Milwaukee Brewers prospect roundup: Burnes on the bump

By Mitchell Reichert | May 7, 2018

CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 16: Ryan Braun #8 of the Milwaukee Brewers sits on the ground after suffering an apparent injury after sliding into the wall while chasing a foul ball against the Chicago Cubs during the fourth inning in game two of a double header at Wrigley Field on August 16, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) /

The Milwaukee Brewers were blown out by the Pirates, but the minor league affiliates kept their games close and interesting overall.

Down on the farm, 3 of the 4 games were decided by one run. Excellent pitching prospects were in action, including the top pitching prospect in the Milwaukee Brewers system, Corbin Burnes. Here’s the roundup…

Single-A

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3, Fort Wayne TinCaps 2

Joantgel Segovia had another hot day whilst underrated pitcher Dylan File threw another good outing.

Quick Recap:

Bats

Joantgel Segovia: 3/5, 2B, RBI
Gabriel Garcia: 1/4, RBI, 2K
Demi Orimoloye: 2/3, BB
KJ Harrison (20th ranked prospect): 0/4, 2K
Nick Roscetti: 2/4, RBI, 2K

Arms

Dylan File: 6.1 IP, 6H, 2ER (HR), 2BB, 4K (W)
Robbie Hitt: 2.0 IP, 0H, 0ER, BB, 2K

High-A

Carolina Mudcats 3, Down East Wood Ducks 9

Nathan Kirby gave up four runs in the first inning and it did not get much better from their for the Mudcats.

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Quick Recap:

Bats

Keston Hiura (top-ranked prospect): 1/5, 2B, K
Dallas Carroll: 2/4, R, K
Luis Aviles Jr.: 2/4, 2B, RBI, R, K
Mitch Ghelfi: 1/4, RBI, R
Robert Henry: 1/3, RBI, BB

Arms

Nathan Kirby: 1.0 IP, 3H, 4ER, BB, K
Chase Williams: 1.1 IP, 3H, ER (HR), 2BB, K
Victor Diaz: 4.1 IP, 7H, 4ER (HR), 3BB, 4K
Daniel Brown: 2.1 IP, 2H, 0ER, K

Double-A

Biloxi Shuckers 6, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 5

Biloxi smacked three home runs off Jacksonville, and Dylan Moore finished a single shy of the cycle.

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Bats

Troy Stokes Jr. (21st ranked prospect): 1/3, 2B, BB, 2R, 2K
Lucas Erceg (third-ranked prospect): 1/4, HR, 2RBI, R
Nick Franklin: 2/3, HR, 2RBI, BB, 2R, SB
Dylan Moore: 3/4, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, R
Nick Ramirez: 0/1, 2BB, K

Arms

Kodi Medeiros (19th ranked prospect): 5.0 IP, 4H, 4R, ER (HR), 2BB, 3K
Jon Olczak: 2.0 IP, 3H, ER, BB, 2K
Corey Knebel: 1.0 IP, H, 0ER, BB, 2K

Triple-A

Colorado Springs Sky Sox 2, Oklahoma City Dodgers 3

A blown save by Radhames Liz spoiled Corbin Burnes excellent start that included 13 strikeouts.

Quick Recap:

Bats

Nate Orf: 1/4, K, SB
Kyle Wren: 0/3, BB, R, K, SB
Tyrone Taylor: 1/4, RBI, K
Jacob Nottingham (26th ranked prospect): 1/4, K
Ji-Man Choi: 3/4, HR, RBI, R
Gabriel Noriega: 1/3, 2B

Arms

Corbin Burnes (second-ranked prospect): 7.0 IP, 4H, ER (HR), 13K
Radhames Liz: 1.0 IP, 2H, 2ER, BB

May 7 Games:

Class A Wisconsin (12-17) start a series with the Lansing Lugnuts.
Class A+ Carolina (14-16) begin a series against the Buies Creek Astros.
Class AA Biloxi (20-10) give the ball to Thomas Jankins in the first game of their series against Montgomery.
Class AAA Colorado Springs (18-11) wrap up their series against the Dodgers, handing the ball off to top prospect Freddy Peralta (ninth-ranked prospect).

Next: Brewers' 5 biggest surprises so far

What to Watch For:

While Freddy Peralta has been putting up good numbers in Triple-A, keep an eye on sleeper Thomas Jankins, an unranked prospect who is absolutely shredding Double-A with a 5-0 record with a 2.03 ERA.

Prospect Rankings courtesy of MLBPipeline.

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