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By the way, here's Anthony Banda's fourth start with the D'Backs Midwest League South Bend club earlier this week. Strong again. That's 26 K's and just four walks over 24 innings in those four starts since the trade. Combined with his Timber Rattlers work prior, Banda has allowed just five earned runs in his last 39 innings (1.15 ERA). The southpaw turned 21 recently.

Mitch Haniger debuts for Mobile vs. his old club Nick Piecoro, azcentral sports Nick Piecoro, Diamondbacks beat writer for azcentral sports, is in Mobile, Ala., to report on the club's Double-A affiliate, which is home to several of the organizations top prospects. MOBILE, Ala. – The Milwaukee Brewers outfield is productive and stable, its three primary occupants either locked up on long-term deals or under club control for years to come. This did not escape the notice of Mitch Haniger, and it's part of the reason the outfielder was excited by the events of July 31, when he was traded to the Diamondbacks in the deal that sent outfielder Gerardo Parra to the Brewers. "When a minor-leaguer gets traded, it's usually a good thing," Haniger said. "Usually, the other team wants you. That's what I was excited about. Other than leaving close friends and a couple coaches I liked over the past few years, it was a good opportunity here, so I'm happy to be here." Haniger played his first game on Friday night with the Diamondbacks' Double-A Mobile affiliate after missing more than a month of Southern League action due to a hamstring injury. Oddly enough, his debut came against his old Huntsville team. His evening was fairly uneventful; he was 0 for 3, twice getting hit by a pitch. The Diamondbacks see a lot to like in the athletic 23-year-old. Selected 38th overall in the 2012 draft, he has a compact, right-handed swing that produces easy power; he launched several balls out to left field during batting practice on Friday afternoon. "He's got plus power to the pull side," Mobile manager Andy Green said. "We're going to run him out there every day and see what he does with the opportunity. Obviously, the organization is pretty high on him." He has shown flashes of the potential scouts see in him. In 41 games in the Low-A Midwest League last season, he hit .297 with a .909 OPS. His numbers in High-A and Double-A haven't approached that, but the Diamondbacks believe there's room for improvement. Haniger does, too, though he's not disappointed with the way he's played. "I'm the type of guy who always wants to do better," he said. "I'm content with where I'm at but I'm eager to have more success." After a slow start to the season with Huntsville, Haniger was starting to heat up before the hamstring injury. He had six home runs in his final 12 games and was hitting .310 with a .905 OPS in his final 27 games before going down on July 24. "Those numbers were on the upswing," Green said. "It's bad timing to have to come out of the lineup when you're raking." With the Brewers in contention and rumored to be looking for upgrades, Haniger knew there was a chance he could get traded. He wasn't disappointed with where he ended up. "Once I found out," he said, "and especially since it was the Diamondbacks and being in Arizona – I'm from California, so it's pretty close for me - I was pumped. It was a good situation for me." The Diamondbacks had targeted outfielders in trades, looking to replenish their depth in that area in their system.

Rattlers are walked off -- that may leave a postseason tiebreaker mark, ouch. Darn Cardinals kids...

See who's hot in the latest Brewers Farm Report via Brad at Miller Park Prospects.

Forbes Magazine: The Renaissance Of Baseball's Ivy League Control Pitchers Huntsville LHP Brent Suter included...

Fresno is relatively neutral for a PCL West location, and would be more appealing for the Brewers than Colorado Springs or Albuquerque. But yes, big turnover in the PCL for next year.

Via MLB Trade Rumors: "The Dodgers will change their Triple-A affiliation from Albuquerque to the Oklahoma City RedHawks next season, Michael Baldwin of the Oklahoman reports. Oklahoma City is currently affiliated with the Astros. Mandalay Baseball Properties will reportedly sell the RedHawks to a group tied to the Dodgers for a sum in the $22MM to $28MM range. Baldwin writes that the Dodgers are trying to get out of Albuquerque, a difficult environment in which to evaluate prospects because its park is so favorable to hitters. The move is part of what could be a big shakeup in the Pacific Coast League, with the Athletics also moving from Sacramento to Nashville (currently a Brewers affiliate) and the Giants moving from Fresno to Sacramento. It’s unclear where the Astros and Brewers will end up in such a scenario."

AUDIO: OF Logan Schafer interviewed on Nashville Sports Talk Radio

Pretty impressive Manatees jersey auction underway, ending in a week

Crusty Reflections About the Greatest Game on Earth (By Tim Dillard) h/t BrewCrewBall

Also posted in our Manatees thread -- Eleven years worth wait for Huizinga 34-year-old right-hander returns to Minors for first time since 2003 By Sam Dykstra / MiLB.com Great take on the signing; even if you've reviewed our prior links, give this a read...

