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Adam McCalvy's notes article includes this quote on Clint Coulter: "He has a lot of the tools you need to be successful there," pro scouting director Zach Minasian said of Coulter, rated the Brewers' No. 12 prospect by MLB.com. "He throws really well. He works really hard. I think it's still a long process for him, but my philosophy on it is if you have a guy with physical ability who wants to catch, you might as well let him. At that position particularly, if you don't have someone who enjoys doing it, you're not going to get out of him what you need to get out of him. I think he still wants to do it."

We learn from the Sounds that catcher Lucas May is technically on the AAA DL now, not the AA DL (technically, it seems he's on a taxi squad). PENA PLACED ON DISABLED LIST; LEACH, MAY JOIN SOUNDS: Starting pitcher Ariel Pena has been placed on the disabled list, retroactive to yesterday. He was struck on his pitching forearm by a Brian Bocock comebacker in the fifth inning on Saturday evening and was immediately removed from the game. Pena’s rotation spot will temporarily be filled by left-hander Brad Mills. Left-hander Brent Leach, who spent the final month of the 2013 campaign with the Sounds (0-3, 5.19 in 17G), joins Nashville today to fill Pena’s spot on the active roster. He opened the year at Double-A Huntsville, where he posted a 2.25 ERA (1er/4.0ip) in four relief outings. Another addition to the Nashville roster today is catcher Lucas May, who made one appearance for Huntsville (0-for-1) after opening the year on the inactive list. May has been placed on the Sounds’ disabled list.

Need more roofs! Nashville update: Tonight's Sounds game has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up on May 21st at 6:05 PM as part of a doubleheader with Omaha.

Tweet from Brevard: 'Tees turn a triple play! Michael Reed makes a sliding catch on the track, pops up and throws to Arcia who gets both retreating runners!

Manatees just turned a triple play (!) -- we'll link to the audio released by the 'Tees late tonight -- Lakeland Top of the 5th James Robbins doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Austin Green walks. Jeff Holm flies into a triple play, right fielder Michael Reed to shortstop Orlando Arcia. James Robbins out at 3rd. Austin Green out at 2nd.

Via Jeff Hem -- Steady rain falling at Greer Stadium. No word on game status other than it will not start on time.

Manatees Blog with a post focusing on Dodgertown and the "tees past connections to it

Todd Rosiak of the Journal-Sentinel tweeted this update on Nashville RHP Ariel Pena - bullet dodged, nice! Ariel Pena placed on DL at Class AAA Nashville after being hit by a line drive in the right forearm. No fracture; expected to miss 1 start.

Huntsville postponed in Mississippi, doubleheader Tuesday at 5:00 Central.

Clint Coulter is not only Baseball America's Prospect of the Day for Sunday -- "HITTER OF THE DAY: Clint Coulter, C — Low Class A Wisconsin (Brewers) Coulter mashed two home runs on Sunday, bringing his season total to four. He also walked twice and stole a base. The No. 11 prospect in the Brewers system is hitting .286/.459/.821 through the early portion of the season." but he was also named the Midwest League's Player of the Week. Kudos! *** My tweet from earlier today -- In his 1st nine games of 2014 - 8 H, 7 of them for XB's (3 2B's, 4 HR's); OPS 1.281; more walks (7) than K's (six).

Much more on this Tuesday, very nice -- Brevard County, Lakeland to play at Historic Dodgertown on Jackie Robinson Day

Here's more, with pictures, from Chris on the Appleton snowout. *** Matt Erickson has used each of his Timber Rattler pitchers, both starters and relievers, exactly twice each after ten games. *** Very cool for RHP Jacob Barnes -- when he puts on a AA uniform for the first time tonight, he'll be doing so on his 24th birthday. *** LHP Brent Leach's transfer to Nashville leaves the Stars without a lefty reliever. Starter Brent Suter is the only southpaw on the staff.

Weather.com: Nashville, TN Pearl, MS Viera, FL (Melbourne)

Sortable individual stat pages: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Wisconsin

STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Southern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division

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.

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 Monday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Monday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Johnny Hellweg at home vs. Omaha (Royals), 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 Brooks Hall at Mississippi (Braves), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:00 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). Mississippi does host MiLB.TV broadcasts - be among those hoping Steve's audio link synchs up nicely with your MiLB.TV investment. ********** Brevard County: RHP Tyler Wagner at home vs. Lakeland (Tigers), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 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. All home games and many road games are scheduled to be broadcast. When road games are only available via the opponents' audio feed (or not at all), we'll let you know that. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: Snowed out, all your rescheduling details can be found here. 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. DVR Alert: Next TV game is Wednesday 4/16 (Time Warner Cable SportsChannel). We imagine the broadcast will begin at 7:00 PM as scheduled, although that may catch the end of Game One of the now-scheduled doubleheader.

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Via @BrewersPD: Roster moves- Pena to the DL in Nashville, replaced by Leach. Barnes replaces Leach in HVL. May to the DL, replaced by Paciorek in HVL *** So Ariel Pena, struck by a hard grounder during his start Saturday and forced to exit, hopefully won't be out long. With a 16-to-3 K-to-BB ratio in nine innings thus far, he's off to a tremendous start. Outside of one solo HR, veteral LHP Brent Leach had four strong appearances at AA, now back in Nashville. Lucas May debuted yesterday at Huntsville and grounded out in a pinch-hit appearance. Joey Paciorek is activated from the temporary inactive list, so his brief absence was likely of a personal nature (perhaps a bereavement or such).

Recently released AA corner infielder Mike Walker has retired, rather than pursue playing opportunities elsewhere.

Coulter goes on power trip for Rattlers By Tyler Maun / MiLB.com Clint Coulter's mid-April power surge began with a simple concept -- take it easy. Coulter bashed two home runs a day after hammering a grand slam as Class A Wisconsin broke a late tie to slip past South Bend, 11-7, at Four Winds Field on Sunday. The Brewers' No. 12 prospect is applying lessons learned from instructor Sandy Guerrero, now the hitting coach at Double-A Huntsville, and Milwaukee Minor League hitting coordinator Jeremy Reed as he begins to round into form for the Timber Rattlers. "Sandy's always saying 'suave,' meaning 'easy,' and Jeremy's always saying 'easy power, let it come easy,'" Coulter said. "Me being a strong guy and an aggressive guy, I want to go get the ball, and that's kind of counterintuitive to what hitting is about. You've got to let it come to you, so I've just been working on staying back and letting it come to me and let my power actually work, which I think is what's been happening lately." Wisconsin raced out to a 5-0 lead in their rubber game at South Bend, with Coulter accounting for four of his team's first five tallies. The 2012 first-round pick got started with a leadoff home run in the second and belted a three-run shot in the third -- marking his second straight four-RBI game. Saturday night, Coulter's grand slam helped propel the Timber Rattlers to a 6-4 win. "It comes in waves," Coulter said of his recent power streak. "The pitcher's got to throw home runs. Hitters don't necessarily hit them. I've gotten some good pitches and haven't missed them. I think in the past, I've gotten pitches like that, but I've missed them or mis-hit them at least. I've been putting good swings on them and maybe gotten a little bit of luck too." After the Silver Hawks rallied to knot the finale, 7-7, the Timber Rattlers scored four times in the top of the eighth to secure the series victory. All but one Wisconsin lineup member had at least one hit on the day with Coulter and Francisco Castillo recording two apiece. "We've been really threatening teams and scaring them but not really getting the ducks in or around the pond," Coulter said, noting that Wisconsin left 10 men on base in Friday night's 4-3 loss. "I think once we get rolling with the bats, which hopefully that was a good start today, our pitching's been solid, so I think we're going to get it rolling." This season is a repeat for Coulter who spent 33 games in the Midwest League a year ago. He batted .207 with 31 strikeouts in 116 at-bats. "I feel like last year I was trying to turn things around so quick and trying to do a 180 when it's a process," he said. "You can't really control it or everyone would be hitting .300 or hitting home runs all the time. You've just got to trust your approach and trust your discipline at the plate, and good things will happen." Tyler Linehan (1-1) allowed three runs in two innings of relief, but picked up the win. South Bend's Ben Eckels (0-2) suffered the loss by surrendering five runs on three hits over 2 2/3 innings. Clint Coulter has five hits over his last four games to lift his season average to .286. (Photo by Emily Jones/MiLB.com) http://www.milb.com/assets/images/6/3/8/72009638/cuts/13766278053_640d41e199_o_9q7h5dds_7wtdbagq.jpg

Rattler Radio Blog - Sunday's postgame entry Includes pre-game interview with RHP Preston Gainey, lots of audio highlights, and yes, something called the "Home Run Super Cut" audio clip, nice!