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Sunday January 6th: AUDIO via Matt Pauley's Brewers Extra Innings Podcast: "After a two-week holiday hiatus, Brewers Extra Innings, the Podcast returns! This week, Matt takes a look at the team's outfield situation after the recent trades of Domingo Santana and Keon Broxton. This week's featured conversation is with Baseball Prospectus' Nicholas Zettel." AUDIO via the Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast: "J.P., Ryan and Steve are back just in time to discuss the Keon Broxton trade and what the return means for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2019." Monday January 7th: AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Morning Show: "Tim Allen who hosts our baseball postgame show joined Chuck and Bart to share his thoughts on the Brewers' trades so far this offseason." AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Big Show": "Jim Callis, senior writer for MLB.com’s MLB Pipeline, discusses the Madison Bumgarner to the Brewers trade rumors, the return on the Keon Broxton trade with the Mets, how the Brewers roster is positioned to compete in 2019 and more." AUDIO via the "Drew Olson Show" on 97.3 FM: (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): "Tom Haudricourt talks Madison Bumgarner trade rumors" AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Hot Stove Weekly": "Tim Allen and Bill "Baby Tausch" Schmid discuss the Brewers return from the New York Mets in the trade for Keon Broxton. Will Madison Bumgarner be a Brewer? We ask Adam McCalvy of Brewers.com." NOTE: The McCalvy interview begins at the 24:50 minute mark.

Troy Stokes, Jr. On Playing in Venezuela and His Future With the Milwaukee Brewers Kyle Lobner, Shepherd Express Great stuff here!

Friday January 4th: AUDIO via the "Double Team" on 97.3 FM: (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): Voice of the Carolina Mudcats Greg Young (go to the 53:20 minute mark) As Dario Melendez notes, the discussion kicks off with notes on Carolina's Brewers-themed jersey and hat, charity-auctioned previously --

Friday January 4th: AUDIO via the "Double Team" on 97.3 FM: (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): Voice of the Carolina Mudcats Greg Young (go to the 53:20 minute mark) As Dario Melendez notes, the discussion kicks off with notes on Carolina's Brewers-themed jersey and hat, charity-auctioned previously. Keston Hiura and Weston Wilson topics as well with co-host Bob Brainerd.

Jesus Aguilar finally goes deep

All Latin leagues have completed their regular seasons and now weeks-long playoffs and round-robins are underway. That means this Brewers players stat page is final (except for Australia).

Third home run in two days for Zach Clark

Daniel Brown looks back on a successful year in 2018 Catching up with the southpaw on his season, the Arizona Fall League, Milwaukee’s new pitching coach, and more By Kyle Lesniewski, BrewCrewBall

MLB's 30 fastest prospects -- one from each team By Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Mike Rosenbaum, MLB.com Brewers: Korry Howell, SS Howell swiped 83 bases in 99 attempts (84 percent success rate) during his two years at Kirkwood (Iowa) JC before going to Milwaukee in the 12th round of 2018. After signing, Howell batted .311 and went 12-for-16 on the basepaths in Rookie-level Arizona League. He's been known to post sub-4.0-second home-to-first run times, which is elite for a right-handed hitter. Likely 2019 level: Class A Wisconsin

Thursday January 3rd: AUDIO via Brewers.com: "What will it take for the Brewers to improve in 2019? MLB.com's Alyson Footer (@alysonfooter) and Brewers reporter Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) discuss the possible moves with a focus on adding depth to the starting rotation. Plus, who would be the best fit at second base while the club waits for prospect Keston Hiura to arrive in the Majors?"

Rymer Liriano (big league camp invite) and Dustin Houle sign minor league deals with the Mets. Initial post in this thread updated. Good luck to each, especially Dustin, a Brewer since 2011 as a 17-year-old draft pick from north of the border.

Tuesday January 1st: AUDIO via the Turn a Pair Baseball Podcast: "Ring in the New Year with a champion. This week we interview @Brewers pitcher and 2018 NL Central Champion Brent Suter (@bruter24). He talks about his time at @BigMoeBaseball, @HarvardBaseball, the tweet from @JimCarrey and much more" (go to the 05:45 minute mark)

Monday December 31st: AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM: "Hot Stove Weekly - Tim Allen and Bill Schmid talk offseason trades and wrap up an incredible 2018 for Milwaukee Brewers fans!"

