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Newly-signed catcher Chris Coste went 1-for-4 with two RBI, a walk, and his first Mexican League stolen base on Tuesday. In Puerto Rico, Mayaguez played thei first game in several days and the Brewer-based bullpen couldn't salvage a victory for the Indians, who fall to 1-6. GAME DATE: 11/11/03 CAROLINA 5 AT MAYAGUEZ 4 YTD YTD CAROLINA AB R H BI AVG MAYAGUEZ AB R H BI AVG A.Torres CF 5 3 3 0 .281 M.Curry CF 4 0 1 0 .357 V.Rodriguez 2B 3 0 1 2 .323 D.Wathan SS 5 1 1 0 .409 R.Gotay PR 0 0 0 0 .143 A.LaRoche 1B 3 1 2 1 .385 R.Gotay 2B 1 0 0 0 .143 J.Valentin 3B 2 0 0 0 .240 O.Saenz 3B 4 0 4 1 .400 B.Rodriguez LF 2 0 0 0 .313 E.Clemente DH 3 0 1 0 .433 J.Matos 2B 3 1 3 1 .333 M.Rivera 1B 5 0 0 0 .188 A.Diaz RF 2 1 0 0 .192 C.Crespo RF 4 1 2 0 .286 [b]C.Hart DH 3 0 0 0 .179[/b] A.Hernandez LF 4 0 1 0 .167 W.Nieves CAT 3 0 1 2 .222 R.Rivera CAT 4 1 1 1 .286 A.Arroyo PH 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Aviles SS 4 0 1 1 .222 C.Rojas PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Collazo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Hamulack PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Martinez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Gomez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Santiago PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 37 5 14 5 TOTALS 28 4 8 4 CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0- 5 14 0 MAYAGUEZ 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0- 4 8 3 E--A.Diaz, W.Nieves, C.Rojas. DP--CAROLINA 2, MAYAGUEZ 1. LOB-- CAROLINA 9, MAYAGUEZ 7. 2B--O.Saenz (5), E.Clemente (3), M.Curry (5), D.Wathan (3), A.LaRoche (2). HR--R.Rivera (1). HBP--J.Valentin. SF--V.Rodriguez. SH--J.Valentin, J.Matos. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA CAROLINA W.Collazo 4.0 6 4 4 2 2 0 6.75 M.Martinez 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 W.Gomez (W,1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.38 J.Santiago (S,1) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 5.40 MAYAGUEZ C.Rojas 5.0 8 2 0 1 0 0 0.93 T.Hamulack 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.26 [b]J.Childers 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7.36[/b] [b]M.Adams (L,0-2) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.86[/b] [b]M.Childers 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.79[/b] HB--M.Martinez. WP--W.Collazo. SO--R.Gotay, M.Aviles, D.Wathan 2, A.LaRoche, B.Rodriguez 2. [b]BB[/b]--O.Saenz, E.Clemente 2, M.Curry, A.LaRoche, B.Rodriguez 2, A.Diaz 2, [b]C.Hart[/b]. T--3:15. A--1980Season-to-date numbers after seven games: www.baseballamerica.com/t..._may.shtml

Desert Dogs 11, Saguaros 4 J.R. House (PIT) celebrated his 24th birthday as he went 5-for-5 with four RBI?s in the game and hit for the cycle in front of Pirates GM Dave Littlefield as the Desert Dogs trounced the Saguaros 11-4 in Mesa. Red Sox prospect Bryan Hebson struck out four of the six batters he faced to pick up his fourth win of the season. Chris Aguila (FLA) and J.J. Furmaniak (SD) led the Saguaros offensively as Aguila went 2-for-4 with two RBI?s and Furmaniak went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored. The key point in the game came in the bottom of the second inning with two outs when Jeremy Owens (BOS) hit a grounder sharply back to the mound striking Regilio in the leg. The Desert Dogs then responded with four consecutive hits leading to three runs in the frame. Saguaros starter Nick Regilio (TEX) took the loss as he allowed five runs on five hits in two innings pitched. GAME DATE: 11/11/03 PEORIA SAGUAROS 4 AT MESA DESERT DOGS 11 YTD YTD PEORIA SAGUAROS AB R H BI AVG MESA DESERT DOGS AB R H BI AVG J.Furmaniak SS 3 2 2 0 .237 R.Thompson CF 4 3 2 1 .346 J.Gautreau 2B 4 1 1 1 .258 F.Bynum 2B 4 2 2 2 .333 D.Wright 3B 4 1 1 0 .337 J.Stotts PH 1 0 0 0 .333 J.Willingham CAT 3 0 1 1 .317 J.Stotts 2B 0 0 0 0 .333 C.Aguila CF 4 0 2 2 .248 J.House 1B 5 3 5 4 .348 J.Knott RF 4 0 0 0 .233 L.Scott LF 4 0 2 2 .352 J.Stokes 1B 4 0 1 0 .145 K.Shoppach DH 3 0 1 0 .279 [b]B.Nelson LF 4 0 0 0 .222[/b] R.Choy Foo 3B 5 0 0 1 .246 [b]K.Johnson DH 4 0 0 0 .395[/b] D.Wallace CAT 4 0 0 0 .208 N.Regilio PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Theriot SS 4 1 1 0 .222 L.Holdzkom PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Owens RF 4 2 3 0 .256 L.Dinardo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gamble PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Kubes PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Korecky PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Squires PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Hebson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 4 8 4 TOTALS 38 11 16 10 PEORIA SAGUAROS 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0- 4 8 0 MESA DESERT DOGS 2 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 X-11 16 0 DP--PEORIA SAGUAROS 2, MESA DESERT DOGS 1. LOB--PEORIA SAGUAROS 5, MESA DESERT DOGS 8. 2B--J.Furmaniak (2), J.Gautreau (5), C.Aguila (7), J.Stokes (1), R.Thompson (6), J.House (10). 3B--F.Bynum (2), J.House (2). HR--J.House (5). SB--R.Thompson (13), J.Owens (5). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA PEORIA SAGUAROS N.Regilio (L,0-1) 2.0 5 5 5 3 0 1 4.45 L.Holdzkom 3.0 2 1 1 1 6 0 6.11 L.Dinardo 3.0 9 5 5 1 2 0 4.50 MESA DESERT DOGS J.Gamble 3.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 6.33 G.Kubes 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 8.56 B.Korecky 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 M.Squires 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 B.Hebson (W,4-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.83 WP--N.Regilio, L.Holdzkom. [b]SO[/b]--D.Wright, C.Aguila, J.Knott, J.Stokes 2, [b]K.Johnson[/b], F.Bynum, K.Shoppach 2, R.Choy Foo, D.Wallace 4. BB-- J.Furmaniak, J.Willingham, R.Thompson, L.Scott, K.Shoppach 2, D.Wallace. T--2:46. A--332

Just noting that newly-signed catcher Chris Coste is toiling in Mexico this winter; he's near the 100 AB plateau for Obregon as among the numbers linked below: www.baseballamerica.com/c...coste%2C+c

Matt Childers is on the 40-man and is also out of options, we believe. If he does not make the big league bullpen next April, he'd have to be outrighted off the 40-man, could be claimed, and even if he were not, could choose to accept free agency.

Definitely rooting for a guy like Chris Coste -- check out this website on Coste the author -- there's a lot of Jim Rushford-esque perseverence in this tale: www.chriscoste.com/index.html If you didn't stop by while visiting his site, the bio page is a must-read: www.chriscoste.com/biography.html Squarepusher, definitely sounds like a guy who might be willing to spend some time talking with Brewerfan; I'm sure we could push the books here as well (excerpts, links, etc.). I wouldn't mind tracking down a copy for off-season reading. Nice job on the six-year free agent front by the Crew thus far. Perusing the wires, they've been as active as any organization. I can't imagine an agent ignoring the opportunities signing with the Brewers might provide for their client.

According to mlb.com, The Brewers have signed three additional minor league free agents to AAA Indianapolis contracts. As of this moment, we're not aware if major league spring training invites have been extended. In the case of catcher Chris Coste, an invite is likely -- there's always a need for backstops in camp. Catcher Chris Coste will be 31 in February. He spent three productive seasons in Cleveland's farm system after toiling for four years in independent league ball. Injury cut short his 2003 season with the Red Sox, but he managed an .816 OPS in 2002. He certainly appears to be Indianapolis' starting catcher for now. Chris Coste career numbers: www.sports-wired.com/play...?Name=EJIC 26-year-old switch-hitting outfielder Chris Magruder is a former 2nd round pick of the Giants ('98 ). When viewing career numbers from the linked "Baseball Cube" web site, keep in mind that numbers like OBP are incorrect based on early years when that information was not available. Chris Magruder career numbers: www.sports-wired.com/play....asp?ID=44 Outfielder Jacob Cruz will be 31 in January. When you review his long career path here, many of you will refresh yourselves with your knowledge of him: Jacob Cruz career numbers: www.sports-wired.com/play...?Name=BAJF The Indianapolis squad is looking to be a slap-happy bunch for 2004. The outfield consists now of Ryan Knox, Pete Zoccolillo, Magruder and Cruz. Steve Scarborough, Trent Durrington and Coste are the other position players under contract. Where is Izzy Alcantara these days, anyway? No doubt there will be an Indianapolis press release down the road on these signings, and we'll dig up a bit more on these three later on.

Desert Dogs 18, Saguaros 3 Best news on this one -- no Brewer pitcher worked! Rickie Weeks manages to reach base in three of five plate appearances -- his OBP rises to .442, he's been HBP five times this fall; Brad Nelson's really bumped up the walk rate as of late, now with nine vs. 77 AB's for a bump of 88 points in OBP. vs AVG. David Krynzel was removed from the leadoff spot and is down to .226 with only two walks vs. 84 AB's. He did reach via HBP for the fourth time this fall on Monday. Tuesday's game (3:30 Central and archived later on) is an mlb.com broadcast game, and the last chance to listen in to the Saguaros, as play ends later this week. The Desert Dogs scored early and often as they belted out a season high 23 hits and scored 14 runs in the final three innings en route to an 18-3 massacre over the Saguaros at the Peoria Sports Complex. Each Desert Dog starter had at least one hit in the game with Chris Duffy (PIT) leading the offense going 4-for-6 with five RBI?s and two runs scored. Dan Johnson (OAK), Luke Scott (CLE) and Tony Schrager (BOS) each had three RBI?s in the game and combined to go 8-for-16 at the dish with six runs scored. The Desert Dogs jumped to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first on Johnson?s fourth homer of the season. One inning later, Schrager scored on Duffy?s sacrifice fly to deep centerfield to make it a three run lead. In the top of the seventh inning with the Desert Dogs up 4-3, they sent 12 men to the plate and scored seven runs on five hits and three walks. One inning later, the Desert Dogs added six more runs on five consecutive singles (eight total hits) in the inning. Pirates prospect Frank Brooks pitched one and one-third innings in relief to pick up the victory for the Solar Sox. Saguaros starting pitcher Trevor Hutchinson (FLA) gave up four runs in three and two-thirds innings to remain winless (0-4) on the season. Alan Webb (SD) and Cliff Bartosh (DET) gave up a combined 13 runs on 13 hits in one and two-thirds innings pitched. GAME DATE: 11/10/03 MESA DESERT DOGS 18 AT PEORIA SAGUAROS 3 YTD YTD MESA DESERT DOGS AB R H BI AVG PEORIA SAGUAROS AB R H BI AVG R.Thompson CF 5 4 3 1 .340 J.Bourgeois SS 4 1 1 0 .304 C.Duffy RF 6 2 4 5 .357 [b]R.Weeks 2B 3 1 1 0 .324[/b] J.House CAT 4 1 2 0 .297 D.Wright 3B 3 0 0 2 .341 R.Theriot PR 0 1 0 0 .214 A.Gonzalez 1B 4 0 1 0 .270 R.Theriot PH 1 0 1 1 .214 J.Gautreau DH 3 0 0 0 .258 K.Shoppach CAT 2 0 0 0 .276 J.Huber CAT 4 0 0 0 .250 D.Johnson 1B 4 3 2 3 .383 [b]B.Nelson LF 3 0 0 0 .234[/b] L.Scott LF 6 0 3 3 .343 [b]D.Krynzel CF 3 0 0 0 .226[/b] N.Swisher DH 5 1 1 0 .276 D.Meyer RF 4 1 1 0 .333 T.Schrager 2B 6 3 3 3 .379 T.Hutchinson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Smith 3B 5 1 2 0 .216 F.Francisco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Stotts SS 5 2 2 1 .338 J.Diaz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Fritz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Webb PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Brooks PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Bartosh PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Giese PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Hampton PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Johnston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 49 18 23 17 TOTALS 31 3 4 2 MESA DESERT DOGS 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 6 1-18 23 2 PEORIA SAGUAROS 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0- 3 4 1 E--T.Schrager, J.Stotts, J.Huber. DP--MESA DESERT DOGS 2, PEORIA SAGUAROS 0. LOB--MESA DESERT DOGS 12, PEORIA SAGUAROS 8. [b]2B[/b]--C.Duffy (2), J.House 2 (9), L.Scott (6), T.Schrager 2 (7), [b]R.Weeks (5).[/b] HR--D.Johnson (4). [b]SB[/b]--R.Thompson 2 (12), C.Duffy (6), C.Smith (1), J.Bourgeois (4), [b]R.Weeks (9).[/b] [b]HBP[/b]--D.Johnson, [b]R.Weeks,[/b] [b]D.Krynzel.[/b] SF--C.Duffy. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MESA DESERT DOGS B.Fritz 4.2 1 3 2 4 3 0 5.81 F.Brooks (W,1-2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.35 D.Giese 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.80 M.Johnston 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 PEORIA SAGUAROS T.Hutchinson (L,0-4) 3.2 8 4 4 1 5 1 7.15 F.Francisco 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.65 J.Diaz 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9.88 A.Webb 0.2 5 7 7 3 0 0 12.00 C.Bartosh 1.1 8 6 6 0 1 0 7.65 M.Hampton 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.00 HB--B.Fritz, M.Johnston, A.Webb. WP--C.Bartosh. [b]SO[/b]--J.House, K.Shoppach, L.Scott, N.Swisher 2, T.Schrager, C.Smith 2, J.Stotts, J.Bourgeois, [b]R.Weeks[/b], J.Gautreau, J.Huber 2. [b]BB[/b]--R.Thompson 2, D.Johnson, N.Swisher, C.Smith, J.Stotts, J.Bourgeois, [b]R.Weeks[/b], D.Wright, J.Gautreau, [b]B.Nelson[/b]. T--3:06. A--223

Well, he's 31, he was removed from the 40-man this past season, and then asked to be allowed to pitch in the Mexican Summer League rather than Indianapolis (where he was bad in eight starts in 2003), but RHP Francisco Campos is still Brewer property. And although this effort came against the likes of Mark Bellhorn, Calvin Pickering, and Andy Dominique, it's still a nice line from Sunday's action: IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MAZATLAN F.Campos (W,5-0) 7.0 4 2 0 2 8 0 1.36The numbers linked here show his 2003 summer league season, his Indy numbers, and his current dominant winter league stats: www.baseballamerica.com/c...s%2C+franc No updates from Puerto Rico (Corey Hart, etc.) for the last couple of days...

Rotoworld on Ben: Ben Hendrickson pitched four scoreless innings Friday and now has a 2.03 ERA after seven starts in the AFL. Now healthy after battling elbow problems during the minor league season, Hendrickson has given up 24 hits, walked two and struck out 21 in 26 2/3 innings. The 22-year-old is a potential fourth starter for the Brewers and could make his debut in the second half of next season.

Saguaros 10, Scorpions 3 Rickie Weeks' OBP now at .432 after 79 plate appearances; Kade Johnson now 15-for-34 for a .441 AVG and a 1.088 OPS. Now 25 years old, the Brewers may as well stick him at AAA Indy and see what happens... The Saguaros scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning highlighted by a two run single by Jason Bourgeois (TEX) and a two run double from Rickie Weeks (MIL) as the Saguaros beat the Scorpions 10-3 at the Peoria Sports Complex. With the victory, the Saguaros gain a game in the standings, and trail the first-place Solar Sox by only two and one-half games in the American Division. The Saguaros scored first when Jon Knott (SD) hit a two run homer to left field in the bottom of the second inning to give the Saguaros a 2-0 lead, a lead which they would never relinquish. Knott finished the game going 3-for-4 with a run scored and four RBI?s. Weeks also had three hits in the game, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI?s for the Saguaros. Leonard Dinardo (NYM) relieved Saguaros starting pitcher Matt Peterson in the fourth inning to pick up the win and improve his record to 2-0 on the season. Diamondback prospects Scott Hairston, Sergio Santos, Chris Snyder and Josh Kroeger went a combined 3-for-16 in the game including a ninth inning homer from Snyder. GAME DATE: 11/08/03 SCOTTS. SCORPIONS 3 AT PEORIA SAGUAROS 10 YTD YTD SCOTTS. SCORPIONS AB R H BI AVG PEORIA SAGUAROS AB R H BI AVG S.Hairston 2B 5 0 0 0 .365 J.Bourgeois SS 4 1 1 2 .308 J.Loney 1B 4 2 1 0 .243 [b]R.Weeks 2B 5 1 3 2 .323[/b] S.Smitherman LF 4 0 1 1 .313 D.Wright 3B 2 1 1 2 .354 J.Kroeger RF 4 0 1 1 .265 A.Gonzalez 1B 5 0 1 0 .271 S.Santos SS 4 0 1 0 .239 J.Willingham CAT 1 1 0 0 .316 C.Porter CF 3 0 1 0 .284 [b]K.Johnson CAT 2 1 2 0 .441[/b] C.Snyder CAT 3 1 1 1 .245 C.Aguila CF 4 1 1 0 .238 D.McPherson 3B 4 0 1 0 .203 J.Knott RF 4 2 3 4 .244 J.Mathis DH 2 0 0 0 .149 [b]B.Nelson LF 3 1 0 0 .243[/b] J.Frasor PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Washington DH 3 1 0 0 .308 D.Gil PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Peterson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Edens PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Dinardo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Barzilla PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Mattox PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Steffek PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Holdzkom PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Bland PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 3 7 3 TOTALS 33 10 12 10 SCOTTS. SCORPIONS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1- 3 7 3 PEORIA SAGUAROS 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 6 0-10 12 0 E--S.Hairston, J.Kroeger, C.Snyder. DP--SCOTTS. SCORPIONS 1, PEORIA SAGUAROS 1. LOB--SCOTTS. SCORPIONS 8, PEORIA SAGUAROS 5. [b]2B[/b]--D.McPherson (3), [b]R.Weeks 2 (4), K.Johnson (3),[/b] C.Aguila (6). 3B--J.Loney (3), S.Smitherman (2). HR--C.Snyder (2), J.Knott (4). SB--J.Kroeger (2), C.Porter (4), J.Bourgeois (3), J.Willingham (2). HBP--J.Willingham. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCOTTS. SCORPIONS J.Frasor (L,0-1) 3.0 3 2 2 2 2 1 2.19 D.Gil 0.2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4.19 K.Edens 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.43 P.Barzilla 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 12.86 B.Steffek 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.14 N.Bland 1.0 5 5 5 2 0 0 6.87 PEORIA SAGUAROS M.Peterson 3.1 3 1 1 3 5 0 6.35 L.Dinardo (W,2-0) 2.2 0 0 0 0 5 0 2.40 D.Mattox 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 6.98 L.Holdzkom 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6.75 HB--D.Gil. WP--D.Mattox. SO--S.Hairston, J.Loney, S.Smitherman 2, J.Kroeger 3, C.Porter, C.Snyder 2, D.McPherson, J.Mathis, J.Bourgeois, A.Gonzalez, J.Willingham, C.Aguila, J.Knott. [b]BB[/b]--J.Loney, C.Porter, C.Snyder, J.Mathis 2, J.Bourgeois, D.Wright 2, [b]B.Nelson[/b], R.Washington. T--3:00. A--423 STOLEN BASES Thompson, Rich DES 10 Lewis, Richard SOL 8 [b]Weeks, Rickie SAG 8[/b] Holliday, Matt SOL 7 Bubela, Jaime JAV 7 PITCHING TOP 10 (MINIMUM 13 IP) PITCHER CLUB W-L ERA IP H BB SO Ramirez, Ramon RAF 3- 2 1.44 25 21 2 25 Evans, Kyle DES 3- 1 1.80 25 17 7 11 Anderson, Luke RAF 1- 0 1.93 14 12 4 13 [b]Bausher, Tim SAG 2- 0 1.98 14 14 3 14[/b] McClellan, Zach JAV 4- 0 1.99 23 18 3 14 [b]Hendrickson, Ben SAG 0- 1 2.03 27 24 2 21[/b] Hebson, Bryan DES 3- 0 2.04 18 12 3 14 Rakers, Aaron SOL 5- 0 2.08 17 13 3 21 Frasor, Jason SCP 0- 1 2.19 25 19 11 22 *Dinardo, Leonard SAG 2- 0 2.40 15 13 2 25 INNINGS PITCHED Brazelton, Dewon SOL 33.0 Axelson, Josh RAF 30.0 Powell, Greg SCP 29.2 Buglovsky, Chris SOL 27.1 [b]Hendrickson, Ben SAG 26.2[/b] ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE STANDINGS STANDING OF CLUBS THROUGH GAMES OF 11/08/03 AMERICAN DIVISION W L PCT GB MESA SOLAR SOX 19 11 .633 [b]PEORIA SAGUAROS 17 14 .548 2.5[/b] SCOTTS. SCORPIONS SCOTTS. SCORPIONS 14 15 .483 4.5Peoria Saguaros' Season-To-Date Stats: www.baseballamerica.com/t..._784.shtml

The Brewers have added a new name to their Helena roster, posted at their web site: RHP Jorge Fermin, 6'3", 175, 18 years old (9/23/85) We likely won't have any additional information on Fermin until the spring. It's not like the Arizona roster is maxxed out, so the placement on the Helena squad is a bit odd. Of course, it's not like that assignment is set in stone for next season. While I'm pretty sure that Fermin is a Latin American "find", it may not be 100% safe to say that for sure. The name of former Arizona Brewer first baseman Ricky Pijuan came up in a similar manner last December. We assumed he was a Latin kid, and it turned out he was California born and bred.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/embarassed.gif

GAME DATE: 11/07/03 PEORIA SAGUAROS 2 AT SCOTTS. SCORPIONS 7 YTD YTD PEORIA SAGUAROS AB R H BI AVG SCOTTS. SCORPIONS AB R H BI AVG [b]D.Krynzel CF 2 0 0 0 .235[/b] S.Hairston 2B 5 1 4 2 .387 D.Meyer CF 3 0 2 0 .400 J.Loney 1B 5 0 0 0 .243 J.Gautreau 2B 4 0 0 0 .271 S.Smitherman LF 3 1 2 1 .316 D.Wright 3B 5 0 2 0 .351 J.Kroeger RF 4 0 1 0 .266 A.Gonzalez 1B 3 0 0 0 .277 B.King 3B 4 0 1 1 .303 J.Willingham DH 3 1 3 0 .321 S.Santos SS 3 1 1 1 .239 C.Aguila LF 5 1 1 1 .237 C.Snyder DH 3 1 0 0 .239 J.Knott RF 4 0 0 0 .218 D.Sardinha CAT 4 1 1 2 .354 J.Huber CAT 4 0 3 1 .269 N.Gorneault CF 4 2 1 0 .255 J.Furmaniak SS 3 0 0 0 .214 G.Powell PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Hndrickson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Sikaras PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Echols PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Nall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Hampton PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Shacklford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Medders PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Gallo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Valentine PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 2 11 2 TOTALS 35 7 11 7 PEORIA SAGUAROS 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 2 11 2 SCOTTS. SCORPIONS 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 X- 7 11 1 E--A.Gonzalez, J.Furmaniak, B.King. DP--PEORIA SAGUAROS 1, SCOTTS. SCORPIONS 2. LOB--PEORIA SAGUAROS 13, SCOTTS. SCORPIONS 7. 2B--C.Aguila (5), J.Huber (4), S.Hairston 2 (4). HR--S.Santos (3), D.Sardinha (3). CS--D.Meyer, S.Smitherman. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA PEORIA SAGUAROS [b]B.Hndrickson 4.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 2.03[/b] J.Echols (L,0-3) 3.0 6 5 4 3 3 1 8.22 M.Hampton 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 2.65 SCOTTS. SCORPIONS G.Powell 4.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 3.64 P.Sikaras (W,2-0) 1.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 9.64 T.Nall 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.39 B.Shacklford 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5.19 B.Medders 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.59 M.Gallo 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.93 J.Valentine 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.09 WP--T.Nall. PB--D.Sardinha. SO--C.Aguila 3, J.Knott 2, J.Huber, J.Furmaniak, J.Loney 2, J.Kroeger, B.King 2, S.Santos, C.Snyder, D.Sardinha, N.Gorneault. BB--J.Gautreau, A.Gonzalez 2, J.Willingham 2, J.Furmaniak, S.Smitherman, S.Santos, C.Snyder. T--2:38. A--316

Wow, look what happened to the Saguaros after they removed Ben -- box score in the AM... Scorpions 7, Saguaros 2 The Scorpions sent 11 men to the plate and scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning as they defeated the Saguaros 7-2 in Scottsdale. The key hit in the five run attack came on Dane Sardinha?s (CIN) two run blast into the left field bullpen. The Saguaros jumped to a 2-0 lead in the top of the second on a one out RBI double by Chris Aguila (FLA) scoring Josh Willingham (FLA) and a RBI single by Mets prospect Justin Huber scoring Aguila. Diamondbacks prospect Sergio Santos (AZ) provided an insurance run with his third homer of the season in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Scorpions a 6-2 lead. Pete Sikaras (AZ) pitched a scoreless fifth inning to earn the win for the Scorpions and improve his record to 2-0 on the season. For the rest of the Diamondbacks, Brandon Medders struck out three of the four batters he faced in the game. Scott Hairston (AZ) led all hitters at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two singles, two doubles, two RBI?s and a run scored. Josh Kroeger (AZ) and Chris Snyder (AZ) finished a combined 1-for-7 at the plate with a run scored. As a tribute to the memory of Dernell Stenson (CIN), each Scorpion batter used Stenson?s bat in his first trip to the plate. Saguaros 020 000 000 2 11 2 Scorpions 000 050 02x 7 11 1 Saguaros: Hendrickson, Echols (5), Hampton (8) Scorpions: Powell, Sikaras (5), Nall (6), Shackelford (7), Medders (7), Gallo (8), Valentine (9) WP- Sikaras (2-0) LP-Echols (0-3) Save- None Time: 2:38

Just had the pleasure of listening to the first four innings of Friday's Saguaros game on the mlb.com free archive. Nice listening to live baseball again. Ben Hendrickson was outstanding yet again -- my goodness, what an AFL season he's had. Four shutout innings, 4 K's, 2 hits, only two balls in the air, I believe. Snapping off the curve as always. Ben has now walked just two batters in 26.2 IP against tough competition. Ground balls galore, only one HR allowed this fall, and pinpoint control. Unlike Luis Martinez, Pedro Liriano, and to a lesser extent, a still very young Mike Jones, Hendrickson (and his LH counterpart, Manny Parra) have the ridiculous control thing down to a science. Consider me very, very impressed, as we all should be. Congrats, Ben! That ice fishing will be sweet this winter! David Krynzel was the only Brewer position player to start the game. He made two weak outs, both on the first pitch of his AB's. Frank Kremblas pinch-hit for him in the fifth, perhaps to send a message?

Nice to see Ford and Childers back as well. Certainly didn't mean to short-shrift them, but their signings had been known for some time, and were covered in detail in the lengthy Transactions thread for August / September.

Hey, any site could list Trent Durrington statistics for you. Only at Brewerfan will you learn why Trent can be mentioned along with Survivor Africa's Lindsey and even indirectly with Tawny Kitaen. www.survivornews.net/snn....s3_lindsey and espn.go.com/page2/s/caple/020424.html Can you tell it's Friday? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Infielder Trent Durrington signed to a AAA deal, from the Angels' system: www.indyindians.com/press...07b03.html Trent Durrington Career Numbers: A very nice 2003, could squueze in comfortably at 2B or 3B with the Tribe... www.sports-wired.com/play...sp?ID=5200 2003 Detailed Numbers from BA: www.baseballamerica.com/c...durrington Along with Helena RHP Simon Beresford, the only Aussies in the organization for now...

BEN IS PITCHING AS I AM TYPING 1-0 PEORIA 2ND INNING.... Cool, I'll look forward to checking out the archived broadcast either tonight or back in the office Saturday...

Friday's AFL game features birthday boy David Krynzel (22) and the Saguaros on mlb.com audio at 2:00 PM Central. The game does archive. According to earlier notes, Ben Hendrickson is not scheduled to pitch Friday -- that could change.

Looks like Corey laid down a bunt in this tight affair; Mike Adams allows two hits and a walk and takes the loss in the ninth; three hours and 45 minutes!? GAME DATE: 11/06/03 MAYAGUEZ 2 AT SANTURCE 3 YTD YTD MAYAGUEZ AB R H BI AVG SANTURCE AB R H BI AVG M.Curry CF 4 0 2 0 .375 A.Rowand CF 3 1 1 1 .100 A.Diaz RF 3 0 0 0 .208 E.Diaz 2B 4 0 1 0 .238 A.Laroche 1B 4 0 2 0 .348 E.Guzman 3B 4 0 1 0 .429 J.Valentin DH 4 0 0 0 .261 F.Crespo 1B 3 1 0 0 .133 W.Quintana LF 4 1 1 0 .500 S.Pond DH 3 0 2 0 .450 [b]C.Hart 3B 3 0 0 0 .200[/b] M.Diaz PH 0 0 0 0 .400 J.Matos 2B 4 1 3 2 .250 B.Candelaria LF 4 0 1 1 .375 J.Matos SS 0 0 0 0 .250 J.Rodriguez RF 4 0 0 0 .167 W.Nieves CAT 4 0 0 0 .200 J.Cardona CAT 3 0 0 0 .000 I.Reyes SS 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Nieves PH 1 0 1 0 .167 A.Arroyo PR 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Ortiz SS 3 0 1 1 .231 E.Maldonado 2B 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Amador PR 0 1 0 0 .000 C.Figueroa 2B 1 0 0 0 .000 A.Small PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Vazquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Hamulack PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Santiago PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Romero PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Pizarro PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Lundber PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 2 8 2 TOTALS 32 3 8 3 MAYAGUEZ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 2 8 1 SANTURCE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 3 8 1 E--J.Matos, A.Rowand. DP--MAYAGUEZ 2, SANTURCE 2. LOB--MAYAGUEZ 7, SANTURCE 8. 2B--M.Curry 2 (4), J.Matos (1), E.Guzman (2), M.Nieves (1). HR--J.Matos (1), A.Rowand (2). SB--J.Matos (1), E.Guzman (1), M.Diaz (2), N.Ortiz 2 (2). HBP--E.Maldonado, A.Rowand. [b]SH--C.Hart.[/b] YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MAYAGUEZ F.Rodriguez 5.0 4 2 2 2 4 1 2.70 T.Hamulack 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.69 T.Santiago 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 M.Pizarro 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 [b]M.Adams (L,0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.38[/b] SANTURCE A.Small 5.0 5 1 1 2 3 1 1.80 W.Vazquez 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 E.Pena 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 J.Romero 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 S.Lundber (W,1-0) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 HB--F.Rodriguez, E.Pena. [b]SO[/b]--M.Curry, A.Diaz, W.Quintana, [b]C.Hart[/b], W.Nieves 2, C.Figueroa, A.Rowand 2, E.Guzman, J.Rodriguez, J.Cardona, N.Ortiz. BB--A.Diaz, I.Reyes, F.Crespo, M.Diaz, N.Ortiz. T--3:45.

Mike Adams with four K's in his first two IP thus far in the very early going (one hit, no runs). GAME DATE: 11/05/03 [b]SANTURCE 6 AT MAYAGUEZ 4[/b] YTD YTD SANTURCE AB R H BI AVG MAYAGUEZ AB R H BI AVG A.Rowand CF 5 1 0 0 .059 M.Curry CF 5 0 4 1 .350 E.Diaz 2B 5 1 1 0 .235 D.Wathan SS 5 1 2 1 .471 E.Guzman 3B 4 2 2 1 .471 A.Laroche 1B 5 0 0 0 .316 M.Diaz LF 4 2 3 1 .400 J.Valentin DH 5 0 1 0 .316 M.Nieves RF 3 0 0 0 .091 [b]C.Hart 3B 5 0 1 0 .227[/b] S.Pond 1B 4 0 1 0 .412 A.Diaz RF 5 1 2 0 .238 F.Crespo DH 3 0 1 2 .167 J.Matos 2B 5 1 1 0 .150 J.Cardona CAT 4 0 0 0 .000 W.Quintana LF 4 1 3 2 .625 L.Lopez SS 4 0 0 0 .000 S.Morales CAT 3 0 0 0 .000 A.Chavez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Nieves CAT 0 0 0 0 .273 E.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Valera PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Diaz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Romero PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Hamulack PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 6 8 4 TOTALS 42 4 14 4 SANTURCE 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0- 6 8 1 MAYAGUEZ 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0- 4 14 2 E--S.Pond, W.Quintana 2. DP--SANTURCE 0, MAYAGUEZ 0. LOB--SANTURCE 5, MAYAGUEZ 12. 2B--E.Diaz (2), M.Diaz (1), M.Curry (2), W.Quintana (1). HR--D.Wathan (1), W.Quintana (1). HBP--S.Morales. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SANTURCE A.Chavez (W,1-0) 5.2 9 2 2 0 0 0 3.18 E.Pena 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.40 A.Diaz 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.86 J.Romero (S,1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 MAYAGUEZ J.Valera (L,0-1) 2.2 5 4 1 2 1 0 3.38 [b]M.Childers 2.1 3 2 1 0 2 0 7.36[/b] T.Hamulack 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.25 [b]J.Childers 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.36[/b] [b]M.Adams 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00[/b] HB--A.Diaz. SO--E.Diaz 2, E.Guzman, M.Nieves 3, L.Lopez. BB--M.Nieves, F.Crespo. T--3:05. A--1965

League games cancelled for Thursday. Saguaros 9, Javelinas 3 Kade Johnson 13-for-32; his .406 average is reminiscient of another current Arizona resident, Ted Williams -- uh, sorry... An error by Hunter Brown (SEA) opened the door for the Saguaros to score five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break the game wide open as the Saguaros defeated the Javelinas 9-3 at the Peoria Sports Complex. The key hit in the five run attack was a two out grand slam from Marlins prospect Chris Aguila to deep left field. Aguila led all hitters in the game, going 3-for-5 with four RBI?s. Cliff Bartosh (DET) pitched two innings in relief to earn the victory and improve his record to 3-1 on the season. Jason Bourgeois (TEX) added a two run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to make it a 9-3 game. Bourgeois finished the game with two hits in four trips to the plate with three RBI?s. The Javelinas drew first blood in the game when David DeJesus (KC) hit a two run homer to left field to give the Javelinas a 2-0 lead. GAME DATE: 11/05/03 PEORIA JAVELINAS 3 AT PEORIA SAGUAROS 9 YTD YTD PEORIA JAVELINAS AB R H BI AVG PEORIA SAGUAROS AB R H BI AVG R.Adams SS 3 0 0 0 .242 [b]D.Krynzel CF 5 0 1 1 .241[/b] A.Miles 2B 4 2 2 0 .265 [b]R.Weeks 2B 4 1 0 1 .300[/b] D.DeJesus DH 4 1 2 2 .329 R.Washington 3B 4 1 2 0 .333 R.Hankins CAT 2 0 0 1 .354 J.Willingham DH 2 1 0 0 .283 J.Horner CAT 1 0 0 0 .278 C.Aguila RF 5 1 3 4 .239 J.Bubela RF 4 0 0 0 .315 J.Stokes 1B 5 0 0 0 .138 C.Santos 1B 4 0 0 0 .219 A.Gonzalez 1B 0 0 0 0 .290 H.Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 .288 [b]B.Nelson LF 4 1 0 0 .254[/b] J.Strong CF 4 0 2 0 .238 [b]K.Johnson CAT 4 2 2 0 .406[/b] J.Shanks LF 4 0 0 0 .205 J.Bourgeois SS 4 2 2 3 .313 C.Young PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Regilio PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Schroder PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Bartosh PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.DeQuin PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Francisco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Bauer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Webb PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 3 7 3 TOTALS 37 9 10 9 PEORIA JAVELINAS 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0- 3 7 3 PEORIA SAGUAROS 0 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 0- 9 10 3 E--R.Adams, H.Brown 2, R.Washington 2, C.Bartosh. DP--PEORIA JAVELINAS 0, PEORIA SAGUAROS 2. LOB--PEORIA JAVELINAS 6, PEORIA SAGUAROS 10. [b]2B--D.Krynzel (1).[/b] HR--D.DeJesus (6), C.Aguila (4), J.Bourgeois (1). [b]SB[/b]--R.Adams (3), [b]R.Weeks (8),[/b] C.Aguila (2). CS--J.Strong. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA PEORIA JAVELINAS C.Young 3.0 2 0 0 3 3 0 3.86 C.Schroder 2.0 3 2 0 1 1 0 6.19 B.DeQuin (L,0-1) 2.0 4 7 2 2 2 2 3.95 P.Bauer 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.71 PEORIA SAGUAROS N.Regilio 5.0 2 2 2 1 3 1 3.08 C.Bartosh (W,3-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.30 F.Francisco 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.87 A.Webb 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.15 BALKS--C.Bartosh. [b]SO[/b]--R.Adams, A.Miles, D.DeJesus, R.Hankins, J.Bubela, J.Strong, [b]D.Krynzel, R.Weeks[/b], J.Willingham, J.Stokes 2, [b]B.Nelson[/b], J.Bourgeois. [b]BB[/b]--R.Adams, R.Hankins, [b]R.Weeks[/b], R.Washington, J.Willingham 3, [b]B.Nelson[/b]. T--2:35. A--215

baseballamerica now has the stats up for the Puerto Rican league Yeah, Jim Callis and the boys just need a nudge now and then http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Go you Mayaguez Indians! All the current Brewers in the Puerto Rican league play for Mayaguez (Corey Hart, Matt Childers, Jason Childers, Mike Adams, and apparently Brooks Kieschnick), and since we all need our box score fix http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif , we'll go with the daily box: GAME DATE: 11/04/03 CAGUAS 8 AT MAYAGUEZ 2 YTD YTD CAGUAS AB R H BI AVG MAYAGUEZ AB R H BI AVG F.Molina 2B 5 0 1 0 .214 M.Curry CF 3 1 2 0 .200 M.Negron CF 5 0 1 0 .150 A.Diaz RF 3 1 1 1 .188 J.Jones LF 3 1 0 0 .438 A.Laroche 1B 4 0 1 1 .429 J.Diaz 1B 4 1 1 1 .267 [b]C.Hart 3B 4 0 0 0 .235[/b] J.Valentin DH 3 2 2 0 .571 J.Valentin DH 4 0 0 0 .357 W.Rivera PR 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Wathan SS 4 0 2 0 .500 D.Leon 3B 4 3 3 4 .467 J.Matos 2B 4 0 1 0 .133 J.Padilla RF 5 1 1 1 .375 W.Quintana LF 4 0 2 0 .500 J.Pachot CAT 3 0 0 0 .538 W.Nieves CAT 2 0 0 0 .273 L.Cotto SS 3 0 0 0 .200 A.Arroyo PH 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Collazo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Morales CAT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Lambert PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 I.Villegas PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Padilla PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Santiago PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Schmack PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Pizarro PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Maysonet PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 H.Rosado PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 8 9 6 TOTALS 33 2 9 2 CAGUAS 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 1- 8 9 0 MAYAGUEZ 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0- 2 9 1 E--D.Wathan. DP--CAGUAS 0, MAYAGUEZ 1. LOB--CAGUAS 8, MAYAGUEZ 6. 2B--F.Molina (1), J.Padilla (2), M.Curry (1), D.Wathan (2). HR-- J.Diaz (2), D.Leon 2 (2), A.Diaz (1). HBP--J.Pachot. SF--D.Leon. SH--A.Diaz. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA CAGUAS R.Collazo (W,1-0) 5.0 4 1 1 0 2 1 1.29 J.Lambert 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2.45 J.Padilla 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 B.Schmack 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.71 MAYAGUEZ I.Villegas (L,0-1) 3.1 3 4 4 2 0 3 10.80 T.Santiago 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 11.57 [b]J.Childers 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13.50[/b] M.Pizarro 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.00 R.Maysonet 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 9.00 H.Rosado 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 HB--T.Santiago. WP--J.Lambert. [b]SO[/b]--F.Molina, M.Negron, D.Leon, J.Padilla, L.Cotto, A.Laroche, [b]C.Hart[/b], J.Valentin, D.Wathan, W.Quintana, W.Nieves. BB--J.Jones 2, J.Diaz, J.Valentin 2, L.Cotto, M.Curry. A--2164Here are the Mayaguez stats through four games (Javier Valentin was Brewer property ever so briefly, and Roberto Maysonet was in the system for five years): www.baseballamerica.com/t..._may.shtml

The Arizona Republic with a series of articles today discussing the nature of the league, makeup of the fans in the stands, etc. www.azcentral.com/sports/...e1105.html Just a tiny David Krynzel sidelight mention here: www.azcentral.com/sports/...s1105.html