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Now maybe it's a bit early to truly analyze this, let's say Wei-Chung Wang continues his pace of the past month, for instance, but we'll count on all of you to discuss who the Brewers need to protect from Rule 5 this fall. My list of "of course's" and "quite likely's" would include: Arcia, Lopez, Magnifico, Reed, Roache, Wang, and a fascinating case in control artist Jorge Ortega. Have at it, folks...

Not to be confused with our Brewer Minor League Free Agency Eligibles After the 2015 Season Thread, this thread focuses on those players who will be eligible to be selected in December's Rule 5 Draft, and considers who Milwaukee should add to the 40-man roster to protect. Remember -- Players who signed when 18 or younger are eligible for the draft after five years. Players who signed when 19 or older are eligible after four years. According to the rules, it's how old a player was on the June 5th immediately preceeding his signing. Below are the players not eligible for free agency, but who would be Rule 5 eligible if not placed on the 40-man roster. If a player is italicized, it's the first year the Brewers have to consider the player. The others, not italicized, were eligible to be plucked last year but weren't. Players listed alphabetically within level: Current AAA Players -- RHP Hiram Burgos RHP Jaye Chapman RHP Zach Davies -- ADDED to 40-man roster on 9/1 OF Ben Guez RHP Jim Miller IF Hernan Perez OF Michael Reed -- ADDED to 40-man roster on 9/22 RHP Austin Ross LHP Brent Suter LHP Wei-Chung Wang Current AA Players -- SS Orlando Arcia -- ADDED to 40-man roster on 11/20 RHP Jacob Barnes -- ADDED to 40-man roster on 11/20 RHP Yhonathan Barrios -- ADDED to 40-man roster on 9/22 C Parker Berberet LHP Jed Bradley RHP Drew Gagnon RHP Brooks Hall RHP Adrian Houser -- ADDED to 40-man roster on 9/22 RHP Jorge Lopez -- ADDED to 40-man roster on 9/22 3B Brandon Macias RHP Damien Magnifico -- ADDED to 40-man roster on 11/20 RHP Jorge Ortega 1B Nick Ramirez OF Victor Roache 2B Nick Shaw RHP Martin Viramontes C Adam Weisenburger Current A-Level (or below) players -- RHP Yomelbin Almonte 3B Taylor Brennan UT Francisco Castillo RHP Zach Cooper C Paul Eshleman RHP Preston Gainey RHP Milton Gomez C Dustin Houle OF Anderson Jesus 3B/OF Sthervin Matos 2B Chris McFarland C Natanael Mejia C Rafael Neda LHP Luis Ortega 1B Juan Ortiz OF Jose Pena IF/OF Yerison Pena LHP Stephen Peterson RHP Junior Rincon RHP Gian Rizzo OF Elvis Rubio RHP Orlando Torrez RHP Angel Ventura The Brewers verified the accuracy of our list, thanks.

Helena catcher Milan Post was beaned in the back of his helmet and is exiting Game One. He had also taken a shot off his mask earlier while catching. Initial radio reports indicate his exit seems mainly precautionary.

AUDIO: Helena interview with Drake Owenby, a left-handed pitcher drafted in the 12th round out of the University of Tennessee

Matt Clark (forearm) back in the Sky Sox starting lineup after missing a few games, and Monte Harrison is back up to his recent tricks in Helena.

AUDIO at link: Listen to highlights from last night’s game, including all three home runs

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Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog Brevard County Media Notes - It's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Manatees' site. 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: New Orleans, LA Biloxi, MS Viera, FL Grand Chute, WI Helena, MT Maryvale, AZ San Pedro de Macoris, DR

DVR ALERT! Tonight's (Thursday's) Timber Rattlers game (TWC SportsChannel) airs at 7:00 PM local time. Nice opportunity to watch given the MLB All-Star break.

