Jim Goulart

Monday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Frankie de La Cruz at home vs. Sacramento (Athletics), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link iPad/iPhone: Listen MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Huntsville: RHP Michael Bowman at Jackson (Mariners), 7:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- look for the Jackson feed off the master MiLB.com audio list Brevard County: RHP Nick Bucci at St. Lucie (Mets), 5:30 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- look for the St. Lucie feed off the master MiLB.com audio list Wisconsin: Idle -- early DVR reminder: Rattlers on Time Warner Sports 32 on Thursday evening this week

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Sounds rally for 9-8 win over Sacramento by Greg Sullivan, The Tennessean Country star Emmylou Harris was on hand Sunday for her first Sounds game of the year. It should come as no surprise that the Sounds rallied from a five-run deficit to win their fourth game in five days, beating Sacramento 9-8 at Greer Stadium on Jeremy Reed's home run in the bottom of the ninth. "She needs to be on the pass list every day," Sounds outfielder Brett Carroll said. "She's our good luck charm. We need to bring her every time." Carroll became the first player to hit two home runs off Greer Stadium's guitar scoreboard in the same game since the Nashville club began keeping records of the feat in 2000. Last month Harris greeted Sounds third baseman Taylor Green for a photo shoot, and Green hit his first Triple-A home run in his first at-bat. Harris also sang the national anthem prior to Game 7 of the 1992 National League Championship Series. Her favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, advanced to the World Series by scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth. "Whatever luck she can send our way, we'll take it," Reed said. "I'm not the best believer in luck, but I'll take anything right now the way it's been going." After she finished a radio interview, during which the Sounds — who have the fewest wins in the Pacific Coast League (13) — tied the game with a Jordan Brown home run in the seventh, Harris downplayed the effect she had on the team. "I'm sure it's all because I was in the (radio) booth," she said, laughing. "This is my first game this year. It's fantastic." Gale relayed call-up message: When longtime Sounds reliever Tim Dillard was called up to the Milwaukee Brewers during a three-hour rain delay Friday night, it was his pitching coach, Rich Gale, that delivered the news. "We knew before the game," Gale said. "We were informed we could not pitch him. "During the rain delay, about half way in, he asked me, 'Can I have the ball?' I said, 'No.' That's all I said. "Then when we're walking across the outfield, I have the ball in my hand…I said, 'Do you want the ball?' And he said, 'Yeah.' And I said, 'You can't have the ball because you're going to Milwaukee.' "I was just thrilled. He's such an outstanding young man. I probably got a little emotional because I couldn't have been happier if he was my own son. "But I like to play games with them, when I can."

Nashville Audio Archive -- May 15 - Chat with Brewers Minor League Pitching Coordinator Lee Tunnell Amaury Rivas, Mark Rogers, Sean Green, Mike McClendon, Tim Dillard, Manny Parra, Wily Peralta among the names touched upon.

Timber Rattlers profile: No. 15 Cody Hawn, first baseman compiled by Mike Woods, Appleton Post-Crescent Quick hits - Age: 22. - Position: First base/ DH. - Height, weight: 6-1, 215. - Bats/throws: Left / right. - Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn. - Notes: Selected by the Brewers in the sixth round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. … Was drafted by the Brewers in 2007 and Oakland in 2008 but declined to sign each time. … Named a Pioneer League all-star last season and finished the year hitting .308 with 13 HRs and 61 RBI. … Attended the University of Tennessee his sophomore and junior seasons and in 2009 became the 10th player to win the Team Triple Crown Award, hitting .364 with 22 HR and 81 RBI. Favorites - MLB team growing up: "I was a huge Atlanta Braves fan growing up. They were the team that was on TV every night. They were good at the time, too." - MLB player growing up: "Growing up, it's always been Todd Helton. Just because he's from Knoxville and I got to watch him in college and then when he made it to the Rockies." - Sport other than baseball: "I like basketball. I grew up playing it for a good bit. I like a little bit of everything but basketball is probably my favorite." - Food: "Steak, without a doubt. There's a prime rib back at home at this place called The Old Steakhouse. It's pretty well known around Knoxville. You can't beat that — best thing I've ever had." - Thing about Knoxville: "The University of Tennessee and athletics in general. Going to the football games, things like that. I actually lucked out. My best friend from high school, his uncle is in charge of field maintenance (at Neyland Stadium) so I get sideline passes to all the football games. That's probably my favorite thing to do in Knoxville." - TV show: "I like a bunch of different ones. I like 'Family Guy' a lot. I just started watching '24.' I know I'm a little bit behind the times on that but it's pretty neat. And 'Entourage.' Those are probably my three favorite at the moment." - Musical artist: "I like Shinedown because the lead singer of the band went to my high school. I don't know him but I know him through people, so it's pretty cool. And I'm a big Incubus fan." - NFL team: "The Titans for sure. I was a big Brett Favre fan growing up, so when I was younger, I was a Packers fan. But when the Titans moved to Nashville, I started following them a lot more." Q&A Q: What has the experience been like, starting off slow and finding your groove? A: "It feels good to start finally seeing some balls drop. It was a little rough there at the beginning. I really didn't get overly frustrated with what was going on. I was making pretty good contact and I really didn't change my approach all that much. It just didn't seem that I could get anything to fall in when I wanted to. Things are starting to even out now, my confidence is starting to build and it's helping that the team is starting to play better." Q: What is your confidence level at this point? A: "Riding pretty high. I feel pretty good every night with every guy that's going out there on the mound right now." Q: You started out at a junior college. How did you end up at Tennessee? A: "That was a crazy process. Actually, out of high school, I signed with the University of Arkansas. Me and Matty (Rattlers manager Matt Erickson, who played for the Razorbacks), talk about that. But I tore my ACL like two weeks before my senior year and I didn't get to play at all. So I was doing the whole rehab thing. When I started getting near the end of rehab, (Arkansas) called and said 'Hey, we still want you to come but you're probably going to redshirt,' things like that. I didn't think that was the right idea for me. "I ended up getting drafted by the Brewers out of high school. I turned that down. I thought a junior college would be my best bet because I could stay in the draft and I could test the knee out a little bit. Went there for a year, liked it a lot and the opportunity came up that I could go to Tennessee and that's what I always wanted to do." Q: What was your overall experience at Tennessee? A: "It was a tremendous experience. I followed Todd Helton and Tennessee baseball a lot growing up. I really modeled my game after him and Todd has a pretty big part in what I'm doing here today. He really piqued my interest in the sport of baseball. It was cool being there, playing first base like he did. Got close to a couple of his records. From a baseball standpoint, that was the cool part. And then I was close to home. I could see my family every day. Got to have home-cooked meals. A lot of college kids don't get that." Q: Did you ever get to meet Helton? A: "I've met him a couple of times. It's been a while. The last time I ran into him, I was like 12 or 13 years old and I actually got to sit down and talk to him for like 15 minutes. I was kind of in shock at the moment because probably at the time he was at the peak of his career, hitting .330 with 40 homers every year. So it was pretty cool to meet the idol." Q: What did you think of (former UW-Milwaukee basketball coach) Bruce Pearl? A: "I loved Bruce. He did a lot for not only the basketball team but for Knoxville. We didn't have a basketball team before him, really. We started out and got 6,000 or 8,000 people there a night and within the first year of him being there they were packing the place. I hate to see him go, but things happen and I'm sure he'll find a job somewhere else." Q: So do you sometimes still hear "Rocky Top" in your sleep? A: "Man, if you've been to Knoxville, you know that song by heart. They play it any chance they get. If I wasn't a fan of Knoxville and didn't grow up there, you'd probably hate it, as much as it gets played." Q: So what was it like on the sideline at Neyland Stadium during a Vols game? A: "It's so crazy. I once was sitting there thinking 'Well, if something happens with baseball, I may go back and start playing football.' Well, those thoughts go away pretty quickly when you're over there on the sideline. It seems like every guy is 6-foot-5, 260, at least. You get guys running out of bounds toward you and you think 'No way am I ever going to hit that guy.' " Q: Is Peyton Manning still god-like down there? A: "Oh yeah. We still have Peyton Manning Pass. That's on campus. He's loved, without a doubt. He did something that nobody else really ever did at Tennessee. He just missed out winning the national championship but he was such a good leader I felt like he taught those guys that ended up winning it after him how to win, how to do things. With all the things he's accomplished, he's very much loved in Knoxville." Q: You've been drafted three times. What has that been like? A: "The first go-around, I didn't know too awful much about it. Probably got my hopes up more than I should have. The second time, a weird situation. Got drafted real late and didn't really think much of it and, without a doubt, I was excited about going to college and I matured a lot. And I was excited the Brewers got me because I felt most comfortable with them. I got to know most of the scouts. Garth Iorg, their first-base coach now, I've known him all my life. It just seemed like a really good fit at the time and it's been awesome." Q: What is your most prized sports possession? A: "Obviously, I love my ring I got in Helena. Just because not a lot of people get to come in their first year and win a championship, and just everything about that experience was awesome. We had a good group of guys and I felt like we clicked from day one and I just felt like it was so much fun. We got hot at the right time. It's almost kind of hard to describe because it just seemed everything went our way there at the end and it's just something you'll never forget for the rest of your life." Q: Who is the person you admire most? A: "Definitely my parents, without a doubt. They've been there through everything growing up. They've taught me everything I know pretty much about baseball, from all the small things. And just the person they've helped me become. I really appreciate that. They follow me (now) almost every night, watch my games, always checking up on me. They're always there for me." Q: Your given first name is William. Why do you go by your middle name, Cody? A: "Actually I didn't choose it. My parents chose it for me. They actually named me after Buffalo Bill Cody, which is kind of crazy. I really don't know the full story to that. It just apparently sounded good to them and then I guess they just decided Cody was better than William. So that's what they went with." Q: What is the best advice you've received? A: "My dad used to say this, and this has probably stuck with me the most: He always told me to show no face. And what he meant by that was no matter how bad things were going or how good they're going, you've got to keep kind of a plain mentality. You can't get too high, too low or too down because baseball is such a tough sport. Try not to get frustrated and just try and go out and do your job everyday." Q: There've been a lot of roving instructors here of late. What do you gain from that? A: "Just a plethora of knowledge coming through those guys. Darnell Coles is in town right now and I love him being here because I feel like he knows my swing better than I do. It's kind of funny to say, but he picks up on such little things so quick and it just seems like the light clicks on when he's around and you realize 'Wow, I didn't even realize I was doing that.' "They do such a good job, not only him but Reggie Williams our outfield and base-running coach, and Bob Miscik, our infield guy. Just the small things they teach you. Things you kind of overlook and they tell you this thing and it ends up helping out so much. That's the big thing with it is you just learn how to play the game." The Tool Box Timber Rattlers manager Matt Erickson breaks down Cody Hawn: "He's probably our best all-around hitter, I would say, as far as contact, gap-to-gap, knowing the strike zone. He's been in our three hole every day. In my mind, that's what you want in your three hole — a guy who makes consistent contact, can hit righties, can hit lefties. He's always upbeat when he comes to the yard. "What has been surprising to me is he, obviously, is not tremendously fleet of foot, but he runs the bases well. He's a decent base runner. He gets dirt-ball leads. He goes from first to third when he can. He's a pretty good student of the game. "Also, defensively, his footwork around the base … we've turned more 3-6-3's or 3-6-1's (double plays) this year than I think we've turned in the past two years and it's strictly because of him and his footwork and how he delivers the ball. He's probably surprised me more defensively, how solid he has been at first base, than with the bat." Timber Rattlers first baseman Cody Hawn has modeled his game after Todd Helton of the Rockies. / Post-Crescent photo by Wm. Glasheen http://cmsimg.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=U0&Date=20110515&Category=APC020602&ArtNo=105150585&Ref=AR&MaxW=640&Border=0

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Sounds pitcher goes extra miles to regain form Year in Japan proved useful to De La Cruz by Greg Sullivan, The Tennessean Sounds starter Frankie De La Cruz had to travel to the other side of the globe to rediscover his powerful windup. The 27-year-old right-hander looks so comfortable now with his hard-throwing approach, it's almost hard to imagine he had been throwing exclusively from the stretch just prior to his full year in Japan last season. "Now I have my windup back. That's got my velocity up," De La Cruz said. "If you play (in Japan), I think you'll be able to play anywhere in the world." The results since his return have been promising for De La Cruz, who signed with the Brewers organization in January after five seasons as a professional. He is 0-1 but leads all Sounds starters with a 3.25 ERA in 36 innings and has posted a team-leading 35 strikeouts. "He's certainly got the stuff to be one of the dominating pitchers in the league," Sounds pitching coach Rich Gale said. "At any given time 96 (mph) or 98 will jump out of his hand. If you're a hitter you've got to respect that, and then he'll put that filthy change-up on you. He can make hitters look sick if he commands the ball." But it was not easy, De La Cruz said, as he adjusted to life as a pitcher in the Tokyo Yakult system. He had made brief appearances with Detroit, Florida and San Diego. "I almost quit," he said of his workload in Japan. "I never threw that many pitches in my life." Sometimes, he would throw bullpen sessions of up to 200 pitches, he said, and would throw at least 50 even on supposed days off. But De La Cruz attributed the seemingly unending repetitions for giving him enough renewed confidence in his control to go back to his wind-up, which he had abandoned due to mechanical issues. "In the beginning I was doing all right (this year), but I have to keep working on my left (non-throwing) shoulder," said De La Cruz. "I'm going to fix that and hopefully get more wins." "He flies open," Gale said. "But he has the capability to have electric dominating stuff and can shut guys down and just blow anybody away. "As long as his arm is healthy and he doesn't have any injuries, we'll keep working on it."

