Jim Goulart

Follow Monday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Tab or New Window". Choose "Recap". While you're listening to your minor league game of choice (or watching/listening to the big league Crew when they are playing), simply refresh your game log browsers every so often. Nashville (Gameday also available) Huntsville (Gameday also available) Wisconsin Helena

It's not the 2010 end to the Link Report, however -- Helena will keep us busy for a while; regular season ends Thursday; playoffs (well, almost certainly playoffs, but don't want to jinx it) begin Friday.

Sunday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chase Wright at New Orleans (Marlins), 12:45 PM pre-game; 1:00 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Michael Bowman at home vs. Mobile (Diamondbacks), 12:45 PM pre-game; 1:00 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: Season complete Wisconsin: RHP Nick Bucci at Kane County (Athletics), 12:40 PM pre-game; 1:00 gametime Live Audio Link Helena: TBD at Great Falls (White Sox), 7:45 PM pre-game; 8:00 gametime Live Audio Link Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Season complete -- League Champions! DSL Brewers: Season complete

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21-year-old Domincan reliever Jose Sanchez was rocked in two Wisconsin appearances, but with Maryvale and Arizona, he's posted a 35-to-4 K-to-BB ratio in 27.1 innings with an ERA just under 2.00.

I think we all wish the Brewers would have been more aggressive with Merklinger this season. He'll be 25 in November and has one appearance above high-A ball. Taylor Green's season (stats) was all over the place. He's 5th in the Southern League in RBI with 80 (in just 112 games). He posted an amazing .993 OPS in nearly 200 AB's with men on base, and a pitiful .531 OPS in the same number of AB's with the bases empty. 96 AB's against LHP with some struggles, but not entirely empty (nine XBH). 24 years old this November. Both in the discussion. At times Green's Player of the Year Award does seem so three years ago, admittedly.

I think we all wish the Brewers would have been more aggressive with Merklinger this season. He'll be 25 in November and has one appearance above high-A ball. Taylor Green's season (stats) was all over the place. He's 5th in the Southern League in RBI with 80 (in just 112 games). He posted an amazing .993 OPS in nearly 200 AB's with men on base, and a pitiful .531 OPS in the same number of AB's with the bases empty. 96 AB's against LHP with some struggles, but not entirely empty (nine XBH). 24 years old this November. Both in the discussion. At times Green's Player of the Year Award does seem so three years ago, admittedly.

As we learned last season with Adam Heether, sometimes these 40-man spots can come from potential minor league free agents. So we'll remind folks about the list in that thread in case anyone wants to nominate a Tim Dillard or a Martin Maldonado, or others.

As we learned last season with Adam Heether, sometimes these 40-man spots can come from potential minor league free agents. So we'll remind folks about the list in that thread in case anyone wants to nominate a Tim Dillard or a Martin Maldonado, or others.

Anundsen was having trouble reaching the high 80's even when healthy, let's say for some reason he was on a major league DL for all of 2011 (we haven't even been told if he's had surgery or not). That would be two full seasons missed, and then a team would have to carry him on their roster for all of 2012 coming off two idle seasons. Just really hard to envision, that's all.

Anundsen was having trouble reaching the high 80's even when healthy, let's say for some reason he was on a major league DL for all of 2011 (we haven't even been told if he's had surgery or not). That would be two full seasons missed, and then a team would have to carry him on their roster for all of 2012 coming off two idle seasons. Just really hard to envision, that's all.

Remember -- Players who signed when 18 or younger are eligible for the draft after five years. Players who signed when 19 or older are eligible after four years. According to the rules, it's how old a player was on the June 5th immediately preceeding his signing. So in terms of 40-man roster consideration, these are the players not eligible for free agency, but who would be Rule 5 eligible if not placed on the 40-man roster. Thanks to poster Minigoon for tracking all this for us -- Current AAA Players -- 2B Eric Farris RHP Donovan Hand OF Brendan Katin RHP Brandon Kintzler LHP Daniel Merklinger Current AA Players -- LHP Casey Baron LHP Bobby Bramhall OF Chuckie Caufield LHP Chris Cody IF Taylor Green RHP Wily Peralta IF Zelous Wheeler IF Steffan Wilson LHP Brae Wright Current High-A players -- RHP Evan Anundsen RHP Darren Byrd IF Matt Cline RHP Corey Frerichs OF Brock Kjeldgaard C Sean McCraw UT Sergio Miranda LHP Mike Ramlow UT Juan Sanchez Current A players or below-- RHP Santo Manzanillo OF Erik Miller RHP Rolando Pascual C Brett Whiteside

