Week 11 observations are up on Patreon ($) Focused on three guys I saw in person on Friday in Appleton - Andrew Fischer - Josh Adamczewski - Ethan Dorchies And also on Josh Knoth, who has pitched well so far, in his return from TJS Link: www.patreon.com/BackfieldBre...

Mock Draft Monday's up on Patreon. Accidentally deleted my screenshot, so here are the picks: LHP Cole Carlon SS Trey Ebel C Brendan Brock RHP Thomas Burns RHP Isaac Morton LHP Zane Adams RHP Justin Shadek LHP Cole Tryba SS Tanner Wall RHP Carter Perdue Write-ups: www.patreon.com/BackfieldBre...

Week 10 thoughts up on Patreon($) - Bishop Letson potentially turning a corner - Eric Bitonti's tough-to-gauge prospect value - Why I think Brett Wichrowski would best fit in the pen - Pedro Ibarguen's interesting bat (4 HR in video) but defense/baserunning concerns www.patreon.com/posts/160629...

Another mega-collection of #Brewers media from Tue. includes Pat Murphy, Jeff Levering, @adammccalvy.bsky.social, our @smichaelis234.bsky.social joining @jrradcliffe.bsky.social, @cyrthogg.bsky.social w/Corey Knebel, plus guest visits by Ryan Braun & Nyjer Morgan brewerfanatic.com/forums/topic...

A mid-week emergency Microbrew pod found your feed today, with Brewers minor league aficionado @smichaelis234.bsky.social helping me get a closer look at Luis Lara. audioboom.com/posts/891472...

For those not on X

Luis Lara expected to sign an 8-year, roughly $30M extension with the Brewers, per Spencer Michaelis.

Mock Draft Monday is up on Patreon, this one is free for all to read! Write-ups and some video for all ten picks. Link: www.patreon.com/posts/160484...

Bishop Letson has had a struggle-filled start to the season. Today was not that. 6 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 8 K (all in the video), 0 ER Career high in innings (6.0) and pitches (89)

Week 9 observations are out on Patreon! Stuck to the lowest levels today and focused on DSL catcher Moises Salazar (video of him with a CS yesterday) Also OF Brailyn Antunez, RHP Tyler Renz and a DSL arm of interest in RHP Dalvin Bodre. Link below ⬇️ Link: www.patreon.com/posts/week-n...

It’s the infamous @smichaelis234.bsky.social “Minor League Sandbox”, but on steroids! (The discussion, not the prospects.) Two-hours plus, and thank you Alex as well!

Week 8 observations are up on Patreon! This week focused on: - Brady Ebel & Juan Ortuno’s strong May performances (Ortuno 2 HR game in video) - Jaron DeBerry strikeouts 📈, but HR also 📈 - NDFA Peyton Niksch showing a deep, interesting repertoire in Low-A Link: www.patreon.com/posts/159240...

Doing my best Pitching Ninja impression here… Here’s a 96 MPH fastball from Jayden Dubanewicz in the first inning yesterday, and a slider he threw the next pitch for a K, and then an overlay of them. Dubanewicz is looking *very* good so far.

Here’s Payne’s 2nd HR of the game today, his 10th of the season. 414 feet according to the broadcast

111 MPH, 441 feet on this one for Fischer Something to really keep an eye on with Fischer is that the whiff rate has been steadily moving down of late, which I was pretty concerned about. A very positive trend that I hope to see continue. Rolling chart in the follow up below

Week 7 Observations are out on Patreon ($) Focused on: - Cooper Pratt & Jett Williams as potential call-up candidates. - Rylan Mills & what I'm seeing there (first full season HR in video) - Jayden Dubanewicz's strong first start in full-season ball this year Link: www.patreon.com/posts/158547...

Agreed on Rylan Mills, @smichaelis234.bsky.social - this was pre-destined on draft day brewerfanatic.com/forums/topic...

CJ Hughes hit his second professional homer last night. Hughes was expected to be a light-hitting, defense/speed/contact profile out of HS, but he’s currently rocking a 1.134 OPS and a 179 wRC+ so far in the ACL after adding quite a bit of muscle this winter. He won’t turn 19 until September.

Here’s a Braylon Payne nuke from earlier today for those who are interested 112.7 MPH, 460 ft 👀

This site is officially available for all paid subscribers! Learn how to access the site at the link: www.patreon.com/posts/backfi...

Forgot to post this over here, but a website is coming soon for all Patreon subscribers! Here's a preview of (generally) what it will look like:

Week 6 observations up on Patreon! Focus: Carlos Carra getting off to a slow start but starting to put it together (🎥) Blake Burke hitting lots of nukes Diustin Mayorquin looking very good early in the ACL Josiah Ragsdale finding his power stroke this year Post: www.patreon.com/posts/158062...

The latest with @jackstern.bsky.social & @smichaelis234.bsky.social, enjoy!