Look for the Nashville and Wisconsin media notes here and here later on, respectively. If Huntsville posts theirs, it will be found by placing your cursor over the "roster" banner at the Stars' home page. They remember to do so about 50% of the time. Personally offline until Monday, so everybody enjoy your Sunday.

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 20 16 .556 - - 11-5 9-11 4-6 W1 Iowa 15 21 .417 5.0 104 7-8 8-13 2-8 L2 Memphis 13 22 .371 6.5 103 10-10 3-12 3-7 W1 Nashville 12 23 .343 7.5 102 9-10 3-13 3-7 L1 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Tennessee 21 15 .583 - - 10-5 11-10 5-5 L1 Jackson 19 15 .559 1.0 35 7-7 12-8 6-4 W2 Huntsville 19 16 .543 1.5 34 10-4 9-12 4-6 L3 Chattanooga 19 17 .528 2.0 33 10-11 9-6 6-4 W1 Carolina 10 26 .278 11.0 24 7-13 3-13 2-8 L5 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Daytona 25 11 .694 - - 11-5 14-6 7-3 L2 Clearwater 23 13 .639 2.0 33 13-7 10-6 6-4 L2 Dunedin 18 18 .500 7.0 28 5-10 13-8 7-3 L1 Lakeland 17 19 .472 8.0 27 9-7 8-12 4-6 L1 Brevard County 13 22 .371 11.5 24 7-13 6-9 3-7 W2 Tampa 13 22 .371 11.5 24 7-13 6-9 4-6 W1 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Burlington 25 9 .735 - - 11-2 14-7 7-3 W1 Cedar Rapids 20 15 .571 5.5 - 10-6 10-9 3-7 L5 Beloit 19 15 .559 6.0 36 11-6 8-9 4-6 L1 Wisconsin 18 15 .545 6.5 36 10-9 8-6 8-2 W7 Peoria 19 17 .528 7.0 34 11-5 8-12 6-4 L2 Quad Cities 18 18 .500 8.0 33 8-10 10-8 6-4 W1 Kane County 13 24 .351 13.5 27 9-12 4-12 5-5 W2 Clinton 9 28 .243 17.5 23 4-17 5-11 1-9 L8

It's our belief that DiFelice actually has two options remaining. Yes, he's 34, but his time on a 40-man roster didn't begin until his Brewer stint after a career of perseverence. Tim Dillard was simply pitching wonderfully at Nashville, has more length, and made more sense than DiFelice at this time.

Post-game audio: ESPN540 with Chris Narveson WSSP with Brandon Boggs

I'd have to go back and check out his first four appearances, but Huntsville reliever Roque Mercedes has allowed at least one run in seven of his last ten appearances, including his last four, never pitching more than two innings. Brutal.

