Colorado Springs Sky Sox: (55-74), 23.0 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col. Springs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | |
| El Paso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
LHP Brent Suter: (W, 3-0) 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K — 2.59 ERA
RHP Jaye Chapman: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K — 2.95 ERA
3B Matt Dominguez: 2-for-4, HR (7), 2 RBI, 2 R, K — .250 AVG
CF Kyle Wren: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, K — .261 AVG
Biloxi Shuckers: (29-27), 3.0 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| Biloxi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
RHP Jorge Lopez: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K — 2.29 ERA
LHP Jed Bradley: (W, 1-1) 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — 3.75 ERA
3B Nathan Orf: 3-for-4, BB, R — .276 AVG
2B Yadiel Rivera: 1-for-5, RBI — .290 AVG
Brevard County Manatees: (25-31), 10.0 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevard County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Lakeland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
RHP Brandon Woodruff: (W, 4-5) 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K — 3.58 ERA
RF Clint Coulter: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K — .246 AVG
2B Chris McFarland: 1-for-4, 2B, R — .269 AVG
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers: (20-35), 17.5 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
RHP Angel Ventura: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K — 3.12 ERA
LHP Kodi Medeiros: (L, 4-4) 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K — 4.48 ERA
3B Tucker Neuhaus: 2-for-4, R, K — .237 AVG
SS Jake Gatewood: 1-for-3, BB, SB (5), K — .229 AVG
Helena Brewers: (8-16), 6.0 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| Helena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
RHP Conor Harber: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR — 3.71 ERA
RHP Alex Farina: (W, 1-2) 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 1 K — 3.94 ERA
C Max Ghelfi: 1-for-3, 2B, BB, 2 R — .298 AVG
RF Carlos Belonis: 1-for-4, RBI — .254 AVG
CF Troy Stokes: 2-for-3, BB, SB (19) — .253 AVG
AZL Brewers: (11-13), 3.0 GB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZL Brewers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |
| AZL Padres | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
RHP Nash Walters: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K — 4.58 ERA
RHP Jordan Desguin: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K — 1.78 ERA
RHP Colton Cross: (L, 0-1) 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K — 2.76 ERA
CF Trent Clark: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB (20), 2 R, K — .311 AVG
2B Gregory Munoz: 3-for-3, RBI, 2 BB, 4 SB (6), R — .213 AVG
SS Gilbert Lara: 3-for-5, 2 RBI, SB (3), R, 2 K — .251 AVG
DSL Brewers: (32-40), 14.0 GB
Season completed.
Prospect of the Day: OF Kyle Wren, Colorado Springs
With the departure of Carlos Gomez, center field is vacant in Milwaukee for the first time in years. Domingo Santana and Shane Peterson currently split time in center, but neither are long-term options at the position, for various reasons. Many Brewers fans have looked to Brett Phillips or Michael Reed as the answer in center next year; however, neither profiles to be ready offensively for the big leagues. Both have too much swing-and-miss at the plate to be rushing them to the big leagues before having an opportunity to conquer Triple-A Colorado Springs.
Instead, an underrated option is 24-year-old Kyle Wren. The Brewers acquired him from the Atlanta Braves over the offseason when the Braves parted ways with general manager Frank Wren, Kyle’s father, as a courtesy to all involved. The Brewers got someone who was a career .294/.353/.367 hitter in the minors with the defensive chops necessary to handle center field. Jim Callis from MLB.com ranked Wren in the Braves’ top-20 prospects last winter. Wren ultimately handled Double-A Biloxi with aplomb, hitting .300 with a .370 on-base percentage. The transition to Triple-A has been a bit rockier, but he is hitting .261/.304/.312 in 234 at-bats and his slash line has been slightly better than that since the All-Star break. Although it’s not a sexy profile, it’s perhaps one that’s most ready for the big leagues. It’s an offensive profile that’s built around plate discipline (64 strikeouts and 38 walks in 461 at-bats this year) and stolen bases (31). If he can be above-average defensively, he’s someone who can provide sneaky value on a rebuilding team, especially at the league minimum.
This, of course, is working under the presumption that the Brewers do not sign a center fielder this offseason — which I think they could — or acquire one via trade. Looking internally, though, fans would be wise to look beyond the big, popular names like Brett Phillips and Michael Reed. The guy perhaps most poised to steal some playing time in center field is actually Kyle Wren.