Jim Goulart

Roster spot open, so Wisconsin catcher Paul Eshelman activated after the minimum seven days away on his latest taxi squad DL stint.

Good luck to LHP Brad Mills, back up with Toronto after three AAA starts.

This won't mean anything to anyone but me, but the pitcher starting and making his pro debut vs. Maryvale tonight for the Reds is from one of my three Massachusetts hometowns over the years, a 6'6", 230 lb. high schooler.

Wondering out loud if the Brewers have their eye on a Carolina League affiliation at High-A, this rain in the FSL is ridiculous, year in, year out -- *** Sunday's Brevard County/Clearwater game postponed By Dave Walkovic / Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. - The scheduled game on Sunday, August 10 between the Brevard County Manatees and the Clearwater Threshers at Space Coast Stadium has been postponed due to unplayable field conditions. National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues rules stipulate that a team may not play more than three doubleheaders in the span of seven days. As a result, Sunday's game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Friday, August 22 in Clearwater. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 5:00 PM (4:00 Central). Game two will start approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Both games will be seven regulation innings.

Final: Huntsville 13, @Birmingham 0 Stars Blast the Barons Steve Jarnicki, Huntsville Stars Birmingham, AL - A day after the Huntsville Stars were shutout, they came back Sunday afternoon and routed the Birmingham Barons 13-0 to win four out of five in the series at Regions Field in Birmingham. The Stars put together four different innings of scoring three runs. Already leading 1-0, the Stars plated three runs in the top of the third against Birmingham starter Myles Jaye (3-10). Hector Gimenez stroked a two-run double and Josh Prince added a sacrifice fly making it 4-0. Jaye, who took the loss, only lasted three innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on four hits. In the top of the fourth, the Stars received back to back RBI singles from Nick Shaw and Josh Fellhauer. Giminez doubled home a run for a 7-0 lead. The Stars expanded their lead in the fifth. Yadiel Rivera and Shaw produced back to back RBI singles. Rivera also scored on a wild pitch for a 10-0 lead. The Stars fourth and final three-run inning came in the seventh. Rivera led off with a solo home run, his first Double-A home run. Gimenez contributed his fourth RBI of the game on a sacrifice fly. Prince doubled down the left field line scoring Fellhauer making it 13-0 Stars. Brent Suter (10-8), Eric Marzec, Greg Holle and Kevin Shackelford combined for the seven-hit shutout of the Barons. Suter pitched five scoreless innings and only allowed three hits. The Stars offense racked up fourteen hits. Shaw went 3-4 with 2 RBI. Gimenez went 2-5 with 4 RBI. Rivera had a 3-5 performance with 2 RBI. The Stars (24-26, 70-50) travel back to Huntsville to have an off day Monday. The Stars will continue their ten-game road trip Tuesday in Kodak, Tennessee against the Tennessee Smokies, the Double-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. RHP Drew Gagnon (8-6, 3.76) will start for Huntsville. Tennessee will have RHP Felix Pena (1-1, 4.82) on the mound. The game can be heard Tuesday starting at 6:00 CDT on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM and wtkiradio.com. Huntsville Box Score The Stars put 25 men on base via 14 hits, ten walks, and an HBP. What a rout. As pretty a box score as one might imagine, enjoy! Huntsville Game Log

Bob Brainerd's latest profile - OF Omar Garcia, Speeding Ticket

AUDIO via Jeff Hem's blog -- "Tonight’s interview is with Sounds reliever Jose De La Torre, who won Game 2 on Friday night after allowing one unearned run in 1 2/3 innings. De La Torre discusses his season to this point, including the shoulder injury he suffered April 6 in his Sounds debut that sidelined him for nearly two months. He also recalls his major league debut with Boston last season and the World Series ring he received after making seven appearances during the season for the Red Sox."

Peoria included both Clint Coulter home runs (and Steven Halcomb's) in their Saturday video package:

Birthday boys -- Monte Harrison - 19 Pedro Peguero - 21

Ogden players and management comment on the Helena three-error comedy play detailed earlier.

Turns out there was a Gonzaga connection for Steven Halcomb's big Timber Rattlers night.

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 Birmingham, AL Viera, FL (Melbourne) Peoria, IL Ogden, UT Maryvale, AZ

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

DVR Alert! The Rattlers are coming home this week, and they'll be on local TV on four consecutive evenings, Tuesday through Friday, with a 7:00 airtime each night. All the games will be on MyNew32 TV, except for Thursday's, which will air on TWC Sportschannel.

Sunday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP's Taylor Jungmann and Ariel Pena in a doubleheader at home vs. Round Rock (Rangers), 4:45 PM pre-game, 5:05 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings 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: LHP Brent Suter at Birmingham (White Sox), 2:40 PM pre-game, 3:00 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). NOTE: Birmingham is among the Southern League squads to offer MiLB.TV broadcasts. ********** Brevard County: RHP Jorge Lopez at home vs. Clearwater (Phillies), 3:35 PM pre-game, 4:05 gametime 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 makes a rehab start at Peoria (Cardinals), 1:40 PM pre-game, 2:00 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 Ogden (Dodgers), 4:45 PM pre-game, 5:00 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 home vs. the Reds' tykes, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league Miller Park Prospects - Arizona League Primer ********** DSL Brewers: Idle

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AUDIO: Chris Mehring interviews RHP Preston Gainey the day after his stellar outing this week

Adjustments are a constant in Rattlers ever-changing world Tim Froberg, Post-Crescent Everyone I talk to lately seems to disappear...

From Friday's Game -- VIDEO: Hector Gimenez hits a double in Huntsville's 5-2 win at Birmingham

Manatees' Johnson hurls two-hit shutout Brewers prospect fans five en route to first career complete game By Josh Jackson / MiLB.com http://www.milb.com/assets/images/8/6/0/88836860/cuts/13900952236_83380bf9fc_k_v6fsxga2_7q6n3vi7.jpg With 11 wins, Hobbs Johnson is a three-way tie for the Florida State League lead. (Cliff Welch/MiLB.com) Hobbs Johnson has had plenty of success this year, so he saw no reason to change anything coming into his outing on Saturday. "I had the same approach I have every start: just try to throw the fastball down and in and out and locate my off-speed stuff," he said. The Brewers prospect threw his first career complete game as Class A Advanced Brevard County blanked Clearwater, 1-0, in the first game of a doubleheader. Johnson (11-7) carried a no-hitter into the sixth of the seven-inning game and ended up allowing a pair of singles and three walks while striking out five. He shares the Florida State League lead in wins and ranks ninth with a 2.86 ERA. With one out in the first, Johnson issued his first walk to Angelo Mora, but he immediately got a boost from catcher Cameron Garfield. "It was a 3-2 count, a good running count, and Garfield gave a sign that he was probably going to be going," Johnson said. "I turned and threw over and we got him. That was so great. It was a huge lift to be able to erase [the walk] and start over." The 23-year-old left-hander found himself in a similar situation in the second when Brian Pointer worked a one-out walk, but he got Harold Martinez to hit into an inning-ending double play. "Early on in the game, I was struggling command-wise, so it was nice to have that work out for me," he said. After walking Art Charles to start the third, Johnson was through giving out free passes. "It all starts clicking after the third inning. I'd been off mechanically, leaving it up a bit and not being able to locate the inside fastball, so it's frustrating not to be able to do that," the University of North Carolina product said. He retired 10 in a row, fanning two in the fourth and striking out the side in the fifth. During that stretch, the idea of a no-hitter crept into Johnson's mind. "A little bit, I guess," he said. "It wasn't affecting me one way or another, though." Those thoughts came to an end when Anthony Phillips lined a one-out single to center in the sixth. "I was frustrated, not so much because it was the hit but because the pitch called for was an inside fastball and I missed over the plate," Johnson said. "He hit a mistake, so that frustrated me. But that's part of the game." Pointer got the Threshers' other hit with a two-out single in the seventh. "I made a decent pitch and [Pointer] just put a good swing on it," Johnson said. "In that situation, there's not much you can do but get the next guy." He did, retiring Martinez on a grounder to shortstop. The Manatees scored the game's lone run in the third as Garrett Cooper led off with a double, took third on a single by Brandon Macias and came home on a base hit by Nathan Orf. Second-ranked Brewers prospect Tyrone Taylor also doubled for Brevard County. Damien Magnifico (8-6) also threw a complete-game shutout in the nightcap, giving up five hits and three walks while fanning seven. "It was awesome," Johnson said. "He went out there and pitched his butt off. He was really good."

