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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

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

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.

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

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Jimmy Nelson at Salt Lake City (Angels), 7:15 PM pre-game, 7:35 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 Pensacola (Reds), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:30 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). Pensacola does have MiLB.TV coverage available for this series. ********** Brevard County: RHP Jorge Lopez at Dunedin (Blue Jays), 5:00 PM pre-game, 5:30 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: RHP Barrett Astin at Burlington (Angels), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 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. No local TV coverage until Friday June 27th. ********** Helena: RHP Josh Uhen at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:15 PM pre-game, 7:35 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. MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction, Orem, and Idaho Falls (one series each), those games will be available to watch online. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home vs. the rascally Reds, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league Miller Park Prospects - Arizona League Primer ********** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Tigers, 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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If you have an MLB media subscription, you can go the WTMJ archive from Friday, available here, to listen to Joe Block's pre-game interview with 2nd round pick OF Monte Harrison, taped earlier at Miller Park (go to the 19:40 minute mark).

Rattler Radio Blog - Post-Doubleheader Entry Chris has audio interviews, including hitting coach Chuckie Caufield, photos, game thoughts, and then a pretty amazing note about his own workload over the years and his 2000th Timber Rattlers game called. Nice!

Not quite yet, will post when (if) available...

Sounds Lose Heartbreaker In Vegas, 5-4 Nashville's Pena Holds 51s To Three Hits in Quality Start Nashville Sounds LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The Nashville Sounds (38-38) entered the 9th inning with a three-run lead, but failed to hold on Friday night at Cashman Field, dropping the series finale to the Las Vegas 51s by a 5-4 margin. The loss completes a four-game sweep of the Sounds for Las Vegas and pushes Nashville's season-high losing streak to eight games. At 38-38, the Sounds are back to .500 for the first time since holding a 12-12 record on April 29th. Leading 4-1 in the 9th, Sounds closer Donovan Hand (1-4) allowed four consecutive base knocks which allowed Vegas to pull within one run before recording an out. After a walk and a strikeout from Hand, left-handed reliever Brent Leach entered and stepped to the hill with the bases loaded. Leach offered a walk to Brandon Allen, which tied the game. Then with Matt den Dekker at the plate, Leach tried to pick off Allen at first, but sent the ball sailing past Hunter Morris to allow Vegas to plate the game winner. The Sounds have only won six of their last 20 road games and have led in 15 of their 22 road losses. Nashville took an early 2-0 lead in the 1st inning, benefitting from an errant throw down the first-base line by Las Vegas pitcher Giancarlo Alvarado. The error on Irving Falu's sac-bunt scored Logan Schafer, who drew a walk to start the game. Falu moved to third base on the play and scored on Jeff Bianchi's groundout. Nashville regained a two-run lead when Jeremy Hermida, Caleb Gindl, and Pete Orr hit consecutive singles to open the 4th inning. With the bases loaded, catcher Robinzon Diaz hit into a ground out to score Hermida from third and make it a 3-1 ballgame. Sounds starter Ariel Pena kept the 51s at bay over six innings to earn his fifth quality start of the season. His lone run came on a sacrifice fly, set up by a pair of singles, in the bottom of the 1st inning. He left in line for the win with a 4-1 advantage. Reliever Jeremy Jeffress picked up two scoreless innings for Nashville to set up Hand in the 9th. Jeffress has allowed only one earned run over his last 21 1/3 innings. Nashville picked up their fourth and final run courtesy of Falu's double in the 7th inning. Pitcher Ryan Reid benefitted from Las Vegas' rally in the 9th, picking up his third win of the year for a spotless frame. The Sounds will continue their road trip in Salt Lake City, where they will begin a four-game series against the Salt Lake Bees (AAA-Angels) on Saturday night. RHP Jimmy Nelson (7-2, 1.62) will take the hill for Nashville opposite Salt Lake's lefty Justin Thomas (4-6, 5.85). Broadcaster Jeff Hem has the call on 102.5 The Game. RHP Ariel Pena in a game from earlier this season (Mike Strasinger photo / Nashville Sounds) http://www.milb.com/assets/images/3/4/0/71876340/cuts/_MPS3012_si3awu5s_0lwyjv4r.jpg Nashville Box Score A reminder that Ariel Pena will need to make the big league club next spring or be exposed to waivers, as he's out of options. One would think that could only be in a bullpen role, though it seems little harm to keep him stretched out as a starter. RHP Jeremy Jeffress has been outstanding, as even RH batters are only hitting .183 against him. New Sounds closer? 1B Hunter Morris "htting" .180 in June with a .501 OPS, ugh... Nashville Game Log