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

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: TBD at New Orleans (Marlins), 6:30 PM pre-game, 7:00 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 Wily Peralta in a rehab start at home vs. Chattanooga (Twins), 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! ********** Brevard County: LHP Wei-Chung Wang at home vs. Fort Myers (Twins), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link Dave Walkovic returns as the play-by-play voice of the 'Tees; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio, as all home games and the "commuter" road games are scheduled to be broadcast in 2015. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: LHP Zach Hirsch at home vs. Quad Cities (Astros), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime 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. So, for the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sky Sox games, most Shuckers games, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. *** Helena: LHP Jake Drossner and RHP Jordan Yamamoto in a doubleheader at home vs. Grand Junction (Rockies), 5:10 PM pre-game, 5:30 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings; the Rockies will be the home team for Game One 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): at home vs. the shrunken White Sox, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league *** DSL Brewers: at 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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FGCU's Jordan Desguin signs with Brewers Adam Fisher, Naples (FL) News http://mediaassets.naplesnews.com/photo/2015/07/16/FGCUDESGUINWEB_21528727_ver1.0_640_480.jpg FGCU pitcher Jordan Desguin (25) tosses from the mound against Miami Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Swanson Stadium in Estero, Fla. The Hurricanes downed the Eagles 15-4. (Photo by Corey Perrine) NAPLES, Fla. - The Florida Gulf Coast University baseball team lost another pitcher to the pros late Wednesday, and the effect of the newest departure might ripple into next season. Right-hander Jordan Desguin, one of the Eagles' best pitchers last season, signed with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. After he was taken in the 36th round of last month's Major League Baseball draft, rising senior Desguin told FGCU coach Dave Tollett he was leaning toward returning to school. Just eight days before Desguin signed, Tollett told the Daily News he though the pitcher was returning. Expecting Desguin back, Tollett stopped recruiting a replacement pitcher for next season. "It's always a possibility (players) will sign, but I really though Jordan was coming back," Tollett said. "We stopped the recruiting process, stopped looking at some junior-college kids. "It's a tough blow for us in the middle of July." Some schools recruit more players than they have scholarships to protect themselves if someone goes pro. FGCU doesn't, but Tollett said maybe it should. Desguin went 6-1 in 20 appearances last season, tied for the most victories on FGCU's staff. He held opposing batters to a .216 average, best on the team. "We're looking (for a recruit), but there's no one available of (Desguin's) quality," Tollett said. "He's a special arm, a special kid. We're not only losing a good player, but a great kid and a leader on the team." Mike Murray, who led the Eagles in innings pitched last season, signed with the Oakland Athletics after being drafted in the 32nd round. Tollett expected Murray to leave. Desguin announced his signing on Twitter simply by writing "#brewcrew" on Wednesday. "I cannot being to express my appreciation for Florida Gulf Coast University for preparing me for the next level," he posted on Twitter. "God has blessed me with this opportunity and I cannot wait to take advantage of it …" Though Tollett's pitching staff might suffer next season, he didn't fault Desguin for chasing his dream. "I'm happy for him, sad for the Eagles," Tollett said. "In the end, you've got to be happy for the kid. As much of a business as (college baseball) is, you've always got to look out for the kids first."

VIDEO: More from Helena (from the Grand Junction audience perspective), but does include Monte Harrison's triple and Steven Karkenny's home run from game two

Via Kyle at Reviewing the Brew -- Milwaukee Brewers First Half All-Organization Team

