Jim Goulart

By the way, Happy 24th Birthday, Angel.

Here is the link to our transaction thread for the pre-June draft portion of the regular season. Hope you've all been following along with our, dare we say, pretty spectacular draft coverage over on the Draft Forum. battlekow, colbyjack, and the gang have been going great guns. Over the next couple of days, in addition to all the "get-to-know-these-kids" postings you're seeing there now, look for all the post-draft newspaper coverage and such on all the draftees, and when those updates include actual signings, you'll see additional updates here as we welcome the newest members of the Brewer family to the fold. Of course, this thread will also continue to chronicle all the day-to-day moves within the system.

Rattler Radio: June 8, 2010: Game Notes June 8, 2010: Tonight's Starting Pitcher June 8, 2010: Tonight's lineup (Pretty much the "usual") *** Uh-oh, it's Carl, the Rain Hating Camel

Final, Game Two: Brevard County 4, Bradenton (Pirates) 3, seven innings Brevard County Game Two Box Score OK, what's up with the wind currents at Space Coast? It's suddenly homer heaven, especially for Sean Halton, who muscles out his third this week, and another game-winner, although not a walk-off, with his 6th inning two-run line drive blast to left -- keep the trajectory low, Sean has it figured out; Halton hit a sacrifice fly early on; glad to see the Brewers didn't hesitate to move Halton to Brevard after 23 underperforming games with Wisconsin; the Manatees are in the lower third of the league in drawing bases on balls, but five different players did so in this one, including three consecutively in the opening frame; the Manatees made the most of their five hits, with Angel Salome's double the only extra-base knock other than Halton's blast; Dan Merklinger settled down after a rough three-run 1st and the game log reveals a gutty six-inning performance; lefty Dan Meadows allowed a two-out single in his scoreless 7th for the save; Shawn Zarraga was your catcher for this one... Brevard County Game Two Game Log Salome played clean defense in right field and was active, catching four fly balls and having a fly ball single come his way as well...

PDF document: Huntsville Media Notes Taylor Green has 15 RBI over his past nine games.

This transaction thread is now closed and will begin anew with our mid-year "post-draft" transaction thread which will include any draft signings, as well as all the other transactions through the remainder of the minor league seasons.

It's LHP Dan Merklinger, back from a one-start stay in Huntsville, starting game two for the 'Tees.

Final, Game One: Brevard County 5, Bradenton (Pirates) 4, ten innings (scheduled for seven) Brevard County Game One Box Score Five and 1/3 innings of shutout, one-hit ball from the bullpen (LHP Brandon Ritchie, RHP's Trey Watten and Andre Lamontagne) were the key here; that's four innings of one-hit scoreless ball in three outings for the recently promoted Lamontagne; Wily Peralta's 2010 season remains a bit uneven -- seems most folks were expecting a bit more dominance in FSL parks especially; Sergio Miranda's game-winning RBI was his 36th overall, 11 more than anybody else on the squad -- he doesn't take any walks, or collect extra-base hits, but proves useful and clutch, nice, but the other skills must improve for long-term success for the 23-year old; Erik Komatsu finished 3-for-5 and had the big blast in the 7th to save the day, as detailed above... Brevard County Game One Game Log Came so close to winning it in the 9th -- Brevard County Bottom 9th Sean Halton singles on a ground ball to right fielder Robbie Grossman. With Brock Kjeldgaard batting, passed ball by James Skelton, Sean Halton to 2nd. With Brock Kjeldgaard batting, passed ball by James Skelton, Sean Halton to 3rd. Brock Kjeldgaard called out on strikes. Anderson De La Rosa reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Michael Colla to catcher James Skelton. Sean Halton out at home. Juan Sanchez flies out to right fielder Robbie Grossman. And then did so in the 10th! Yeah for two out rallies! Brevard County Bottom 10th Pitcher Change: Tyler Cox replaces Michael Colla. Erik Komatsu flies out to center fielder Austin McClune. Josh Prince flies out to right fielder Robbie Grossman. Logan Schafer singles on a fly ball to right fielder Robbie Grossman. Angel Salome walks. Logan Schafer to 2nd. Sergio Miranda singles on a line drive to right fielder Robbie Grossman. Logan Schafer scores. Angel Salome to 2nd.

