Welcome back to the Minor League Roundup!
As a reminder, you can find this roundup — covering everything you need to know about each of the Brewers’ minor league affiliates — every Tuesday morning right here on Brew Crew Ball. For consistency, all organizational prospect rankings will reference MLB Pipeline unless otherwise noted.
Triple-A Nashville Sounds
Current record: 62-50
Record this week: 3-3
This week’s opponent: @ Memphis Redbirds
Next week’s opponent: vs. Indianapolis Indians
Standout performances:
Tyler Black: 6-for-18,
0 RBI, 1 BB, 7 K Eduardo Garcia: 4-for-13, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 4 K Luke Adams: 5-for-19, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 2 K Bo Naylor: 4-for-16, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 5 K Luis Matos: 5-for-21, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 0 K Coleman Crow: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Colton Gordon: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Garrett Stallings: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K Brandon Sproat: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Luke Adams had the best all-around offensive week among Nashville’s players, going 5-for-19 with two doubles, a home run, four RBIs, and three walks. The raw batting average isn’t especially eye-catching, but the rest of the line is: Adams struck out just twice in 26 plate appearances and finished the week with a .949 OPS.
After Joey Ortiz and Cooper Pratt went down with injuries, Adams’ name was thrown around as a potential stopgap at third base. With the recent signing of Ji-hwan Bae, that ship has sailed for now, but Adams remains a name to watch down in Nashville.
Luis Matos also deserves a mention after opening the series with a four-hit game Tuesday. He finished 5-for-21 overall, but didn’t strike out once all week. In fact, he was the only Sounds hitter to record a plate appearance without striking out. Tyler Black hit .333, although all six of his hits were singles and he struck out seven times in 20 plate appearances. Newly acquired catcher Bo Naylor went 4-for-16 with a double and two RBIs in his first full week in the organization.
The best pitching performance belonged to Coleman Crow, who tossed six scoreless innings Thursday while allowing five hits, walking two, and striking out five.
Colton Gordon also delivered six solid innings, allowing two earned runs on eight hits, while Garrett Stallings struck out seven without issuing a walk over four innings Saturday. Stallings, who was just optioned back to Nashville last week, has thrown eight scoreless innings to begin his major league career.
Brandon Sproat, whose last major league outing ended with him being pulled mid-at-bat, had a rough first start with Nashville — allowing six earned runs in four innings. However, it’s worth noting that the Brewers are clearly experimenting with Sproat’s pitch mix while he’s in the minors, ditching his cutter and nearly doubling his breaking-ball usage. One bad start obviously isn’t enough to judge whether those changes are working, so let’s see how his next couple of outings go.
Double-A Biloxi Shuckers
Current record: 55-49
Record this week: 1-5
This week’s opponent: @ Columbus Clingstones
Next week’s opponent: vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Standout performances:
Blake Burke: 10-for-26, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 6 K
Damon Keith: 3-for-12, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 4 K
Josh Adamczewski: 5-for-21, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 7 K
Mark Coley II: 5-for-21, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 8 K
Marco Dinges: 4-for-18, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 6 K
Jaron DeBerry: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Braylon Owens: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Edwin Jimenez: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Manuel Rodriguez: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Chandler Welch: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Blake Burke was also named the Brewers’ Minor League Player of the Month after hitting .351/.447/.935 (27-for-77) with nine doubles, 12 home runs, 32 RBIs, and 18 runs in July. Thankfully, this will be the last week I’m writing about him in this part of the column, because the 23-year-old slugger was promoted to Triple-A this weekend after going 10-for-26 (.385) with a double and two RBIs. He didn’t homer, but that’s about the only complaint you could make. Burke now has a .978 OPS with 30 home runs and 28 stolen bases this season.
Josh Adamczewski had another solid week, going 5-for-21 with a double, a home run, two RBIs, and two walks. Seven strikeouts isn’t ideal, nor is a batting average below .250, but Adamczewski still has a .936 OPS through his first 156 at-bats in Double-A. Every player has off weeks.
Other than those three, most of the Shuckers had a down week, something reflected in their 1-5 record. Marco Dinges went 4-for-18 with a home run and three RBIs. Jesús Made (5-for-23) and Mike Boeve (3-for-18), two of Biloxi’s most consistent offensive producers, both struggled. Andrew Fischer homered and drove in three runs Sunday, but went just 1-for-16 the rest of the week.
As for Biloxi’s pitching, Jaron DeBerry and Braylon Owens were excellent again. DeBerry tossed five scoreless innings Wednesday, allowing just two hits while striking out five. Owens followed a day later with six innings of one-run ball, surrendering only two hits while striking out seven. Manuel Rodriguez also went six innings, allowing three runs without issuing a walk.
