Jim Goulart

INF Taylor Green added to big league camp as a non-roster invitee.

Chris Mehring's Day 3 in Arizona As usual, follow the links Chris provides for the whole shooting match of updates.

We'll see if we can backtrack to Friday's boxes, and Sunday's should be forthcoming...

Wisconsin cruised Saturday (except defensively) -- 14 hits scattered up and down the lineup, as Joey Paciorek led the way, double and triple in two trips... R H E Kannapolis 2 4 Wisconsin 8 14 4 WISCONSIN AB R H BI Richardson 3 1 1 0 Krieger 2 0 1 1 DavisKh 2 0 0 2 Garfield 5 1 1 1 Dennis 3 0 0 0 Fatse 1 0 0 0 Halton 2 1 2 1 Dedrick 2 0 0 0 Dhanani 4 0 1 0 Braun 2 0 1 1 Paciorek 2 2 2 0 Dean 2 0 0 0 RobertsM 2 1 2 2 George 2 1 1 0 Lind 2 1 2 0 2B: Richardson, Halton, RobertsM, Paciorek 3B: Paciorek IP H R ER BB SO TP Bucci 3 2 1 1 0 0 35 Manzanillo 1 1 1 0 1 0 20 Howell 2 0 0 0 2 1 32 Rosario 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 Pascual 1 0 0 0 2 2 25 Pokorny 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 Sauter 1 1 0 0 1 2 20

Please don't be concerned how the term "bitmap" pastes into these boxes sometimes... Also from Saturday, Brevard was shut out, 5-0; Wily Peralta faltered a bit, offensively, Erik Miller was 3-for-3 variety style (single, double, triple), another returning arm in LHP Mike Ramlow ... R H E Winston-Salem 5 7 0 Brevard County 0 5 1 BREVARD CO AB R H BI Prince 1 0 0 0 Brownstein 3 0 0 0 Duran 1 0 0 0 Dykstra 1 0 0 0 Komatsu 3 0 1 0 Garvey 1 0 0 0 Kjeldgaard 4 0 0 0 DavisKe 3 0 1 0 Romero 1 0 0 0 Miller 3 0 3 0 Delaney 2 0 0 0 Braun 2 0 0 0 Stockfisch 2 0 0 0 Zarraga 2 0 0 0 Alfonso 2 0 0 0 Pechek 1 0 0 0 Bitmap 2B: Komatsu, Miller, DavisKe 3B: Miller Bitmap IP H R ER BB SO TP Bitmap Peralta 3 5 4 3 0 2 52 Ramlow 1 0 0 0 0 2 17 Meadows 2 2 1 1 0 0 40 Platt 2 0 0 0 2 3 40 Etheridge 1 0 0 0 0 0 10

Huntsville also "tied" on Saturday -- Steffan Wilson went deep, welcome back to LHP Brae Wright and RHP Corey Frerichs after long injury absences... R H E Huntsville 3 6 3 Birmingham 3 4 0 HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI Haydel 3 0 1 0 Brewer 4 0 1 0 Lawrie 4 0 0 0 Wilson 2 2 1 1 Trejo 2 0 0 0 Cline 2 1 1 1 Sanchez 3 0 1 1 Miranda 3 0 0 0 Maldonado 2 0 0 0 McCraw 1 0 0 0 Stang 3 0 0 0 Walla 2 0 1 0 Garcia 1 0 0 0 2B: Cline HR: Wilson IP H R ER BB SO TP Rogers 3 1 1 1 1 3 51 WrightB 1 1 1 0 0 0 10 Hand 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 Kintzler 2 1 0 0 0 2 22 Flores 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 Frerichs 1 0 0 0 0 0 12

As Ebba noted just above, the Sounds have provided some details (and maybe a hint that the two lefty Chris', Waters and Cody, might join Kameron Loe, Chuck Lofgren, and Marco Estrada in the Sounds' rotation). Please, please keep in mind on any box scores we're able to provide -- just because you see a player listed on a particular squad, that does not mean the player will end up on that team for the regular season. Friday's Nashville update -- no box score quite yet GOODYEAR, Ariz. - The Nashville Sounds opened their 2010 spring schedule with a 4-4 tie against the Columbus Clippers (AAA-Indians) on Friday afternoon at Goodyear Development Complex. The heart of the Nashville order provided the offense as the #3 through #6 batters (Erick Almonte, Joe Koshansky, Brendan Katin, Taylor Green) each drove in a run on the afternoon. Catcher Martin Maldonado went 3-for-3, including a pair of doubles, to account for the Sounds' lone multiple-hit effort. On the mound, left-hander Chris Waters made the start and allowed three runs in three innings of work. Robert Hinton and Mike McClendon each added two scoreless relief innings. *** Saturday's Nashville action: The Nashville Sounds tied the Charlotte Knights (AAA-White Sox), 5-5, on Saturday afternoon at Camelback Sports Complex in Glendale, Arizona. Second baseman Shane Justis hit a two-run homer in the first to give Nashville an early lead, but the Sounds had to rally for three runs in the ninth to tie up the Knights. Chris Errecart and Taylor Green had two hits apiece for Nashville, and Tike Redman plated two runs with a knock in his lone at-bat of the afternoon. On the mound, left-hander Chris Cody started and gave up a run over three innings of work. David Johnson, who spent the 2009 campaign in the Sounds' bullpen, allowed an unearned run over two frames of relief action. R H E Nashville 5 11 1 Charlotte 5 8 1 NASHVILLE AB R H BI Hopper 5 1 1 0 Justis 3 1 1 2 Machado 1 0 0 0 Green 4 0 2 0 Almonte 4 0 0 0 Katin 3 0 0 0 Hopf 2 0 1 0 Arlis 0 1 0 0 Roberts 1 1 1 0 Errecart 4 1 2 1 Caufield 3 0 1 0 Redman 1 0 1 2 Perez 2 0 1 0 Raburn 1 0 0 0 2B: Errecart Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap HR: Justis IP H R ER BB SO TP Cody 3 3 1 1 1 2 46 Johnson 2 2 1 0 0 1 28 Baron 2 2 1 1 0 1 33 Sandoval 2 1 2 2 1 3 40

Haudricourt on Jeffress

ON THE MOUND: Also scheduled to pitch this afternoon (subject to change) is RHP Carlos Villanueva, LHP Mitch Stetter, RHP Chris Smith and RHP Tim Dillard. MINOR DETAILS: Joining the team from minor-league camp is INF Eric Farris (#90), RHP Nick Green (#94) and RHP Mike McClendon (#98).

They had a perfectly appropriate 5th outfielder (right-handed bench bat as well) in Jason Bourgeois, who would have been thrilled in that role. Looks like Bourgeois may indeed break camp with the Astros.

Watch Yovani's Blast

CHAT ROOM, CHAT ROOM, CHAT ROOM Box score here The audio page lists MLB.com with an "exclusive" webcast, so it looks like no WTMJ, despite the Journal listing so. Here's your online linkage for audio. Gameday, which is pretty much functioning normally now, can be found here.

Chris knocks it out of the park again -- so within that main site post, you'll find a link to his blog post, which links to his twitter feed, which links to his Facebook photos, all updated from Day 2. So follow the yellow brick links he has! Thanks, Chris! In 2006 at age 17, RHP Santo Manzanillo walked 47 men in 16.1 innings (not a misprint!) But Chris reminds us why the Brewers have stuck with him all this time -- The best story of the day was the appearance of pitcher Santo Manzanillo in the top of the fourth. I have heard stories about him when he pitched for Helena in 2008. Threw 100 with movement. Helena catchers and opposing Pioneer League hitters were equally nervous. But, Manzanillo missed all of last year with an injury. Today was his first game against opposing hitters in a game situation since the injury. He was not throwing 100. He didn't strikeout anyone. He walked a batter. He threw a wild pitch. He allowed an unearned run. But, none of that mattered. He was out there. And that is good news.

Corrected for you Central folk; my mind (and body) is Eastern http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

McCalvy with a brief blog entry on Joe Koshansky, with quotes

ON THE MOUND: Also scheduled to pitch this afternoon (subject to change) is LHP Scott Schoeneweis, LHP Mitch Stetter, RHP John Axford and RHP Tim Dillard. MINOR DETAILS: Joining the team from minor-league camp is INF Zelous Wheeler (#95), RHP Mike Burns (#47) and RHP Hiram Burgos (#96). *** Burgos was Rookie of the Year in the Puerto Rico Winter League this past season.

Matt Eddy of Baseball America with another kick-butt entry regarding the wonderful world of options. While it's easy to read, digest it slowly and savor each paragraph individually so as not to get overwhelmed. Guaranteed you'll learn something along the way. You'll see Hernan Iribarren mentioned, and a detailed analysis of Adam Heether's pro transaction career. Matt also gives Brewerfan a shout out, which he didn't have to, but is appreciated.

CHAT ROOM, CHAT ROOM, CHAT ROOM Box score here It's a WTMJ game with Ueck and Cory, which will also be available via MLB.com for audio subscribers, where it will archive as well. Here's your online linkage for audio. Gameday, which is pretty much functioning normally now, can be found here.

The J-S: The Brewers will be featured Saturday on the MLB Network's "30 Clubs in 30 Days." The feature will run at 8 p.m. CDT and includes first baseman Prince Fielder being "miked" during the workout and game from Friday.

Haudricourt: Lorenzo Cain, who missed much of last season at Class AA Huntsville with a knee injury, was particularly impressive in camp. In 14 games, he batted .286 with a .400 on-base percentage and .524 slugging percentage. "He's almost been dominating out there," said outfield coach Ed Sedar. "During the season, we don't have to deal with 'sun' balls as much as we do here. Lorenzo is, if not our best, one of our best at catching them. "He has been very impressive, going side to side, back on balls, throws well. A very impressive camp. He has closing speed. He covers a lot of ground out there." Ken Macha noted that Cain was impressive last spring as well. "He just needs to stay healthy and go out there and play." Zach Braddock also was impressive, with five shutout innings (five hits, no walks, four strikeouts), and Marco Estrada didn't allow a run in 5 1/3 innings over three appearances. "Those two guys would have had a bona fide chance of making our club last year," said Macha.

Not quite officially a transaction, but McCalvy notes: The team made one more move. First baseman Steffan Wilson, a late addition to big league camp to help ease Prince Fielder's spring workload, was returned to Minor League camp and replaced with another first baseman, Joe Koshansky. The 27-year-old Koshansky, who has Major League experience with the Rockies, spent last season in Nashville and batted .218 with 24 home runs and 80 RBIs.

Actually, Adam works for MLB.com, not directly for the Brewers. He has often commented in so many words that he is free to pursue stories and leads as he wishes, with no influence from the team itself. While he has easy access to MLB's informational resources, he's basically a beat writer like Tom H.

Mehring is just a machine with his updates, and that's meant in a very flattering way. Fun and lengthy post which includes this note -- In the top of the fourth, Jake Odorizzi took over on the mound. I was looking forward to seeing him pitch. There had been a lot of talk from publications and farm system watchers that he would be a Timber Rattler last year. He didn't make it up, but it seems that this may be worth the wait. In his three innings, Odorizzi allowed, well, nothing. he retired all nine batters he faced. There were three strikeouts, five grounders, and a popup. Baseball America rates Odorizzi as the #9 prospect in the Milwaukee organization and they say "He currently pitches at 88-91mph and touches 93 with his fastball, maintaining that zip throughout his outings...He also features a curveball that's a plus pitch at times." I saw one of those "plus" curveballs. The kid for Lake County who was at the plate had no chance to hit it. None. He snuck in a quick photo album as well, as mentioned in his linked post above.

That projection was done in mid-December, before his signing.

Chris Mehring whets our appetite for now.