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We've already heard Axford will be back (though at that price, he's quickly becoming expensive). Gomez is a no-brainer, and so is Estrada. I'm going to say that Loe, Parra, Veras, and Morgan all aren't tendered contracts. Morgan is a lock for a non-tender, as Schafer is clearly the 4th OF in the organization now. Parra also seems like a good bet. The other two are more up in the air, and might actually get traded. If Narveson's shoulder surgery is still serious, I'd say he's a non-tender and resign on a minor league deal type player. Ishikawa is getting non-tendered for sure as well to give room to Mat Gamel. All in all, the Brewers will likely look like this, then: C - Jonathan Lucroy ($750k) 1B - Corey Hart ($10 M) 2B - Rickie Weeks ($10 M) SS - Jean Segura ($500k) 3B - Aramis Ramirez ($10 M) LF - Ryan Braun ($11 M) CF - Carlos Gomez ($3.4 M) RF - Nori Aoki ($1.25 M) BEN - Martin Maldonado ($500k) BEN - Mat Gamel ($500k) BEN - Logan Schafer ($500k) BEN - Taylor Green ($500k) BEN - SS? (Jeff Bianchi ($500k)) SP - Yovani Gallardo ($7.75 M) SP - Free Agent ($X M) SP - Michael Fiers ($500k) SP - Wily Peralta ($500k) SP - Marco Estrada ($500k) LR - Mark Rogers ($500k) CL - John Axford ($5.1 M) SU - Jim Henderson ($500k) BP - Brandon Kinztler ($500k) BP - FA BP - FA BP - FA If you go off of a $90 M payroll, with $65.25 M, that gives us $24.75 M spending money to go get a bullpen and a #2 starter. Seems quite doable.

Note that Jean Segura was ineligible due to getting 166 PAs this year in the big leagues. Also noteworthy that Tyler Thornburg did crack Sickel's top 50 pitchers list. Oddly enough, no Wily Peralta. I realize one may be able to apply this kind of list to any organization, but the Brewers seem particularly inept at identifying & developing pitching. Here are the players on Sickels's Top 50 list from the 2011 Draft alone, picked after Jungmann at #12, and/or Bradley at #15: 2) Jose Fernandez (#13 pick, MIA) 14) Taylor Guerreiri (#24, TBR) 15) Robert Stephenson (#27, CIN) 18) Matt Barnes (#19, BOS) 28) Alex Meyer (#23, WAS) 36) Kyle Crick (#49, SFG) 46) Michael Fulmer (#44, NYM) 48) Andrew Chafin (#43, ARZ) 49) Henry Owens (#36, BOS) I'm not suggesting the Brewers should've reached for guys that didn't go until the 30-50 range at #s 12 & 15. But the first five guys on that list above were certainly in that neighborhood. Absolutely. The Brewers went into the draft looking for 'immediate pitching help', leading me to believe there was no way they would have considered a HS pitcher with the first pick. Any time you limit your options like that, you lose.

Note that Jean Segura was ineligible due to getting 166 PAs this year in the big leagues. Also noteworthy that Tyler Thornburg did crack Sickel's top 50 pitchers list. Oddly enough, no Wily Peralta.

The thing is, if you have more than about 600 or so PAs at a level and haven't demonstrated enough improvement to make the jump to the next level, there really isn't too much reason to suspect that you are going to improve at a fast enough rate to become an impact MLB player. This is why the number of prospects who repeat a level twice and make the MLB is slim. Rivera's age is fine and dandy, but it pretty much relegates him to more of an organizational type talent in my mind. Never mind that if Rivera repeats Wisconsin there is no one to stop a ball from rolling in the hole at BC, since he's the only viable option.

I don't agree that Arcia to A would be best-case, since the guy has only logged one 'full' season of pro ball, and that was 64 G (254 PA) in the DSL. He's only entering his age-18 season & coming off a serious injury, there's simply no reason to push him to Wisconsin yet imo. I wouldn't even be surprised if he starts off the season (after ext. ST) with the AZL Brewers. Even Helena would be asking a lot of him imo since he lost all of '12 to injury. He was assigned to Helena as a 17 year old, and presumably will have a winter of instructs and US-based coaching. The odds of him going back to the AZL Brewers are pretty much 0 IMO. What I originally meant is that the best case scenario is that Arcia is good enough this winter that he essentially forces the Brewers to put him in full season ball.

