Disciples of Uecker

Nashville Sounds: (2-5), 4.0 GB

RHP Mike Fiers:  4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K — 3.60 ERA
RHP Amaury Rivas:  (H, 2) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K — 2.70 ERA
RHP Mike McClendon:  (W, 1-0) 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 1 K — 0.00 ERA

LF Logan Schafer:  2-4, 2B, BB, SB (1), 2 R, K — .172 AVG
1B Sean Halton:  3-4, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 R, K — .423 AVG
C Martin Maldonado:  1-5, HR (1), RBI, R, 2 K — .136 AVG

Huntsville Stars: (2-5), 4.0 GB

RHP Tyler Thornburg:  6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 6 K — 0.82 ERA
RHP Darren Byrd:  (L, 0-1) 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K — 6.75 ERA
RHP Jesus Sanchez:  0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K — 3.00 ERA

LF Khris Davis:  2-4, 2B, R, K — .318 AVG
3B Andy Gonzalez:  1-3, BB, R — .263 AVG

Brevard County Manatees: (5-1), — GB

RHP Jimmy Nelson:  (W, 1-0) 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 1 HR — 1.80 ERA
LHP Brian Garman:  (H, 1) 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — 0.00 ERA
LHP Alan Williams:  (H, 1) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — 6.00 ERA

2B T.J. Mittelstaedt:  2-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, BB, R, 2 K — .316 AVG
C Shawn Zarraga:  1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB — .462 AVG
SS Nick Shaw:  1-3, BB, SB (1), R, 2 K — .286 AVG

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers: (2-4), 3.0 GB

RHP Matt Miller:  (L, 0-2) 6.0 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR — 6.30 ERA
RHP Kevin Shackelford:  2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K — 3.60 ERA

SS Yadiel Rivera:  2-3, HR (1), RBI, R — .308 AVG
CF Chadwin Stang:  1-2, 3B, BB, R — .273 AVG

Prospect of the Day:  RHP Tyler Thornburg

The right-hander enjoyed one of the best spring training camps of any prospect in the Brewers system. He continues to carry that into the regular season, as he dominated on Wednesday afternoon for the Huntsville Stars. Reports out of the Huntsville Stars’ media department had Thornburg registering up to 98 MPH on the stadium gun, which is a couple ticks higher than he had been throwing all spring.

Some talent evaluators, such as ESPN’s Keith Law, believe Thornburg should simply transition to the bullpen right now and begin to utilize his talents at the big league level immediately. He certainly possesses the repertoire to retire major league hitters at this point in his career — a mid-90s fastball, a changeup is a borderline plus pitch, and a solid average curveball.

Some talent evaluators, however, still hope that Thornburg possesses the ability to start games with the Brewers. I spoke with one scout who thought the concerns about Thornburg’s body type and overall mechanics are overblown and that he should be given the opportunity to start ballgames until he proves he cannot do so any longer.