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AUDIO: Prospect One Top 10 Prospects For Each NL Central Team (Brewers at the 46:30 minute mark)

AUDIO: Corbin Burnes, dropping pucks and talking baseball, Biloxi, and more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLssIRyZ-g37Zw2FeAt8kvRBTNd0FCKgK5&v=gF--2Gg11V0

Frosty Microbrews: Archer & Davis Get First Taste of Winter Ball By Kyle Lobner / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Tuesday's action -- See Kyle Lobner's tweets here and here.

Unsigned minor league free agent, no longer Brewers' property. Hope he makes it back to health and some prominence.

VIDEO via MLB.com Sun. 1/7: "Brewers prospect Corbin Burnes discusses his experience at the Rookie Career Development Program."

AUDIO via Brewers.com Mon. 1/8: "Could Lorenzo Cain end up being a Milwaukee Brewer? MLB.com's Darwin Zook and Brewers reporter Adam McCalvy talk about how the outfield is shaping up and if the team still feels they need to add starting pitching." *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM Tue. 1/9: "Hot Stove Weekly: Tim Allen and Bill "Baby Tausch" Schmid talk Brewers with you and with CF Brett Phillips as the Brewers get set for the 2018 Championship season!" The Phillips interview can be heard as a stand-alone here.

Thanks, Eye Black, was just about to post this! The entire interview is worth your time, but the Maryvale-related discussion begins at the 50:00 minute mark. Fans of Brandon Woodruff, Adrian Houser, and Phil Bickford will want to listen.

Monday's action: Dominican Box -- Jonathan Villar's teammate is newest Brewer Christian Bethancourt and their team rolled to a 9-0 win. Villar was 1-for-5 and Bethancourt 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored.

AUDIO via the Milwaukee Tailgate Podcast Mon. 1/8: "Ryan, J.P. and Steve discuss the Boone Logan signing and what his role might be in the bullpen, our favorite and least favorite Brewers transactions through the years, and also our favorite baseball movies." *** AUDIO via "The Bullpen" Podcast with former big leaguer David Aardsma Sun. 1/7: Tim Dillard interview begins at the 19:10 minute mark

Sunday's action: Puerto Rico Box -- Young OF Jay Feliciano (Helena 2017) made his winter debut, 0-for-1 with an HBP. *** Venezuela Box -- 1B Jesus Aguilar 0-for-4, K, throwing error (his first error all winter); 3B Hernan Perez 0-for-3, BB, K. *** Venezuela Box -- Junior Guerra's latest start -- 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 2 K, balk, 89 pitches (56 strikes), 7:4 GB:FO His team won, 7-3, and so far Team Lara is certainly pleased with their #1 draft pick for the postseason (Guerra). Zulia Bottom of the 1st Ali Castillo lines out to first baseman Rangel Ravelo. Alex Romero doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Elvis Escobar. Jairo Perez grounds out softly, second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Rangel Ravelo. Alex Romero to 3rd. Hector Gimenez walks. Jermaine Curtis flies out to center fielder Elvis Escobar. Zulia Bottom of the 2nd Jose Pirela singles on a ground ball to center fielder Elvis Escobar. Herlis Rodriguez grounds into a force out, first baseman Rangel Ravelo to shortstop Juniel Querecuto. Jose Pirela out at 2nd. Herlis Rodriguez to 1st. With Jose Queliz batting, Herlis Rodriguez advances to 2nd on a balk. Jose Queliz lines out to left fielder Eugenio Velez. Herlis Rodriguez to 3rd. Emmanuel Avila strikes out swinging. Zulia Bottom of the 3rd Ali Castillo flies out to right fielder Henry Urrutia. Defensive Substitution: Deiner Lopez replaces shortstop Juniel Querecuto, batting 2nd, playing shortstop. Alex Romero reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Ildemaro Vargas. Jairo Perez grounds into a double play, third baseman Carlos Rivero to second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Rangel Ravelo. Alex Romero out at 2nd. Zulia Bottom of the 4th Hector Gimenez grounds out, second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Rangel Ravelo. Jermaine Curtis doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Elvis Escobar. Jose Pirela flies out to center fielder Elvis Escobar. Herlis Rodriguez grounds out, first baseman Rangel Ravelo to pitcher Junior Guerra. Zulia Bottom of the 5th Jose Queliz strikes out swinging. Emmanuel Avila flies out to center fielder Elvis Escobar. Ali Castillo lines out softly to second baseman Ildemaro Vargas. Zulia Bottom of the 6th Alex Romero singles on a line drive to left fielder Eugenio Velez. Jairo Perez doubles (2) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Eugenio Velez. Alex Romero to 3rd. Hector Gimenez reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Rangel Ravelo to catcher Yojhan Quevedo to third baseman Carlos Rivero. Alex Romero out at home. Jairo Perez to 3rd on the throw. Jermaine Curtis walks. Hector Gimenez to 2nd. Jose Pirela walks. Jairo Perez scores. Hector Gimenez to 3rd. Jermaine Curtis to 2nd. Pitching Change: Scott Maine replaces Junior Guerra. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Cade Gotta replaces Herlis Rodriguez. Cade Gotta pops out to second baseman Ildemaro Vargas. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Jose Flores replaces Jose Queliz. Jose Flores called out on strikes. Inherited runners-scored: Maine 3-0 That was huge in protecting Guerra's 6th inning line.