Quite frankly, the Brewers are still really thin as an organization at SS. It shouldn't matter too much for the next 6 years since Segura is entrenched at the big league level, but having no one of note at AAA, AA, or A ball in a concern. Personally, best case scenario is that Arcia dominates instructs and the Brewers stick him in A ball. I'd say Helena is more likely, but you never know. I'd like to see Ortega get into Helena this season as well.

Giving him a 3rd season at Wisconsin would be the beginning of the end of his prospect status. The Brewers essentially have to promote him because of that and the fact that he's the only player capable of playing SS in any reasonable sample on the Wisconsin roster. He's not likely to hit for average or walk a lot regardless of which level he is at.

He's already been to Wisconsin twice and has 600 PAs there. He's a BC lock.

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Oh man, this would be sooooo fun to see... I go to a lot of games, but this would increase that number even more... No kidding! Man, now my hopes are up so high for the T-Rats' roster next season. Unfortunately we can't say the same about the rotation, but that lineup would sure score some runs.

Thanks. And that's definitely noteworthy. The Brewers are chalk full of potential MLB starters in the high minors, so Anundsen might find himself without a job in order to give Bradley a spot.

McFarland was a 4th round caliber talent the Brewers got as an overslot signing late in the draft. Very, very good hitter, and will be only 20 next season in A ball. Pena was a $400k bonus baby who resurrected his career with a huge offensive season across Arizona and Helena as a 19 year old. Plus hitter. Giacalone was a 16th rounder who just demolished Helena. Not as much of a prospect, but certainly a good hitter.

Potentially wonderful TRats lineup: 1. Chris McFarland, 2B 2. Tyrone Taylor, CF 3. Clint Coulter, C 4. Victor Roache, LF 5. Adam Giacalone, 1B 6. Mitch Haniger, RF 7. Jose Pena, DH 8. Orlando Arcia, SS 9. Literally anyone, 3B

Not sure where this goes, but I have a friend who saw the Brewers' instructional game and this was his sentiment.

