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Joel Sherman Verified account @Joelsherman1 Following Following @Joelsherman1 #Mariners also getting a comp pick as part of the trade.

Jon Heyman Verified account @JonHeyman 2m2 minutes ago Sources: Edwin Encarnacion close to being traded to mariners Jon Heyman Verified account @JonHeyman 31s32 seconds ago Carlos Santana goes to indians Jon Heyman Verified account @JonHeyman 15s15 seconds ago Encarnacion-Santana trade may be a three way deal. Tampa Bay appears involved somehow.

The Brewer Nation @BrewerNation 12s12 seconds ago #Brewers pass during the MLB portion of the Rule 5 Draft.

Marc Topkin Verified account @TBTimes_Rays Follow Follow @TBTimes_Rays Hearing #Rays are closing in on deal with RHP Charlie Morton Jon Morosi Verified account @jonmorosi 13s14 seconds ago #Rays close to signing Charlie Morton, source confirms @TBTimes_Rays report. @MLBNetwork @MLB Jon Morosi Verified account @jonmorosi 16s16 seconds ago Source: #Rays, Charlie Morton in agreement on a free agent contract. @TBTimes_Rays was first to report. @MLBNetwork @MLB Jeff Passan Verified account @JeffPassan 1m1 minute ago Free agent starter Charlie Morton and the Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a two-year, $30 million deal, sources told Yahoo Sports.

Matt Gelb Verified account @MattGelb 2m2 minutes ago Sources: Phillies are in agreement with Andrew McCutchen, pending a physical. Ken Rosenthal Verified account @Ken_Rosenthal 23m23 minutes ago More Ken Rosenthal Retweeted Jim Salisbury Both @MattGelb and I are hearing same from multiple sources. Told addition of McCutchen would NOT preclude #Phillies from signing another outfielder, whether it’s Harper or someone else. Buster Olney Verified account @Buster_ESPN 27s27 seconds ago McCutchen's three-year deal with the Phillies expected to be in the range of about $45 million. Jon Heyman Verified account @JonHeyman Following Following @JonHeyman Cutch gets 50M for 3

Bob Nightengale Verified account @BNightengale 4m4 minutes ago The #Whitesox get veteran starter Ivan Nova from #Pirates as @ByRobertMurray reported. Pittsburgh gets international money and a rookie league prospect Jon Heyman Verified account @JonHeyman 28s28 seconds ago Pirates got Yordi Rosario in Nova deal. Plus 500K in int’l $ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=667640#/career/R/pitching/2018/ALL

Milwaukee Brewers Verified account @Brewers Following Following @Brewers Catcher Tuffy Gosewisch has been signed to a minor-league contract with an invitation to Major League camp.

Ken Rosenthal Verified account @Ken_Rosenthal 6m6 minutes ago Schoop to #MNTwins, one year, $7.5M, plus incentives, per source. Physical is complete.

Ken Rosenthal Verified account @Ken_Rosenthal 59s59 seconds ago #Twins finalizing one-year deal with free-agent 2B Jonathan Schoop for more than $7M, sources tell The Athletic.

Jon Heyman Verified account @JonHeyman 11s11 seconds ago Stlcards will be getting Goldy Jon Heyman‏ Verified account @JonHeyman 55s56 seconds ago Package going back to Arizona is unknown at moment

Adam McCalvy Verified account @AdamMcCalvy 54s55 seconds ago David Stearns looking at the Schoop trade in hindsight: "Look, it was a bad deal, and that's on me. We made a trade for a player we thought was going to be here for a year and a half, and I was wrong." Love the accountability here.

Jon Heyman Verified account @JonHeyman 2m2 minutes ago More Yan Gomes is being acquired by the #Nats. Gives them a nice catching combo with Suzuki. Minor League RF Daniel Johnson going the other way to #Indians . (sorry if you saw earlier that mentioned Michael Taylor; he's not involved)

Milwaukee Brewers Verified account @Brewers 5m5 minutes ago INF/OF Hernán Pérez and INF Tyler Saladino have signed 1-year contracts, avoiding arbitration. INF Jonathan Schoop, LHP Xavier Cedeño and LHP Dan Jennings have been non-tendered. Milwaukee Brewers Verified account @Brewers 3m3 minutes ago The Brewers have tendered contracts to C Manny Piña, OF Domingo Santana, INF Travis Shaw, RHP Zach Davies, RHP Junior Guerra, RHP Corey Knebel and RHP Jimmy Nelson.

