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1/13/22: "Reviewing the Brew's" Cold Brew Podcast Episode 70: Hitting Dingers With Brewers OF Joey Wiemer

Thursday 1/13: "Reviewing the Brew's" Cold Brew Podcast Episode 70: Hitting Dingers With Brewers OF Joey Wiemer *** Locked on Brewers Games of the Year Countdown -- #12 and #11 *** Friday 1/14: Outstanding opportunity for Brewers fans to get to know one of their two new hitting coaches, Connor Dawson. Quite the amazing and rapid career journey. Forty-minute video interview via BJ Kissel and KC Sports Network *** Posted Friday 1/14: AUDIO: Via the Walkin' Off Podcast: Recently-signed big-league camp non-roster invitee Hobie Harris "We discuss his journey from JUCO to the Brewers. Harris shares stories from his time grinding in JUCO and the minors. We discuss getting traded to the Blue Jays, signing as a free agent with the Brewers, and more!"

Outstanding opportunity for Brewers fans to get to know one of their two new hitting coaches, Connor Dawson. Quite the amazing and rapid career journey. Forty-minute video interview via BJ Kissel and KC Sports Network ***

1/16/22: Happy 20th Birthday, RHP Andy Garcia! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) Signed in September 2020 at age 18 out of the Dominican Republic, Garcia, like RHP Jose Chavez (detailed last week), made his debut in Maryvale rather the Dominican Summer League. Outside of striking out 36 in 32 innings, it was a fairly rough age 19 debut campaign, as the linked numbers will attest. But Garcia was mainly enlisted as a starter (eight of ten outings), so the organization at least initially sees him fitting a starter's profile. Garcia's line was impacted by two rough starts - (3 IP, 5 ER and especially his next-to-last start, 1.2 IP, 7 ER). However, unlike a couple of young pitchers already profiled above who closed their debut pro years on sour notes, Garcia saved his finest moment for his season-ender and his first professional win. September 14th Box Score: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 5 K, 1 WP VIDEOS: For those of you on Instagram, there are two collections of effective Garcia pitches. *** Two more days off, then back on Wednesday the 19th with one of the several players coming off their age 17 debut season.

Turns out fewer fastballs and doubling slider usage to 40% was Bickford's key to success.

Baseball America notes that the Brewers have released 20-year-old RHP Oscar Castaneda. Not to be confused with fellow Mexican native RHP Victor Castaneda, who has ranked among the Crew's Top 30 prospects, Oscar Castaneda (no relation to our knowledge) debuted as a just-turned 18-year-old in the Dominican Summer League in 2019 and was immediately placed in the DSL rotation, always a vote of confidence coming off signing day. In twelve starts Castaneda posted a strong 2.85 ERA and 1.28 WHIP, only 44 K's in 60 IP, but still promising. Of course 2020 was a wipeout, but Castaneda was brought stateside last summer. In 16 Maryvale appearances (one start) covering 26.1 innings, his ERA sat at 7.86, WHIP 1.86. His K rate did increase to 11.3 per 9. As we'll often say, best wishes, baseball- and otherwise to Oscar.

First, a link to the pages-long 2021 thread.

I completely went through my Costanza-sized wallet and broke it down to the bare necessities. Most liberating thing I've done in years, highly recommended!

1/13/22: (Player #2 on this date) Happy 18th Birthday, LF/1B Yeison Perez! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) Perez signed along with others as part of the January 2021 international class. This would have been the July 2020 class if not for pandemic-related delays. We did not learn about signing bonuses for that class other than top signing Jackson Chourio's hefty $1.9M figure. Perez is not believed to have been a prominent member of the class, he was not among Baseball America's listed Brewers. While listed at just 5'10", 165, because Perez throws (and bats) left-handed, he only appeared defensively in left field (24 games started) and first base (ten games) to begin his pro career. Perez' age 17 line of .244/.293/.333 (.626 OPS) won't raise eyebrows, although his 26.2% K rate wasn't off-the-charts horrible. Only drawing nine walks was not ideal. Perez only attempted one steal (successful). VIDEO TWEET: What we do have is this collection of highlights via the Brewers of Perez' finest day of the season. Perez does look a bit thick in the mid-section and thighs, this could portend to his future projection. *** This thread will be idle the next two days before returning Sunday the 16th with another young'un (turning 20).