Top 10 Most Interesting Brewer Minor League Assignments With the MLB season over, the MiLB season over, and the AFL on the way, it’s prospect time. In lieu of a normal ranking (only 28 deep right now), here’s a teaser. These are the top 10 most interesting assignments for notable Brewers minor leaguers moving forward in 2013. 1. Jed Bradley, AA or A+ This ranking number 1, at least to me, is a no-brainer. Bradley is far and away the most interesting (and controversial) minor league assignment. Typically, the Brewers are content to promote top prospects (or top draft picks, depending on what you think of Bradley at this point) once a year even if they perform terribly. So, if you look at it that way, he seems like a pretty good bet to end up in AA. But it’s not that simple. Bradley would be making the largest jump up the minor league ladder and he would also be going from a pitcher’s haven in the FSL to a more neutral Southern League. The AA jump is never something that should be taken lightly, and this is even truer in the Brewers’ system given the friendly FSL environment. At the end of the day, the Brewers could deeply regret being aggressive with Bradley, and end up screwing up his development even more. Further, here are the projected AAA and AA rotations for Milwaukee: AAA – Tyler Thornburg, Hiram Burgos, Johnny Hellweg, Ariel Pena, Josh Stinson AA – Taylor Jungmann, Jimmy Nelson, Nick Bucci, Drew Gagnon (maybe), Evan Anundson 7 of these guys are pretty much locks (I don’t see Thornburg in the big leagues come April). Gagnon is the 8th, and he’s a very good bet to make AA. Josh Stinson put up an ERA in the low 3’s in 150 IP in AA last season, so he’s also a near lock to start in AAA (the exception being he makes the bullpen out of spring training). So, unless the Brewers feel like bumping Anundsen, who threw 120 IP in AA last season, from the rotation completely, they also don’t have room for Bradley. It’s worth noting that Bradley was a $2 M investment for Milwaukee, so from a business perspective there are few prospects who will really be able to effectively block him, but there really isn’t a spot for him. Odds of being in AA/A+: 50%/50% 2. Clint Coulter, Helena or A While Jed Bradley’s assignment is controversial for all the wrong reasons, Clint Coulter’s is controversial for all the right ones. Coulter showed he was head and shoulders above rookie level pitching and demonstrated how quickly he is able to adjust to better pitching by hitting .300 and walking at a near 18% clip after just 40 at bats as a senior in high school. While his catching is raw, he will be working on defense in instructs for the winter and has been repeatedly praised for off-the-charts work ethic. The conservative move would be to stick him in Helena for a year to refine his defense. I don’t see that one happening though. The most similar prospect Coulter profiles to in terms of prospect status and maturity level is Brett Lawrie from 2009, who started off in Low A ball despite signing late enough to miss out on the entire rookie ball season in 2008. While Lawrie had more experience based on his Canadian citizenship and the international competition that offers, Coulter’s extra pro at bats might help mitigate that. Of course, the elephant in the room is how his defense progresses. I don’t think there is much question that A ball is the best place for Clint to refine his offensive game, but if he can’t catch, the Brewers might be faced with having to stick him in extended spring training to continue to try and get him up to par behind the dish. Odds of being in A/Helena: 85%/15% 3. Mat Gamel/Hunter Morris Log Jam This isn’t so much the assignment of 1 minor leaguer as the jam created by having Corey Hart, Mat Gamel, and Hunter Morris to divide up between the MLB and AAA. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that Hart will have an MLB roster spot, and I’ll go out even further by saying he’ll be an every day 1st baseman after posting 3+ WAR this year. Meanwhile, Hunter Morris destroyed AA to the point where sending him back to the Southern League would be an insult. So, the question is obvious – what do the Brewers do to get at bats for these 3 guys? Morris is the shiny new toy in the system while Gamel has been at AAA for a few years, meaning I fully expect Morris in AAA and getting full time play. That means Gamel is likely relegated to a bench or utility type big league role, or ends up being traded. While the latter might make sense, the lack of depth on the Brewers’ bench does create some flexibility (however, it simultaneously gives the Brewers a little more leverage in a trade). The million dollar question is if Gamel is good enough to warrant a trade. Considering Michael Young, Jordan Pacheo and Casey Kotchmann combined for nearly 450 MLB games played at 1B, I’d say so. It just depends what they could realistically get back, but Gamel for a reliever seems to have some validity. Odds of Hunter Morris in AAA: 100% Odds of Corey Hart in MLB: 100% Odds of Mat Gamel being traded (yes/no): 45%/55% 4. Tyrone Taylor, Helena or A Taylor’s assignment next year is similar to Coulter’s, but much more of a coin flip due to 2 key aspects. For some background, Taylor played all of 18 rookie league games (8 in Arizona, 10 in Helena). He destroyed each level by batting nearly .400 and with almost an XBH per game. If he had continued at even something close to that pace, he would have been a lock for a full season roster spot in centerfield. Unfortunately, Taylor got hurt and missed the remained of the minor league season. This creates a dilemma for Milwaukee, as there is nothing wrong with sending a toolsy outfielder back to rookie ball for his age 19 season. That said, Taylor performed like someone way too advanced for the level, was a significant investment by Milwaukee as a 2nd round pick, and could vault his way well into the top 100 prospects in baseball with a strong showing in full season ball. The tie breaker here might be the potentially ridiculous depth in the Low A outfield next season. Theoretically, Victor Roache, Mitch Haniger, Michael Reed, Tyrone Taylor, Jose Pena, Raul Mendosi Jr., and Yonki Hernandez all have a shot at ending up in Low A. That’s a crowd. While the Brewers can alleviate the pressure somewhat by sticking Haniger (or maybe even Roache) in Brevard County, potentially using a rotating OF DH, and utilizing the 7 day DL cleverly throughout the season, that doesn’t magically turn 6 spots into 3. Once easy way to help is to stick Taylor in extended spring training, perhaps with the idea that a potential midseason promotion could help create space at some point down the line. Odds of being in A/Helena: 30%/70% 5. Jorge Lopez, Arizona, Helena, or A Discussing Lopez’s status is far less fun than Taylor’s, as Lopez has started his career off about as poorly as possible. 