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Mejia has signed to play in the Mexican Summer League to begin 2025.

Friday 1/31: Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "MLB Network's Brian Kenny discusses their Top 10 Right Now lists, and why certain Brewers are ranked where they are. Brian talks the Brewers continue to be dismissed by odds makers." Via the "Brew Crew Scoop" Podcast: "We spent a long time reminiscing about the loss of Mr. Baseball. To finish up, we talked about CC Sabathia to the Hall of Fame, the Dodgers and salary caps/floors, and potential Brewers moves before Spring Training."

From October 14th as we discussed player releases: UPDATE: Should Pena find his way back to affiliated ball, he’d first have to deal with this: RHP Jeison Pena has been suspended by MiLB for 80 games after testing positive for Stanozolol, a violation of drug policy.

Wednesday 1/29: Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "With Jesus Made - do the Brewers have the next young superstar? Will the Brewers make another move before the start of Spring Training? Are they still the best team in the NL Central? All this and more when JR Radcliffe from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel joins us on this episode" Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline discusses the Brewers four young stars that appeared in the Pipeline's annual Top 100 ranking. Sam details why the Brewers may have a top 10 farm system in the MLB." Via "The Bill Michaels Show" (Hour Two): Chuck Freimund (go to the 18:35 minute mark) *** Thursday 1/30: Via Dom Cotroneo's "Brewers Weekly": - "Dom goes through the FAQ's everyone has been wondering about for The Crew. Tonight's episode features some talk of the young and upcoming players who may be making appearances in spring training. The big question for the crew.... who will be on 3rd base?" Episode 3 - Tim Dillard's "Buses Benches and Baseball" - Former Brewers RHP Mark DiFelice Via the "View from Bernie's Chalet" Podcast: "Jason, Hyatt & Mike chat Elvin Rodriguez signing, frustration with lack of moves, wanting Brewers on Deck back, preview the Pitchers & Catchers positions heading into camp & the Baseball America & MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospect lists."

Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline discusses the Brewers four young stars that appeared in the Pipeline's annual Top 100 ranking. Sam details why the Brewers may have a top 10 farm system in the MLB."

Tuesday 1/28: Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show (Hour Three): "Bill Schroeder to open the final hour, talking fantasy camp and the Brewers' upcoming season" Reviewing the Brew's" Cold Brew Podcast: "Dave Gasper and Matt Carroll are preparing for Brewers spring training to start up in a few weeks where there will be robo umps present. Also discussed in this week's pod is the possibility of trading the 2027 season for a salary cap. Would you do it? Also, just what do the Brewers have left to do in free agency?" Via the "Brew Crew Review" Podcast: "Interview with Lee Kluck, author of 'Leave While the Party's Good' - The Life and Legacy of Baseball Executive Harry Dalton"

Updated the initial post in this thread: Rangers (08/02/22) -- Acquired RHP Matt Bush in exchange for UT Mark Mathias and LHP Antoine Kelly with: Rangers (01/02/25) -- Acquired RHP Grant Anderson in exchange for LHP Mason Molina

Monday 1/27: Via "Foul Territory" audio: "Brewers manager Pat Murphy joins us at the BBWAA Awards to reflect on how special his first run was in leading the Milwaukee dugout. He also drops a hilarious story about dear friend and late legend Bob Uecker. Then it’s Guardians skipper Stephen Vogt telling us about how his club can follow up a very successful 2024 and we get into the plan for #1 pick Travis Bazzana." Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Many Options at 3B for the Brewers" Via the "Barrel Banter Podcast": "Part 1: Author & Historian Lee Kluck | How Harry Dalton Built the 1982 Brewers" Via the "Barrel Banter Podcast": "Part 2: Author & Historian Lee Kluck | Harry Dalton's Later Brewers Years" Historian Lee Kluck recently published Leave While the Party's Good, a biography on the late great Brewers general manager Harry Dalton.

Here's a direct link to the brief discussion we had upon the July 1st, 2024 release of LHP Justin King from the Biloxi roster (King was snapped up four days later by the Miami Marlins). The posts include a classy and insightful entry from Justin's dad. King turned 27 last month, and after excelling (seriously, check out his linked MiLB page above), with the Marlins' AA team in the second half (as we noted multiple times within Link Reports), He was given an Arizona Fall League slot. King now has a nice additional reward. He's among the big league camp spring training invitees for Miami, awesome. Well, not for the Brewers, but for King and his family, absolutely!

Thanks for all your Winter League efforts in '24-'25, @Ro Mueller! It's a tedious task, you've been killing it for us all!

Sunday 1/27: Latest Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast - "Spencer joined James and Ryan to discuss a couple minor moves, what the Dodgers spending spree means for the game, the state of the Crew's player development operation and who the beefiest Brewers are."

Via the "Wisconsin Sports Weekend": "Ryan Wentland of the Pack the Brew podcast joins Wisconsin Sports Weekend to discuss the Baseball America & MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects, and where some of the Brewers key young players rank on both lists."

Via the "Wisconsin Sports Daily Show" with Steve "Sparky" Fifer: "Audacy MLB Insider & former Brewer Tony Gwynn Jr. discusses his former teammate CC Sabathia, who was recently elected to the MLB Hall of Fame, and legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker." Via the "Wisconsin Sports Weekend": "Ryan Wentland of the Pack the Brew podcast joins Wisconsin Sports Weekend to discuss the Baseball America & MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects, and where some of the Brewers key young players rank on both lists."

Via the "Inside Wisconsin Show with John Anderson and Trevor Thomas": "In this special edition of The Inside Wisconsin Show, we look back on the fond memories and incredible stories from so many as the Milwaukee Brewers, the state of Wisconsin, and all of Major League Baseball mourn the loss of Hall of Famer and MLB icon Bob Uecker. Join us as Ueck's colleagues Brian Anderson, Jeff Levering, Lane Grindle, Sophia Minnaert, and Bill Schroeder. Brewers Manager Pat Murphy, Wisconsin native and Milwaukee Brewers player Owen Miller, Wisconsin native, former Brewers player and current broadcaster Vinny Rottino, and even NASCAR Champion and Wisconsin native Matt Kenseth all reminisce and share stories about the legendary Bob Uecker. " - Want the video instead? YouTube link

01/23/25 DSL Brewers 1 released SS Yohandy Cruz. 01/23/25 DSL Brewers 2 released RHP Elias Gonzalez. 01/23/25 DSL Brewers 2 released RHP Daiyiro Candelo. We do not have signing bonus info on these three players, all likely in the $10,000 pool of contract expenditures. Cruz only turned 17 years old last May and is a rare Brewers international signee to not get a second chance year in the system. The RH bat did knock a double and home run in his 58 plate appearances, so he'll always have that. Despite being listed as a shortstop on signing day (because that's the law), Cruz saw action in nine games at first base and four in left field. Gonzalez would have entered his age 21 season in 2025. He missed all of 2024 with an undisclosed injury, so his 15.1 inning 2023 sample is all that stands for now. He squeezed a lot of categories within however - 3 HR, 12 BB, 9 K, 4 HBP, 4 BK, 2 WP. His 1.304 WHIP seems impressive considering. Candelo only turned 18 years old three days after Christmas. Candelo, of Venezuela (Cruz and Gonzalez are Dominican natives) will not have any pro stats on his pages unless he finds another organization. He went from the 7-day to 60-day IL in June of last summer. Hoping that these players find their new baseball homes, should they pursue their careers.

Though just 22 years old (23 in July), Eduardo Garcia is entering his 7th season in Milwaukee's system, meaning he'd have to play his way onto the 40-man roster prior to next fall (or agree to a minor league extension contract to forego free agency. Here's the translated text from the post below: Eduardo García, from "Duaca" Lara state, standing out in this final of the red birds. He signed with the Milwaukee Brewers at age 16 on October 10, 2018. He debuted with Cardenales de Lara in the 2023 season, having the opportunity to play in only three games. He returned this season but spent most of the games on the bench. In the regular season, Eduardo García hit a .407 batting average, 1.215 OPS, 2 home runs, 11 RBIs, 11 hits, 5 doubles in 17 games. In the Round Robin, he had 13 hits, 4 doubles, 2 home runs and 6 RBIs. In recent games he has shown his great skill with the glove in the SS. Yesterday with a home run he put the Lara Cardinals ahead on the scoreboard. Garcia became the youngest Venezuelan from Cardenales de Lara to hit a home run in the final since Robert Perez (Hedbert's dad) when he hit a home run at age 20 in the 1989-1990 final. Nine Cardenales de Lara players have hit a home run at 22 years old or younger. Although only two Venezuelan hitters and seven imported players had done so. Now the group is made up of three Venezuelan sluggers: Robert Perez, Fred Manrique and Eduardo Garcia.

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