Yet more Thursday video as we accept MiLB.com's often one-day delay -- Shawn Zarraga on tape! VIDEO: Huntsville's Shawn Zarraga collects an RBI in the Stars' 7-2 loss at Pensacola

From Thursday's Brevard County game -- After Daytona pulled within one run in the third on an RBI single by Gioskar Amaya, Tyrone Taylor made a tremendous throw from center field to preserve Brevard County's lead. With Rock Shoulders on second and one out, Zeke DeVoss singled up the middle. Shoulders rounded third and tried to score, but Taylor unleashed a bullet of a throw to the plate. Garfield slapped the tag on Shoulders to keep the 'Tees on top by one run. Watch the video here. *** Here's a rather random highlight from Thursday -- VIDEO: Robinzon Diaz doubles in Nashville's 6-2 loss to Las Vegas

Daytona Cubs strike out 15 times in 9-3 loss to Manatees By Sean Kernan, Daytona News-Journal The Daytona Cubs went to the dogs Friday night. After winning their previous two games, the Cubs weren’t able to recover from a sluggish start that saw them strike out in their first five at-bats against Brevard County starter Tyler Wagner. The Manatees led 5-0 before the Cubs got on the scoreboard, and the visitors went on to win 9-3 before a Jackie Robinson Ballpark crowd of 4,158, plus 158 four-legged friends on hand at Radiology Associates Field for a Dog Night promotion with the Halifax Humane Society. Wagner, a 6-foot-3 and 194-pound right-hander, finished with nine strikeouts while allowing just two hits and two walks in five scoreless innings. The Cubs struck out 15 times overall. “The five strikeouts to start the game — that’s something I’m going to remember,” said Wagner, who had never done that before. But Wagner made it through only five innings because his pitch count reached 99 pitches largely because of all the strikeouts. “You try to get people out on three pitches,” he said. “I didn’t do that. I nibbled in counts where I could have gotten some quick outs. But you take the win.” Wagner improved to 6-4 while dropping his ERA to 1.96 in his second straight scoreless outing. He had thrown seven shutout innings in a 3-0 win over the Tampa Yankees on June 9. The Manatees (1-1 in the second half, 37-31 overall) led 2-0 early. Nathan Orf led off the game with a double to left field and scored two batters later on a groundout by Tyrone Taylor. Yadiel Rivera belted a leadoff homer in the third inning. Daytona starter Nathan Dorris (2-4) went five innings before Jose Rosario came in and was shelled for five runs, four earned, on eight hits in three innings. The Manatees added two more runs on a Nicky Delmonico homer off reliever Zack Godley in the ninth. The Cubs (1-1, 27-43) had a chance to get back in the game when they trailed just 2-0. Daytona loaded the bases in the third inning, but Wagner coaxed a flyout to center from Albert Almora to end the threat. “The crowd scared me a little bit on that one,” Wagner said. “They reacted like he definitely got a hold of it. But Tyrone (Taylor) made a good read and a good play on it.” The Cubs were outhit 14-8 and managed just two singles against Wagner. “I thought he threw a lot more offspeed stuff than the other times we’ve faced him,” Daytona manager Dave Keller said. “It was like he was nibbling, and every once in a while he’d mix in a couple of fastballs. To his credit, it jammed our guys.” Dan Vogelbach had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs for Daytona. Almora drove in the other Cubs’ run with a groundout in the seventh inning. Gioskar Amaya went 2 for 4. Daytona's Marco Hernandez turns the double play after making the out on Brevard's Michael Reed (17) during a game Friday at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach. Daytona News-Journal Photo / NIGEL COOK http://www.news-journalonline.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DN&Date=20140620&Category=SPORTS&ArtNo=140629872&Ref=AR&imageVersion=Main&MaxW=728&logo=/images/watermark.gif&logoxpos=0&logoypos=0

Ramirez shines brightest in Stars rout of Blue Wahoos Bill Vilona, Pensacola News Journal Nick Ramirez was good enough as a part-time, relief pitcher at Cal State-Fullerton to merit pro scouts asking about a future in the bullpen. He quickly shot down that idea, telling everyone to only consider drafting him as a position player. Further affirmation of belief was displayed Friday night. Ramirez, the Huntsville Stars’ first baseman and 2009 member of Team USA, blasted a pair of homers and drove in six runs in a 11-1 victory against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. “I knew from that experience (on Team USA) this was the path I wanted to pursue,” said Ramirez, a fourth-round draft pick in 2011 by the Milwaukee Brewers, who is in his second season with their Double-A affiliate in Huntsville. Ramirez’ second homer was an eighth-inning grand slam that left no doubt. The ball soared over the right-center berm at Blue Wahoos stadium and headed toward Pensacola Bay, as part of a six-run inning to pad the rout. Ramirez gained personal redemption after going 0-for-3 in the Blue Wahoos’ 7-2 win Thursday night that began a five-game homestand. The opposite start occurred Friday night. The Stars came out slugging. They had a pair of extra base hits, including Ramirez’ RBI double in a three-run first inning. That held up until adding a pair in the fifth, where Ramirez led off with a homer to right center. The Stars’ eighth inning thinned the sellout crowd — the 23rd sellout of the season. “(Thursday) in my opinion I had some bad at-bats for the team... some at-bats where could have capitalized,” said Ramirez. “(Last night) was a different approach, a more relaxed approach.” At Cal State-Fullerton, where Ramirez helped the Titans reach the 2009 College World Series, he was a reliever as well as every day player. “I would play one through eight (innings) and then I would come in to pitch the eighth,” he said. “It was not something where I really wanted to pitch. It was something that I knew I could get people out and if we could win that way, then sure give me the ball. “There were a couple teams that wanted to sign me as pitcher but I made it pretty clear that I wanted to sign as a hitter, because I knew in long run, I was going to be better position player than as hitter.” He’s been part of a Huntsville team that dominated the first half of the Southern League. “Pitching, hands down,“ he said, when asked for the difference. The hitting, as he proved Friday, has been the perfect compliment.

