brewers 360 with Dom Cotroneo Via Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee's "The Huddle": Bill Schroeder (go to the 21:45 minute mark) Via the Fan Milwaukee's "Mason Crosby Show": Christian Yelich Via David Gasper's "Brewers Daily" YouTube page: "Brewers Avoid Being Swept by Pirates" Via WTMJ's Afternoon News (download link): "Lane Grindle breaks down the latest from the Brewers, including Miz becoming the first pitcher to hit 50 strikeouts this season and what that milestone says about his dominance. He also digs into fans’ (aka Julia) obsession with velocity — why it captivates people, how it shapes pitching expectations, and what it means for the modern game." Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Brewers.TV Analyst Tim Dillard breaks down the Brewers rocky start to the 2026 season. Tim discusses Kyle Harrison & other young starters carrying the Brewers pitching staff." Via WSCO's "The Show with Tony G and Leo" (download link): JustBaseball.com's Matt Carroll (go to the 24:00 minute mark) Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - Roundtable discussion among the NL Central "Locked On" hosts

New 16-year-old outfielder turns 17 on May 10th. 6'0", 165, LH bat and arm out of the Dominican Republic Josue Jean

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Braylon Payne Named Midwest League Player of the Week Timber Rattlers outfielder rewarded for a hot series at Fort Wayne

"Wood’s 3-run homer in the 5th inning was the big highlight, sandwiched between two key defensive plays which Wood was also part of: Thwarting a 1st and 3rd steal attempt via a Wood-Made-Wood caught stealing to get the lead runner at home to end the top of the 5th inning trailing 6-4. Getting a strike ‘em out (by RHP Ryan Bichard), thrown ‘em out (caught stealing at 2nd base) to end the top of the 6th inning with an 8-6 advantage." VIDEO on the strike 'em, throw 'em

"DH Darrien Miller was hit-by-pitch in the 2nd, 4th and 5th innings, exiting for a pinch runner after the 3rd HBP. We hope that it was only precautionary." 02:53:40 hour/minute mark for subscribers here. Back-leg, took it on or just above the left ankle on a breaking pitch, but caught him flush. Tried walking it off, but the decision was made to pull him. Would be surprised if this results in an IL stint, but we'll see.

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Sunday 4/26: Postgame shows for the 5-0 win over the Pirates: Latest Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast (recorded Sunday AM) - "Spencer was in for Paul this week to talk about a disappointing week for the Brewers, whether we're more worried about the left side of the infield or the bullpen, solutions for all of it and where we're at with Garrett Mitchell right now." Via the Journal Sentinel Podcast: "The Brewers' offense is on a power outage even by its own standards, and the bullpen has been unsteady at best. But the starters are still great, anchored by Kyle Harrison's virtuoso effort Sunday, so maybe the Brewers are in better shape than we think? Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe discuss what they can do (or can't) to help the offense, Luis Lara, Joey Ortiz, David Hamilton and other pain points in the offense. They discuss the plight of the arms, both the struggling relievers and shining starters. Why'd they cut ties with Luis Matos over Greg Jones? Could Tyler Black rediscover something with another opportunity? Is it really just injuries holding the offense back? In Three Up Three Down (38:30), they discuss a scary minor-league incident, Quinn Priester's struggles on rehab starts, a glorious triple and Blake Perkins' big moment. In Remembrew When (54:00), JR talks about another big-man triple and in Curt Blanche (56:30), Curt tries to understand an ages-old baseball trend. Then, JR is joined by Brandon Sproat (1:01:30), who's had back-to-back strong outings after a shaky start. They discuss his hometown in Pensacola, his bounceback, the struggles of his old teammates in New York, the difficult decisions to not sign after initially getting drafted and facing off with Paul Skenes and LSU in the College World Series." VIDEO via Curt Hogg's "Brewer Territory" with Corey Knebel and JP Feyereisen: "Brewers offense goes a week without homering, but Kyle Harrison impresses" Via SportsRadio the Fan's Post Game Show w/ Tim Allen and Tommy Wortz Via WTMJ's Postgame Show with Dom Cotroneo Locked on Brewers Postcast with Brandon Sneide Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Brewers Biggest Issue is Not their Bullpen"