AUDIO via WTMJ Sun. 1/7: "Rick Schlesinger, Chief Operating Officer with the Milwaukee Brewers, joined Mark Siegrist on Wisconsin's Weekend Morning News to talk about maintaining the field during the winter, Miller Park off-season renovations, and special promotions during home games of the 2018 season." *** AUDIO via Matt Pauley's Brewers Extra Innings Podcast Sun. 1/7: "After a two-week holiday hiatus, Brewers Extra Innings, The Podcast returns. It continues to be a rather quiet off-season but the Brewers have added three pitchers during the last three weeks. Who will have the biggest impact in 2018? Matt breaks that down and also dives into the reasons behind the quiet off-season up to this point. Kyle Lobner, who writes for the Timber Rattlers website and the Shepherd Express, joins Matt to give his take on the off-season."

Box Score -- Jorge Lopez did indeed make his Puerto Rico League debut Saturday, and despite being saddled with the loss, his line was excellent: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 6:4 GB:FO. For those wondering, Jorge Lopez does have a minor league option remaining that can be used in 2018. Pretty neat that Lopez' teammate was just-turned 20-year-old Gabriel Garcia, who played at Helena last season. The corner infielder's rookie ball pro career has been excellent, and we can look forward to seeing him be a prominent piece of the Timber Rattler lineup to begin 2018. Garcia was the designated hitter in this game, 0-for-2 (strikeout, flyout) with a walk. *** Dominican Box -- Jonathan Villar, playing second base and batting 3rd, 0-for-4 (K, GIDP) in his team's 4-1 loss. *** Venezuela Box -- 1B Jesus Aguilar on base thrice more (1-for-3, two walks) as his team rolled 7-1 over Hernan Perez' club (1-for-3, BB, picked off second base). *** Australia Box -- A rare 0-for-5 day for .320-hitting infielder Jesse Williams, who also committed an error at second base. But his Perth team won, as catcher http://Alex Hall doubled and walked in his four plate appearances.

