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High Desert beat Brevard County, 6-4. Logan Schafer and Lee Haydel had perfect days at the plate, with four hits and three hits respectively. Schafer was rewarded with a big league appearance later in the evening. Josh Butler started for the Manatees and threw four innings, allowing three runs. R H E High Desert 6 12 0 Brevard County 4 14 2 BREVARD CO AB R H BI Schafer 4 0 4 1 Arias 1 0 1 1 Farris 5 0 0 0 Gindl 4 0 1 0 Wilson 3 0 0 0 Wheeler 4 0 0 0 Brewer 3 1 2 0 George 1 0 0 0 Vass 3 0 1 0 Maldonado 2 0 1 1 Alfonso 1 0 0 0 Haydel 3 1 3 0 Miranda 4 1 1 1 2B: Miranda, Brewer, Maldonado, Schafer 3B: Haydel Bitmap Bitmap IP H R ER BB SO TP Bitmap Butler 4 4 3 3 1 5 70 Lluberes 1 4 2 2 1 1 23 Bowman 3 3 1 1 2 0 52 Almonte 1 1 0 0 0 1 21

West Tenn shutout Huntsville, 1-0. Chris Cody started for the Stars and tossed four shutout innings. Donovan Hand was tagged with the loss for allowing the game's only run. Freddy Parejo was the only Star to have two hits. R H E Huntsville 0 5 1 West Tenn 1 6 1 HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI Stern 4 0 1 0 Lucroy 3 0 0 0 Ash 3 0 1 0 Rottino 3 0 0 0 Parejo 3 0 2 0 Caufield 3 0 0 0 Raburn 3 0 0 0 Perez 3 0 0 0 Cody 1 0 0 0 Hand 1 0 0 0 Errecart 1 0 1 0 2B: Errecart, Parejo IP H R ER BB SO TP Cody 4 2 0 0 0 4 45 Hand 3 4 1 1 1 0 49 Wahpepah 2 0 0 0 2 3 35 Ellison 1 0 0 0 1 1 21

Nashville defeated Tacoma, 6-3. Nick Green started and allowed only one earned run in five innings of work. Mike Burns and R.J. Swindle pitched well in relief, providing four shutout innings. Brendan Katin had three hits, including a home run, for Nashville. R H E Nashville 6 11 2 Tacoma 3 9 0 NASHVILLE AB R H BI Justis 5 0 2 0 Heether 5 0 1 1 Barrini 1 0 0 0 Gamel 4 0 0 0 Katin 3 3 3 1 Thorman 3 1 1 0 Bourgeois 4 1 2 0 Hopf 3 1 1 2 McPhearson 4 0 1 2 GreenN 2 0 0 0 Burns 0 0 0 0 Gillespie 1 0 0 0 2B: Justis HR: Katin SF: Hopf Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap IP H R ER BB SO TP Green 5 6 3 1 1 5 64 Burns 3 3 0 0 0 2 49 Swindle 1 0 0 0 0 1 13

Sorry, focused on transactions this afternoon, so the Tuesday box scores will be posted later tonight.

The Brewers have released the following players. We wish these guys well. Click on their name to see their career statistics: RHP Steve Bray -- Coming off his age 26 season in 2007 (check out those insane statistics), it was impossible to think Bray would not at least get a cup of coffee in Milwaukee in 2008, but it wasn't to be. After being picked up as a minor league Rule 5 draftee prior to the 2006 season from the Royals' system, Bray enjoyed two years of success and one very tough season in the Brewer organization. After '07, his non- 40-man status was debated to the point that some (including myself) felt he was primed to be plucked by another organization. RHP Brian Reith -- A minor league free agent signing this past offseason, the Nashville site detailed his signing as follows: Reith, 31, who has spent the majority of the last two seasons in the independent Atlantic League, has five years of Triple-A experience with the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations. He has a minor league career record of 61-59 with a 3.63 ERA, and 838 strikeouts in 1,008 innings pitched in 257 games. Reith spent the 2008 season with Atlantic League Champion Somerset Patriots, where he logged a 5-4 record, a 3.94 ERA, 16 saves, and 85 strikeouts in 80 innings in 41 games pitched. He began the season as a starter, where he was 3-0, but flourished in his role as the team's closer in the second half of the season. Reith was even more impressive in the post season, helping to lead the Patriots to their league leading fourth championship. He was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA, three saves, and six strikeouts in four innings pitched in four games in the playoffs. Reith had a 2.70 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 40 innings in eight games for Somerset in 2007 before leaving to play in Taiwan. RHP Richie Gardner -- Gardner, 27, was claimed off of waivers from Cincinnati this exact time last season. His 1.71 WHIP in 17 starts and 13 relief appearances for Nashville in '08 was high, even for the offense-happy Pacific Coast League, and Gardner is still looking for his first big league action. He lost his 40-man roster spot last September 1st. RHP Reed Dickert -- Dickert, who will be 25 in June, made his affiliated ball debut last season after toiling in independent ball for two seasons. He posted fine peripheral numbers at West Virginia against younger players, but won't be back for 2009. RHP Bobby McEwen -- McEwen, 24, was signed last July as an undrafted free agent out of Gonzaga, where his numbers didn't foretell pro success. But his backstory proved to be interesting as was detailed in this post. McEwen appeared in eight games in Maryvale last summer. LHP Curtis Pasma -- The 23-year-old Pasma was drafted in the 36th round in 2007 out of the University of Pacific. He spent all of 2008 at West Virginia. LHP Adam Arnold -- Arnold will turn 23 in May. He was drafted out of a British Columbia university in the 41st round in 2007. His 2008 Helena numbers covered 15 appearances (remember, click on name for link). 1B / OF Stephen Chapman -- Chapman, 23, was the Brewers 6th round pick out of a Florida high school in 2004, and he had a five-year run in the system that saw him peak at # 16 on the Power 50 after the 2007 season. His P50 history can be followed here. That sure was an interesting campaign at age 21 in West Virginia. 1B Cameron Robulack -- The big 20-year-old Toronto-area product was drafted in the 20th round in '07. So much sacrifice in that brutal Arizona Summer League sun for two seasons, it hurts not to reach Helena at least. Just an FYI, but it's part of the agent biz -- Chapman, and Robulack are both clients of Josh, our Agent39. OF Brent Krause -- Krause, 27, was signed out of independent ball late last August, and apparently had turned some heads in camp early this spring training. Krause briefly had another stint in affiliated ball with the Orioles in 2007. IF Miguel Vasquez -- The Brewers drafted the now 22-year-old Bronx kid Vasquez in the 32nd round in 2007, out of a Florida junior college. Vasquez always seemed to post the best box score lines on those struggling Maryvale teams the past two summers, but his Helena stint was only 19 games in 2008. he saw some time in the outfield as well during his stay in the system. OF Jose Rangel -- The Venezuelan Rangel will turn 21 in June. Unfortunately, a .495 OPS in 225 Arizona League AB's over two seasons usually won't earn a player another invite. Rangel was not a big-money international signing. Those are the updates for now. We can't say there won't be more before rosters are announced. We don't know that at this time.

Audio Link for MLB Subscribers (Brian and Bill) Box Score / Gameday Link Media Notes Link includes the following -- ON THE MOUND: Also pitching today (subject to change) is RHP Todd Coffey and RHP Jorge Julio. MINOR DETAILS: Joining the team today from minor-league camp is INF Brent Brewer (#96), OF Caleb Gindl (#97), OF Adam Stern (#90) and OF Steffan Wilson (#93). 2B Rickie Weeks LF Brad Nelson SS J.J. Hardy 1B Prince Fielder RF Corey Hart CF Mike Cameron 3B Bill Hall C Jason Kendall RHP Dave Bush

