Jim Goulart

AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's series of Maryvale interviews, posted online Wed. 2/28: Keston Hiura

AUDIO via Brewers.com Tue. 2/27: Latest episode of "Brewers on Tap" as Lane Grindle chats with outfielder Christian Yelich and Brewers' Minor League director Tom Flanagan (Flanagan at the 14:10 minute mark) *** AUDIO via the Journal-Sentinel Tue. 2/27: Tom Haudricourt and Todd Rosiak podcast *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Morning Show Tue. 2/27: WSSP's Tim Allen (from Maryvale) *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Tue. 2/27: Bob Nightengale, MLB Columnist for USA Today Sports *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Tue. 2/27: Adam McCalvy *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Big Show" Tue. 2/27: Jonathan Villar (This is a separate interview than the one linked previously with WSSP's Tim Allen from Mon. 2/26) *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Big Show" Tue. 2/27: Christian Yelich (This is a separate interview than the one linked previously with WSSP's Tim Allen from Mon. 2/26) *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Tim Allen in Maryvale Tue. 2/27: Keon Broxton *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Spring Training Live" Tue. 2/27: Hour One *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Spring Training Live" Tue. 2/27: Hour Two includes interviews with Ryan Braun and Brett Phillips -- those chats are archived individually as well, Braun here and Phillips here *** AUDIO via ESPN 540 Milwaukee's "Bryan and Dan" Tue. 2/27: Fox Sports Wisconsin's Sophia Minnaert talks Brewers (then some Bucks) *** AUDIO via the Mike Heller Show Tue. 2/27 (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): Tom Haudricourt (go to the 45:00 minute mark) *** VIDEOS via the Brewers video highlight / brief interviews page

AUDIO via Brewers.com Tue. 2/27: Latest episode of "Brewers on Tap" as Lane Grindle chats with outfielder Christian Yelich and Brewers' Minor League director Tom Flanagan For the focus of this forum, the Flanagan interview begins at the 14:10 minute mark. Indicates both Corbin Burnes and Freddy Peralta are likely to open at AAA, by the way.

27-year-old RHP Brooks Hall, the 2009 4th rounder who pitched in the Diamondbacks organization last summer, has to go the independent ball route to begin 2018, signing with Lancaster (PA) of the Atlantic League.

VIDEO via FOX6 NEWS Mon. 2/26: Several interview clips with David Stearns, particularly at the bottom of the linked page *** AUDIO via Matt Pauley's Brewers Extra Innings Podcast Sun. 2/25: "Cactus League games are underway. On this week's podcast, Matt breaks down the situation with Ryan Braun and whether he might be a legitimate option at first base or if it is posturing to help the team pull off a deal. Matt is joined by TimberRattlers.com and Shepherd Express writer Kyle Lobner as they discuss the first few spring training games." *** AUDIO via the Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast Mon. 2/19: "Spring Training is officially under way, and Steve and Ryan discuss what to watch for during spring training games, and which Milwaukee Brewers roster spots actually have open competitions." *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Tim & Tausch in The Morning" Podcast Mon. 2/26: LHP Wade Miley *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Tim & Tausch in The Morning" Podcast Mon. 2/26: RHP Brandon Woodruff *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Tim & Tausch in The Morning" Podcast Mon. 2/26: OF Christian Yelich *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Tim & Tausch in The Morning" Podcast Mon. 2/26: IF Jonathan Villar *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Tim & Tausch in The Morning" Podcast Mon. 2/26: RHP Zach Davies *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Tim & Tausch in The Morning" Podcast Mon. 2/26: IF Mauricio Dubon *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Tim & Tausch in The Morning" Podcast Mon. 2/26: RHP Matt Albers *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Tim & Tausch in The Morning" Podcast Mon. 2/26: LHP Tyler Webb *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Morning Show Mon. 2/26: Adam McCalvy *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Morning Show Mon. 2/26: WSSP's Tim Allen (from Maryvale) *** AUDIO via the Drew Olson Show Mon. 2/26 (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): Tom Haudricourt (go to the 69:50 minute mark) *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Mon. 2/26: WSSP 105.7 FM's Tim Allen *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Mon. 2/26: "Joe Block, former Brewers radio broadcaster, now with the Pirates, gives us a low-down on the team." *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Big Show" Mon. 2/26: Former Brewers GM Sal Bando *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Big Show" Mon. 2/26: Bill Schroeder *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Spring Training Live" Mon. 2/26: This evening's show includes the prior linked interviews above with Zach Davies and Brandon Woodruff *** AUDIO via the "Show and Go" Podcast Mon. 2/26: "Listen to Ben Zobrist, Tim Dillard, Ryan Schmalz, and Josh Costello as they discuss "baseball preparation". *** VIDEOS via the Brewers video highlight / brief interviews page

VIDEO via WISN's Stephen Watson: GM David Stearns *** AUDIO via WTMJ Thurs. 2/23: Latest episode of "Brewers Weekly", includes a chat with Lane Grindle, which can be found as a standalone here. *** AUDIO via Brewers.com Fri. 2/23: "Can Taylor Williams make the Opening Day roster? MLB.com's Alexa Datt and Brewers reporter Adam McCalvy discuss the dark horse candidates to make the team out of camp and why Ryan Braun is seeing time at first base this spring." *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Morning Show Fri. 2/23: "Former MLB GM Dan O'Dowd, now of MLB Network talks spring training baseball and what he expects from the Brewers this season." *** AUDIO via the Drew Olson Show Fri. 2/23 (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): Tom Haudricourt (go to the 66:20 minute mark) *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Big Show" Fri. 2/23: Adam McCalvy *** AUDIO via Sirius/XM's Fantasy Channel Fri. 2/23: Portion of their Travis Shaw interview Subscribers with app access can pull up the full interview via the "search" functionality.

