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1. Brice Turang (60) 2. Trent Grisham (55) 3. Tristen Lutz (55) 4. Trey Supak (50) 5. Aaron Ashby (50) 6. Corey Ray (45) 7. Andres Melendez (45) 8. Micah Bello (45) 9. Ethan Small (45) 10. Antoine Kelly (45) 11. Luis Medina (45) 12. Troy Stokes, Jr. (45) 13. Max Lazar (45) 14. Lucas Erceg (45) 15. Carlos Rodriguez (45) 16. Luke Barker (45) 17. Zack Brown (45) 18. Jesus Parra (45) 19. Dylan File (45) 20. Mario Feliciano (45) 21. Drew Rasmussen (45) 22. Jacob Nottingham (45) 23. Miguel Sanchez (45) 24. Eduardo Garcia (45) 25. Joe Gray (45) 26. Nick Kahle (45) 27. Alec Bettinger (45) 28. Clayton Andrews (45) 29. Je'Von Ward (45) 30. Angel Perdomo (45) Will edit to list all of the 40s/35s when I have time tomorrow.

Small's velocity has been similar to what it was in college.

Stokes' wRC+ of 85 is not great, certainly below average, but "atrocious" seems a bit far afield. Troy's underlying numbers are mostly just fine - walk rate is well above league average, K rate is league average, overall power output is about league average, and he's still contributing on the basepaths. The main difference seems to be that for whatever reason, while the rest of the PCL is swatting home runs at ridiculous rates, Stokes has seen his HR/FB rate *drop* from 2018 to 2019, from 12.8% to 9.3%. Being that he has a near-identical FB% to last year, I would expect the HR/FB% to gravitate upward for the remainder of the year unless there's an underlying injury or mechanical reason causing the deficiency.

Final: AZL Reds 12, AZL Brewers Gold 1 AZL Brewers Gold Box Score Yesterday's 12-1 win is today's 12-1 loss. Ashton McGee got on base five times with a single, double, and three walks; Jesus Chirinos and Zane Zurbrugg each singled twice. That was no match, however, for an unrelenting Reds offense and porous defense. Cam Robinson did throw his second scoreless outing in a row. AZL Brewers Gold Game Log

Final: AZL Giants Orange 7, AZL Brewers Blue 2 AZL Brewers Blue Box Score Danny Casals went 3-4, but the rest of the offense managed one hit, while Jhoan Cruz had another tough outing, an outing which was more than enough to sink the Blues. Rehabbing Karlos Morales, still just 19 (for a few more days), pitched two clean innings. AZL Brewers Blue Game Log

A return to normalcy.

Final: DSL Cubs1 7, DSL Brewers/Indians 6 DSL Brewers/Indians Box Score As has been the case so often this season, the co-oppers had a lead in the later stages of the game but coughed it up. On Wednesday, six runs scored in the 6th staked them to a 6-3 advantage. Then the seventh innings came and went to see the game tied, and in the ninth saw the good guys summarily walked off. Jeicor Christian doubled and Francis Gonzalez tripled to highlight to offensive contributions from Brewers. Francis Casado took his first career loss after not recording an out and allowing the winning run in the ninth. DSL Brewer/Indians Game Log The lead, while it lasted: DSL Indians/Brewers Top of the 6th Jose Baez singles on a ground ball to first baseman Juan Mora. Wild pitch by pitcher Anderson Feliz. Jose Baez to 2nd. Francisco Gonzalez triples (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Josue Fernandez. Jose Baez scores. Jeicor Cristian doubles (11) on a fly ball to right fielder Josue Fernandez. Francisco Gonzalez scores. Angel Bautista singles on a ground ball to third baseman Edwin Castillo. Henyer Gomez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Josue Fernandez. Jeicor Cristian to 3rd. Angel Bautista to 2nd. Luis Valderrama strikes out swinging. Lahiorne Diaz doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Elias Fabian. Jeicor Cristian scores. Angel Bautista scores. Henyer Gomez to 3rd. Pitching Change: Marco Prieto replaces Anderson Feliz. Alan Meza singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cristian More. Henyer Gomez scores. Lahiorne Diaz to 3rd. Bryan Nino pops out to shortstop Rafael Morel. Alan Meza steals (10) 2nd base. Lahiorne Diaz scores. Throwing error by catcher Brayan Mancilla. Jose Baez walks. Francisco Gonzalez pops out to third baseman Edwin Castillo in foul territory.