Ramirez lights up the night in Stars' win Brewers prospect goes yard twice, drives in career-high six runs By Josh Jackson / MiLB.com Nick Ramirez and his teammates had an abbreviated pregame workout on Friday, but that worked out just fine for the power-hitting first baseman. "We actually didn't take BP," he said. "I had two rounds in the cage, and that was it." Considering the results, he might want to stick with the shorter routine. "I wouldn't have a problem with that, I guess," Ramirez joked. The Brewers prospect swatted two homers, doubled and collected a career-high six RBIs to power Double-A Huntsville to an 11-1 romp over Pensacola at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium. "That just felt good," he said. "I had a quality approach at the plate and was able to put the barrel on some balls." Ramirez, who socked 19 homers over 134 games in the Class A Advanced Florida State League last year, had gone yard just once in June before his breakout performance against the Blue Wahoos. "I've been feeling like I'm swinging with my entire body, so lately I've been working with my hands -- letting my hands do the work," said the Cal State-Fullerton product. The adjustment paid off in his first at-bat, when the cleanup hitter followed Hanley Statia's RBI triple with a double over the head of center fielder and eighth-ranked Reds prospect Yorman Rodriguez. "Especially with Statia at third with less than two outs, I was just trying to get something I could put in play," against Blue Wahoos starter Jon Moscot, Ramirez said. "He threw me a cutter in. I put a good swing on it, but it carried more than I thought it would." Moscot struck out Ramirez in the third inning, but when they met in the fifth, Ramirez got ahead, 2-1. "The first home run, I was just trying to get a ball up," Ramirez said. "Even then, I was still out in front of it a little bit, but I got enough barrel on it to sneak it out." The left-handed hitter pulled a fastball over the fence in right field. After walking in the seventh, he stepped in against reliever Jamie Walczak with the bases loaded in the eighth. Despite the inherent drama in the situation and Ramirez's earlier heroics, he didn't bring lofty ambitions into the box. "Actually, a home run was the last thing on my mind then," he said. "The bases were loaded with less than two outs, so I'm looking at it as a free RBI with a sac fly." Ramirez fouled off the first pitch, swung and missed at the second and took the third for a ball. Walczak made a mistake on the fourth. "He hung a curveball. It was a curveball that he left up and I was able to recognize it early," Ramirez said. It left the park in right-center. Ramirez came out on a double-switch at the bottom of the inning and was satisfied with his night's work. "It definitely felt good to get a couple innings off right there," he said. Shawn Zarraga went 4-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored for the Stars, who won the Southern League North Division first-half title. Huntsville starter Jed Bradley (1-2) scattered five hits and four walks while striking out three over five scoreless innings for his first Double-A win. Rodriguez homered and singled for Pensacola. http://www.milb.com/assets/images/1/7/6/80864176/cuts/14139706580_624aefbfb7_b_8dlwjmk4_41eq0qwe.jpg Nick Ramirez is tied for second in the Southern League with 13 homers and ranks third with 51 RBIs. (Huntsville Stars photo)

Oh Nashville, that's just painful (and sad). Donovan Hand just "earned" the least-deserved hold of all time. He can't possibly be the closer any more, and this Sounds team is looking more and more like the other Nashville squads of this decade. Sigh...details in a bit...

Those are going to be awesome Manatee audio highlights, both offensively and in the field - link later...

Final: AZL Brewers 5, @AZL Reds 2 Arizona Box Score So who had 20-year-old Dominican native RHP Milton Gomez in the Opening Night starting pitcher pool? I hear crickets (literally, I do, beautiful night here in Massachusetts). Gomez, in his 4th pro season already and repeating Maryvale, dazzled in five innings (only one run, unearned, allowed). Gomez' prior peripherals have been passable (actually, a bit below passable), but he obviously showed coaches here early enough to net tonight's honor. Welcome back, RHP Seth Harvey! The 26-year-old fomer Timber Rattler and Manatee closer is on his way back from Tommy John surgery 12 months ago. Two innings here, one run. So apparently 24th round RHP Bubba Blau's real first name is Bubba. You rock, Mom & Dad! Congrats, Bubba, on the successful pro debut and two-inning save. OK, on to to the bats -- SS Jake Gatewood, we'll catch up with you later. 2nd round CF Monte Harrison was thrown out in his stolen base attempt - we say it was pass interference. The Nebraska University WR recruit has a 1.000 OBP after his pro debut (two singles, two walks). Sweet. How about 18-year-old 4th round LF Troy Stokes Jr.? Batting leadoff, he singled and walked in five trips, stole two bases, and scored two runs. So much to digest here: Don't sleep on Carlos Belonis, he's now taken his 6'3", 175 lb. frame to right field after missing all but a handful of games last summer with a fractured thumb. Two singles tonight. Is Tanner Norton, still just 18 for a couple of more weeks, transitioning from catcher to first base? Four products of the Dominican Academy were in the starting lineup, and it was the stateside debut for each - Belonis, 3B Sthervin Matos (three-run HR!), DH Juan Ortiz, and 2B Jorge Quiterio. Dutch catcher Milan Post doubled in his pro debut. His two passed balls were the only defensive miscues by the young Brewers all night. Oh, Mr. Gatewood? Shake it off, young man, you'll laugh about your golden sombrero pro debut (0-for-5, four K's) someday. Arizona Game Log Opposite field! AZL Brewers Top of the 3rd Troy Stokes singles on a line drive to center fielder Jose Siri. Jake Gatewood strikes out swinging. With Monte Harrison batting, Troy Stokes steals (1) 2nd base. Monte Harrison walks. Sthervin Matos homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Troy Stokes scores. Monte Harrison scores. Juan Ortiz strikes out swinging. Carlos Belonis grounds out, third baseman Gavin LaValley to first baseman Paul Kronenfeld.

