Sun. 5/15 - Peek In On The Farm while Brewers / Bucks Fill The Afternoon Hours

[damuelle]

Cam Devanney blasts another one, his 2nd of the game and 4th of the year. 8-1 Shuckers after 6 innings.

[Joseph Zarr]

How about our Nashville Sounds taking the series between Divisional leaders in fairly convincing fashion? They improve to 24-11 (!!) on the season after the 11-6 victory today in Jacksonville. What a season through 35 games!

[wibadgers23]

At what point does Wiemer crack the top 100? Sheesh!

[Joseph Zarr]

24 minutes ago, wibadgers23 said:

At what point does Wiemer crack the top 100? Sheesh!

He was already there to start this season, my friend. BUT, the question really is: How high will he go? He entered the season ranked 96 by MLB Pipeline. OPS now at 0.980 on the season with his 8th and 9th HR batting 0.302 with his 27th rbi on the day. Just an incredibly good start to his season all things considered. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Hats off to Jakob Brustoski. He struck out the side in the bottom half of the eighth inning. After a really really tough start to his Low-A career he has really made progress in the past couple weeks. I, for one, am proud of this young man for facing adversity and finding his resolve to improve and continue battling. Here's to better days ahead! His nemesis to date has really been hit batters and walks. Strikeouts are clearly on the table as he gets many. Over his past 5 2/3 ip he now has limited damage to 3 hit/2 bb/2 hb with 11 k's and 3 er. We can work with this. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Jheremy Vargas just missed the Mudcats 2nd Grand Slam of the afternoon by about 3 feet. He is out 3/4 up the wall at the wall in deep center. It's 12-6 Mudcats onto the bottom of the ninth inning.

[folly412]

Always cool to get a 5/5 organizational sweep on the day. 

Brandon Knarr is having quite the breakout season.

[ARobsBrewCrew]

53 minutes ago, Julio Muchacho said:

Hats off to Jakob Brustoski. He struck out the side in the bottom half of the eighth inning. After a really really tough start to his Low-A career he has really made progress in the past couple weeks. I, for one, am proud of this young man for facing adversity and finding his resolve to improve and continue battling. Here's to better days ahead! His nemesis to date has really been hit batters and walks. Strikeouts are clearly on the table as he gets many. Over his past 5 2/3 ip he now has limited damage to 3 hit/2 bb/2 hb with 11 k's and 3 er. We can work with this. 

As one coach in the organization put it to me, “If he wakes up tomorrow and can throw strikes consistently, you could put him in the Milwaukee pen right now.” That is high praise for the very raw stuff that Brustoski possesses. That faith will also allow Jakob an extended chance to find his control.  Correct me if I’m wrong, but 20 of his 28 outs are Ks… whew

[CheeseheadInQC]

4 minutes ago, ARobsBrewCrew said:

As one coach in the organization put it to me, “If he wakes up tomorrow and can throw strikes consistently, you could put him in the Milwaukee pen right now.” That is high praise for the very raw stuff that Brustoski possesses. That faith will also allow Jakob an extended chance to find his control.  Correct me if I’m wrong, but 20 of his 28 outs are Ks… whew

He's at least getting closer (1.06 WHIP so far in May). The chances of salvaging his season stats are slim but if he can keep improving it won't matter.

Wonder if Shane Smith is close to returning. He seemed to have a similar profile when the two were signed as UDFA.

[homer]

2 hours ago, wibadgers23 said:

At what point does Wiemer crack the top 100? Sheesh!

Or get promoted to AAA....I would think after the draft is a possibility if he keeps this up. 

[Brewcrew82]

23 minutes ago, homer said:

Or get promoted to AAA....I would think after the draft is a possibility if he keeps this up. 

Heck, Wiemer might find himself in Milwaukee before the end of the year if he keeps this up, A remote possibility, but still...

[Robocaller]

1 hour ago, homer said:

Or get promoted to AAA....I would think after the draft is a possibility if he keeps this up. 

Could be any time. It would still leave Mitchell, Frelick, and Lutz in Biloxi.

[nate82]

1 hour ago, Robocaller said:

Could be any time. It would still leave Mitchell, Frelick, and Lutz in Biloxi.

