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Tweet (and another) indicating OF Ben Guez is the first of the minor league free agents to re-sign. 29 this coming January, Guez looked primed to make his big league debut at some point in 2015 before suffering the serious hamstring/bone injury. Welcome back, Benny!

Added the five recent outrights to the bottom of the list -- RHP Manny Barreda RHP Hiram Burgos RHP Jaye Chapman -- Re-signed 11/5 C/3B/LF Robinzon Diaz RHP Tim Dillard OF Josh Fellhauer IF Taylor Green OF Ben Guez -- Re-signed 11/5 RHP Preston Guilmet RHP Jim Henderson LHP Jeremy Horst LHP Jarret Martin C Sandy Martinez OF Matt Long IF Pete Orr RHP Josh Roenicke UT Hainley Statia RHP Rob Wooten Also as of this week -- C Juan Centeno OF Matt Clark RHP Johnny Hellweg -- Signed with San Diego LHP Cesar Jimenez OF Logan Schafer

First posted October 13th -- The latest -- The Brewers have updated their Front Office page with Wurth now removed (Farm Director Reid Nichols, who we've known was not retained, has been removed from the online posting). A few scouts have been removed from the posting. No replacements have been named for those listed below. It's quite possible these individuals, like Wurth, left on their own, or retired, we don't know. The most notable name gone is National Crosschecker Joe Ferrone. Hired in December 2010 (link), Ferrone replaced Ray Montgomery when Montgomery took the top amateur scouting job with the D-backs. Of course, Montgomery came back as Scouting Director after Bruce Seid's passing. Ferrone was also a candidate to replace Seid at that time. Ferrone was one of two National Crosscheckers, the top tier of the amateur scouting rung, under Montgomery in 2015. The other was (and remains) Stephen Riha, whose hiring last December we brought to your attention in this post. Three other amateur scouts are no longer listed -- Manolo Hernandez, a veteran scout of Puerto Rico, who, along with current South Florida scout Charlie Sullivan, signed current 40-man roster members and Puerto Rico natives RHP Jorge Lopez and SS Yadiel Rivera Northern California Area Scout Justin McCray - a longtime member of the Brewers staff (Dec. 1999), McCray was the draft-and-follow scout for LHP Manny Parra (26th round), and in 2009 signed current 40-man roster RHP Tyler Cravy out of the 17th round Also gone from the online posting are Carlos Dominguez, listed as an amateur scout out of Raleigh, NC, and pro scouts Ben McLure (mid-Atlantic) and Thomas Wheeler. The Brewers will certainly re-shuffle area assignments and/or bring in replacements. It will be interesting to see if Ferrone's replacement will be an in-house promotion, or if they'll just go with the one national crosschecker moving forward. *** We realize these moves may seem obscure (no, they are obscure to the casual fan), but I'm a big fan of what scouts do, and enjoy tracking such news.

Via Brad Krause of Miller Park Prospects, we learn why Michael Reed has been shut down for the final two weeks of the fall league season.

Dominican Box Wednesday 11/4 Jason Rogers (sigh, DH again) 0-for-4 in his team's 2-1 win That's it, folks...

There was one tweet from Venezuela that said Suter was going home for "marriage". If that's for his own, congratulations! If it's someone else's wedding, have fun !

Loosely translated -- Caracas LHP Brent Suter was removed from the roster of 25 Aragua Tigers and sent to the restrictive list of 14 days, as planned. The left-hander, who last started last night, must travel to the US to meet personal commitments, although there is a small chance that he may return, according to management. His vacancy was filled with the right Evan Reed, which in principle will be used as a reliever. Manager Eduardo Perez still has not announced who will take the place of Suter in the rotation. *** Suter's MiLB Player Page documents his stat lines through five Venezuelan starts, plus we get another colorful picture of him (tuck in that shirt, bro!): http://www.lvbp.com/img/news/big/4727.jpg

Great job, everyone, Yadiel's in...