1 repeat of the Arizona league was bad for the former 2nd rounder, I would say 2 repeats would pretty much be the beginning of the end of his pro career. However, he hasn’t had success in Arizona yet, so the Brewers would need to take chance on him to go much higher. I listed A ball as an option for Lopez, but in reality that seems unlikely. A major factor here could be that Milwaukee does not project to have a strong rotation, in fact, the A ball rotation will likely be pretty darn bad next season. That could give the Brewers the ammo they need to take a chance with him, particularly because he will be spending time in instructionals this offseason to try and get him back on track. I think the most likely option is that he gets a cordial promotion to Helena and even more extended spring training to try and fix the kinks and put a big league career back in the picture. At 20 in his 3rd season, Lopez wouldn’t be young for the league by any stretch, but the Brewers don’t want to overwhelm him either. Odds of being in A/Helena/Arizona: 10%/70%/20% 6. Orlando Arcia, Helena or A The 3rd member of the quite studly Helena or A ball club, Orlando Arica missed all of this year (where he was assigned to Helena) with a broken leg. He’s healthy now and ready for instructionals, where he will be going up against competition around the Helena level, so optimally the Brewers can manage to make up for a few months worth of pro experience. Arcia has displayed a ridiculously advanced skill set for his age and compliments that with a solid all-around set of tools, meaning that he could do wonders for his stock by getting into full season ball. His next season will be his age 18 season, so obviously there is no reason to rush him, but very, very, very few shortstops have success in full season ball at 18, so if the Brewers think he can, he immediately becomes an immensely valuable asset. Because reports from the instruct leagues are so scarce, we likely won’t have a good read on what Mr. Arcia is doing and the assignment will feel out of the blue. However, I think there is a legitimate chance for him to end up in Wisconsin right out of the gate next season. With all due respect to 22 year old Alfredo Rodriguez, the full time Helena SS from last season, there is absolutely no one standing in Arcia’s way and if he merits the jump, the Brewers will promote him. Odds of being in A/Helena: 40%/60% 7. Victor Roache, A or A+ Roache is another interesting decision for Milwaukee – the former 1st round pick would have almost assuredly been assigned to Low A out of the gate provided he was healthy, but instead missed the entire year with a wrist injury. However, he’s 100% now and chomping at the bit to get back in instructionals, according to Brewers’ brass. With a full offseason and a few years of college under his belt, Roache could be in line for a more challenging assignment than you would first expect. In reality, there are only 2 levels at play here, High or Low A ball. The safe move would be to stick him in Low A and let him mash for a little while, but the glut of Low A outfielders might inspire the Brewers to see if he can handle a little more challenge. It is worth noting that the Florida State league plays like Petco Field, however, it’s also worth noting that if anyone has the bat speed and power to succeed there, Roache does. Much like Arica, the Brewers are going to have a great deal more data on their hands to make this decision. Roache’s performance in instructional games will likely determine how aggressive they are with him. The Brewers put nearly $2 M into Roache, so while we might love some of the other Low A OFs, there is no way that anyone will block Victor. Odds of being in A+/A: 35%/65% 8. Drew Gagnon, AA or A+ The most under-the-radar Brewers pitching prospect has a chance to start the year in AA in only his 2nd full pro season. While Gagnon has been quite impressive, putting up ERAs of 2.8 in Low and High A ball, the crazy-deep AAA and AA rotations are now going to start doing him a disservice. 2 years ago this would have been a no-brainer, but substantially less than 100 IP in High A, Gagnon is no sure bet for another promotion. The situation regarding Jed Bradley is also of note here. Bradley pitched twice as much in A+ ball and received about $1.5+ M more in a signing bonus, so the finance guys will tell you Bradley will get priority. The scouts will likely say different, citing how poor Jed was, how dominant Drew has been, and how difficult the AA jump is. To me, it seems like Gagnon is more than ready for the next challenge, especially when you consider that he will likely be spending the entire year in AA. Odds of being in AA/A+: 75%/25% 9. Mitch Haniger, A+ or A If you haven’t noticed by now, two major strengths of the Brewers’ farm system are in the rotations at the upper minors and some of the OF in the lower minors. Haniger is next in the OF line. He was considered a very advanced player, and in his limited Low A time he lived up to that billing by posting an OBP near .400. However, he only played in 14 pro games to this point. Even though he will be another player participating in the instructional leagues, Haniger is no sure bet to get a promotion out of the gate. Like with Roache, the Brewers could do a favor to the other 25,000 contenders for the Low A outfield spots by promoting Haniger. Unlike Roache, Haniger has some pro experience and a little more polish, and may deserve the promotion solely on results. In addition, there is no one on the current Low A team (who will be the future High A team) that will stop the Brewers from getting Haniger playing time, including Max Walla. Therefore, I feel a fair bit more confident that we will ultimately see Mitch starting out in the Florida State League. Odds of being in A+/A: 70%/30% 10. Carlos Belonis, Helena, Arizona, or DSL Belonis was the prize Latin American signing for Milwaukee at $550k. While the Brewers don’t promote from the DSL often, they have started to be a little more aggressive as that team has gained traction. A 6’3”, toolsy SS/3B, Belonis is a good runner, produced at a reasonable high level in his age 16 season, and may just be the next Latin American stud that the system needs. Where he ends up is a mystery at this point, though I think he’s a decent bet to at least get called over. At 17, an Arizona league assignment seems more appropriate than sticking him with the college kids in Helena, however, the Brewers have shown that when they like a Latin American prospect (Alcides Escobar or Orlando Arica) they won’t hesitate bumping him the extra level. Odds of being in Helena/Arizona/DSL: 5%/65%/30%

