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AUDIO via WSSP's Afternoon "Big Show" Thurs. 10/6 - Adam McCalvy in studio Part One Part Two Part Three

With the move to the Carolina League, Brewers will face affiliates for Boston (Salem), Baltimore (Frederick), and Washington (Potomac), teams that have not been Link Report opponents (outside of the DSL) in various stages of a long, long time.

As per his dad's tweet, huge game for catcher Payton Henry in instructionals -- 2-3 with two walks, two doubles, 1 RBI, and threw out two runners. The last double was a walk-off win for the Brewers!

AUDIO via WTMJ Thurs. 10/6: David Stearns

Gallardo. (I made the same mistake in a tweet earlier this year.)

Ramirez at 94 MPH at instructs

AUDIO via MLB.com's Weekly In-Season Podcast Mon. 10/3: Adam McCalvy *** AUDIO via Brewers on Tap: Episode 66 Wed. 10/5: Lane Grindle with Craig Counsell and Junior Guerra

AUDIO via WSSP Tue. 10/4: Tim Allen & Sparky's Season Retrospective Extravaganza

AUDIO via the Mike Heller Show Tue. 10/4: Adam Rygg (@BrewerNation) - go to the 34:20 minute mark *** AUDIO via WTMJ Wed. 10/5: Jeff Levering

Via the Shuck Dynasty Blog: Getting to know the Carolina Mudcats – A Q&A with Mudcats broadcaster @GregYoungJr Good stuff, in addition to the photo of David Stearns and Milwaukee brass on the field in Zebulon you'll see, here's another at the negotiating table via the News Observer's Nikolaus Johnson http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/mlb/a6tx1g/picture105619141/ALTERNATES/FREE_960/Brewers_Mudcats_Negotiations_9_28_2016_PhotoByNIKOLAUS_01

AUDIO via the BP Milwaukee Podcast Tue. 10/4: EPISODE 6 – 2016 SEASON WRAP

AUDIO via WSSP's Morning Show Tue. 10/4: Adam McCalvy *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Tue. 10/4: David Stearns Ed Sedar Adam McCalvy *** AUDIO via WTMJ Tue. 10/4: Craig Counsell

Initial post in thread updated

First a link to the 2016 regular season thread. Kyle at BrewCrewBall with the details in his write-up: 3 Brewers Elect Free Agency Will Middlebrooks, Sam Freeman, and Michael Kirkman will be looking for new organizations this winter

Bookmark that link and add it to your favorites. You have to go there directly to hit it. It was based off a now dead link on the home page.

We were able to maintain a similar thread throughout the 2015-2016 offseason, so we'll try again. We realize the 2016 regular season thread went strong for many months but hit a wall in July that we never returned to. As daunting as the regular season thread can be, we'll try that one again next April as well. AUDIO via WTMJ Mon. 10/3: Tom Haudricourt

Here *** Yeah, the back-end server croaked years ago, never got those back. For the rosters, just bookmark this MiLB.com page, click on rosters in the Brewers section, they'll be adding Carolina this week.

Actually, one of three teams to do so...

Welcome to Greg Young (Mudcats bio page), we get High-A audio back after a one-year absence! Greg's on Twitter @GregYoungJr. There's only one of the eight teams in the Carolina League who broadcast all their home games on MiLB.TV, and yes, it's the Mudcats - sweet!

VIDEO: Take a look back at the top 10 plays for the 2016 Biloxi Shuckers season

MLB.com: Brewers' deals, Draft result in star-studded instructs roster

Not sure where you heard that, but the grass in Lancaster is completely natural, not artificial. Further, the city groundskeepers at The Hangar had been working with the Astros' groundskeepers to make the field better and better over the last couple of seasons - it's just been reseeded as of the end of the season here. It seems to me that blaming a ballpark for inconsistencies is kinda silly considering the number of players in the Majors who have come through Lancaster. You can find the list here: http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?ymd=20130201&content_id=41349154&sid=t491&vkey=team5 Welcome aboard, Ross_Way! And thanks for the insights. The link to that (now we know) mis-information was here, either an out-of-date site or just blatantly incorrect from the start: http://www.stadiumsusa.com/stadium/clear-channel-stadium-93536/Lancaster+Jethawks)

Rattler Radio podcast with Kyle Lobner of @BrewFrostyMug fame

From Bill Mitchell's Baseball America Rookie League Chat -- Dan (Baltimore): Somewhat surprised to see Gilbert Lara so high on the Pioneer league list. I've read reports that his approach backed up, and it looks like he is still striking out a lot without much power. Is this placement based more on projection? Or do scouts see some present skills? Bill Mitchell: I’ll start the chat with a question about one of my favorite, albeit frustrating, prospects to watch — Brewers shortstop prospect Gilbert Lara. I keep waiting for him to settle on an approach at the plate that will have him shortening his stroke and not trying to hit every pitch 500 feet. I’ve seen glimpses of it over the past two years. Coming into my Pioneer League research I really didn’t know what kind of opinions I was going to get from scouts and league managers, but everyone still loves the tools and enormous potential. Assuming he doesn’t grow out of the position, he should be able to stay at shortstop in the short term. Lara is still only 18 so there’s still plenty of time for the offense production to catch up to the tools. Dave (Brooklyn): Braden Webb, drafted in the 4th round by the Brewers as a draft eliglble Freshman out of South Carolina, did not pitch in the AZL or anywhere as a pro. Are the Brewers just being careful, given his TJS history, or has a new injury been detected? Bill Mitchell: You are correct about Webb, Milwaukee’s 3rd round pick as a draft-eligible freshman. He had a pretty heavy workload at South Carolina after TJ surgery, and spent the whole summer with the AZL team but did not suit up. I don’t believe he’s slated to pitch in instructional league either, so we will need to wait until spring training to get a look at the native Oklahoman. Zach (Wisc.): Is Erceg a candidate to be a top 100 guy before next season? Bill Mitchell: I’m not involved in the top 100 process, but the Brewers got a first round talent in the second round. I would guess that he’ll get some top 100 consideration. He is one of the guys I really want to see in instructional league and was disappointed that it wasn’t his day to play when I went to the Brewers opening game yesterday.

No, not sure that's been implied. This Journal-Sentinel article from April details the tough status the Brewers were in at AAA this year, with little hope for a move until 2020. A separate J-S notes column includes this text: Manatees moving: The Brewers' high Class A Brevard County affiliate is expected to move to a new venue in the Florida State League in 2017, most likely Osceola County Stadium. With the Washington Nationals moving to a new spring training site in West Palm Beach, Space Coast Stadium in Viera is expected to be designated for use other than affiliated baseball. "They are going to need to relocate," said Gord Ash, the Brewers vice president for special projects. "We keep hearing Osceola." The Brewers' player development contract with Brevard County expires after this season but they wish to keep their high Class A affiliate in the FSL. Therefore, they would seek to follow the Manatees to Osceola. In likelihood, Ash was in a no-win situation, the Manatees knew that even before Kissimmee became a reality, they would be somewhere in Central Florida, which certainly piqued the interest of the Braves. So it's a little unfair, but since his name is associated with the affiliate relationships, he becomes a bit of a fall guy for the fandom here on the forums.