Via Reviewing the Brew: Q&A with Blake Allemand

Arizona Box Wednesday 11/4 Read this tweet for Yadiel Rivera details, and here's the amazing six-run rally: Surprise Bottom of the 9th Pitching Change: Edubray Ramos replaces Peter Tago. Patrick Wisdom singles on a ground ball to center fielder Austin Meadows. Tyler Wade singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Meadows. Patrick Wisdom to 2nd. Zane Evans singles on a line drive to left fielder Jacob Scavuzzo. Patrick Wisdom scores. Tyler Wade to 2nd. Dustin Fowler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Derek Fisher. Tyler Wade scores. Zane Evans to 2nd. Charlie Tilson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Austin Meadows. Zane Evans scores. Dustin Fowler to 3rd. Yadiel Rivera strikes out swinging. Jurickson Profar out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Derek Fisher. Dustin Fowler scores. Gary Sanchez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Austin Meadows. Charlie Tilson to 3rd. Tyler Austin singles on a ground ball to third baseman Trey Michalczewski. Charlie Tilson scores. Gary Sanchez to 2nd. Pitching Change: Tom Windle replaces Edubray Ramos. Patrick Wisdom singles on a fly ball to center fielder Austin Meadows. Gary Sanchez scores. Tyler Austin to 2nd.

TWEET: OF Michael Reed no longer in the AFL All-Star Game -- banged up, last played Friday?

We've been talking about the upcoming Premier 12 tourney in Taiwan in this thread (Brett Phillips, Dustin Houle). Among the Team Mexico players will be Brewers farmhands and Mexican-Americans RHP Martin Viramontes and IF Brandon Macias.

Kyle Lobner's Frosty Microbrews: Welcome to Instructional League By Kyle Lobner / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Tuesday Box 11/3 Surprise ends a five-game losing streak (now 10-8 overall) with a 4-0 win. Yadiel Rivera, playing third base and leading off, was 2-for-4 with a double. His 1.094 OPS is 3rd in the entire league. What a push RHP Jacob Barnes is making for a 40-man spot (LHP Mike Strong used a similar Fall League stint last year to do just that). Click that link for the numbers through six relief appearances. Scottsdale Bottom of the 8th Pitching Change: Jacob Barnes replaces Connor Sadzeck. Christian Arroyo strikes out swinging. Mac Williamson singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Bubba Starling. Austin Slater called out on strikes. Yandy Diaz lines out to center fielder Bubba Starling.

Dominican Box Tuesday 11/3 Jason Rogers, again batting cleanup as the DH, had a nice game in his team's 4-0 win, going 3-for-4 with a double and RBI. Rogers is now 17-for-56 with a familiar .304 batting average. *** Venezuela Box Tuesday 11/3 Hernan Perez, back at third base, 0-for-3 in his team's 3-2 loss. Despite the team loss, LHP Brent Suter did his part, working into the 6th inning -- 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 85 pitches (55 strikes), GB:FO 6:2 But for one rough outing, it's been a nice winter stretch (4.35 ERA, five starts) for Suter. Caracas Top of the 1st Wynton Bernard grounds out, pitcher Brent Suter to first baseman O'Koyea Dickson. Dixon Machado grounds out, shortstop Argenis Diaz to first baseman O'Koyea Dickson. Felix Perez walks. With Jesus Aguilar batting, Felix Perez steals (1) 2nd base. Jesus Aguilar strikes out swinging. Caracas Top of the 2nd Daniel Mayora singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Jones. Henry Alejandro Rodriguez called out on strikes. Alfredo Gonzalez strikes out swinging. Ben Gamel grounds out, shortstop Argenis Diaz to first baseman O'Koyea Dickson. Caracas Top of the 3rd Francisco Martinez lines out to left fielder Teodoro Martinez. Wynton Bernard walks. Dixon Machado flies out to right fielder Herlis Rodriguez. Felix Perez lines out to center fielder James Jones. Caracas Top of the 4th Jesus Aguilar grounds out, pitcher Brent Suter to first baseman O'Koyea Dickson. Daniel Mayora singles on a ground ball to shortstop Argenis Diaz. Henry Alejandro Rodriguez grounds into a double play, shortstop Argenis Diaz to second baseman Jose Martinez to first baseman O'Koyea Dickson. Daniel Mayora out at 2nd. Caracas Top of the 5th Alfredo Gonzalez flies out to right fielder Herlis Rodriguez. Ben Gamel strikes out swinging. Francisco Martinez doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder James Jones. Wynton Bernard grounds out, third baseman Hernan Perez to first baseman O'Koyea Dickson. Caracas Top of the 6th Dixon Machado doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Teodoro Martinez. Felix Perez singles on a fly ball to center fielder James Jones. Dixon Machado scores. Pitching Change: Yohan Pino replaces Brent Suter. Jesus Aguilar grounds into a double play, third baseman Hernan Perez to second baseman Jose Martinez to first baseman O'Koyea Dickson. Felix Perez out at 2nd. Daniel Mayora hit by pitch. Henry Alejandro Rodriguez singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Jones. Daniel Mayora to 3rd. Alfredo Gonzalez walks. Henry Alejandro Rodriguez to 2nd. Pitching Change: Gumercindo Gonzalez replaces Yohan Pino. Ben Gamel flies out to right fielder Herlis Rodriguez.