High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Current record: 55-45
Record this week: 4-2
This week’s opponent: @ Beloit Sky Carp
Next week’s opponent: @ Cedar Rapids Kernels
Standout performances:
Daniel Dickinson: 10-for-22, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 6 BB, 5 K
Luis Peña: 9-for-20, 1 2B, 3 3B, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 5 K
Yannic Walther: 5-for-12, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K
Tayden Hall: 7-for-19, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 7 K
Tyler Rodriguez: 4-for-16, 1 2B, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K
Daniel Corniel: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Wande Torres: 10.0 IP, 12 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 13 K
J.D. Thompson: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Josh Knoth: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Jacob Morrison: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Daniel Dickinson had a monster week with Wisconsin, going 10-for-22 with two doubles, a home run, five RBIs, and six walks. That’s good for a .455 average and a 1.268 OPS.
There’s also an argument that he didn’t even have the best week among Timber Rattlers players. Luis Peña went 9-for-20 (.450) with a double, three triples, five RBIs, and three walks, finishing the series with a ridiculous 1.342 OPS. He’s missed time this year, but nothing about his performance when he’s actually been on the field suggests he isn’t the top-20 overall prospect he’s widely considered to be. Peña is now hitting .315 with an .857 OPS in 165 at-bats this season.
Tayden Hall added two home runs and five RBIs while hitting .368, and Yannic Walther went 5-for-12 with a homer and three RBIs. Even Braylon Payne, who didn’t crack the top five in batting average, homered twice and posted an .883 OPS. There simply weren’t many easy outs in Wisconsin’s lineup this week.
The pitching was also impressive, thanks first and foremost to left-hander Wande Torres.
Torres was named the Brewers’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July after striking out 32 with a 3.65 ERA, and he’s carried that momentum into August. This week, Torres worked 10 innings across two appearances, allowing three earned runs while striking out 13 and walking just one. His seven-inning outing Tuesday featured eight strikeouts, and he returned Sunday to throw three scoreless innings with five more punchouts.
Other pitchers who stood out this week included J.D. Thompson, who struck out seven over five innings, and Josh Knoth, who racked up eight strikeouts in five despite allowing three runs.
Single-A Wilson Warbirds
Current record: 55-49
Record this week: 3-3
This week’s opponent: Hill City Howlers (away, 2026-08-04 to 2026-08-09)
Next week’s opponent: Columbia Fireflies (home, 2026-08-11 to 2026-08-16)
Standout performances:
Brailyn Antunez: 9-for-24, 3 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 7 K
Kevin Garcia: 3-for-12, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 5 K
Filippo Di Turi: 4-for-16, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 1 K
Handelfry Encarnacion: 6-for-25, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K
Frederi Montero: 4-for-17, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 2 K
Andrew Healy: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Miqueas Mercedes: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
Diustin Mayorquin: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Joey Broughton: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Hayden Robinson: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Brailyn Antunez might have improved his stock more than any prospect in the Brewers’ organization over the last couple of weeks. Antunez went 9-for-24 with three doubles, three home runs, five RBIs, and three walks this week, good for a .375 average and a 1.319 OPS. Through his first 44 at-bats in Single-A, he’s hitting over .400 with a 1.360 OPS and five home runs.
Now that Alexander Frias, another young, high-upside, athletic international outfield prospect, is gone after the trade deadline, Antunez becomes even more interesting. He’s still a long way from Milwaukee, but three home runs and six extra-base hits in one week is exactly the kind of performance that can start pushing a player up organizational prospect lists. Antunez has always had intriguing tools, but stretches like this are what turn an interesting lower-level prospect into somebody worth following closely.
Handelfry Encarnacion also had a productive week, going 6-for-25 with a double, a home run, and five RBIs. Frederi Montero added a homer and three RBIs while drawing three walks against only two strikeouts.
On the pitching side, Andrew Healy delivered the best outing of the week, tossing five scoreless innings Thursday while allowing four hits and one walk and striking out five. Miqueas Mercedes was effective but wild Saturday, limiting Hill City to one run and one hit over four innings while striking out five despite issuing four walks. Diustin Mayorquin allowed two earned runs and four hits over seven innings but struck out only one batter, while Joey Broughton and Hayden Robinson each allowed two earned runs over five innings.
Player of the Week
I’m cheating a little bit this week and giving Player of the Week to two guys. Luis Peña and Brailyn Antunez both dominated their respective levels this week, and they’re both a good excuse to talk about just how much young talent Milwaukee still has coming through the lower levels of the system. Brewers fans have understandably been getting excited about Cooper Pratt, Luis Lara, Jesús Made, Blake Burke, and Andrew Fischer, all of whom are either already in Milwaukee or getting relatively close. What makes this farm system so exciting, though, is that the talent doesn’t end there.
Peña is already a consensus top-20 prospect in baseball and has looked every bit the part when healthy, while Antunez is beginning to emerge as another high-upside international prospect after signing with Milwaukee in 2025. Aside from those guys, there’s a whole other wave of talent — led by guys like Payne, Brady Ebel, Josh Knoth, and Dickinson — that could one day excite fans as much as Pratt and Lara do now. The future is bright in Milwaukee.
Play of the Week
Luis Lara is still technically a prospect, so:
