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Baseball America Hot Prospect Sheet Chat with Matt Eddy -- Tim (Mil): Brett Phillips power seems to have faded since his promotion to AA. Were his power numbers a result of the ballparks he was playing in? What can we expect from him when he reaches Milwaukee? Matt Eddy: Power development certainly will be the separator for new Brewers OF prospect Brett Phillips in terms of whether he will be merely an average regular or an above-average player. Lancaster plays as an extreme hitter’s and power hitter’s park, as you note, but Phillips still produced above-average power in the Cal League even after making park adjustments, and he did hit 13 HR in the Midwest League in 2014. While Phillips has many positive attributes, and is a top 50 prospect in the game, I would like to see him make more contact and prove he can handle CF. I am generally optimistic about his all-around skill set, but he ultimately might not have a carrying tool. And keep in mind that teams rarely trade blue-chip position prospects, at least not at the July deadline. Nathan (Madison, WI): How improved is the Brewers farm system this season? Do you see them as a top 15 farm system? Matt Eddy: They might be a top 15 system now on the strength of the enhanced depth. SS Orlando Arcia and OF Brett Phillips are top 20-ish prospects in the game, and both could be ready in 2016. That’s a good place to start. Zach Davies and Josh Hader also could join the rotation next year. Miller Park could be a good landing spot for Domingo Santana, too, because it plays favorably for HR hitters. Brian (Wisconsin): Domingo Santana appears to put up big numbers in Triple A and already had a big offensive game for the Sky Sox. What holds him back from getting more buzz as an impact major leaguer? Matt Eddy: A sky-high strikeout rate and ugly, ugly major league debut with the Astros last year are marks against Domingo Santana. However, I think he’s a worthwhile gamble for a team in a HR hitter’s park, such as the Brewers. For me, though, he’s third among the players Milwaukee acquired, behind Phillips and Hader.

Colorado Springs' Domingo Santana mashes a two-run homer in the eighth inning of a 6-3 Friday win over Oklahoma City

Posted on June 10th, 2014 -- Unfortunately for this fan and the Hissa's, the Brewers announced Donnie's release today. Listed at 6'7", 240, Hissa's pro career (with Milwaukee, at least) will consist of 25 games in relief over two seasons, all with Helena, and the numbers weren't pretty (MiLB Player Page), but the opportunity was there, hope it was enjoyed, and good luck to him in the future.

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Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty 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 - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division Pioneer League North Division Arizona League Central Division Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers *** Weather.com: Oklahoma City, OK Biloxi, MS Dunedin, FL Midland, MI Helena, MT San Pedro de Macoris, DR

Follow Saturday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin Helena DSL Brewers MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Hiram Burgos at Oklahoma City (Dodgers), 6:35 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link We welcome Dan Karcher, who is the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox; follow him on Twitter @SkySoxKarch 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 Adrian Houser at home vs. Mississippi (Braves), 6:55 PM pre-game, 7:10 gametime Free Live Audio Link We also welcome Chris Harris as the very first play-by-play voice of the Shuckers! Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be linking to his fantastic "Shuck Dynasty" blog. 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! All the Biloxi games for the rest of the season are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Brevard County: RHP Cy Sneed at Dunedin (Blue Jays), 5:30 gametime Free Live Audio Link (Blue Jays' feed) ********** Wisconsin: RHP Cody Ponce at Great Lakes (Dodgers), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime; expect RHP David Burkhalter to pitch in a tandem role Free Live Audio Link - WNAM 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. NOTE: Forty-two (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (34) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule (scroll to bottom of link) so you can coordinate your DVR activity. NOTE: Great Lakes does make its games available via MiLB.TV. *** Helena: RHP Jordan Yamamoto at home vs. Idaho Falls (Royals), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link We welcome back and again look forward to hearing second-year Voice of the H-Crew Dustin Daniel (@dustin__daniel on Twitter). MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Idaho Falls in August, those games will be available to watch online. *** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle *** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Braves, 9:30 AM, although 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.

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Here's the new Top 40 from Miller Park Prospects.

Compare with the Brewerfan community rankings, here's the new Top 40 from Miller Park Prospects. Perhaps next summer, the timing can be such that it's post-trade deadline here at Brewerfan, just a thought.

Transaction thread, posted August 1st

VIDEO: Pete Orr's HR from this OKC news report

VIDEO via WLOX: A rarity, Biloxi (mostly) "lowlights" *** VIDEO via WXXV: Nathan Orf on the heat in Bilxoi *** PHOTO GALLERY: 13 images from Tim Isbell of the Biloxi Sun-Herald

Final: Colorado Springs 6, Oklahoma City 3 Homers Back Suter With 6-3 Win In Sox Debut The Sky Sox benefitted from a strong Triple-A debut and some timely hitting to down the division-leading Oklahoma City Dodgers 6-3 on Friday night before a crowd of 10,245 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Colorado Springs secured a series victory with their third consecutive road win against the Dodgers thanks to an impressive effort by recently-promoted starter Brent Suter (1-0, 0.00). The left-hander out of Harvard allowed just four hits and a walk over six scoreless frames, striking out two along the way as he picked up the win in his first Triple-A action. The Sox offense collected the game’s first three runs in the third inning against OKC starter Zach Lee (8-4, 2.53). Kyle Wren would plate Yadiel Rivera with an RBI single for the first run before Pete Orr tagged the Dodgers lefty for a two-run homer to centerfield, extending the early Sox lead to 3-0. Colorado Springs added another in the fourth when Juan Centeno’s sac fly to right scored Matt Long with the decisive fourth run. Mike Strong took over for the Sox in the OKC seventh after six sparkling frames by Suter. Leading off the inning, Dodgers first baseman Andy Wilkins welcomed the recently-recalled lefty with his 16th home run of the season to get the home team on the board with just nine outs remaining. Strong settled down to get out of the inning with the Sox leading 4-1 after seven. Colorado Springs added insurance in the eighth on the strength of Domingo Santana’s first Sky Sox home run. The two-run dinger, his 17th of the season, off of Dodgers righty Yimi Garcia extended the Sox lead to 6-1 heading into the home eighth. Austin Ross loaded the bases in the OKC eighth, getting just one out before new addition Preston Guilmet was called upon to wiggle out of the precarious situation. Wilkins drove in a run with a sac fly before a throwing error by Orr allowed Darnell Sweeney to score, cutting the Sox lead to 6-3. Guilmet struck out Kyle Jensen to end the inning before Jim Henderson tossed a scoreless ninth to secure his first save of the season and the Sox 6-3 win. Colorado Springs improves to 46-65 with their third straight win, dropping OKC to 67-46 in the process. The Sox will go for the series sweep on Saturday night with Hiram Burgos (2-2, 3.10) set to lead the way against RHP Brandon Beachy (1-1, 4.34) and the Dodgers in the last of a four-game set. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 PM MDT (7:05 Central) at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Colorado Springs Box Score Given the teams' records, this has been a heck of a series for the Sky Sox. Three weeks from his 26th birthday, LHP Brent Suter rocked his AAA debut, probably the best in the system at doing this -- Pickoffs: Suter (Peraza at 1st base). Some say RHP Austin Ross is a fringe 40-man roster addition this fall, but the going has been tough at AAA. LHP Mike Strong, already on the 40-man, is feeling his way at this time as well. When Hector Gomez joins the club, the team will need to make a corresponding move, likely a pitcher (14 active now). Colorado Springs Game Log CF Kyle Wren was on base three more times and stole his 29th base of the combined AAA/AA season in 41 attempts. The eventual Khris Davis - Domingo Santana playing time dynamic will be interesting. Luis Sardinas has four multiple-hit games in his last six starts, but his 14 walks vs. 262 AB's tells us a trade to the Padres or such shouldn't upset anyone...

Final: Idaho Falls 8, Helena 7, ten innings Sigh... Idaho Falls wins in 10 Helena Brewers The Helena Brewers (2-6) lost a heartbreaker on Friday 8-7 to the Idaho Falls Chukars (7-1) in 10 innings. It was the Chukars' seventh straight win, their longest winning streak since 2007. J.B. Kole was roughed up in the start, giving up six runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings of work. The Chukars used another five-run inning to establish a lead, scoring five in the fourth. Brawlun Gomez led the rally with a two-run homer, his seventh of the season. The Bullpen would be the backbone of the Brewers on Friday, as Junior Rincon, Conor Harber, and Alex Farina (0-1) combined to keep the Chukars scoreless from the fifth through the ninth. Harber pitched three innings of shutout relief, giving up just one hit and striking out two. Trailing 6-5 going to the bottom of the ninth, Malik Collymore and Steven Karkenny came up with back-to-back singles to start the inning. David Denson then hit a sacrifice fly to score Collymore and force extras. Collymore had another solid night at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI. Karkenny is now riding a four-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 12 of his last 14 games. Farina would get the bases loaded with nobody out in the top of the 10th and gave up two runs on just one hit. A throwing error by Jake Gatewood would allow two to score. Helena would get a run in the bottom of the 10th when Charles Galiano scored on a fielding error by Jeckson Flores at second, but Carlos Belonis was stranded at second representing the tying run to end it. The two teams will face off in the third game of their four-game series on Saturday from Kindrick Field. First pitch is set for 7:05 PM (8:05 Central). *** VIDEO: Helena game highlights via KTVH *** PHOTO GALLERY: Via Gary Marshall, Helena Independent Record / Blackfoot Media Group *** Helena Box Score 2014 Villanova 8th round RHP J.B. Kole now has 70.2 Helena innings under his belt, safe to say more was expected of him. Five Brewers had multiple-hit games, six Brewers reached base at least twice, and all but leadoff 2B Jose Cuas (0-for-6, ouch) had a base hit. RF Carlos Belonis was 3-for-5 and versatile 3B Steven Karkenny was 2-for-4 with a walk. Helena Game Log RHP Alex Farina and his dazzling numbers had tossed two scoreless before the fateful 10th, when the big Jake Gatewood error led to two unearned runs -- it was the H-Crew's only error on the night... Idaho Falls Top of the 10th Marten Gasparini singles on a ground ball to center fielder Troy Stokes. Nick Dini hit by pitch. Marten Gasparini to 2nd. Brawlun Gomez hits a sacrifice bunt. Marten Gasparini to 3rd. Nick Dini to 2nd. Brawlun Gomez to 1st. Logan Nottebrok reaches on a force attempt, throwing error by shortstop Jake Gatewood. Marten Gasparini scores. Nick Dini scores. Brawlun Gomez to 3rd. Logan Nottebrok to 2nd. Cody Jones strikes out swinging. Jeckson Flores reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Steven Karkenny to catcher Mitch Ghelfi. Brawlun Gomez out at home. Logan Nottebrok to 3rd. With Amalani Fukofuka batting, Jeckson Flores caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Mitch Ghelfi to second baseman Jose Cuas to first baseman David Denson. Helena Bottom of the 10th Troy Stokes singles on a line drive to center fielder Cody Jones. Mitch Ghelfi flies out to left fielder Roman Collins. Charles Galiano grounds into a force out, third baseman Logan Nottebrok to second baseman Jeckson Flores. Troy Stokes out at 2nd. Charles Galiano to 1st. Carlos Belonis singles on a line drive to right fielder Amalani Fukofuka. Charles Galiano to 3rd. With Jose Cuas batting, Carlos Belonis steals (13) 2nd base, Charles Galiano scores. Missed catch error by second baseman Jeckson Flores. Jose Cuas called out on strikes.