What happened?

He faced 3 over the minimum and allowed 0 runs through 8. Little better than 'solid' IMO.

Wily Peralta is looking like he's going to slot into that rotation spot behind Gallardo in 2013.

[jinx] Holy crap out full season ball starters are doing well [/jinx]

No kidding. No direspect to our middle round picks, but do you remember the last really impact player we had who was taken in the 7th or later? Remember the last really awesome overslot signing we had? No disrespect to Chris McFarland, who I really like, but that's not enough. I mean, w/o even looking anything up, how about Scooter Gennett (overslot) and Mike Fiers (22nd rounder, major impact as a rookie). I am going to look closer at this later, but I think Seid catches too much flack. He also seems to have a knack for drafting late bloomers. Credit where it is due for Fiers and Gennett, who also came to mind. But, if we look at 2009s top picks, here's what we get: Eric Arnett Kentrail Davis Kyle Heckathorn Max Walla Cameron Garfield Josh Prince Brooks Hall D'Vontrey Richardson Hiram Burgos Khris Davis Not to insight a riot, but I don't think there is a single impact MLB player in there. Garfield potentially, but he's in Low A ball and had scuffled up until about 3 months ago. Ouch. We look at 2010, which has, to this point, been alright. Not signing Covey was a blessing in disguise, though Jed Bradley hasn't made me completely elated with it so far in his career. Nelson, Thornburg and Morris have all established themselves. Now let's take a look at the middle rounds: Matt Miller, Cody Hawn, Austin Ross, Rafael Neda, Gregg Holle, Mike Walker, Christopher Bates, John Bivens and Michael White are long shots to make the big leagues. And I don't know if anyone would say they ever had a really good shot at it, even on draft day. Unless you REALLY like Joel Pierce and Yadiel Rivera, you'd have to say the middle rounds of that draft were completely wasted. 2011 is where I thought there was some improvement. Jungmann was fine, I like the Bradley pick at the time (whoops?). I liked Lopez and Gagnon. Ramirez was a terrible pick, but 4/5 ain't bad at the top. The middle rounds here were better too - Michael Reed, Dustin Houle, Daniel Keller and Chris McFarland are good picks whether they turn out or not. David Goforth might not have the ceiling of those guys, but he was a nice pick too. Carlos Rodon would have been the best pick in the ENTIRE FREAKING DRAFT had we been able to sign him. That's the problem. The Brewers, historically, have stuck at slot. Now, maybe we can't blame Seid for that, but that's a huge reason why our rookie teams are just getting destroyed every night. Our drafting in rounds 5-10 under Seid has been really bad for 2 years and a little better for 1.

No kidding. No direspect to our middle round picks, but do you remember the last really impact player we had who was taken in the 7th or later? Remember the last really awesome overslot signing we had? No disrespect to Chris McFarland, who I really like, but that's not enough.

What a dedicated LR beast! I however do not have the luxury of high speed internet up Nort where I am. So Ramssuperbowl99 and TooLiveBrew, here is your friendly reminder that I will be back Wed. Thanks for chipping in. I look forward to reading your write ups. I think I've got you covered at this point. Just let me know if you need any backup in the future - I'd like to write up a win just once!!

AZL Mariners 4, AZL Brewers 0 AZL Box Score Really similar to the Helena report - there simply wasn't any offense to speak of. The Baby Brewers had only 4 hits and didn't draw a single walk. Edgardo Rivera had a double, Malcolm Dowell singled twice, and Alan Sharkey added the last single. That's it. Three separate Brewers had a silver sombrero and the team struck out 12 times in total. Clint Coulter didn't play, but Dustin Houle did pick a batter off at 1st, catch a guy stealing 2nd, and there were no errors, so at least the defense was fairly clean. Francisco Rivero started and gave up 2 earned runs in 2 innings on 4 hits with a strikeout. Josh Butler gave up a run in an inning of rehab relief, Juan Francisco kept the game close by only allowing 1 run over the next 4 IP, and Carlos Sosa pitched a clean 8th inning and threw in a K to boot. Francisco, at least, had a nice outing, giving up 3 hits and a walk, but managing to strike out 6 over his 4 frames. AZL Play by Play The 3rd and the 6th might have been Arizona's only real shot: AZL Top of the 3rd Renaldo Jenkins bunt grounds out, pitcher Tyler Pike to first baseman Kristian Brito. Taylor Smith-Brennan strikes out swinging. Malcolm Dowell singles on a line drive to right fielder Gabriel Guerrero. Edgardo Rivera doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Cory Scammell. Malcolm Dowell to 3rd. Jose Sermo called out on strikes. AZL Top of the 6th Defensive switch from left field to first base for Cory Scammell. Defensive Substitution: Charles Jimenez replaces first baseman Kristian Brito, batting 7th, playing left field. Malcolm Dowell singles on a ground ball to third baseman Joseph DeCarlo. Malcolm Dowell advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by third baseman Joseph DeCarlo. Edgardo Rivera strikes out swinging. With Jose Sermo batting, wild pitch by Tyler Pike, Malcolm Dowell to 3rd. Jose Sermo strikes out swinging. Dustin Houle flies out to center fielder Isaiah Yates.

