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Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Transactions: Milwaukee Brewers sent OF Jackson Chourio on a rehab assignment to Nashville Sounds. Milwaukee Brewers sent 1B Andrew Vaughn on a rehab assignment to Nashville Sounds. RHP Cameron Wagoner assigned to Biloxi Shuckers from ACL Brewers. Biloxi Shuckers activated RHP Nick Merkel from the 7-day injured list. Biloxi Shuckers placed RHP Patricio Aquino on the 7-day injured list retroactive to April 25, 2026 LHP J.D. Thompson assigned to Wisconsin Timber Rattlers from ACL Brewers. SS Luiyin Alastre assigned to Wisconsin Timber Rattlers from Wilson Warbirds. RHP Jacob Morrison assigned to Wilson Warbirds from ACL Brewers. Wilson Warbirds released OF Demetrio Nadal. C Luis Corobo assigned to ACL Brewers from Wilson Warbirds. C Kevin Garcia assigned to Wilson Warbirds from ACL Brewers. RHP Ayendy Bravo assigned to ACL Brewers from Wilson Warbirds. A lot of players assigned to the ACL Brewers as Complex League is set to begin on Saturday. 2025 2nd and 3rd round picks Thompson and Morrison have been given their first professional assignments. Game Action: Nashville vs Norfolk (Orioles) was postponed and will be replayed as part of a double header on Thursday. It sounds like we will see the rehabbing Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn for five innings each on Wednesday as they look to get game ready this week. Biloxi pre-game media notes Biloxi 7, Pensacola (Marlins) 2 Box Score As always, you are encouraged to read the official round-up from the team’s site: Five Unanswered Runs Aid Shuckers in Beatdown of Blue Wahoos The Shuckers beat the Blue Wahoos for the fifth time in seven games in April behind Bishop Letson’s best start of the season. Letson (5IP 3H 1R 1ER 1BB 6K) set season highs for innings and strikeouts, while issuing a season low one free pass. Letson’s performance set the tone for the Shuckers staff that struck out 14 Wahoos while walking just two. Check out one of Letson’s strikeouts and a sword via the Biloxi X account: The teams swapped runs in the third inning, with an RBI ground out by Blake Burke opening the scoring. Burke then put the Shuckers ahead in the sixth with his eighth home run of the season: Pensacola tied the game with a home run off reliever Jesus Broca (2IP 1H 1R 1ER 0BB 4K), which was the only blemish on his ledger en route to earning the win. In the eighth inning, the Shuckers broke the game open. First, Damon Keith blasted his third homer of the season: Keith, who only came to Brewers’ system via trade on March 27, has been impressive with a .348/.444/.674 line in 52 plate appearances this month. The Shuckers then added to the lead via a pair of walks, a pair of singles, and a pair of wild pitches. Jheremy Vargas, in his first action in four days, drove in a run on one of his two singles to make it 6-2. Eduardo Garcia added an RBI single in the 9th to close the scoring for the night. Dasan Brown was on base three times and Dylan O’Rae added a double and walk for the Shuckers, who improved to 12-10 on the season. Top prospect Jesus Made was 0 for 5 and now has just one hit in his last 19 at-bats. Tyson Hardin (0-1 6.19 ERA) will look to follow Letson and post a strong start in game two of the series on Wednesday. Wisconsin pre-game media notes Quad Cities (Royals) 14, Wisconsin 7 Box Score River Bandits Outslug Wisconsin - Quad Cities scores in seven of nine innings for 14-7 win Tuesday night’s series opener in Appleton was perhaps even uglier than the score suggests. The Rattlers’ run prevention unit did not work a solitary 1-2-3 inning, allowing runs in seven frames. In total, the Wisconsin pitchers issued 10 walks, 13 hits, and one HBP. The defense also committed three errors. A lot of crooked numbers in the Rattlers' pitching box score, so no need to recap them all here. Ethan Dorchies (3.1IP 6H 4R 4ER 3BB 3K) started and took his third loss of the season. The Rattlers' offense had been red hot with 26 home runs in the month of April. However, the big bats were held in check, and the rest of the offense managed just six hits despite scoring seven runs. Quad Cities was able to quiet the top four batters in the order. Reigning Midwest League Player of the Week Braylon Payne was hitless in five at-bats. Marco Dinges, Josh Adamczewski and Eric Bitonti also were held hitless in 12 at-bats with a combined six strikeouts. Before the game got out of hand, Juan Baez produced an RBI double. Luis Castillo drove in two runs on the night, including this chopper down the left field line. The newly promoted Luiyin Alastre drove in his first two runs at the level on this play that was generously ruled a double. All in all, you know it was a pretty tough night when the lone highlight (lowlight?) on the official Rattlers X account was a beer cup pyramid that was built during the Rattlers’ late game rally: Stop me if you heard this before, but there looks to be some inclement weather in store for the Rattlers the next couple of days. Weather permitting, Wande Torres (1-0, 5.14 ERA) will take the mound on Wednesday. The first place Rattlers will look to improve on their home record, as they are just 4-4 at Neuroscience Group Field. Wilson pre-game media notes Salem (Red Sox) 6, Wilson 0 Box Score Wilson Shutout by Salem in Series Opener A tough night in Wilson as the Warbirds were shutout 6-0 and managed just three hits (all singles) on offense. Second baseman Luis Lameda was on base twice with a single and a walk. Lameda’s .342 average and .878 OPS really stick out among the Wilson lineup that regularly features seven or eight hitters with sub .200 averages. Right hander Enderson Mercado started on the mound for Wilson and continued his tough start to the season. Mercado (4.2IP 4H 4R 4ER 3BB 4K) has allowed four or more runs in four of his five appearances this season. Peyton Niksch (2.1IP 1H 0R 0BB 1K) worked clean for his fifth consecutive appearance without an earned run allowed. Garrett Hodges struck out two in his one inning of relief. Wilson has the early first pitch on Wednesday (10AM CT) when RHP Jarette Bonet (1-1, 4.15 ERA) will toe the rubber in game two of the series. 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

