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Hard-throwing Canadian RHP Dustin Molleken signs with Cleveland (with a big league camp invite), and signings like that will be tracked in the initial post in this thread. (Hat tip to Andrew Gruman)

Write-up via Nicholas at Disciples of Uecker

Puerto Rico Box Score SS Yadiel Rivera was 0-for-3 (one walk, one K); he was also thrown out on the basepaths for the 3rd time in just four attempts thus far this winter (was 10-for-15 during the 2014 regular season).

Happy 22nd Birthday Tuesday to a likely 2015 Fall leaguer, OF Michael Reed!

Monday afternoon 11/17 -- AUDIO: Doug Melvin on 105.7 WSSP

Monday night 11/17 -- AUDIO: Doug Melvin on WTMJ

Latest from Baseball Prospectus (pay wall) 1.SS Orlando Arcia 2.OF Tyrone Taylor 3.RHP Devin Williams 4.RHP Taylor Williams 5.OF Monte Harrison 6.3B Gilbert Lara 7.RHP Jorge Lopez 8.RHP Tyler Wagner 9.LHP Kodi Medeiros 10.RHP Miguel Diaz Maryvale's Miguel Diaz turns 20 this month.

If you follow Josh Kusnick on Twitter, or have seen Adam McCalvy's related tweets, you know it's a matter of time for the Brewers to announce the signing of former Cubs big league RH reliever Jaye Chapman (major league stats (14 games), and minor league career. Josh tweeted out a link to this August article, very thorough and highly recommended, for all the detailed background. Chapman deal officially announced by Brewers, no big league camp invite.

Happy 26th Birthday to LHP Mike Strong, coming off his sweet Fall League campaign.

Puerto Rico Box Score Congratulations to Omar Garcia, the 2014 Timber Rattler got his first winter base hit and also walked. Teammate SS Yadiel Rivera was 1-for-5 (double). *** Puerto Rico Box Score Catcher Juan Centeno singled in four at-bats. Two baserunners were successful against he and his batterymates. Young RHP Joshua Torres saw his 2nd bit of action in three days, allowing one run in two innings of work -- Carolina Bottom of the 6th Jeff Dominguez grounds out, second baseman Jose Lozada to first baseman Jonathan Mota. Pitching Change: Joshua Torres replaces Jay Rogers. Carlos Corporan lines out to second baseman Jose Lozada. Cameron Seitzer called out on strikes. Carolina Bottom of the 7th Geraldo Valentin remains in the game as the left fielder. Edwin Diaz remains in the game as the shortstop. Masayoshi Tsukada singles on a ground ball to center fielder John Andreoli. Irving Falu out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Joshua Torres to first baseman Jonathan Mota. Masayoshi Tsukada to 2nd. Ozzie Martinez grounds out, pitcher Joshua Torres to first baseman Jonathan Mota. Danny Dorn grounds out, shortstop Edwin Diaz to first baseman Jonathan Mota. Carolina Bottom of the 8th Anthony Garcia pops out to shortstop Edwin Diaz. Jesus Feliciano walks. Jeff Dominguez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jon Garcia. Jesus Feliciano to 3rd. Pitching Change: Ryan Kelly replaces Joshua Torres. Carlos Corporan strikes out swinging. With Cameron Seitzer batting, Jeff Dominguez steals (2) 2nd base. With Cameron Seitzer batting, wild pitch by Ryan Kelly, Jesus Feliciano scores. Jeff Dominguez to 3rd. Cameron Seitzer walks. Masayoshi Tsukada strikes out swinging.