You heard earlier this week, now watch -- VIDEO: Nashville's Matt Clark belts a two-run walk-off homer as the Sounds top Round Rock in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader, 4-2 VIDEO: Nashville's Logan Schafer hits a two-run single as the Sounds top Round Rock, 2-1 in Thursday's nightcap

Brevard County -- AUDIO: Starting pitcher Taylor Williams chats with Justin Rocke about coming to Brevard County after his fantastic season-to-date at Wisconsin AUDIO: Catcher Parker Berberet joins Justin Rocke on the Manatees Pregame Show AUDIO, Game Highlights: Behind Hobbs Johnson's two-hit shutout, the Manatees win, 1-0 AUDIO, Game Highlights: Damien Magnifico throws a complete game shutout in a 7-0 'Tees victory

The Diamondbacks have to be thrilled with LHP Anthony Banda (Gerardo Parra trade), six shutout innings in his second strong start for them in as many outings. Stats

24-year-old RHP Rodolfo Fernandez (stats) was immediately bumped to High-A after his acquisition from the Timber Rattlers (draft pool money slot). He's made ten relief appearances for the Athletics' club in Stockton.

Coulter powers Timber Rattlers' romp Brewers' No. 8 prospect homers twice, ties career high with five RBIs By Robert Emrich / MiLB.com http://www.milb.com/assets/images/6/2/2/88860622/cuts/9008184032_490dd5c449_k_o6yj3rqm_zgqvnqhv.jpg Clint Coulter ranks second in the Midwest League with 19 homers and 75 RBIs. (Ann Mollica/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers) Being stuck in a slump is nothing compared to what Clint Coulter went through last year. The Brewers' eighth-ranked prospect homered twice and tied a career high with five RBIs on Saturday night, powering Class A Wisconsin to an 11-3 road win over Peoria. Coulter's first blast was a three-run shot in the Timber Rattlers' seven-run third inning. He added a two-run blast an inning later, finishing with three hits and a walk in five plate appearances. "When things are going good, you don't have a lot to say," Coulter said. "Your swings are good, you're on time and you're getting your pitches to hit. When things are going bad, you can dissect all the things that went wrong." The 21-year-old catcher, who also drove in five runs on Aug. 3, 2013 in the Rookie-level Arizona League, said his teammates deserve credit for his success. "I think RBIs are a team stat -- there's gotta be teammates on base for you to get those RBIs," Coulter said. "It's a testament to my teammates getting on base and having good at-bats to be able to get those guys in." The 27th overall pick in the 2012 Draft had endured some struggles of late, going 5-for-30 with three RBIs over his previous nine games. But he felt it was a matter of time before he broke out. "I've had a lot of hard outs," Coulter said. "Our team has been pretty hot, so pitchers have been executing pitches. You can't really change anything at this point in the season. You gotta go out there and stick with what's been working." Overall, Coulter is batting .268 and is tied for second in the Midwest League with 19 long balls. He leads the circuit with a .917 OPS, a far cry from his injury-plagued full-season debut last year, when he posted a .714 OPS in 70 games across three levels. "Really good," Coulter said of his season. "I think my biggest accomplishment is staying healthy. You can't get better if you're not on the field. I think that was why I struggled last year so much. I'd start to get on the field and get injured, and it was tough to get into a groove. "It was frustrating, but it's part of the game too. It's good to get that out of the way early in my career, hopefully. It's always a good feeling when you can show your organization that invested a high pick on you that you're making progress and developing." Steven Halcomb went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and Jose Pena plated a pair of runs for the Timber Rattlers, who totaled 14 hits en route to their fourth win in five games. Tristan Archer improved to 6-5 after allowing three runs -- two earned -- on five hits over six innings. He walked three and struck out five before Zach Quintana worked three one-hit frames for his second save of the season. Former Milwaukee draft pick Rowan Wick accounted for the Chiefs' offense with a three-run homer, his third for Peoria and 17th of the season.