Image courtesy of © Wm. Glasheen/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Nashville Sounds’ Prospects in Brewer Fanatic Top 20 Prospects: Jett Williams #3, Cooper Pratt #4, Jeferson Quero #7, Luis Lara #11, Luke Adams #13, Brock Wilken #15 Nashville’s offense had been a one‑man show early, but this week marked the first signs of the lineup starting to resemble a real AAA group. Lara leads the club in hits, runs, home runs, steals, and OPS. Lara continued to mash this week with three homers and an OPS over 1.100. Lara had a 116 wRC+ in the pitcher-friendly Southern League last season, but no one expected the power output to show up so suddenly and consistently this season. Lara has made a compelling early case as the organization’s top all-around outfield prospect in the first month of play. However, this week the Sounds started to show signs that some of the other touted prospects’ bats are waking up, scoring 43 runs in seven games. Quero paced the team with 10 hits (four doubles and two homers) and seven RBI in six games. Quero consistently impacted the ball hard all week. As a result, he raised his season average 82 points, from .185 to .267. You can check out Quero’s bomb from Saturday here. Quero wasn’t the only player getting off the I‑80 express this week. Both Pratt and Williams finished the weekend strong, pushing their season averages above the Mendoza Line. Elevated to the leadoff position for the weekend, Pratt had six hits in four games, including his first triple and first home run at AAA. Williams slipped down in the order and responded nicely with seven hits (six singles, one homer). Wilken’s season-long slash line still looks pretty gruesome (.161/.303/.276), but he started to elevate the ball a bit more (52.7% fly-ball rate) on his way to collecting hits in six of seven games last week. Wilken also had his first AAA triple. Biloxi Shuckers’ Prospects in Brewer Fanatic Top 20 Prospects: Jesus Made #1, Blake Burke #14 After a torrid start to the season, Made showed that he is, in fact, human after all, in going 5-for-25 (.550 OPS) for the week. After a three-hit day on Thursday, the Brewers’ top prospect scuffled over the weekend. He went 1-for-14, with the lone hit coming on a late double Saturday. Made did drive in four and add four stolen bases, and now sports a season-long line of .295/.398/.489. Burke had another strong week, though he has just one home run in his last 14 games. On Wednesday, the Shuckers were down to their last out when Burke came up clutch with a laser to right field to tie the game. The Shuckers then went on to win in the 10th. On Sunday, Burke came up just short of his 8th home run of the season, and settled for a stand-up triple instead. One player that was absent from all the pre-season Brewers’ prospects rankings was second baseman Dylan O’Rae. O’Rae continued his hot start to the season, reaching base 10 times (seven hits, three walks) and also stole eight bases. On Wednesday, O’Rae set a Biloxi record with five stolen bases: O’Rae has a .410 BABIP through 21 games, so it remains to be seen if he can sustain his .338/.453/.455 line. But for now, it’s been a really pleasant surprise to see O’Rae performing so well atop the Shuckers’ lineup after he missed the 2025 season. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers’ Prospects in Brewer Fanatic Top 20 Prospects: Luis Pena #2, Andrew Fischer #8, Marco Dinges #10, Josh Adamczewski #12, Braylon Payne #16 The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers’ offense continues to be the squad to watch in the Brewers’ system and potentially all of minor league baseball. Through 19 games, the Rattlers lead the Midwest League in wins (13), home runs (26), and OPS (.860). They also rank second in runs scored (123). They might also lead the league in time spent admiring moon shots as Payne and Dinges in particular took their time in styling a few of their bombs this week. The back-to-back-to-back homer barrage on Thursday seemed to leave the Fort Wayne crowd and outfielders in awe. The season-long individual leaderboard in the Midwest League is littered with Rattlers. Payne (1.288), Adamczewski (1.239), and Dinges (1.135) are all in the top five in the league in OPS. Pena, who hasn’t played after losing consciousness in the dugout on Wednesday, ranks 10th at .974. Payne led the charge in what is sure to be a “Player of the Week” performance with four home runs in five games. For the week, Payne posted a ludicrous .450/.542/1.150 line (1.642 OPS). He added eight runs, seven RBI, and two steals while setting the tone atop the Rattlers’ lineup. It’s thrilling to think what a future Brewers outfield of Jackson Chourio, Lara, and Payne could look like in the not-too-distant future. Dinges wasn’t too far off Payne’s absurd ratios, going 9-for-19 with two home runs and a team-high eight RBI for the week. That was good for a .474/.583/.895 line for the week. Clearly, Midwest League pitchers want no part of Dinges, as he added five walks and now has a higher walk rate (23%) than strikeout rate (20%) on the season. Adamczewski came into the week with a team-high five home runs, but did not connect on any long balls this week. He did match Dinges with a team-high 14 times on base (eight hits and six walks), and like Dinges, he’s walked more than he’s struck out this season (22.8% versus 17.5%). After his WBC showcase, Fischer entered the season as one of the Brewers’ more buzz-worthy prospects, but so far this season, he has been overshadowed by his teammates. Fischer hit three homers of his own this week, including his first professional two-homer game. Fischer (10 K in 5 games this week) will need to cut down on the strikeouts (35.5% season-long K rate) going forward. Finally, two other Rattler players who are just outside of Brewer Fanatic’s Top 20, but on most other top 30 lists deserve some recognition as well. 2025 seventh-round pick Josiah Ragsdale had an .888 OPS for the week, with five hits, four walks and some stellar defense. 2023 third-round pick Eric Bitonti connected on his second homer of the season, to bolster his .794 OPS for the week. Wilson Warbirds’ Prospects in Brewer Fanatic Top 20 Prospects: Brady Ebel #19 With so many of the system’s top prospects graduating from the Carolina Mudcats last season, the inaugural Wilson Warbirds roster was always going to be light on star power. There are a few names worth tracking and hopefully a few more will emerge as the season draws on. Ebel, a comp pick in last year’s draft, showed some promising signs this week, collecting five hits (two doubles), four walks, and two steals in five games. First baseman Frederi Montero led the Warbirds with eight hits and a .982 OPS for the week. Montero also hit one of the two Wilson home runs for the week. a{text-decoration:none;color:#464feb}tr th,tr td{border:1px solid #e6e6e6}tr th{background-color:#f5f5f5} That’ll do it for this week’s trip around the farm. We’ll be back next week to see who’s heating up, who’s adjusting, and who’s forcing their way into the conversation. Sound off in the comments with your biggest takeaways or any prospects you want us to keep a closer eye on. View full article