NOTE: Realized that Wednesday the 12th's post on RHP Harold Chirino did not include the correct player page links. This has been corrected, apologies. On to the 13th! *** 1/13/22: (Player #1 on this date) Happy 31st Birthday, LH reliever Hoby Milner! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) This thread, positioned in the Minor League Forum as it is, will focus on introducing (or re-introducing) the Brewers' farmhands to you. That doesn't mean we'll ignore 40-man roster and/or big league birthdays, though. As will often be the case for players with big league time under their belts, we'll link to Wikipedia as it does break down Milner's multi-organizational journey in this case. AUDIO via the Voice of the Sounds, Jeff Hem: Hoby Milner interview the day after his Brewers' minor league debut May 11th, 2021 Going to lean on BrewCrewBall's coverage here regarding Milner's Brewers stint thus far: What to expect from Hoby Milner Milner brings mid-inning relief, called strikes, and barrels By Lindsey Loberg - May 17, 2021 And in a gift to us here at the Birthday Thread, BCB's Jack Stern gives us an outstanding analysis just within the past 24 hours -- thanks, Jack! Hoby Milner could emerge as a valuable member of the Brewers bullpen in 2022 Intriguing adjustments made over the past couple of seasons make the lefty reliever worth keeping an eye on By Jack Stern - Jan 12, 2022 VIDEO from 2021: Milner with a strikeout run

1/13/22: Happy 31st Birthday, LH reliever Hoby Milner! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) This thread, positioned in the Minor League Forum as it is, will focus on introducing (or re-introducing) the Brewers' farmhands to you. That doesn't mean we'll ignore 40-man roster and/or big league birthdays, though. As will often be the case for players with big league time under their belts, we'll link to Wikipedia as it does break down Milner's multi-organizational journey in this case. AUDIO via the Voice of the Sounds, Jeff Hem: Hoby Milner interview the day after his Brewers' minor league debut May 11th, 2021 Going to lean on BrewCrewBall's coverage here regarding Milner's Brewers stint thus far: What to expect from Hoby Milner Milner brings mid-inning relief, called strikes, and barrels By Lindsey Loberg - May 17, 2021 And in a gift to us here at the Birthday Thread, BCB's Jack Stern gives us an outstanding analysis just within the past 24 hours -- thanks, Jack! Hoby Milner could emerge as a valuable member of the Brewers bullpen in 2022 Intriguing adjustments made over the past couple of seasons make the lefty reliever worth keeping an eye on By Jack Stern - Jan 12, 2022 VIDEO from 2021: Milner with a strikeout run

1/13/22: Happy 18th Birthday, LF/1B Yeison Perez! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) Perez signed along with others as part of the January 2021 international class. This would have been the July 2020 class if not for pandemic-related delays. We did not learn about signing bonuses for that class other than top signing Jackson Chourio's hefty $1.9M figure. Perez is not believed to have been a prominent member of the class, he was not among Baseball America's listed Brewers. While listed at just 5'10", 165, because Perez throws (and bats) left-handed, he only appeared defensively in left field (24 games started) and first base (ten games) to begin his pro career. Perez' age 17 line of .244/.293/.333 (.626 OPS) won't raise eyebrows, although his 26.2% K rate wasn't off-the-charts horrible. Only drawing nine walks was not ideal. Perez only attempted one steal (successful). VIDEO TWEET: What we do have is this collection of highlights via the Brewers of Perez' finest day of the season. Perez does look a bit thick in the mid-section and thighs, this could portend to his future projection. *** This thread will be idle the next two days before returning Sunday the 16th with another young'un (turning 20).

1/7/22 (taped 12/30/21): Via the Walkin' Off Podcast: Another Antoine Kelly interview I've listened to Fernando Castro's interviews previously, but was caught off-guard here as to how unfamiliar he was with Kelly's background. Just a little pre-chat research would have helped. EDIT: Fernando indicated that he will sometimes ask questions that may give the appearance that he is unaware of common knowledge. In doing so, I can't say I agree with that "strategy", but he indicates other interviews are forthcoming, including newly-signed minor league free agent RH reliever Hobie Harris.

Prospects 1500 - Milwaukee Brewers Top 50 Prospects (2022)

If landing here via our Twitter link, be sure to scroll up and catch up on prior entries! *** 1/12/22: Happy 24th Birthday, RHP Harold Chirino! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) Chirino was signed at age 17 out of Venezuela in 2015, but not as part of the July 2nd group (November). So at age 18, he'd begin his pro career in the Dominican Summer League, and the organization immediately placed him in the starting rotation (always a vote of confidence), as all eleven of his appearances were starts, and he posted strong numbers across the board. Chirino was brought stateside in 2017, but was skipped over the Maryvale complex and was placed in Helena's rotation (eleven starts, six relief outings). The placement ended up being debatable as Chirino's walk rate spiked (albeit with an increased K rate per nine to 8.5). The 6.94 ERA wasn't glamorous, but this was the old Pioneer League. Take note of Toby's comments after a late August game from within our Link Report that day: Three members of the Brewers' staff gave up four runs, which isn't bad for a Pioneer League game. But their end-of-game ERAs are less inspiring: 7.22, 7.85, 6.97. Harold Chirino was the starter and allowed a run over three innings of work. His end product this year is not great, but I still like him as a prospect going forward. The young Venezuelan does not turn 20 until January. He throws in the low-mid 90s and has two nice offspeed pitches in a slider and changeup, but control is obviously still a significant issue. While preparing for the 2018 season, it was determined Chirino required Tommy John surgery, which he underwent in May. Chirino did well to make it back in time to appear in 19 rookie-level games (now as a reliever) in Maryvale and Rocky Mountain in 2019, but clearly in terms of level, it was lost time. Then came the pandemic 2020 lost season. In effect, the elbow surgery has us jumping from 2017 to 2021, where Chirino spent the full season with the High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, where remarkably Chirino was still slightly younger than other league pitchers. Chirino appeared in 35 games, finishing 17 of them. What started to catch our eye was the velocity spike and oh, striking out 13.2 batters per nine innings. By early June, Chirinos was given permission by the Brewers to participate in Venezuelan Olympic qualifying and although this one video pitch was off-speed, it was one of our early hints that 98-99 MPH was happening. By late July, our own Toby was again taking note online. In September, the Rattlers were posting game-ending save videos and it was the breaking stuff playing off the fastball that ended these two games: September 4th September 6th Chirinos would go on to pitch in the Venezuelan Winter League to cap his busy year, and although his numbers in the regular season portion of his season were not strong (1.875 WHIP in the nine-game, eight-inning sample), there was more mention of his velocity. 2022 will mark Chirino's final year of team control unless he is added to the 40-man roster at season's end. With a solid campaign, likely with AA Biloxi, Chirino would be a prime candidate for the Brewers to reach out to and offer an enhanced contract year to remain in the organization. Otherwise, he'd find plenty of attention on the minor league free agent market heading into his age 25 season in 2023. *** Tomorrow (Thursday the 13th) will be our first dual entry, and we'll bookmark the day with the first member of the 40-man roster on this thread, and a Dominican Summer League rookie.

Thursday 1/6: "Brewers Weekly", hosted by Greg Matzek, features an interview with Jeff Levering at the 07:00 minute mark. *** Sunday 1/9: Via Matt Pauley's Brewers Extra Innings Podcast: This week's show features a conversation with Matt Carroll from "Reviewing The Brew". Latest Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast *** Monday 1/10: Locked on Brewers: Mailbag episode *** Tuesday 1/11 Locked on Brewers: Will Sammon of The Athletic is the interview guest

1/12/22: Happy 24th Birthday, RHP Harold Chirino! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) Chirino was signed at age 17 out of Venezuela in 2015, but not as part of the July 2nd group (November). So at age 18, he'd begin his pro career in the Dominican Summer League, and the organization immediately placed him in the starting rotation (always a vote of confidence), as all eleven of his appearances were starts, and he posted strong numbers across the board. Chirino was brought stateside in 2017, but was skipped over the Maryvale complex and was placed in Helena's rotation (eleven starts, six relief outings). The placement ended up being debatable as Chirino's walk rate spiked (albeit with an increased K rate per nine to 8.5). The 6.94 ERA wasn't glamorous, but this was the old Pioneer League. Take note of Toby's comments after a late August game from within our Link Report that day: Three members of the Brewers' staff gave up four runs, which isn't bad for a Pioneer League game. But their end-of-game ERAs are less inspiring: 7.22, 7.85, 6.97. Harold Chirino was the starter and allowed a run over three innings of work. His end product this year is not great, but I still like him as a prospect going forward. The young Venezuelan does not turn 20 until January. He throws in the low-mid 90s and has two nice offspeed pitches in a slider and changeup, but control is obviously still a significant issue. While preparing for the 2018 season, it was determined Chirino required Tommy John surgery, which he underwent in May. Chirino did well to make it back in time to appear in 19 rookie-level games (now as a reliever) in Maryvale and Rocky Mountain in 2019, but clearly in terms of level, it was lost time. Then came the pandemic 2020 lost season. In effect, the elbow surgery has us jumping from 2017 to 2021, where Chirino spent the full season with the High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, where remarkably Chirino was still slightly younger than other league pitchers. Chirino appeared in 35 games, finishing 17 of them. What started to catch our eye was the velocity spike and oh, striking out 13.2 batters per nine innings. By early June, Chirinos was given permission by the Brewers to participate in Venezuelan Olympic qualifying and although this one video pitch was off-speed, it was one of our early hints that 98-99 MPH was happening. By late July, our own Toby was again taking note online. In September, the Rattlers were posting game-ending save videos and it was the breaking stuff playing off the fastball that ended these two games: September 4th September 6th Chirinos would go on to pitch in the Venezuelan Winter League to cap his busy year, and although his numbers in the regular season portion of his season were not strong (1.875 WHIP in the nine-game, eight-inning sample), there was more mention of his velocity. 2022 will mark Chirino's final year of team control unless he is added to the 40-man roster at season's end. With a solid campaign, likely with AA Biloxi, Chirino would be a prime candidate for the Brewers to reach out to and offer an enhanced contract year to remain in the organization. Otherwise, he'd find plenty of attention on the minor league free agent market heading into his age 25 season in 2023. *** Tomorrow (Thursday the 13th) will be our first dual entry, and we'll bookmark the day with the first member of the 40-man roster on this thread, and a Dominican Summer League rookie.

1/10/22: Happy 19th Birthday, INF/OF Luis Watter! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) Watter was not a prominent name from the 2019 international signing class, and remember that nearly all July 2nd signees don't debut until the following year. In December of 2019, Baseball America noted on Watter - "small infielder/outfielder who is tooled up. 80 runner, with a 60 arm. Slap and dash approach at the plate from the right side". Watter's defensive starts in 2021: CF 11, 2B 10, LF 7, 3B 3, RF 2 - The Brewers emphasize versatility early, don't they? Playing time in the DSL was sporadic at first for Watter. Starting September 7th, Watter had a seven-game stretch in which he was 11-for-24 (.458, one triple) to lift his season's line to .253/.378/.347 (.725 OPS). But Watter finished the season in a 1-for-20 skid that dropped his final numbers as you saw in the initial links in this post. He fanned in 29.5% of his at-bats. Watter stole 12 bases in 14 attempts. Entering his age 19 season, look for Watter to be assigned again to the DSL as the organization determines his future role and potential value. *** After nine days with birthdays to celebrate, we take January 11th off. We'll be back on Wednesday the 12th with a pitcher who kept busy on several fronts throughout 2021. It'll surprise you that he's entering his final season of formal team control (debuted in 2016).

Friday 1/7: "Reviewing the Brew's" Cold Brew Podcast Episode 69: A Conversation with Brewers LHP Antoine Kelly Locked on Brewers Games of the Year Countdown -- #14 and #13

1/7/22: Cold Brew Podcast Episode 69: A Conversation with Brewers LHP Antoine Kelly

1/9/22: Happy 19th Birthday, RHP Jose Chavez! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) Chavez is from Venezuela and wasn't signed by the Brewers until March of 2021. Although initially placed on a Dominican Summer League roster, it's unclear where Chavez trained prior to his July 26th professional debut. You see, that debut came in Maryvale, where the Covid-delayed season began in early July. It does happen, but it's not often that the Brewers start an 18-year-old international signing stateside. Any number of factors could be at play - travel (visa) paperwork, roster makeup/availability in the Dominican, a player's familiarity with the English language, and yes, the player's perceived talent level and readiness. Just prior to that July 26 debut, Chavez was activated from the "60-day DL". It was at a time when several minor leaguers were being placed or activated from that list and it may be that MiLB didn't have a designation for a Covid protocol list, as several players were placed on and activated from as such for much less than 60 days. Jose Chavez Game Log First two pro appearances -- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 HBP, 1 BB, 4 K Over Chavez' remaining nine outings, four were scoreless, but he allowed 19 runs in the other five. His season-ender was sour (four earned runs). Three consecutive August outings were in a starting role. His most effective start was this one vs. the Crew's other Maryvale squad (3 IP, 1 R, 5 K). Listed at 6'2", 150, Chavez will be back in complex ball in 2022, either in the Dominican Summer League or back in Maryvale. PHOTOS: Four nice images via Phrake Photography *** On Sunday we check in with an infielder/outfielder signed in the July 2nd, 2019 international class at age 16, whose debut had to wait until 2021.

1/10/22: Happy 19th Birthday, INF/OF Luis Watter! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) Watter was not a prominent name from the 2019 international signing class, and remember that nearly all July 2nd signees don't debut until the following year. In December of 2019, Baseball America noted on Watter - "small infielder/outfielder who is tooled up. 80 runner, with a 60 arm. Slap and dash approach at the plate from the right side". Watter's defensive starts in 2021: CF 11, 2B 10, LF 7, 3B 3, RF 2 - The Brewers emphasize versatility early, don't they? Playing time in the DSL was sporadic at first for Watter. Starting September 7th, Watter had a seven-game stretch in which he was 11-for-24 (.458, one triple) to lift his season's line to .253/.378/.347 (.725 OPS). But Watter finished the season in a 1-for-20 skid that dropped his final numbers as you saw in the initial links in this post. He fanned in 29.5% of his at-bats. Watter stole 12 bases in 14 attempts. Entering his age 19 season, look for Watter to be assigned again to the DSL as the organization determines his future role and potential value. *** After nine days with birthdays to celebrate, we take January 11th off. We'll be back on Wednesday the 12th with a pitcher who kept busy on several fronts throughout 2021. It'll surprise you that he's entering his final season of formal team control (debuted in 2016).

1/9/22: Happy 19th Birthday, RHP Jose Chavez! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) Chavez is from Venezuela and wasn't signed by the Brewers until March of 2021. Although initially placed on a Dominican Summer League roster, it's unclear where Chavez trained prior to his July 26th professional debut. You see, that debut came in Maryvale, where the Covid-delayed season began in early July. It does happen, but it's not often that the Brewers start an 18-year-old international signing stateside. Any number of factors could be at play - travel (visa) paperwork, roster makeup/availability in the Dominican, a player's familiarity with the English language, and yes, the player's perceived talent level and readiness. Just prior to that July 26 debut, Chavez was activated from the "60-day DL". It was at a time when several minor leaguers were being placed or activated from that list and it may be that MiLB didn't have a designation for a Covid protocol list, as several players were designated as such for much less than 60 days. Jose Chavez Game Log First two pro appearances -- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 HBP, 1 BB, 4 K Over Chavez' remaining nine outings, four were scoreless, but he allowed 19 runs in the other five. His season-ender was sour (four earned runs). Three consecutive August outings were in a starting role. His most effective start was this one vs. the Crew's other Maryvale squad (3 IP, 1 R, 5 K). Listed at 6'2", 150, Chavez will be back in complex ball in 2022, either in the Dominican Summer League or back in Maryvale. *** On Sunday we check in with an infielder signed in the July 2nd, 2019 international class at age 16, whose debut had to wait until 2021.

1/8/22: Happy 23rd Birthday, switch-hitting corner infielder and catcher Zavier Warren! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) Incredibly, for the 3rd time in this thread about a first name (and almost a 4th), we can say Warren is the only "Zavier" (with a "Z") in the history of professional baseball. It's only January 8th in our year-long effort!) Drafted out of Central Michigan University in the 3rd round of the shortened 2020 five-round draft, Warren signed for $575,000 (slot value $637,600) Our draft-day profile post listed all the scouting reports. Loved Brad Ford's draft week Q&A's back when he was with BrewCrewBall - of course, Brad is now the Brewers' Manager of Social Media 'Off the charts' hand-eye coordination leads CMU's Zavier Warren to Brewers Tony Paul, The Detroit News Article highlights Warren's work in independent ball during the 2020 pandemic summer *** Because of Warren's prospect status, we don't need to dig too deep into the interwebs to find recent commentary: Currently #14 on MLB.com's Pipeline Top 30 #23 on FanGraphs recent analysis of Brewers prospects Named a Brewers Organizational All-Star by MiLB.com in November *** Plenty of video highlights from Warren's first full pro season - 53 games with the Mudcats, 36 with the Timber Rattlers -- First affiliated pro home run Warren missed two weeks in late May - early June and came back on fire, as per these tweets posted on: June 12th June 17th - Foiling a steal of home June 19th June 25th June 30th Oppo Taco July 4th July 7th - Walk Off (Remember, "walk off" refers to what the opponent does after such game-enders) Jump to September and first Wisconsin home run Here's a Brewerfan reader post that includes video of a four-hit night for Warren later in September (no cheapies!) *** Plus we have Warren to thank for Joey Wiemer's 2021 mid-season transformation! Brewers’ Wiemer taps into power potential Outfielder’s homer surge fuels wild month, promotion to High-A By Gerard Gilberto, MiLB.com Thank you, Zavier Warren! (Read...) *** It's worth noting Warren was one of only two African-American players to see significant time behind the plate in 2021, so even if catcher is only part of his versatile player profile in the future, it's newsworthy. 2022 - Wisconsin to start, Biloxi to finish? We'll see... *** Come back Sunday as the Birthday Thread rolls along -- there won't be a unique first name notation... *** EDIT: Sneaking in a birthday from the January 15th International Signing Class: Venezuelan shortstop Johan Barrios turned 17 on January 8th. Barrios appears to be among the top two of the Brewers class, along with fellow shortstop Jhonny Severino, who turned 17 in November 2021. Highest bonus of all 33 signees - $1,385,000 You can read about (and see a video of) Barrios at this MLB.com Jesse Sanchez article.

1/8/22: Happy 23rd Birthday, switch-hitting corner infielder and catcher Zavier Warren! MiLB Player Page (Baseball Reference page always linked above in the birthday greeting) Incredibly, for the 3rd time in this thread about a first name (and almost a 4th), we can say Warren is the only "Zavier" (with a "Z") in the history of professional baseball. It's only January 8th in our year-long effort!) Drafted out of Central Michigan University in the 3rd round of the shortened 2020 five-round draft, Warren signed for $575,000 (slot value $637,600) Our draft-day profile post listed all the scouting reports. Loved Brad Ford's draft week Q&A's back when he was with BrewCrewBall - of course, Brad is now the Brewers' Manager of Social Media 'Off the charts' hand-eye coordination leads CMU's Zavier Warren to Brewers Tony Paul, The Detroit News Article highlights Warren's work in independent ball during the 2020 pandemic summer *** Because of Warren's prospect status, we don't need to dig too deep into the interwebs to find recent commentary: Currently #14 on MLB.com's Pipeline Top 30 #23 on FanGraphs recent analysis of Brewers prospects Named a Brewers Organizational All-Star by MiLB.com in November *** Plenty of video highlights from Warren's first full pro season - 53 games with the Mudcats, 36 with the Timber Rattlers -- First affiliated pro home run Warren missed two weeks in late May - early June and came back on fire, as per these tweets posted on: June 12th June 17th - Foiling a steal of home June 19th June 25th June 30th Oppo Taco July 4th July 7th - Walk Off (Remember, "walk off" refers to what the opponent does after such game-enders) Jump to September and first Wisconsin home run Here's a Brewerfan reader post that includes video of a four-hit night for Warren later in September (no cheapies!) *** Plus we have Warren to thank for Joey Wiemer's 2021 mid-season transformation! Brewers’ Wiemer taps into power potential Outfielder’s homer surge fuels wild month, promotion to High-A By Gerard Gilberto, MiLB.com Thank you, Zavier Warren! (Read...) *** It's worth noting Warren was one of only two African-American players to see significant time behind the plate in 2021, so even if catcher is only part of his versatile player profile in the future, it's newsworthy. 2022 - Wisconsin to start, Biloxi to finish? We'll see... *** Come back Sunday as the Birthday Thread rolls along -- there won't be a unique first name notation...