Jim Goulart

Sunday 11/19: Latest Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast - "It was an insanely busy week in Brewers land, with the hiring of a new manager, a bunch of promotions within the coaching staff, the non-tender of Brandon Woodruff and a whole basket full of smaller moves for Jaymes, Spencer and Ryan to discuss." Via the Journal Sentinel Podcast: "Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe recap a wild week in the Brewers offseason, starting with Craig Counsell's press conference with the Cubs, Pat Murphy's hire, Rickie Weeks as associate manager and the press conference introducing both. Then, there's the matter of the Brewers roster, with decisions to non-tender Brandon Woodruff and Rowdy Tellez. Is there any hope of the team getting active in free agency to offset losses on the mound and at first base? What about the minor deals the Brewers pulled off this week?"

The Brewers recently announced several internal moves, including "expanded duties for former Brewers players Taylor Green and Carlos Villanueva and promotions for Will Hudgins, Matt Kleine, and Karl Mueller to assistant general manager and Matt Klentak to executive advisor to the general manager." Image courtesy of Carlos Villanueva Those higher profile moves are only a fraction of the changes in the front office directory, which the Brewers tend to update monthly or so. We will detail the changes in the directory between the October 27th edition and the current listing of November 8th. First, some points to be made. We will focus on the baseball side of the directory rather than the business side. So, nothing personal towards those in Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, and at least ten other departments listed at the link above. Many within these areas received new titles, surely well-earned in the view of Brewers' leadership. Second, and importantly, when we note departures, remember we don't know the reasons behind those departures. Never assume a termination. Like any corporate environment, retirements happen and associates are leaving for new opportunities, some of which we detail below. Also, regarding any departure, we mustn't assume there won't be a backfill. The directory does not list open positions. From an on-the-field perspective, while player development staff members are listed within the directory in various roles, keep in mind that managers, coaches, trainers/strength staff, whether on the big league or minor league level, are not. The organization will release those full updated rosters at some point this winter. You are invited to review the scope of the directory link. While there are certainly highly compensated executives within, it's the sheer volume of names (and their associated salaries) across the full spectrum of the organization that can give a fan an appreciation of the cumulative salaries, benefit plans, etc., associated with maximizing both the player development process and the fan experience. Of course, the fan will spend more time musing on how much the newest utility infielder's salary will be. With that being said, here are the updates. If a name is not listed below, it simply means they hold the same title as they had a month earlier. Some of these titles are lengthy - in some cases, the title change is very subtle - so apologies in advance if your eyes strain! BASEBALL OPERATIONS Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager Karl Mueller - Formerly Senior Vice President - Player Personnel Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager Matt Kleine - Formerly Vice President - Baseball Operations Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager Will Hudgins - Formerly Vice President - Baseball Systems and High Performance Executive Advisor to the General Manager Matt Klentak - Formerly Special Assistant to the General Manager Vice President - Baseball Strategy and Innovation Dan Turkenkopf - Formerly Vice President - Baseball Research and Innovation Special Assistant to the General Manager/Baseball Operations/Player Development Carlos Villanueva - Formerly Special Assistant to the General Manager/Player Development Director - International Scouting James Armstrong - Formerly Manager - International Scouting and Player Personnel Director - Baseball Data Engineering Phil Hauser - Formerly Data Architect Manager - Baseball Data Engineering Josh Schaffer - Formerly Senior Data Quality Engineer Product Manager - Baseball Systems DJ Michalski - Formerly Senior Developer Manager - Scouting Operations Matt Roffe - Formerly Coordinator - Scouting Operations Senior Data Engineer Harrison Jacobs - Formerly Data Engineer Senior Coordinator - Player Information Ben Harris - Formerly Senior Coordinator - Player Development/Information *NEW - Analyst - Baseball Research and Development Austin Leonard Software Engineer Daniel Oh - Formerly Developer - Baseball Systems Coordinator - Data and Technology Operations Kevin Ottsen - Formerly Coordinator - Data Quality Assurance and Technology Operations Coordinator - Technology Operations - Player Development and High Performance Daniel Sarna - Formerly Coordinator - Technology Operations Coordinator - Baseball Operations Michael Silber - Formerly Assistant - Baseball Operations Coordinator - International Scouting Zorian Schiffman - Formerly Assistant - International Scouting Coordinator - Domestic and International Scouting Operations Oscar Garcia - Formerly Coordinator - Scouting Departures from Baseball Operations: As noted by Adam McCalvy here, Eduardo Brizuela joined David Stearns and the Mets: Also, no longer listed on the club's directory are: Special Assistant - Baseball Operations/Player Development Quinton McCracken Manager - Advance Scouting Brian Powalish Senior Analyst - Baseball Research and Development Michael Harper Senior Data Engineer Charles Clark Assistant - Major League Video and Spanish Translator Carlos Brizuela Carlos Brizuela, Eduardo's brother, has been well-known to Brewers fans as the often-seen face of clubhouse and dugout interviews. It goes back over seven years, but this Q&A via the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (where Carlos earned an MBA, impressive!) is worthwhile. CLUBHOUSE OPERATIONS Vice President - Team Travel and Clubhouse Operations Dan Larrea - Formerly Senior Director - Team Travel and Clubhouse Operations Director, Equipment Manager - Major and Minor Leagues Jason Shawger - Formerly Equipment Manager - Major and Minor Leagues *NEW - Major League Executive Chef Anthony Walton MEDICAL STAFF Vice President - Player Health and Performance Blair Bundy - Formerly Director - Player Health Director - Player Health Nick Jensen - Formerly Coordinator - Minor League Medical *NEW - Mental Health and Performance Clinician Rose Diaz Vazquez Special Assistant Performance Psychology Pedro Alvarez - Formerly Baseball Operations and Player Development Assistant No longer listed on the club's directory is: Assistant Director - Psychological Services Blake Pindyck (now pursuing his doctorate at the University of Denver) PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Director - Latin America Operations Manuel Vargas - Formerly Coordinator - Latin America Operations Manager - Education Adela Marquez - Formerly Education Coordinator Minor League Field Coordinator and Outfield Instructor Spencer Allen - formerly Minor League Field Coordinator No longer listed on the club's directory is: Coordinator - Baseball Diversity Initiatives Junior Spivey Spivey and Quinton McCracken (noted above) joined the Brewers in January of 2021 (press release). HIGH PERFORMANCE Director - Player Performance Isaac Salazar - Formerly Director - Strength and Conditioning Assistant Director - Performance Science/Athlete Availability Ryan Tibbets - Formerly Assistant Director - Performance Science Assistant Director - Movement Solutions Megan Stewart - Formerly Senior Analyst - Performance Science Senior Coordinator - Strength and Conditioning Jason Morriss - Formerly Coordinator - Minor League Strength and Conditioning *NEW - Assistant Performance Nutrition Rose Donnelly SCOUTING Special Assistant - Scouting and International Player Development Taylor Green - Formerly Assistant Director - Scouting and International Player Development National/Regional Scout Brian Bullington - Formerly Professional Scout Area Scout Joseph Rivera - Formerly Development Scout *NEW - Development Scout Christian Cabrera No longer listed on the club's directory are: Special Assistant - Scouting Chip Lawrence - Lawrence has joined the Detroit Tigers as Special Assistant to Scouting/Global Cross-Checker Area Scout Lazaro Llanes - ARTICLE - Miami Dade College Sharks Select Former Brewers and Marlins Scout as New Baseball Coach Among the current Brewers prospects Llanes had a hand in signing are SS Freddy Zamora ("The Athletic" article, subscription required) and RHP Carlos Rodriguez (another "The Athletic" piece). It should be noted, as Will Sammon did (my goodness, was Will outstanding when the Brewers had an Athletic beat guy), that Llanes had Rodriguez in high school and provided guidance to former Brewers scout Mike Burns, who formally signed Rodriguez out of junior college. INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING Director - International Player Evaluation Luis Perez - Formerly Assistant Director - International Scouting Assistant Director - Latin America Scouting and International Player Development Fernando Veracierto - Formerly Latin America Cross Checker Assistant Director - Latin America Scouting Gary Peralta - Formerly Supervisor - Dominican Republic Coordinator - Central America and Columbia Scouting Teofilo Gutierrez - Formerly Scout - Latin America Coordinator - Venezuela Scouting Kenji Galavis - Formerly Latin America Video Scout Assistant - Dominican Republic Scouting Jean Carlos Reynoso - Formerly Latin America Video Scout A final reminder that the complete Brewers Front Office Directory resides within the "Roster" sub-heading of the team's site. View full article

Initial post has been updated to include recent minor league free agent signings (Hernandez, Paredes, Koenig) and the removal of released RHP Miguel Segura.

Via the "Replacement Level" Podcast - BrewCrewBall's Jack Stern Via the new "Cream City Pod" with BrewerFanatic's own Spencer Michaelis: "Spencer and co-host Gunner Amelunk are joined by Jack Stern to discuss the managerial hiring of Pat Murphy, the transactions that have already taken place this offseason (including Colin Rea's return, as well as a trade that happened mid-pod). They also take a look forward at the rest of the offseason and answer some listener questions."

Confirmation that Chourio's winter ball stint ends Sunday 11/19.

1B Tayden Hall through 3 games: 3-for-9, double, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 CS *** LHP Brian Fitzpatrick got the start in Brisbane's 12-1 loss Saturday night (Friday night here in the U.S.) 3 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K You'll see the 6'7" southpaw on the mound in the early moments of this video (starting at the 25-second mark): *** Brisbane is now 0-3 and has been outscored 25-2 thus far.

Thursday 11/16: VIDEO via MLB.com: The Pat Murphy / Rickie Weeks / Matt Arnold press conference VIDEO via MLB Network's "High Heat": Pat Murphy VIDEO via MLB Network's "MLB Now": Rickie Weeks Via WTMJ's Afternoon News (download link): Greg Matzek's Sit Down with Matt Arnold and Pat Murphy Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "The Murphy-Weeks Era begins and decisions coming soon for Brewers" Via WTMJ: Dom Cotroneo hosts Brewers Weekly - "Pat Murphy and Rickie Weeks have been introduced as the Manager and Associate Manager of the Brewers! Dom Cotroneo recaps the day and what lies ahead with the non-tender deadline looming." *** Friday 11/17: VIDEO via Foul Territory: "In this interview, Scott Braun, Todd Frazier, and Erik Kratz are joined by Corbin Burnes to discuss Craig Counsell's departure, Pat Murphy's arrival, Brandon Woodruff's future in Milwaukee, and any offseason rumors." Reviewing the Brew's" Cold Brew Podcast: "Co-hosts David Gasper and Matt Carroll discuss the Brewers hiring of Pat Murphy as their next manager following the betrayal of Craig Counsell. Rickie Weeks has been named associate manager to fill Murphy's old job. Also David and Matt break down the Brewers trades for Oliver Dunn and Chad Patrick this week and the upcoming non-tender deadline and the decisions that need to be made." Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Brewers say goodbye to Woodruff-Tellez"

Updated the initial post in this thread: Yankees (09/01/19) -- Acquired RHP J.P. Feyereisen in exchange for international slot value and SS Brenny Escanio with: Yankees (11/17/23) -- Acquired 1B/OF Jake Bauers in exchange for OF's Jace Avina and Brian Sanchez

If the walks reduce (5.0/9), then here we go:

Updated the initial post in this thread: Athletics (05/17/23) -- Acquired cash considerations for RHP Lucas Erceg with: Athletics (11/15/23) -- Acquired RHP Chad Patrick for INF Abraham Toro

Looking for that first professional home run when the 2024 season starts, oddly, none yet in 265 pro at-bats.

Tuesday 11/14: Via ESPN Wisconsin's "Wilde & Tausch" (download link): Jeff Passan of ESPN Via 97.3's Mike Heller Show: Jeff Levering (go to the 28:55 minute mark) Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour Two): Jack Stern from "BrewCrewBall" (go to the 06:20 minute mark) Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Is Pat Murphy the right choice to manage the Brewers?" *** Wednesday 11/15: Via 97.3's "The Steve Czaban Show": Jeff Levering (go to the 03:50 minute mark) Via 97.3's "Brewing the Offseason" - "Longtime Brewers Coach Ed Sedar joins Tim Allen, Hunter Baumgardt, and Jeff Orloski. Plus Curt Hogg (Journal Sentinel) joins the show! And the guys react to Murphy getting the job in Milwaukee!" Via WSCO's "The Show with Leo and Balky (Hour Two): Matt Carroll from "Reviewing the Brew" (go to the 08:45 minute mark) Locked on Brewers with Chuck Freimund - "Almost seems like Murphy and Weeks are co-managers for the Brewers"

2019 Timber Rattler maintains a 40-man spot:

Updated the initial post in this thread: Phillies (04/19/22) -- Acquired cash considerations in exchange for OF/1B Dustin Peterson with: Phillies (11/14/23) -- Acquired 2B Oliver Dunn in exchange for INF Robert Moore and OF Hendry Mendez

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Fangraphs disagrees on the defense.