Triple-A Nashville (38-24)

The Sounds went 5-1 this week against the Gwinnett Braves. Nashville is now 10 games above .500 and 3.5 games up in the International League West.

Pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers’ No. 4) threw five shutout innings in his only start this week. Misiorowski gave up two hits, striking out seven and walking three.

Miz seems to have put his last start (a season-high six walks and five earned runs in just two innings) behind him. Not much more needs to be said about the 6’7” flamethrower. He has nothing left to prove in Triple-A.

Logan Henderson (No. 12) had an almost identical outing to Misiorowski, allowing two hits himself in five shutout frames. Hendo has a 1.71 ERA in four starts with Milwaukee and a 1.89 ERA through eight appearances in Triple-A. Like Misiorowski, Henderson’s in Triple-A because of the wealth of pitching options the Crew currently has, not because he’s not ready for the majors.

Bruce Zimmermann also had a standout performance this week — 5 1⁄3 IP, three hits, one run. The 30-year-old Zimmermann has a 5.54 ERA in seven starts this season, so he probably won’t get a call-up anytime soon — especially considering how many pitchers have been pitching better in Nashville and Milwaukee. Still, this is a minor league column, and his performance this week deserves a shoutout.

As you probably heard, Brandon Woodruff was injured in what was supposed to be his final rehab start with Nashville. Woody got hit in the right elbow by a comebacker, exiting the game immediately after with a right elbow contusion. He’s now back on the IL. More on Woody’s injury here.

C/2B Anthony Seigler continues to rake in Nashville. The 25-year-old Seigler slashed .421/.500/.579 in 19 at-bats with the Sounds this week. He’s now hitting .307 on the season with six home runs, 25 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. While Caleb Durbin continues to pick up the pace at the plate, the Brewers could still use some infield depth. As I’ve said in this column each of the past few weeks, Seigler has earned a shot in the majors.

Another potential depth option is Bobby Dalbec, who cooled off a little bit this week. The corner infielder/outfielder went 4-for-16 with seven strikeouts after going 8-for-24 (1.032 OPS) last week.

The 29-year-old Dalbec was a highly ranked prospect at one point, so maybe he can turn things around with Nashville, much as Daz Cameron did earlier this season. Dalbec came up as a 1B/3B, although he’s played more games in right field than at first or third since joining the Sounds. That may be due to Nashville’s roster construction as opposed to an inability to handle the infield.

Jeferson Quero went 4-for-14 in his first week back with Nashville. Quero suffered a labrum injury after just one at-bat with the Sounds in 2024. The 22-year-old catcher, a stud defender, is the Brewers’ top prospect not named Jesus Made.

He’ll be a candidate for a call-up if he continues to play well. William Contreras has reportedly been dealing with a broken finger, and Eric Haase isn’t going to block the Brewers’ No. 2 overall prospect.

Looking ahead to next week, Nashville will face off against the Norfolk Tides in a six-game series beginning Tuesday.

Double-A Biloxi (35-22)

Biloxi took four of six this week against the Montgomery Biscuits. The Shuckers now have a 3.5-game lead in the Southern League.

1B/3B Luke Adams (No. 9) went 8-for-17 (.471) with three home runs on the week. The 21-year-old Adams now sports a .916 OPS in 50 games this season.

Brock Wilken (No. 18) also hit three home runs. In true Wilken fashion, five of his six hits this week went for extra bases. Wilken is hitting just .208 on the season but leads all of Double-A with 15 home runs — four more than anybody else.

1B/3B Mike Boeve (No. 6) cooled down a little (5-for-21) after a hot start to the season. He is still slashing .256/.352/.389 since returning from a right labrum procedure.

Cooper Pratt (No. 3) had a bit of a bounce-back week. Pratt had been struggling at the plate — posting a line of .198/.286/.284 in the month of May — so it was nice to see him make hard contact a few times in recent games. The 20-year-old Pratt is now at a .231/.314/.342 line on the season. He’ll be okay. As I’ve stressed before in this column, development isn’t a linear process.

Luis Lara (No. 21) went 6-for-23 (.261) with a couple of doubles. Biloxi’s speedy centerfielder is pretty much a pure contact hitter and profiles as a defensive fourth outfielder type in the majors. Lara is now hitting .250/.348/.333 with 20 stolen bases.

As for the pitchers, Alexander Cornielle impressed this week. Cornielle threw 9 2⁄3 one-run innings over two starts. The 23-year-old right-hander also struck out eight. He’s been great this season with Biloxi (2.05 ERA) despite being a less-heralded prospect. I know I’ve talked a lot about the pitching depth in Nashville, but Cornielle has given the Brewers organization a large enough sample size to be considered a candidate for a promotion.

Coleman Crow also impressed in his only start this week, throwing six shutout innings with nine strikeouts. Crow has notched 18 strikeouts in his last two starts (11 IP, 0 R). The 24-year-old righty, a 28th-round pick of the Angels back in 2019, now sports a 2.43 ERA on the season. He was acquired for Adrian Houser and Tyrone Taylor last offseason.

Coleman Crow is throwing a new changeup tonight!

