2000 - 2009 - Win Leaders

Here's a list of the top win seasons for Brewer minor leaguers over the last 10 years:

17 - Jose Mieses, 2000 (13 Beloit / 4 Mudville)
16 - Adam Pettyjohn, 2007 (4 Huntsville / 12 Nashville)
14 - Horacio Estrada, 2000 (Indianapolis)
13 - Derek Lee, 2000 (11 Huntsville / 2 Indianapolis)
13 - Travis Smith, 2000 (12 Huntsville / 1 Indianapolis)
13 - Matt Parker, 2001 (High Desert)
13 - Derek Lee, 2003 (11 Huntsville / 2 Indianapolis)
13 - RA Dickey, 2007 (Nashville)
13 - Chris Cody, 2009 (5 Huntsville / 8 Nashville)
13 - Amaury Rivas, 2009 (Brevard County)
13 - Dan Meadows, 2009 (Wisconsin)


A little more about the leader, Jose Mieses

 
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Drafted:                                  Undrafted
How Acquired:                      Signed as an undrafted free agent by Brewers in 1996
Years with Brewers:             4, before being released in February 2003.  Played briefly with White Sox organization.
Best Season:                         2000 - went 17-7 with a 2.56 ERA and a 172/55 strikeout to walk ratio in 169 IP.
Last Professional Season:  2005 - Jose played with Nashua in the Independent League going 8-11 with a 5.89 ERA
Major League Stats:             None.  Mieses played parts of two seasons in AAA.
Other Notes of Interset:       Jose was rated by Baseball America as the Brewers #6 prospect in 2001 and #8 prospect in 2002.

Was a Pioneer League All-Star in 1999.

Jose got off to a fast start in 2001 with a 2.22 ERA and a 35/3 strikeout to walk ration in 24 IP for AA prior to being promoted to AAA.  Then injuries struck, first a fractured vertebre in his back, then had arm trouble and was never same again.

Jose's scouting report was as follows:

When healthy, Mieses is just plain tough. Though not armed with an overwhelming fastball, he mixes his pitches well and stays out of trouble with baserunners. Mieses has either a curveball or a palmball at his disposal on any given day and can work his low-90s fastball down and on the corners.

He was designated for assignment after the 2002 season when the Brewers claimed Scott Podsednik.

2009 Leaders

13 - Amaury Rivas (Brevard County)
13 - Chris Cody (Huntsville/Nashville)
13 - Dan Meadows (Wisconsin)