Final: DSL Brewers 6, DSL Cardinals Red 5 DSL Brewers Box Score A four run-rally in the 7th highlighted by Eduarqui Fernandez' 10th home run, followed by a go-ahead home run in the 9th from shortstop Alberis Ferrer, propelled the Brewers to victory over the Cardinals. The win keeps the Brewers 4.5 games back of the steaking D-Backs club in first place. Erys Bautista had the only multi-hit game for the Brewers, both singles, and he walked as well. Ramon Carrasco, just activated and two days shy of his 17th birthday, earned his second save in his third pro appearance. Oscar Castaneda, so solid for most of the season, turned in his second rough appearance in a row, though he was able to limit the damage to three earned runs over five innings. DSL Brewers Game Log Tie game: DSL Brewers Bottom of the 7th Farlyn Manon flies out to left fielder Claudio Ramirez. Henry Leon grounds out, shortstop Bryan Matute to first baseman Roblin Heredia. Joneiker Ponce de Leon reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Bryan Matute. Sebastian Burciaga walks. Joneiker Ponce de Leon to 2nd. Erys Bautista singles on a ground ball to second baseman Sander Mora. Joneiker Ponce de Leon to 3rd. Sebastian Burciaga to 2nd. Wild pitch by pitcher Brayan Ramirez. Joneiker Ponce de Leon scores. Sebastian Burciaga to 3rd. Erys Bautista to 2nd. Eduarqui Fernandez homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Sebastian Burciaga scores. Erys Bautista scores. Branlyn Jaraba flies out to center fielder Miguel Marcos. Ball game: DSL Brewers Bottom of the 8th Pitching Change: Augusto Calderon replaces Brayan Ramirez. Jesus Parra pops out to first baseman Roblin Heredia. Alberis Ferrer homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Farlyn Manon flies out to right fielder Fernando Brazoban. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Alejandro Marte replaces Henry Leon. Alejandro Marte pops out to third baseman Luis Andujar.

Final: AZL Brewers Gold 12, AZL Royals 1 AZL Brewers Gold Box Score Gold pitchers managed to scatter ten hits, the Gold offense unloaded on an unsuspecting Royals pitching staff, and now Pythagoras thinks the Gold team might not be too bad! Daniel Castillo, the number two hitter in the lineup, lead the Gold's shower of offense with three hits, sprinkling in a double, two runs scored and two RBI. Matthew Mika and Oswel Leones chipped in two singles as well. Andres Melendez was on base three times with a single and two walks, and threw out the only runner who dared to try to steal. A scout told me that Melendez has looked fantastic defensively in the looks they've had this year. Rehabbing Drake Owenby started and worked a scoreless inning. A quartet of Gold pitchers allowed only a single run in relief of Owenby. AZL Brewers Gold Game Log The 6th 7: AZL Brewers Gold Top of the 6th Pitching Change: Ismael Aquino replaces Emilio Marquez. Felix Valerio called out on strikes. Daniel Castillo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Darryl Collins. Daniel Castillo steals (7) 2nd base. Andres Melendez walks. Wild pitch by pitcher Ismael Aquino. Daniel Castillo to 3rd. Andres Melendez to 2nd. Pablo Abreu strikes out swinging. Matthew Mika singles on a line drive to center fielder Diego Hernandez. Daniel Castillo scores. Andres Melendez scores. Matthew Mika to 2nd. Francis Florentino singles on a ground ball to third baseman Jimmy Govern. Matthew Mika to 3rd. Passed ball by catcher Omar Hernandez. Matthew Mika scores. Francis Florentino to 2nd. Ashton McGee walks. Pitching Change: Brian Abreu replaces Ismael Aquino. Larry Ernesto walks. Francis Florentino to 3rd. Ashton McGee to 2nd. Oswel Leones walks. Francis Florentino scores. Ashton McGee to 3rd. Larry Ernesto to 2nd. Wild pitch by pitcher Brian Abreu. Ashton McGee scores. Larry Ernesto to 3rd. Oswel Leones to 2nd. Felix Valerio walks. Pitching Change: Luis Barroso replaces Brian Abreu. Daniel Castillo singles on a line drive to center fielder Diego Hernandez. Larry Ernesto scores. Oswel Leones scores. Felix Valerio to 3rd. Andres Melendez pops out to first baseman Diego Maican in foul territory.