Eleven years worth wait for Huizinga 34-year-old right-hander returns to Minors for first time since 2003 By Sam Dykstra / MiLB.com Great take on the signing; even if you've read our prior links, give this a read...

To see tweets as to when the Link Report has been technically "completed" with available links, as well as to know when the new day's Report has been posted, please follow @Mass_Haas on Twitter. *** Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Nashville Media Notes - it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Roster" banner on the Sounds' site. Brevard County Media Notes - again, it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Manatees' site. Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog *** STANDINGS: (For split-season leagues, 2nd half standings are shown as the default, although overall standings are also available at the link.) AAA - Pacific Coast League American Southern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division Rookie Advanced - Pioneer League North Division Rookie - Arizona Summer League Central Division DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris *** Sortable individual stat pages: Nashville Huntsville Wisconsin Helena Maryvale Dominican Summer League Brewers *** Weather.com: Nashville, TN Mobile, AL Clearwater, FL Peoria, IL Helena, MT Mesa, AZ Santo Domingo, DR

Follow Friday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Game One Brevard County Game Two Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! All times are Central Nashville: RHP Jay Jackson at home vs. Fresno (Giants), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Jeff Hem is the play-by-play voice of the Sounds; follow him on Twitter @jeffhempbp; we'll link to his blog updates at On the Air…and Off MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Nashville games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: RHP Drew Gagnon at Mobile (Diamondbacks), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Steve Jarnicki is the new play-by-play voice of the Stars - welcome aboard! Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveJarnicki. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. MiLB.TV - It appears seven of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games (not the Stars). ********** Brevard County: RHP's Taylor Williams and Chad Pierce in a doubleheader at Clearwater (Phillies), 3:30 PM pre-game, 4:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings; the Manatees are the "home team" in Game Two Free Live Audio Link -- Select the proper link based on listed schedule Dave Walkovic returns as the play-by-play voice of the 'Tees; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio, as all games are scheduled to be broadcast in 2014. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: LHP Wei-Chung Wang in a rehab start at Peoria (Cardinals), 6:40 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link - 1280 AM WNAM Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio. For the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from seven Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. NOTE: Thirty-nine (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (30) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule so you can coordinate your DVR activity. ********** Helena: LHP Zach Hirsch at home vs. Great Falls (White Sox), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link There's a new Voice of the Helena Brewers in 2014, as Dustin Daniel (@dustin__daniel on Twitter) takes over for legendary Steve Wendt. We look forward to Dustin building his own legacy moving forward. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Cubs' complex in Mesa, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league Miller Park Prospects - Arizona League Primer ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Braves, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day We're also going to lock in the link to Brad Krause's fantastic Miller Park Prospects - Dominican Summer League primer right here, at least for the first couple of months of the DSL campaign, for your easy review. Brad will also be adding DSL Link Report duties to his Brevard coverage for us here. Thanks, Brad!

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Nice summary post on the Manatees blog on the signing of RHP Jon Huizinga.

Huntsville 1B Nick Ramirez tweets that he's been selected.

For all that Rob Kaminsky talk earlier in this thread (Lohse draft pick), you'll see he's actually faced the Timber Rattlers in each of his last three starts as you review his game log.

Memphis won after the Sounds' doubleheader, so the two teams are once again tied coming down the stretch.

Brevard County -- AUDIO: LHP Hobbs Johnson joins Justin Rocke on the Manatees Pregame Show to talk about his strong outing on Tuesday and the dramatic walk-off win AUDIO, Game Highlights: Brevard County's comeback attempt falls short. The Yankees win, 10-6.

