Arizona Fall League

[reillymcshane]

Mildly surprised about QCT only because a strong showing could put him at Rule 5 risk.

Might be the team fully intends to put him on the 40 man roster. If so, that's not an issue. If he wasn't sent to the AFL, I'm guessing someone would take him in the Rule 5 draft. He is 25 in two weeks, and before the injury, he was showing he was close to being ready for the majors. Even with the injury, a left-handed specialist like him is a safer bet to contribute at the major league level than a lot of Rule 5 guys. The AFL time will help get him ready for the 2020 season.

[RollieTime]

David Fry, one of the prospects I rate highly (especially since he can play catcher) is also going. Ticketed for Biloxi next year?

 

Feliciano was recently promoted to AA so I would guess that Fry would open 2020 in Carolina. It’s probably in both of their best interests to get as much work behind the plate as they can to continue working on their craft instead of taking reps away from each of them by splitting the playing time.

[brooks_quichenick]

 

 

Todd Rosiak

@Todd_Rosiak

Some #Brewers minor-league news: OF Tristen Lutz, C Payton Henry and LHP Nathan Kirby are all being held out of Arizona Fall League play due to injury.

 

Pablo Abreu, who is on the taxi squad, will take Lutz's spot. Brewers will need to decide on replacements for Henry and Kirby.

12:22 PM · Aug 31, 2019·TweetDeck

 

 

 

Todd Rosiak

@Todd_Rosiak

Tristen Lutz has a right triceps strain and Payton Henry a sprained left MCL. The good news is neither injury will require surgery.

 

Nathan Kirby, recovering from late April surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome, has a stress fracture in his second rib.

12:25 PM · Aug 31, 2019·TweetDeck

[young guns]

Jeez. Is kirby jinxed?

[Oxy]

What's the point of sending injured players there? I assume they got hurt in the last couple of weeks, but I would think we could still send a replacement.

[DHonks]

I think the Brewers had to declare the players much earlier than was announced. Remember, teams do a sort of bidding option where they get priority positions. The priority players are supposed to play most days (I think it was 4-5 out of 6 days per week). Remember when the Brewers declared SS their priority position? Hall and Hardy didn't end up playing, so they wound up sending a teenaged Escobar.

 

The Brewers likely hoped they could make it, but announced they were withdrawing at the last minute.

[markedman5]

https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/victor-castaneda-wins-afl-pitcher-of-the-week.html?__twitter_impression=true

[markedman5]

https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/victor-castaneda-wins-afl-pitcher-of-the-week.html?__twitter_impression=true

[brooks_quichenick]

Checking in on the Brewers players in the AFL so far to continue pushing the memory of last night out of my mind. Here are some numbers (super small sample-size alert):

 

PITCHERS

 

Quintin Torres-Costa

4 Games

4 IP

2 H

1 ER

4 BB

6 K

2.25 ERA/1.50 WHIP

 

Robbie Hitt

3 Games

4 IP

3 H

1 ER

2 BB

4 K

2.25 ERA/1.25 WHIP

 

Victor Castaneda

2 Games

7.2 IP

6 H

4 ER

1 BB

10 K

4.70 ERA/0.91 WHIP

 

Clayton Andrews

4 Games

4.2 IP

4 H

3 ER

4 BB

8 K

5.79 ERA/1.71 WHIP

 

 

HITTERS

 

David Fry

5 Games

7/19 (.368/.429/.421)

2 runs

2 RBI

1 2B

2 BB/7 K

 

Jake Gatewood

4 Games

2/13 (.154/.267/.154)

3 runs

2 BB/2 K

 

Pablo Abreu

4 Games

2/14 (.143/.143/.143)

1 run

1 RBI

0 BB/8 K

[clancyphile]

Ouch - Clayton Andrews not doing so well... gassed?

[markedman5]

Ouch - Clayton Andrews not doing so well... gassed?

 

You seriously want to make judgements based on 4 2/3 innings?

[clancyphile]

Ouch - Clayton Andrews not doing so well... gassed?

 

You seriously want to make judgements based on 4 2/3 innings?

 

No, just was wondering.

[HiAndTight]

Jeez. Is kirby jinxed?