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Final: Huntsville 11, @Pensacola 1 RAMIREZ POWERS STARS PAST PENSACOLA Pensacola, FL - Huntsville Stars first baseman Nick Ramirez launched a grand slam in the eighth inning that pulled the Stars away from the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in a 11-1 Stars win Friday night at Bayfront Stadium. Ramirez hit two home runs in the Stars win as he finished 3-4 with 6 RBI. Ramirez now has 13 home runs on the season. The Stars took a 3-0 lead in the first inning against Pensacola RHP Jon Moscot (4-6). Hainley Statia roped an RBI triple down the right field line scoring Kentrail Davis for an early 1-0 lead. The next batter was Ramirez who drove a double over centerfielder Yorman Rodriguez’s head. Shawn Zarraga also produced an RBI single in the first inning giving the Stars a 3-0 lead. In the Stars fifth, Ramirez hit a solo home run to right field. Zarraga also scored in the inning on a throwing error by second baseman Ryan Wright which put the Stars ahead 5-0. Moscot, who took the loss, worked five innings allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits. Jed Bradley (1-2) earned his first Double-A win, pitching five scoreless innings for the Stars. He allowed five hits and walked four. He stranded eight runners on base and worked out of several key jams to hold the Blue Wahoos off the scoreboard. Bradley induced three double play balls in his start. Pensacola scored their lone run of the game in the seventh off Casey Medlen. Rodriguez hit a solo home run, his third homer of the year, cutting it to a 5-1 deficit. The Stars put the game away in the eighth inning. Shea Vucinich had a pinch hit RBI single making it 6-1. The big blow was the back to back homers by Ramirez and Jason Rogers. Ramirez’s grand slam was crushed over the right center field wall and put the Stars ahead 10-1. Rogers then followed with a solo home run to left center, his 7th of the season. Zarraga finished 4-5 with an RBI. The Stars (1-1, 47-25) and Blue Wahoos (1-1, 32-40) will play game three of their five game series on Saturday as the series is tied at 1-1. RHP Drew Gagnon (4-2, 2.95) will start for the Stars. Pensacola will have RHP Michael Lorenzen (4-4, 2.41) on the mound. Saturday’s game can be heard with Steve Jarnicki starting at 6:15 pm CDT on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM and wtkiradio.com. Huntsville Box Score Guess Nick Ramirez figured the only way he could outshine Shawn Zarraga was to have the monster night described above. Ramirez is now 3rd in the league in RBI with 51, and tied for 2nd in HR's with 13. With the Cubs' Kris Bryant now promoted, Nick has a chance to climb even further. As for Zarraga, he's set to be a 25-year-old minor league free agent switch-hitting catcher at season's end -- he's doing all he can to have the Brewers retain him via a 40-man roster spot. Seven-game hit streak for Kentrail Davis, who reached three times here. Huntsville Game Log First AA win for LHP Jed Bradley, congrats! Stellar? No. High-wire? You bet... Pensacola Bottom of the 1st Yorman Rodriguez strikes out swinging, catcher Shawn Zarraga to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Ryan Wright strikes out on a foul tip. Jesse Winker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Josh Prince. Seth Mejias-Brean reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Jason Rogers. Jesse Winker to 2nd. Marquez Smith grounds out, second baseman Greg Hopkins to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Pensacola Bottom of the 2nd Chris Berset lines out to second baseman Greg Hopkins. Juan Duran walks. Devin Lohman grounds out, pitcher Jed Bradley to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Juan Duran to 2nd. Jon Moscot reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Nick Ramirez. Juan Duran to 3rd. Yorman Rodriguez walks. Jon Moscot to 2nd. Ryan Wright grounds out to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Pensacola Bottom of the 3rd Jesse Winker strikes out swinging. Seth Mejias-Brean singles on a ground ball to third baseman Jason Rogers. Marquez Smith grounds into a double play, shortstop Nick Shaw to second baseman Greg Hopkins to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Seth Mejias-Brean out at 2nd. Pensacola Bottom of the 4th Chris Berset grounds out, shortstop Nick Shaw to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Juan Duran doubles (10) on a fly ball to center fielder Josh Prince. Devin Lohman singles on a fly ball to right fielder Kentrail Davis. Juan Duran to 3rd. Jon Moscot grounds into a double play, shortstop Nick Shaw to second baseman Greg Hopkins to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Devin Lohman out at 2nd. Pensacola Bottom of the 5th Yorman Rodriguez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Josh Prince. Ryan Wright grounds into a double play, third baseman Jason Rogers to second baseman Greg Hopkins to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Yorman Rodriguez out at 2nd. Jesse Winker walks. Seth Mejias-Brean walks. Jesse Winker to 2nd. Marquez Smith grounds out, pitcher Jed Bradley to first baseman Nick Ramirez.