Entering his 6th season with the Crew, RHP Tristan Archer comments on his slider and more. Time is now for former South baseball star Archer

Quick Dallas Carroll article link below: Collegiate Dreams Turns Professional Reality

Saturday night 2/25 tweets

Hope still shines for Corey Ray after disappointing year in Brewers system David Haugh, Chicago Tribune

VIDEO via FOX6 NEWS Wed. 2/21: Several interview clips with Craig Counsell, particularly at the bottom of the linked page

AUDIO via the "Show and Go" Podcast Fri. 2/16: "Listen to Ben Zobrist, Tim Dillard, Ryan Schmalz, and Josh Costello as they discuss what it means to be a good teammate... and the warning signs of a bad teammate. Am I a good teammate? How do I know? Why should I care? How long do I have to listen to this? What's a podcast? I'd rather play video games on my XBox iWatch! Why are there so many questions... it's like this description was written by The Riddler! Where's Batman!" *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Morning Show Wed. 2/21: "Kevin Holden of CBS 58 joined Chuck and Bart live from Spring Training to share updates from the Brewers. *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Morning Show Wed. 2/21: "Steve Gardner, Senior Fantasy Editor at USA Today, joined Chuck and Bart to discuss the landscape of the MLB offseason." *** AUDIO via the Drew Olson Show Wed. 2/21 (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): Tom Haudricourt (go to the 66:30 minute mark) *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Wed. 2/21: Brian Anderson *** AUDIO via WTMJ's "Sports Central" Wed. 2/21: "CBS Sports MLB writer R.J. Anderson hops on the line to talk about Jake Arrieta's future team and what the Brewers might do to add him or another starter to their rotation." *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Thurs. 2/22: "Mo Egger of ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati previews the Reds heading into Spring Training." *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Thurs. 2/22: "Mark Grote of 670 The Score in Chicago gives us the low-down on the Cubs." *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Thurs. 2/22: "Kevin Wheeler of 101 ESPN Radio in St. Louis takes a look at the Cardinals’ expectations." *** AUDIO via the Mike Heller Show Thurs. 2/22 (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): Tom Haudricourt (go to the 58:40 minute mark) *** AUDIO via WTMJ's "Sports Central" Thurs. 2/22: "Doug Melvin stops by the show to talk with Greg about being elected to the Brewers Wall of Honor, his role with the club now and why he thinks free agency has been abnormal this year."

AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud Wed. 2/21: "Chris Mehring & Kyle Lobner talk about the latest Frosty Microbrew, Spring Training, Projections for the Brewers, some changes around the stadium, and some trades involving former Timber Rattlers."

Turns out Hager had actually signed with the St. Paul Saints of the independent American Association on February 8th. So technically the Brewers acquired Hager's rights from St. Paul. Also, Jake Hager is the real name of former WWE wrestler (and former world champ) Jack Swagger.

AUDIO via WTMJ Sun. 2/18: "Tyler Barnes, Brewers V.P. for Communications, joined Mark Siegrist on Wisconsin's Weekend Morning News to talk about the preparations underway at Maryvale Baseball Park for the Brewers spring training opener against the Cubs on February 23rd. Tyler also talked about the renovations planned at Maryvale in late March." *** AUDIO via Matt Pauley's Brewers Extra Innings Podcast Sun. 2/18: "Brewers spring training is underway but much of the Brewers-related discussion continues to center around players who are not in camp. Matt continues to discuss the potential of another pitching acquisition. The team does sign Wade Miley to a minor league contract. What kind of expectations should we have for the potential 2018 contributions of Miley? This week's featured guest is Brew Crew Ball managing editor and BP Milwaukee writer Kyle Lesniewski." *** AUDIO via the Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast Mon. 2/19: "Jake Odorizzi was traded to the Twins over the weekend, and J.P. and Steve discuss whether the Milwaukee Brewers should have been in on the deal considering what it took to get him. They also talk about Eric Hosmer's deal with the Padres and what a deal for Jake Arrieta may look like." *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Morning Show Mon. 2/19: Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Morning Show Mon. 2/19: Tim Allen *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Mon. 2/19: Andrew Wagner of the Sports Xchange *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Hot Stove Weekly" Mon. 2/19: Hour One of the program includes a chat with Adam McCalvy, which can be heard as a standalone here *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Hot Stove Weekly" Mon. 2/19: Hour Two of the program includes a chat with Adam Rygg (@BrewerNation), which can be heard as a standalone here, and WSSP's Bart Winkler, which can be heard as a standalone here *** AUDIO via WTMJ's "Sports Central" Mon. 2/19: Jeff Levering *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Tue. 2/20: Adam McCalvy *** AUDIO via ESPN 540 Milwaukee's "Bryan and Dan" Tue. 2/20: Sophia Minnaert *** AUDIO via ESPN 540 Milwaukee's "Homer and Gabe" Tue. 2/20: More with Sophia Minnaert *** AUDIO via the Mike Heller Show Tue. 2/20 (You will need to create a free iHeart Radio account to listen): Tom Haudricourt (go to the 100:00 minute mark)

