Brewers prospects Lara, Gasser shine in first minor-league week
The Brewers have the best farm system in baseball; here's what happened in the limited first-week schedule in the minors.
With the Milwaukee Brewers ' minor-league system regarded as one of the best in baseball, we'll give a regular glance at what's been happening at Nashville, Biloxi, Appleton, Wilson and other stops on the ladder. Only one minor-league team has begun its season alongside the parent club, the Nashville Sounds of Class AAA. Here's what to know after the first three games of the season: Brewers minor-league opponent last week Nashville (AAA) vs.
Norfolk Tides (Baltimore Orioles) How the Nashville Sounds fared With a 6-2 win on March 29, the Sounds procured their first win of the year after opening 0-2, though one loss was rain-shortened and the other went to extras before a walk-off loss. Standout performance from a Brewers 40-man roster player Robert Gasser was excellent in his season debut March 27, striking out 11 batters in 5⅔ innings, with two hits, three walks and zero runs allowed. He tied a career high with the 11 punchouts.
Coleman Crow struck out six in his debut March 28, but he allowed two runs on six hits with two walks in 4⅔ innings. Tyler Black has three RBIs in as many games. Best performance of the week from a Brewers top prospect Nashville is loaded with top prospects this year, and diminutive outfielder Luis Lara might not immediately rise to the top of the list, but he started out on fire with a home run among his two hits, plus a bases-loaded walk in the opener.
He added another double two days later. Lara might be regarded as a glove-first center fielder but has shown he can hit a little bit, too, and he's still just 21 years old. A Brewers name you might want to learn Infielder Eddys Leonard had three hits and a walk in the second game of the season March 28, finishing a home run shy of the cycle with two runs scored.