Ben Lepak

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback. With only the one ACL game to write about on Mondays, I like to incorporate some storylines for the week ahead for the other affiliates. 😊 The DSL starts play in two weeks, so when I return from vacation in June, I'll have those games to summarize too

Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Transaction: Nashville Sounds sent C Jeferson Quero on a rehab assignment to ACL Brewers. Final: ACL Brewers 19, ACL Padres 9 Box Score and Game Log The ACL Brewers jumped on the ACL Padres early and often in Monday’s Arizona Complex League action. There was no shortage of stars for the Brewers’ offense, which pounded out a staggering 19 runs on 19 hits. Seven players had multi-hit games, led by center fielder Jose Anderson’s big night – four runs, three hits, (including his 3rd ACL homer of the season) three RBI, and two steals. Third baseman Frederi Montero chipped in with a three hit effort to raise his season average to .476 (10/21). Second baseman Juan Ortuno socked a first inning homer and knocked in three runs. Left fielder Engel Paulino had a two-run triple and also drove in three runs. The game also featured the 2025 season debut of the Brewers #2 prospect, catcher Jeferson Quero, who returned to live game action for the first time since tearing his labrum in the first inning of the first game of the 2024 season at Nashville. Quero, recovering from a spring hamstring sprain, played three innings behind the plate and though he was hitless in his two at-bats, it marked a significant step for Quero to get back to action for the first time in over 13 months. After Jorge Quintana and Quero went down in order to start the game, Anderson was hit by a pitch, then stole second, and came around to score on right fielder Handelfry Encarnacion’s RBI single. Ortuno clubbed his second ACL homer of the season to make it 3-0, a lead the Crew would not relinquish, before Jayden Dubanewicz took the mound for his second professional start and worked a 1-2-3 first inning. Montero doubled to lead off the second inning and came around to score on a Paulino single to make it 4-0 Brewers. Dubanewicz ran into some trouble in the second when he allowed three singles – one on a soft ground ball to third – which produced two runs (one earned) for the Padres. Dubanewicz’s line for the night read 4IP, 5H, 3R, 2ER, 1BB, 2K for last year’s 16th round draft pick. The Brewers offense went dormant for the 3rd through 5th innings before outbursts of four, three, one, and seven had the Padres (1-6 in ACL play) waving the white flag. Twenty-three-year-old, 6’5” righthander Jose Nova picked up the win in relief, and was the only Brewer pitcher to not get tagged for multiple runs. Nova’s clean fifth inning after inheriting a runner from Dubanewicz might be the lone bright spot for the Brewers’ pitching staff that allowed nine runs (eight earned) on 14 hits. The ACL Brewers (6-2) are back in action Tuesday night against the ACL Dodgers (5-2). A quick look at the week ahead for the rest of the Brewer’s affiliates: The first place Carolina Mudcats return home to Five County Stadium, where the team is 11-3 on the young season. The Mudcats are coming off a 4-2 week at Kannapolis that ended Sunday with the first shutout loss of the season for the high-octane Mudcats’ offense. The Mudcats will look to get back on track this week against the Fayetteville (Astros affiliate) run prevention unit that ranks 2nd in the Carolina League with 4.21 runs allowed per game. Jesus Made, who Baseball America moved from #16 to #6 overall in their latest Top 100 prospects release last week, had three multi-hit games and went 5/6 in stolen base attempts last week for Carolina. MLB Pipeline also moved Made up their prospect rankings in their update on Monday, from #49 overall to #23 overall, indicating we may be approaching the height of Made Mania. One need to look no further than last week’s release of Made’s first Bowman baseball card as evidence of the hype surrounding Made, who just turned 18 years old last week. Here's a look at an opposite field double from Made: In Appleton, the Timber Rattlers will play host to the Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins affiliate). The Timber Rattlers’ offense should be in for a stiff test as the Sky Carp feature two of the Marlins’ top pitching prospects in Thomas White (Marlins #1 according to MLB Pipeline, 35th overall pick in 2024) and Noble Meyer (Marlins #5 prospect, 10th overall pick in 2023). Blake Burke (34th overall pick out of the University of Tennessee in the 2024 draft) is riding a nine-game hit streak for Wisconsin, slashing .324/.390/.513 with a homer and six RBI during that stretch. Check out Burke’s first professional three bagger here: On the mound for Wisconsin, Bishop Letson (1ER in his last 16IP) will look to continue his dominance, while Tyson Hardin will look to bounce back from his first tough start (6IP, 9H, 4R, 3ER, 0BB, 5K) of the season last week. For more on the T-Rats, check out their weekly roundup: In Mississippi, the Shuckers stayed hot and moved into first place in the Southern League with a 5-1 week, led by the Biloxi Bash Brothers, Brock Wilken and Luke Adams. Wilken is now slashing .382/.476/.912 with five home runs and 11 RBI through 10 games this month. Here’s a compilation of Wilken’s recent long balls: Adams, who hit leadoff for the Shuckers last week, had a very slow start to the season, but now has put together a solid three week stretch of games highlighted by the Brewers PD X account: Brewers fans, there’s hope that the Brewers can finally develop a home-grown corner infielder. The Shuckers travel to Montgomery this week and will look to keep the gravy train rolling over the Biscuits (Rays affiliate). Finally at Nashville, the Sounds are coming off a 3-3 week but remain in first place in the International League West. The maturation of Jacob Misiorowski continues to be must-see tv: In addition to Miz, Brewers fans will want to keep an eye on the Sounds’ trip to Memphis (Cardinals affiliate) this week for the rehabbing Aaron Civale and Aaron Ashby, with DL Hall also rumored to be joining the club soon too. Not to be lost in the shuffle of major leaguer's rehab assignments, Logan Henderson has continued to pitch well (16IP, 9H, 3ER, 1BB, 16K) since his sparkling Major League debut on April 20. With the plethora of arms soon to be re-joining the big-league club, and others like Misiorowski and Henderson banging on the Brewers’ clubhouse door, it will be interesting to see how the Brewers’ front office manages the upcoming roster crunch. Should Brewers fans be on the lookout for a trade, perhaps for some much-needed infield help? Time will tell. 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

