Welcome back to the Minor League Roundup!
As a reminder, you can find this roundup — covering everything you need to know about each of the Brewers’ minor league affiliates — every Tuesday morning right here on BrewCrewBall. For consistency, all organizational prospect rankings will reference MLB Pipeline unless otherwise noted.
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Triple-A Nashville (4-3)
Record this week: 3-1
Standout performances:
Luis Lara (No. 12) : 7-for-17, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB
Tyler Black: 5-for-13, HR, 3 RBI
Luke Adams (No. 13): 3-for-14, 2 HR, 8 RBIs
Coleman Crow (No. 27): 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO
Logan Henderson (No. 7): 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Easton McGee: 2 G, 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K
Nashville took three of four games from the Charl0tte Knights, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. Saturday’s game was postponed due to inclement weather in Nashville.
Luis Lara had a great week, hitting nearly .500 and reaching base in exactly half of his plate appearances. Six of his seven hits were singles, but the seventh hit was his second home run of the season.
Other than Lara, not a lot of eye-popping numbers in Nashville this week. Luke Adams hit two home runs and led the Sounds with 8 RBIs, although he only had one other hit. Newly-extended prospect Cooper Pratt (No. 4) only played in one game this week, going 1-for-5. Jett Williams (No. 3) went 1-for-16.
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Coleman Crow, currently the team leader in innings pitched, put together another solid start. Tate Kuehner struggled in his only start of the week, allowing eight hits and five earned runs in four innings. Shane Drohan (No. 25), called up to Milwaukee this weekend to replace the injured Jared Koenig, went 3.1 innings and gave up two earned runs while walking four and striking out six.
Next week’s opponent: Gwinnett (AAA—Atlanta)
Double-A Biloxi (1-2)
Record this week: 1-2
Standout performances:
Jesús Made (No. 1): 5-for-15, HR, 4 K
Blake Burke (No. 18): 3-for-13, 3 HR, 3 RBI
Mike Boeve: 5-for-12, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
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Brett Wichrowski: 4 IP, 2 ER, 6 K, 2 BB
Biloxi played the first three games of their season this weekend, dropping two of three games to the Rocket City Trash Pandas, the Double-A affiliate of the Angels (and the best team name in minor league baseball).
Burke emerged as one of last year’s biggest breakouts, pairing his trademark hard contact with a refined approach that boosted his launch angle and unlocked a career-high home run output after reaching Biloxi. Clearly, that approach is carrying over into the 2026 season. Burke has already hit three home runs over the first three games of the season.
Made, a consensus top-five prospect in baseball, had one hit over the first two games before going nuclear (4-for-5, HR, BB) in Sunday’s 9-8 loss.
Mike Boeve was a top-five prospect in the organization at the start of last year, but fell off the list entirely after an injury-plagued 2025. He’s had an encouraging start to the season, hitting over .400 in 12 at-bats — the best average on the Shuckers among players with at least five at-bats.
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Brett Wichrowski was also a top-15 Brewers prospect at the start of last season, but — like Boeve — didn’t make this year’s list. Not a lot of other impressive performances from the pitching staff other than Mark Manfredi Sr., who struck out five over two perfect innings. Tyson Hardin (No. 19) got lit up for five earned runs in three innings, although he struck out five Trash Pandas. Bishop Letson (No. 9) also struggled in his first start of the season, allowing five runs (three earned) and walking two before being pulled after just 1 1/3 innings.
Next week’s opponent: Pensacola (AA—Miami)
High-A Wisconsin (1-1)
Record this week: 1-1
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Standout performances:
Josh Adamczewski (No. 11): 2-for-3, BB
Marco Dinges (No. 10): 1-for-2, HR
Braylon Payne (No. 14): 1-for-4, HR
Eric Bitonti (No. 26): 1-for-5, 2 K, 2 BB
Wisconsin split two games with the Beloit Sky Carp, the High-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, after the first three games of the season were rained out, so there’s not much to dig into here. Adamczewski, another player who broke out in a bit way last year, picked up where he left off — reaching base in three of four plate appearances. The top-3o prospect trio of Dinges, Payne, and Bitonti all homered in this weekend’s action. Luis Peña (No. 2) only played in one game, going 0-for-1 with three walks (and a steal of home). Andrew Fischer (No. 6) went 2-for-5 with a pair of singles.
The two pitchers who started games for Wisconsin were Ethan Dorchies (No. 20) and Bryce Meccage (No. 21). Dorchies gave up two runs on three hits over four innings while striking out four. Meccage gave up three runs on only three hits, but walked a whopping five batters in less than three innings.
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Despite the small sample size, the Timber Rattlers are stacked with prospect talent and will be very fun to watch, so check back next week for a more thorough update.
Next week’s opponent: Quad Cities (A+—Kansas City)
Single-A Wilson (2-1)
Record this week: 2-1
Standout performances:
Filippo Di Turi: 3-for-10, 2 2B
Handelfry Encarnacion: 3-for-13, HR, 2 2B
Miqueas Mercedes: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 7 SO
The Warbirds, formerly known as the Carolina Mudcats, opened their inaugural season by taking two out of three from the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, the Single-A affiliate of the Houston Astros.
Only two Warbirds hit over .231 this week (min. 5 at-bats): Di Turi and Juan Ortuno, who went 3-for-8 with three singles. Ortuno, an eighteen-year-old Venezuelan shortstop prospect, reached base in exactly half of his at-bats. Encarnacion, who had a .832 OPS in the Arizona Complex League last year, only had three hits, but all three went for extra bases. Brady Ebel (No. 15), last year’s first-round compensatory pick, went 1-for-11 with three walks and three strikeouts. Jadyn Fielder, son of Prince, went hitless and struck out five times in eight at-bats.
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The Fangraphs scouting report on Mercedes, who had by far the best start of the week, describes him as a “physical” right-hander who tops out at around 96 and has a slider that can touch 2,800 rpm. Per FanGraphs, his body is already close to “maxed out” — a sentiment I take issue with, if only because he’s 6’3” and just nineteen years old. Mercedes is listed at 200 pounds, so perhaps he’s closer to his physical ceiling than most players his age. Still, he’s someone to keep an eye on in the coming weeks.
Enniel Cortez gave up two hits over three shutout innings. Jarrette Bonet gave up two hits and an earned run in two innings, but struck out five.
Next week’s opponent: Salem RidgeYaks (A—Boston)
Player of the Week
Lara, who is an elite defender in center field and has improved as a hitter each season. His OPS jumped from .659 in High-A in 2024 to .712 in Double-A last year. While his lack of home run power caps his overall production somewhat, he’s posted an OBP north of .350 in every season of organized ball except for that 2024 High-A stint. Notably, he’s already matched last year’s home run total — a promising sign for a player who hasn’t shown much power in the minors. If the twenty one-year-old Lara continues to get on base while showing signs of developing a power stroke, he could earn time in the majors before the year is out.
Play of the Week
The play of the week is almost always a defensive play, but I’m cheating this week by selecting “plays” of the week. It’s not every day you see back-to-back-to-back home runs:
For those of you who want a defensive highlight, here’s Ethan Murray of the Sounds flashing the leather:
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