It’s sitting around 86-88 with up to 17″ of arm-side run. Really fun addition to his FB/CB/SL/CUT arsenal pic.twitter.com/5LD0j7YvqD

— Javik Blake (@javblake8) June 7, 2025

Crow and Cornielle aren’t the only pitching prospects that have been showing out in Biloxi. Lefty Tate Kuehner (2.77 ERA) went five innings and allowed two runs while racking up five strikeouts. K.C. Hunt (No. 24) gave up one run in five innings (seven Ks).

Brett Wichrowski (No. 13) had a bit of a rougher week by his (lofty standards) — 5 1⁄3 IP, 3 ER, 6 H. Wichrowski has been impressive this season, pitching to the tune of a 3.04 ERA in six starts this season.

The Shuckers will take on the Chattanooga Lookouts next week in a six-game series.

High-A Wisconsin (29-28)

The Timber Rattlers went 4-2 this week against the Peoria Chiefs. Wisconsin is now heating up after a rough start to the season, going 9-3 over the last two weeks.

First baseman Blake Burke (No. 16) was again one of the Timber Rattlers’ hottest hitters. Burke went 10-for-22 (.455) on the week. He’s now hitting .325/.416/.453 on the season.

C Marco Dinges, promoted last week from Single-A Carolina, had an even more impressive week than Burke, going 10-for-20 with a home run.

I expected to see a bit of a learning curve for Dinges, a 2024 fourth rounder who was named the Brewers’ April Minor League Player of the Month with Single-A Carolina. Apparently, he doesn’t need one. This is Dinges’ third week with Wisconsin and he’s already slashing .322/.338/.458 with two home runs. His .796 OPS at Wisconsin is well below his 1.076 OPS from Carolina, but he otherwise seems to be adjusting just fine.

Twenty-two-year-old SS Eduardo Garcia went 5-for-19 with three home runs. Garcia leads the Timber Rattlers in home runs, with 10. He’s been consistently impressive at the plate this season, slashing .277/.353/.505 with 26 extra-base hits.

Nineteen-year-old Juan Baez (No. 26) went 7-for-23 (.304). He’s still hitting .228 with a .542 OPS on the season, although his numbers over the last month look a little better: .264/.327/.275 over 91 at-bats. Baez has no pop at this point — he only has three extra-base hits all year.

Tyson Hardin, the Brewers’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April, got shelled in his only start of the week. Hardin gave up 10 hits and six earned runs in four innings.

Hardin’s stats this season are still pretty absurd. Before this week’s outing, he was pitching to the tune of a 1.33 ERA through nine starts. His ERA, even now, is only 2.22. The 6’2” Hardin still has a 9.74 K/9 and 1.20 BB/9. Opponents are slugging just .325 against him, as he hasn’t allowed a home run in 52 2⁄3 innings this year.

Say it with me. Progress. Isn’t. Linear. Even Misiorowski, one of the best pitching prospects in baseball, has had a couple outings like this this season. Hardin has been too impressive for this to be treated as anything but an outlier. Look for him to bounce back next week.

Pitching prospect Bishop Letson (No. 14) didn’t pitch for a third consecutive week. He was finally placed on the IL retroactive to June 2. Letson went 5 2⁄3 innings in his last start, allowing just three hits and a single earned run. His ERA sits at 1.33 through six appearances (five starts) this season.

If you think Hardin’s stats look crazy, you should see Letson’s. Opponents are slugging .187(!!) against Letson. He’s averaging less than two runs of run support per nine innings but still hasn’t lost a game all season. Crazy. Hardin and Letson were both late-round picks (12th and 11th, respectively) and already look to be steals.

Other pitching standouts this week for the Timber Rattlers: Ryan Birchard (5 2⁄3 IP, 2 ER, 10 K) and Anthony Flores (5 2⁄3 IP, 0 ER, 7 K).

Next week, Wisconsin will face off against the Great Lakes Loons in a six-game series.

Single-A Carolina (35-20)

Carolina went 2-4 against the Charleston RiverDogs this week. The Mudcats still have the best record in the Carolina League, holding a one-game lead over the Lynchburg Hillcats.

This is your weekly reminder to find a way to watch a Mudcats game (free to watch on Bally Sports’ website). They’re young, feature a ton of the Brewers’ high-ceiling and top-ranked prospects, and put up runs. Carolina seriously might be one of the most stacked Brewers affiliates ever.

Carolina had kind of a rough week, so the stats don’t look as gaudy as they usually do. Shortstop prospect Luis Lameda and catcher Yannic Walther were the only players to hit over .300 on the week.

Jesús Made, now ranked as the Brewers’ No. 1 prospect per MLB Pipeline, slashed .286/.348/.429 with a couple of extra-base hits. Those of you who read this column regularly already know how special of a prospect Made is. Numbers like that are expected at this point.

The 18-year-old shortstop has been hitting to all fields, hitting for power, and playing great defense. Milwaukee might want to see what he can do in High-A sometime before the end of the season.