Venezuela Box Score Busy game - Brewer on Brewer crime as the incredible Orlando Arcia takes starting RHP Tyler Cravy deep, also singled; Cravy is otherwise very solid through five innings; birthday boy RHP Greg Holle takes the loss. Holle also plunked Arcia, which we absolutely can not condone. Cravy - 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1 WP; 3:4 GB:FB Caribes Top of the 1st Niuman Romero grounds out, pitcher Tyler Cravy to first baseman Mario Martinez. Orlando Arcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder David Peralta. Oswaldo Arcia grounds out, second baseman Alberto Gonzalez to first baseman Mario Martinez. Orlando Arcia to 2nd. Jose Castillo pops out to first baseman Mario Martinez. Caribes Top of the 2nd Cory Aldridge singles on a ground ball to center fielder David Peralta. Oscar Salazar pops out to third baseman Luis Maza in foul territory. Jesus Flores singles on a line drive to left fielder Josh Kroeger. Cory Aldridge to 2nd. Tomas Perez flies out to center fielder David Peralta. Gorkys Hernandez singles on a ground ball to center fielder David Peralta. Cory Aldridge scores. Jesus Flores to 2nd. With Niuman Romero batting, wild pitch by Tyler Cravy, Jesus Flores to 3rd. Gorkys Hernandez to 2nd. Niuman Romero strikes out swinging. Caribes Top of the 3rd Orlando Arcia grounds out, second baseman Alberto Gonzalez to first baseman Mario Martinez. Oswaldo Arcia pops out to first baseman Mario Martinez in foul territory. Jose Castillo flies out to right fielder Wilson Batista. Caribes Top of the 4th Cory Aldridge singles on a line drive to left fielder Josh Kroeger. Oscar Salazar flies out to center fielder David Peralta. Jesus Flores called out on strikes. Tomas Perez flies out to right fielder Wilson Batista. Caribes Top of the 5th Gorkys Hernandez strikes out swinging. Niuman Romero strikes out swinging. Orlando Arcia homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Defensive Substitution: Carlos Garcia replaces second baseman Alberto Gonzalez, batting 5th, playing second base. Oswaldo Arcia pops out to shortstop Wilfredo Tovar. *** Holle victimized by the brothers Arcia. Caribes Top of the 8th Pitching Change: Greg Holle replaces Moises Hernandez. Niuman Romero called out on strikes. Orlando Arcia hit by pitch. Oswaldo Arcia homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Orlando Arcia scores. Jose Castillo grounds out, third baseman Luis Maza to first baseman Mario Martinez. Pitching Change: Jesus Yepez replaces Greg Holle. Cory Aldridge singles on a ground ball to left fielder Josh Kroeger. Pitching Change: Luis Ramirez replaces Jesus Yepez. Oscar Salazar doubles (8) on a fly ball to left fielder Josh Kroeger. Cory Aldridge to 3rd. Jesus Flores singles on a ground ball to left fielder Josh Kroeger. Cory Aldridge scores. Oscar Salazar scores. Jesus Flores to 2nd on the throw. Tomas Perez flies out to left fielder Josh Kroeger. *** SS Orlando Arcia, 20 years old, is tied for the Venezuelan League lead in HR's with seven, is tied for 2nd in RBI with 22, and has a remarkable .940 OPS after a not-so-small sample of 119 AB's (12 BB's, 18 K's).

Jim Callis lists the top performer in the AFL / how the top prospect for each club did, for all 30 teams (LINK) BREWERS Best Performance: Left-handed reliever Michael Strong recorded a 1.98 ERA, two saves and 14 strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings. He isn't especially physical at 6 feet and 195 pounds, but he can run his fastball up to 94 mph and backs it up with a hard curveball. Best Prospect: Outfielder Tyrone Taylor posted a .271/.315/.306 slash line and was the AFL's toughest player to strike out, with one whiff every 13.3 plate appearances. His biggest assets are his speed, center-field defense and line-drive hitting.

Dominican Box Score 3B Luis Jimenez, DH'ing here, drove in his team's only run in a 2-1, 12-inning loss. Jimenez had three singles (3-for-5) to lift his average to .298 (17-for-57, six XBH's). *** Puerto Rico Box Score SS Yadiel Rivera was 0-for-2 as his team mustered only three hits. Rivera (one throwing error in this game) is just 7-for-32 (.219), but has driven in 11 runs. Omar Garcia pinch-hit for Rivera in the 9th with the team down 6-0, and struck out. Garcia is now 0-for-5 in his backup role. *** Venezuela Box Score SS Orlando Arcia (OPS .907, 115 AB's) singled in five at-bats.

I tweeted this while live-watching the AFL Championship Game -- If you DVR'd AFL game today, broadcast crew opened bottom of the 7th highlighting & discussing the Kyle Wren trade (& his #Brewers jersey). Wren would enter the game in CF in the 8th (no chances, and no at-bat).

More from "Moore Baseball", single swings by Tyrone Taylor and Nick Ramirez --

We'll kick off this morning's report by wishing Sunday Happy Birthday's to two Winter League participants. RHP Greg Holle (Venezuela) is 26. Catcher Juan Centeno (Puerto Rico) is 25.

If you follow Josh Kusnick on Twitter, or have seen Adam McCalvy's related tweets, you know it's a matter of time for the Brewers to announce the signing of former Cubs big league RH reliever Jaye Chapman (major league stats (14 games), and minor league career. Josh tweeted out a link to this August article, very thorough and highly recommended, for all the detailed background.

Somebody from the Brewers was smart enough to reach out to the Braves when they realized Atlanta likely wanted to complete the "Wren family" organizational purge. Gord Ash was quoted earlier as saying that they tossed five or six names back and forth with the Braves before the parties settled on Quintana. Couldn't the Braves have netted something more by advertising Wren's availability to other organizations? Instead, they seemingly stuck with their sole conversation with the Brewers, which seems quite refreshing, actually, honoring Milwaukee's initial push for the player. At least, how it seems to me.

