Jim Goulart

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Catcher Andres Melendez in the rare DSL photo.

In one of the recently linked Rick Sweet audio interviews (I'm not the only one who listens, right? ), Sweet indicated Ramirez' starting role is not part of a conversion plan for him, just a need based on roster make-up right now.

Final: Memphis 10, Colorado Springs 1 Wasn't it just Friday the Sky Sox 1-0 and the other affiliates couldn't retire anybody? SKY SOX ROUTED 10-1 BY REDBIRDS SATURDAY NIGHT Includes this: Sky Sox pitching surrendered nine more walks Saturday night in Memphis. Just four nights ago, Sky Sox arms set a new high in walks this season with 11 total. Domingo Santana with an opposite-field HR and two walks. He's close... *** Box Score / Game Log Let's just say newly-signed RHP Jeff Ames' 2nd Sky Sox outing did not go well: Memphis Bottom of the 5th Pitching Change: Jeff Ames replaces Nick Ramirez, batting 9th. Tyler O'Neill walks. Adolis Garcia doubles (16) on a fly ball to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Tyler O'Neill scores. Patrick Wisdom walks. Carson Kelly walks. Adolis Garcia to 3rd. Patrick Wisdom to 2nd. Oscar Mercado singles on a line drive to left fielder Rymer Liriano. Adolis Garcia scores. Patrick Wisdom to 3rd. Carson Kelly to 2nd. Wilfredo Tovar walks. Patrick Wisdom scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd. Oscar Mercado to 2nd. Pitching Change: Quintin Torres-Costa replaces Jeff Ames, batting 9th. Jake Woodford called out on strikes. Max Schrock out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Carson Kelly scores. Rangel Ravelo grounds into a force out, shortstop Orlando Arcia to second baseman Andres Blanco. Wilfredo Tovar out at 2nd. *** RHP Jorge Lopez has been scored for 13 hits in 3.2 innings since his latest option down. Have to believe his 40-man roster spot is getting a bit tenuous, or at least will be this fall.

Final: AZL Brewers 6, AZL Athletics 3, regularly scheduled game (seven innings) Box Score / Game Log A-Crew moves to 11-15 on the season. 22-year-old 37th round RHP Franklin Hernandez, RHP Carlos Luna (coming back from two lost seasons to Tommy John), and RHP Jesus Brea combined nicely for the win. Nice job, skip, (seriously, nice job) throw CF Arbert Cipion (see prior post) in the leadoff spot for a confidence boost perhaps, 0-for-3 with a K but did walk and score a run. SS Brice Turang has now hit safely in all six of his pro games, and his double here was his first extra-base knock. Click the link to see which four Brewers reached more than once, including three who reached three times apiece.

Final: AZL Athletics 11, AZL Brewers 5, completion of July 11th game When the game was stopped on the 11th, it was the bottom of the 3rd, Brewers up 2-1. E: Saint (2, fielding); Morales (1, throw); Martinez, E (1, fielding); Howell (2, throw); Williams, J (6, throw). Four of the runs were unearned, but it was still a rough go for LHP Karlos Morales and especially undrafted RHP Renny Tolentino. Box Score / Game Log Two players were unavailable to resume from the 11th -- CF Joe Gray (out with pneumonia) and C Mike Alescio (now in Helena). Only 18 years old, 9th round RF Arbert Cipion is now 4-for-45 with 24 K's. Hang in there, sir, better days ahead.

Final: Wisconsin 1, Bowling Green 0 Rattlers Edge Hot Rods Francis outduels Myers By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers *** I've watched it a few times, and the home plate call on the game's only run was a super close call for umpire Jennifer Pawol (2017 feature article). The final strike of the game may have been a bit of a gift, though. Oh, and the HD quality video from Rattlers' games is just fantastic. *** AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Blog: "On Saturday's Postgame Podcast, Chris Mehring & Kyle Lobner discuss the game, the pitching of Bowden Francis, the defense by the Rattlers, the catchers in this series, and the run that scored. Plus, hear clubhouse comments from Francis, Robbie Hitt, and pitching coach Steve Cline." *** Box Score / Game Log Third time in his last nine starts Bowden Francis has gone at least seven scoreless innings. Payton Henry the only Rattler to reach base twice.

Final: Helena 8, Ogden 0 Ashby Dominates As Brewers Blank Ogden Lefty Goes Career High Seven Innings & Allows Just 2 Hits By Greg Mroz / Helena Brewers Helena, MT - Looking for his first professional win, Aaron Ashby (W, 1-2) put on a show on Saturday evening at Kindrick Legion Field. The Brewers 2018 4th round selection threw seven innings of shutout baseball, allowing just one over the minimum to reach while only surrendering two hits. Helena's offense took advantage of mistakes from Ogden early, cruising to an 8-0 win over the Raptors. For Helena, it was their second shutout in 2018. Click above for the rest of Greg's summary. In his 6th pro appearance, young Mr. Ashby formally had his "hello there!" moment. Wow, one of the top lines by a farmhand starter this year. *** Box Score / Game Log CF Pablo Abreu (see SoCal's note a few posts above) doubled twice and walked twice (bonus video, nice!) LF Je'Von Ward singled twice and should have had a third hit. SS Luis Avila also 2-for-4 - he's on his 3rd 2018 team (DSL, AZL, Helena), and it's nice to put a face to the name for another international signing now in Montana.

VIDEO: Shuckers quickly put out their Saturday night highlight package.

As per Erik C. Anderson of the Helena Independent Record -- "Left-handed pitcher Michael Mediavilla was promoted from the Arizona League Brewers to Helena and is expected to arrive on Sunday." *** The 2018 6'5", 225 34th round pick out of the University of Miami (23 years old next month) has excelled in Maryvale, this was an overdue bump.

Final: DSL Red Sox #2 Squad 5, DSL Brewers/Indians 1 Box Score / Game Log Unique game in that all four pitchers here are Brewer farmhands. 19-year-old Panamanian rookie RHP Moises Ruiz surrendered all five runs (four earned) in his five-inning start. Four Milwaukee batters combined to go 3-for-14 with two walks.

Final: DSL Cardinals "Red" Squad 8, DSL Brewers 7, ten innings Might as well see how the new extra-inning rule played out first -- Brewers scored one, but never recorded an out in the bottom half. DSL Brewers Top of the 10th Larry Ernesto starts inning at 2nd base. With Andres Melendez batting, wild pitch by Sebastian Tabata, Larry Ernesto to 3rd. Andres Melendez lines out to left fielder Joerlin De Los Santos. Alberis Ferrer strikes out swinging. Wild pitch by pitcher Sebastian Tabata. Larry Ernesto scores. Alberis Ferrer to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Francisco Gonzalez replaces Luis Silva. Francisco Gonzalez pops out to third baseman Francisco Hernandez in foul territory. Jeicor Cristian strikes out swinging. DSL Cardinals Red Bottom of the 10th Francisco Gonzalez remains in the game as the first baseman. Defensive Substitution: Alwinson Valdez replaces right fielder Jeicor Cristian, batting 7th, playing right field. Pitching Change: Leony Rosario replaces Wilber Diaz. Luis Montano starts inning at 2nd base. With Adanson Cruz batting, wild pitch by Leony Rosario, Luis Montano to 3rd. Adanson Cruz walks. Claudio Ramirez singles on a line drive to right fielder Alwinson Valdez. Luis Montano scores. Adanson Cruz to 3rd. Leony Rosario intentionally walks Yowelfy Rosario. Claudio Ramirez to 2nd. Jesus Orecchia singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Rodriguez. Adanson Cruz scores. Claudio Ramirez to 3rd. Yowelfy Rosario to 2nd. Box Score / Game Log There are four "Wilber's" in all of MiLB today. Two pitched for the Brewers in this game. Both Perez and Diaz have been very good, too, although Perez was victimized some here. LH-hitting OF Oswel Leones is playing all his debut season at age 17, he had three hits here as the DH, and outside of slugging (such a common issue with the 17-year-olds), the Venezuelan has performed well. A double included in today's success.

VIDEO: The full highlight package via the Shuckers of Friday night's 8-2 win

Friday's offense in the 1-0 Sky Sox win -- (FYI - when videos become available later the next day, we'll often post them to kick off the new day's Link Report, as some folks may not revisit the prior one.)

Happy 18th Birthday, competitive balance round Hawaii high school OF pick Micah Bello.

Thank you, there's your reminder, set your DVR if you'll be focusing on the big league game.

Timber Rattlers DVR Alerts, including tonight! Saturday, July 21 vs. Bowling Green 6:35pm - CW 14 Sunday, July 22 vs. Bowling Green 1:05pm - CW 14 Tuesday, July 23 vs. Bowling Green 7:05pm - Spectrum Sports

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Not Cruz... December 16, 2004: Nelson Cruz traded by the Oakland Athletics with Justin Lehr to the Milwaukee Brewers for Keith Ginter.

Helena has posted their summary: Chukars Throttle Brewers To Take Series Helena Allows Season High 18 Runs

As also posted in our season-long Helena / Maryvale archive thread of feature articles -- Cool feature story on 2018 undrafted free agent RHP Tate Budnick out of the University of Portland, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the post-draft signing process. Edmonds-Woodway grad chasing his dream on the baseball diamond After not being picked in the MLB draft, Tate Budnick signed with the Milwaukee Brewers organization By Andrew Lang, HeraldNet (Everett, WA)

Cool feature story on 2018 undrafted free agent RHP Tate Budnick out of the University of Portland, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the post-draft signing process. Edmonds-Woodway grad chasing his dream on the baseball diamond After not being picked in the MLB draft, Tate Budnick signed with the Milwaukee Brewers organization By Andrew Lang, HeraldNet (Everett, WA)

I guess the only thing I'd say is we have to be careful when looking at counting stat rankings within a particular league, given that so many players get promoted in-season. That being said, clearly Ray has been very good in multiple ways.