 

 

I'm about 95 pct certain that as soon as the Brewers give up on Kirby, he's gonna end up in St. Louis and become an ace there.

 

It's good to hear it's just a rib injury and he was otherwise(presumably) ready or able to pitch however. Means he can take the off-season to build up some arm strength and maybe he has a Rasmussen type season next year for us.

[TURBO]

Is Gatewood going to be a total bust for us? I had really high hopes for this kid, but he just can't put it together. (opinion not based on the 4 games listed above, duh!)

[markedman5]

Brewers No. 29 prospect Bobby Wahl, who was acquired from the Mets in the Keon Broxton deal and missed the entire season with a torn ACL, has been added to the Glendale's roster.

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[Mass Haas]

Castaneda and Fry are "Fall Stars"

[brooks_quichenick]

Bobby Wahl's 1st appearance of the year didn't go well on paper: 0.1 IP 3H 5ER 2BB 0K

 

Results obviously don't matter, it's good to see him out there getting some work in.

 

In other news, Clayton Andrews now has 11 K's through 6.2 IP, and he recorded his 1st hit and RBI of the AFL season yesterday.

[nate82]

It definitely looks like the Brewers don't see Fry as a catcher and he will be primarily be a 1B/3B.

[brooks_quichenick]

 

Pablo Abreu taking BP

[nate82]

 

Pablo Abreu taking BP

 

I forgot how small (skinny?) he is.

[brooks_quichenick]

 

5 innings, 2 hits, 1 walk, 0 ER, 6 K’s for Victor Castaneda last night. He’s really having a great AFL showing.

[brooks_quichenick]

Final 2019 AFL Stats for Brewers' prospects:

 

BATTERS

 

David Fry

13 G - 15H/50AB - 7 R - 6 RBI - 5 2B - 1 HR - 5BB/13K - .300/.375/.460

 

Clayton Andrews

2 G - 2/10 - 1 R - 2 RBI - 0BB/1K - .200/.200/.200

 

Pablo Abreu

12 G - 6/41 - 2 R - 2 RBI - 1 2B - 0BB/23K - .146/.146/.171

 

Jake Gatewood

13 G - 6/42 - 6 R - 1 RBI - 1 2B - 4BB/15K - .143/.234/.167

 

PITCHERS

 

Victor Castaneda

6 G (5 GS) - 22.2 IP - 3 wins/1 loss - 1.99 ERA/0.84 WHIP - 29 K/6 BB

 

Quintin Torres-Costa

9 G - 9.0 IP - 4 holds - 2.00 ERA/1.44 WHIP - 15 K/7 BB

 

Clayton Andrews

10 G - 11.2 IP - 1 win/1 loss - 1 save - 3 holds - 3.09 ERA/1.11 WHIP - 20 K/7 BB

 

Robbie Hitt

8 G - 11.0 IP - 1 win/0 losses - 2 holds - 5.73 ERA/1.27 WHIP - 14 K/6 BB

 

Bobby Wahl

6 G (2 GS) - 5.0 IP - 1 win/1 loss - 2 holds - 14.40 ERA/2.40 WHIP - 7 K/4 BB

[clancyphile]

Both Andrews and QTC showed a lot on the mound. I think one or both contributes in 2020 - and they may make Hader deal-able.

 

Castenada is very intriguing.

 

Loved what Fry did as well. I think he's the best catcher prospect - offensively - in the system, but like Hummel, isn't getting reps. A September 2021 debut, maybe?

[nate82]

Loved what Fry did as well. I think he's the best catcher prospect - offensively - in the system, but like Hummel, isn't getting reps. A September 2021 debut, maybe?

 

The Brewers obviously don't see Fry as a catcher and probably never will he is a 1B/3B only and not a catcher.

[DHonks]

Loved what Fry did as well. I think he's the best catcher prospect - offensively - in the system, but like Hummel, isn't getting reps. A September 2021 debut, maybe?

 

The Brewers obviously don't see Fry as a catcher and probably never will he is a 1B/3B only and not a catcher.

 

We had Fryer player a lot of OF and he carved out a nice career as a catcher, we had Brantley at 1b quite a bit. Sometimes guys play out of position due to organizational strengths