Well, for me, the one and only stone-cold lock is Wily Peralta. I think that the Brewers will also add Eric Farris, Taylor Green, and Brandon Kintzler. That'd be a nice mix of a starter, a bullpen arm, and two infielders, although neither with a shortstop pedigree of any consequence at all. If Kintzler excels in the Arizona Fall League, that should lock in his spot. It's hard to believe Taylor Green could be on a bubble for a spot, but maybe that's the case. Many of you probably don't see him as a "likely". Did Dan Merklinger work himself into the equation? Will Brendan Katin be rewarded by being plucked by a power-starved team in Rule 5? Purely from a Rule 5 perspective as another team looking in and seeing who might that team be able to carry all season, Kintzler, and perhaps Green with his 3B/ 2B versatility, are targets. Peralta's going to be added no matter what, so don't even worry how other clubs might "stash" him. So when you comment here, as for predictions, this format might work -- here's mine. Should add -- Peralta, Farris, Green, Kintzler Will add -- Peralta, Farris, Green, Kintzler Finally, please keep in mind our list is close to accurate, it may even be 100% so, but we don't have official confirmation from the Brewers (yet) regarding eligibility up and down the organization. Have at it.

Remember -- Players who signed when 18 or younger are eligible for the draft after five years. Players who signed when 19 or older are eligible after four years. According to the rules, it's how old a player was on the June 5th immediately preceeding his signing. So in terms of 40-man roster consideration, these are the players not eligible for free agency, but who would be Rule 5 eligible if not placed on the 40-man roster. Thanks to poster Minigoon for tracking all this for us -- Current AAA Players -- 2B Eric Farris RHP Donovan Hand OF Brendan Katin RHP Brandon Kintzler LHP Daniel Merklinger Current AA Players -- LHP Casey Baron LHP Bobby Bramhall OF Chuckie Caufield LHP Chris Cody IF Taylor Green RHP Wily Peralta IF Zelous Wheeler IF Steffan Wilson LHP Brae Wright Current High-A players -- RHP Evan Anundsen RHP Darren Byrd IF Matt Cline RHP Corey Frerichs OF Brock Kjeldgaard C Sean McCraw UT Sergio Miranda LHP Mike Ramlow UT Juan Sanchez Current A players or below-- RHP Santo Manzanillo OF Erik Miller RHP Rolando Pascual C Brett Whiteside

Well, for me, the one and only stone-cold lock is Wily Peralta. I think that the Brewers will also add Eric Farris, Taylor Green, and Brandon Kintzler. That'd be a nice mix of a starter, a bullpen arm, and two infielders, although neither with a shortstop pedigree of any consequence at all. If Kintzler excels in the Arizona Fall League, that should lock in his spot. It's hard to believe Taylor Green could be on a bubble for a spot, but maybe that's the case. Many of you probably don't see him as a "likely". Did Dan Merklinger work himself into the equation? Will Brendan Katin be rewarded by being plucked by a power-starved team in Rule 5? Purely from a Rule 5 perspective as another team looking in and seeing who might that team be able to carry all season, Kintzler, and perhaps Green with his 3B/ 2B versatility, are targets. Peralta's going to be added no matter what, so don't even worry how other clubs might "stash" him. So when you comment here, as for predictions, this format might work -- here's mine. Should add -- Peralta, Farris, Green, Kintzler Will add -- Peralta, Farris, Green, Kintzler Finally, please keep in mind our list is close to accurate, it may even be 100% so, but we don't have official confirmation from the Brewers (yet) regarding eligibility up and down the organization. Have at it.