As noted by Jim, Leonard hasn't played on the dirt all season other than 3 errors in 3 games at 2B. Would like to see him get some infield reps in before he debuts in the MLB, but tough to get him action on the left side In Nashville with Jett and Pratt there. Great work as always Jim. Hope to see Luke Adams back soon. Sour note, but good detail on Luis Corobo and other Wilson substitutions.

Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic As Nashville labored through another uneven night in Quinn Priester's season debut, Biloxi and Wisconsin continued to stack wins and standout performances. Will the AA and A+ squads begin to apply upward pressure on the organization? It's still early, but it's worth pondering. Transactions: Milwaukee Brewers sent RHP Quinn Priester on a rehab assignment to Nashville Sounds. Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent OF Mark Coley II to a minor league contract and assigned him to Biloxi Shuckers Nashville pre-game media notes Charlotte (White Sox) 9, Nashville 4 Box Score As always, you are encouraged to read the official round-up from the team’s site: Two Early Grand Slams by Charlotte Costs Sounds Quinn Priester’s season debut at Nashville did not go to plan on Wednesday night. Slated for three innings and 45 pitches, the righthander did not finish the first inning after tossing just 12 of 29 pitches for strikes (3BB, HBP and 2K). Peter Strzelecki came on and allowed a grand slam on his second pitch, the first of two salamis Strzelecki would allow in his 1.1 IP of work. After two innings it was 9-1 Charlotte and the Knights cruised to an easy victory. The Sounds saved some face with four runs on eight hits, all singles. Tyler Black had his third consecutive multi-hit game and also stole a base. Black has positioned himself for a call-up to the big league club as soon as this weekend. Jeferson Quero and Eddys Leonard also had multi-hit efforts in the defeat. It’s been a tough April for the Sounds’ offense overall. Through 22 games, the team ranks last in the 20-team International League in home runs (12), 19th in runs (95), and 17th in OPS (.695). Cooper Pratt (.169/.290/.186) has struggled atop the Sounds’ lineup and while Jett Williams has gotten on base (.198/.337/.272) he hasn’t yet shown himself to be an option for the Brewers’ infield either. Brock Wilken (.118/.284/.206) has also labored early on. Certainly, the peaks and valleys will even out over the season, and it’s still very early. However, with so many other highly touted prospects raking to start the season at the lower levels, it will be interesting to see how the Brewers prioritize player development. When could the roster spots of players like Ethan Murray or Freddy Zamora become vulnerable in favor of someone with more upside? Biloxi pre-game media notes Biloxi 6, Rocket City (Angels) 5 Final/10 Box Score Extra Innings Win Highlights Wild Afternoon for Shuckers Speaking of Biloxi, one such player generating buzz for a promotion — or at least inclusion on Brewers’ prospect lists — is Dylan O’Rae. O’Rae continued his assault on AA pitching and catching batteries on Wednesday, with three more hits and a Biloxi team-record five stolen bases in the Shuckers’ win. The diminutive O’Rae (.387/.494/.532) has looked absolutely locked in to start the season, reaching base in every game he’s had a plate appearance in, while setting the table for Jesus Made and Blake Burke. Jordyn Adams picked up right where he left off after yesterday’s three RBI performance, with a solo shot in the second inning to give the Shuckers the early 1-0 lead. It was the second homer in as many days for the 26 year-old right fielder, courtesy of Biloxi’s X account: Unfortunately, Raudi Rodriguez (#15 Angels prospect and MLB Pipeline’s top-rated Rocket City prospect) struck again in the third inning, homering for the second time this series as part of a two-run rally off Shuckers starter Bishop Letson that put the Trash Pandas ahead. For Letson (4IP 5H 2R 2ER 2BB 2K) there was at least some progress in the results, if not the process as he set a season-high in innings, with a season-low in runs allowed. The Shuckers tied the game in the fifth when Eduardo Garcia legged out an infield single to score Jesus Made. The inning also featured the first caught stealing of the season for slugger Blake Burke, who had been a perfect 8/8 on the season. It looked like a potential missed double steal, as Burke didn’t bother to slide into second, but Made didn’t break for home. The final few frames were a bit of a seesaw affair. Solo tallies in the 8th and 9th gave Rocket City a two-run lead heading into the bottom of the ninth, but the Shuckers’ best hitters pulled off a two-out rally. O’Rae singled up the middle, just out of Rodriquez’s reach to extend the game. Next, Made walked in front of Burke, who then smashed the game-tying double to right that handcuffed the fielder allowing both runners to score: The knock gives Burke 16 RBI in 17 games this season, good for second-best in the Southern League. Burke was stranded at second, and after Rocket City took the lead in the 10th inning, it looked like heartbreak might be in store for Biloxi. However, Adams drew a walk to put the winning run on and then Mark Coley II tapped one back to the mound that the pitcher threw away to bring in the winning two runs. Coley was only announced as a signing earlier in the day and got the walk-off celebration in his first game of the season: Additional Video: Eduardo Garcia infield single for RBI to tie the game O’Rae’s 5th SB of the game, a club record Letson strikeout to retire the side in the 3rd Tyson Hardin (0-1, 6.75 ERA) will take the mound on Thursday as the Shuckers look to take the first three games of the series. Wisconsin pre-game media notes Wisconsin 9, Fort Wayne (Padres) 3, F/8 Box Score Wednesday night’s game was called mid-action in the bottom of the 8th, due to a medical emergency in the Rattlers dugout: (h/t to @JH Lee for providing the update in the BF MiLB forum) We hope it was precautionary and that everyone is ok. EDIT and UPDATES as of Link Report Overnight Post Time: (You may refer to our forum thread at this link, but for now, the most recent update as shown below is relatively positive): On to game action… Right-hander Ethan Dorchies (5IP 2H 2R 1ER 0BB 4K) turned in his best outing of the season on Wednesday night. Dorchies, who is very young for the level (19 all season), was able to shake off an early unearned run as a result of an Andrew Fischer throwing error. Besides a solo home run allowed, Dorchies looked to be on cruise control, needing just 64 pitches (45 strikes, 8 whiffs, 8:2 GO:FO ratio) to get through his outing. The Rattlers’ offense gave Dorchies all the offense he needed with a four-run rally in the second, and then added on two more in the third. Tayden Hall, Luis Pena and Josiah Ragsdale provided the run-scoring hits, which you can find below. Pena also turned in this diving stab and wild looking throw: Josh Adamczewski (.314/.478/.771), another player who may soon apply upward pressure in the organization, added another multi-hit day and scored three times. He’s looking better in the outfield too: Braylon Payne had two hits and stole a base. Lefty Wande Torres will take the mound on Thursday. On Friday, it will be an exciting matchup for the Rattlers’ offense versus Kash Mayfield (Padres #4 overall prospect and 25th overall pick in the 2024 draft) who has allowed just one hit in 12 IP to start the season. Additional Video: Hall RBI single Pena RBI Single Ragsdale 2-run single Eric Bitonti RBI Single Wilson pre-game media notes Delmarva (Orioles) 11, Wilson 7 Box Score Wilson Rally Falls Short at Delmarva The Wilson Warbirds dropped an 11–7 decision to the Delmarva Shorebirds on Wednesday night despite a strong late push. Wilson fell behind 7–0 through three innings before getting on the board in the fourth on Frederi Montero’s two‑run homer, his second of the season, via the Wilson X account: The Warbirds made the game tight in the seventh, erupting for four runs to pull within one at 7–6, but Delmarva answered immediately with a decisive four‑run bottom half. Montero continued to lead the offense, finishing with three hits and four RBI. Jose Anderson chipped in with a double and a run scored, while catcher Luis Corobo reached base four times (three hits and a walk) and knocked in two. Wilson added a run in the eighth but couldn’t complete the comeback, ultimately settling for the four‑run loss. Additional Video: Corobo RBI single Montero 2 RBI single Luis Lameda RBI single Enderson Mercado (3IP 6H 7R 5ER 3BB 6K) started and took the defeat for the Warbirds. RHP Jarrette Bonet (1-0, 3.18) will take the hill on Thursday. I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on how the Brewers prioritize their player development this season. Which top prospects will be the first to advance this season? What happens if its May or June and some of these players are still toiling away at Nashville? 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

