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At Brevard County, RHP Evan Anundsen has been activated from the DL and will try to overcome major early-season struggles. Ground-ball machine Trey Watten, who had been pretty solid in eight brief relief stints before a disastrous outing on Sunday, heads to the DL. No word on the nature or severity of Watten's injury.

Davis getting it done Manatees outfielder off to scorching start in first FSL season by Mark DeCotis, Florida Today Khris Davis' success so far this Florida State League baseball season can be traced to two things: preparation and paying attention. And they've paid off. Following Monday's 3-1 loss to the Lakeland Flying Tigers in which Davis went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored, he was leading the Brevard County Manatees in six categories. He was first in batting average (.349), on-base percentage (.402), slugging percentage (.605), total bases (52), runs batted in (22) and home runs (5). He also was tied for the team lead in hits (30) and was one of five position players with just one error. Across the Advanced-Class A league, the left fielder was fourth in RBIs, fifth in total bases, one of four players tied for third in home runs, and ninth in batting average. Davis' efforts are resonating with Manatees Manager Jeff Isom, for whom Davis played in 2010 at entry-level Class A Appleton, Wis. "It's no surprise the start that he's got off to here, from my standpoint," Isom said. "He just continued to build on the success he had last year." Davis, 23, hit .280 in 128 games in Appleton in 2010 with 128 hits, 26 doubles and 22 home runs after being drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh round of Major League Baseball's 2009 amateur draft. "He seems like a more polished hitter this year," Isom added. "He gets himself in hitting counts and he's got a great eye." That success didn't just fall out of the sky for Davis, a Glendale, Ariz., native who played college ball at Cal State Fullerton. It's the result of a lot of hard work, and he'll be the first one to admit that. "A lot goes into my routine," he said before Monday's game. "A lot of it's preparation. Whether it's getting in early in the cage and getting some extra swings, making sure I'm staying on my workouts in the weight room. I'm a big believer in you create your own luck and I've gotten lucky quite a few times." He's created that luck by staying in the game mentally, something that Isom certainly has noticed. "He studies pitchers," Isom said. "The other day . . . Khris Davis watched and watched and watched and he had guys in scoring position and he said 'I know this guy's going to throw me a split-finger.' He left it up and (Khris) hit it to right center field. He was sitting on a pitch. "That's him, being ready already. He already had that at-bat in his mind before he got up there. He was prepared. He does that on a regular basis." That's what it takes in a league as tough as the FSL where hitters face pitchers who are considered top prospects with better fastballs and breaking stuff in bigger ballparks. Those challenges can derail the best hitters at times, but Davis remains on track. That being said, Monday's game was only the 25th for the Manatees in the 140-game marathon that is the FSL season. Many more hurdles remain. "It's a long season," Davis said. "Just worry about getting better everyday, that's all I can do." To that end, Davis wants to get stronger and continue to work on his defense because A ball is a means to an end. "The ultimate goal is to play in the big leagues," Davis said. "Just get better and have fun coming to the ballpark." Brevard County Manatees outfielder Khris Davis leads the team in a number of offensive categories. / Photo courtesy of Dennis Greenblatt, Brevard County Manatees http://cmsimg.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=A9&Date=20110503&Category=SPORTS&ArtNo=105030326&Ref=AR&MaxW=640&Border=0

Brown led the International League in 2009 with a .336 batting average.

Latest from Buck Rogers in Huntsville -- The Huntsville Stars will host a Tornado Relief Day at the Ballpark on Wednesday, May 4th. Gates open at 10:00 am for an 11:03 am start. There will be no charge for parking or tickets, however, donations will be accepted for the American Red Cross' Tornado Relief Fund for Madison County. North Alabama residents have showed patience and understanding during this past week. Those that need a break from clean-up and recovery efforts can come take in a game of a few innings and relax. The weather is supposed to be wonderful, 0% chance of rain. Thanks to all the restaurants, grocery stores, churches and individuals who donated food and time to help us feed first responders and area residents since Thursday morning. I may have forgotten one or two of them, but they include Sodexo, Brix, Cafe Berlin, Panera Bread, Baumhower's Wings, Rolo's, Whitesburg Baptist Church, Grace Lutheran Church, Publix and Star Market. I know there are some that I've forgotten, and many residents brought their food over as well. These groups of people certainly went above and beyond the call of duty in making this grass roots operation successful. The meal count was around 8,000. Please pass this message to your family, friends and co-workers. Rock On!