Week 5 observations are up on Patreon! Focused on JD Thompson and Jacob Morrison’s first outings, Handelfry Encarnacion’s hot week and Ma’Kale Holden’s strong pro debut in the ACL this week! 🎥 Thompson’s first inning from Saturday Link: www.patreon.com/posts/157434...

ICYMI: This throw from Jesús Made last night registered at 100 mph, per Biloxi broadcaster Javik Blake. The fastest infield throw in the Majors this season is 96.6 mph from Elly De La Cruz.

We will call this test of organizational competence the “Mitchell Report”

Week 4 observations up on Patreon! Jason Woodward + Marco Dinges are covered However, the primary focus went to Jeferson Quero beginning to look healthier & Tyson Hardin’s high ERA not being at all indicative of how he’s pitched. Here are all of Hardin’s CS+Whiffs from his 9 K start last Thursday

Did Braylon Payne’s 115(!) MPH homer from last night make its way over here? If not… here it is Payne currently has an 1.175 OPS, 193 wRC+ with 4 HR and is 6/8 on SB

Luis Peña got IVs and is doing better after a night in the hospital, Matt Arnold told @adammccalvy.bsky.social.

Week three observations are up! ($) Checking in on Braylon Payne's strong start in High-A (Video shows his 2 HR), and part of the profile that might be changing for the better. Also some Josh Adamczewski, Tate Kuehner & Luis Lameda content within. Oh, and an update on the Chourio/Made comp ⬇️

New Mock Draft Monday is up on Patreon! And yes, I absolutely did fake draft Lyle Overbay's son. www.patreon.com/posts/mock-d...

Part of the week 2 observations are regarding Yorman Galindez. All his pitches from his most recent appearance are in the video below. He touched 98 MPH twice in this one. Coming off Tommy John, great ability to spin breaking balls, added a cutter and touching higher velocities than ever before…

Some Patreon content from this week (because I am awful about remembering to post on here) Week 2 MiLB Observations (including some Made content): www.patreon.com/posts/155461... Also kicked off my draft coverage with my first 10 round Mock Draft Monday: www.patreon.com/posts/155015...

New Patreon post is up on the four pitchers that have moved stateside for the Brewers and are in Arizona as of yesterday. - RHP Diustin Mayorquin (video below) - RHP Bryan Regalado - RHP Johandry Ramirez - LHP Joan Pena Video is included within the post for all four: www.patreon.com/posts/154700...

Still had someone who works for another team text me this morning, shall we say, incredulous, but when you hear @smichaelis234.bsky.social explain #Brewers' investment in Cooper Pratt, it's hard to argue with it: brewerfanatic.com/news-rumors/...

So transfixed by the @smichaelis234.bsky.social spreadsheet that I find myself disappointed, even in the midst of a late, tied Brewers game, that Mondays bring us no minor league baseball.

Latest via our undisputed tag-team podcast champs @jackstern.bsky.social and @smichaelis234.bsky.social

New post on Patreon focused on the players who have moved stateside for the Brewers this spring. Here are a bunch of highlights of Brailyn Antunez from this spring, who is one of the players featured in the post.

The latest @jackstern.bsky.social / @smichaelis234.bsky.social pod is out!

Officially starting a new thing... I teased it on Microbrew with JR a couple weeks ago, but I have a Patreon out *now*, called Backfield Brew. I'm going to try to put everything you need to know in this thread, but don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have! patreon.com/BackfieldBre...

This one’s for the sickos. Brailyn Antunez with a charismatic take on a slider away, then pops a no-doubter to center. Oh, and it was off Aaron Ashby.

Two guys have new pitches, and two guys are struggling. What will the Brewers staff look like on Opening Day? #brewers #milwaukee #thisismycrew

It’s time for one of my favorite stories each year: My picks for this year’s Brewers breakout prospects www.jsonline.com/story/sports...

An hour chatting the Brewers' No. 1-ranked minor league system with @smichaelis234.bsky.social? Don't mind if I do. audioboom.com/posts/886622...

There are some things that will need to be worked out with it, but you’re not gonna find much more violent swing from a 17 year old than what Ricki Moneys did to this baseball during live ABs at the Brewers Dominican complex.

Let’s make sense of this trade for the Brewers — as well as what’s next (Isaac Paredes?) www.jsonline.com/story/sports...

No official update from the team yet, but some very positive news from Frank Cairone’s own Instagram: A video of him lightly throwing one month after being hospitalized in a serious car crash.

I’ll just leave this here

🚨Jesús Made in big league camp🚨 The Brewers have added these prospects to the list of Spring Training non-roster invitees: INF Luke Adams LHP Tate Kuehner OF Luis Lara INF Jesús Made INF Cooper Pratt C Ramón Rodríguez 3B Brock Wilken INF/OF Jett Williams C Matt Wood