Brewers Minor League Link Report (8/2): Another Set of Contests Stuffed with Positives
Counting two wins in the rookie Dominican League Friday, Brewers affiliates had a 4-2 day. However, we all know that sometimes there can be development victories within losses, and that was the case in Zebulon, North Carolina. On the flip side of the other loss, Nashville’s lopsided road defeat had little to offer unless you’re the prime member of the Vinny Capra fan club. We’ll discuss tight home wins for Biloxi and Wisconsin here as well. So, as we like to say…
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INF Jadher Areinamo activated from High-A Wisconsin’s 7-day injured list
RHP Enniel Cortez placed on Low-A Carolina’s 7-day injured list, effective August 1
Via the Sounds’ website, game details, and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine:
Sounds Trail Early and Had No Answer in Loss to Stripers – Vinny Capra hit home run, double and scores twice in 11-2 defeat
So, the Gwinnett Stripers (and yes, it’s too easy to read that too quickly and add an extra “p”) play in the city of Lawrenceville, Georgia. Gwinnett isn’t even a city, it’s the county in which Lawrenceville resides. We can’t quibble that the team claims the entire county. The High-A team we root for claims their entire state, including the city of its parent club!
If you think I’m delaying discussing game details here, you’re right. The game summary you just highlighted noted Vinny Capra’s near-cycle, and Capra remains the automatic choice for another promotion should anything befall Andruw Monasterio or Joey Ortiz, thanks to Capra’s 40-man roster status.
That Nashville write-up and I are on the same page. Spotlighting Brewer Hicklen’s efforts in this loss is the right thing to do, as one can argue that Hicklen had usurped Joey Wiemer’s place in the organization even before the trade deadline deal shipping Wiemer to the Reds. Wiemer has stumbled to consecutive 0-for-5 games for AAA Louisville to open his Cincinnati organization tenure, in a very unfair microscopic sample note. Hicklen is tied for the league lead in steals while also being in the top 10 in OPS, HR and RBI. Yeah, damn right Milwaukee added him to their 40-man when Hicklen activated his opt-out July 15th.
Tyler Black had the night off.
Rough outing for RHP Easton McGee. However, this was his first start (other than Maryvale) since he remarkably did this on April 29th, 2023. I remain a big fan of this two-year signing by the Crew covering 2024-2025. Tobias Myers was inked to a two-year minor league deal that morphed into his magical current season.
And finally on the Sounds, sad face
Before we get to Mr. Boeve, can we all just assume we all follow the Brewers Player Development “X” account religiously? Sometimes, and I’m as guilty of it as any here, we don’t always link to those posts because we just assume you’ve all seen them.