I was worried it was Dinges. Hope everyone is ok

Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Transactions: RHP Coleman Crow optioned to Nashville from Milwaukee. Nashville Sounds activated RHP Junior Fernández. RHP Joe Corbett assigned to Biloxi Shuckers from Nashville Sounds. SS Jheremy Vargas assigned to Biloxi Shuckers from Nashville Sounds. C Tayden Hall assigned to Wisconsin Timber Rattlers from Biloxi Shuckers. INF/OF Eric Brown Jr. placed on AA Biloxi’s 7-day injured list (per Biloxi’s Game Notes) Nashville 5, Charlotte (White Sox) 1 Box Score Via the Sounds, game details, and we encourage readers to always review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Quero Homers, Adds Three RBI in Win over Charlotte Nashville and Charlotte were locked in a pitcher’s duel for the first six innings on Tuesday morning, as the teams combined to play the first six innings scoreless. The Sounds continue to bring starter Logan Henderosn along slowly, as the 24-year-old righty worked only 3.1 IP before being lifted after 65 pitches (42 strikes). In the seventh inning, Luis Lara opened the scoring with his third home run of the season. Lara bounced back after a mini slump (0/10 4K 1BB) over the weekend, reaching base three times. Lara is now one off his career-high home run total (4 in 2024 at Wisconsin) while raising his OPS back over 1.000 on the season. Here’s the blast, courtesy of the Sounds’ X account: Following Lara’s blast, the Sounds collected three straight singles before Jett Williams forced in a run on a bases loaded walk to make it 2-0. The next inning, catcher Jeferson Quero broke the game open with his second extra-base hit of the game, a three-run home run: The Sounds used five relivers to close the game after Henderson departed. Jacob Waguespack (1.2IP 0R 0H 1BB 4K) was the only pitcher to record more than three outs. Reiss Knehr earned the win in relief with a scoreless appearance and Brian Fitzpatrick ran his scoreless innings streak to 9.1 to start the season at AAA. Nashville (12-9) now sits tied for the third-best record in the 20-team International League after three weeks of play. Biloxi pre-game media notes Biloxi 7, Rocket City (Angels) 3 Box Score 3-RBI Day for Adams Headlines 7-3 Shuckers Victory Bolstered by a solid start from Ryan Birchard (3IP 0R 0H 5BB 5K) and a relentless attack on offense (ten hits, four for extra bases), the Shuckers cruised to a series-opening victory over Rocket City on Tuesday night. Jordyn Adams got the Shuckers on the board with an RBI single in the second, then extended the lead to four when he crushed this one out to deep center, courtesy of the Biloxi X account: After bulk man Brett Wichrowski was again victimized by a long ball (7 HRs allowed in 18.2 IP) to cut the lead to two, Blake Burke roped a single to score Jesus Made to give the Shuckers some insurance. Dylan O’Rae extended the lead when he dropped a double just inside the left field foul line in the bottom of the eighth to score two more. It was O’Rae’s sixth multi-hit game of the year, and he’s now second in the Southern League with a .362 batting average. With the win, Biloxi evened its’ record at 8-8. Bishop Letson (0-3 14.29 ERA) will look to turn in his first good outing of the season on Wednesday morning (11:00AM CT start). Wisconsin pre-game media notes Wisconsin 8, Fort Wayne (Padres) 2, (F/6 innings) Box Score Wisconsin Beats Fort Wayne and the Weather The Timber Rattlers are here to do two things: have their game shortened by weather and hit bombs. Wisconsin once again bludgeoned an opponent via the longball in their 8-2 victory on Tuesday. Homers from Braylon Payne (2 for 4, 3 runs, 2 RBI) and Eric Bitonti (2 for 3, 3 RBI) gave the Rattlers a Midwest League-best 17 home runs on the season. Check out the two mammoth shots here, via Wisconsin’s X account: Wisconsin tallied runs in each of the first four innings, on the way to collecting nine hits and five walks in the rain-shortened affair. Wisconsin also leads the Midwest League with an .846 team OPS, with four players (Payne, Luis Pena, Marco Dinges and Josh Adamczewski) finishing the day with an OPS over 1.000 on the season. Dinges 2 RBI Single Bitonti RBI Single Wisconsin starter Travis Smith (5IP 3H 2R 2ER 2BB 6K) set a season high in innings and strikeouts to earn the win. Ethan Dorchies (0-2 9.58 ERA) will look to lead two of every position player to the ark… err lead the Rattlers (9-5) to consecutive victories on Wednesday, so long as the weather cooperates. Wilson pre-game media notes Wilson 3, Delmarva (Orioles) 2 Box Score Warbirds Hold on to Down Delmarva in Series Lidlifter Wilson put only two balls in play in the first four innings against Delmarva starter Kiefer Lord (4IP 11K), but they made the most of their batted balls when they scratched a run across in the fourth. After a walk and a single, Jadyn Fielder just beat out an inning-ending double play ball to make it Warbirds 1, Shorebirds 0. That would be the lone run of the game until Fielder would manufacture a rally on the basepaths in the top of the eighth. With runners on the corners, Fielder stole second but the throw trickled into center, allowing Yannic Walther to score and Fielder to advance to third. Fielder would then score on 2025 #32 overall pick Brady Ebel’s single, his first multi-hit game of the season. Delmarva rallied for two in the bottom of the 8th, including a run on a double steal of second and home. (Side note: can anyone defend this play in the lower levels? I feel I have seen this work no less than 10 times already this season. Just hold onto the ball!) Delmarva put the tying run on in the ninth, but the runner was erased by Walther. After Walther saved a wild pitch with a diving grab, he got up and fired a strike to gun down the runner, who had a late break for second. Walther was 2/9 on the day in caught stealing attempts. Garrett Hodges earned the save, ending the game on a play I am not sure I have ever seen before. The third (swinging) strike bounced in front of home, but Walther turned to run to the backstop. Hodges bounded off the mound and secured his own strikeout, with a comically clunky lob to first to end the game. Miqueas Mercedes (3IP 2H 0R 5BB 6K) started, but struggled with control all night, throwing 40 of 75 pitches for strikes. Thomas Conrad (3.2IP 0H 0R 4BB 4K) turned in his best professional outing to earn his first ever professional win in relief. Delmarva went just 1/15 with RISP on the night. Enderson Mercado (0-0, 6.00 ERA) is slated to take the mound on Wednesday, as Wilson (6-9) will look to draw closer to .500 on the season. 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

