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  1. And That
    So the Bucks signed Moose.
  2. And That
    Sibrian just popped up on the tracker for the Brewers, so looks like he's in the fold.
  3. And That
    There are 30 teams out there trying to make a splash (with the exception of teams that can't due to making too much of a splash previously), so the Brewers could have just been outbid on the players they thought were truly worth making a run at. Or maybe they are being cheap. But they're going to need to start a trend and go back to being cheap for more than one year before I personally am willing to be bothered by it. As I noted in the link report yesterday, the Brewers are just low on any players coming out of the Dominican academy. Maybe it makes some for the Brewers to spread bonuses around to 2nd and 3rd tier players this year, just so they can get the number of quality to semi-quality prospects up.
  4. And That
    I'll step on TheCrew's toes here for a minute... Scouting Reports on Top 30 Prospects for July 2 June 30, 2015 by Ben Badler International Forecasts for All 30 Teams July 1, 2015 by Ben Badler Primary prospect the Brewers are linked with is Venezuelan catcher Jose Sibrian, who should go for around $500k. He is the #29 prospect on BA's Top 30 International Prospects list. Recently converted from third base, Sibrian is said to have a plus arm, with the potential to play solid defense behind the dish. The bat is not as advanced, though he has shown some in-game power. The only other name mentioned was another Venezuelan, outfielder Jesus Lujano.
  5. And That
    As I contemplate the struggles the system is going through again this season (at least in terms of W-L record), thought I'd see how many Latin players that the Brewers originally signed as amateur free agents and have developed at each level (active roster or DL): Milwakee: 1 (Peralta) Colorado: 0 Biloxi: 1 (Arcia) Brevard: 2 (J. Ortega, Pena) Wisconsin: 7 (Rizzo, Ventura, Mejia, Castillo, Matos, Munoz, Rubio) Helena: 3 (Gomez, Martinez, Belonis) Arizona: 13 (de la Cruz, M. Diaz, V. Diaz, Leal, Torrez, Atencio, Lara, Leonardo, Quiterio, Martinez, Ortiz, Pierre, Segovia) That's 2 players above A-ball, and 11 above rookie ball. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that there is at least one minor league team in a different organization that has more than 11 Latin players above rookie ball on a single roster. The Brewers are starting to turn it around a little bit as evidenced by the Arizona roster (though even then five of those guys are on the DL), but their inability to develop these players continues to hamstring the system.
  6. And That
    So including the 17 innings he pitched in rookie ball, the most he's ever pitched in a year is about 60 innings - I wonder what sort of season inning limit the Brewers have on him. Probably not much more than 90-100.
  7. And That
    Biloxi outdid themselves tonight. Ramirez go-ahead grand salami in the 8th and then after a rare Magnifico blow up, they win it in the 10th. I haven't had this much fun following a Brewers minor league team in quite some time. I can only hope that Arcia, Reed, Ramirez, et al can bring this swagger to Milwaukee in the next year or so.
  8. And That
    Is it ok to get a little excited about Otono yet? An 18yo who displaces Mallen at SS and seems to have an XBH hit every night, I can even look past the errors for now.
  9. And That
    Robinzon Diaz hasn't struck out yet this year? Wowsa.
  10. And That
    I imagine Mitch Ghelfi will be traveling to Helena in the near future to give them a third catcher. Still pretty weird roster construction.
  11. And That
    There's been no mention of him in Helena, so I'd say it's pretty safe. Besides Houle, surprised Trevor Lubking isn't with Helena either at the outset.
  12. And That
    I can only guess that something isn't physically right with Wang. There's no other logical reason for the move. I did laugh when I saw the alert on my phone.
  13. And That
    February 08, 2012 Wow! First SoCalBrewfan post since that date. One of the all-time greats! Welcome back and don't be a stranger! Was about to post the same thing - welcome back!
  14. And That
    Unless someone else claims him on waivers, which would be highly likely unless he's had a huge drop in velocity. The number of players who have gone from being a top 10 BA team prospect to DFA'd 2.5 months into the season is very, very short. For a reason. So it is pretty much giving up on him. The comparison with Hall's situation isn't that valid. Hall was coming off a major arm injury and wasn't as highly regarded as Wang before that anyway.
  15. And That
    Where's Dustin Houle? Surprised they'd start him back in Maryvale, if finally healthy.
  16. And That
    Eh... if you want to opt in and you're eligible, then you should know to do it. Maybe require an MLB organization to sponsor each application to opt in. If a scout has never seen you play and you don't know where to contact one, then you're almost certainly not getting drafted anyway.
  17. And That
    Yes, but for the most part there are only a handful of guys that clubs will be keeping an eye on for whether they declare or not. And if an international draft is going to be a thing, there pretty much has to be an opt-in. It wouldn't make sense to have one draft opt-in and the other a free for all.
  18. And That
    By equally coherent philosophy, we should have played Braun at catcher, and platooned Yost and Skaalen in center.
  19. And That
    It's some pretty fascinating roster management. And considering they're likely to call up Thornburg in a week when they need a 5th starter again, maybe they're on to something with stashing a few 5th starters in the minors and then cycling through them only as you need them.
  20. And That
    So if Hernan Iribarren was "The Hurricane" does that make Hernan Perez "The Tropical Depression"?
  21. And That
    My guess is that they send out a pitcher back to AAA in the near future, and recall Schafer or Shane Peterson. The excitement never ends.
  22. And That
    If he arrives mid-game, I hope they do his entrance into the stadium in a Mench-ian fashion.
  23. And That
    He's the only guy who can get promoted to AAA whose ERA is likely to go down?
  24. And That
    Blazek is missing?
  25. And That
    I wasn't worried about him missing bats yesterday (though it continues to be a concern), he was missing up a lot. That, and his change didn't seem to be working. I also can't fault the Brewers for sending him back down. Their hands were kind of tied after the beating the staff took yesterday. Next Tyler up.
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