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.
Before getting into the usual roundup, here’s some good news and some bad news:
The Good News:
32-year-old left-hander Thomas Pannone made history last night by throwing the
first nine-inning perfect game in the minor leagues since 2017, retiring all 27 batters he faced on just 94 pitches. In doing so, he became the first pitcher to throw a nine-inning perfect game in the minor leagues since 2017 and just the fifth to do so in International League history (so, almost 150 years).
Awesome to see for the 32-year-old left-hander, who has appeared in 51 major league games with the Blue Jays and Brewers. How can you not be romantic about baseball?:
The Bad News:
Infielder Luis Peña, the Brewers’ No. 2 prospect and No. 21 overall, fractured his fibula sliding into third base and will miss the rest of the season. I’m not going to attach the video here, but the injury looked, for lack of a better word, gross. He was put in an air cast on the field and taken straight to the hospital, where he was diagnosed not with a broken ankle, as initially reported, but with multiple fractures in his left leg.
In some ways, it feels like the season couldn’t have gone much worse for Peña; this was actually the second time this season he’d been taken to the emergency room straight from a game. The first came after he passed out in the dugout, reportedly due to severe dehydration. He missed over a month before returning, only to end his season with a broken leg.
The Silver Lining:
At least he’s still good at baseball. Peña posted an .804 OPS in 188 High-A at-bats, then started his first stint in Double-A by going 15-for-56. That kind of production from a 19-year-old isn’t anything to sneeze at.
As weird as it is to say, breaking his fibula was probably about the best-case scenario given how bad the injury initially looked — no compound fracture, no broken ankle or tibia, no torn ligaments. In short, nothing that appears to be career-threatening. I say that with the caveat that the organization hasn’t provided many updates on Peña since the injury; if they do, you can find coverage right here at Brew Crew Ball.
With that out of the way, let’s get into the roundup:
Triple-A Nashville Sounds
Current record: 76-59
Record this week: 5-1
This week’s opponent: vs. Louisville Bats
Next week’s opponent: @ Durham Bulls
Standout performances:
Brock Wilken: 6-for-20, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 7 K
Tyler Black: 5-for-17, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K
Ethan Murray: 5-for-17, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Ramón Rodríguez: 3-for-14, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K
Akil Baddoo: 4-for-19, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 BB, 5 K
Thomas Pannone: 13.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 13 K (including his start on 9/7/2026)
Garrett Stallings: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Tyson Hardin: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Coleman Crow: 7.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Colton Gordon: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Thomas Pannone’s previous start, on Tuesday, Sept. 1? Four innings, zero earned runs, five strikeouts. Not a bad week at all.
While Pannone’s perfecto is obviously the story of the week, a few other Sounds also put together outings worthy of mention. Tyson Hardin has struggled at times, but he put together his best outing in over a month, pitching seven innings of one-run ball while allowing only three hits. Coleman Crow and Colton Gordon also pitched well, as has been par for the course for both of them.
Among position players, Brock Wilken probably had the best week, but he hasn’t had a great year. He’s hitting .197 even after this week’s 6-for-20 showing, with only a .382 slugging percentage to go along with it. However, Wilken has still managed to hit 16 home runs, and he went from posting an even worse line in Double-A in 2024 to recording an .876 OPS in 2025.
Wilken, the Brewers’ first-round pick in 2023, probably doesn’t have a future with the organization given the amount of corner infield talent in Milwaukee’s farm system. Andrew Fischer and Blake Burke, just to name two, are better prospects with similar profiles. With that being said, Wilken is still only 24 and has tons of power — he’ll be eligible for the Rule 5 draft after the season, and it wouldn’t surprise me to see another team take a flier on him.
Tyler Black, who also had a solid week at the plate, is eligible for this December’s Rule 5 draft as well. Like with Wilken, injuries, underperformance, and positional depth have made him pretty much expendable for the Brewers. He’s older (26) and isn’t a defensive upgrade anywhere, but he also has a .771 OPS in 313 at-bats this year, an .838 OPS in 27 big-league at-bats, and was considered a fringe top-100 prospect heading into last season.
Double-A Biloxi Shuckers
Current record: 62-65
Record this week: 4-2
This week’s opponent: vs. Birmingham Barons
Next week’s opponent: @ Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Standout performances:
Matthew Wood: 6-for-13, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB, 3 K
Mike Boeve: 7-for-18, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 7 BB, 4 K
Andrew Fischer: 6-for-16, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 10 BB, 7 K
Josh Adamczewski: 6-for-21, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 6 BB, 4 K
Braylon Payne: 4-for-12, 1 3B, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K
Wande Torres: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
J.D. Thompson: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Bishop Letson: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 9 K
Biloxi’s position players were led this week by catcher Matthew Wood, who hit nearly .500, and Andrew Fischer, who hit four home runs — again — to bring him to 46 on the season. His 46th, a monster home run in the bottom of the fourth, brought him into a tie with former MVP and two-time MLB home run leader Ryan Howard for the most homers in any minor league season this century. If he hits one home run this week against Pensacola, he’ll move into sole possession of first place.