Final: AZL Brewers Blue 3, AZL Cubs1 2 AZL Brewers Blue Box Score Though the Cubs managed to tie the game in the top of the ninth and threaten to send the Blues into further heartbreak, the good guys prevailed with a walk-off and moved to 4-8 in the second half. Arbert Cipion hit his first pro home run, while Alex Hall knocked in two runs, including the game-winner. Nick Belzer, Keegan McCarville, and Jake Cousins combined to shut the Cubs out for the first eight innings of the game, though Cousins did allow the tying runs to score in the ninth. AZL Brewers Blue Game Log The fateful ninth: AZL Cubs 1 Top of the 9th Herson Perez doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Andre Nnebe. Yovanny Cuevas strikes out swinging. Fabian Pertuz singles on a ground ball to second baseman Orveo Saint. Herson Perez to 3rd. Ethan Hearn called out on strikes. Ryan Reynolds doubles (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Arbert Cipion. Herson Perez scores. Fabian Pertuz scores. Wild pitch by pitcher Jake Cousins. Ryan Reynolds to 3rd. Carlos Pacheco grounds out, second baseman Orveo Saint to first baseman Kevin Hardin. AZL Brewers Blue Bottom of the 9th Jackie Urbaez doubles (6) on a fly ball to center fielder Ezequiel Pagan. Andre Nnebe grounds out to first baseman Ervis Marchan. Jackie Urbaez to 3rd. Alex Hall singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ezequiel Pagan. Jackie Urbaez scores.

Final: AZL Reds 5, AZL Brewers Gold 0 AZL Brewers Gold Box Score I'm writing a song all about you A true song as real as my tears But you've no need to fear it 'Cause no one will hear it Sad songs and waltzes aren't selling this year I'll tell all about how you cheated I'd like for the whole world to hear I'd like to get even With you 'cause you're leavin' But sad songs and waltzes aren't selling this year It's a good thing that I'm not a star You don't know how lucky you are Though my record may say it No one will play it Sad songs and waltzes aren't selling this year It's a good thing that I'm not a star You don't know how lucky you are Though my record may say it No one will play it Sad songs and waltzes aren't selling this year AZL Brewers Gold Game Log

Final: AZL Padres2 6, AZL Brewers Blue 1 AZL Brewers Blue Box Score The Blues' offense managed three hits, two of them from Anderson Melendez, and could not score after the first inning. The two pitchers used, Alexis Ramirez and Moises Ruiz, did alright but unfortunately, did not manage a shutout. Both gave up two earned runs in four innings. AZL Brewers Blue Game Log

My favorite pitch of File's is actually his fastball, which can get extreme bore in on RHB. Everything he throws moves, most of it quite bit. Whiffle balls. He'll hit 94-95 on occasion, too. It's been like that since he was with Wisconsin (and probably before that), but results are just now catching up. He will occasionally go through fits where he loses command within the zone, and that when he gets hammered. Hasn't been happening too much lately, obviously. I don't feel comfortable throwing anything more than a 40 or 45 on him right now (back-end starter/med-leverage RP) because his command will be tested in AAA and beyond. He still has a bit of a margin of error in AA he won't have as he moves up. I'd be happy to be wrong about that, though. Been a fan of his since his T-Rats days. Glad to see him putting it together.

