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Brewers Prospect Primer: Brinson bides time Milwaukee's toolsy top prospect pushing toward Major League debut By Chris Tripodi / MiLB.com Notes on others as well...

AUDIO via WTMJ's Wisconsin Sports Weekend Sat. 3/25: Al Bethke of "Al's Ramblings" *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Morning Show Mon. 3/27: Adam McCalvy *** AUDIO via ESPN 540 Milwaukee Mon. 3/27: "Sophia Minnaert of FS Wisconsin joins Wilde and Tausch to discuss her balancing act of covering the Bucks and Brewers and sexist comments in sports media." *** AUDIO via WTMJ's "Sports Central" Mon. 3/27: Tom Haudricourt *** AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Podcast from Arizona Mon. 3/27: "Timber Rattlers broadcaster Chris Mehring is in Arizona this week. He caught up with manager Matt Erickson after Monday's minor league game in Maryvale." *** AUDIO via MLB.com Mon. 3/27: Previewing the Brewers' season, including quotes from Adam McCalvy *** VIDEOS: Latest 30-second clips posted to the Brewers' site (from the weekend)

Saturday's notes via @BrewersPD: Colorado Springs lost 4-2 to Albuquerque. Brett Phillips 1x3, double, run, RBI. Cody Decker had two hits. Biloxi nipped Hartford 3-2. Victor Roache 3-run HR. Jon Olczak and Tayler Scott both had 2-inning scoreless relief stints. Carolina downed Lancaster 11-8. Lucas Erceg 3x4, run, 2 RBI, double. Corey Ray 2x5, run. Mitch Ghelfi 3x3, run, RBI. Luis Aviles and Zach Clark both went deep. Wisconsin edged Asheville 3-2. Conor Harber had 4 IP, 2 hits allowed, 0 runs, 2 BB, 3 SO. Ronnie Gideon picked up 2 RBIs.

AUDIO via WTMJ's Matt Pauley's "Brewers Extra Innings" podcast Sun. 3/26: "As the final week of spring training begins, Matt continues to hone in on the roster the Brewers will break camp with on Opening Day. Matt is joined by Kyle Lobner to get his take on what the roster should look like. Brad Krause from "Miller Park Prospects" is also a guest on the program taking an in-depth look at some of the Brewers' top prospects." Brad, as linked previously, made his Maryvale trip again this year...

AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM Sun. 3/26: Final episode of "Spring Training Live" includes Tim Muma of Dairyland Express; the Muma interview on its own can be heard here. *** AUDIO via the Talkin' Stros podcast - this is from 2016 (February 23rd): New Brewer AAA catcher Tyler Heineman (go to the 22:00 minute mark) *** AUDIO via WTMJ's Matt Pauley's "Brewers Extra Innings" podcast Sun. 3/26: "As the final week of spring training begins, Matt continues to hone in on the roster the Brewers will break camp with on Opening Day. Matt is joined by Kyle Lobner to get his take on what the roster should look like. Brad Krause from "Miller Park Prospects" is also a guest on the program taking an in-depth look at some of the Brewers' top prospects."

Tyler Heineman videos and photos.

Comcast Sports Net Chicago -- Nicky Delmonico: “I had some past issues with some stuff that I’d like to keep to myself”

Brewers acquire 25-year-old switch-hitting catcher Tyler Heineman from Astros for a PTBNL or cash AAA catching situation will be more in focus as of next week, of course - Rene Garcia, Adam Weisenburger, Cody Decker, Andrew Susac's health...

Replaced this: Astros (11/19/15) -- Acquired IF Jonathan Villar for RHP Cy Sneed with Astros (03/26/17) -- Acquired C Tyler Heineman for a PTBNL or cash in the initial post.

RHP Santos Saldivar was the "spreadsheet signing" last May, if you remember, and Baseball Prospectus followed up with a worthwhile audio podcast. A 1.73 WHIP in his 22 Helena innings and turning 24 in April didn't bode well for 2017, though. *** OF Malik Collymore posted strong numbers across the board as a 20-year-old in Helena in 2015, then was jumped past Wisconsin to play in Brevard in 2016, where an unfortunate and somewhat unique overall talent gap in the system forced the Manatee team to be something of a sacrificial lamb in 2016. And as ugly as the .435 OPS (not a misprint) in 192 Brevard AB's was, Collymore's stint in Australia this past winter - boy, there goes all those keystrokes here -- netted him an All-Star nod, and the release of the 21-year-old (22 this April) still comes as a surprise. *** IF Chris McFarland's departure is at least partly based on his absence from camp this fall. Diminished opportunities and weaker results in recent years had dimmed what was a more promising early path. McFarland had tweeted about sending out college applications recently. *** The release of LHP Clint Terry is going to leave many of us scratching our heads. Listed at 6'3", 210 in the latest media guide, won't turn 25 until June, able to go multiple innings and pitch well against RH batters. And the numbers, those numbers, both raw and deeper peripherals, always strong. Yes, there was a serious elbow strain that sidelined Terry from July 2015 through the end of that season that also seemed to delay the start of his 2016 by a couple of weeks. We were looking forward to seeing him reach AA in his 5th pro season. *** Best to you, Stephen Peterson. The non-drafted LHP was entering his 7th season in the system, a fine accomplishment in and of itself. At age 29, it was hoped he'd be a "cup of coffee" story in 2017, at least for me, with our Massachusetts connection and all. When veteran LHP Andy Oliver was signed this offseason, that put a AAA slot that might have otherwise gone to Peterson in jeopardy. Peterson was the rare (only) farmhand who survived being assigned and completing three successive seasons at the high-A level. The "Mayor of Melbourne", if you will, but the Brewers stuck with him until now, though not being part of the epic Biloxi road trip debut team in 2015 must have been such a disappointment at the time. Hoping Peterson and his agent work out something elsewhere going forward. *** RHP David Lucroy was entering his age 24 season, his numbers hadn't been especially strong. The backstory there is pretty well known, good luck to Jonathan's brother (that linked picture on his player page shows the resemblance, too).

Biloxi's Chris Harris with another full blog post from his time in Arizona, enjoy.

The Brewers posted the audio version of this back on March 8th, and it was linked in this thread, but the video below has now been made available in case you missed it or just wish to re-visit the piece -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQYkwfwjDOI

The Brewers posted the audio version of this back on March 8th, and it was linked in this thread, but the video below has now been made available in case you missed it or just wish to re-visit the piece -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQYkwfwjDOI

The site Miller Park Prospects provides some background.

Q&A with 2016 Timber Rattlers reliever Alex Farina

Saturday's rosters --

Friday's updates via @BrewersPD -- Colorado Springs won 6-5. Brett Phillips 3x4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI. Ryan Cordell 1x3, 2B, run. Biloxi blanked Pensacola 7-0. Josh Hader 5 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 SO. Taylor Williams 2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 SO. Victor Roache HR, Nick Cain 2 2Bs. Blake Allemand & Dustin Houle 2 hits Carolina tied Daytona 5-5. Lucas Erceg / Jake Gatewood HRs. Kodi Medeiros 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 SO. Wes Wilson 2x4, triple, run scored Dayton beat WIS 10-9. Monte Harrison 4x5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI. Franly Mallen 3B, 3 RBI. Yerald Martinez 2x2, 2 doubles 2 runs scored.

Proof that he's back in action --

AUDIO via Jimmie Kaska's BIG Sports Saturday on 1070 in Madison 3/25: Kyle Lobner (@BrewFrostyMug on Twitter)

VIDEO Tweet - Jake Gatewood goes deep (again), having a heck of a camp, it seems; nice parental production teamwork on the shot

AUDIO via WTMJ's "Brewers Weekly" Thurs. 3/23: Latest episode with host Matt Pauley *** VIDEO via Chris Harris of Biloxi Fri. 3/24 - "Josh Hader talks about his nice outing on the minor league side of Brewers camp Friday." *** VIDEO via Chris Harris of Biloxi - "A fractured fibula slowed Victor Roache in 2016, but the slugger homered Friday and is looking forward to a healthy season in Biloxi" *** AUDIO via Brewers.com Fri. 3/24: "Ryan Cordell was a solid contributor in Brewers camp after coming over from the Rangers in the Jonathan Lucroy trade. MLB.com's Matt Waymire and Brewers reporter Adam McCalvy discuss Cordell and also how Eric Thames navigated a return to the Majors." *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show (Seth Everett hosting) Fri. 3/24: Tim Allen of WSSP *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Big Show" Fri. 3/24: Adam McCalvy *** Latest videos via Brewers.com: Several Craig Counsell clips, more

Chris Harris followed up for us (tweet) -- "Farm director Tom Flanagan said Tyrone Taylor tweaked his hamstring and will miss 4-6 weeks. Tyrone said it was during an outfield drill."

VIDEO via Chris Harris of Biloxi - "Josh Hader talks about his nice outing on the minor league side of Brewers camp Friday." *** VIDEO via Chris Harris of Biloxi - "A fractured fibula slowed Victor Roache in 2016, but the slugger homered Friday and is looking forward to a healthy season in Biloxi"

Via Padres.com discussing the Padres' 25-man roster projection -- Miguel Diaz 3.00 ERA, 6 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 4 K Diaz is probably the safest bet on this list, mainly because of his Rule 5 status. But he's also backed up his claim this week since returning from a blister issue by tossing three scoreless, hitless frames. The Padres are treating Diaz much in the same way they treated fellow Rule 5er Luis Perdomo last year. He'll be a reliever in the short-term, and, they hope, a rotation fixture in the long-term. In that sense, it's worth pointing out that Diaz is miles ahead of where Perdomo was at this point last year.