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Venezuela Box Score SS Orlando Arcia 1-for-3 with his 3rd HR of the young winter season (42 AB's, .959 OPS). Arcia hit four HR's in 498 AB's during the 2014 Florida State League power-sapping conditions season. Arcia also drew an intentional walk -- respect!

Mexico Box Score RHP Manny Barreda with a hold, but he did allow an inherited runner to score. Mexicali Bottom of the 6th Pitching Change: Federico Castaneda replaces Jose Meraz. Brock Peterson flies out to right fielder Joey Meneses. Xorge Carrillo singles on a line drive to pitcher Federico Castaneda. Tomateros de Culiacan pitcher Federico Castaneda left the game due to an injured hand. Pitching Change: Manny Barreda replaces Federico Castaneda. Shane Peterson singles on a line drive to left fielder Maxwell Leon. Xorge Carrillo to 2nd. With Jon Del Campo batting, wild pitch by Manny Barreda, Xorge Carrillo to 3rd. Shane Peterson to 2nd. Jon Del Campo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Maxwell Leon. Xorge Carrillo scores. Ricardo Serrano grounds out, first baseman Jorge Vazquez to pitcher Manny Barreda.

Glendale wins 2-1 as Wang (4 IP) and Wagner (1 IP, save) do not allow an earned run. Peoria Bottom of the 1st Francisco Lindor flies out to right fielder Steven Moya. Jacob Wilson strikes out on a foul tip. Hunter Dozier flies out to center fielder Daniel Fields. Peoria Bottom of the 2nd Edward Salcedo flies out to right fielder Steven Moya. Cody Stanley singles on a line drive to right fielder Steven Moya. With Justin O'Conner batting, Cody Stanley steals (1) 2nd base. Justin O'Conner singles on a ground ball. Cody Stanley out at 2nd, hit by batted ball, shortstop Corey Seager unassisted. Bubba Starling strikes out swinging. Peoria Bottom of the 3rd C. J. McElroy grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Daniel Castro lines out softly to left fielder Scott Schebler. Francisco Lindor lines out to center fielder Daniel Fields. Peoria Bottom of the 4th Jacob Wilson grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Hunter Dozier walks. Edward Salcedo singles on a line drive to left fielder Scott Schebler. Edward Salcedo to 2nd. Hunter Dozier advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Scott Schebler. Cody Stanley grounds out, second baseman Domingo Leyba to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Hunter Dozier scores. Edward Salcedo to 3rd. Justin O'Conner pops out to second baseman Domingo Leyba *** Peoria Bottom of the 9th Pitching Change: Tyler Wagner replaces Zac Reininger. Cody Stanley grounds out, second baseman Domingo Leyba to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Justin O'Conner grounds out, third baseman Jason Esposito to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Bubba Starling strikes out on a foul tip. *** Nick Ramirez 0-for-4 (1 K); now hitting .179 (7-for-39, 4 XBH's; 3 BB, 12 K).

Gameday includes Pitch F/X info today - follow RHP's Wei-Chung Wang and Tyler Wagner, and 1B Nick Ramirez.

Fangraphs -- Includes lots of love for Dominican Summer Leaguers even without mentioning Joantgel Segovia.

AUDIO from WSSP today

Venezuela Box Score SS Orlando Arcia 0-for-2 with a walk, exited once his team was up big. On the losing side, RHP Tyler Cravy cruised until allowing four runs in the 4th, two of his baserunners scored after he was pulled -- Caribes Bottom of the 1st Orlando Arcia called out on strikes. Tomas Perez strikes out swinging. Brandon Allen grounds out, first baseman Eliezer Alfonzo to pitcher Tyler Cravy. Caribes Bottom of the 2nd Jose Castillo flies out to right fielder Mario Yepez. Cory Aldridge singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jose Osuna. Oscar Salazar called out on strikes. Balbino Fuenmayor strikes out swinging. Caribes Bottom of the 3rd Jose Gil grounds out, third baseman Alberto Gonzalez to first baseman Eliezer Alfonzo. Gorkys Hernandez flies out to right fielder Mario Yepez. Orlando Arcia flies out to center fielder Junior Sosa. Caribes Bottom of the 4th Tomas Perez doubles (6) on a fly ball to right fielder Mario Yepez. Brandon Allen homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Tomas Perez scores. Jose Castillo grounds out, second baseman Gerson Montilla to first baseman Eliezer Alfonzo. Cory Aldridge walks. Oscar Salazar singles on a line drive to left fielder Jose Osuna. Cory Aldridge to 2nd. Pitching Change: Jose Sanchez replaces Tyler Cravy. Balbino Fuenmayor homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Cory Aldridge scores. Oscar Salazar scores. Jose Gil grounds out, shortstop Wilfredo Tovar to first baseman Eliezer Alfonzo. Gorkys Hernandez grounds out, third baseman Alberto Gonzalez to first baseman Eliezer Alfonzo. *** And yes, that's the 2000-2002 minor league Brewer, later big leaguer with four organizations, Eliezer Alfonzo. Alfonzo was acquired from STL in 2000 as part of the failed Fernando Vina deal.

Glendale cruises, 10-1 (box) CF Tyrone Taylor 2-for-3 with an HBP, 3 runs, SB; RF Clint Coulter 1-for-3, BB, R, RBI, CS; C Shawn Zarraga 0-for-2, 2 BB; 1B Nick Ramirez, 0-for-5, 3 K The work of 40-man roster RHP Brooks Hall sure has been encouraging -- Peoria Top of the 5th Pitching Change: Brooks Hall replaces Robbie Ray. Kes Carter strikes out swinging. Breyvic Valera flies out to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Kyle Wren strikes out on a foul tip. Peoria Top of the 6th Francisco Lindor flies out to left fielder Garabez Rosa. Jacob Wilson flies out to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Cody Stanley pops out to shortstop Tim Anderson. *** Peoria Top of the 9th Pitching Change: Michael Strong replaces Chad Smith. Francisco Lindor singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Jacob Wilson grounds out softly, catcher Shawn Zarraga to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Francisco Lindor to 2nd. Cody Stanley strikes out swinging. Jordan Smith grounds out, second baseman Darnell Sweeney to first baseman Nick Ramirez.

Wed. afternoon's Glendale box score Four Brewers in the starting nine, and RHP Brooks Hall and LHP Mike Strong expected to see action.

From a Fantasy Perspective -- hard to argue with this list, although they should have been on top of the Coulter position switch, given the publish date.

Venezuela Box Score Orlando Arcia 2-for-5 including these AB's -- Caribes Bottom of the 1st Niuman Romero walks. Orlando Arcia triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Junior Sosa. Niuman Romero scores. Orlando Arcia out at home, center fielder Junior Sosa to second baseman Alberto Gonzalez to catcher Manny Pina. With no outs, that's a bit aggressive from the first base coach, no? Caribes Bottom of the 5th Tomas Perez lines out to center fielder Junior Sosa. Gorkys Hernandez singles on a ground ball to third baseman Andy Burns. With Niuman Romero batting, Gorkys Hernandez caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Manny Pina to second baseman Alberto Gonzalez. Niuman Romero singles on a ground ball to right fielder Aaron Hicks. Orlando Arcia homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Niuman Romero scores. Arcia's club won, RHP Greg Holle on the other side -- Caribes Bottom of the 8th Pitching Change: Greg Holle replaces Frank Mata. Tomas Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Junior Sosa. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Johermyn Chavez replaces Tomas Perez. Gorkys Hernandez ground bunts into a double play, pitcher Greg Holle to shortstop Wilfredo Tovar to first baseman Eliezer Alfonzo. Johermyn Chavez out at 2nd. Niuman Romero doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Junior Sosa. Orlando Arcia grounds out, shortstop Wilfredo Tovar to first baseman Eliezer Alfonzo. *** 21-year-old Arcia now with a .921 OPS and only three K's in 10 games (37 AB's). What a future star. Will be 21 in AA in 2015, having missed an early year of development in 2012 (broken ankle).

Glendale Box Score Glendale lost 7-6, coughing up a 6-1 lead after five innings. Fortunately, no Brewers pitchers were victimized (they were idle). We highlighted Nick Ramirez' HR above, that was his lone hit in four AB's. Tyrone Taylor finished 1-for-4 with a walk and RBI.

Tyrone Taylor 1-for-2 thus far and Nick Ramirez, DH'ing today, did this: Tweet Dogs Garabez Rosa (@Orioles) and Nick Ramirez (@Brewers/@HuntsvilleStars) go back-to-back as part of the four-run second…4-1 Dogs T3 #AFL14

So everybody can watch the World Series, it's all Fall League day games Tuesday and Wednesday. Glendale box score link for later this afternoon

Technically, yes Barreda is eligible for Rule 5, absolutely. Also technically, Barreda wasn't going to be a free agent until after the World Series, and was Brewers property this fall before he re-signed. Any team interested in offering Barreda a 40-man roster spot this fall (and thus avoiding the Rule 5 regulations) wouldn't have had a chance to talk to him or his agent, it seems. One wonders if any other organization would send a "wink-wink" message somehow to Josh (agent) letting him know they were interested in offering a 40-man roster spot after the World Series. Josh could have then put off the Brewers or asked them to match the 40-man deal later. Sounds like a potential tampering situation if something like that would happen, so more likely Josh and Manny had to assess the market, weigh the financial offer from Milwaukee, and how comfortable Manny was during his couple of months with the Brewers. It does pose an interesting question, when you have a likely "in demand" minor league free agent-to-be, why not wait to see what's out there when you're so close to minor league free agency. Of course, if you're more of a fringy free agent (think Joey Paciorek last year), that extension offered by your current club can look very nice indeed.

Glendale Box Score 1B Nick Ramirez 1-for-4, 1 K as Glendale falls 7-3.

Confirmed by Josh Kusnick today, reported by Baseball America over the weekend.

Venezuela Box Score SS Orlando Arcia 1-for-5 (RBI, R), now 9-for-32 with five walks and only three K's thus far, nice. *** Venezuela Box Score Well, in this game, you also want to focus on the Game Log, because current Brewer farmhands RHP's Eric Marzec (five innings, 2 R, 1 ER) and Gian Rizzo (two perfect innings) sandwiched around free agent-to-be RHP Tim Dillard in the 9-2 win. No walks were issued, impressive. RHP Greg Holle was on the opposing side, and didn't have quite as sharp an effort -- Zulia Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Ismael Brito replaces Carlos Monasterios. Reegie Corona singles on a ground ball to second baseman Gerson Montilla. Wilmer Oberto out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Ismael Brito to first baseman Alberto Gonzalez. Reegie Corona to 2nd. Jose Flores flies out to center fielder Mario Yepez. Pitching Change: Greg Holle replaces Ismael Brito. Ali Castillo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Mario Yepez. Reegie Corona scores. Ali Castillo to 2nd on the throw. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Jorge Cortes replaces Robert Hernandez. Jorge Cortes walks. With Giovanny Urshela batting, Ali Castillo steals (4) 3rd base. Jorge Cortes steals (1) 2nd base. Giovanny Urshela grounds out, third baseman Andy Burns to first baseman Alberto Gonzalez. Zulia Top of the 8th Mark Minicozzi singles on a ground ball to center fielder Mario Yepez. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Erick Salcedo replaces Mark Minicozzi. With Aaron Altherr batting, Erick Salcedo steals (1) 2nd base. Aaron Altherr walks. Pitching Change: Luis Cabrera replaces Greg Holle. Both Holle's runners would come around to score. *** Baseball America reported on Saturday that RHP Manny Barreda's re-signing was official, but I've had messages with agent Josh Kusnick that it isn't quite there yet. Waiting for another confirmation with Josh. Barreda's been busy, and made his 5th Mexican League appearance on Sunday. Mexico Box Score Barreda allowed two inherited runners to score here, and has allowed seven hits and four walks in just 4.2 innings thus far this winter, fanning just one -- Jalisco Top of the 7th Luis Mauricio Suarez remains in the game as the designated hitter. Pitching Change: Hector Daniel Rodriguez replaces Gonzalo Sanudo. Eduardo Arredondo walks. With Leo Heras batting, Eduardo Arredondo steals (1) 2nd base. Leo Heras walks. Pitching Change: Manny Barreda replaces Hector Daniel Rodriguez. Jose Manuel Rodriguez flies out to center fielder Nick Buss. Eduardo Arredondo to 3rd. Japhet Amador singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Meneses. Eduardo Arredondo scores. Leo Heras to 2nd. Marquez Smith grounds out, pitcher Manny Barreda to first baseman Jorge Vazquez. Leo Heras to 3rd. Japhet Amador to 2nd. Cory Vaughn walks. Gabriel Gutierrez walks. Leo Heras scores. Japhet Amador to 3rd. Cory Vaughn to 2nd. Pitching Change: Robert Coello replaces Manny Barreda. Jesus Lopez called out on strikes.

Venezuela Box Score SS Orlando Arcia 1-for-4, his first error of the winter.

Glendale Box Score Glendale wins 9-4, but RHP Tyler Wagner and LHP Mike Strong saw one-out walks lead to two-run innings. Surprise Top of the 5th Pitching Change: Tyler Wagner replaces Zach Davies. Luke Maile flies out to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Sean Coyle walks. With Deven Marrero batting, Sean Coyle steals (2) 2nd base. Deven Marrero grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Nick Basto. Rusney Castillo flies out to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Surprise Top of the 6th Juan Perez called out on strikes. Patrick Kivlehan walks. Hunter Renfroe pops out to first baseman Nick Basto. Jesse Winker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Patrick Kivlehan to 2nd. D. J. Peterson doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Patrick Kivlehan scores. Jesse Winker scores. Luke Maile walks. Sean Coyle called out on strikes. Surprise Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Michael Strong replaces Tyler Wagner. Deven Marrero grounds out, third baseman Jason Esposito to first baseman Nick Basto. Rusney Castillo walks. Juan Perez strikes out swinging. Patrick Kivlehan doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Rusney Castillo scores. Hunter Renfroe walks. Jesse Winker singles on a line drive to left fielder Scott Schebler. Patrick Kivlehan scores. Hunter Renfroe to 3rd. D. J. Peterson grounds into a force out, third baseman Jason Esposito to second baseman Garabez Rosa. Jesse Winker out at 2nd. Surprise Top of the 8th Luke Maile singles on a line drive to right fielder Steven Moya. Sean Coyle flies out to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Deven Marrero singles on a line drive to right fielder Steven Moya. Luke Maile to 2nd. Rusney Castillo flies out to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Juan Perez strikes out swinging *** Tyrone Taylor singled in five trips, Shawn Zarraga 1-for-3 with a walk.

Venezuela Box Score SS Orlando Arcia 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 K. Arcia was a pinch-runner who scored in Game two of the doubleheader.

Tweet on Wang from the game #Brewers LHSP Wei-Chung Wang was effective & efficient living on black, showed pitchability & feel for 3 pitches, up to 92, solid SP profile

Speaking of Nick Ramirez, here's an audio interview with him from Arizona.

Glendale hangs on as Wei-Chung Wang (3 IP, 1 R) and Brooks Hall (1 IP, 1 R) combined to toss the first four innings -- Scottsdale Bottom of the 1st Roman Quinn singles on a line drive to left fielder Scott Schebler. With Brandon Nimmo batting, Roman Quinn steals (7) 2nd base. Brandon Nimmo hit by pitch. Aaron Judge grounds into a double play, shortstop Darnell Sweeney to second baseman Domingo Leyba to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Roman Quinn to 3rd. Brandon Nimmo out at 2nd. Greg Bird grounds out, third baseman Jason Esposito to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Scottsdale Bottom of the 2nd Josh Bell flies out to right fielder Steven Moya. Dan Gamache singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Elias Diaz grounds into a double play, second baseman Domingo Leyba to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Dan Gamache out at 2nd. Scottsdale Bottom of the 3rd L. J. Mazzilli singles on a line drive to left fielder Scott Schebler, deflected by shortstop Darnell Sweeney. With Kelby Tomlinson batting, wild pitch by Wei-Chung Wang, L. J. Mazzilli to 2nd. Kelby Tomlinson grounds out, third baseman Jason Esposito to first baseman Nick Ramirez. L. Mazzilli to 3rd. Roman Quinn pops out to first baseman Nick Ramirez in foul territory. Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to right fielder Steven Moya. L. J. Mazzilli scores. Aaron Judge grounds out, third baseman Jason Esposito to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Scottsdale Bottom of the 4th Pitching Change: Brooks Hall replaces Wei-Chung Wang. Greg Bird flies out to right fielder Steven Moya. Josh Bell grounds out, second baseman Domingo Leyba to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Dan Gamache walks. Elias Diaz doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Scott Schebler. Dan Gamache scores. Elias Diaz to 3rd on the throw. L. J. Mazzilli hit by pitch. Kelby Tomlinson flies out to left fielder Scott Schebler. *** Tyrone Taylor 0-for-4 with a walk, Nick Ramirez 0-for-3 with a walk. RHP Tyler Wagner and LHP Mike Strong expected to pitch Saturday night.

Wei-Chung Wang gets the start for Glendale Friday night, with Brooks Hall slated for relief. They'll face Giants LHP Steven Okert who was twice drafted out of junior college by the Brewers but did not sign either year. Box Score Link