Brewers Numbers

I took a snapshot of the front office directory from 9/15 and compared it to the latest posted on 11/10. During that time the Brewers went from 314 employees to 297 in the front office, which is a decrease of about 5%. One of those front office people is Quintin Berry who moved to the major league coaching staff. I have no idea if people left on their own accord or not. It is possible because some of the new hires had the same positions as the people who no longer there. There were also a number of promotions too. Baseball Operations (41 to 37): 5 people no longer there, 1 new hire, 2 promotions including Doug Melvin from Senior Advisor to Special Assistant - President, Baseball Operations Clubhouse Operations(8): No change Medical Staff(16 to 17): 1 moved to Player Development, 1 moved from Player Development, 1 new hire Player Development (10): 1 moved to Player Development, 1 moved from Player Development, 1 new hire, 1 promotion, and Quintin Berry moved to the major league coaching staff Scouting (4 to 5): 1 new hire Professional Scouts (2): No change Amateur Scouts (26 to 24): 3 people no longer there, 1 new hire International Scouts (18 to 17): 1 person no longer there Partnership Sales & Development (12): 1 promotion Community Relations (3 to 2): 1 person no longer there Broadcasting (8): No change Finance/Accounting (13): 1 promotion Premium Sales & Special Events (3 to 6): This department was renamed from Special Events and the 3 people responsible for suite sales were moved here from Ticketing, 1 promotion Human Resources/Office Management (7): No change Information Technology (17 to 16): 1 person no longer there Legal (2): No change Marketing & Fan Experience (19 to 15): 4 people no longer there - 2 were the New Media department Business Analytics (5 to 4): 1 person no longer there Media Relations/Publications (3 to 3): 1 person no longer there, 1 new hire Miller Park Operations (23 to 18): 5 people no longer there, 1 promotion Retail (11 to 9): 2 people no longer there, 1 promotion Ticket Sales (37 to 36): 3 people moved to Premium Sales & Special Events, 2 people no longer there, 4 new hires, 8 title changes Spring Training (8): No change Brewers Community Foundation, Inc. (3): No change

Twins news: https://www.startribune.com/twins-drop-rochester-as-aaa-affiliate-eye-st-paul-as-replacement/573034791/ And to answer the Milkmen question - from the same article;

Soooo, maybe unrelated question, have the Mudcats sold off uniforms in the past?

Per this article the MLB teams know their affiliations: https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/11/10/mlb-teams-being-appraised-of-their-milb-affiliates/

JJ Cooper retweeted Anthony DiComo's tweet and added: From Anthony DiComo: As I mentioned earlier Syracuse, Brooklyn, and St. Lucie were purchased by Steve Cohen as part of or as separate mini-deals when he bought the Mets. Edit: Adding the link to the JJ Cooper story LincolnDD is referring to. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/binghamton-brooklyn-survive-as-mets-announce-2021-minor-league-affiliates/

Brewers hired a new Director of Digital Marketing in March and it looks like the new marketing job posts fall under her. Seems like a change in direction from Brewers than a real cost cutting move.

FWIW, they are now all on the 40-man.

Per the SF Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/giants/article/Giants-could-lose-two-minor-league-affiliates-on-15713939.php Also this from the same article:

The American Association is now a partner league of MLB, https://www.americanassociationbaseball.com/american-association-frontier-league-designated-as-partner-leagues-of-mlb/, so I think that will dictate what goes on with the Milkmen. Anything is possible though. One team in Texas did quit the AA at the end of October and the AA commissioner says they plan on expanding in Texas in 2021. https://www.americanassociationbaseball.com/texas-airhogs-terminate-membership-in-american-association/

Full MiLB team tracking here: https://ballparkdigest.com/200905261902/minor-league-baseball/news/affiliate-dance-2012

More news about Minor Leagues is starting to trickle out. Per John Heyman about the Mets deal: "The $2.475B price includes separate relatively small deals by Cohen to acquire the Syracuse and Brooklyn minors teams. The St. Lucie team was included in the main deal." Per JJ Cooper about the Yankees minor leagues: "The New York Yankees will have minor league affiliates in Somerset and Hudson Valley in 2021 and beyond and will not be affiliated with Trenton and Staten Island, Baseball America has learned from multiple sources. ($)"

If I had to guess now, I think the Brewers end up back in Nashville for AAA. Would the potential of an expansion team in Nashville be an issue? Dave Dombrowski has been mentioned recently as a GM candidate and he's stated he is staying in Nashville to pursue a team through expansion or relocation.

Ryon Healy was outrighted to the Missions on 10/30. Tom Hardicourt confirmed with David Stearns that he expects Ryon to elect free agency.