Too bad there's been no audio for today's Brevard action -- the log indicates a heck of a game: In progress, bottom of the 8th at Space Coast (scheduled for seven innings): Bradenton (Pirates) 4, Brevard County 4 Angel Salome, as noted above, with a home run, a first-inning opposite field two-run shot, but what does that mean? The designated hitter at high-A, it's all still vague regarding his future. Wily Peralta stranded runners at 2nd and 3rd in the first inning, and did a nice job to limit the damage to one run after two infield errors opened up the Bradenton 2nd inning. Peralta then ran into trouble in the 4th, however, and the Manatees didn't help matters in the bottom of the inning, as the 'Tees trailed 4-2 after four. Bradenton Top 4th Calvin Anderson homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Austin McClune flies out to right fielder Erik Komatsu. Erik Huber walks. Adenson Chourio grounds into a force out, first baseman Sean Halton to shortstop Josh Prince. Erik Huber out at 2nd. Adenson Chourio to 1st. Greg Picart doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Logan Schafer. Adenson Chourio scores. Greg Picart to 3rd on the throw. Robbie Grossman singles on a ground ball to right fielder Erik Komatsu. Greg Picart scores. With Quincy Latimore batting, Robbie Grossman caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Anderson De La Rosa to second baseman Sergio Miranda. Brevard County Bottom 4th Angel Salome grounds out, third baseman Jeremy Farrell to first baseman Calvin Anderson. Sergio Miranda singles on a line drive to left fielder Quincy Latimore. Sean Halton hit by pitch. Sergio Miranda to 2nd. Brock Kjeldgaard walks. Sergio Miranda to 3rd. Sean Halton to 2nd. Anderson De La Rosa strikes out swinging. Juan Sanchez grounds out, third baseman Jeremy Farrell to first baseman Calvin Anderson. The Manatees would make it 4-3 in the 5th on a Logan Schafer sacrifice fly. Brandon Ritchie and Trey Watten kept it at 4-3 which allowed Erik Komatsu to hit a game-tying home run with two down in the 7th as Brevard was down to their last at-bat, wow, dramatics this week for the Sea Cows. On to the 9th (2nd extra inning now), the Marauders have stranded nine men through eight innings. Peralta was removed after retiring the first two men in the 5th, a bit odd at that juncture, but with several baserunners, not all of his doing, there were plenty of "stressful pitches" to that point. Assisting battlekow a bit here while he's hard at work on draft duty...

Timber Rattler Press Release: FANTASTIC 4! FOUR RATTLERS NAMED TO MWL ALL-STAR SQUAD GRAND CHUTE, WI – Nick Bucci, Khris Davis, Scooter Gennett, and Jake Odorizzi will be busy during the Midwest League All-Star break. The quartet of Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players have been selected to participate in the Midwest League All-Star Game at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Tuesday, June 22. Gennett and Davis were voted into the game as starters for the Western Division. Bucci and Odorizzi are on the squad as pitchers. The ballots were filled out by managers of the eight teams in the Western Division. Gennett will be the starting second baseman for the West. The Brewers sixteenth round draft pick from the 2009 draft is the second leading hitter in the Midwest League. As of Monday, Gennett was hitting .355 in 53 games during his first professional season. Gennett had a 13- game hitting streak, the longest of the season for the Timber Rattlers, earlier this season. Gennett also leads the Timber Rattlers in RBI with 32. Davis will be one of the starters in the outfield for the Western Division squad. He was the seventh round pick of the Brewers in the 2009 draft out of Cal-State Fullerton. Davis leads the Timber Rattlers in home runs with six. His .305 batting average in 54 games puts him just outside the top 10 in the Midwest League in that category. Davis has driven in 30 runs this season for the Rattlers. Bucci, who was the eighteenth round pick of the Brewers in the 2008 draft, is 3-2 with a 1.74 earned run average in 11 games (eight starts) this season. Bucci’s ERA is good for third-best in the Midwest League this season. Odorizzi, a supplemental first round pick of the Brewers in the 2008 draft, is 2-1 with a save and a 3.81 ERA in 11 games (eight starts) during 2010. Odorizzi has struck out 64 batters and walked 18 in 49.2 innings pitched. He is tied for fifth in the league in strikeouts. The election of Davis and Gennett as starters marks the first time since the 2002 season there have been two Timber Rattlers elected to the starting lineup for the Midwest League All- Star Game. Shin-Soo Choo (OF) and Greg Dobbs (3B) were both starters for the West in the game on June 18, 2002 at Lansing.