Like I said previously, Sal is already a "dead spot" in the order. He has a 57 OPS+ to start the season. That's worse than 2025 dead spot Joey Ortiz (62 OPS+). Do you think learning a new position on the fly is going to be what unlocks Sal at the plate? Rengifo has 3 seasons where he was above 100 OPS+ (2022-2024). Sal has one such season (2025). It's just as likely or even more likely Rengifo comes around offensively as it is Sal replicates last year's productvitiy. In addition, both Hamilton and Rengifo have rated out well defensively to start the season, Moving Sal there now is most definitely going to be a downgrade defensively. Besides, I don't think Sal has the offensive profile to be an every day third baseman. We are 3 weeks into the season. The team had a plan and they're not gonna make knee jerk decisions off such a small sample of Rengifo ABs early on. I'm excited by Lara as much as the next guy, but if they wanted to call him up, he would already be here instead of Perkins or Jones. You don't have to force Sal to a new position to make space for Lara, you would just swap him for one of those guys. I think promoting a 21 year old kid to every day MLB RF for Sal after 75 AAA ABs is expecting a lot. Also, Chourio will be back soon, so even if Lara came up now, he would see sparse playing time for two weeks and then be forced to the bench or get sent back down.

Ha, proly a fair response, but a bit ugly both ways. Glad calmer heads prevailed

Frelick has a 57 OPS+ on the season. How does moving him to third solve anything? That's not much of an upgrade over Hamilton or Rengifo at the moment and those two have actually played pretty good defense. I can't see this being a change they make in-season with the OF depth (Greg Jones and Luis Matos are making starts regularly) already being tested. Maybe once they get Chourio back I could see this happening, but even then seems like a stretch.

Closer look at the HBP IMG_4156.mov

Fireworks in Nashville! Kuehner HBP on a 96.5 MPH heater to the head of Braiden Ward and then Ward threw the bat near the mound. Yikes. Benches cleared

QP Heading to Nashville next week? Troy Collins (@troycollinsbaseballlife) • Instagram reel WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 193 likes, 0 comments - troycollinsbaseballlife on April 17, 2026: "Milwaukee Brewers Quinn Priester on the mound for his last tune up before he heads to Nashville for a rehab assignment...