Initial post updated with this news on LHP Sean Nolin

Ballpark Digest update on Detroit and Toledo includes a summary in the final paragraph of where things stand at the AAA level.

AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Big Show" Fri. 2/16: Seth Everett (Brewers talk begins at the 03:30 minute mark) *** AUDIO via WTMJ's "Sports Central" Fri. 2/16: Jerry Augustine

Frosty Microbrews: Cline excited for a second year with Wisconsin By Kyle Lobner / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

AUDIO via MiLB.com: RHP Corbin Burnes (go to the 28:40 minute mark)

AUDIO via Brewers.com Wed. 2/14: "Now that Yu Darvish is off the table for Milwaukee, who will they target next in free agency? MLB.com's Alexa Datt and Brewers reporter Adam McCalvy discuss why Lance Lynn could be a fit for the team and break down pitching coach, Derek Johnson's influence on the staff." *** AUDIO via Milwaukee Record Thursday 2/15: "Believe it or not, baseball season is just around the corner. Milwaukee Brewers pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training today, and Opening Day is just over six weeks out. After one of the most exciting winters in franchise history and with expectations building around the young team, there's a lot to talk about. Kyle Lobner covers the Brewers and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers for a variety of publications (including this one), the T-Rats official site, and his daily "Frosty Mug" round-up on his Twitter account every weekday. Before boarding a plane to Florida, Lobner joined Tyler Maas at Milwaukee Record headquarters to talk about Milwaukee's busy offseason, needs that must be addressed before the regular season, the drastic improvement of the team's minor league system, and the sport's economic flaws. They also reminisced about going to minor league games together and dredged up some forgotten prospects from Brewers past (anyone remember Brad Nelson and Eric Arnett?). It should be noted that this episode was recorded before Milwaukee signed Wade Miley to a minor league deal." *** AUDIO via MiLB.com: RHP Corbin Burnes (go to the 28:40 minute mark) *** Won't link directly to them daily, but do know the Brewers' site video page will have shorter clips all spring, and the Journal-Sentinel articles look like they will include video as well.

There are three players from the 2017 Dominican Summer League teams who are stateside for camp this spring. This doesn't necessarily mean they won't be going back to the Dominican, but if bodes well for them opening on either the Maryvale or Helena squads in June. And other players could be brought stateside in time for the opening of the rookie league seasons. 19-year-old Dominican C/1B Luis Avalo is a two-year pro who posted a solid (for the offensively depressed league) .268/.307/.386 line in 2017, and only struck out 17 times in 153 at-bats (just three walks). Behind the plate, he threw out 43% of baserunners in 54 attempts and reduced his passed balls greatly from the prior year. *** Here's another Dominican native and a young man to be excited about. 3B/1B Aaron Familia turns 19 in March with two DSL years under his belt. Familia was 13th in the 40-team league in OPS at .876 in 2017. Twenty of the 54 hits for the 6'2" right-handed bat went for extra bases. Familia committed nine errors in his 31 games at third base (zero errors in 25 games at first base), but he'll probably get every chance to stick at the hot corner. *** Unlike the players above, on the surface, 18-year-old Dominican native and OF Luis Valdez isn't receiving this invite on merit, as you'll see in his linked stat line. The right-handed bat likely looks the part, though, listed at 6'3", 195 (and probably bigger since that was posted). Last year was his first as a pro. *** We should also point out the presence of 19-year-old RHP Victor Castaneda, an intriguing summer signing out of the Mexican Summer League, where he was faring well up against players, on average, 11 years older. Really hoping the Brewers grabbed onto something special with this signing, we won't say phenom quite yet.

Sigh, the page has been updated for February with the names still missing.

Currently missing is: Biloxi SS Angel Ortega (maybe a late addition to big league camp?) 26-year-old utility man Fidel Pena, who did not see action in 2017 but was with the Timber Rattlers all year in what was seemingly a support role (UPDATE: See Below) Catcher Natanael Mejia, who was re-signed to a minor league deal earlier this winter Infielder Julio Mendez, recovering from last August's on-field cardiac event -- read briefly here an encouraging February 3rd note from the father of DSL farmhand Moises Perez, indicating we'll see new training video soon

By the way, I've asked for a similar screen grab, but in numerical order, both were available last year, and if you're walking the back fields, numerical order helps for quick identification.