Ahh I wasn't sure if the pitch data was legit or not. Thank you

looks like an ultra aggressive Padres lineup. Everyone swinging at the first pitch and putting it in play. Dubanewicz has only thrown one ball thru 4IP so far?

Image courtesy of BrewerFanatic Final: ACL Brewers 12, ACL Cubs 6 Box Score and Game Log In the second game of the season, the ACL Brewers sent Jayden Dubanewicz, a 19-year-old, 16th round pick from the 2024 draft to the mound for his first professional start. Dubanewicz signed on deadline day last year for $665K out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to forego a commitment to the University of Florida (brief pre-draft Instagram video here). Dubanewicz comes equipped with a three-pitch mix – fastball, sweeping slider, and changeup. With a 6’3” frame there’s reason to believe he will add to his fastball velocity, which sat 91-93 and topped out at 94 MPH in high school. However, Dubanewicz’s first professional inning started unceremoniously with a missed catch fielding error by leftfielder Jadyn Fielder on the first batter of the game, followed by a one-out single to give the ACL Cubs a 1-0 lead just three batters in. In the bottom of the first, Jose Anderson hit a two-out, solo homerun to center to tie things at 1-1. Anderson, who clubbed eight homers and slugged .515 in 46 games in the DSL last year, later added another solo shot in the 3rd inning. Here's video of Anderson going deep on March 26th in the Spring Breakout game. Dubanewicz rebounded with a clean second inning despite another defensive miscue, this time from second baseman Juan Ortuno. In the bottom of the second inning, Ortuno, who hit a grand slam in his first stateside at-bat on Saturday, atoned for his error with a single and a steal in front of Jadyn Fielder. Fielder, the son of former Brewer Prince Fielder and grandson of Cecil Fielder, then homered to right center – in his first professional at-bat – to give the ACL Brewers a 3-1 lead. Dubanewicz was knocked out in the fifth inning after a leadoff triple and fielder’s choice tied the game at 4-4. The final line for Dubanewicz’s ACL debut read: 4IP, 5H, 4R, 3ER, 1BB, 5K. He threw 46 of his 73 pitches for strikes, while generating 10 whiffs. Dubanewicz gave way to Joshua Quezada, a 21-year-old right hander acquired from the Yankees last February for Clayton Andrews. Quezada worked 1-2-3 to close the fifth and the Brewers rallied for a pair of runs in the bottom half to retake a 6-4 lead. The highlight of the rally was catcher Luis Corobo’s first stateside hit, a double, which was sandwiched between a walk, two HBP, and a wild pitch. Quezada worked a clean sixth, and the Brewers tallied five runs in the bottom half of the sixth inning, despite again only producing one hit – a Frederi Montero two-run single. The chaotic inning featured five walks and two wild pitches from Cubs relivers and ended with the Brewers in the lead 11-4. The inning was emblematic of the entire affair - overall the two sides committed six errors, threw six wild pitches, hit three batters and left fifteen men on-base. Looking at the week ahead for the other Brewers’ affiliates… In Low-A Ball, the first place Carolina Mudcats head to Kannapolis to face the second place Ballers, the White Sox affiliate. After taking three of five in the series versus the Cubs’ Myrtle Beach affiliate last week, the Mudcats now own a 8-3 head-to-head record on the young season against the Cubs’ affiliate. The Mudcats prospect-laden offense leads the Carolina League in hits, runs, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. At High-A, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers start a series in Peoria against the St. Louis Cardinals affiliate. When Tyson Hardin's turn comes up, he could be making the case for a promotion and will look to build on last week’s masterful 7IP, 4H, 0ER, 0BB, 9K performance. For a roundup of the T-Rats last week, check out the Rattler Review pod. In Biloxi, the red hot Shuckers (winners of three in a row and 8 of their last 10) will host first place Pensacola, and look to carve into the Marlins’ affiliates’ three game division lead. Brock Wilken will look to continue his torrid start to May (.400/.550./933 slash line in 15 ABs) in the six game series. Finally at AAA, Nashville hosts the Orioles affiliate Norfolk this week and Sounds fans will get an up-close look at the top catching prospect in the minors, Samuel Basallo. The week in Nashville could feature the final rehab start for Brandon Woodruff, who is slated to pitch Tuesday, while top pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski looks to continue his recent brilliance (17IP 9H 1ER 5BB 22K in his last three starts). The ACL Brewers are now 2-0 on the season and will face the 2-0 ACL Mariners on Tuesday. 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've seen him swing at pitches that bounced in the other batters box twice in the last week. Not sure why anyone would throw him a strike right now