About this.

Super stoked for Devin to make it. He looked like a different pitcher this April, and has continued to make improvements. I wouldn't be surprised to see him struggle with command a bit, but he definitely has high-leverage upside.

Final: DSL Cubs2 17, DSL Brewers/Indians 2 DSL Brewers/Indians Box Score The good guys were down by nine runs before they took a turn at the plate, and it didn't get much better from there. Young Bryan Nino had his third multi-hit game as a pro; Edwin Jimenez was the only co-op pitcher to not allow a run, Brewer or Indian. DSL Brewer/Indians Game Log

Final: DSL Brewers 6, DSL Mets2 4 DSL Brewers Box Score The Brewers are rapidly approaching must-win territory in order to keep their playoff hopes alive, and they did just that on Monday. They are still 3.5 games back of the D-Backs2 team and are in 4th place. Alberis Ferrer was the lynchpin of the offense, leading off, notching three singles, and driving in two runs. Ferrer was the only Brewer with more than one hit, though catcher Jhonnys Cabrera singled and walked three times. He's now batting .290. Jesus Parra was one for two with a walk, and was hit by a pitch for the 14th (!) times this eason. Good way to keep the OBP up, anyway. Brailin Rodriguez, five days short of his 17th birthday, made his best start as a pro, allowing no hits and just two walks in six scoreless innings. He struck out five. DSL Brewers Game Log

https://www.brewcrewball.com/2018/10/6/17946188/from-passed-over-to-prospect-luke-barker-is-blazing-his-own-trail-with-the-milwaukee-brewers Barker throws a fastball/split/curve, as mentioned in the article. I believe I've seen him throw a slider/cutter as well. Fastball is generally in the low 90's with his FB, though I haven't seen him pitch much this year.

*Devin Williams

Final: AZL White Sox 7, AZL Brewers Gold 1 AZL Brewers Gold Box Score The Golds fall short in the quest for their 10th win of the year; the quest moves on to game #36 on Thursday. Shelby Miller dominated for 4 innings; his relievers did not. AZL Brewers Gold Game Log

Final: AZL Indians Red 3, AZL Brewers Blue 2 AZL Brewers Blue Box Score Not a whole lot of offense, again, but Orveo Saint his second pro home run in as many games. Andre Nnebe doubled and knocked in the other RBI. The Blues' two runs were no match for the Indians... three runs, though, and they fell to 3-4 in the second half. All three Blue pitchers pitched pretty well, though Keegan McCarville did allow the go-ahead run on a homer in the 8th. McCarville, the Brewers' 36th rounder this past June, has some gaudy peripheral numbers and seems poised to bounce up a level or two before the summer is through. AZL Brewers Blue Game Log

He's starting tomorrow for Wisconsin.

Reminder to everyone to please run your list at least to 26, just in case someone graduates, or you have duplicate names in your list, etc.

Unfortunately, Cabrera is no longer a viable shortstop, except in emergency situations. He'd probably be replacing Shaw on the roster.

Doesn't matter when he was drafted. It's all about major league service time relative to age. Gotcha. I thought it had to do with how long he was a pro ball player. Super Two has to do with trying to dissuade service time manipulation once you get to the big leagues. Instead of arbitration beginning hard and fast once a player completes three years of MLB service, players can become arbitration-eligible late in their second years of MLB service. At the end of a year, MLB groups all of the players with between two and three years of MLB service. The top 22% of those players then become Super Two eligible. The service time floats around a bit because the group is different every year. Last year, players were Super Two arbitration-eligible if they had at least two years and 134 days of MLB service.