Nashville Audio Archive -- May 14 - Chat with reliever Justin James

Manatees' Morris: The game's the easy part by Mark DeCotis, Florida Today VIERA -- Hunter Morris knew exactly what was looming as he walked into the Brevard County Manatees clubhouse around 1:00 PM on Tuesday: two grinding Florida State League baseball games in 24 hours, a 7:05 PM game that night and a 10:35 AM game Wednesday morning. FLORIDA TODAY followed Morris as he prepared for the quick turnaround. 'Groundhog Day' If nothing else, professional baseball, especially at the minor league level, is about development and the only real way to develop the talent needed to play at higher levels and eventually reach the big leagues is repetition, repetition and more repetition. "It's like Groundhog Day," Morris, a 6-foot, 2-inch, 200-pound Huntsville, Ala., native who played three years of college ball at Auburn, said as he walked to the batting cage for the first of two trips. It was five hours before Tuesday's first pitch. The 20 to 25 swings in the cage beyond right field were followed by about 70 groundballs Morris fielded from Manager Jeff Isom, initially on his knees to force him to concentrate on using his hands. Then there was stretching and conditioning in the 90-degree heat, more infield practice, batting practice, more infield practice as the second group of players hit, then on to practicing base running as the third group hit. "The game's the easy part," Morris said before heading into the clubhouse for a pregame meal, some relaxation and the day's second trip to the cage. By the time Morris returned, it was after 6:00 PM and his stint as designated hitter in the opener of the four-game series with the Charlotte Stone Crabs was still an hour away. It's all part of becoming a ballplayer. A busy man Baseball is just part of who Hunter Morris is, but it's also his job and he approaches it as seriously as one would expect. He arrives at the ballpark early and stays late. He didn't arrive home in the Suntree condo he shares with his wife Macie and six-month-old son Tripp until after 11:00 PM on Tuesday, following a post-game session in the weight room. And with an early arrival time looming for Wednesday's game, there was precious little time for replaying his 2-for-5 effort of two strikeouts, a single, a triple, two runs batted in and two runs scored. It was sleep -- good but not enough -- wake up, some brief family time, errands and back to the ballpark by 7:45 AM. It's all part of the routine -- major-league dreams at minor-league pay -- win or lose, day game, night game or something in between. That the Manatees won 7-0 Tuesday to break an eight-game losing streak was more pleasing to Morris than his night at the plate. But that routine and preparation -- and working on what needs improvement -- is paramount. "Their starter had good stuff," Morris said after the game about the two strikeouts. "When you're throwing 97, 98 with a good breaking ball and throwing your changeup for strikes, you've got to go out there and battle. Those are the guys you just take what you can get. "It certainly could have been better. To bounce back the next two . . . It's big for me to cut down on the strikeouts and continue to prepare myself . . . I think in the long term your preparation has a lot to do with your success." Love of the game Morris is no stranger to what it takes. "To be honest, a lot of the summer ball I played growing up and even in college prepared me," he said. "Travel ball when you're growing up, there's no practice, you just play. When you're younger, you're 12 years old, you're playing four, or five, six games in a day you can handle it, and you're excited to play the sixth one just as much as you were to play the first one." The excitement of the game has not ebbed, but the level of talent required to be an everyday player in pro ball demands skills refined through repetition. "It's a grind," Morris said. "There's nothing easy about it, especially when you're not going well. When you're playing well, everything seems to be a little bit easier. "At the same time, we're professionals. We have to do this every single day, no matter how it's going on the field. You still show up, you still do the same things and . . . you prepare yourself the same way." And Morris' preparation includes an emphasis on his defensive skills at his primary position of first base and his occasional time at third base. He's confident enough in his hitting -- he was batting .297 after Wednesday -- and as a lefthander carries a certain amount of value and appeal. But unless he can play the field effectively, he knows his progression could stall or even end. Glove is the key "I think I can hit at any level right now, with time," said Morris who hit safely in 25 of his first 31 games and reached base in 26 of 31. "Defense is what's going to separate (me). I've got to continue to work on that." Morris believes he must put more time into it -- after all he was tied for the team lead with eight errors -- and that's why he volunteered to have Isom empty three-quarters of a big ball carrier with ground ball after ground ball. And while ups and downs are an acceptable part of hitting in pro baseball, inconsistency in the field is a career killer. "There shouldn't be peaks and valleys in your defense," Morris said. "You should be able to go out and play solid defense every single day. And until I'm comfortable with doing that, I have to put in that much more work." But that defensive work can't come at the expense of the offensive work. It just means a longer, busier day for Morris, all before the games even begin. In the end though, what happens in the games will determine where Morris ends up and he realizes he can't press or get outside of himself or put what could be crippling pressure on himself to the point that the game consumes him. Preparation pays By Wednesday morning, after a Tuesday of preparation that had him feeling good and a productive night, Morris began his routine once again. He showered, as he always does upon arriving at the ballpark, dressed and then headed -- where else -- but to the batting cage for early morning swings and then a back field for -- what else -- more ground balls from Isom with his fellow infielders. The latter was vital since aside from staying sharp, he was playing first base and even though the grounds crew had given the field a good, early morning soaking, Morris expected it would play harder and subsequently quicker after the third or fourth inning. In the end, while Morris went 1-for-4 with an infield single and an errorless day at first with nine put outs and an assist, the Manatees lost 5-3, dropping their ninth game in their past 10 up to that point. Following 2 1/2 hours in record heat, Morris still had weight work to do before enjoying a rarity in the FSL, a late afternoon and a night off before rolling into the clubhouse at 1:00 PM Thursday to begin all over again. After all, more than 100 games -- or more than 900 innings and many, many more ground balls and batting practice pitches and weight work -- remained. And while the defeat didn't make the prospect any more appealing, it's all part of the bigger picture. "We're professionals, we've got to find a way to get out and play with the same intensity, the same aggressiveness no matter what the circumstances," Morris said. "They had guys that came out and played great. We had a couple guys that swung the bat really well on our side today. I wasn't one of them. That's one of the things. You roll with it, you learn from it. "This isn't going to be our last early game after a late game." Full photo gallery focuses on Hunter Morris' preparation, plus more / Tim Shortt, FLORIDA TODAY

Chasers' Cain hits for the cycle -- Slumping Royals farmhand plates career-high seven runs

To make room for Brian Garman at Wisconsin, soon-to-be 22-year-old RHP Damon Krestalude hits the 7-day DL (injury undisclosed), retroactive to 5/10. Krestalude allowed two runs in 2/3 of an inning on the 9th.

Follow Sunday's action as it happens: Nashville (Gameday also available) Huntsville (Gameday also available) Brevard County Game One Brevard County Game Two Wisconsin

Sunday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Mark Rogers at home vs. Sacramento (Athletics), 1:50 PM pre-game; 2:05 gametime Live Audio Link iPad/iPhone: Listen MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Huntsville: LHP Dan Merklinger at Jackson (Mariners), 2:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- look for the Jackson feed off the master MiLB.com audio list Brevard County: RHP's Kyle Heckathorn and Hiram Burgos in a doubleheader at home vs. St. Lucie (Mets), 3:05 PM gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Live Audio Link -- look for the St. Lucie feed off the master MiLB.com audio list Wisconsin: LHP Charly Bashara at Clinton (Mariners), 1:40 PM pre-game; 2:00 gametime Live Audio Link

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Nashville Media Notes See the notes as well as our Transaction Thread for a positive Mark Rogers update. Rogers starts Sunday, with Sam Narron the odd man out of the rotation for now. If Narron backed up Rogers tomorrow, it'd be on normal four days' rest.

That might be the case, but it will be in a starting role. The Nashville media notes indicate Rogers gets the start Sunday.

While I don't plan on immediately being as proficient early on as my fellow Brewerfan staff tweeters Eric (SessileFielder) and Toby (BrewerfanToby), I hope to at minimum tweet all minor league transaction news (Mass_Haas). Of course, you'll see it here as well. Be sure to follow all three of us. The Mark Rogers activation kicked off my tweetdom.

I did admit to letting my mind wander this morning while wondering how the Sounds might backfill Tim Dillard's spot. And I'll be honest, I did consider this possibility -- RHP Mark Rogers has been activated from the DL. Rogers' stint was only 12 days. Great news to think they have a handle on his bilateral carpal tunnel issue (gripping the baseball). Have to think they'll ease him back into action.

SS Josh Prince has landed on the disabled list at Brevard County, retroactive to 5/13. Prince played a full game on Thursday the 12th, so there is no indication of an issue on a specific play. So no word on the nature or severity of any injury. Prince is hitting .283 in 92 AB's, but only three of his 26 hits have gone for extra bases and he's only walked three times thus far (.305 OBP). Taking Prince's spot on the roster is infielder Juan Sanchez, who was on the Helena (extended spring training) roster. Sanchez is 1-for-13 in reserve stints with Huntsville and Nashville this season.

Well, as our Transaction Thread now shows, I was half-right. Almost certainly a Peralta start tonight to keep everyone else on their normal schedule.