Grand Junction Rockies 6, Helena Brewers 0 Helena Box Score Yet another disappointing performance by the Toddler Brewers - there was really nothing going on offensively tonight. Rockies pitchers combined to allow just 6 hits all night and the Brewers didn't draw a walk all game. Michael Reed lead the charge with a 2-3 performance (both singles, as the Crew had 0 XBHs) and a stolen base, his 11th on the year. The other hits belonged to (you guessed it) Adam Giacalone, Alfredo Rodriguez, Michael Turay, and Kevin Berard. Ryan Gibbard was your starter and he took a tough luck loss, going 5 IP allowing only 3 hits and 2 runs (earned), though he did post a less than stellar 4/3 K/BB. Damien Magnifico and his 103 mph fastball pitched 3 innings of "less-than-Magnifico" relief. He allowed 4 earned runs on two hits (each were homers) while walking 3 and striking out 2, effectively putting the game out of reach. Helena Play by Play The 2nd might have been Helena's best chance at avoiding the doughnut: Helena Top of the 2nd Emmanuel Quiles grounds out, shortstop Matt Wessinger to first baseman Correlle Prime. Michael Reed singles on a ground ball to center fielder David Dahl. With Raul Mondesi batting, Michael Reed steals (11) 2nd base. Raul Mondesi called out on strikes. With Michael Turay batting, wild pitch by Eddie Butler, Michael Reed to 3rd. Michael Turay strikes out swinging. Grand Junction puts the game away with a 3-run bomb: Grand Junction Bottom of the 8th David Dahl grounds out, second baseman Christopher McFarland to first baseman Adam Giacalone. Ashley Graeter walks. With Jeffrey Popick batting, Ashley Graeter steals (1) 2nd base. Jeffrey Popick walks. Julian Yan homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. Ashley Graeter scores. Jeffrey Popick scores. Correlle Prime grounds out to first baseman Adam Giacalone. Michael Ramirez strikes out swinging.

AL Royals 14, AZL Brewers 3 Box Score The Baby Brewers didn't play a close one like the Toddler Crew - they just got destroyed tonight. Every single Royal was on base at least twice tonight except Mark Donato, who homered. The Brewers, on the other hand, combined for 6 total hits, only 1 of which went for extra bases, and 2 walks, (Edgardo Rivera, Malcolm Dowell, and Renaldo Jenkins were each on base twice). For comparison's sake, they also committed 4 errors and had a passed ball. Jalen Harris really struggled - he went 0-4 with a golden sombrero and committed an error to boot. On the mound, it was ugly, but you can hardly blame them. Of the 14 runs, only 6 were earned. However, the Brewers staff didn't help their own cause, walking 8 and allowing 12 hits. Anthony Banda was your starter and he allowed 7 runs (3 ER) in 4.1 IP before being lifted for Joel Dicent. The young Latin American righty went 3.2 IP, allowed 6 hits, but kept the damage to 1 R (earned), though he only struck out 1. Alejandro Lavandero was up next, but he didn't escape the 9th, giving up an extra 6 runs (2 earned) on 3 walks and a dinger in only .2 IP before Carlos Sosa mercifully put this one to bed. Play by Play WARNING: Not safe for work. In lieu of listing actual innings, here's the Crew's fielding report for the night: E: Smith-Brennan (11, fielding), Harris (5, throw), Sermo (15, fielding), Jenkins (11, throw). PB: Coulter (17). Outfield assists: Dowell (Ramos, M at home) Kudos to Malcolm Dowell, who was on base twice and managed to prevent a run defensively.