I think the earliest would be after the draft.  I believe the Brewers would want Wiemer to play at least half of the season in AA before going to AAA.  The jump from AA to AAA isn’t all that big of a jump either.  I wouldn’t be surprised if it were later in the year for a promotion for Wiemer to AAA.  

[Jim French Stepstool]

Been watching the organizational box scores regularly. Interesting how they are trying to build versatility moving Wilson, Valerio & Turang around the diamond. Today they did something cool with Frelick/Wiemer.......they played CF-RF, then flip flopped.

Tyler Black seems to be flying under the radar a bit at Wisconsin. Well over .300 & driving in runs.

[Robocaller]

4 hours ago, nate82 said:

I think the earliest would be after the draft.  I believe the Brewers would want Wiemer to play at least half of the season in AA before going to AAA.  The jump from AA to AAA isn’t all that big of a jump either.  I wouldn’t be surprised if it were later in the year for a promotion for Wiemer to AAA.  

there's no reason to delay, unless they don't think he's ready. Nashville has some OF they could jettison, and there will still be 4 decent OF in Biloxi.

[Austin Tatious]

Nice to see Hedbert Perez come alive.  He had a rough start but maybe it’s turning.  

Hard not to be excited about Chourio.  He will no doubt have some ups and downs but what he’s doing at his age is very exciting.  
 

[Madhawk23]

Sorry if this should be posted in another thread on this site (feel free to move it, if it should), but can someone tell me more about both Stivan Cruz and Brandon Knarr.  I just don't know enough about either of these guys?  Are they both legit prospects to get excited about?  "Stuff" guys are more finesse?  

[Mass Haas]

Here's your final Link Report from Sunday 5/15

[KeithStone53151]

 

[Mass Haas]

17 minutes ago, Madhawk23 said:

Sorry if this should be posted in another thread on this site (feel free to move it, if it should), but can someone tell me more about both Stivan Cruz and Brandon Knarr.  I just don't know enough about either of these guys?  Are they both legit prospects to get excited about?  "Stuff" guys are more finesse?  

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AUDIO via the "The Brewers Brawl Pod": Extended chat with LHP Brandon Knarr, signed after the five-round draft in 2020

[Joseph Zarr]

13 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Been watching the organizational box scores regularly. Interesting how they are trying to build versatility moving Wilson, Valerio & Turang around the diamond. Today they did something cool with Frelick/Wiemer.......they played CF-RF, then flip flopped.

Tyler Black seems to be flying under the radar a bit at Wisconsin. Well over .300 & driving in runs.

Welcome aboard @Jim French Stepstool! 

Tyler Black was red hot to start the season. He then had a brief stint on the shelf, so to speak, with a minor injury. But, clearly, he's adjusted quite fine since Frelick's promotion. Of the many players to follow, the other player to really keep an eye on in the early going, and one of the true pleasant surprises of 2022, is Tristan Peters. He's been unbelievably steady and consistent offensively and defensively. Wisconsin is just a fun group to watch right now. Joe Gray Jr. and Zavi Warren have really stepped it up these past couple of weeks. Wes Clarke always seems to step up in crucial moments. Ernesto Martinez is back from injury. Darrien Miller continues to shine. Carlos Rodriguez has played improved offensive baseball lately. It should also be pointed out: these players clearly love playing for manager Joe Ayrault. Watching his mic'd up YouTube clips it's easy to see why. He's extremely supportive and relates well to his players.

[CheeseheadInQC]

16 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Tyler Black seems to be flying under the radar a bit at Wisconsin. Well over .300 & driving in runs.

It is kind of absurd the amount of production the system has gotten from the second base spot, with Mathias, Valerio, Black and Raabe.

[Joseph Zarr]

4 hours ago, CheeseheadInQC said:

It is kind of absurd the amount of production the system has gotten from the second base spot, with Mathias, Valerio, Black and Raabe.

Let’s just go there again:

 

I LOVE players experiencing success. What a season for Tyler.

[Joseph Zarr]

Not to be outdone in the bat flip arena, how about our Southern League Player of the Week, Joey Wiemer: