Jim Goulart

LHP Johan Santana made his first rehab comeback trail appearance in the Venezuelan Winter League Tuesday evening, and retired all six men he faced: Aragua Top of the 1st Yangervis Solarte grounds out sharply, pitcher Johan Santana to second baseman Henry Alejandro Rodriguez to first baseman Ramon Hernandez. Eduardo Escobar grounds out, shortstop Ronny Cedeno to first baseman Ramon Hernandez. Ramon Flores flies out to center fielder Endy Chavez. Aragua Top of the 2nd Josmil Pinto flies out to left fielder Ezequiel Carrera. Avisail Garcia flies out to right fielder Eduard Pinto. Jose Martinez grounds out, third baseman Luis Nunez to first baseman Ramon Hernandez. As per this tweet, the Brewers were one of seven clubs (Brewers, Blue Jays, Rangers, Rays, Mariners, Yankees) to scout him. That doesn't mean there were not other teams as well, it's just that the Brewers were confirmed to be on hand, which is nice to see in terms of due diligence.

Venezuela Box Score SS Orlando Arcia's team moved to 7-2 in the round-robin, if his team moves on to the Caribbean World Series, Arcia will have been playing for 11 straight months (since spring training last March). Arcia was only 1-for-4 here, but his first-inning at-bat was impressive -- almost as impressive as the announcer's call: Arcia has played in five of the nine round-robin games, and has at least one hit in each. RHP Tim Dillard retired the only man he faced, by way of strikeout, stranding one.

Puerto Rico Box Score 40-man roster SS Yadiel Rivera singled in four AB's, fanning twice, but is still hitting .313 in limited postseason play. *** Puerto Rico Box Score Both Yadiel Rivera's team and Martin Maldonado's are 6-3 in the round-robin, and they may meet to determine which club represents Puerto Rico in the Caribbean World Series the first week of February. A very busy Maldonado guided his pitching staff to a 5-4 win (one passed ball but no stolen base attempts against). At the plate, Maldy was 1-for-3 with a sacrifice bunt (two K's).

Dominican Box Score Jean Segura had a 2-for-4 night, and after 14 games, has posted a super-encouraging line of .370/.404/.481 (.885 OPS after 54 AB's), and line drives have been frequent as of late. MLB Network Radio's Mike Ferrin was there and liked what he saw. We just added the AB's below to the "Segura Tracker". Game fourteen 01/13 -- Singled on a line drive to right Called out on strikes Doubled on a line drive to center Struck out swinging On the other side of the box score, Elian Herrera, batting leadoff and playing second base, was 0-for-2 but walked twice and was hit by a pitch (with the bases loaded). He has a .346 OBP in 12 round-robin playoff games. Spanish tweets raved about his defense again this evening.

All 3, actually. Players with zero who are relevant to the bench discussion are Luis Jimenez, Elian Herrera, and Hector Gomez. Remaining Options Info

McCalvy -- Little change in 2015 Field Staffs

MILWAUKEE STARTERS Yovani Gallardo Kyle Lohse Matt Garza Wily Peralta Mike Fiers RELIEVERS Jonathan Broxton Jim Henderson Jeremy Jeffress Brandon Kintzler Jimmy Nelson Will Smith (L) Tyler Thornburg CATCHERS Jonathan Lucroy Martin Maldonado INFIELDERS Adam Lind (L) Scooter Gennett (L) Jean Segura Aramis Ramirez Hector Gomez Elian Herrera (S) Luis Jimenez OUTFIELDERS Ryan Braun Carlos Gomez Khris Davis Gerardo Parra (L)

The extended Lucroy family has asked us to bring the following cause to the attention of Brewer fans here on our forums. In fact, we'll link to Tweets from Jonathan himself from Monday night -- TWEET: Hey everybody! I have a good friend who was in a car accident. Needs help with med bills. Bid and win my jersey. The proceeds go to him!! TWEET: Here's the link to jersey auction TWEET: If anybody just wants to donate then here is the place. If you don't then prayers will work! Like many 'insiders" we're aware of, these Lucroy family members have thoroughly enjoyed Brewerfan's forums over the years. They are appreciative and enjoy your posted insights and opinions, even if on rare occasions, they've had to have some thick skin. Thankfully in their case, Jonathan has provided Brewer fans with many positive moments, both on and off the field.

Nice job by Steve "Sparky" Fifer on 105.7 FM (WSSP) packing together three worthwhile interviews on the Hot Stove Weekly Show Monday night -- AUDIO: MLB.com's Richard Justice -- Justice recently wrote this on the Brewers AUDIO: Jim Callis, formerly of Baseball America, now of MLBPipeline.com AUDIO: New VP of Amateur Scouting Ray Montgomery AUDIO: If you want all three interviews within one download, back-to-back, commercial-free

Happy 27th Birthday Tuesday, Eric Marzec, coming off his strong Venezuela season

Puerto Rico Box Score Catcher Martin Maldonado guided 30-year-old former Cardinals farmhand Pete Parise to a complete game one-hitter, a 1-0 win. Maldonado doubled in four at-bats.

Mexico Box Score RHP Manny Barreda's team is in the best-of-seven Mexican Winter League semi-finals, now tied at one game apiece. Barreda has pitched in low-leverage situations for most of the winter, and he had a rough night here, didn't retire a batter -- Mexicali Top of the 8th Pitching Change: Manny Barreda replaces Jose Meraz. Walter Ibarra singles on a line drive to left fielder Maxwell Leon. Dave Sappelt walks. Walter Ibarra to 2nd. John Lindsey walks. Walter Ibarra to 3rd. Dave Sappelt to 2nd. Ronnier Mustelier doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Eric Farris. Walter Ibarra scores. Dave Sappelt scores. John Lindsey to 3rd. Pitching Change: Hector Daniel Rodriguez replaces Manny Barreda. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Luis Juarez replaces Josh Whitesell. Luis Juarez grounds out, third baseman Sergio Gastelum to first baseman Joey Meneses. Hector Daniel Rodriguez intentionally walks Xorge Carrillo. Ricardo Serrano out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rico Noel. John Lindsey scores. Ronnier Mustelier to 3rd. Xorge Carrillo to 2nd. Gil Velazquez called out on strikes.

FanGraphs just posted a Gilbert Lara video Sunday -- others from their YouTube Channel follow below, some of which were likely posted on our forums earlier. The video is from his pre-signing days, so last spring, and is capped by a triple: *** This is Lara's Miller Park visit post-signing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5kDPiFF-Ik

Puerto Rico Box Score Martin Maldonado was behind the plate for all eleven innings as his Mayaguez team dropped to 4-3 in round-robin play with a 6-5 loss. There were no stolen base attempts against. Maldonado had a nice game at bat -- 2-for-4 with a double, walk, and RBI.

Dominican Box Score A bizarre departure for Hector Gomez, no notation online of injury or ejection -- Toros Bottom of the 1st Alen Hanson walks. Cristhian Adames out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Angel Castro to first baseman Jordy Lara. Alen Hanson to 2nd. Lew Ford strikes out swinging. Ronny Paulino walks. Alen Hanson to 3rd. Alen Hanson steals (1) 3rd base. Brian Burgamy singles on a ground ball to center fielder Juan Perez. Alen Hanson scores. Ronny Paulino to 3rd. With Hector Gomez batting, Brian Burgamy caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Audry Perez to second baseman Ivan De Jesus to first baseman Jordy Lara. Aguilas Top of the 2nd Defensive Substitution: Juan Ciriaco replaces shortstop Hector Gomez, batting 6th, playing shortstop. My favorite part of this box score: Umpires: HP: NO UMPIRE.

Here's video of an opposite field RBI single.

Venezuela Box Score SS Orlando Arcia had only one hit in four AB's, but two-out bases-loaded doubles are nice -- Watch it here. In an article from Venezuela discussing Arcia's team, the note on him: He fell over in the second half, especially in December, when injuries hit him. Was equal among the best sluggers and his defense was top. We were previously unaware of any nagging injury concerns.

Dominican Box Score Elian Herrera, with two singles, a walk, and a stolen base, led his team to a 7-1 win over Jean Segura's club. Herrera's teammate, Luis Jimenez, was 0-for-5. Jimenez, Winter Regular Season: .207/.287/.357 (.644 OPS in 140 AB's) Jimenez, Winter Post Season: .143/.240/.238 (.478 OPS in 42 AB's) Segura's night (1-for-3) -- the "Segura Tracker" : Struck out swinging Singled on a line drive to left Struck out swinging Segura's doing quite nicely, although all seven of his K's in 50 AB's have been of the swinging variety.

Venezuela Box Score RHP Tim Dillard struck out two in a perfect inning, but his team lost 2-1 to fall to 3-4 in the postseason round robin. La Guaira Bottom of the 6th Pitching Change: Tim Dillard replaces Edwin Quirarte. Cesar Suarez strikes out swinging. Jose Martinez called out on strikes. Heiker Meneses pops out to first baseman Daniel Mayora in foul territory. *** If you're OK with the translation, here's an article that ran today -- Tim Dillard: "Here you have fun playing baseball" Tim Dillard finalized his return with the Eagles of Zulia. The American pitcher left the dugout and went to greet reporters. Something was wrong: the famous mustache that made him so popular among fans of the team (see link above for photo) was gone, . "I was not allowed to return to the United States mustache (laughs)" joked Dillard. "This is like four days. I'm about to have him back, now is a baby mustache ". By law it was not hard to decide whether return with the Eagles of Zulia. He talked with his wife, Erin, and exactly seven hours gave a positive response to Luis Amaro, advisor to the "predatory" management. The next morning he took a plane to support a restricted orange bullpen. "Coming back was not in my mind again this season. I was focused on get ready for spring training. But it was a good time to return, I was mentally and physically rested the last time I was here," he added. "Luis (Amaro) sent me a message asking me what I was doing, it was four days ago. It all happened so fast. You could feel the energy around when I first arrived at the airport. " Dillard, who entered the roster by left-hander Wilkins Arias, was released in the playoffs on Friday with two-thirds of an inning against the "tribe". On November 13, at Leones del Caracas, made his last appearance in the regular round, but said he was ready for action. "I was left, but talking to these guys I realize they've been here all the time and lived the high and low," he said. "All I know is how well we did at the beginning, that's my attitude. I come like we were undefeated. Here's how I handle it and, hopefully, perhaps spread to my teammates. " We like it here For Dillard, being in Venezuela and participating in professional baseball is an adventure in your life. "I like it because it's a fun place to play baseball instead," said the veteran, whose reason I appreciate this ball is because the fans at the Luis Aparicio "El Grande", hard and tough for any bad acting, love him, coupled with his mastery over the hill. "The fans have supported me. I think it was written that again. I wanted to be in a place like this, I asked him to God and this is where he wants me. Since I left, I keep abreast by Twitter (@DimTillard). I gained thousands of followers and write me all the time. Half of the time I do not know what it means, but I use Google Translate and solve. I lost my Spanish (laughs). The boys have made me jokes and what not (laughs) say". Dillard, who will be with the Eagles until the 26th of this month, kept abreast with the help of his wife. "She told me how they games. I thought I would not be interested in the team after I left, but she sees every game, knows what will be in television. He is a big fan. I did not know where to see how the team was going and she taught me. When I went home, I started to play with my children, take them to school, bus stop ... I met again, I missed six weeks of their lives. " The native of Florida, sweet addition to the restrictions relievers Eagles ended their performance in the preliminary round with 4-1 record and 1.47 ERA. In 18.1 entries allowed just eight hits and three walks, they made three earned runs and struck out 16 batters.

Jason Arndt interviewed Kyle Wren here.

Venezuela Box Score SS Orlando Arcia entered the game in the 5th inning of a 12-7 win. He struck out twice, but also singled in a run. Arcia's team is 5-2 in the round-robin, it's early, but the 20-year-old is hitting. 364 in the tournament.

Dominican Box Score Added this to the "Segura Tracker", we'll take an .868 OPS through 12 games. Game twelve 01/10 -- Singled on a ground ball to left field Singled on a ground ball to second base Popped out foul to first base Lined out to second base Segura's team is rolling through the round-robin, now 10-2. *** Dominican Box Score A much-needed productive night in a win for Elian Herrera and Luis "Lucho" Jimenez -- Herrera was 3-for-5 (double, run, two RBI) and Jimenez was 1-for-4 (triple, sacrifice fly, two runs, two RBI). On the other squad, SS Hector Gomez was 0-for-3 with a walk.

Adam McCalvy and Richard Justice have January videos on the Brewers home page

Reports out of Venezuela indicate that Orlando Arcia (and his teammate brother, Twins' big leaguer Oswaldo) are idle as of late as they are attending to a family affair.

Puerto Rico Box Score Martin Maldonado was behind the dish for another Mayaguez win, 3-1. He threw out the only attempted basestealer, tossing out 34-year-old former Brewer farmhand Andy Gonzalez. Does that count? Maldonado singled in three at-bats.