Link Report for Thursday 7/22

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Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores

 

Both Arizona Complex League clubs in action

 

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Links for affiliate audio

 

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Standings and sortable stat pages

 

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MiLB.TV options: MiLB.TV available throughout. Wisconsin and Carolina are home feeds.

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Details later on:

 

BOX: DSL Brewers #1 Squad 5, DSL Cubs Red Squad 4, seven innings

 

Nice, walk-off win!

 

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BOX: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 12, DSL Giants Orange Squad 4, seven innings

 

Fine day on the island...

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21-year old fireballer Abner Uribe (3.66 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 14.1 K/9 in 33.0 innings) makes his 4th start, as the Mudcats try to make it two straight over Down East:

 

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Versatile and powerful Weston Wilson (.933 OPS, 14 HR, started at 6 positions this year) anchors the Sounds, which also seek a 2nd straight win:

 

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Dylan File makes his 4th rehab start (2nd for the Timber Rattlers), as Wisconsin aims for another win over the mediocre South Bend Cubs:

 

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Chad Spanberger (3 HRs, 9 RBIs yesterday!) and the Shuckers go for a season-high 3-game winning streak tonight against the Braves:

 

1 - Mitchell - DH

2 - Turang - SS

3 - Fry - 3B

4 - Longo - LF

5 - Castro - 1B

6 - Spanberger - RF

7 - Diaz - C

8 - Aguilar - CF

9 - Devanney - 2B

X - Bennett - P

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Sounds and Jumbo Shrimp Postponed

Doubleheader to be Played on Friday in Jacksonville

 

"The two teams will play a doubleheader on Friday, July 23. The doubleheader will be seven inning games with the first beginning at 4:05 PM central time."

 

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Pre-Rainout Media Notes

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Box: Biloxi 5, Mississippi (Braves) 4

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Homers From Aguilar and Turang Vault Shuckers To 5-4 Win

Diaz Drives In Deciding Run For Biloxi

By Garrett Greene

 

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Short bench even shorter? Gabriel Garcia last played on the 16th.

 

ALL WET: LHP Nick Bennett allowed no hits and just one unearned run in his 4.1 inning start, but didn't like his wild pitch, six walks and two HBP's. Click the link.

 

Chad Spanberger was 0-for-4 with two K's coming off his huge night Wednesday. In that game, he raised his admittedly struggling OPS from .592 to .682 (in one game, 53 games into his season!).

 

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VIDEO: Brice Turang's home run

 

Bally Sports pointed out that Turang has stopped walking, one of his usual calling cards. He now has not drawn a free pass in his last 13 games.

 

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VIDEO Tweet via the M-Braves: How is Wendell Rijo still only 25?

 

Do you remember the details of the July 2016 trade in which he was acquired by the Crew? How about the June 2018 deal in which he was shipped out?

 

Answers at the end of this Link Report.

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Box: South Bend (Cubs) 6, Wisconsin 4

 

Pre-Game Media Notes (download) - Via the new Timber Rattler Virtual Press Box

 

South Bend Outlasts Wisconsin 6-4

Cubs take early lead and hold on to beat Rattlers

By Chris Mehring

 

Uneven rehab start for RHP Dylan File, whose final line was somewhat salvaged by LHP Arman Sabouri stranding three baserunners for him. Although as you'll hear below within the podcast, it wasn't all that ugly.

 

Timber Rattlers walked nine times, and base-on-balls magnet Hayden Cantrelle (0-for-5) didn't have any of them.

 

RH reliever Taylor Floyd continues to shine.

 

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AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "The Timber Rattlers and the South Bend Cubs battled for nearly four hours on Thursday night before the Cubs won 6-4. Chris Mehring and Kyle Lobner look for the positives for the Rattlers in a game where the teams combined to lead 30 runners on base, hit 4-for-28 with runners in scoring position, and ...well....lots and lots of stuff."

 

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VIDEO Tweet via @BrewersPD: RHP Carlos Luna montage from Wednesday (*swoon*)

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Box: Carolina 7, Down East (Rangers) 6

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Micro Brews Rally For 7-6 Win

Carolina erased an early four run deficit to defeat the Wood Ducks and even the current series at two games apiece

 

Excellent write-up as always, and a note that two Carolina bullpen mates were high school teammates.

 

AUDIO: Manager Joe Ayrault Post-Game Interview

 

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Top six in the lineup all reached at least twice. This offense can be relentless.