Season and career numbers, LH bat, 28 years old, eligible for minor league free agency at season's end. Our own Toby with multiple tweets on the subject. Just follow him already!

From MLB Trade Rumors -- Brewers Acquire OF / 1B Jordan Brown from Indians for cash considerations He's not on the 40-man roster, so although this is strictly a minor league transaction we'll link to a started thread on the Major League Forum for any discussion. Rotoworld's history on Brown, we'll post other useful links a bit later, hopefully.

'Tees fall in matinee to Lakeland By Frank Longobardo / Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. -- Five shutout innings and seven strikeouts from starting pitcher Maverick Lasker wasn't enough as the Brevard County Manatees closed out its six-game homestand with a 3-1 loss to the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Monday afternoon, in front of 1,987 fans. Lasker handed the ball over to R.J. Seidel in the sixth and Seidel proceeded to walk the lead-off batter, throw a wild pitch to move the runner to second and then give up a single to put runners on the corners. A sacrifice fly by Corey Jones then put Lakeland up 1-0. After another walk and a hit batter, Seidel left the game with no outs and the bases loaded in the inning. Rob Wooten came in to try and limit the damage, but he booted a sacrifice bunt attempt by Gustavo Nunez, to allow the second run of the inning to score. Lakeland would add one more with another sacrifice fly to take a 3-0 lead. The Manatees would cut into the lead in the seventh, thanks to a two-out RBI single from Shawn Zarraga that scored Khris Davis. Brevard County had a runner on second with one out in the eighth but came up empty. In the ninth, the Manatees were able to load the bases with no outs as Khris Davis drew a walk and D'Vontrey Richardson and Brock Kjeldgaard hit back-to-back singles. But Zarraga struck out looking for the first out, pinch hitter Scott Krieger struck out on three pitches for out number two and Mike Brownstein flew out to right to end the threat and the game. Brevard County finishes the six-game home stand with a 2-4 mark and will now hit the road for three games against the Dunedin Blue Jays, beginning on Tuesday night at 7:00 PM (6:00 Central). The Manatees will be back at home on Friday, May 6th against the Daytona Cubs. Manatees starting pitcher Maverick Lasker threw five shutout innings and struck out seven, but it was in a losing effort as Brevard County fell 3-1 to the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Monday afternoon, in front of 1,987 fans. (Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography) http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2011/05/02/OGV93ZZU.jpg