And now for a completely different box score experience! Final: Colorado Springs 1, Memphis 0 Your only online home for the Sky Sox road game summary -- BETHANCOURT'S SOLO HOMER ONLY RUN IN SKY SOX 1-0 SHUTOUT VICTORY MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Sky Sox kicked off their three-game series in Memphis versus the Redbirds with a 1-0 shutout victory for their seventh shutout of the season. The only run of the game came via a Christian Bethancourt solo home run in the sixth inning. After finishing a tightly-contested four-game home series against the Round Rock Express last night that saw Colorado Springs split the series 2-2, the Sky Sox began game one tonight of this three-game series against the Memphis Redbirds with five scoreless innings to initiate the Friday night contest. Through five innings, both starting pitchers had similar lines. Aaron Wilkerson of the Sky Sox had no runs on five hits with a pair of walks, while striking out four Express batters. Conversely, Chris Ellis had also allowed no runs, on six hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. It wasn't until there were two outs in the top of the sixth inning that either team would score. Bethancourt, who came into tonight leading all Colorado Springs batters in home runs with 14, hit his 15th of the season with two outs and no one on in the sixth for the first run of the series, giving the Sky Sox a slim 1-0 advantage. Erik Davis replaced Wilkerson on the mound for the Sky Sox in the bottom of the sixth inning, recording a line out, a ground out, and a fly out in his first inning of work. In the top of the seventh inning, Davis had an at-bat and actually reached on Memphis' first error of the night. Davis then recorded another three-up, three-down inning in the bottom of the seventh, finishing his night with two innings of work out of the pen, surrendering no hits and not allowing a single baserunner. Ellis was pulled after the seventh inning, having allowed just the sole run on the Bethancourt homer in the sixth, with no walks and eight strikeouts in his strong start. He was replaced on the mound by Conner Greene in the eighth frame. Greene gave up a hit to the first batter he faced, in the form of an Orlando Arcia single. He then hit Tyrone Taylor with a pitch to put the first two batters he faced on first and second, before Domingo Santana hit into a double play and Bethancourt flew out to quickly stifle the late offense. Tristan Archer then replaced Davis on the mound for Colorado Springs, walking Rangel Ravelo on four pitches before recording three swift outs to send the tight 1-0 game into the ninth inning. The Sky Sox would go three up and three down on just ten pitches in the top of the ninth to give Memphis a chance in the bottom half of the inning, with Archer coming back out to try to close out the game for Colorado Springs. Adolis Garcia flew out for the first out of the inning, but Edmundo Sosa then doubled to put the tying run in scoring position with the winning run at the plate. However, Wilfredo Tovar struck out to put the Redbirds down to their final out, before Alex Mejia grounded out to end the game. The Sky Sox are on the road in Memphis for a three-game set against the Redbirds. They return home on the 24th to host the El Paso Chihuahuas for three games, followed by a four-game set against the Albuquerque Isotopes. It will be the first and only time this season Colorado Springs plays El Paso and Albuquerque. Saturday's Preview: In the second game of a three-game series against the Redbirds in Memphis, the Sky Sox are sending southpaw Nick Ramirez to the mound to face off against the right-handed Jake Woodford for the Redbirds. Ramirez is in search of his third win of the season, whereas Woodford is still looking for his first. Bethancourt Leads: Christian Bethancourt—who went into Friday night's contest against Memphis leading all Colorado Springs batters in home runs with 14—hit his 15th of the season with two outs and no one on in the sixth inning for the first run of the series, giving the Sky Sox a slim 1-0 advantage in doing so. The next closest Sky Sox batter in the homers category prior to Friday night's game was Tyrone Taylor, with a dozen longballs in the 2018 campaign at the onset of the three-game set versus the Redbirds. Shut 'em Out: The Sky Sox shut out the Memphis Redbirds on Friday night to kick off their three-game series in Tennessee, marking the second time in as many nights the Redbirds had been shut out. It was Colorado Springs' seventh shutout of the season, with their last coming on 6/24 in Iowa against the Cubs (2-0). All seven of the Sky Sox shutouts have come on the road, and all three times the Sky Sox have been shut out this year have also come on the road. 1-0: Friday night's 1-0 Sky Sox win at Autozone Park marks the first time the Sky Sox have won a 1-0 game in Memphis. The last 1-0 win for the Sky Sox with the lone run scoring on a homer was on June 24th, 2017, when Kyle Wren hit a lead-off homer to start the game at the Shrine on Airline, as the Sky Sox blanked the New Orleans Baby Cakes, 1-0. *** Box Score / Game Log Both Orlando Arcia and Domingo Santana were 2-for-4, all singles, but still. Rymer Liriano 1-for-4, one K, played LF in his 2018 Sky Sox debut. Aaron Wilkerson's double was among the eight Sky Sox hits.

Final: AZL Royals 7, AZL Brewers 6 Box Score / Game Log Now 10-14, the A-Crew scored four in the top of the 8th to grab a 6-5 lead, but gave it up in the next half-inning. So all eight of his hits have been singles, but that's the only nitpick on SS Brice Turang thus far, 4-for-4, walk, two stolen bases (now 5-for-5 in that department after five games). Imagine where the .990 OPS will go when the extra-base hits start to rack up. CF Micah Bello celebrated his 18th birthday eve (Happy Saturday b-day!) with his first pro home as well as a double. First baseman Ernesto Martinez and his 6'6", 225 pound LH swinging frame, doubled, singled twice, and walked. The just-turned 19-year-old Cuban could eventually be a monster prospect. Korry Howell (playing third base) and Kekai Rios (as the DH), both reached base three times. Is that a platinum sombrero for 2B Orveo Saint? (Now 30 K's in 44 AB's). Nothing really stands out among the four pitching efforts in this one.