You'll find old friend and longtime farmhand LHP David Welch with the Sioux City (Iowa) Explorers of the independent American Association, where he just signed.

PDF document: Nashville Media Notes

MID Western (click column headers to sort) Club W L PCT GB Home Away L 10 Streak Cedar Rapids 36 21 .632 - 18-4 18-17 7-3 L2 Quad Cities 34 23 .596 2.0 18-7 16-16 6-4 L1 Clinton 32 25 .561 4.0 17-10 15-15 5-5 W1 Peoria 30 27 .526 6.0 17-8 13-19 4-6 L1 Beloit 28 29 .491 8.0 13-13 15-16 3-7 L1 Kane County 26 32 .448 10.5 14-12 12-20 5-5 L1 Wisconsin 21 36 .368 15.0 12-17 9-19 3-7 W1 Burlington 20 37 .351 16.0 9-16 11-21 4-6 W1

DSL S.D. North (click column headers to sort) Club W L PCT GB Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Cardinals 5 2 .714 - 3-1 2-1 5-2 W2 DSL Athletics 4 3 .571 1.0 1-1 3-2 4-3 W1 DSL Brewers 3 4 .429 2.0 2-2 1-2 3-4 L1 DSL Mariners 2 5 .286 3.0 1-3 1-2 2-5 L2

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nashville 32 25 .561 - 14-12 18-13 L2 Memphis 31 26 .544 1.0 15-9 16-17 W1 Omaha 30 26 .536 1.5 16-17 14-9 W1 Iowa 29 28 .509 3.0 13-15 16-13 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee 34 23 .596 - 13-15 21-8 L2 West Tenn 33 23 .589 0.5 12-15 21-8 W9 Huntsville 27 31 .466 7.5 11-19 16-12 W2 Chattanooga 25 32 .439 9.0 15-17 10-15 W3 Carolina 25 33 .431 9.5 11-14 14-19 L4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dunedin 35 23 .603 - 14-15 21-8 W1 Lakeland 32 25 .561 2.5 16-12 16-13 L2 Tampa 30 26 .536 4.0 15-14 15-12 L1 Clearwater 30 28 .517 5.0 15-14 15-14 L6 Daytona 27 31 .466 8.0 10-18 17-13 W2 Brevard County 20 35 .364 13.5 12-19 8-16 W1

Follow Tuesday'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) Brevard County Game One Brevard County Game Two Wisconsin DSL Brewers

Nashville diehards can watch the series finale at Round Rock via a subscription to MiLB.TV.

Tuesday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chris Waters at Round Rock (Astros), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Amaury Rivas at Tennessee (Cubs), 6:00 PM pre-game; 6:15 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP Wily Peralta and TBD (by turn, it would be Cody Scarpetta) in a doubleheader at home vs. Bradenton (Pirates), 11:05 AM gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Sorry, no audio for this series... Wisconsin: RHP Nick Bucci at home vs. Bowling Green (Rays), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link DSL Brewers: at the DSL Cardinals, 9:30 AM

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Knoxville News Photo by Saul Young Smokies' Blake Lalli celebrates as Huntsville's Brett Lawrie is called out by umpire Mario Seneca on a tag play at first base. http://media.knoxnews.com/media/img/photos/2010/06/07/smokies02_SY_13142_t607.jpg

Huntsville Audio: 06/07/10 - HSV @ TNS - Wheeler error (0-1) - Chirinos grounder (0-2) - Cain grounder (1-2) - Chirinos sac fly (1-3) - Wilson double (2-3) - Thomas homer (2-4) - Green single (3-4) - Wilson double (4-4) - Machado liner (6-4) - Final Out (6-4)

Second outing of the year -- how many pitches did it take to go seven innings, striking out nine, and walking four? After we chronicled big LH reliever Jose Ramos getting abused in a ridiculous workload last year, and then finding out he'll miss all of 2010 after surgery, let's just say seeing an outing like this, as successful as it was (zero earned runs in the complete game), is troubling.

Nashville outfielder Adam Stern at the June 7th audio link

Stephen won't be able to webcast Tuesday's Manatees doubleheader, but we appreciate his efforts regardless. A one-man show as a baseball afficionado.

Vamos a jugar dos! As anticipated, "Let's Play Two" the theme in the D.R. An extra link was added above...