AUDIO: Helena pre-game interview with Mitch Ghelfi, catcher out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Final: AZL Brewers 7, AZL Dodgers 5 Tied 3-3 after six, A-Crew scores three in the 7th and then hangs on... Maryvale Box Score 18-year-old Venezuelan second baseman Julio Mendez made his stateside debut, batting second, he walked twice, was HBP and drove in a run; CF Trent Clark (OPS up to .900, sweet) and RF Nicolas Pierre each had three singles; two of 1B Juan Ortiz' three hits were doubles; LF Demi Orimoloye was 1-for-3 with a walk and a sacrifice fly and knocked in three, he was also 1-for-2 on the basepaths (now 17-for-20 in that regard); 17-year-old SS Gilbert Lara, dropped down to the six-spot, was 0-for-5, as his line has fallen to .247/.274/.327 (.601 OPS); the Brewers must be questioning their decision to forego one season in the DSL for Lara. Lara committed error #8, still pretty solid for a 37-game stint on those sun-baked AZL infields. 19-year-old 9th round Oregon native Karsen Lindell has struck out 15 and walked only four in his first 17 pro innings, nice. One hit allowed in a scoreless rehab inning for RHP Brandon Kintzler, as he maintains his 40-man roster spot for now. Kintzler's $1.075M arbitration salary was locked in regardless of his potential DFA status. Maryvale Game Log The key rally -- AZL Brewers Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Caleb Ferguson replaces Angel German. Jimy Perez remains in the game as the first baseman. Nicolas Pierre singles on a line drive to center fielder Ariel Sandoval. Trent Clark singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Jimy Perez. Nicolas Pierre to 2nd. Julio Mendez hit by pitch. Nicolas Pierre to 3rd. Trent Clark to 2nd. With Demi Orimoloye batting, wild pitch by Caleb Ferguson, Nicolas Pierre scores. Trent Clark to 3rd. Julio Mendez to 2nd. Demi Orimoloye out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Federico Giordani. Trent Clark scores. Tyrone Perry walks. Pitching Change: Brian Bass replaces Caleb Ferguson. Juan Ortiz doubles (8) on a line drive to right fielder Mitch Hansen. Julio Mendez scores. Tyrone Perry out at home on the throw, right fielder Mitch Hansen to second baseman Moises Perez to catcher Gersel Pitre. Gilbert Lara flies out to right fielder Mitch Hansen.

Gotta love minor league baseball -- Circus lights postpone Threshers-Yankees FSL game Tents beyond batter's eye in center field deemed a distraction By Danny Wild / MiLB.com

AUDIO via MLB Trade Rumors -- Podcast: New Brewers Righty Zach Davies

AUDIO via MLB Trade Rumors -- Podcast: New Brewers Righty Zach Davies We'll also link in our season-long Sky Sox feature archive thread... Note to MLB Trade Rumors: Thanks! But you release this in the early stages of the Brewer game (we'll listen afterwards)...

LHP Brent Suter doing well early on in his Sky Sox (and AAA) debut tonight.

Every week, the MLBPipeline.com crew will rank the top 10 fantasy baseball prospects in the Minor Leagues. These rankings are based solely on expected 2015 fantasy production in the Major Leagues, in contrast to the MLBPipeline Top 100 Prospects list, which reflects long-term value in all phases of the game. There's a Brewer at #3 this week...

And coming in at #12 this week is -- were you right?

Infielder Hector Gomez has been added to the initial post of this thread. UT Elian Herrera was removed from the list when he was added to the 40-man roster. He'll probably not be carried on the 40-man all winter, but for now, he'll be absent in this thread.

The Manatees Examiner home game report from Thursday evening included several quotes from Manager Joe Ayrault and some additional game insight, it posted late, so we'll link to it here now.