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Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic The balls were flying in Charlotte (as they always do), but runs were tough to come by below the AAA level - and heck, hits for that matter, for the youngest of the affiliates, nothing new there. Transactions: Nashville Sounds placed RHP Will Childers on the 7-day injured list retroactive to April 24. Nashville Sounds activated RHP Kaleb Bowman from the Development List. No word on what is ailing Childers, His ERA is 0.00 and WHIP is 1.00 through seven outings. It seems a retroactive placement in and of itself is hopeful of a short stint. Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes Final, Game One: Nashville 12, Charlotte (White Sox) 5 Box Score and Game Log Final, Game Two: Charlotte 16, Nashville 6 Box Score and Game Log NOTE: Both games in Charlotte were seven-inning contests, while the Sounds were the home team in the nightcap due to a prior postponement in Nashville Via the Sounds, game details, and we encourage readers to always review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds Split Doubleheader in Charlotte - Nashville Records 25 Hits, 11 Extra-Base Hits, and 18 Runs Across Two Games The Sounds' staff wisely included all five home runs from the doubleheader in video form (Eddys Leonard grand slam, Ethan Murray solo bomb, Jeferson Quero solo, Jett Williams two-run dinger, Luis Lara solo) in their report linked above, so I have peace of mind in knowing you will now familiarize yourself with those and all the statistical tidbits within. Also from Game One: Additional Game One Video: Ethan Murray two-RBI single Brock Wilken RBI single Cooper Pratt RBI triple Luis Lara RBI groundout Additional Game Two Video: Jeferson Quero sacrifice fly Ramon Rodriguez RBI single Our own @Spencer Michaelis added detail to the Lara home run here. OK, that was quite the feast for your eyes. The Knights scored 21 runs over 14 innings so you know there were some unfortunate pitches thrown by Sounds hurlers as well. Craig Yoho was taken deep twice within five pitches. All position players on the roster saw action, with Jacob Hurtubise and Freddy Zamora swapped in for Leonard and Murray in the later contest. Luis Lara did commit his first fielding error in Game Two but also threw out a runner at third base later in the game. Cooper Pratt was on base six times on the day, that's promising. Nashville batters only K'd eight times between the two games. Sounds pitchers walked ten total on the day. Robert Gasser's first appearance in fifteen days (third start overall) was brief (32 pitches, 22 strikes) and was aided by old friend Oliver Dunn's ill-fated attempt to steal home to end Gasser's second (and final) inning of work. Given Gasser's planned short stint, Garrett Stallings was forced to wear one in Game Two, and even with that Manager Rick Sweet wanted to see more than three innings out of the minor league veteran. Logan Henderson is Sunday's scheduled starter, and the Brewers have been conserving his bullets, with 3.1 innings being the longest Henderson's gone in his four appearances thus far - just 12.2 IP over four AAA games. Sweet will once again be glad to leave the Coors Field of the East. Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Rocket City (Angels) 6, Biloxi 3 Box Score and Game Log Catch up with the latest Biloxi pre-game audio interview archives - RHP Tyson Hardin's interview available, discusses his changeup development process Shuckers Doubled by Trash Pandas on Mudbugs Night - Shuckers Drop Second Straight to Trash Pandas Mudbugs merch! (For you crawfish fans...) The Shuckers won the first three games of the series and hope to avoid a 3rd consecutive loss Sunday. The game summary mentions this as a second consecutive "rubber game". The first came about in the opening series of the season, which you may remember was a three-game weekend set. It is true that today's finale will decide whether the series ends in a split or a Shuckers win, but if the series isn't tied heading into the finale, is it really a rubber game? It's open to your interpretation (origination of the term, nothing to do with actual rubber). Oh yeah, the game. Nice that Damon Keith's recent IL stint was brief, .990 OPS through his ten games played: The lone hit for this young man in four AB's, but let it grace our screens - Made almost beat out this groundout, but it netted him an RBI. It was rosy for 20-year-old starter Manuel Rodriguez through four innings. Then came the Trash Panda 5th, all of this after two outs! Single (no video) Stolen base RBI single RBI double RBI single Single, runner to 3rd (no video) Stolen base, men on 2nd and 3rd Run-scoring balk (no video) RBI single Rodriguez has only walked five in his four starts, and none here. Biloxi batters only K'd four times but were 1-for-11 with RISP. This was Mike Boeve's 9th start in left field (4 at 3B, 2 at 1B, 4 as the DH). Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes (download link) Final: Fort Wayne (Padres) 2, Wisconsin 1 Box Score and Game Log Via the Timber Rattlers, game details: TinCaps Snap Rattlers Win Streak - Wisconsin scores eleven runs on eleven hits to beat TinCaps Braylon Owens gives off Aaron Civale vibes, not the worst thing, young man (Civale signed for $7M with the Athletics for 2026). In the history of professional baseball, there have only been six "Braylon's", five of them are active, and it would be six if one had not been released by the Pirates last August. So yeah, it's a name that only caught traction early this century. It was shocking to learn that of the six, the only two who were born in Texas were the Timber Rattlers duo (by the way, you did see the Braylon Payne missile within the game summary linked above, right?). Payne does not turn 20 years old until mid-August. My goodness, he's been amazing all month. Defense is fun! Speaking of the Wisconsin game summary, here's the fateful bottom of the 8th inning sequence verbatim: "Omar Linares, the ninth batter in Fort Wayne’s order, drew a one-out walk. Jake Cunningham followed with a sharp single to right to put runners at the corners. Kasen Wells dropped a perfect safety squeeze bunt to score Linares from third for a 1-0 lead. Galindez hit Lamar King Jr to load the bases before striking out Alex McCoy for the second out. That strikeout left McCoy hitless on the afternoon to end his hitting streak at fifteen games and ended the day for Galindez as the Rattlers went to the bullpen. Yerlin Rodriguez took over for Galindez and issued a four-pitch walk to Rosman Verdugo and Fort Wayne picked up a very important insurance run." Longtime Link Report readers might say, wait, Yerlin Rodriguez was brought in to replace another RHP who had just fanned a tough batter with the bases loaded and two outs? The Yerlin Rodriguez who had issued 12 free passes in 3.2 innings on the season-to-date and is beginning his 3rd high-powered yet roller-coaster and sometimes mind-numbing season with Wisconsin? Wouldn't you know it, Rodriguez fanned the next batter after the base on balls. This, folks, is why it's all about player development. Can it frustrate fans, sure. The final pitcher for the TinCaps was a southpaw. RH bat Daniel Dickinson walked immediately after the Payne home run. On the bench were fellow righties Marco Dinges and Andrew Fischer. Tempting to bat for LH swingers Eric Bitonti and Josiah Ragsdale, right? Please read the brief paragraph above this one again! Bitonti flied out to left, Ragsdale was caught looking (on what was definitely not a strike three, watched it live). Not the best angle on that final pitch, but judge for yourself, the CF view was just as questionable! Wilson Pre-Game Media Notes Final: Delmarva (Orioles) 4, Wilson 1 Box Score and Game Log Home Runs Doom Wilson in Series Loss - Warbirds Drop Fourth Straight You know, we haven't really done nearly enough wordplay with this whole Warbirds vs. Shorebirds matchup. Have to believe there are some broadcast challenges there! Wilson was being no-hit until two were down in the 7th. Luis Lameda lines a single to break up the Delmarva no-no Had to wait until there were two outs in the 9th inning for this: That was Wilson's second hit of the night. The third hit immediately followed - Handelfry Encarnacion pulled a fly ball triple to right (no video available). Don't have the actuals on this, but how many times has Jose Anderson (4 HR, 19 RBI) accounted for all the Warbirds RBI in a game?) By the way, Anderson's K percentage now sits at 49.4% through 85 plate appearances. 19-year-old RHP Tyler Renz walked four today, giving him 14 through 18.1 IP over five appearances (four starts). Can't be easy (or fun) for these Wilson pitchers to lack run support, not to mention the brief dugout layovers with so many quick innings. Wilson batters drew ten walks (Brady Ebel twice plus he was hit by a pitch), so if it had been a no-hitter, it would have been of the ugly variety. Team RISP: 0-for-13. Team LOB: 14. It's been tempting all month to insert a Tom Hanks screaming "Wilson!" image into a report. Too many painful moments. All four Sunday games have early starts, none later than 1:00 Central. RHP Jason Woodward continues his return from a second Tommy John surgery in Fort Wayne for the Rattlers. Hope everyone caps off their weekend on a positive note, including a certain team playing at Am-Fam Field. 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