Via WTMJ: Tom Haudricourt on Sports Central

Fresh clock Chris McCosky, The Detroit News Sept. 10 was a tough day for Tigers roving hitting coach Bruce Fields. His son Daniel Fields, just three months after he made his brief major league debut, was released by the Tigers and claimed off waivers by the Brewers. "It's there," Bruce said of his son's talent. "That's why he was drafted, because he had that speed-power combination. I just didn't come to fruition in the timeframe we were looking for. It happens. He kind of ran out of time." But, as Bruce said, every team has their own clock. The Brewers were more than willing to give Daniel Fields an extension. "They like him," Bruce said. "All it takes is one team to like you." The Brewers brought Daniel Fields to its Instructional League and sent him home early — he proved he didn't need to be there. "He came out and hit every day, 300 swings a day," Bruce said. "They just went through his swing, worked on it, worked on, worked on it and they liked what they saw. Liked it so much they said, 'You can go home.'"

Thanks for the find and post, YG1. Mike Janes actually took 254 photos from that one game. If you don't mind working around the many Dodger photos as well, there are several more Brewer photos from that day available. You can refine the search functionality within each link to see photos of a specific player, such as Gilbert Lara, who you will see four times in the Padres game and nine times in the Indians game. Thank you, Mike Janes, for your efforts! As Mike mentions on his site, please refer to him and "Four Seam Images" when noting these photos. 254 photos from the Brewers - Dodgers game of October 13th. *** 152 photos from the Brewers - Padres game of October 6th. *** 370 photos from the Brewers - Indians game of October 8th

Via the Minor League Forum:

Rattler Radio Podcast -- Enjoy over a lunch hour or your work-time commute; nice job, Chris and Kyle...

For most players we follow here, winter ball has little purpose or meaning. However, Arcia takes breakout route to MiLBY Brewers prospect showed off on offense, defense at Double-A Biloxi By Sam Dykstra / MiLB.com What a tribute article -- fantastic.

Here's another thorough update from the Canadian perspective as Team USA and the boys up north now leave for Taiwan. Box Score CF Brett Phillips 0-for-1, BB, R C Dustin Houle 0-for-1, K (Listed as 2B/C, but that was just part of multiple pinch-hitting that inning, didn't play the field at second base, it seems)

Dominican Box Monday 11/2 Jason Rogers, as the cleanup DH, 2-for-4 (double, RBI, run scored) in an 8-5 win. *** TWEET: News on Jean Segura, reminder on Domingo Santana

Via the Brewers: Outrighted to Triple-A @skysox today: RHP Johnny Hellweg, LHP Cesar Jimenez, C Juan Centeno, 1B Matt Clark and OF Logan Schafer. Because they all have enough time in pro ball, each will become a minor league free agent as of Friday, adding to the names on this list.

From five days ago --