Final, Game One: Helena 4, Grand Junction 2 Final, Game Two: Grand Junction 6, Helena 3 Brewers and Rockies split Wednesday Helena Brewers The Helena Brewers (11-13) split a doubleheader with the Grand Junction Rockies (14-12) on Wednesday at Kindrick Field before a crowd of 1,254, taking game one 4-2 and losing game two 6-3. Drake Owenby (1-0) got the start in the first contest of the twinbill, pitching five innings of one-run baseball on six hits while striking out two. It would be Owenby's first win in professional baseball. The Brewers were outhit by Grand Junction in game one, but took advantage of their four defensive errors to take home the win. Monte Harrison and Steven Karkenny managed to score in the first when George Iskenderian hit a two-RBI single off Peter Lambert (0-1). Lambert, a high school draftee out of San Dimas, CA, was making his professional debut after signing in late June with the Rockies. Troy Stokes would score the two remaining Helena runs, coming in twice on errors by the Grand Junction infield. The Rockies tied a season-high in errors for an opponent with four. The win gave the Brewers' their third consecutive victory. It was the first time this season that Helena was able to win three straight. Helena Game One Box Score Helena Game One Game Log Defensive mistakes would again play a role in the second game of the series as Grand Junction was able to score two early runs on bases loaded walks. J.B. Kole (0-2) struggled to find the zone, giving up four runs on four hits over his four innings of work. Karkenny smoked his fourth home run of the season, a three-run homer to left off Alec Crawford. He would score Harrison and Stokes on the hit. Harrison had yet another hot night at the plate, going 4-for-4 in game two with a double, triple, and a run scored. The two teams will face off in another doubleheader Thursday at Kindrick Field. First pitch in game one is set for 4:30 PM (5:30 Central). *** Brewers best Rockies in opener before falling in nightcap Ryan Collingwood, Helena Independent Record PHOTO GALLERY at above link: Images via James Ridle, Blackfoot Media Group The Helena Brewers were able to hand one heralded draft pick a loss Wednesday night. In the nightcap of the Pioneer League doubleheader, however, the Grand Junction Rockies -- who gave second-rounder Peter Lambert and third-rounder Javier Medina their professional pitching debuts -- saw the latter youngster earn the win. Helena, a winner in eight of its last 13 games, took its recent momentum into the first game, downing Lambert and the Rockies 4-2 before Medina and company handed the Brewers a 6-3 loss to end the evening at Kindrick Legion Field. Medina went just three innings, surrendering no runs on three hits while tallying five strikeouts. But the Brewers, who had nine hits in the loss, had a little more success against the Rockies' other arms. Steven Karkenny's three-run homer in the sixth cut the Rockies' lead to 4-3, but they tacked on two more runs in the top of seventh to put the Brewers away. Monte Harrison had a four-hit ball game, tallying a triple, a double and two singles for the Brewers (11-13), who had an opportunity to get back to .500. "I thought we swung the bats well and pitched well today," said Harrison, the 50th overall pick in the 2014 MLB Draft. "We just have to keep on pressing." Chris Rabago paced the Rockies (14-11) with a solo homer in the third and an RBI single in the seventh. In the first game of the twin bill, the Brewers came up with just five hits but were boosted by a slew of Rockies miscues. George Eskendarian's two-RBI single in first inning gave the Brewers a swift 2-0 lead, scoring Troy Stokes, who reached after running out a passed-ball strikeout, and Harrison, who got on base via an error in center field. Stokes was on base again in the third after sprinting out an infield hit before Karkenny reached on a throwing error, scoring Stokes to make it a 3-0 contest. The Rockies were able to cut the Brewers' lead to 3-2 after Jonathan Piron's single scored Tyler Nevin -- son of former MLB slugger Phil Nevin, now a manager of the Reno Aces -- in the sixth, but it was close as the Colorado affiliate would get. Stokes was able to score one more time in the top of seventh -- the game's final frame due to the doubleheader -- after Harrison reached again on an error preceding a wild pitch, scoring Stokes. Brewers manager Tony Diggs felt lucky his team even finished with a split. "We were fortunate to come away with a win today," Diggs said. "We weren't very sharp today. We can't play like that and expect to compete." University of Tennessee product Drake Owenby earned his first win of the season, going five innings, giving up just one run on six hits while striking out two. Junior Rincon notched the save after locking down the Rockies in the seventh. The 18-year-old Lambert, who committed to UCLA before opting to go the pro route last spring, gave up three runs on two hits in three innings. Helena Game Two Box Score Helena Game Two Game Log VIDEO, Doubleheader Highlights: Via KTVH *** Grand Junction Top of the 7th (Game Two) Anthony Brito singles on a line drive to center fielder Monte Harrison. Mylz Jones grounds into a force out, third baseman Jose Cuas to second baseman George Iskenderian. Anthony Brito out at 2nd. Mylz Jones advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by second baseman George Iskenderian. Cole Anderson strikes out swinging. Chris Rabago singles on a line drive to right fielder Carlos Belonis. Mylz Jones scores. Sam Hilliard doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Omar Cotto. Chris Rabago scores. Defensive Substitution: Troy Stokes replaces left fielder Omar Cotto, batting 1st, playing left field. Jensen Park grounds out, shortstop Luis Aviles to first baseman Steven Karkenny. No immediate update on Cotto's apparent injury status...but Ryan Collingwood did tweet -- "Omar Cotto smacks into the wall trying to make a play that brings in another Rockies run -- 6-3 Brewers trail."

AUDIO: Interview with Monte Harrison, 2014's 2nd-rounder tells us how he's developed in his second year of pro ball

Final: AZL Brewers 12, AZL Indians 2 Have we ever been more impressed overall with a 9-11 rookie squad? Maryvale Box Score Fantastic night on the mound -- veteran RHP John Ely has to be encouraged after opening with three scoreless innings; 22-year-old 2nd year pro RHP Caleb Smith netted the win with four innings of two-run ball (zero BB, six K's); and the beat goes on for unscored upon non-drafted Lafayette RHP Alex Farina who finished up with two scoreless frames (now at 10.1 IP, 8 H, 3 BB, 18 K, not even an unearned run allowed). Maryvale Game Log The A-Crew scored in seven of eight innings, and placed 23 men on base via hit, walk, or HBP. Congratulations to Demi Orimoloye on his first professional home run (guessing it's not hard to retrieve the ball), while rehabbing catcher Dustin Houle poked his second of the summer. LF Joantgel Segovia was 4-for-6, all singles, in fact, all 24 of his hits are singles in 2015. The 18-year-old Venezuelan and 2014 DSL batting champ was 2-for-3 on the basepaths, you'd think with his speed, one of those singles would have been stretched out by now. Segovia may be the slappiest slap-hitter of the Link Report era (2001-). Both Trent Clark and Gilbert Lara were hit by pitches (don't do that!). Each also doubled and singled. Six Brewers reached base at least three times, while another, DH Mitch Ghelfi, did so twice. Everyone had at least one base hit. The lineup has been tremendous, the less-heralded guys at the bottom of the order have reached base consistently all summer as well. Sign us up for Maryvale season tickets for the 2nd half (they're free!)

Final: International League 4, Pacific Coast League 3 IL rallied for three runs in the top of the 9th (MiLB.com game story) RHP David Goforth tossed one scoreless inning, stranding his own runners at 2nd and 3rd with his team down 1-0 at the time, whew -- INT All-Stars Top of the 6th Pitching Change: David Goforth replaces Tyson Perez. James Beresford singles on a ground ball to left fielder Travis Taijeron. Matt Hague pops out to shortstop Cristhian Adames. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Kyle Roller replaces Jesus Aguilar. Kyle Roller singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jason Pridie. James Beresford to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Tyler Henson replaces Dariel Alvarez. Tyler Henson grounds into a force out, shortstop Cristhian Adames to second baseman Arismendy Alcantara. James Beresford to 3rd. Kyle Roller out at 2nd. Tyler Henson to 1st. With Matt Davidson batting, Tyler Henson steals (1) 2nd base. Matt Davidson flies out to right fielder Peter O'Brien.

Dustin DeMuth doubles in Wisconsin's 2-1 loss to Quad Cities

VIDEO: Wisconsin Game Highlights via the MyNew32 TV broadcast

Wisconsin Bottom of the 9th Pitching Change: Ryan Thompson replaces Elieser Hernandez. Tucker Neuhaus singles on a line drive to right fielder Ramon Laureano. Mitch Meyer called out on strikes. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Gregory Munoz replaces Tucker Neuhaus. Brandon Diaz strikes out swinging. With Blake Allemand batting, Gregory Munoz caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Jamie Ritchie to shortstop Alex Bregman. *** While Tucker Neuhaus is 0-for-2 on the basepaths this season, Gregory Munoz is now frustratingly only 11-for-22. Maybe it's a matter of the other players on the squad (Sthervin Matos, Dustin Demuth), but Neuhaus as a second baseman has me puzzled. I know our Link Reporter TheCrew07 has seen much more Timber Rattler action than I have and indicated Neuhaus profiled better defensively at second base, but Neuhaus is 6'3", has no apparent baserunning speed - that doesn't scream future middle infielder to me. The 20-year-old was excited about the third base opportunity in early season feature articles. I'm convinced this organization is just flummoxed when it comes to developing players at the hot corner, from top to bottom.

