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With the conclusion of the MiLB season, it’s time to shift over to hardware season. The Brewers announced today that OF Joey Wiemer, as well as LHP Ethan Small would be awarded MiLB player of the year awards. Wiemer split time this year between Low-A Carolina and High-A Wisconsin, while Small applied his trade in AA Biloxi and AAA Nashville. It is a good representation of the talent on the horizon for the Brewers, with players at different stages in their minor league careers winning. It showcases depth throughout the organization, an adjective that has been infrequently used to describe…

Brewers fans, you’ve waited since 1987 for this moment. A combination of eight near-perfect innings from Corbin Burnes, paired with a final frame from Josh Hader, has produced the second-ever no-hitter in franchise history. Burnes was literally unhittable all night long, with all of his pitches working for him. Seven of the first nine batters he faced went down on strikeouts. Burnes ended the night with a line of eight IP, 14 K’s, and one BB on 115 pitches.  The biggest controversy surrounding this game has come from Craig Counsell’s handling of Burnes. Debate began raging the moment TV crews…

Milwaukee Brewers beat reporter Adam McCalvy announced on Friday that the team has named their minor-league players of the month for August.  In total, four players received the honor.    Brewers Minor League honors for August: IF Freddy Zamora and IF/OF Jackson Chourio named players of the month. RHPs Evan Reifert and Brailin Rodriguez named pitchers of the month. — Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) September 3, 2021 The award was split evenly between two batters and two pitchers. Sharing the spoils in the batting department was SS Freddy Zamora and IF/OF Jackson Chourio.  Right handed pitchers Evan Reifert and Brailin Rodriguez…

If you are unfamiliar with Hedbert Perez, consider this your introduction. After a mid season update, he is ranked as the Brewers fourth best prospect according to MLB Pipeline.  Given his scouting profile and performance to date, fourth may be too low of a ranking. Last year, Perez was the youngest player at the teams alternative training site.  To begin 2021, the left-handed outfielder had been applying his talents at the Arizona Complex League (ACL).  His first 32 games of pro ball have been extremely encouraging.  What To Like: The strengths of Perez’s game is his overall consistency to do…

Recently, the MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects list was updated.  With the updated rankings, the Milwaukee Brewers now have two prospects in the top 100.   There also was some movement within the organizations top 30. Sal Frelick, the Brewers 15th overall pick in this years draft, has entered the top 100.  He slots in as the 97th ranked prospect.  The second player is Garrett Mitchell.  He retained his place in the top 100 and moved to the 56th ranked spot.  Leaving the top 100 was Brice Turang.  He was bumped out of the rankings due to the influx of new…