We out here letting up touchdowns 😩

That's great! I hope the weather has been better there after all the snow, ice, and rain lately. It kills me that I am nowhere near any of the Brewers farm teams and can't see these guys in-person. I have to settle for these often times cruddy MiLB feeds with press box views, scrambled audio, or lag.. The Rattlers' lineup is sexy, not unlike last year's Mudcat roster, except everyone is a little bit further along. and they added Fisch. The speculation of what these guys could become is reaching new heights for me each week. Smash some curds and a few Cows for me this weekend

Lemme just say great profile pic and happy Mania weekend to you, if you still celebrate. :P You touched on some of the more interesting questions that surround the Brewers minor league system this year. I don't always get to explore that space in these recaps, and I'm only a couple years into really following the system on a nightly basis, so I'm a bit green on how development works. If you think all the T-Rats you mentioned deserved to be promoted soon, who is going to move to the outfield or how do they make space at AA? What about what I will call downward compression of the system - if someone like Brock Wilken, who is off to a slow start - has to be demoted, how does that work? Same for a guy like Mike Boeve who has stagnated at AA the last couple seasons, and let's not forget Tyler Black on the IL at Nashville. How would they impact the "risers" in Appleton? To me, the Brewers gotta use some of these guys as trade fodder to clear a path. I assume Wilken, Black, or even Adams won't have massive trade appeal, but they should move some of these guys before they go the way of Black. Which corner infield prospect (Burke, Fischer, Adams, Wilken) is most likely to impact the 2027 Brewers' roster? Whose development takes precedence this year? Last question, and it pertains to Lara too, who I would love to see right now, but understand they don't want to burn up a year of service... do the Brewers consider the potential 2027 lockout in their 40-man roster construction? In my limited research into a potential lockout, minor league play will continue, but players on the 40-man won't be eligible to play (sorry Cooper Pratt). Will that effect decisions on who we see in The Show in 2026? Gotta think that if there's gonna be a labor stoppage (and games lost) in 2027, the Brewers would want some of these young bucks to still be getting in regular game action next April.

Did y'all see Ethan "Door Cheese" glove?

Did you know his full name is Matthew WILKIE Childers and he goes by WILL? Discovered that tonight lol

Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Transactions: DSL Brewers Gold released RHP Enrique Velasquez (briefly discussed here) Nashville pre-game media notes Nashville 5, Worcester (Red Sox) 3 Box Score NOTE: For a consecutive evening, Nashville did not post their game summary online. However, the team did distribute the very detailed recap and tidbits, which you can find pasted in full as a reply to this article below. For the second night in a row, the Sounds’ first few hitters carried the offense. Jett Williams led off the game with a triple that rattled around the left field bullpen. Cooper Pratt followed with his first extra-base hit of the season to tie the game at 1-1. Williams was on base twice, Pratt three times, and both players stole their fifth base on the season, as both players are starting to show signs of waking up offensively. In the second inning, Luis Lara put a grounder through the left side to bring in two more runs and make it 3-1 Sounds: It’s become apparent that it is Luis Lara’s world and the rest of us are just living in it. After another three-hit night, Lara is now top three in the International League in hits (24), runs (16), steals (10), average (.414 - shoutout MKE area code) and OPS (1.103). Lara just missed another home run, which would have established a new career-high for the 21-year-old centerfielder, with this 102.7 MPH rope in the 4th, courtesy of the Nashville X account: The rest of the Sounds’ four through nine hitters combined to go just 2/16 on the night. Logan Henderson (3IP 2H 1R 1ER 3BB 4K) started on the mound for the Sounds. After retiring the first two hitters of the game, Henderson allowed two walks and a single to put the team in an early 1-0 hole. It seems the team is still bringing Henderson along slowly, as he tossed just 59 pitches (36 strikes) in his outing. Henderson gave way to Joe Corbett, who earned the win with 1.2 scoreless innings. Will Childers earned the four-out save, despite putting the tying runs on in the ninth. The 25-year-old Childers has now worked seven scoreless innings to start the season. It will be interesting to see if the Sounds’ hitters can keep the offense rolling throughout this series, as the team takes on two of Boston’s top pitching prospects. Jake Bennett (Boston #7 via MLB Pipeline) will take the mound in an attempt to slow the Sounds offense on Thursday. Bennett has allowed just one earned run, five hits, two walks, and 15 strikeouts in his first 13.1IP at AAA to start the season. The challenge will only increase over the weekend, when Payton Tolle (#15 overall prospect via Pipeline) heads to the rubber on Saturday. Tolle sports a 19:4 K:BB ratio through 15IP this season. More Nashville video: Hustle triple for Jett Williams Cooper Pratt doubles in Williams Logan Henderson's four strikeouts Pratt flares a single to right, driving in Williams again Jeferson Quero sacrifice fly Columbus (Braves) 7, Biloxi 3 Box Score As always, you are encouraged to read the official round-up from the team’s site: Shuckers Set Season-High with 13 Walks in Morning Loss to Clingstones The Shuckers quickly fell behind in the Wednesday matinee game at Columbus. Biloxi starting pitcher Brett Wichrowski (5IP 7H 4R 4ER 1BB 5K) was victimized by the long ball in each of the first three innings as Columbus jumped out to an early 4-0 lead. In the fourth inning, Brewers’ top prospect Jesus Made lifted one just beyond the right field wall for his second homer of the season, courtesy of the Biloxi X account: Made also drew two of the Shuckers 13 walks in the game. Unfortunately, Made’s homer was one of just four hits for the Shuckers, and the lone extra-base hit on the day. The Shuckers left 14 men on base and went 0/9 with RISP. After falling behind 7-1, the Shuckers did show some signs of life in the final few frames, but couldn’t break out the big rally they needed. In the 7th Made and Blake Burke drew two-out walks in front of Mike Boeve, but Boeve failed to deliver in the clutch. In the 8th, the Shuckers plated two on a bases loaded walk to the newest Shucker Tayden Hall and on a Dylan O’Rae ground out. That brought the right hitters to the plate as Made (1.033 OPS) once again walked, but Burke (1.025 OPS) grounded out with the tying run on deck. In the 9th, the Shuckers put two men on, but failed to score, falling by the final score of 7-3. Eduardo Garcia, who recently returned from injury, produced two hits in the loss. Bishop Letson will take the mound on Thursday and will seek his first win of the season after two rocky starts (2.2IP 4H 8R 