Welcome back to the Minor League Roundup! I’m filling in for Adam this week.
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 (38-25)
Opponent this week: @ Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Miami Marlins)
Record this week: 3-3
Standout performances:
Luke Adams (No. 11): 4-for-17,
3 HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB, 8 K, 3 BB Cooper Pratt (No. 4): 6-for-23, 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 3 SB, 4 K, 3 BB Ethan Murray: 4-for-6, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 SB, 5 BB Garrett Stallings: 5 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 K Thomas Pannone: 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K Reiss Knehr: 4 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K Jacob Waguespack: 3 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Luis Lara was noticeably absent from the Sounds’ lineup this week, as he hasn’t appeared in a game since Tuesday, when he went 0-for-4 with a walk in the series opener. No word on if he’s injured, but something to keep an eye on ahead of their next series.
In positive injury news, Luke Adams returned to the lineup after missing more than a month, and he slugged three homers, swiped three bags, and drew three walks for a .235/.381/.765 line across five games.
Most of Nashville’s other regulars — Brock Wilken, Eddys Leonard, Akil Baddoo, Tyler Black, Jeferson Quero, and Jett Williams — had rough weeks, but Cooper Pratt had six hits and three steals across 23 at-bats. Shortstop Ethan Murray also went 4-for-6 with five walks and two steals for a .667/.818/.833 line over three games.
On the mound, Garrett Stallings and Thomas Pannone both had scoreless starts, as Stallings went five innings with five strikeouts and Pannone went 5 2/3 innings with three strikeouts. Reiss Knehr went 4 1/3 scoreless innings across three relief appearances, striking out five, while Jacob Waguespack made a pair of appearances spanning three innings, also striking out five.
Next week’s opponent: vs. Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays)
Double-A Biloxi Shuckers (28-26)
Opponent this week: vs. Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays)
Record this week: 3-3
Standout performances:
Dylan O’Rae: 3-for-13, 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 2 SB, 3 K, 2 BB
Matthew Wood: 5-for-12, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K, 6 BB
Jaron DeBerry: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Bishop Letson (No. 8): 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Manuel Rodriguez: 6 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
It was a fairly disappointing week for the Biloxi offense, as no players had more than five hits on the week, and top prospect Jesús Made went just 4-for-18 with no extra-base hits. Made was also 0-for-2 on steal attempts.
Matthew Wood led the offense with five hits, slugging a pair of homers and driving in three while drawing six walks to just one strikeout. Blake Burke and Dylan O’Rae both homered, and O’Rae was one of three players with multiple steals on the week, joining Mark Coley and Eduardo Garcia.
While the offense didn’t have a great week, some of Biloxi’s starting pitchers looked fantastic. Bishop Letson had the best start of the week, going six scoreless with a team-high eight strikeouts, allowing just three hits and a walk. Jaron DeBerry had his second consecutive great outing, going six scoreless with five strikeouts and just three hits and two walks allowed. Manuel Rodriguez went 6 2/3 innings with one run allowed, and Tanner Gillis went six innings with two runs allowed and seven strikeouts.
Next week’s opponent: @ Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox)
High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (29-24)
Opponent this week: @ Cedar Rapids Kernels (Minnesota Twins)
Record this week: 3-2
Standout performances:
Andrew Fischer (No. 6): 7-for-18, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB, 6 BB, 7 K
Josh Adamczewski (No. 10): 7-for-16, 2 HR, 2 2B, 9 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB, 2 BB, 4 K
Eric Bitonti (No. 23): 3-for-11, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Josiah Ragsdale: 5-for-8, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB, 3 BB, 2 K
Ethan Dorchies: 5 1/3 IP, 0 ER (1 R), 4 H, 3 BB, 5 K
Braylon Owens: 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Andrew Fischer, who was named the Brewers’ Minor League Player of the Month for May, continued his raking ways this week. After batting .281/.439/.674 with three doubles, a triple, 10 homers, 20 RBIs, 25 runs, and 21 walks in 24 games in May, he hit .389/.542/.889 with three homers, seven RBIs, seven runs, and six walks in five games this week. Oh, and he broke the Timber Rattler single-season home run record (17) in just 48 games. Not bad for the 22-year-old prospect.
Fellow top prospects Josh Adamczewski and Eric Bitonti also homered twice each, as did Luis Castillo. Braylon Payne added a homer, and Luis Peña, who returned to the lineup last week, went 2-for-8 with three steals and four runs scored this week.
Ethan Dorchies turned in the best start of the week, going 5 1/3 innings with one unearned run allowed on four hits and three walks, striking out five. Braylon Owens, who was named the Brewers’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May after striking out 35 to just nine walks over 25 innings, went five innings in his outing this week, allowing one run and striking out a pair.
Next week’s opponent: vs. Great Lakes Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Single-A Wilson Warbirds (31-26)
Opponent this week: vs. Salem RidgeYaks (Minnesota Twins)
Record this week: 5-1
Standout performances:
Brady Ebel (No. 13): 5-for-24, 3 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB, 11 K, 7 BB
José Anderson: 5-for-19, 3 HR, 1 2B, 10 RBI, 4 R, 8 K, 3 BB
Pedro Ibarguen: 6-for-19, 1 HR, 1 2B, 7 RBI, 5 R, 7 K, 3 BB
Luis Lameda: 5-for-13, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB, 3 K, 4 BB
Jayden Dubanewicz (No. 25): 6 1/3 IP, 2 ER (5 R), 5 H, 3 BB, 8 K
Carlos Carra: 6 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 6 K
Joshua Quezada: 4 2/3 IP, 0 ER (1 R), 1 H, 0 BB, 6 K
After a rough start to the season, the Warbirds have found a rhythm, as they now sit in second place in the Carolina League North at 31-26. They won five of six against the Salem RidgeYaks, outscoring them 48-39 in the series.
José Anderson led the offense with three homers and 10 RBIs this week, slashing .263/.333/.789 across 19 at-bats, including a walk-off grand slam. Kevin Garcia and Pedro Ibarguen both homered, too, as Ibarguen led the Warbirds with six hits this week. No. 13 prospect Brady Ebel went 5-for-24 but added a whopping seven walks for a .387 on-base percentage. Filippo Di Turi also walked off Saturday’s game in a 4-3 victory.
Jayden Dubanewicz went 6 1/3 total innings over two appearances, striking out a team-high eight, though he allowed five runs, just two of which were earned (2.84 ERA). Carlos Carra went 6 1/3 innings with one run allowed and six strikeouts, while Joshua Quezada allowed one unearned run and struck out six over 4 2/3 innings. Andrew Healy went 2 2/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts in his start, and Peyton Niksch went 3 1/3 scoreless frames in relief, striking out four.
Next week’s opponent: @ Hill City Howlers (Cleveland Guardians)
Player of the Week
It has to be Luke Adams, who came back in a big way to launch three homers, including this go-ahead homer in the ninth inning on Sunday night:
Honorable mention to José Anderson, who had three homers for Low-A Wilson, including a walk-off grand slam.
Play of the Week
Great throw to end the game on Sunday afternoon by Greg Jones:
