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UPDATE: The Head Baseball Coach at LSU Shreveport has congratulated Texiera, so consider it official .

We've only been burned once before by an independent league's transaction page, so hopefully this signing becomes official. As per the Frontier League's page: GATEWAY GRIZZLIES: Sold the contract of RHP Brandon Texiera to the Milwaukee Brewers And yes, as I type this, their site was just knocked offline... It does not appear that Texiera had made an appearance as of yet for Gateway. It also appears the unusual spelling of his last name (I before E for that last name) is correct, as per his little-used Twitter page. From his bio page on the team website: 6'2", 205, 24 years old (4/21/93) Brandon is in his first year as a professional after playing college ball for Miami Dade Community College and LSU Shreveport. In this three seasons with LSU Shreveport, the Florida native put up a 12-5 record with 109 strikeouts. He threw for 129.2 innings and posted a 3.54 career ERA. Brandon is finishing up his degree in 2017 and wants to pursue a career in either professional baseball or sports management. *** Texiera has been a teammate of just-signed non-drafted free agent left-hander Trey Robledo at LSU Shreveport, we had just posted on Robledo's signing here. So although this is an independent league purchase, Texiera will be making both his affiliated debut and professional debut with the Brewers. If he had pitched for the Grizzlies, he would have been a teammate of former Brewers farmhand RHP Kaleb Earls.

Brief article: 40th round 6'11" LHP Trevor Koenig roughed up a bit in his high school playoffs

VIDEO: Brewers 35th round Mississippi HS OF Davis Bradshaw & his .756 AVG decides today (Friday); sign or go to junior college

ARTICLE: MiLB showing some respect for Garrett Cooper and Brett Phillips as AAA All-Stars

Additional photos -- no identifying captions, but we may go back up and match numbers to names later on. First one's a cutie...

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - Linked on the Sky Sox official blog Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog Carolina Media Notes - Linked on the Mudcats official blog Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog *** STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League South Division High-A - Carolina League Southern Division A - Midwest League Western Division Dominican Summer League San Pedro Division Dominican Summer League North Division NOTE: Divisional standings for the two DSL teams point to the same shared page link. *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Carolina Wisconsin DSL Brewers DSL Brewers/Indians *** Weather.com: Memphis, TN Mobile, AL Zebulon, NC Geneva, IL Santo Domingo, DR

Follow Friday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Biloxi Game One Biloxi Game One Carolina Wisconsin DSL Brewers DSL Brewers/Indians MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Angel Ventura at Memphis (Cardinals), 6:35 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Dan Karcher, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox is on Twitter @SkySoxKarch; joining him again this season is Dan Acheson (@Dan_Acheson) MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Colorado Springs games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. The video of each game is archived online, which is a nice feature. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. NOTE: Notice that on MiLB.TV's page, you can click on "Filter", then "Milwaukee Brewers", and you'll see just the Crew's organizational TV lineup. ********** Biloxi: RHP's Aaron Wilkerson and Jorge Lopez in a doubleheader at Mobile (Angels), 4:45 PM pre-game, 5:05 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Free Live Audio Link Chris Harris is the play-by-play voice of the Shuckers. Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be linking to his fantastic "Shuck Dynasty" blog. Erik Bremer (@Erik_Bremer) joins Chris often. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast. MiLB.TV - Eight of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi is among them. Only games in Chattanooga and Mobile won't be available. ********** Carolina: RHP Cody Ponce at home vs. Potomac (Nationals), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link We look forward to Mudcats audio with Greg Young (@gregyoungjr), especially after going without gameday audio for much of the Brewers' stay in Brevard County. MiLB.TV - Yes, Carolina home games will be on MiLB.TV, sweet. It appears three other Carolina League teams (Salem, Myrtle Beach, and Winston-Salem) broadcast as well. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Victor Diaz at Kane County (Diamondbacks), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 gametime Free Live Audio Link Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio. MiLB.TV - Eight of the 16 Midwest League teams telecast their home games, and Wisconsin, once again, is among them. We'll let you know when a road TV feed is available. In 2017, fifteen games will be broadcast on Spectrum Sports in Wisconsin, available on channel 32 and in HD on channel 1332. We'll keep you posted with our "DVR Alerts" days in advance. *** Helena: Season begins Monday 6/19 *** Maryvale: Season begins Saturday 6/24 *** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Rangers #2 squad, 9:30 AM DSL Brewers/Indians: at the DSL Rangers #1 squad, 9:30 AM For each DSL contest, game data won't be available until later in the day We'll link to this Dominican Summer League Brewers' thread as part of the Daily Menu all season to assist you with your familiarity with these young men. You can also use that link to differentiate between Brewer and Indians' prospects on the co-op team.

VIDEO via KULR TV: First, an explanation of what the exhibition game below was about *** Story below includes a photo gallery, including a scary moment for OF Jose Gomez (seemingly OK, though); we also learn that 19-year-old Venezuelan RHP Harold Chirino is up from the Dominican League, corner infielder Gabriel Garciais up from Maryvale, as is catcher Payton Henry. RHP Karsen Lindell is back for a 2nd go-round. Helena Senators enjoy exhibition with the pros Erik C. Anderson, Helena Independent Record

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File's dream reached, drafted by Brewers By Beau Bearden, KDMinerSports (AZ) Dylan File was selected by the Brewers in the 21st round of the MLB Draft. (Photo courtesy of Dixie State Athletics) KINGMAN, AZ – Dylan File received a call during his draft party and before he knew it, the Kingman native was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers. “We didn’t really know when it was going to happen,” File said of being drafted. “We kind of were thinking, ‘Oh, they called, so it will probably be the next round.’ It was almost instantly, I hung up and I was looking at my phone still and then it popped up on the TV. Everyone just kind of went crazy. It was pretty cool.” The junior right-hander at Dixie State was selected with pick No. 624 of the 21st round by the Brewers. “It’s so exciting,” File said. “It’s just crazy. It’s been a dream of mine ever since I can remember.” File, who lived in Kingman until middle school, held a draft party with his family in Utah and has received a tremendous amount of support from both communities. “I have so many close friends here in Kingman and so many close friends in St. George,” File said. “So honestly, it’s just kind of given me a bigger support system. That’s been really cool. I had all my friends in St. George call and congratulate me. All my family there. All my friends down here.” The draft party wasn’t all excitement though, as File said a number of teams called to draft him. Unfortunately, those offers didn’t pan out. “A bunch of teams were calling and offering and it just kept falling through,” he said. “I ended up going in the 21st round. So that was pretty stressful.” The stress is over now, as File was in Kingman Thursday visiting friends and family. He won’t be in town for long though. “I fly out Sunday over to Montana,” File said. “We’ll figure out all the details from there. We don’t really know what’s going to happen yet.” While the future is unclear, one thing is for sure – File is the second-highest Dixie State player to be selected in the MLB Draft (Porter Clayton in the 19th round in 2015). Last season, File was voted the 2017 Pacific West Conference Co-Pitcher of the Year after ranking in the conference’s top-five in wins (8-2), complete games (4), shutouts (2) and strikeouts (75 in 93 innings). File’s success has him determined to etch his name in the history books at Dixie State and Desert Hills High. “I’m the first person ever drafted out of Desert Hills High School, so I want to put that school on the map,” File said. “I want to put Dixie State on the map, I want to get Dixie a big program where everyone knows about it. I’m kind of using that as some motivation – trying to stay in the league for a while and make my way all the way up. Then maybe people will notice where I came from.”

VIDEO TWEET via @BrewerProspect: Medeiros / Yamamoto at Carolina

Final: Colorado Springs 6, Memphis 2 Two More Homers Back Jungmann In Win Phillips, De Jesus go long while Orf records a three-hit game By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox In full for you this AM -- The Colorado Springs Sky Sox hit two home runs to back Taylor Jungmann's quality start and defeat the Memphis Redbirds, 6-2, in front of 6,269 at AutoZone Park Thursday night. Jungmann (3-0, 1.27; 4-2, 3.15 in 54.1 IP combined at AAA and AA) earned a win in his third straight outing by shutting down the Redbirds over seven innings, allowing one earned run on three hits with seven strikeouts. Wei-Chung Wang and David Goforth closed out the game for the Sox, who escaped a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth. Brett Phillips launched his 12th home run of the season on a 1-2 offering from Memphis starter Mike Mayers into the right field picnic area to break a 1-1 tie and give the Sox a 4-1 lead. His first home run since coming back to the Sox from Milwaukee, Phillips re-took the team home run lead after Garrett Cooper tied the outfielder with his solo shot Wednesday night. Colorado Springs (39-26) bounced back from an early 1-0 deficit with a single run in the third inning. Ivan De Jesus drove in his 26th run of the season on the third consecutive single of the frame, scoring Kyle Wren with one out. The third baseman added to his RBI total with a solo home run to left-center field to increase the lead to 5-1. Batting in the third spot for the third time this season, De Jesus clubbed his third home run of 2017, with all three coming away from Security Service Field. Nate Orf added to the lead with an eighth-inning insurance run. The second baseman had a three-hit night for the fourth time this season and grounded a RBI single off shortstop Alex Mejia to increase the Sox margin to five runs. The Sox aim for a series split in Memphis for the second time in 2017 when RHP Angel Ventura (1-0, 3.00) takes the mound against Memphis RHP John Gant (0-1, 3.12) in the season finale between the two teams in West Tennessee. *** Colorado Springs Box Score Only seven Sky Sox hits, but six walks as well... Colorado Springs Game Log

Contents of the Shuckers' Press Release -- Rain postpones Thursday's doubleheader between Shuckers and BayBears Thursday's doubleheader to be made up on Friday beginning at 5:05 pm MOBILE, AL - Thursday's scheduled doubleheader between the Biloxi Shuckers and Mobile BayBears has been postponed due to rain at Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile. The doubleheader will be made up on Friday beginning at 5:05 pm. The twin bill will feature a pair of seven-inning games, with game two starting approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. Thursday's doubleheader was pushed back twice to 6:35 pm, and then 7:05 pm when it was determined that playing baseball would not be possible. Saturday and Sunday's schedule of games is to be determined. The Shuckers trail the Pensacola Blue Wahoos by four games in the South Division with five games scheduled to end the first half. The Blue Wahoos open at five-game series at Jacksonville tonight. Pensacola is involved in a Thursday doubleheader in Jacksonville, needing just two wins to clinch the division. The Shuckers will once again try to send out RHP Aaron Wilkerson in game one on Friday and RHP Jorge Lopez in the nightcap. The BayBears will counter with RHP Jake Jewell and RHP Jaime Barria. *** NOTE: Pensacola won Game One 1-0 in a rain-shortened game, Game Two was postponed. Southern League Standings Biloxi's elimination number is down to 1.

Career stats at the link -- McInerney Signs with Milwaukee Brewers CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois graduate Pat McInerney signed a professional contract with the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday. He will join 10 other former Illini in affiliated ball this summer. McInerney hit .309 with 15 home runs and 44 RBIs in 2017 during his senior campaign. He was second in the Big Ten in home runs to earn All-Big Ten second team honors. "Pat was unbelievable this year," said head coach Dan Hartleb. "On the field he continued to make strides and was an offensive force for us in the No. 3-hole all year. The power that he has and the versatility that he has to play the outfield or first base brings a lot to the table. I'm looking forward to him moving on to the next level and having a success pro career." McInerney's 15 homers were a career-best and puts him tied for ninth all-time in a single season by an Illini. He finished his four-year career with a .291 batting average, .473 slugging percentage, 31 doubles, 28 home runs and 110 RBIs in 178 games and 168 starts. McInerney also excelled off the field at Illinois, both in the classroom and in leadership capacities. He was an Academic All-District selection and three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. "The thing that impresses me most about Pat is his leadership and who he is as a person," said Hartleb. "He was a great student-athlete. He did a great job in the classroom and what he meant to this young team made him one of the greatest leaders we've ever had here." McInerney has not yet been placed with a minor league club. *** From April in "the Daily Illini" With no captains, McInerney just leads Stephen Cohn, Staff writer

Biloxi Press Release -- C Natanael Mejia transferred to Biloxi from the Rookie-Helena roster Mejia, 24, has been activated to the Shuckers roster to serve as an additional catcher. This will be the San Pedro de Macoris, DR native’s third stint on the Biloxi active roster this season. Mejia is 0-for-1 at the plate this season. Mejia joins the catching duo of Dustin Houle and Jacob Nottingham who lead the league by catching 43.5% of opposing base stealers this season. The addition of Mejia places 24 players on the Shuckers active roster.

LSU-Shreveport pitcher signs with Brewers http://www.lsusathletics.com/images/2016-17/Robledo_Brewers.jpg Former LSUS left-hander Trey Robledo inked a free-agent contract with Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday to begin his professional career. Robledo will report to the Arizona League Brewers – the Rookie affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The team participates in the Central Division in Phoenix, Arizona. “I can’t thank coach Brent Lavallee enough for helping me get the exposure and I can’t give enough thanks to the big man up above and the Brewers organization for allowing me to have this opportunity,” said Robledo who was told by the local Brewers scout Mark Muzzi to keep his phone by him during the draft. Unfortunately for Robledo and Muzzi, the Brewers never made a call to him during the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft earlier this week but the Fredereicksburg, Texas, native, finally got the call from the Brewers offering him a free-agent contract. “It’s wonderful to see that Trey is going to get the chance to pitch professionally,” Lavallee said. “He is very unique on the mound and I think there could be a good chance that he climbs the minor league ladder quickly. Personally, Trey has been one of the most consistent student-athletes that we have had come through this program. When he got to LSUS he made a commitment to his schoolwork, his body, and his arm which allowed him to improve in all areas. He is the ultimate teammate and we are all so very proud of him. We look forward to tracking his progress and we will all be following his path.” Robledo becomes the fifth LSUS player to sign a free-agent contract with a Major League club and adds to the streak of three straight seasons where a former Pilot inked a pro deal to play affiliated ball. Jared West was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2015, Kevin Williams signed with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016 and now Robledo begins his journey with the Brewers. College Player Profile Page

By the way, these are all paper roster "taxi squad"-related moves. All these players physically remain with the Rattlers. - MH Wisconsin Media Notes - TRANSACTIONS: The Rattlers have made roster moves before tonight’s doubleheader. Pitchers Braden Webb and Cameron Roegner have been transferred from Wisconsin to Helena. Pitchers Aaron Myers and Andrew Vernon have been transferred from Helena to Wisconsin. Additionally, outfielder Monte Harrison will come off the suspended list between games of Thursday's doubleheader and will be eligible to play in game two.

Colorado Springs Media Notes - Linked on the Sky Sox official blog Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog Carolina Media Notes - Linked on the Mudcats official blog Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog *** STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League South Division High-A - Carolina League Southern Division A - Midwest League Western Division Dominican Summer League San Pedro Division Dominican Summer League North Division NOTE: Divisional standings for the two DSL teams point to the same shared page link. *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Carolina Wisconsin DSL Brewers DSL Brewers/Indians *** Weather.com: Memphis, TN Mobile, AL Zebulon, NC Burlington, IA Santo Domingo, DR

Follow Thursday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Biloxi Game One Biloxi Game One Carolina Wisconsin Game One Wisconsin Game Two DSL Brewers DSL Brewers/Indians MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

NOTE: The Timber Rattlers series in Burlington is not available on MiLB.TV. Their following road series at Kane County is.

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: TBD at Memphis (Cardinals), 6:35 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Dan Karcher, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox is on Twitter @SkySoxKarch; joining him again this season is Dan Acheson (@Dan_Acheson) MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Colorado Springs games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. The video of each game is archived online, which is a nice feature. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. NOTE: Notice that on MiLB.TV's page, you can click on "Filter", then "Milwaukee Brewers", and you'll see just the Crew's organizational TV lineup. ********** Biloxi: RHP's Aaron Wilkerson and Jorge Lopez in a doubleheader at Mobile (Angels), 4:45 PM pre-game, 5:05 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Free Live Audio Link Chris Harris is the play-by-play voice of the Shuckers. Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be linking to his fantastic "Shuck Dynasty" blog. Erik Bremer (@Erik_Bremer) joins Chris often. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast. MiLB.TV - Eight of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi is among them. Only games in Chattanooga and Mobile won't be available. ********** Carolina: LHP Kodi Medeiros at home vs. Potomac (Nationals), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link We look forward to Mudcats audio with Greg Young (@gregyoungjr), especially after going without gameday audio for much of the Brewers' stay in Brevard County. MiLB.TV - Yes, Carolina home games will be on MiLB.TV, sweet. It appears three other Carolina League teams (Salem, Myrtle Beach, and Winston-Salem) broadcast as well. ********** Wisconsin: RHP's Nattino Diplan and David Burkhalter in a doubleheader at Burlington (Angels), 4:30 PM pre-game, 5:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Free Live Audio Link Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio. MiLB.TV - Eight of the 16 Midwest League teams telecast their home games, and Wisconsin, once again, is among them. We'll let you know when a road TV feed is available. In 2017, fifteen games will be broadcast on Spectrum Sports in Wisconsin, available on channel 32 and in HD on channel 1332. We'll keep you posted with our "DVR Alerts" days in advance. *** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Rangers #2 squad, 9:30 AM DSL Brewers/Indians: at home vs. the DSL Rangers #1 squad, 9:30 AM For each DSL contest, game data won't be available until later in the day We'll link to this Dominican Summer League Brewers' thread as part of the Daily Menu all season to assist you with your familiarity with these young men. You can also use that link to differentiate between Brewer and Indians' prospects on the co-op team.

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