Nashville Game Two -- After three and a half scoreless innings, Sounds third baseman Jason Rogers launched a solo home run over the left-field wall to give Nashville the 1-0 lead. The homer was his 12th long ball of the season. AUDIO: Jason Rogers HR Sounds catcher Adam Weisenburger doubled up the Sounds' lead with his three-run home run in the home half of the fifth inning. The homer scored Morris, who hit a ground-rule double to get aboard, and Caleb Gindl. AUDIO: Adam Weisenburger 3-Run HR

Nashville Game One -- Irving Falu slugged his second home run of the year in the second inning for the Sounds, a one-out line drive to left off Grizzlies starter Mike Kickham. AUDIO: Irving Falu HR The Sounds got another run back in the fourth when Nashville loaded the bases with one out on a Sean Halton walk sandwiched between singles by Matt Clark and Falu. Pinch-hitter Lucas May followed with an RBI single to center that brought in Clark to halve the Fresno lead to 6-3. Halton was thrown out at home while also attempting to score on the play. AUDIO: Lucas May PH RBI Single

Final: Jackson 3, @Huntsville 2 Costly Error Dooms Stars Steve Jarnicki, Huntsville Stars Huntsville, AL - The Jackson Generals took advantage of a miscue by the Huntsville Stars defense Thursday night and won the series finale 3-2 at Joe Davis Stadium. With the Generals leading 1-0 in the top of the sixth and with two outs, Jabari Blash hit a groundball under the legs of Stars shortstop Yadiel Rivera. The error by Rivera allowed Dan Paolini to score and extended Jackson's inning. The next batter Jordy Lara smoked an RBI double scoring Blash making it 3-0. Huntsville starter Brent Suter (10-9) was the tough luck loser on a night where he pitched well and didn't get any run support. Suter went 5.2 innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits. The Stars scored both of their runs late in the game against Jackson starter Victor Sanchez (7-5) who turned in a very impressive start. At one point of the game, Sanchez had retired fifteen consecutive Stars hitters. In the bottom of the seventh, Sanchez had his lengthy streak of consecutive hitters retired come to an end. He walked the leadoff man Josh Fellhauer who later scored in the inning on a fielder's choice by Hainley Statia. In the bottom of the eighth, Rivera lined a two-out double down the right field line to start a rally. The Generals then went to the bullpen and brought in Trevor Miller. The first pitch Miller threw, Josh Prince smacked a single into left scoring Rivera, cutting the lead to 3-2. Miller was unfazed as he went on to retire Fellhauer on a groundout to second to end the inning. Miller then recorded a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his fourth save of the season. Sanchez earned the win for the Generals after pitching 7.2 dominant innings. He allowed two runs on four hits with three strikeouts. The Stars still won three out of five from the Generals in the series. The Stars (28-32,74-56) travel to Mobile, Alabama Friday to start a five game series with the Mobile BayBears, the Double-A Affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks at Hank Aaron Stadium. The Stars will have RHP Drew Gagnon (9-6, 3.88) on the mound. Mobile will send RHP Bryan Woodall (0-3, 3.67) to the hill. The game can be heard starting at 6:50 CDT on the internet only at wtkiradio.com. Huntsville Box Score Only five hits and one walk for the Stars. The error described was one of two at short by Yadiel Rivera, now with 16 in 50 Huntsville games. Based on past reputation, his overall defensive game should still be considered very strong. Huntsville Game Log

The Maryvale game in Goodyear was rained out (and cancelled, no makeup) in the bottom of the 3rd inning with the Brewers down 1-0. The stats from this partial game will not count. Maryvale Partial Box Score RF Monte Harrison loses two singles with the cancellation. LHP Kodi Medeiros saw all the mound action, 2.1 innings, walking three, hitting one batter, one wild pitch and fanning three (all four outs in play on the ground). Kodi's night -- AZL Indians Bottom of the 1st Silento Sayles grounds out, shortstop Jake Gatewood to first baseman Juan Ortiz. Willi Castro singles on a ground ball to second baseman Daniel Leonardo, deflected by first baseman Juan Ortiz. Emmanuel Tapia reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by pitcher Kodi Medeiros. Willi Castro to 2nd. Gerald Bautista grounds out, third baseman Jorge Quiterio to first baseman Juan Ortiz. Willi Castro to 3rd. Emmanuel Tapia to 2nd. With Simeon Lucas batting, wild pitch by Kodi Medeiros, Willi Castro scores. Emmanuel Tapia out at home, second baseman Daniel Leonardo to catcher Leudi Otano. AZL Indians Bottom of the 2nd Simeon Lucas strikes out swinging. Jodd Carter walks. Grofi Cruz walks. Jodd Carter to 2nd. Kevin Calderon strikes out swinging. Alexis Pantoja called out on strikes. AZL Indians Bottom of the 3rd Silento Sayles grounds out, pitcher Kodi Medeiros to first baseman Juan Ortiz. Willi Castro walks. With Emmanuel Tapia batting, Willi Castro steals (9) 2nd base. Emmanuel Tapia hit by pitch. *** Silento may be the greatest name ever, especially at birth (crying baby reference).