Fantastic Brewers talk via Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs at the 33:00 minute mark within this overall discussion of NL Central prospects -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=QXhVugaviRk

Baseball Prospectus write-up on AFL prospects includes scouting report on Monte Harrison

AUDIO via WBCB in the Philadelphia area Fri. 1/5: LHP Jake Drossner, the Brewers' 10th round pick in 2015 out of the University of Maryland, is the guest on this show: "Dr. Lee Picariello with mindful athlete training invites you to tune in Friday mornings at 8:00am for, “The Head Game“, a must listen show for athletes and coaches of all levels and ages." Drossner, 23, made one April start for the Timber Rattlers in 2017, but was then sidelined for the remainder of the season. We learn Drossner has been rehabbing from shoulder surgery, although we don't know exactly when that took place. It's a full hour, and we learn more about Drossner's amateur days than his professional ones, although Jake does speak well of the Brewers organization. As with all the longer podcasts we link to, always worthwhile to pop them on during a work commute or such. Drossner is well-spoken, but my takeaway was the doctor host tends to carry extended portions of the conversation to too great an extent in order to make his own points on various mental aspects of the game. The episode is dated 1-5-18 at the initial link above. Good luck to Jake in 2018.

Friday's action: Dominican Box -- Jonathan Villar's team fell to 3-4 in the postseason round-robin with a 6-5 loss. Villar was productive, 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, driving in two runs, and scoring one. Villar played shortstop, where he has settled in as of late. *** Venezuela Box -- Hernan Perez' team got the best of Jesus Aguilar's with a 2-1 walkoff win in ten innings. Aguilar was 1-for-4 and was caught stealing. Perez, playing third base, homered in his first inning at-bat, his lone hit in four at-bats, but certainly a big one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnm05rnWjss *** Congrats to the good people of Puerto Rico, their delayed winter season got underway Friday, although no current Brewers saw action (several Brewers alumni did should you care to review the scoreboard. Expect RHP Jorge Lopez to see action this weekend. *** Once again, the Australia game (Saturday for them) is being streamed live as of this post. Infielder Jesse Williams and his near .340 average got bumped up to the #2 spot in the order and is playing second base for the first time this season, Alex Hall is once again behind the plate. The video can be paused and viewed as if on DVR, it will also archive should you wish to seek out specific at-bats. Box Score We'll summarize the box later on, but thus far, Hall has reached in all four plate appearances.

Infielder Jose Sermo, the Brewers' 35th round pick in 2012, released in November 2014 but who re-surfaced in the Red Sox organization in June of 2016 after an indy ball stint, was released by Boston this week. Sermo, now 26 (27 next March) seemed to have several big moments playing against the Mudcats in 2017. *** RHP Preston Guilmet, 30, a 2015 waiver claim who made two forgettable appearances with Milwaukee and also saw action with the Sky Sox, has signed a minor league deal with St. Louis after a successful 2017 season in Japan.

As of this post time, Australia finds catcher Alex Hall with a home run and a bases-loaded walk and Jesse Williams (DH today) a two-run double. Box Score UPDATE: Whoa, a combined three HR's and nine RBI for the two youngsters, sweet. Now about those KBO-like box scores...

AUDIO via Brewers.com Thurs. 1/4: "Would Alex Cobb be a fit in Milwaukee? MLB.com's Matt Waymire and Brewers reporter Adam McCalvy discuss why the team could make a run at the free agent pitcher and they discuss the 2018 expectations for Ryan Braun if he can stay healthy."

Thursday's action: Dominican Box -- Jonathan Villar 0-for-3, BB, SB, error at SS in a 10-5 loss *** As of this post time, Australia finds catcher Alex Hall with a home run and a bases-loaded walk and Jesse Williams (DH today) a two-run double. Box Score

VIDEO/AUDIO via the Brewers' site: Adam McCalvy briefly discusses the offseason here and discusses Junior Guerra here.

VIDEO: After scoring 32 runs in their most recent game, Perth is involved in a tight 2-1 contest in the 7th as of this post. The game included Jesse Williams first ABL home run. Congrats to the 18-year-old Brewer signee. UPDATE: Perth wins, 5-3, Williams doubled in addition to the home run BOX SCORE (Alex Hall the other Milwaukee farmhand)

Replaced this within the thread's initial post: Dodgers (05/04/17) -- Acquired cash considerations in exchange for OF Victor Roache with the Dylan Baker trade to LA.