 

What if triple-digit flame-thrower Abner Uribe (three wild pitches, two of them run-scoring) dialed it back just a notch?

 

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VIDEO Tweets via the Mudcats:

 

"Sheesh" is an appropriate reaction here for Ernesto

 

PHOTO and VIDEO: Love both, baseball is so cool in this way

 

New battery energizes

 

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VIDEO Tweet via @BrewersPD: Another look at Felix Valerio's Wednesday grand slam

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Details later on:

 

BOX: DSL Brewers #1 Squad 5, DSL Cubs Red Squad 4, seven innings

 

Nice, walk-off win!

More combined fine pitching peripherals (one walk, nine K's). Two wild pitches, one HBP mixed in.

 

Until the final play, a Luis Castillo (17-year-old Dominican LH-hitting RF) single that broke a 4-4 tie, the three-run game-winning rally did not feature a hit. Rookie ball!

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BOX: DSL Brewers #2 Squad 12, DSL Giants Orange Squad 4, seven innings

 

Fine day on the island...

 

17-year-old rookie Venezuelan SS Jadher Areinamo had a big day, 4-for-5 two doubles, three RBI.

 

His countrymate, recently-turned 18-year-old RF Eduarh Colina was 3-for-4 (HR, two singles, HBP).

 

Yet another Venezuelan first-year player, 1B Yesbel Herrera, 18 as of last May, homered, singled, and drove in three.

 

OK, it was a Venezuelan party, as prized top signing 17-year-old CF Jackson Chourio continues his heat-up (HR, double, walk).

 

It was the first pro taters for each of Colina, Herrera and Chourio, a day the teenagers will always remember.

 

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Excellent start by 18-year-old Nicaraguan RHP Jared Albir.

 

Wrapping up was 19-year-old Dominican RHP Waldin Rodriguez in his pro debut.

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Box: ACL Brewers Blue 7, ACL Dodgers 4

 

Oh my, Erys Bautista

 

The 19-year-old switch-hitting 1B (and occasional corner OF) smacked three home runs, driving in four. Bautista was signed for $500,000 out of the Dominican Republic as part of the July 2018 signing class.

 

18-year-old Venezuelan 3B Jheremy Vargas maintained his 1.088 OPS with a home run of his own, as we all pencil in his RH bat at the hot corner in 2026.

 

Rehabbing infielder Antonio Pinero continues to toy with this league's pitchers and hopefully brings that stroke with him to higher levels eventually.

 

18-year-old Venezuelan catcher and Top Ten Pipeline Brewers prospect Jeferson Quero singled twice, drove in a run, and now is 3-for-3 in SB attempts on the young season.

 

Important relief work over the final 4.1 scoreless innings by 20-year-old Venezuelan RHP Wilkerman Chourio and soon-to-be 22-year-old LHP Karlos Morales (2017 25th round pick).

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Box: ACL Brewers Gold 6, ACL Royals Blue 3, seven innings

 

"Hedbert!" 2-run HR in the 1st, he would later walk.

 

Rehabbing Mario Feliciano doubled, walked, scored twice, and drove in two. Caught the whole game (two stolen bases against, one throwing error).

 

19-year-old LF and Dominican Republic native Eduarqui Fernandez hit his first stateside home run (hit 11 in 266 AB's in the DSL in 2019). Brewers have $1.1 million invested in him.

 

23-year-old RHP T.J. Shook, who looked strong in three Mudcat starts to begin this season, allowed one home run in his two inning rehab debut.

 

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Based on the four rookie level game updates, you all should have a sense of how critical the development of Latin American farmhands will be to the future of this organization.

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VIDEO Tweet via the M-Braves: How is Wendell Rijo still only 25?

 

Do you remember the details of the July 2016 trade in which he was acquired by the Crew? How about the June 2018 deal in which he was shipped out?

 

Answers at the end of this Link Report.

 

July 7, 2016:

 

Milwaukee Brewers traded 3B Aaron Hill and cash to Boston Red Sox for 2B Wendell Rijo and RHP Aaron Wilkerson.

 

June 16, 2018:

 

Milwaukee Brewers traded IF Wendell Rijo to New York Yankees (PTBNL for C Erik Kratz).

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Based on the four rookie level game updates, you all should have a sense of how critical the development of Latin American farmhands will be to the future of this organization.

 

Think we could see an extremely pitching heavy draft just out of necessity?

 

Seems like a ton of position prospects all getting crammed into Carolina next year, with two drafts worth of college bats going to Appleton.