Jim Goulart

Here's a December 22, 2013 post that probably has the best timeline of news and updates about LHP Miguel De Los Santos and his long, winding road on and off the Brewers' 40-man roster, restricted list, shoulder surgery, etc. The reason we bring this up today is the Brewers have finally cut ties with De Los Santos, releasing him as noted on the team's transactions page. So long Miguel, never was so much typeset printed and conjecture ventured on a Brewer 40-man roster man of mystery as yourself.

It'll be a rematch from Friday's 1-0 doozy in the Fall League (in which Glendale's tying run attempt was thrown out at the plate to end it), as RHP Brooks Hall of the Brewers' 40-man roster gets the start Saturday afternoon. You'll be able to follow box score / game log here.

Venezuela Box Score Opposing sides, but each pitched well in a brief stint, with RHP Tim Dillard earning a win, and RHP Greg Holle a hold before his teammates faltered later... Zulia Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Greg Holle replaces Jhonathan Ramos. Aaron Altherr singles on a ground ball to right fielder Luis Maza. Robert Hernandez strikes out swinging. With Reegie Corona batting, Aaron Altherr steals (1) 2nd base. Reegie Corona flies out to center fielder Mario Yepez. Sandy Leon grounds out, pitcher Greg Holle to first baseman Eliezer Alfonzo. Margarita Bottom of the 7th David Peralta grounds out, second baseman Reegie Corona to first baseman Mark Minicozzi. Pitching Change: Tim Dillard replaces Jose Guanchez. Eliezer Alfonzo grounds out, pitcher Tim Dillard to first baseman Mark Minicozzi. Alberto Gonzalez grounds out, shortstop Freddy Galvis to first baseman Mark Minicozzi. *** Long-ago Brewers farmhand LHP Steve Hammond got a start in this game.

Tweets from some in attendance -- Bird just struck out to end the inning. This Wang from the #brewers has it working. #Yankees Wang SP #Brewers has a 92-93 mph fastball a curve and a plus change-up One N.L. scout told me that Wang's change-up is getting a lot of swing and misses and has lot of late life. #AFL #Brewers Wang threw a cutter. Another N.L. scout tells me he doesn't like it because it's going to take longer to develop #Brewers #AFL We've spent 5 complete innings talking about Wang. #Brewers #AFL14 *** MiLB.com: Brewers left-hander Wei-Chung Wang turned in five scoreless innings for the Desert Dogs (10-15), fanning five and yielding three hits and a walk. "Wang was really good," Elias Diaz (Pirates) said. "He struck out a lot of people tonight. He struck me out. His fastball and changeup were good. He threw the ball really well tonight."

Glendale loses 1-0, despite putting together 12 hits. Five shutout, 3 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 6/2 GB/FB for an impressive Wei-Chung Wang, now sporting a 1.50 AFL ERA after 18 innings. Scottsdale Bottom of the 1st Roman Quinn turns around to bat left-handed. Roman Quinn lines out to left fielder Garabez Rosa. Tyler Austin strikes out swinging. Aaron Judge singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Fields. Greg Bird strikes out on a foul tip. Scottsdale Bottom of the 2nd Josh Bell strikes out swinging. Dante Bichette Jr. grounds out, third baseman Hector Gomez to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Matt Reynolds grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Scottsdale Bottom of the 3rd Dan Gamache grounds out, second baseman Darnell Sweeney to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Elias Diaz strikes out swinging. Roman Quinn singles on a line drive to left fielder Garabez Rosa. With Tyler Austin batting, Roman Quinn steals (14) 2nd base. Tyler Austin walks. Aaron Judge grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Hector Gomez. Roman Quinn out at 3rd. Scottsdale Bottom of the 4th Greg Bird flies out to center fielder Daniel Fields. Josh Bell pops out to second baseman Darnell Sweeney. Dante Bichette Jr. grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Scottsdale Bottom of the 5th Matt Reynolds grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Dan Gamache flies out to center fielder Daniel Fields. Elias Diaz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Fields. Roman Quinn strikes out swinging. *** RHP Tyler Wagner allowed the one run in the game over his two innings -- the run was earned, but an error proved big: Scottsdale Bottom of the 7th Pitching Change: Tyler Wagner replaces Mychal Givens. Dante Bichette Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Daniel Fields. Matt Reynolds grounds into a double play, shortstop Corey Seager to second baseman Darnell Sweeney to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Dante Bichette Jr. out at 2nd. Dan Gamache grounds out, second baseman Darnell Sweeney to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Scottsdale Bottom of the 8th Elias Diaz singles on a line drive to center fielder Daniel Fields. Roman Quinn out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Tyler Wagner to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Elias Diaz to 2nd. Tyler Austin reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Darnell Sweeney. Elias Diaz scores. With Aaron Judge batting, Tyler Austin caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Kevan Smith to second baseman Darnell Sweeney. Aaron Judge singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Fields. Greg Bird strikes out swinging. *** Tyrone Taylor was 0-for-4, Hector Gomez 1-for-3 with a walk, and Nick Ramirez 1-for-4.

Dominican Box Score 40-man roster 3B Luis "Lucho" Jimenez singled and walked twice (one caught stealing).

My oh my -- Venezuela Box Score Tweet via MiLB.com: #Brewers No. 2 prospect @orlandoarcia2 goes 4-for-4 with three doubles, three runs scored and an RBI in Venezuela. Caribes Bottom of the 2nd Jose Castillo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Teodoro Martinez. Orlando Arcia doubles (6) on a fly ball to left fielder Ramon Flores. Jose Castillo scores. Jose Gil strikes out swinging. With Cory Aldridge batting, wild pitch by Cesar Carrillo, Orlando Arcia to 3rd. Cory Aldridge out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Alex Romero. Orlando Arcia scores. Gorkys Hernandez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Teodoro Martinez. Cesar Valera grounds out, second baseman Jose Martinez to first baseman Hector Gimenez. Caribes Bottom of the 4th Orlando Arcia doubles (7) on a fly ball to right fielder Alex Romero. Jose Gil reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Eduardo Escobar. Orlando Arcia to 3rd. Cory Aldridge homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Orlando Arcia scores. Jose Gil scores. Gorkys Hernandez strikes out swinging. Cesar Valera walks. Pitching Change: Victor Mateo replaces Cesar Carrillo. Niuman Romero grounds out to first baseman Hector Gimenez. Cesar Valera to 2nd. Tomas Perez homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Cesar Valera scores. Brandon Allen strikes out swinging. Caribes Bottom of the 5th Jose Castillo grounds out, third baseman Argenis Diaz to first baseman Hector Gimenez. Orlando Arcia doubles (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Teodoro Martinez. With Jose Gil batting, wild pitch by Victor Mateo, Orlando Arcia to 3rd. Jose Gil out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Alex Romero. Orlando Arcia scores. Pitching Change: Jan Granado replaces Victor Mateo. Cory Aldridge flies out to center fielder Teodoro Martinez. Caribes Bottom of the 8th Ramon Castro remains in the game as the shortstop. Pitching Change: David Ramos replaces Vianney Mayo. Orlando Arcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alex Romero. Jose Gil flies out to right fielder Alex Romero. Cory Aldridge flies out to left fielder Ramon Flores in foul territory. Pitching Change: Ivan Hernandez replaces David Ramos. Gorkys Hernandez hit by pitch. Orlando Arcia to 2nd. Cesar Valera flies out to right fielder Alex Romero.

Full update later, but Orlando Arcia is resting as the DH tonight, batting 5th. He doubled in a run his first time up. Of course...

RHP/LHP: Pat Venditte (AAA) Ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte hoping for his call to the majors

Australia Box Score RHP Kyle Heckathorn tossed one scoreless inning in his club's Opening 10-3 loss. His club was down 6-2 at the time. Brisbane Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Kyle Heckathorn replaces Ben Henry. Logan Wade flies out to center fielder Adam Engel. Johnny Field walks. With Thomas Coyle batting, Johnny Field caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Chace Numata to shortstop Brad Harman. Thomas Coyle strikes out swinging.

7:35 Central -- Glendale box score / game log link LHP Wei-Chung Wang starts, RHP Tyler Wagner will also pitch. Tyrone Taylor DH's and bats 2nd, Hector Gomez plays 3B and bats 3rd, 1B Nick Ramirez bats 8th.

Via MLB.com: Doug Melvin joins MLB Now to discuss what went wrong for the Brewers in 2014 and what's next going forward

Add OF Jeremy Hermida to the re-signed list, he also gets a big league camp invite.

Baseball America - Minor League Free Agents Last year's list saw the Brewers pluck Jeremy Hermida, Matt Pagnozzi, Irving Falu, Brad Mills, Greg Golson, Joe Thurston, Pete Orr, and Lucas May. Hermida and Orr have already been signed from this year's list. Pagnozzi and Falu saw very limited big league time, and Mills pitched splendidly for Nashville and famously netted the Crew $1.

The Pete Orr signing means the Brewers have re-signed five of their own would-be minor league free agents (list), with two (Tim Dillard and Orr) receiving big league spring camp invites thus far.

As per 2012 J.G. Taylor Spink Hall of Fame honoree Bob Elliott, the Brewers have re-signed infielder Pete Orr to a 2015 minor league contract with an invite to big league spring training. Orr, who will be 36 years old next June, appeared in 113 games for Nashville this past season, posting a fine .301/.329/.423 line (.752 OPS). The LH bat split his time as follows in 2014 - 74 games at 2B, 21 at 3B, 6 at SS, and 5 in the OF. Next year will mark his 16th in pro ball, you can see his combined minor/major league career stats here. It was a slow tweeting year for the wonderful account @PeteOrrFacts. Check that out, as we can only hope for a more active return there.

Venezuela Box Score SS Orlando Arcia 0-for-3 with an HBP as veteran OF-turned-LHP Jason Lane spun six shutout innings vs. Arcia's club. *** Puerto Rico Box Score In a 5-4 11-inning loss, SS Yadiel Rivera was 1-for-5 with a stolen base. He drove in two. Omar Garcia was used as a pinch-runner. Santurce Top of the 5th Pitching Change: Emilio Pagan replaces Juan Caballero. Yenier Bello singles on a ground ball to left fielder Danny Dorn. Luis Rivera singles on a ground ball to left fielder Danny Dorn. Yenier Bello to 2nd. With Yadiel Rivera batting, passed ball by Rene Garcia, Yenier Bello to 3rd. Luis Rivera to 2nd. Yadiel Rivera singles on a line drive to center fielder Jesus Feliciano. Yenier Bello scores. Luis Rivera scores. Jack Lopez pops out to catcher Rene Garcia in foul territory. With Reymond Fuentes batting, Yadiel Rivera steals (1) 2nd base. Reymond Fuentes flies out softly to right fielder Anthony Garcia. Yadiel Rivera to 3rd. Delino DeShields called out on strikes.

Well, again you can't blame Brewer farmhands for a Glendale loss, this one 6-3. We detailed Mike Strong's day above. Tyrone Taylor singled twice in four AB's with an RBI, and Hector Gomez was 2-for-3 with his RBI coming on a sacrifice fly.

Prospect guru John Sickels of MinorLeagueBall tweeted out a flashback Thursday list to his Top 20 (plus) for the Brewers as of January 4th, 2010 -- essentially five years ago. It is a fascinating reminder of what can (and mostly can't) develop.

Teammates love it when you can strand the bases loaded for them -- this wasn't a LOOGY thing, either, it was "next man up" in the pen, as Mike Strong retired a RH bat. Surprise Top of the 5th Kyle Waldrop walks. With John Hicks batting, wild pitch by Francellis Montas, Kyle Waldrop to 2nd. John Hicks singles on a line drive to right fielder Steven Moya. Kyle Waldrop to 3rd. Sean Coyle strikes out swinging. Mallex Smith strikes out on an automatic strike. Michael De Leon singles on a line drive to left fielder Garabez Rosa. Kyle Waldrop scores. John Hicks to 2nd. Jace Peterson walks. John Hicks to 3rd. Michael De Leon to 2nd. Pitching Change: Michael Strong replaces Francellis Montas. Seth Mejias-Brean pops out to shortstop Tim Anderson. Surprise Top of the 6th Jesse Winker walks. Hunter Renfroe grounds into a force out, second baseman Hector Gomez to shortstop Tim Anderson. Jesse Winker out at 2nd. Hunter Renfroe to 1st. Kyle Waldrop grounds into a double play, first baseman Nick Basto to shortstop Tim Anderson. Hunter Renfroe out at 2nd. Surprise Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Joe Mantiply replaces Michael Strong. *** Strong turns 26 in 11 days, fellow LHP Stephen Peterson turns 27 today. They are the two most advanced lefty relievers (Strong made six starts in 2014) in the organization, and both are capable of being multi-inning guys, and not just left-handed specialists. Obviously, in terms of age, we're not talking future big league All-Stars, but they certainly could contribute at the big league level within the next season or two, and that's helpful. Strong is taking advantage of his late invite to the AFL, and Peterson was brought to instructionals this fall. If you want to consider Jed Bradley a future swingman, certainly he's in the discussion here as well. Brent Suter will likely be in the AA rotation again in 2015.

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On Thursday afternoon, it's CF Tyrone Taylor batting 2nd, 2B Hector Gomez batting 3rd. LHP Mike Strong is due to see action, and we see that LHP Wei-Chung Wang is set to start on Friday night. Box score link *** Also, Chris Mehring gives the Australian treatment to his blog today. G'day, Kyle!

Biloxi minor league baseball franchise to announce team name Nov. 24 The finalists were Beacon, Black Jacks, Mullets, Schooners, Shrimpers and Shuckers.

Tweet: Look for Martin Maldonado in this thread come December.