At this point, I’m running out of things to say about Fischer’s power. He drove in 11 runs this week and somehow managed to draw 10 walks in just six games, meaning he reached base 16 times despite recording only six hits. He also struck out seven times, but that’s a tradeoff you’ll happily accept when a player is doing this much damage. Fischer did struggle in August, but one slump doesn’t erase 46 home runs.
Wood had a pretty ridiculous series of his own, going 6-for-13 with two homers, five RBIs, and five walks. Mike Boeve actually reached base even more frequently, collecting seven hits and seven walks in 25 plate appearances. Josh Adamczewski also walked six times to go along with six hits and a home run, while Braylon Payne went 4-for-12 with a triple and five RBIs.
Jesús Made, baseball’s No. 1 prospect, had been struggling at the plate in August — hitting just .204 with a .579 OPS — but bounced back a bit with a 6-for-24 showing. All told, it was an impressive week for a Biloxi lineup that features a significant chunk of the Brewers’ top prospects.
Wande Torres — who threw five one-hit innings this week — was again the best pitcher the Shuckers started. Earlier this week, Torres was named the Brewers organization’s Pitcher of the Month for the second straight month. He went 3-0 with a 1.75 ERA in August and didn’t allow a single earned run over his final three starts of the month.
J.D. Thompson also turned in an excellent start, allowing just one earned run and two hits across six innings while striking out six. Bishop Letson didn’t go quite as deep, but he missed plenty of bats, striking out nine over 4 2/3 innings while allowing two runs. It’s great to see two of the Brewers’ better pitching prospects putting together strong outings as the season winds down.
High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Current record: 66-58
Record this week: 3-3
This week’s opponent: @ Beloit Sky Carp
Next week’s opponent: None
Standout performances:
Daniel Dickinson: 8-for-19, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 1 K
Tayden Hall: 6-for-21, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 5 K
Eric Bitonti: 5-for-23, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 BB, 6 K
Juan Ortuno: 4-for-22, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K
Miqueas Mercedes: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
Jarrette Bonet: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Joshua Quezada: 4.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Ethan Dorchies: 9.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 9 K
Both of the Brewers’ A-ball affiliates — the Wilson Warbirds and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers — wrapped up their regular seasons on Sunday. I’ll have plenty more on the Timber Rattlers — and what this season means for players like Dickinson, Bitonti, and the rest of a prospect-heavy roster — in the season recap coming later this month.
Daniel Dickinson, the Brewers’ sixth-round pick in the 2025 draft, really came on strong after starting the season somewhat slowly. He was consistently one of Wisconsin’s better hitters over the second half, but especially in August. Dickinson was named the organization’s (and the Midwest League’s) Player of the Month after batting .343/.452/.581 with a 1.033 OPS in 27 games while leading the entire Midwest League in batting average, hits, and stolen bases.
Dickinson carried that momentum into the final week of the season, going 8-for-19 with a home run and four walks while striking out just once. He finishes his first full professional season hitting .282 with an .898 OPS in more than 400 plate appearances.
Eric Bitonti also ended his bounce-back season on a solid note. He went just 5-for-23 against Beloit, but homered, drove in three, and drew five walks. Tayden Hall also had himself a nice week, going 6-for-21 with a double, a homer, and four walks.
On the mound, Miqueas Mercedes picked up right where he left off following his promotion to the Timber Rattlers. Mercedes tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits while striking out four. He finishes his season with a 2.61 ERA — although with a 1.40 WHIP — in 21 appearances.
Joshua Quezada also shoved this week, striking out eight over 4 1/3 innings while allowing only one hit. Jarrette Bonet, who’d given up at least three earned runs in each of his previous three starts, bounced back nicely, tossing four shutout innings while allowing only one baserunner. Ethan Dorchies got tagged for five runs on six hits and walked five, although he also struck out nine.
Single-A Wilson Warbirds
Current record: 64-65
Record this week: 0-6
This week’s opponent: @ Fredericksburg Nationals
Next week’s opponent: None
Standout performances:
Moises Polanco: 8-for-22, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 3 K
Rylan Mills: 6-for-22, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB, 10 K
Tyler Renz: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Luke Roupe: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
Enderson Mercado: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Joey Broughton: 4.0 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
Wilson’s inaugural season ended on a sour note, as the Warbirds were swept in six games by Fredericksburg to finish the year at 64-65. The results obviously weren’t what they wanted, but there were still a few individual performances worth highlighting.
Catcher Rylan Mills provided most of the power, going 6-for-22 with three home runs, four RBIs, and four walks. It was the second consecutive three-homer week for Mills, who also went deep three times against Hickory last week. The strikeouts are something to keep an eye on — he struck out 10 times in 26 plate appearances this week — but 14 home runs in 209 at-bats as a 19-year-old is nothing to sneeze at.
Moises Polanco had Wilson’s best week in terms of batting average, going 8-for-22 while striking out only three times. Pedro Ibarguen reached base eight times in 15 plate appearances, collecting four hits and four walks, and finishes his first full season in Single-A with a .733 OPS.
There wasn’t nearly as much to highlight on the pitching side. Tyler Renz turned in easily the best start of the week, allowing one earned run on two hits across four innings without issuing a walk. The rest of Wilson’s pitching staff had a considerably tougher time keeping Fredericksburg off the scoreboard, as reflected by the stat lines of Enderson Mercado (4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) and Joey Broughton (4.0 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 4 K).