Great job, Brewers! Top 16 picks (through 15 rounds) all signed. RHP Jordan Yamamoto (agency) tweet, 12th round Hawaii high schooler

To make room, RHP Michael Blazek goes on the Sounds' DL with an oblique strain. (hat tip to Todd Rosiak)

Mark McCarter, a columnist for The Huntsville Times/al.com and long-time chronicler of the Southern League, will be signing copies of his new book, "Never A Bad Game: Fifty Years of the Southern League" tonight in Pensacola. http://media.al.com/sports_impact/photo/15210068-large.jpg Atlanta Braves reliever Craig Kimbrel, a Huntsville native, wrote the foreword. The book, which will be sold at the event for $20, tax included, is a compilation of 50 different stories about different games, teams, events and players, some of them household names, many whose stories were told only in the agate type of a box score. Specific to Huntsville there are chapters on the late Don Mincher, Jose Canseco, the hard-hitting '97 Stars team and the Stars' involvement in the longest game in Southern League history. The book, printed by August Publications, also includes a look at the league's history and its forefathers, as well as lists of the best 50 major leaguers who have played in the Southern League and the 50 best players in league history who never hit it big. Wrote Mark Bechtel, a senior editor at Sports Illustrated, "As someone who spent an inordinate amount of time watching the Huntsville Stars--go ahead, bet me that I can't name their 1985 championship-winning starting lineup--and can recite Joe Charboneau's Chattanooga Lookouts stat line by heart, I thought I knew all I needed to about the Southern League. I was wrong. Few history lessons are as entertaining as Never a Bad Game, and few writers are as entertaining as Mark McCarter. This book is proof that the best stories are often found far away from the glare of the big-league spotlight." The book is available through August Publications. Personally inscribed copies may be obtained through the book's Facebook page, or contact Mark at mmccarter "at" al.com.

Via Todd Rosiak of the J-S: "Injury that forced 3B Taylor Green to the DL in Nashville is minor; Sounds also needed a roster spot." (It's believed that's an example of one of the taxi squad phantom moves utilized throught the year - MH) Also: "OF Mitch Haniger on the DL in Huntsville with hyperextended left elbow suffered while swinging just prior to the all-star break."