Will the Brewers have some tough 40-man choices to make? Current roster is at 39 players. Here are the players who were added during the course of the season -- C Jonathan Lucroy LHP Zach Braddock RHP Jeremy Jeffress RHP Kameron Loe RHP Mike McClendon Here are players who are likely to lose their 40-man roster status prior to December's winter meetings, because they'll be eligible for major league free agency. RHP Dave Bush LHP Chris Capuano IF Craig Counsell LHP Doug Davis RHP Trevor Hoffman C Gregg Zaun And this thread really isn't about debating the topic of offering arbitration, but yes, additional spots could free up based on the possible departures of Todd Coffey or Carlos Villanueva, or others based on any sort of circumstance. But the point is the Brewers should be able to add those they wish from the list below. If there are tough calls to make, it won't be becasue of overall space. We understand a trade of Prince Fielder could provide several players that need to be added to the 40-man right away, but to summarize, it's not a particularly "tight" year for spots.

Well, for me, the one and only stone-cold lock is Wily Peralta. I think that the Brewers will also add Eric Farris, Taylor Green, and Brandon Kintzler. That'd be a nice mix of a starter, a bullpen arm, and two infielders, although neither with a shortstop pedigree of any consequence at all. If Kintzler excels in the Arizona Fall League, that should lock in his spot. It's hard to believe Taylor Green could be on a bubble for a spot, but maybe that's the case. Many of you probably don't see him as a "likely". Did Dan Merklinger work himself into the equation? Purely from a Rule 5 perspective as another team looking in and seeing who might I be able to carry all season, Kintzler, and perhaps Green with his 3B/ 2B versatility, are targets. Peralta's going to be added no matter what, so don't even worry how other clubs might "stash" him. So when you comment here, as for predictions, this format might work -- here's mine. Should add -- Peralta, Farris, Green, Kintzler Will add -- Peralta, Farris, Green, Kintzler Finally, please keep in mind our list is close to accurate, it may even be 100% so, but we don't have official confirmation from the Brewers (yet) regarding eligibility up and down the organization. Have at it.

Will the Brewers have some tough 40-man choices to make? Current roster is at 39 players. Here are the players who were added during the course of the season -- C Jonathan Lucroy LHP Zach Braddock RHP Jeremy Jeffress RHP Kameron Loe RHP Mike McClendon Here are players who are likely to lose their 40-man roster status prior to December's winter meetings, because they'll be eligible for major league free agency. RHP Dave Bush LHP Chris Capuano IF Craig Counsell LHP Doug Davis RHP Trevor Hoffman C Gregg Zaun And this thread really isn't about debating the topic of offering arbitration, but yes, additional spots could free up based on the possible departures of Todd Coffey or Carlos Villanueva, or others based on any sort of circumstance. But the point is the Brewers should be able to add those they wish from the list below. If there are tough calls to make, it won't be becasue of overall space. We understand a trade of Prince Fielder could provide several players that need to be added to the 40-man right away, but to summarize, it's not a particularly "tight" year for spots.

Will the Brewers have some tough 40-man choices to make? Current roster is at 39 players. Here are the players who were added during the course of the season -- C Jonathan Lucroy LHP Zach Braddock RHP Kameron Loe RHP Mike McClendon Here are players who are likely to lose their 40-man roster status prior to December's winter meetings, because they'll be eligible for major league free agency. RHP Dave Bush LHP Chris Capuano IF Craig Counsell LHP Doug Davis RHP Trevor Hoffman C Gregg Zaun And this thread really isn't about debating the topic of offering arbitration, but yes, additional spots could free up based on the possible departures of Todd Coffey or Carlos Villanueva, or others based on any sort of circumstance. But the point is the Brewers should be able to add those they wish from the list below. If there are tough calls to make, it won't be becasue of overall space. We understand a trade of Prince Fielder could provide several players that need to be added to the 40-man right away, but to summarize, it's not a particularly "tight" year for spots.

Remember -- Players who signed when 18 or younger are eligible for the draft after five years. Players who signed when 19 or older are eligible after four years. According to the rules, it's how old a player was on the June 5th immediately preceeding his signing. So in terms of 40-man roster consideration, these are the players not eligible for free agency, but who would be Rule 5 eligible if not placed on the 40-man roster. Thanks to poster Minigoon for tracking all this for us -- Current AAA Players -- 2B Eric Farris RHP Donovan Hand OF Brendan Katin RHP Brandon Kintzler LHP Daniel Merklinger Current AA Players -- LHP Casey Baron LHP Bobby Bramhall OF Chuckie Caufield LHP Chris Cody IF Taylor Green OF Lee Haydel RHP Wily Peralta IF Zelous Wheeler IF Steffan Wilson LHP Brae Wright Current High-A players -- RHP Evan Anundsen RHP Darren Byrd IF Matt Cline RHP Corey Frerichs OF Brock Kjeldgaard C Sean McCraw UT Sergio Miranda LHP Mike Ramlow UT Juan Sanchez RHP R.J. Seidel Current A players or below-- RHP Santo Manzanillo OF Erik Miller RHP Rolando Pascual RHP Chad Robinson C Brett Whiteside

Catcher Mike Rivera went from Dodgers' AA catcher to asking for his release to back in the big leagues with the Marlins for September -- story, quotes, etc. So that's three catchers called up just within the last couple of posts here on the Alumni thread.

RHP Roque Mercedes, 24 later this month, finished up the rout for the BayBears. He remains on the Diamondbacks' roster (Felipe Lopez trade along with Cole Gillespie), but it appears Mercedes had a pretty pedestrian AA season (stats).

Our usual early Sunday note: The links below should be updated with game notes just prior to the starts of the respective games -- PDF documents: Nashville Media Notes Huntsville Media Notes (may not post) *** Rattler Radio Blog

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Iowa 82 60 .577 - - 39-31 43-29 8-2 W2 Memphis 80 62 .563 2.0 1 48-26 32-36 7-3 L2 Omaha 79 63 .556 3.0 E 40-32 39-31 6-4 W1 Nashville 76 66 .535 6.0 E 39-31 37-35 6-4 L1 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak *# Tennessee 42 26 .618 - - 25-10 17-16 5-5 W1 Huntsville 34 34 .500 8.0 E 20-14 14-20 5-5 L1 Chattanooga 32 36 .471 10.0 E 16-19 16-17 5-5 L3 West Tenn 32 36 .471 10.0 E 19-14 13-22 5-5 W3 Carolina 28 38 .424 13.0 E 13-19 15-19 4-6 L1 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Tampa 42 24 .636 - - 22-11 20-13 6-4 L1 Daytona 40 28 .588 3.0 E 22-11 18-17 5-5 L2 Brevard County 36 33 .522 7.5 E 18-17 18-16 2-8 L1 Lakeland 34 33 .507 8.5 E 17-13 17-20 6-4 W2 Clearwater 30 38 .441 13.0 E 17-18 13-20 5-5 W1 * Dunedin 30 38 .441 13.0 E 15-19 15-19 6-4 W1 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak # Quad Cities 42 25 .627 - - 14-16 28-9 6-4 L1 Kane County 38 29 .567 4.0 - 21-12 17-17 7-3 W4 * Cedar Rapids 37 31 .544 5.5 2 20-14 17-17 5-5 W4 Clinton 37 31 .544 5.5 2 21-15 16-16 4-6 L2 Beloit 34 31 .523 7.0 E 18-15 16-16 6-4 L1 Peoria 32 34 .485 9.5 E 18-16 14-18 5-5 W1 Wisconsin 31 37 .456 11.5 E 17-18 14-19 3-7 L4 Burlington 22 43 .338 19.0 E 15-17 7-26 3-7 W1PIO North (click column headers to sort) Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Helena 20 13 .606 - - 9-8 11-5 7-3 L1 * Great Falls 19 13 .594 0.5 6 11-4 8-9 8-2 W1 Billings 15 17 .469 4.5 1 8-6 7-11 5-5 L2 Missoula 14 19 .424 6.0 E 9-9 5-10 4-6 W2 AZL Central Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak # AZL Brewers 34 22 .607 - - 13-12 12-10 3-6 W1 & AZL Reds 31 24 .564 2.5 E 12-8 14-9 8-2 W6 AZL Dodgers 30 25 .545 3.5 E 12-11 13-8 5-5 L1 AZL Indians 21 35 .375 13.0 E 8-14 10-13 2-8 L2 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak # DSL Mariners 43 28 .606 - - 23-13 20-15 7-3 L1 DSL Cardinals 39 32 .549 4.0 E 24-11 15-21 5-5 L2 DSL Athletics 32 39 .451 11.0 E 17-19 15-20 6-4 W2 DSL Brewers 28 43 .394 15.0 E 17-18 11-25 3-7 W1

This is the season finale for the Manatees today -- congrats on a fine second half, even if it wasn't postseason worthy.