Looks like Vinny Rottino will be keeping things warm for Taylor Green in Huntsville -- link while active, text follows: Rottino sent down to Class AA Huntsville St. Catherine's graduate will be Stars' everyday third baseman BY PETER JACKEL (Racine) Journal Times This guy just wants to play baseball. Vinny Rottino's overwhelming preference is to be warming up Seth McClung or David Riske in the bullpen when the Milwaukee Brewers open their season April 7 against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Instead, Rottino will probably be spending his 29th birthday that day finding some place to live in Huntsville, Ala., the Brewers' Class AA farm affiliate. After being demoted by the Brewers during a meeting Monday with manager Ken Macha, general manager Doug Melvin and assistant GM Gord Ash, Rottino agreed to play in Huntsville, where he will get a chance to play regularly as the Stars' third baseman. So after being groomed as a catcher at Class AAA Nashville last season, Rottino is going back to the future with Huntsville, where he played in 2005. "They called me in and said, 'We're going to have to send you back to the other side,'" said Rottino, a 1998 St. Catherine's High School graduate. "What they said was they couldn't guarantee me everyday at-bats in Triple A. They got guys down there who are locked in, they're prospects and they need to play. "So I asked them, 'Do you have any other opportunity elsewhere in the organization?' If I'm in the minor leagues, I need to be on the field and show I can play and show other teams I can play. They said, 'Right now, you can have the every-day job at third base in Double A.' "I said, 'Well, that sounds like a no-brainer to me.'" The handwriting was on the wall for Rottino considering his lack of playing time once he returned to the Brewers' training camp in Phoenix, Ariz., after representing Italy in the World Baseball Classic. He went 2-for-15 (.133) with one RBI with the Brewers during spring training. But even though Rottino is moving back down the ranks with the Brewers, he remains optimistic. Just ask him what his mindset is. "You know me," Rottino said. "You know what I'm going to say. I look at this as an opportunity to get my at-bats, put myself back on the map a little bit and go from there. We'll see what happens."

It must have been a blast for some of the kids Tuesday night as they contributed in the FSN broadcast game for friends and family. Zelous Wheeler smoked a 9th inning double, Logan Schafer singled in his first at-bat but Heath Bell got him looking to end the game later, and Mike Marseco grounded out in the 9th. Talk about body-type contrasts -- seeing the stocky Wheeler and the 5'9", 155 lb. Marseco (I became a big fan last season) within minutes of each other at the plate was something...

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The Brewers farm teams face the Mariners farm teams for the first time this spring Tuesday. Nashville and Huntsville will travel to Peoria; Brevard County and Wisconsin will play at home. All game times are 1 pm locally.

Wisconsin outslugged Great Lakes, 11-7. The Timber Rattlers had seven extra-base hits, including four triples. Juan Sanchez had three hits and scored three runs. Chris Dennis, Cutter Dykstra, and John Delaney each had two RBIs. LHP Evan Frederickson walked five in three innings, but managed to keep the Loons off the board. For our friend above who asked about Brett Lawrie, still absent -- maybe we should assume an oblique intercostal thing (just kidding). R H E Great Lakes 7 11 2 Wisconsin 11 13 1 WISCONSIN AB R H BI Dykstra 5 0 1 2 Marseco 5 1 1 0 Sanchez 5 3 3 1 Kjeldgaard 3 2 2 1 Komatsu 3 1 1 1 Dennis 5 1 2 2 Delaney 5 1 2 2 Zarraga 3 1 1 0 Roberts 2 0 0 0 Miller 3 1 0 0 2B: Sanchez 2, Dennis 3B: Kjeldgaard, Dennis, Delaney, Zarraga IP H R ER BB SO TP Frederickson 3 1 0 0 5 1 66 Adams 2 4 2 2 1 0 35 Lambertus 1 5 5 4 1 1 29 Tyson 2 1 0 0 0 0 24 Sherrill 1 0 0 0 0 0 11

Brevard County outlasted Inland Empire, 10-7. Lee Haydel had three hits, three RBI, and two runs scored. Brent Brewer added three hits of his own and scored twice. Eric Farris and Logan Schafer contributed two hits apiece to the Manatees attack. RHP Amaury Rivas made his spring debut, starting and tossing a scoreless inning -- looks like he's being eased into action here early on. R H E Inland Empire 7 10 0 Brevard County 10 14 3 BREVARD CO AB R H BI Schafer 5 1 2 2 Farris 4 1 2 1 Gindl 2 0 1 1 Wheeler 4 1 0 0 Brewer 4 2 3 0 De La Rosa 4 1 1 0 Miranda 3 1 1 1 Paciorek 5 1 1 0 Haydel 4 2 3 3 3B: Farris Bitmap Bitmap IP H R ER BB SO TP Bitmap Rivas 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 Merklinger 2.1 3 3 1 3 2 57 Rapoza 2 1 1 1 2 2 36 Jeffers 1 2 1 0 0 2 15 Wooten 2 4 2 2 0 4 37

Chattanooga knocked off Huntsville, 5-2. Five Stars errors contributed to their defeat. Jeremy Jeffress pitched four innings, allowing two runs. Derrick McPhearson and Johnny Raburn knocked in the Stars two runs. R H E Huntsville 2 6 5 Chattanooga 5 8 1 HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI Justis 3 1 1 0 Duran 2 0 0 0 Raburn 4 0 1 1 Errecart 3 0 1 0 Wilson 3 0 0 0 Caufield 4 0 0 0 Bouchie 4 0 0 0 Fermaint 4 0 1 0 Maldonado 3 1 1 0 McPhearson 2 0 1 1 IP H R ER BB SO TP Jeffress 4 3 2 2 2 4 70 Jones 2 4 2 1 2 1 56 McClendon 2 1 1 0 0 0 33

Nashville shut out Albuquerque, 5-0. Five Sounds combined on the shutout, led by Tim Dillard's four shutout innings. Adam Heether had three hits and knocked in two to fuel the Sounds offense. R H E Nashville 5 11 0 Albuquerque 0 5 0 NASHVILLE AB R H BI Stern 4 1 2 1 Perez 1 0 0 0 Heether 3 1 3 2 Gamel 4 0 1 0 Katin 3 0 0 0 Gillespie 1 0 1 1 Thorman 4 0 0 0 Bourgeois 4 0 0 0 Lucroy 3 0 0 0 Parejo 3 1 1 0 Ash 3 1 2 0 Hopf 2 1 1 1 2B: Heether Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap IP H R ER BB SO TP Dillard 4 4 0 0 1 5 70 Bray 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 Narveson 2 1 0 0 1 2 32 Sandoval 1 0 0 0 2 0 17

Interview and thread about WSSP interview with new Scouting Director Bruce Seid

WSSP Interview with New Scouting Director Bruce Seid Very confident, and fun to listen to.

Tom H. with the news: LHP Chase Wright RHP Nick Green LHP Sam Narron RHP Tim Dillard LHP Lindsay Gulin Looks like LHP Chris Narveson's spot in the organization is tenuous at the moment. Otherwise, no surprises. Too bad LHP David Welch didn't crack the Opening Day AAA rotation.

Audio Link for MLB Subscribers (Brian and Bill) Box Score / Gameday Link Media Notes Link includes the following -- ON THE MOUND: Also pitching this afternoon (subject to change) is RHP Carlos Villanueva and LHP Mitch Stetter. Rickie Weeks 2B Corey Hart RF Ryan Braun LF Prince Fielder 1B Mike Cameron CF Bill Hall 3B Craig Counsell SS Mike Rivera C Manny Parra LHP

The Brewers face the Dodgers farm teams Monday. Brevard County and Wisconsin will be at home; Nashville and Huntsville will travel to Glendale. All game times are 1 pm starts, locally.

Cedar Rapids edged Wisconsin by the score of 5-4. Mike Marseco and John Delaney continue to earn mentions daily, as each had two hits each for the Timber Rattlers. Cody Scarpetta started and gave up four runs in four innings of work, striking out seven and walking four. Bobby McEwen and Curtis Pasma kept it close with scoreless efforts late. R H E Wisconsin 4 8 1 Cedar Rapids 5 5 2 WISCONSIN AB R H BI Miller 4 0 0 0 Marseco 4 1 2 0 Delaney 4 0 2 1 Kjeldgaard 3 0 0 0 BraunS 4 0 1 0 Dykstra 2 1 1 0 Dennis 4 1 1 0 Duran 2 0 0 0 Sanchez 2 0 0 0 Roberts 2 1 1 0 Kemp 1 0 0 0 2B: Marseco, Delaney, Dennis IP H R ER BB SO TP Scarpetta 4 2 4 4 4 7 71 Salmon 2 3 1 1 0 2 35 McEwen 2 0 0 0 2 2 35 Pasma 1 0 0 0 0 1 10

Rancho Cucamonga beat up on Brevard County, 9-2. John Axford allowed all nine of the Quakes runs after Bobby Bramhall started and threw four scoreless innings. We're guessing Axford allowed those runs over 1+ innings (perhaps Rigo Almonte allowed some inherited runners to score), because there's no way Axford is kept in to throw 57 pitches over a single inning. Zelous Wheeler had two hits to lead the Manatees. R H E Brevard County 2 7 1 Rancho Cucamonga 9 12 1 BREVARD CO AB R H BI Haydel 5 1 1 0 Farris 4 0 0 1 Brewer 3 0 0 0 George 1 0 0 0 Wheeler 2 0 2 0 Trejo 1 0 1 0 Chapman 3 0 0 0 Vass 4 1 1 0 Alfonso 3 0 1 0 Bouchie 0 0 0 0 Paciorek 4 0 1 0 Bramhall 2 0 0 0 Miranda 2 0 0 0 2B: Vass Bitmap 3B: Haydel, Wheeler Bitmap IP H R ER BB SO TP Bitmap Bramhall 4 2 0 0 2 4 63 Axford 1 9 9 8 1 0 57 Almonte 2 1 0 0 1 1 24 Ritchie 1 0 0 0 0 0 22

Huntsville beat Arkansas, 3-1, thanks to a solid pitching performance by the Stars staff. Sam Narron allowed one run in his four innings, Chris Smith threw four shutout innings from the pen to get the win, and Derrick Ellison finished up the three-hit combined effort. J.R. Hopf had two hits and Johnny Raburn added a solo shot late for insurance. R H E Arkansas 1 3 0 Huntsville 3 8 0 HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI Caufield 4 1 1 1 Justis 4 0 0 0 Raburn 3 1 1 1 Errecart 4 0 1 1 Wilson 3 0 1 0 Hopf 3 0 2 0 Krause 3 0 1 0 Whiteside 3 0 0 0 Fermaint 3 1 1 0 2B: Hopf HR: Raburn IP H R ER BB SO TP Narron 4 2 1 1 1 5 63 Smith 4 0 0 0 1 3 51 Ellison 1 1 0 0 0 1 11

Nashville downed Salt Lake, 4-3. Yovani Gallardo picked up the win for the Sounds. Ryan Braun provided most of the offense with a three-run home run in the first inning off Brian Fuentes. Craig Counsell and Cole Gillespie had three hits apiece for Nashville. Two of Gillespie's hits were doubles. R H E Salt Lake 3 7 0 Nashville 4 9 0 NASHVILLE AB R H BI Counsell 4 1 3 0 Stern 2 1 0 0 BraunR 3 1 1 3 Parejo 1 0 0 0 Rivera 2 1 1 0 Ash 2 0 0 0 Gamel 4 0 0 0 De La Rosa 1 0 0 0 Gillespie 4 0 3 1 Thorman 2 0 0 0 Bourgeois 3 0 0 0 Perez 3 0 1 0 2B: Gillespie 2 HR: BraunR Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap IP H R ER BB SO TP Gallardo 5.2 4 2 2 3 5 106 Bateman 1.2 2 1 1 2 0 40 Hinton 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 23

He's in box scores that were posted on the 22nd, 24th, and 26th, so yes, I'd say you're definitely missing him...

Helena defeated Grand Canyon University, 9-6. Seth Lintz and Stosh Wawrzasek each tossed two shutout innings. Wayne Dedrick had two hits for the Brewers. R H E Helena 9 11 2 Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap Grand Canyon U 6 9 5 HELENA AB R H BI Dykstra 4 2 1 0 McPhearson 4 2 1 1 Duran 3 1 1 1 Abreu 1 0 1 1 Arias 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez 4 0 1 0 Requena 0 0 0 0 Robulack 3 0 0 0 Barrini 0 1 0 0 Chirinos 4 1 1 0 Cequea 4 1 1 1 Dedrick 4 0 2 1 George 3 1 1 0 2B: Duran IP H R ER BB SO TP Lasker 2 3 3 3 2 1 37 Lintz 2 1 0 0 0 3 29 Manzanillo 2 3 1 1 1 2 37 Rosario 0.2 2 2 2 2 2 24 Sanchez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Wawrzasek 2 0 0 0 0 4 29