Spangenberg excited to get ‘fresh start’ with Brewers Several quotes within, physical still pending...

RHP Tristan Archer has been a reliable organization workhorse in his six pro seasons with the Crew. Entering his last season of club control, Archer is pitching very well in the Dominican Winter League round-robin playoffs, as his agency noted in very brief video form here. Here's the box score showing two scoreless innings as his team won on a walkoff. *** Meanwhile, busy night for Brewer big leaguers in Venezuela: Box Score: Jesus Aguilar 2-for-4, two singles. If this were the 2019 regular season, would there be a bit of panic at just four doubles and no home runs through 20 games? Box Score: Orlando Arcia continues a fantastic winter, 2-for-4 with a walk, now .333/.395/.470 (.864 OPS) through 17 games. Box Score: Junior Guerra bounces back from a disastrous outing three days earlier with two scoreless frames: Caracas Bottom of the 7th Pitching Change: Junior Guerra replaces Miguel Burgos. Wilfredo Tovar pops out to second baseman Edgar Duran. Leobaldo Pina walks. Anderson De La Rosa grounds into a double play, third baseman Alberto Gonzalez to second baseman Edgar Duran to first baseman Hector Sanchez. Leobaldo Pina out at 2nd. Caracas Bottom of the 8th Maikol Gonzalez grounds out, third baseman Alberto Gonzalez to first baseman Hector Sanchez. Harold Castro flies out to left fielder Gregor Blanco. Isaias Tejeda doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Gregor Blanco. With Jeffrey Baez batting, wild pitch by Junior Guerra, Isaias Tejeda to 3rd. Jeffrey Baez strikes out swinging. *** Via Google Translate of this Saturday article -- In Orlando Arcia, Caribes not only has a magnificent fielder, but a slugger who became worthy to fear. "I really felt very comfortable at home," says the Anzoaatiguense shortstop. "I'm always working on my hitting. I always arrive early and I work extra that part of my game " From Valencia. - Orlando Arcia comes from an injured season in the Major Leagues: he hit .366, with .268 of on-base percentage and 55 of adjusted OPS. His offensive production was so low that the Milwaukee Brewers sent him twice to the minors, but that did not stop him from being the main shortstop of the organization, as was demonstrated in the postseason, when he played ten games, gave three homers and hit for .333. For the Venezuelan professional baseball, and especially for Caribes de Anzoátegui, his presence is an ostentation. And since he came to the Tribe, Orlando Arcia has noted his superiority with respect to the league. Averaged .333, with .379 on-base percentage. In 51 innings he has hit six tubeyes and a home run. And despite his four errors on the field, he has squandered the category of shortstop. "These days he went to shoot a shot from the gardens and grabbed him with his bare hand. It's a show, "said an executive of the ninth aborigine. At a time when less than a quarter of the Venezuelan bigleaguers come to play in their country, Arcia's presence is amazing. "I always want to play here in my country and in front of my fans," says Orlando Arcia at Beisbolplay. "That's why I spoke early with the management of Milwaukee to get permission. They gave it to me without putting limitations on me, as far as the equipment goes. The only thing they asked me was to play quietly, not to drive me crazy. But they did not give me a deadline to leave the team. " In Orlando Arcia, Caribes not only has a magnificent fielder, but a slugger who became worthy to fear. "I really felt very comfortable at home," says the Anzoaatiguense shortstop. "I'm always working on my hitting. I always arrive early and I work extra that part of my game. " "It is very important to have Arcia," says the manager of Caribes, Omar López. "He not only offers guarantees in a premium position such as shortstop, but also leadership in the clubhouse." Orlando Arcia is one of the main attractions of the tournament and I hope to remain so in January, with Anzoátegui qualifying for the postseason.