Infield prospect Luis Peña had a bit of a down week by his standards, going 4-for-20. Peña, now ranked as the Brewers’ No. 5 prospect per MLB Pipeline, still sports an OPS of .900. He’d be the top infield prospect in most organizations. The Brewers are blessed to have him, Pratt, and Made in the same farm system.

The Mudcats have a ridiculous number of quality shortstop prospects right now. Not only do they have Made and Peña — they also have Eric Bitonti (No. 8). Bitonti’s been playing some third base and some first, but that’s mainly due to the logjam Carolina has at short right now.

Bitonti had a rough start to the season, but he’s now gone yard four times in the last week and a half. He’s still only slashing .233/.336/.413 on the season but leads the Mudcats in home runs with eight.

Oh, and the Mudcats also have SS/3B Filippo Di Turi. Di Turi isn’t currently ranked, but he has an OPS of .802 and has hit seven home runs himself. The future is bright on the left side of the infield.

Josh Adamczewski (No. 16) still hasn’t played since tweaking his back on May 2. The Mudcats’ second baseman was reportedly diagnosed with left sacroiliac (SI) joint irritation and is expected to see a specialist soon.

He’s slashing a ridiculous .360/.450/.549, so hopefully Adamczewski can get back to helping the Mudcats soon. The 2023 15th-round pick hit .322 last year.

Outfield prospect Jose Anderson (No. 27) went 3-for-20, but hit his first home run since his promotion from the Arizona Complex League. Braylon Payne (No. 10) bounced back nicely after a rough May. The Brewers’ 2024 first-round pick went 6-for-23 (.261) with a home run, his third of the year.

Carolina will face the second-place Hillcats next week.

Season Totals for the Top 10 Brewers Prospects (MLB Pipeline)

SS/3B Jesús Made (A): .280/.389/.423, 4 HR, 23 SB

C Jeferson Quero (AAA): .286/.375/.286 in 14 at-bats since returning from injury

SS Cooper Pratt (AA): .231/.314/.342, 4 HR

RHP Jacob Misiorowski (AAA): 13 G, 12 GS, 4-2 W-L, 63.1 IP, 2.13 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 4.41 BB/9, 11.37 K/9

SS/3B Luis Peña (A): .319/.378/.522, 5 HR, 24 SB

5. 1B/3B Mike Boeve (AA): .256/.352/.389, 2 HR

1B Tyler Black (AAA): .393/.500/.643 in 28 at-bats this season. Currently on rehab assignment with ACL Brewers, expected to make his Triple-A debut sometime next week

1B/3B Eric Bitonti (A): .233/.336/.413, 8 HR

1B/3B Luke Adams (AA): .247/.428/.488, 9 HR

OF Braylon Payne (A): .235/.350/.356

Player of the Week

I’m cheating this week because there are a couple players I really want to highlight.

The first player is Coleman Crow, who threw six one-hit innings in his only start of the week. Crow has been impressive all season, but his last two starts have been incredible — 18 strikeouts in 11 shutout innings. The right-hander, drafted in 2019, is still only 24.

Again, the Brewers are blessed with pitching depth most teams don’t have, but Crow is slowly making a name for himself. Once upon a time, Crow was a top 30 prospect with the Angels. He’s faced setbacks — including spending most of last year on the IL — but has bounced back nicely in his first season with the Brewers organization. He’s definitely someone to keep an eye on, especially if he continues to pitch this well.

The second player is Anthony Seigler. I would give my left arm to see him start for a week in Milwaukee. I have a feeling he’s not just another AAAA guy, but a legitimate prospect.

Seigler, like Crow, is a former top 30 prospect (with the Yankees), having been a first-round draft pick in 2018. He’s now slashing .386/.488/.671 over the past month with Triple-A Nashville. He’s 25, which sounds kind of old for a Triple-A guy until you realize that Caleb Durbin is also 25. Joey Ortiz is 26. Andruw Monasterio is 28. If Matt Arnold or Murph are reading this (yes, I know they never will), I beg you: Please, please give Seigler a shot.

What else does he have to do to prove himself? He’s hitting almost .400 since May 1. I’d bet my other arm that Seigler could hit above .190 in the big leagues, which Ortiz and Monasterio have been unable to do this season.

Former 2018 1st round pick Anthony Seigler (25, AAA, MIL) appears to have reinvented himself since joining the Brewers’ organization. He currently has a .281/.428/.518 slash (157 wRC+) across 145 AAA PAs. This includes 6 HRs and 10 SBs. Seigler has also been splitting time evenly… pic.twitter.com/WnwNpIQTsH

— Uncharted Fields (@UnchartedFields) May 22, 2025

Sir, this is a baseball game, not a Wendy’s.

Anthony Seigler is still servin up 4-for-4s & we’ll also put him on CYCLE WATCH

1st: 3B
2nd: 1B
4th: 1B
5th: 2B pic.twitter.com/sg22jgvaEv

— Nashville Sounds (@nashvillesounds) May 29, 2025

Play of the Week

A beautiful catch — and beautiful front flip — from Tyler Rodriguez.

Honorable mention to Jadher Areinamo for a perfect imitation of Eduardo Garcia: