Matt Breen

You'd have to find a spot of the 40-man roster to do that. Might be difficult, especially if you need a catcher (and Nottingham isn't ready to come back).

I know some teams don't like too many guys in the dugout, but I'd use every resource that was available to me. Broxton, Santana, Orf, Wilkerson, Houser, Asher, Saladino, Santana, Woodruff, Nottingham - probably missed someone. Without a question I'd add a third catcher. It's foolish not to. So if Nottingham isn't healthy, I'd move him to the 60-day DL and bring up Bandy or Bethancourt. They should also look at adding guys to the 40-man roster if a spot can be made -- guys that they intend to add this off season - and can potentially help them this year. Ramirez is a guy that comes to mind - a lefty specialist. To me, anyone that can help should be added.

Yes, September call ups count against service time. In the case of Hiura, if you had him up for three weeks, you'd then want to delay his call up next year by an equivalent time frame.

Clancy, for voting purposes, I will take Perrin off your list (since he has been traded), and bump everyone up. But you don't have to change your list - I have that covered in voting tabulation. This is another good example of why to include an extra player or two on your list.

HotCorner35, if you want to add a name to your list, I'll replace Jon Perrin.

Nice article with lots of quotes from Corey: Brewers outfield prospect Corey Ray flexing his muscle at the plate https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2018/08/07/brewers-outfield-prospect-corey-ray-flexing-his-muscle-plate/919000002/

Only one day left to vote! Get your ballot in by EOD tomorrow (Wednesday, August 8). Thanks.

Example of why I love it when people put an extra guy or two. No #10. By having the extra guys I was able to just bump the 11-26 guys up a spot. Problem solved.

Final: Biloxi 2, Jacksonville 1 Grisham's Game: Shuckers Take Down Jumbo Shrimp 2-1 Grisham Drives in a Pair in 2-1 Win By Spencer Siegel / Biloxi Shuckers (Michael Krebs) Biloxi Box Score Biloxi pitchers Thomas Jankins, Jeff Ames and Jon Olczak held Jacksonville to only one run on eight hits (no walks) in a 2-1 victory. The only misstep was a solo home run given up by Jankins. Biloxi batters managed to push across a pair of runs, including the winner in the bottom of the 8th. Trent Grisham had two hits and drove in both runs for the Shuckers. Batting Trent Grisham: 2-4 Max McDowell: 2-3 Lucas Erceg: 1-3, BB Pitching Thomas Jankins: 6.0 IP, 5 hits, 1 ER, 0BB, 7K Jeff Ames: 2.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 ER, 0BB, 3K, Win Jon Olczak: 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 ER, 0BB, 1K, Save Notes After his batting average fell to .209 on May 24, Lucas Erceg has slowly improved. His BA now sits at a respectable .260. Biloxi Game Log Grisham single puts the Shuckers in the lead for good. Biloxi Bottom of the 8th Pitching Change: Reilly Hovis replaces Jose Pena, batting 9th. Max McDowell singles on a line drive to left fielder Brian Miller. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Corey Ray replaces Jeff Ames. Max McDowell out at 2nd, catcher Sharif Othman to shortstop Chris Diaz. Corey Ray walks. With Trent Grisham batting, Corey Ray advances to 2nd on a balk. Trent Grisham singles on a line drive to center fielder Monte Harrison. Corey Ray scores. Luis Aviles Jr. grounds out, pitcher Reilly Hovis to first baseman Eric Jagielo. Trent Grisham to 2nd. Reilly Hovis intentionally walks Lucas Erceg. Richie Shaffer strikes out swinging.

That's awesome. A Drake is another name for a Dragon. Dragons are hard to kill. Long live The Drake. All-Star game next year. For what team, I don't know. But dragons are magical creatures. It's destiny.

Final: Jacksonville 5, Biloxi 4 Shuckers Deposit Three Home Runs in 5-4 Loss Coulter Records a Long Ball for Third Straight Game By Spencer Siegel / Biloxi Shuckers (Stephen Mauthe) Biloxi Box Score Biloxi gave up there unearned runs on Sunday - courtesy of a pair of errors - leading to a 5-4 lose to Jacksonville. The Shuckers only had six hits on the day, but three of them were home runs, including one from Clint Coulter, who has hit an HR in three consecutive games. Cody Ponce took the lose for the Shuckers. He gave up five runs in four innings, but three of those runs were unearned. The relief corps of Nation Diplan, Josh Uhen and Nate Griep shut down the Jumbo Shrimp over the final five innings. Batting Corey Ray: 1-4, HR Richie Shaffer: 1-4, HR Clint Coulter: 1-4, HR Pitching Cody Ponce: 4.0 IP, 5 hits, 2 ER, 2BB, 4K, Lose Natino Diplan: 3.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 ER, 0BB, 2K Josh Uhen: 1.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 ER, 1BB, 1K Nate Griep: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 ER, 1BB, 0K Notes Lucas Erceg had another error on Sunday, giving him 22 for the season. Biloxi Game Log 2-run HR by Coulter puts the Shuckers within a pair, but it would not be enough. Biloxi Bottom of the 7th Tyler Heineman singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Brian Miller. Clint Coulter homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Tyler Heineman scores. Trent Grisham grounds out, second baseman Justin Twine to first baseman Eric Jagielo. Pitching Change: Lukas Schiraldi replaces Robert Dugger, batting 9th. Luis Aviles Jr. strikes out swinging. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Blake Allemand replaces Nattino Diplan. Blake Allemand strikes out swinging, catcher Rodrigo Vigil to first baseman Eric Jagielo.

Final: Jacksonville 5, Biloxi 1 Neidert Fans Career-High 13 to Beat Shuckers Coulter Homers in Loss By Spencer Siegel / Biloxi Shuckers (Michael Krebs) Biloxi Box Score Biloxi bats were in the toilet again on Saturday. Six hits, no walks, and 15 strike outs (four for Corey Ray). Not pretty. The lone bright spot was Clint Coulter's solo home run in the 2nd inning. On the mound, Cam Roegner did well, going five innings and giving up only one run on three hits and a walk. Danny Reynolds took the lose, surrendering three runs (two earned) in two innings of relief work. The Shuckers added to their misery by committing two errors. Batting Clint Coulter: 2-4, 2B, HR Luis Aviles, Jr.: 1-4 Blake Allemand: 1-1 Lucas Erceg: 1-4 Keston Hiura: 1-4 Pitching Cameron Roegner: 5.0 IP, 3 hits, 1 ER, 1BB, 5K Danny Reynolds: 2.0 IP, 3 hits, 2 ER, 1BB, 1K, Lose Brad Kuntz: 2.0 IP, 3 hits, 1 ER, 0BB, 2K Notes Coulter has homered in three of his last five games. Biloxi Game Log

While the sample size is very small (59 ABs), I'm really happy to see the kid's got a good eye at the plate. 12 walks vs 7 strikeouts thus far. That's pretty impressive. 9 out of 10 in SBs as well. I'll be excited to get him for a full year in 2019. If he does well at Helena, I could see him starting in Appleton.

Yeah, Dickey could have come back. Just decided it was time to wrap things up.

I don't believe this is correct. As noted in my previous post, over the next three years, he's due $35M a year in salary, plus he gets a $15M annually as part of his original signing bonus. However, ALL of the salary ($105M total) is deferred. The only cash he gets the next three years is the $15M bonus money - which he gets each year.

Scherzer's contract is weird. He is scheduled to get $105M over the next three years - or $35M annually. But ALL of it is deferred. It is paid out from 2022 to 2028 at $15M a year. It's important to understand this is salary - not bonus money. It's pure salary. But there's more. From 2019-2021, Scherzer gets $15M each year as part of his original signing bonus - which he agreed to in 2015. This is NOT salary. It's a signing bonus. I think the signing bonus would be owed by the original signing team (the Nationals), meaning if he was traded, a team wouldn't owe Scherzer anything from 2019 through 2021 (since salary is all deferred). The team getting Scherzer would then pay all the deferred salary - which again, is $15M annually for seven straight years beginning in 2022. The Nats would pay the $15M bonus money, which is owed from 2019-2021. Does that make sense? Bonus money paid out from 2019-21 is owed by the original signing team (Nationals). Salary earned from 2019-21 is owed by whatever team controls Scherzer - but isn't paid out until 2022-2018 - in $15M installments. I think that's right. The way the contract was structured, it nets Scherzer $15M a year for 14 straight years (although the contract length is only 7 years). The total payout is $210M. It was a pretty sweet deal. The guy's contract takes him through his age 36 season. At that point, he can retire and still rake in $15M a year for seven more years. If he wants to keep playing, he's free to do so, getting paid by the his previous team and his new club.

Final: Biloxi 3, Jacksonville 0 Supak's Six-Inning Shutout Seals Shuckers Win Erceg Provides Go-Ahead Hit in 3-0 Victory By Spencer Siegel / Biloxi Shuckers (Michael Krebs) Biloxi Box Score Trey Supak and company tossed a five hit shutout to lead the Shuckers to a 3-0 victory over the Jumbo Shrimp. Supak went six innings, giving up only four hits and a walk. He struck out four batters while getting the victory. Jeff Ames and Nate Griep worked the final three innings, allowing just one hit and a walk between them. At the plate, the Shuckers were pretty quiet (just five hits on the day), but they came through when they had the chance. Lucas Erceg had a two-run single in the 6th to put Biloxi in the lead, while Clint Coulter added a solo HR. Batting Troy Stokes, Jr.: 1-2 Keston Hiura: 1-3, BB Clint Coulter: 1-3, HR Lucas Erceg: 1-4, 2 RBI Pitching Trey Supak: 6.0 IP, 4 hits, 0 ER, 1BB, 4K, Win Jeff Ames: 2.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 ER, 1BB, 2K Nate Griep: 1.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 ER, 0BB, 2K, Save Notes Supak has allowed only two earned runs over his last 24 innings. Biloxi Game Log Erceg's single in the 6th scored two - the Shucker pitchers did the rest for the win. Biloxi Bottom of the 6th Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Blake Allemand replaces Trey Supak. Blake Allemand singles on a ground ball to center fielder Monte Harrison. Corey Ray walks. Blake Allemand to 2nd. Trent Grisham out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher Sharif Othman to second baseman Justin Twine. Blake Allemand to 3rd. Corey Ray to 2nd. Keston Hiura walks. Lucas Erceg singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brian Miller. Blake Allemand scores. Corey Ray scores. Keston Hiura to 3rd on the throw. Richie Shaffer grounds into a double play, third baseman Brian Schales to second baseman Justin Twine to first baseman Eric Jagielo. Lucas Erceg out at 2nd.

sveumrules, no Dubon? Just checking in case you missed him.

Final: Jacksonville 5, Biloxi 1 Shuckers Drop Series Opener to Jacksonville, 5-1 Jumbo Shrimp's Gonzalez Works Seven Quality Innings to Earn Second Win By By Spencer Siegel / Biloxi Shuckers (Michael Krebs) Biloxi Box Score Biloxi bats could not come through on Thursday night, managing just six hits and a walk. The result was a 4-1 lose to Jacksonville. Shucker pitchers didn't do themselves any favors, giving up 13 hits and four walks on the day. Marcos Diplan only gave up two runs in five innings, but surrendered nine hits and three walks. Former Brewer farm hand Monte Harrison had an HR for the Jumbo Shrimp. Batting Corey Ray: 1-2, BB Clint Coulter: 1-3, BB Trent Grisham: 1-4 Max McDowell: 1-4, 2B Troy Stokes, Jr.: 1-1 Blake Allemand: 1-2 Pitching Marcos Diplan: 5.0 IP, 9 hits, 2 ER, 3BB, 5K, Lose Miguel Sanchez: 3.0 IP, 2 hits, 2 ER, 0BB, 3K Nation Diplan: 1.0 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER, 1BB, 0K Notes Lucas Erceg has an .892 OPS in the second half of the season. His first half OPS was .639. Biloxi Game Log Biloxi had a chance in the 8th. They led off the inning with four straight hits, but could only get one run. Biloxi Bottom of the 8th Max McDowell doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Braxton Lee. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Troy Stokes Jr. replaces Miguel Sanchez. Troy Stokes Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Joe Dunand. Max McDowell to 3rd. Blake Allemand singles on a fly ball to left fielder Braxton Lee. Max McDowell scores. Troy Stokes Jr. to 2nd. Pitching Change: Miguel Del Pozo replaces Merandy Gonzalez, batting 9th. Corey Ray singles on a line drive to left fielder Braxton Lee. Troy Stokes Jr. to 3rd. Blake Allemand to 2nd. Keston Hiura grounds into a double play, third baseman Brian Schales to catcher Rodrigo Vigil. Troy Stokes Jr. out at home. Blake Allemand out at 3rd. Corey Ray to 2nd. Keston Hiura to 1st. Lucas Erceg grounds out to first baseman Eric Jagielo.

Game 1 Final: Pensacola 3, Biloxi 2 Game 2 Final: Pensacola 7, Biloxi 0 Wahoos Take A Pair From Shuckers In Pensacola Biloxi Walked Off In First Game, Shutout in Second By Garrett Greene / Biloxi Shuckers (Michael Krebs) Biloxi Game 1 Box Score Biloxi Game 2 Box Score Thomas Jankins surrendered two runs in the bottom of the 9th - including a walk-off HR - in a 3-2 lose in game 1 vs Pensacola. Jankins had been pitching well until the 9th inning collapse. He ended up giving up three earned runs in 7.1 innings of work. At the plate, Richie Shaffer had two of Biloxi's five hits, including a solo HR. The Shuckers went 0-7 with runners in scoring position. Game 2 was just plain ugly. The pitching staff (primarily Cody Ponce and Brad Kuntz) gave up 11 hits, seven walks and seven runs. Shucker hitters weren't much better, managing only four hits, a walk and no runs. Richie Shaffer had two of the teams four hits. The Shuckers also had two errors in the game. Batting - Game 1 Richie Shaffer: 2-3, 2B, HR, BB Trent Grisham: 1-3, BB Troy Stokes, Jr.: 1-3, BB Pitching - Game 1 Cameron Roegner: 1.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 ER, 1BB, 0K Thomas Jankins: 7.1 IP, 5 hits, 3 ER, 0BB, 4K, Lose Batting - Game 2 Richie Shaffer: 2-3 Luis Aviles, Jr.: 1-2, BB Blake Allemand: 1-3, SB Pitching - Game 2 Cody Ponce: 3.1 IP, 6 hits, 3 ER, 3BB, 5K, Lose Jeff Ames: 0.2 IP, 1 hit, 0 ER, 1BB, 1K Brad Kuntz: 1.0 IP, 4 hits, 4 ER, 2BB, 2K Josh Uhen: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 ER, 1BB, 0k Biloxi Game 1 Log Biloxi Game 2 Log There is nothing good about these game logs. Look at them at your own risk.

Welcome, Smichaelis9. Glad you enjoyed playing along. The prospect poll is always fun.

As several people have noted, the club will monitor some of the overpriced pitchers on the market, such as Jordan Zimmerman, and once they have cleared waivers, look to make moves as needed. A lot will depend on injuries, as well as the progress of Peralta, plus the status of Davies. Freddy has been pretty erratic, and if he continues to struggle with his command, they might decide to bring someone in to take his spot. But some of that could be mitigated if Davies comes back. But I'm not counting on the latter at this point.

Cam Roegner is the new Brent Suter.

Yeah, this poll is a big shift with all the recent moves and graduations. It was bound to happen. We traded for a lot of prospects in the last 2-3 years - now it's time for those guys to move up to the majors, get traded or fade away. I also think you're going to see an influx of Latin American players. The recently traded Carmona is an example. Perhaps I'm wrong about this, but we seemed to have really invested a lot more in the Latin American market in recent years - and those dividends are going to start paying off. You might see a few of these guys sneak into the Top 25 this year. In reality, an 'in flux' system is probably the norm. Every year, a couple of guys graduate to the majors, a few players get traded or fail, and we had a few prospects in the draft or via a trade, and some guys emerge from the lower minors. Ideally, it's a constant stream of talent to the big league club.

Thanks for getting things started! Always fascinating to see the first few lists.