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/top-32-prospects-milwaukee-brewers/ Fan Graphs just did a new wrap up of the Brewers system. Also notes on many not in their top 32. They also include this summary... "System Overview This system looks very weak now that several 45 FV or better prospects have either graduated or been traded, and the farm alone doesn’t project a clear picture of the youthful health of this franchise. The focus now shifts to the collective development of the large number of teenagers in the 40 and 35+ FV tiers. Another sizable wave of talent — position players this time — could arrive in Milwaukee in three to five years. The organization’s recent history of hitter development isn’t all that inspiring; most of Milwaukee’s big league position players came from outside the org, and Orlando Arcia hasn’t made the kind of offensive impact that was expected of him as a prospect. Grisham and Erceg have been frustrating and have gone backwards. Things may not bode well for several of the hitters in this system who clearly need improvement in some way to progress like Milwaukee’s pitching has. The Brewers love idiosyncratic pitchers whose stuff plays up because of one weird thing or another, and they’ve had success developing them."

https://www.baseballhq.com/node/6027?org=MIL&year=2019 Here are some free scouting reports on Brewers top prospects. Alec Dopp should be a familiar name to those in the Brewers twitterverse.

https://www.baseballhq.com/node/6027?org=MIL&year=2019 Here are some free scouting reports on Brewers top prospects. Alec Dopp should be a familiar name to those in the Brewers twitterverse.

Bob Nightengale Verified account @BNightengale 4s4 seconds ago Josh Donaldson gets one year, $23 million contract from Atlanta #Braves, per @Ken_Rosenthal

Robert Murray Verified account @ByRobertMurray 1m1 minute ago #Brewers have added OF Troy Stokes Jr. and RHP Trey Supak to the 40-man roster, protecting them from Rule 5 eligibility, source tells The Athletic.

Corey Brock Verified account @CoreyBrockMLB Follow Follow @CoreyBrockMLB Paxton deal to Yankees is for Sheffield, OF Don Thompson-Williams and RHP Erik Swanson. Erik Swanson | Rank: 22 (Preseason: NR) Team: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA) ETA: 2019 Position: RHP Age: 25 DOB: 09/04/1993 Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6' 3" Weight: 235 lb. Drafted: 2014, 8th (246) - TEX Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 55 | Overall: 45 Swanson helped Iowa Western CC win the 2014 Junior College World Series, throwing a seven-inning shutout in the second round of the event. He signed with the Rangers as an eight-rounder that June, then missed most of his first full pro season with a forearm strain and went to the Yankees as part of a trade for Carlos Beltran during his second. He dominated in Double-A at the start of 2018 but hasn't been as sharp since getting promoted to Triple-A and missing three weeks at midseason with a strained groin. Swanson has a deceptive delivery that leads to a lot of bad swings against his fastball, which sits at 92-94 mph and touches 97. He leans heavily on his heater, relying on its running action to slip it by hitters up in the strike zone. He has scrapped a curveball and switched to a mid-80s slider than can be a solid pitch at times. His changeup has similar velocity and has become more effective as Swanson has trusted it more. He has a long track record of throwing strikes but his command isn't as sharp as his control. He could be a No. 4 starter if he continues to refine his secondary pitches, though a big league role as a fastball-heavy reliever is more likely.

https://www.mlb.com/news/2019-mlb-draft-competitive-balance-rounds-set/c-300845574?tid=151437456

The Brewer Nation @BrewerNation 1m1 minute ago Steve Karsay, 46, was most recently the Triple-A pitching coach for the Columbus Clippers in Cleveland's system. Karsay is a former 1st round draft pick (1990, Toronto) and pitched for five MLB teams for parts of 11 seasons between 1993-2006.

Barringer comes to Milwaukee from Houston.

Milwaukee Brewers Verified account @Brewers 26s27 seconds ago The Brewers have named Andy Haines hitting coach, Chris Hook pitching coach, Steve Karsay bullpen coach and Scott Barringer head athletic trainer. Tom Verified account @Haudricourt 55s56 seconds ago More Tom Retweeted Milwaukee Brewers #Brewers complete their coaching and athletic training staffs. News of Haines' hiring already had come out. Hook is a longtime pitching coach in the organization and very well thought of. Karsay was a pitching coach in Cleveland's system. Adam McCalvy Verified account @AdamMcCalvy 2m2 minutes ago Brewers complete their coaching staff with hitting coach Andy Haines, pitching coach Chris Hook and bullpen coach Steve Karsay. Jason Lane will return as asst. hitting coach. Haines comes from the Cubs, as previously reported. Hook is a longtime Brewers Minor League coach.

Agreed. This just makes sveumrules scenario B more plausible.

FWIW..... Steve Phillips Verified account @StevePhillipsGM 53s53 seconds ago More Steve Phillips Retweeted Craig Mish I am hearing that the #Marlins are telling teams in the NL East that they won’t likely trade him within the division. That is why the catching market is starting to pop. Look for the #Braves, #Mets and #Phillies to move on to other backstops as well.