Slow Motion Mechanics - Wei-Chung Wang ***

Brewers representing Down Under --

Mexico Box Score RHP Manny Barreda was officially charged with one run in his two innings of work, but that was enough to be charged with a blown save in an eventual 4-3 loss for his team. Barreda inherited a near-impossible situation, but saw three runs score on a bases-loaded double. Jalisco Bottom of the 6th Jesus Lopez walks. Pitching Change: Jose Meraz replaces Marco Camarena. Eduardo Arredondo hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Jose Meraz. Jesus Lopez to 2nd. Eduardo Arredondo to 1st. Pitching Change: Manny Barreda replaces Jose Meraz. Jose Manuel Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Garrett Weber to second baseman Eric Farris. Jesus Lopez to 3rd. Eduardo Arredondo to 2nd. Manny Barreda intentionally walks Leo Heras. Japhet Amador doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Rico Noel. Jesus Lopez scores. Eduardo Arredondo scores. Leo Heras scores. Marquez Smith flies out to right fielder Nick Buss. Japhet Amador to 3rd. Cory Vaughn pops out to third baseman Garrett Weber in foul territory. Jalisco Bottom of the 7th Defensive Substitution: Arturo Rodriguez replaces Oscar Robles, batting 9th, playing catcher. Gabriel Gutierrez grounds out, third baseman Garrett Weber to first baseman Joey Meneses. Fernando Valenzuela flies out to left fielder Maxwell Leon. Jesus Lopez grounds out, shortstop Issmael Salas to first baseman Joey Meneses. *** Barreda has allowed 28 baserunners in 15 winter innings.

Australia Box Score - Saturday Game Asked to protect a 3-2 8th inning 3-2 lead, things did not go well for RHP Kyle Heckathorn. Brisbane Bottom of the 8th Pitching Change: Kyle Heckathorn replaces Makoto Aiuchi. Maxx Tissenbaum grounds out, first baseman Kellin Deglan to second baseman Scott Wearne to pitcher Kyle Heckathorn. Andrew Campbell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Cozens. Logan Wade homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Andrew Campbell scores. Johnny Field flies out to center fielder Adam Engel. Thomas Coyle singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Cozens. With Joshua Roberts batting, Thomas Coyle steals (4) 2nd base. Joshua Roberts flies out to center fielder Adam Engel. Home-run hero Logan Wade is a switch-hitting 23-year-old Aussie shortstop who was batting 9th. Not a good moment for Kyle, who has now faltered in two of his three small-sample size outings.

Biloxi baseball team's name is closely guarded secret Nov. 24 announcement will be family affair By Mary Perez, Biloxi Sun-Herald Buck Rogers scrolls through text messages on his cell phone from people asking him to reveal the name of Biloxi's baseball team. "I don't know what it is," the team general manager replies, and said he doesn't want to know until next week as he prepares for the official announcement Nov. 24. He doesn't want for Biloxi what happened in El Paso, Texas, where someone learned the name ahead of the official announcement and leaked the news the team would be the Chihuahuas. Fans in South Mississippi deserve better, he said. "We're going to protect (the name) for them to make sure they get that experience." It will be a once-in-a-lifetime event for the city, he said, and will bring to Biloxi team owner Ken Young, Southern League President Lori Webb and Scott Martens with the Milwaukee Brewers, the team's parent club. Rogers will serve as master of ceremonies for the unveiling of the team name, logo and colors at the Saenger Theatre on Reynoir Street. School is out next week, and he said activities will keep the kids entertained between when the doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the start of the program at 5:30 p.m. Expect brief speeches, the Biloxi cheerleaders interacting with the crowd and a big buildup to the big reveal, he said. What's certain is the team name will be either the Biloxi Beacon, Black Jacks, Mullet, Schooners, Shrimpers or Shuckers -- the names that made the short list in a local contest. Another sure bet is not everyone will like the name. Yet immediately after the announcement, the coverings will come off the windows at the team's new retail shop in the Coast Transit Authority building across the street from the theater. Team shirts, caps and other licensed memorabilia with the new name and logo are expected to be the hottest gifts in town just days ahead of Black Friday shopping. "It will be great Christmas shopping," Rogers said. The winners of the name-the-team contest will be revealed at a later date and the search will be on to select a team mascot. "We'll get some input from the kids," he said. Progress on the stadium construction can be measured daily by people passing the site on U.S. 90, north of the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. Most of the luxury suites are already sold for three to 10 years, and Rogers said the team is giving fans one last chance to buy season tickets before they begin to sell tickets for half season, fireworks games and other combinations. The offseason is usually a quiet time for a team, but Rogers said in Biloxi, "it's an all-new ball game."

Dominican Box Score Eventful night for "Lucho", 3B Luis Jimenez 2-for-4 night in his club's 4-3 win, including a double. Also, two errors at third base. Keep in mind Jimenez comes to the Crew via the Angels with a strong reputation at the hot corner....

Venezuela Box Score Guessing the Arcia boys could run this country... Big brother Minnesota Twin Oswaldo homered and Brewers SS Orlando Arcia doubled twice in a 3-1 win. RHP Greg Holle was saddled with the loss after this relief stint -- Caribes Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Greg Holle replaces Luis Chirinos. Balbino Fuenmayor lines out to left fielder Josh Kroeger. Jose Gil singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Motter. Gorkys Hernandez flies out to center fielder Taylor Motter. Niuman Romero walks. Jose Gil to 2nd. Orlando Arcia doubles (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Taylor Motter. Jose Gil scores. Niuman Romero out at home on the throw, center fielder Taylor Motter to shortstop Alberto Gonzalez to catcher J. C. Boscan.