6ER 6BB 3K). Videos: Hall RBI walk O’Rae RBI groundout Wisconsin pre-game media notes Game 1: Wisconsin 7, Peoria (Cardinals) 3 Box Score Wisconsin Jumps to Early Lead to Beat Chiefs in Game One After Mother Nature washed out Tuesday’s game in Appleton, Wisconsin and Peoria played two seven-inning games on Wednesday. The Timber Rattlers jumped on the Cardinals’ affiliate early and often in game one. After first inning walks to Braylon Payne and Luis Pena, Marco Dinges and Josh Adamczewski each knocked in runs on singles to center. Dinges RBI Single Adamczewski RBI Single In the second inning, Payne knocked in a run on a single up the middle, courtesy of Wisconsin’s X account: In the third, Adamczewski left the yard with this shot down the left field line: Luis Castillo added a sac fly that made it 6-0 in the third inning. Timber Rattlers’ starter Jason Woodward (3IP 1H 0R 2BB 1K) shut Peoria down for the first three innings and now has 5.2 scoreless innings on the ledger after missing all of the 2025 season. The Chiefs were able to break through for three runs in the 4th off reliver Quinton Low to cut the lead in half. Daniel Dickinson was able to respond with a two-out RBI in the bottom half of the frame. That gave relievers Jesus Flores and Bryan Rivera all the support they needed, as the duo combined to shut out the Chiefs over the final three frames. Other T-Rat notes: Braylon Payne stole a pair of bases and added this snag in center: Dickinson, a 22-year-old sixth round pick in last year’s draft, had his second multi-hit game in his last three appearances, after starting the season 1/16 Andrew Fischer was caught stealing and is now just 1/5 in steal attempts on the season. Fischer did add this web gem though: Game 2: Wisconsin 6, Peoria (Cardinals) 5 Box Score Home Runs Send Rattlers to Game Two Victory In the second half of the twin bill, Peoria’s top prospect stole the show early when Rainiel Rodriguez (Cards’ #3 prospect via MLB Pipeline) opened the scoring with an RBI triple off Wisconsin starter Travis Smith (3.2IP 3H 4R 4ER 1BB 3K). Rodriguez then gunned down Luis Pena for his first caught stealing of the year in the bottom of the first to help Tanner Franklin (Cards’ #11 prospect) face the minimum through the first two innings. Peoria would stake Franklin to an early 4-0 lead, but in the third, Wisconsin manufactured a run as Josiah Ragsdale led off with a single, stole second, and then came into score on a double play. Wisconsin was able to knock Franklin from the game in the fifth. After the first two men of the inning reached base via HBP and error, Ragsdale struck again with his first professional home run to tie the game at 4-4: The 22-year-old Ragsdale was a 7th round pick out of Boston College in last year’s draft. The Snakes gave the lead back in following half inning, but in the bottom of the sixth, Marco Dinges and Adamczewski went back-to-back to give the Rattlers the lead for good: Ethan Dorchies (9.95 ERA in 6.1IP) will make his third start at A+ on Thursday, as the Timber Rattlers look to make it three in a row and stay atop the Midwest League standings. Wilson pre-game media notes Hill City (Guardians) 6, Wilson 3 Box Score Pitching Lifts Hill City Past Wilson The Warbirds have not been the Score Birds early on this season, as the club ranks last or second-to-last in the 12-team Carolina League in batting average (.161), homeruns (4), and runs (45) through their first 11 games. The team did not improve upon those numbers in their 6-3 loss to Hill City on Wednesday night, with just three runs and three hits on the night. Jose Anderson was one of two batters in Wednesday’s lineup to have a batting average over .200 at the completion of the game. Anderson was able to knock in a run on a well-placed fly ball in the first inning. Wilson’s other two runs were scored on a balk, and a Pedro Ibarguen walk. The Wilson pitching staff as a whole has also struggled to start the season, as the team ranks in the bottom three in runs allowed (63), strikeouts (107), and WHIP (1.61). Wilson starter Miqueas Mercedes (3IP 6H 4R 4ER 3BB 4K) labored through his outing, tossing 43 of 70 pitches for strikes. Anfernny Reyes, a 22-year-old lefty who is repeating the level to start the season, was impressive in relief. Reyes worked three spotless innings with five strikeouts. Wilson (4-7) will send Enniel Cortez to mound in game three of their series on Thursday night. 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Cooper Pratt with his first extra base hit of the season to score Jett, who has led off with a triple