As you watch Elvis Peguero thrive in
#Brewers
late-game situations, remember that David Stearns dumped $17.5 million of remaining Jackie Bradley salary back on Boston, got a solid year of Hunter Renfroe, and then Matt Arnold spun Renfroe for seven years of control of Peguero.
#Brewers
San Antonio Manager Rick Sweet on Keston Hiura: "I've had Ken Griffey, Jr., Edgar Martinez, Luis Gonzalez, and some other names, Vladimir Guerrero, that are good hitters, Keston falls in that category. He's special. We're just seeing the tip of it. He's a special hitter"
Three playoff day games, this one hidden on MLB Network on an NFL Sunday. This team is going to absolutely sneak up on the nation’s consciousness soon, and the awakening of that audience as the league’s goliaths await will be wonderfully glorious.
Seriously, is there one single solitary thing that Rob Manfred has done/overseen/said since taking over as commissioner that can be seen as a positive for the fans and the game itself?
In what is indicated as his last winter ball appearance,
#Brewers
Freddy Peralta shined again tonight - 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K, 54 pitches. His season #'s? How about 20 IP, 6 H, 3 R (1.35 ERA), 3 BB, 34 K
#FreddysReady
#Brewers
17-year-old (turns 18 in Nov.) LH-hitting OF Hendry Mendez, who has posted a .903 OPS in his first 52 pro at-bats, has been brought stateside from the Dominican League.
His .308/.403/.500 line includes only two strikeouts in those 52 AB's (seven walks).
That'll play...
Wade Miley looks like a guy who is going to retreat into some backwoods cabin with no utilities until it's time for his next start, and I'm perfectly fine with that.
#Brewers
If
#Brewers
can take care of business at home against SD, there is a gift waiting each night from the 3-game WAS-STL series. Either gain a game on WAS (now 2.5 games back) or STL (3). Nats aren't guaranteed a spot at all, and suddenly it's not just "pass the Cubs or bust".
#Brewers
1st-round CF
@SalFrelick
was a home run shy of a cycle in the 105 degree Maryvale heat Friday night: 4-for-5, 2 R, 3 RBI. Frelick is 7-for-12 and 2-for-2 in SB attempts to start his pro career. That eventual Frelick -
@GarretMitchell5
-
@JoJo2Gray
OF is going to be sweet.
Just another day for your super-prospect,
#Brewers
fans. On Friday night in Venezuela, Jackson Chourio was 3-for-5 with a double and a stolen base. He's now hitting .381. We also see confirmation that his winter ball stint will end with Sunday's game, November 19th.
Monasterio and not Turang at SS today vs. a RHP is an indication that Brice is about to get some AAA Nashville "reset time" once Luis Urias comes back this week.
#Brewers
Matt Arnold said LHP Aaron Ashby is being looked at as a starter entering spring training. "Doing really well, these shoulder injuries are always tricky. Excited about what he can do for us this year."
#SiriusXM
The
#Brewers
reportedly sign a 16-year-old RHP "phenom" with roots in MLB's China Development Center; this week he became the youngest player ever to play in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League; available details listed here
Here's the box score / game log / Gameday for
#Brewers
' Freddy Peralta's playoff start tonight. Through two innings he's perfect with four K's and Dominican Twitter is ablaze 🔥
Source: Free-agent RHP Yovani Gallardo in agreement with
#Brewers
. Gallardo was Brewers’ second-round pick in 2004, pitched for MIL from ‘07 to ‘13.
#Mariners
declined his $13M option. Combined ERA past two seasons: 5.57.
You can't tell me there aren't 24 guys other than Jordan Lyles in that dugout and bullpen who are wondering what the hell he was doing out there in the 8th. Hell, even Lyles was thinking that. Nothing Counsell says post-game will be good enough. Horrible.
The last time Carlos Santana posted a tweet before this one last night was way back on April 4th. Just speculating, but was William Contreras' "eyes" tweet a hint that a Santana /
#Brewers
reunion prior to Carlos formally reaching free agency is in the works?
#Brewers
Orlando Arcia has put his Venezuelan Winter Caribes team on his back. His two-run 1st inning HR set the tone as his club clinched a first round playoff victory. His play this offseason has been fantastic from Day One. Sure, it's winter ball, but great to see.
Just think how much fun we're having in 2018 because of what happened Thursday, January 25th between 7:03 PM (Rosenthal tweets Yelich) and 8:27 PM (Crasnick tweets Cain). Thank you, David Stearns and Mark Attanasio!
#Brewers
This Jesus' birthday is not December 25th, it's today! Happy 28th! How about an All-Star spot as a present? Or we can gift-wrap your NL MVP trophy this fall, it's on layaway! OK with you, sir?
3-for-4 Sunday for
#Brewers
Luis Urias in Mexico. Hitting .409 in last 11 games. .290/.377/.450 (.827 OPS in 24 games overall). Despite a stolen base Sunday, just 5-for-12 in that dept. Was 7-for-9 at AAA in 2019, so testing himself this winter. Just 43-for-84 (52%) in pro career
If
#Brewers
can take care of business at home against SD, there is a gift waiting each night from the 3-game WAS-STL series. Either gain a game on WAS (now 2.5 games back) or STL (3). Nats aren't guaranteed a spot at all, and suddenly it's not just "pass the Cubs or bust".
The key prospect the Dodgers traded for Manny Machado cost LA $30 million to sign. LA has nearly $30 million in “dead money” on their 2018 payroll. There’s only one team to root for, America. Pretty sure most will be.
#Brewers
#ThisIsMyCrew
Little birdie at Brewerfan indicates LHP Ethan Small is moving from AA Biloxi to AAA Nashville. Always trust the Brewerfan birdies, well, not HighHeat19, we could produce a mini-series based on that drama. But the random others, yes.
As of now, every single position player on the
#Brewers
40-man roster is on either the big-league active roster or the big-league IL. Not one in the minors. Can't ever remember that being the case before.
Tonight's
@BiloxiShuckers
listed starter is TBD, as in waiting for Jacob Misiorowski's AA placement to become official. Robert Gasser for Nashville, Brandon Woodruff (oh, yeah!) for Wisconsin, and key prospect Logan Henderson for Carolina. What a night on the farm system mound!
#Brewers
5th round pick
@thomas_dillard7
saw his first action behind the plate in the 2nd game of today's
@TimberRattlers
doubleheader, catching the first three innings. Primarily a LF/1B since draft day, Dillard reached base in both games to extend his on-base game streak to 21.
#Brewers
@LuisUrias03
's Christmas present(s) - Mexican Winter League Player of Week and Defensive Player of the Week, first time in 2019 same player won both awards
Luis Urías tuvo una descomunal semana en el plato y a la defensiva. 😍
Por su enorme contribución con
@yaquis_oficial
, el sonorense es el Jugador Profuturo de la Semana.
@ProfuturoMX
OK
#Brewers
, this losing day games and especially Sunday nonsense needs to turn around today. Big league sweeps are not easy, we realize, but c’mon already. Please.
If I could only listen to one phone call for the rest of the summer, it would be the very next conversation that Mark Attanasio and David Stearns are going to have.
Always cool when the
#Brewers
bring in a player from an out-of-the-norm country as worldwide baseball grows. Guzman turned 17 in September, and is a RHP listed at 5'11, 160. Signed on 10/24
Via MLB .com: "Jackson Chourio posted another two-hit performance Thursday with a walk and a run scored for Zulia (Venezuela). Chourio has compiled multi-hit games in his past four contests and hit safely in each of his last six. He's batting .359 through 10 games."
#Brewers
Here's proof of the influence Rob Friedman's
@PitchingNinja
tweets have directly on
#Brewers
(and other) front offices, as Brink, the 2014-2016 Cubs farmhand and indy baller since, was signed by the Crew, as was noted earlier this week
@PitchingNinja
Thank you! Whenever (if ever) I get married you are invited! First thing the brewers said when they called was they saw your posts. Forever in debt to you!
#Brewers
prized top January 2021 international signing period bonus baby CF/2B Jackson Chourio ($1.9 million), who won't even turn 18 until March & posted a fine .833 OPS in the DSL last summer, has begun play in Venezuela and crushed this HR last night 👀
Con este JONRÓN de tres carreras de Jackson Chourio,
@aguilasdelzulia
🦅aumenta la distancia en el marcador frente a
@labarrabrava
😡.
Primer cuadrangular en la
#LVBP
para el joven segunda base de las águilas.
¡Felicidades, Jackson! 👏🏻
#LaPasi
ónDeTodos | 📺:
@IVCNetworksVE
#Brewers
are not going to call up Sal Frelick until they are sure he will not exhaust his rookie eligibility this year, so they can score a possible draft pick if Frelick does well in Rookie of Year voting in ‘23. Think I read 8/23? Yeah, it’s exasperating.
#Brewers
release
@nashvillesounds
INF/OF Eddy Alvarez (a fine .870 OPS in 63 G). A bit of a roster crunch at AAA, wonder if he had an opt-out. Good luck, Eddy!
Get ready for a Sal Frelick/Garrett Mitchell/Joey Wiemer outfield for
@BiloxiShuckers
, wow! Frelick moving up from
@TimberRattlers
. Former high pick Tristen Lutz also still on hand at AA. Unclear if the move is related to Felix Valerio's recent absence after an awkward slide.
Mauricio Dubon is crushing it, and unless his trade value return brings home and seals a championship somehow, the
#Brewers
will regret moving him for years & years. Tread carefully, Mr. Stearns. Dubon-Hiura tandem for the next decade seems fine to me. Flip Arcia this offseason.