This trade partner relationship with Colorado is by far the longest dry spell currently for the Brewers, as seen in the initial post here. It's ten and a half years longer than the next longest drought (St. Louis). Even though this was one of those quick same-day Rule 5 draft trades, it's still sad to note that Carvajal passed in January 2018 at age 33. Former pitcher Marcos Carvajal dies in Venezuela amid lack of medication for pneumonia NOTE: This past spring MLB.com wrote about the longest current MLB trade partner droughts for each team. Brewers-Rockies is the 7th longest drought, and no drought pre-dates the year 2000. Bumped this post and this thread because Kyle Lobner continued his remarkable This Day in Brewers History series today, and I realized that on this same day five years earlier in 1999 the two teams were involved in a major (yet lackluster for the Crew) three-team trade. Haven't researched if the teams had dealt with each other between the '99 and '04 deals. P.S.: I am aware that in the initial post of this thread many of the Baseball Cube Player Page links need to be updated. Apparently the Cube updated all their links some time ago.

Scouting Noah Zavolas, new pitching prospect for the Milwaukee Brewers Let’s get to know Milwaukee’s most recent pitching acquisition By Kyle Lesniewski, BrewCrewBall

Panama Winter League stats located For the team linked, you'll find Luna in addition to one of our favorites, 18-year-old (19 in February) OF Bryan Dimas. In two summers in the Dominican, Dimas has struck out 182 times in 305 at-bats. Perseverance, young man.

Saturday December 22nd: AUDIO via the Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast: "JP and Ryan discussed the Cory Spangenberg signing, the Domingo Santana/Ben Gamel swap and the current financial situation in Major League Baseball."

Rough night for Junior Guerra Wednesday -- Aragua Bottom of the 7th Pitching Change: Junior Guerra replaces Sam Runion. Henry Alejandro Rodriguez walks. Mound Visit. Franklin Barreto singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Alberto Gonzalez. Henry Alejandro Rodriguez to 2nd. Yeltsin Gudino strikes out swinging. Jose Tabata singles on a ground ball to right fielder Teodoro Martinez. Henry Alejandro Rodriguez scores. Franklin Barreto to 2nd. Anthony Santander homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Franklin Barreto scores. Jose Tabata scores. Mound Visit. Pitching Change: Ulises Joaquin replaces Junior Guerra. In the same game, in the opposing dugout, Jesus Aguilar walked, then struck out twice, and was ejected arguing a called third strike. *** In Puerto Rico, LHP Alex Claudio's outing -- Caguas Top of the 6th Jonathan Morales walks. Yadiel Rivera singles on a fly ball to right fielder Henry Ramos. Jonathan Morales to 2nd. Jack Lopez singles on a line drive to left fielder Danny Ortiz. Jonathan Morales to 3rd. Yadiel Rivera to 2nd. Jancarlos Cintron singles on a line drive to center fielder Jay Gonzalez. Jonathan Morales scores. Yadiel Rivera to 3rd. Jack Lopez to 2nd. Pitching Change: Alberto Rodriguez replaces Jonathan Sanchez. Rusney Castillo strikes out swinging. Pitching Change: Alex Claudio replaces Alberto Rodriguez. Victor Caratini doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Danny Ortiz. Yadiel Rivera scores. Jack Lopez scores. Jancarlos Cintron to 3rd. Alex Claudio intentionally walks David Vidal. Dayron Varona out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Danny Ortiz. Jancarlos Cintron scores. Geraldo Valentin grounds out, pitcher Alex Claudio to first baseman Yariel Gonzalez. Caguas Top of the 7th Jonathan Morales grounds out, third baseman Emmanuel Rivera to first baseman Yariel Gonzalez. Yadiel Rivera grounds out, pitcher Alex Claudio to first baseman Yariel Gonzalez. Jack Lopez grounds out, shortstop Jesmuel Valentin to first baseman Yariel Gonzalez. Caguas Top of the 8th Jancarlos Cintron singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jay Gonzalez. Rusney Castillo singles on a line drive to right fielder Henry Ramos. Jancarlos Cintron to 2nd. Victor Caratini grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. Jancarlos Cintron out at 3rd. Rusney Castillo to 2nd. Victor Caratini to 1st. Pitching Change: Tyler Herron replaces Alex Claudio. David Vidal flies out to left fielder Danny Ortiz. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Vimael Machin replaces Dayron Varona. Pitching Change: Christian Torres replaces Tyler Herron. Vimael Machin called out on strikes. So Claudio was charged with a blown save when he let those three inherited runners to score, and then he was helped out by his bullpen mates on the back end. The box score line shows two scoreless innings. That middle inning was pure Claudio, though.

First an FYI - for those of you who had been referring regularly to this link for winter league stats, keep in mind that it only reflects "regular season" numbers. In the Dominican League (LIDOM at the link), there is a weeks-long postseason round robin that takes place, and it is already three games in. Now, at this time, only RH reliever Tristan Archer is active in the DWL. Archer has been excellent in two postseason games, including inheriting and stranding three baserunners. Those games won't be reflected on his stat page. Before long, that will be the case for the Venezuelan stats as well. *** Junior Guerra's 2nd appearance in Venezuela was eventful, and we got a Guerra-vs.-Aguilar matchup. 1.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 HBP, 0 K Aragua Top of the 5th Pitching Change: Junior Guerra replaces David Kubiak. Ezequiel Carrera singles on a line drive to center fielder Yonathan Daza. Carlos Tocci flies out to right fielder Teodoro Martinez. Henry Alejandro Rodriguez flies out to center fielder Yonathan Daza. Franklin Barreto hit by pitch. Ezequiel Carrera to 2nd. Jesus Aguilar flies out to left fielder Gregor Blanco. Aragua Top of the 6th Jose Tabata grounds out, second baseman Luis Mendez to first baseman Jose Martinez. Anthony Santander flies out to left fielder Gregor Blanco. Gabriel Lino hit by pitch. Gabriel Noriega singles on a line drive to right fielder Teodoro Martinez. Gabriel Lino to 3rd. Ezequiel Carrera singles on a fly ball to left fielder Gregor Blanco. Gabriel Lino scores. Gabriel Noriega to 2nd. Carlos Tocci singles on a line drive to right fielder Teodoro Martinez. Gabriel Noriega to 3rd. Ezequiel Carrera to 2nd. Mound Visit. Pitching Change: Sam Runion replaces Junior Guerra. Henry Alejandro Rodriguez flies out to center fielder Yonathan Daza. *** Orlando Arcia 3-for-6 with two doubles and three RBI in a wild 14-13 ten-inning loss in Venezuela Sunday (box).

LHP Alex Claudio's 2nd appearance in Puerto Rico (his first was a single inning to shake off the rust, as you'll see in the game log at that link) -- 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K Classic Claudio for two innings, ground balls for hits and outs. Bizarro Claudio in his 3rd inning, three balls in the air. Caguas Top of the 5th Pitching Change: Alex Claudio replaces Nicholas Padilla. Jonathan Morales singles on a ground ball to right fielder Henry Ramos. Jack Lopez flies out to right fielder Henry Ramos. Willie Abreu grounds into a force out, pitcher Alex Claudio to shortstop Jeremy Rivera. Jonathan Morales out at 2nd. Willie Abreu to 1st. Rusney Castillo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Henry Ramos. Willie Abreu to 2nd. Victor Caratini hit by pitch. Willie Abreu to 3rd. Rusney Castillo to 2nd. Vimael Machin grounds out to first baseman Yariel Gonzalez. Caguas Top of the 6th David Vidal singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jay Gonzalez. Jancarlos Cintron singles on a line drive to right fielder Henry Ramos. David Vidal to 2nd. Dayron Varona pops out to first baseman Yariel Gonzalez on the infield fly rule. Jonathan Morales grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Rivera to second baseman Jesmuel Valentin to first baseman Yariel Gonzalez. Jancarlos Cintron out at 2nd. Caguas Top of the 7th Jack Lopez flies out to center fielder Jay Gonzalez. Willie Abreu pops out to third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. Rusney Castillo flies out to center fielder Jay Gonzalez.

Catcher Mike Alescio was not a release, but a retirement, after just one pro season. Several links were provided upon Alescio's July signing as a non-drafted free agent out of Seton Hall. The 22-year-old did manage a home run while playing for Helena, and for his legacy, it was part of this video package. Just guessing part of Alescio's decision rests on the financial aspect of MiLB life. We wish him, and the players detailed in the "release post" above, well, in life and in any post-Brewer baseball opportunities.