Final: Wisconsin 4, @Quad Cities (Cardinals) 3 What a relief! Rattlers bullpen holds off Banditsby Chris Mehring DAVENPORT, IA – Six Wisconsin Timber Rattlers pitchers combined to strikeout 18 Quad Cities River Bandits hitters in a 4-3 victory Monday afternoon at Modern Woodmen Park. The Rattlers built an early 4-1 lead and a struggling corps of Rattlers relievers shined to hold off late inning rallies by the Bandits. Mike Walker started the scoring for Wisconsin (9-12) with a long two-run homer to left-center. Chris Dennis was next and he homered to right-center for back-to-back homers and a 3-0 Wisconsin lead. Dennis cracked his homer in his first at bat of the season for the Rattlers. He had just joined the team Sunday when he came off the disabled list of the Brevard County Manatees, the Florida State League affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Quad Cities (11-13) got a run back off Rattlers starter Austin Ross when Nick Longmire scored from third on a wild pitch. Wisconsin got that run back in the top of the fourth when Franklin Romero scored from third on a passed ball for a 4-1 lead. Ross kept the Bandits off the board until the sixth inning. Longmire doubled to right with runners on first and second to drive in one run and cut Wisconsin’s lead to 4-2. Stosh Wawrzasek entered the game and got out of the inning with a strikeout and a deep fly ball to left that Robbie Garvey tracked down for the final out. Quad Cities made the game interesting in the seventh. Damon Krestalude gave up a leadoff triple and a walk before getting a strikeout for the first out. Brian Garman relieved Krestalude and allowed a run to score on a wild pitch before walking two batters to load the bases. Tyler Cravy, the third Wisconsin pitcher of the seventh inning, escaped the frame by recording two strikeouts and stranding all three runners on base. Cravy struck out Chris Edmondson to start the bottom of the eighth, but a wild pitch on strike three allowed Edmondson to reach. One strikeout later, a single by Yunier Castillo put runners at first and second. Cravy threw another wild pitch to move the tying run to third and the go ahead run to second. Then, Cravy struck out the next two batters and Wisconsin still clung to the one run lead. Greg Holle came on to pitch the bottom of the ninth and gave up a single to the leadoff batter. A fielder’s choice was followed by a strikeout, the eighteenth of the game for Rattlers pitching. Longmire stepped up as the last chance for the River Bandits with the tying run still at first and he appeared to have grounded a single to center. Second baseman Nick Shaw ranged into shallow center and made a backhand stop. Then, without pause, Shaw flipped the ball from his glove to shortstop Carlos George at second base. George made a barehanded catch for the force out at second and the Rattlers held on for the win. Game three of the series is set for Wednesday. Tyler Thornburg (0-0, 3.46) is the scheduled starter for the Rattlers. Quad Cities sends Trevor Rosenthal (1-2, 2.78) to the mound for the 7:00 PM. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or on timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40 PM Wisconsin Box Score 18 K's, wow! Starter Austin Ross fanned nine, walked four and allowed two runs in his 5 2/3. So he certainly deserved the win by sheer force of workload to go to 3-0. As Chris noted, check out the big bailout of Ross provided by Stosh Wawrzasek to preserve Ross' line -- Quad Cities Bottom of the 6th Patrick Elkins walks. Jonathan Rodriguez singles on a fly ball to left fielder Robert Garvey. Patrick Elkins to 2nd. Kyle Conley strikes out swinging. Nicholas Longmire doubles (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Franklin Romero. Patrick Elkins scores. Jonathan Rodriguez to 3rd. Pitcher Change: Stosh Wawrzasek replaces Austin Ross. Chris Edmondson strikes out swinging. Juan Castillo flies out to left fielder Robert Garvey. LHP Brian Garman was expected to close this year for Wisconsin, almost assuredly, but he's been nothing short of lost, and hopefully finds his way back soon. The teams combined to go 2-for-23 with RISP. Chris Dennis stole a base, he was 11-for-14 in that department last year. Nick Shaw is 1-for-33 in his last ten games, and even the six walks he's had in that stretch can't pretty that up. Cody Hawn drew two walks, he'll need to continue to build on that as the free passes weren't plentiful in April. Big (and sneaky speedy) Jason Rogers is missed in the middle of the lineup, hope to see him again by mid-June (hand surgery). Wisconsin Play-by-Play Tyler Cravy's hold-your-breath heroics in the 7th and 8th -- Quad Cities Bottom of the 7th Pitcher Change: Damon Krestalude replaces Stosh Wawrzasek. Yunier Castillo triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Franklin Romero. Greg Garcia walks. Frederick Parejo strikes out swinging. Pitcher Change: Brian Garman replaces Damon Krestalude. With Patrick Elkins batting, passed ball by Tony Pechek, Yunier Castillo scores. Greg Garcia to 2nd. With Patrick Elkins batting, passed ball by Tony Pechek, Greg Garcia to 3rd. Patrick Elkins walks. Jonathan Rodriguez walks. Patrick Elkins to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Tyler Cravy replaces Brian Garman. Kyle Conley strikes out swinging. Nicholas Longmire strikes out swinging. Quad Cities Bottom of the 8th Chris Edmondson strikes out swinging. Wild pitch by pitcher Tyler Cravy. Chris Edmondson to 1st. Juan Castillo strikes out swinging. Yunier Castillo singles on a fly ball to center fielder Reggie Keen. Chris Edmondson to 2nd. With Greg Garcia batting, wild pitch by Tyler Cravy, Chris Edmondson to 3rd. Yunier Castillo to 2nd. Greg Garcia strikes out swinging. Frederick Parejo called out on strikes.

Wisconsin holds on for a very satisfying, if not knee-buckling 4-3 win. We'll wait for Chris Mehring's detailed summary next hour, but for now, fully digest an eventful game log and enjoy.

More later, as the Rattlers are holding on to a 4-3 lead entering the 9th inning. But reliever Tyler Cravy has been amazing. He came on in the 7th, inheriting a one-out bases loaded situation and answering with two K's. He then proceeded to strike out the side (and more) in the 8th, stranding two more baserunners. He's pitched 1.2 innings but has six, not five, strikeouts. How? One man reached on a wild pitch. Amazingly fun baseball circumstances. Wild stuff, the Rattlers have missed their opportunities, it's 2:00 PM Central and if you're around now, catch the end of Chris' call

Final: Lakeland (Tigers) 3, @Brevard County 1 Excrutiating... Brevard County Box Score Both clubs (but especially Brevard) failed to capitalize on opportunities on another picture-perfect day in Viera / Melbourne, sunny 78 degrees; as noted earlier, RHP Maverick Lasker, still only 21 years, two months old, was impressive -- 3 H, 3 BB, 7 K, only one fly ball out. The Flying Tigers put eight men on base through the first four innings (two via errors from the left side of the Manatee infield), yet Lasker held firm. After all those high-pressure pitches early on, he capped his afternoon with a 1-2-3 5th, great to see. R.J. Seidel came on in the 6th, followed by Rob Wooten, and this is how three runs are allowed despite only one base hit, a single at that -- Lakeland Top of the 6th Pitcher Change: R. J. Seidel replaces Maverick Lasker. Jordan Lennerton walks. With Avisail Garcia batting, wild pitch by R. J. Seidel, Jordan Lennerton to 2nd. Avisail Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Kentrail Davis. Jordan Lennerton to 3rd. Corey Jones out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Khristopher Davis. Jordan Lennerton scores. Daniel Fields walks. Avisail Garcia to 2nd. Julio Rodriguez hit by pitch. Avisail Garcia to 3rd. Daniel Fields to 2nd. Pitcher Change: Robert Wooten replaces R. J. Seidel. Gustavo Nunez hits a sacrifice bunt. Fielding error by pitcher Robert Wooten. Avisail Garcia scores. Daniel Fields to 3rd. Julio Rodriguez to 2nd. Gustavo Nunez to 1st. Brent Wyatt out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kentrail Davis. Daniel Fields scores. Tony Plagman grounds out, second baseman Ryan Gennett to first baseman Brock Kjeldgaard. Eight Brevard batsmen each singled exactly once, with Khris Davis, Mike Brownstein and D'Vontrey Richardson among those, and those three walked as well. Two bases (Shawn Zarraga his 4th, Scooter Gennett his 3rd) were stolen successfully. So how did only one Manatee runner cross home plate? See below... Brevard County Play-by-Play Brevard County Bottom of the 1st Ryan Gennett flies out to center fielder Daniel Fields. Kentrail Davis singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Fields. Hunter Morris singles on a ground ball to right fielder Avisail Garcia. Kentrail Davis to 2nd. Khristopher Davis grounds into double play, shortstop Gustavo Nunez to second baseman Corey Jones to first baseman Jordan Lennerton. Hunter Morris out at 2nd. Brevard County Bottom of the 7th (Only one run) Hunter Morris grounds out to first baseman Jordan Lennerton. Khristopher Davis singles on a line drive to center fielder Daniel Fields. D' Vontrey Richardson walks. Khristopher Davis to 2nd. Brock Kjeldgaard flies out to center fielder Daniel Fields. Shawn Zarraga singles on a line drive to center fielder Daniel Fields. Khristopher Davis scores. D' Vontrey Richardson to 3rd. Pitcher Change: Matt Little replaces Victor Larez. With Shea Vucinich batting, Shawn Zarraga steals (3) 2nd base. Shea Vucinich strikes out swinging. And this is just a great way to disappoint nearly 2,000 fans, most of which were schoolchildren, we imagine -- bases loaded, nobody out, and then (sigh...) Brevard County Bottom of the 9th Pitcher Change: Kenny Faulk replaces Matt Little. Khristopher Davis walks. D' Vontrey Richardson singles on a line drive to right fielder Avisail Garcia. Khristopher Davis to 2nd. Brock Kjeldgaard singles on a line drive to right fielder Avisail Garcia. Khristopher Davis to 3rd. D' Vontrey Richardson to 2nd. Shawn Zarraga called out on strikes. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Scott Krieger replaces Shea Vucinich. Scott Krieger strikes out swinging. Mike Brownstein flies out to right fielder Avisail Garcia. Kudos to reliever Corey Frerichs for keeping it close late.

Nashville Media Notes Still no starting plans for Mark Rogers through at least Friday...

Only four earned runs allowed by Maverick Lasker in his three starts (17 innings) since a disastrous April 16th outing. Five scoreless today, will get a no-decision; Manatees trail 3-0 after six innings. Without a lot of research, it's been a rough season-to-date for bullpen arms, no?

At the risk of a major jinx, this should be enough for Austin Ross, don't you think? Wisconsin Top of the 1st Nick Shaw grounds out, second baseman Greg Garcia to first baseman Jonathan Rodriguez. Cody Hawn walks. Michael Walker homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Cody Hawn scores. Chris Dennis homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Robert Garvey grounds out, second baseman Greg Garcia to first baseman Jonathan Rodriguez. Franklin Romero flies out to right fielder Chris Edmondson.

Rattlers Radio Blog -- Tale of train blocking and today's game notes

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 14 9 .609 - - 9-3 5-6 8-2 L1 Iowa 12 11 .522 2.0 120 5-2 7-9 5-5 W1 Memphis 9 13 .409 4.5 118 8-7 1-6 5-5 W1 Nashville 9 13 .409 4.5 118 6-8 3-5 3-7 W1 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Huntsville 15 8 .652 - - 8-1 7-7 7-3 W1 Tennessee 15 9 .625 0.5 47 6-3 9-6 6-4 L2 Jackson 12 10 .545 2.5 46 2-6 10-4 7-3 W4 Chattanooga 12 12 .500 3.5 44 5-9 7-3 3-7 L4 Carolina 7 17 .292 8.5 39 5-10 2-7 4-6 W2 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Daytona 16 8 .667 - - 9-4 7-4 7-3 L2 Clearwater 15 9 .625 1.0 46 8-4 7-5 7-3 W2 Lakeland 12 12 .500 4.0 43 8-5 4-7 3-7 W1 Brevard County 10 14 .417 6.0 41 4-9 6-5 5-5 L1 Dunedin 10 14 .417 6.0 41 2-8 8-6 6-4 W2 Tampa 9 15 .375 7.0 40 3-8 6-7 2-8 L4 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Burlington 16 6 .727 - - 8-2 8-4 7-3 W1 Cedar Rapids 15 8 .652 1.5 - 7-3 8-5 7-3 W1 Beloit 13 8 .619 2.5 48 8-4 5-4 6-4 W1 Peoria 12 11 .522 4.5 45 4-3 8-8 6-4 L1 Quad Cities 11 12 .478 5.5 44 5-8 6-4 5-5 L1 Wisconsin 8 12 .400 7.0 44 5-8 3-4 3-7 W1 Kane County 8 16 .333 9.0 40 4-7 4-9 3-7 L1 Clinton 7 17 .292 10.0 39 3-11 4-6 3-7 L1

Follow Monday's action as it happens: Nashville (Gameday also available) Huntsville (Gameday also available) Brevard County Wisconsin

Monday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Josh Butler at Oklahoma City (Astros), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link iPad/iPhone: Listen Huntsville: RHP Cody Scarpetta at Mississippi (Braves), 7:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link - Braves' feed Brevard County: RHP Maverick Lasker at home vs. Lakeland (Tigers), 9:35 AM gametime Sorry, no audio available for this game... Wisconsin: RHP Austin Ross at Quad Cities (Cardinals), 10:45 AM pre-game; 11:00 gametime Live Audio Link

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Rattler Radio Blog -- Post-game thoughts galore

Nashville Audio Archive -- May 1 - Chat with Manager Don Money

Quad-Cities' Oscar Taveras gets back to first base while Daniel Britt throws to first baseman Cody Hawn. (Sam Householder / QUAD-CITY TIMES) http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/d/b4/2fb/db42fb05-0e10-5438-bb05-f6711471488c-revisions/4dbe132ae5636.image.jpg Freddy Parejo celebrates with teammate Oscar Taveras after hitting a home run Sunday as catcher Tyler Roberts looks on. (Sam Householder / QUAD-CITY TIMES) http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/e/91/022/e9102228-3a71-51e4-b315-7743ff20d228-revisions/4dbe13262c2c8.image.jpg

We'll be reporting on Huntsville's win Sunday later on, but here's the latest from Buck Rogers re: the upcoming week's schedule: The Huntsville Stars and Jacksonville Suns game that was scheduled for Tuesday, May 3rd, has been postponed and will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday, May 5th. The decision was made based on power outages, travel requirements, weather, hotel availability, and other considerations. Here is the home stand schedule: Wednesday, May 4th Gates open at 10:00 am for an 11:03 am start. This game is free to all residents who are tired of sitting around without power and anxious for life to return to as normal as possible. The power just returned to the stadium moments ago, so life just got more interesting. We'll get you a complete home stand update in a little while, but the Stars and Suns will play a daytime game at 11:03 on Wednesday. This game will feature free admission and Bingo cards for the first 500 fans in attendance. More details coming. Rock on.

Baltimore: Corey Patterson, MLB Dennis Sarfate, AAA Boston: Mike Cameron, MLB Bill Hall, MLB Scott Schoeneweis, MLB (since released) Marco Scutaro, MLB Chad Paronto, AAA Mark Holliman, High-A Patrick Ryan, High-A Chicago White Sox: Scott Linebrink, MLB Greg Aquino, AAA Cleveland: Michael Brantley, MLB Matt LaPorta, MLB Saul Rivera, AAA Omar Aguilar, AA Rob Bryson, AA Detroit: Max St. Pierre, MLB Andy Bouchie, AAA Ruddy Lugo, AAA (since released) Kansas City: Jason Kendall, MLB Scott Podsednik, MLB Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Luis Figueroa, AAA Ryan Houston, AAA Minnesota: J.J. Hardy, MLB New York Yankees: CC Sabathia, MLB Chad Moeller, MLB Steve Garrison, AA Josh Romanski, High-A Oakland: Craig Breslow, MLB Gabe Gross, MLB Ben Sheets, MLB Adam Heether, AAA San Francisco: Chuck Lofgren, AAA Seattle: Russell Branyan, MLB Chris Woodward, MLB Jamey Wright, MLB Eliezer Alfonzo, AAA Brad Nelson, AAA Wes Littleton, AA Steve Bray, AA Steve Palazzolo, AA (since released) Tom Wilhelmsen, Low-A Tampa Bay: Grant Balfour, MLB Randy Choate, MLB Gabe Kapler, MLB Joe Dillon, AAA Joe Bateman, AAA Brian Shouse, AAA R.J. Swindle, AAA Dane De La Rosa, AA Texas: Nelson Cruz, MLB Matt Treanor, MLB Jesus Colome, AAA Hernan Iribarren, AAA Guilder Rodriguez, AA Toronto: Lyle Overbay, MLB Zach Jackson, AAA Callix Crabbe, AAA Arizona: Cole Gillespie, MLB Carlos Corporan, AAA Roque Mercedes, AA Atlanta: J.C. Boscan, MLB Josh Anderson, AAA (since released) Alejandro Machado, AA (since released) Ryan Barba, High-A (since released) Chicago Cubs: Mark Johnson, AAA Cincinnati: Francisco Cordero, MLB Laynce Nix, MLB Justin Lehr, AAA Mark James, Low-A (since released) Colorado: Jorge De La Rosa, MLB Florida: Wes Helms, MLB Jorge Sosa, MLB Mike Lamb, AAA Mike Rivera, MLB Nic Ungs, AAA Vinny Rottino, AA Houston: Jason Bourgeois, MLB Nelson Figueroa, MLB Carlos Lee, MLB Michael Garciaparra, AAA (since released) Freddy Parejo, AA Edwin Walker, High-A Kristian Bueno, Rookie Los Angeles Dodgers: Ronnie Belliard, MLB (since DFA'd) Jay Gibbons, MLB Trent Oeltjen, MLB Jeff Weaver, MLB J.D. Closser, AAA Claudio Vargas, AAA New York Mets: Henry Blanco, MLB Frank Catalanotto, MLB (since released) Elmer Dessens, MLB R.A. Dickey, MLB Brian Bruney, AAA Adam Pettyjohn, AAA Derrick Ellison, AA Philadelphia: Ozzie Chavez, AAA Chris Duffy, AAA (since released) Brian Mazone, AAA Ty Taubenheim, AAA Pittsburgh: Dana Eveland, AAA Kevin Melillo, AAA Eric Fryer, High-A San Diego: Mike Adams, MLB Tony Gwynn, MLB Matt Stairs, MLB Joe Thatcher, MLB Jody Gerut, AAA (since released) Will Inman, AAA Eric Munson, AAA (since released) Kyle Phillips, AAA San Francisco: Darren Ford, MLB Guillermo Mota, MLB Matt Kinney, AAA St. Louis: Felipe Lopez, MLB Jeff Suppan, MLB Washington: Chris Coste, MLB (injured, yet to play in 2010) Kevin Mench, MLB Ron Villone, AAA (since released) Francisco Plasencia, High-A (since released)

Latest from the tornado aftermath coverage in greater Huntsville -- thank you, Bronson Arroyo.