Indicates the
#Brewers
will be signing this LH OF bat out of Panama in July, he will debut in '22 - great name, by the way. This year, int'l. players are eligible to sign with an MLB team between 1/15/21 and 12/15/21, and must turn 16 before they sign
"In 2019,
#Brewers
engagement rates ranked 3rd in all of MLB on Facebook, 4th on Twitter and 1st on Instagram. Instagram engagement rate ranked
#1
out of 123 teams in MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL." Beyond glum when the best of the best are tossed aside. Thank you
@Cmoyer
&
@AaronOberley
OK, so like the NBA in the USA, the Mexican Winter League plays on Christmas Day. And the
#Brewers
red-hot Luis Urias (.857 OPS) again showed off a Miller Park-friendly opposite-field swing, his 5th HR in 103 AB's. A North Pole reference here
Birdie tells me LHP Cam Roegner is getting bumped to AA Biloxi. Unlike Roegner's recent emergency AAA start, this will be a more traditional move up. The Beloit native, 25, posted a 2.16 ERA, 1.15 WHIP in 19 Carolina starts. Move makes sense after the Kodi Medeiros deal.
#Brewers
Getting word of
#Brewers
trading Erik Kratz to the
#Giants
for a AA middle infielder. I imagine official announcement will be out soon, but until then, let’s just say this is very likely so.
Dan Jennings' recent struggles remind us that 23-year-old LHP Quintin Torres-Costa, who has to be added to the 40-man this fall, has been spectacular all season. WHIP of 0.92 across 50 innings, and has been equally effective at both the AA and AAA levels, vs. both RH and LH bats.
Tweet from dad of Maryvale
#Brewers
C/1B Moises Perez. The visitor, in AZ from Venezuela to see medical staff, is Julio Mendez, the young man who nearly lost his life last August when a pitched ball to chest caused a cardiac event. Looking strong, Julio!
Never knew this: "The
#Brewers
obviously believe in him, agreeing to that record deal despite an elbow — which needs daily maintenance since suffering an injury at age 12 while pitching in a national championship game in Venezuela."
. Future superstar Jackson Chourio made the Brewers’ Opening Day roster at 20 years and one week, and he’ll be the youngest player in the majors, so naturally he celebrated with cokes
Buzz over at
@brewer_fanatic
indicates “Word on the Street” insights that
@TimberRattlers
RHP Justin Jarvis & LHP Antoine Kelly will be joining OF Tristan Peters with
@BiloxiShuckers
. We’ll be looking at major roster moves on
#Brewers
farm this week regardless of deadline deals!
Under the MLB owners' MiLB and draft reduction plans,
@bruter24
(31st round) doesn't get drafted. If he does sign as non-drafted, he doesn't have a Pioneer League level team to make a first impression. And he doesn't become the "Raptor" showing off the new uni's last night. Boo.
Hello all my
@Brewers
community friends and followers - while I have had to stay on the online sidelines for several weeks (and will need to remain so for some time), know that I will be watching the championship journey along with you. Take care and go
#Brewers
!
#iAmOK
Looks like
#Brewers
Orlando Arcia will begin play in Venezuelan Winter League action the middle of next week. Earlier we learned the same of Jesus Aguilar
It's not like the
#Brewers
had a ton of guys to follow in winter ball this offseason, but the Freddy Peralta and Luis Urias performances have been off-the-charts impressive, even given the usual small-sample and it's AAA-level competition arguments.
Ho-hum, a 3-for-5 night for Sal Frelick w/
@nashvillesounds
. In his first 33 games at AAA (15 multi-hit games), his line is .364/.444/.447 (.891 OPS), In 132 AB's, Frelick has only struck out 10 times (16 walks), six SB's in 9 attempts. On-base streak is up to 28 games.
#Brewers
The magic in that hug is that fellow prized prospect Luis Lara (
#88
) signed for $1.1 million. Juan Baez was a $10,000 signing and posted a .904 OPS in 2023. Every signing is worth paying attention to.
Not exactly sure what brought Norman, OK sports columnist
@clayhorning
to the
#Brewers
radio broadcast Wednesday, but this is an excellent tribute with examples that Ueck's still "got it"
Just nudged over the 3,000 follower mark yesterday - considering 98% of my tweets involve the
#Brewers
farm system specifically, I'm thankful & enthused how many of you are sticking around for the daily updates on this niche year-round account, thanks a lot.
Don’t think you can underestimate the lost revenue given the subdued buzz, impact of fewer walkup sales for upcoming games, currently disgruntled fan base. Would love to be fly on wall for next
#Brewers
braintrust meeting. Opposite of good. Need immediate turnaround.
OF Tyrone Taylor is now halfway through his lengthy tenure under
#Brewers
control. The rare player who could max out at 7 minor league seasons, then 3 optionable 40-man seasons, then 6 MLB seasons. Yes, initial MLB contracts can bind a player for 16 (!) years before free agency.
The
#Brewers
are in the process of signing 26-year-old 1B/OF & current Mexican Winter League HR leader Dustin Peterson (
@dPetey8
), pending results from a physical. Congrats, Dustin! Details on what we know thus far and plenty of recent highlight video here
Certainly don't plan on giving daily Orlando Arcia winter league updates, but hey, as long as he continues his hot start - a 2-for-3 night with a walk Thursday. After four games, 7-for-17, 2B, HR, just one K (and the one walk), and a 1.092 OPS.
#Brewers
#Brewers
will need to make a decision on veteran LH reliever Justin Wilson within next few days. His rehab assignment (Tommy John) began on June 27th in Maryvale (Nashville since July 6th) and can last no more than 30 days.
It's tiny, but of note -
#Brewers
game starts ten minutes before Chicago game, and a first inning Milwaukee lead vs. a rookie Tigers pitcher could add to the early angst/pressure at Wrigley. Just a wonderfully fascinating afternoon ahead, can't wait.
If the
#Brewers
want to avoid any DFA situation for now to free up a 40-man spot for Sal Frelick, LH reliever Bennett Sousa has been on the 15-day IL since June 8th with left shoulder nerve irritation, he could easily slide to the 60-day IL.
#Brewers
Keston Hiura has played in 31 games in MLB/AAA in July, August and September.
13-for-88 (.148), 4 XBH's (all doubles), 4 RBI, 8 BB, 44 K (50% K rate)
Will "the man can hit" tweets ever return? Nobody needs an offseason reset more.
The buzz in
#Brewers
minor league camp was justified. Look for RHP Zack Brown to be in the
@BiloxiShuckers
starting mix after just four High-A starts, and RHP Thomas Jankins is set to skip Carolina altogether and join Brown in Biloxi. (Still not 100% official, but close).
Thank you Doug Melvin for getting nice waiver claim production from Marco Estrada, who netted Adam Lind in trade, who was then spun for 3 kids, including Freddy. Nice work by
#Brewers
pro scouting as well to see Freddy's potential
#UnabashedFreddyBeliever
Boxberger could have chosen to go elsewhere when he initially didn't make the club out of spring training. On-base Jace could have chosen free agency after his DFA in late May. Where would
#Brewers
be without both?
A crisp 1-2-3 seventh inning for Brad Boxberger, including strikeouts of Moustakas and Farmer. Box has been one of the unsung heroes of the team, locking down the seventh inning with amazing consistency this season.
This is pretty wild. The 1937 Milwaukee Brewers were a AA minor league affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. Here they are training in Biloxi, MS, the current AA affiliate home of the, yup, MLB Milwaukee Brewers. CC:
@javblake8
So looking forward to seeing
@SophiaMinnaert
conduct the traditional debuting player family interview from the stands. Pedro and Octavia will be asked questions in their native language, too. You rock, Sophia
Dream come true for Freddy Peralta as his parents and girlfriend are here from the Dominican Republic to see him pitch professionally for the first time and it will be for his MLB debut.
@Brewers
Very cool update. Hearing that
@dylan_file
was released by
#Brewers
in order to allow him to take advantage of an opportunity in the KBO (Korea). Makes sense now. Congrats and enjoy the adventure, Dylan!
#Brewers
have released RHP Dylan File, per his MiLB page. File (21st round, 2017) could have been kept under team control for 2023. File spent a year and a half on the 40-man roster but did not make an MLB debut with the Crew
"Castellanos also has indicated a willingness to play the corner-infield positions" -- He hasn't, not even in the minors, played first base as a pro, but if you're in the camp that anybody can play first base, that'd make for an intriguing landing spot with the
#Brewers
.
#Brewers
Orlando Arcia made his Venezuelan League debut Wednesday; he homered on a line drive to right center field as part of a 2-for-6 night (one K), clean defense at SS
This is exactly what we can all see coming in the playoff atmosphere. It literally sucks all the joy out of the anticipation about October baseball. It seems inevitable. Prove us wrong,
#Brewers
.
In the Brewers last four losses, their pitchers have allowed five earned runs total. They have allowed four runs not including extra innings in those four losses.
Manager Joe Ayrault tells Chris and Kyle that outfielder
@tristandpeters
has been promoted to the
@BiloxiShuckers
. Congrats Tristan, who now has multiple hits in seven consecutive games!
Set the o/u at 99.0 for peak velo in Live ABs today for FA
@Karsen_Lindell
...
Previous peak of 98.4
AVG FF today: 97.2 (t100.0) 19.2” VB
6 batters today: 4 K, 1 BB, GO
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