Shuckers' luck runs out in extra-inning defeat Patrick Magee, Biloxi Sun-Herald PHOTO GALLERY: Eight images via the Sun-Herald's John Fitzhugh here BILOXI – The Shuckers' run of eight consecutive extra-inning victories came to a close Wednesday night thanks to a handful of mistakes on defense. The Chattanooga Lookouts beat Biloxi, 6-5, in 11 innings with the difference proving to be a flawless effort in the field for the road team. The Shuckers committed two errors and the Lookouts had none. The Shuckers lost despite out-hitting the Lookouts, 15-8. Biloxi stranded 17 runners compared to 10 by Chattanooga. “We weren't able to finish off the pitcher (Alex Wimmers),” Biloxi manager Carlos Subero said. “I thought we could have done a better job. We had 15 hits for five runs and they eight hits for six runs. I thought we were non-productive tonight.” The last time the Shuckers lost an extra-inning game came on May 9 to the Mississippi Braves in Pearl. Every Shucker batter had a hit Tuesday except for catcher Adam Weisenburger, who had his five-game hitting streak end with an 0-for-5 night. The two teams traded runs in both the seventh and eighth innings to tie the contest at 5-5 headed to the ninth before a crowd of 3,299. Orlando Arcia hit his fifth homer of the season for the Shuckers in the seventh on a laser over the left field wall and Biloxi's Tyrone Taylor again tied the game at 5-5 in the eighth on an RBI single. The Lookouts scored the winning run in the top of the 11th when Heiker Meneses took home when Biloxi reliever Damien Magnifico's pitch got away from Weisenburger for a passed ball. Both of Biloxi's errors came in the third inning, leading to the three unearned runs to tie the game at 3-3 with Shuckers starting pitcher Hobbs Johnson on the mound. A one-out RBI double by Steve Wickens cut the Shuckers' lead to 3-1. The man who scored, Levi Michael, reached with one out on a throwing error to first by Weisenburger. Chattanooga scored again when Biloxi third baseman Taylor Green took Kennys Vargas's grounder and threw home to get the runner, but the toss missed its target and Shannon Wilkerson scored to make it 3-2. A two-out single to left by Marcus Knecht scored one more run. It would have been two runs if not for an accurate throw by Josh Fellhauer from left field to gun down Travis Harrison at home. Fellhauer and Nick Ramirez both hit first-inning home runs to give the Shuckers a 3-0 lead. Both of the left-handed hitters went opposite field with their homers, starting with Fellhauer's two-run blast. The three homers by the Shuckers Wednesday night was a season high. Fellhauer has two homers this season and Ramirez has 13. Arcia has hit five. The lone homer for the Lookouts came off the bat of Michael, who gave the Lookouts a 4-3 lead in the top of the seventh by clearing the left field scoreboard for a solo homer, his fourth of the season. Shuckers starting pitcher Hobbs Johnson lasted five innings, giving up three runs – none earned – on four hits. He struck out two and walked four. Johnson continues to have issues with his control, walking 23 batters in the last 24 innings. “Hopefully he'll get a long rest here,” Subero said. “When he comes back, hopefully he gets out of it and starts pitching like he can.” Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Wily Peralta will be the starting pitcher for the Shuckers at 7:10 p.m. Thursday in game two of the series with the Chattanooga Lookouts. Peralta is trying to make his way back to the majors after a strained oblique put him on the Brewers' disabled list in May. He was 1-4 with a 4.00 ERA with Milwaukee at the time of his injury. Left-hander Brett Lee (0-3, 4.67) will be the starting pitcher for Chattanooga Thursday.