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my understanding is yes . . . but it needs to be a player that was part of the organization as of 31 august. isn't that how k-rod made his debut with the angels? they purchased his contract (added him the 40-man roster) on 15 september 2002, and he appeared in the postseason for the anaheim angels. i'm not certain of the circumstances that allowed the angels to add k-rod, but i seem to recall it was due to a player injury that occurred in september/early october.

of note . . . the brewers need 21 strikeouts vs. the mets this weekend to set the franchise single-season record . . . which would be great to see happen at miller park. could it happen with fiers, marcum, peralta and the bullpen?

could rogers be placed on the disabled list without a legitimate injury? do we need to create a gift registry site for him with nothing but salad tongs? if rogers gets put on the disabled list, can't the brewers select any player in their organization as of 31 august (regardless of 40-man status at that time, provided the player's on the 40-man roster as of the postseason)?

this is where not having prince fielder is really going to hurt us.

i've been wanting to post this thread for a while, but held off until the brewers got really close to being "in it". this is based on my understanding of postseason roster eligibility rules as of last year, so the rules may have changed. players had to active on the brewers 25-man roster as of 31 august in order to be eligible to play on a postseason roster. if they were on the disabled list as of 31 august (15-day or 60-day) and were activated at some point before the regular season ended, they were also eligible to be on the postseason roster. (for example, last season, both rickie weeks and carlos gomez came off the disabled list in september, and they were eligible for the postseason roster). if a player from the 31 august 25-man roster is injured and is unable to appear in a postseason series, another player within the organization as of 31 august is eligible to take his place. as of 31 august, the brewers had three players on the disabled list. the only one with a chance to return before season's end is alex gonzalez. that's my understanding of how postseason roster eligibility works. pretty simple. until you bring mark rogers into the equation. rogers was on the 25-man as of 31 august, and he's eligible to be on the brewers' postseason roster. i can't imagine that he would be included, unless they started stretching him out right now. let's assume that no other brewers are injured between now and the end of the regular season, and that corey hart returns to form. would the brewers have to put mark rogers on the disabled list if they wanted a 25th player on their postseason roster? would that replacement have to be one of the three (chris narveson, mat gamel or alex gonzalez) if one or more was able to be activated before the regular season ended, or could it be any player in the organization as of 31 august? this discussion could also apply to the nationals and their shutting down of stephen strasburg . . . but note that the nationals activated chien-ming wang from the disabled list this month (as well as mark derosa) so one of those two could take strasburg's spot. obviously, when the brewers decided to shut down mark rogers, 2012 postseason eligibility wasn't on their radar. this new wild card format is really going to force teams to rethink their roster planning for years to come.

a little off pace for the record . . . on pace for 1402 (and a half).

Wait... what? infamous quote from kent sommerfeld. either jim powell or bob uecker shared it on the air. it's appropriate now.

hope springs attorney.

1217 punchouts through 140 games. on pace for 1408 (the mlb record is 1404).

i presume he'll have two minor league options left, as it looks like his contract was purchased before this season. i am assuming that was the first time he was added to a mlb 40-man roster.

extra-inning road wins certainly help . . . 1201 knockouts through 138 games. still on pace to break the cubs' record (assuming all 162 are played).

let's hope this allows for a-ram to start in all three games.

i'm an optimist, so i'm counting on the value of a veteran for the wild card push and beyond.

nice news here in that gonzalez may be able to return before the season ends . . . that'd be nice, especially if the brewers want to re-sign him and put segura at nashville to start next year.

as reported here, mat gamel will not be able to return before the end of the regular season.

touched on not too long ago here . . . thru 135 games played, brewers pitchers have struck out 1178 batters. the next goal is breaking the brewers' franchise record of 1258 (set in 2010). this will definitely be broken. after that, it's breaking the 2003 cubs' major league record 1404. the brewers are currently on pace for 1413 . . . assuming all 162 games are played. granted, breaking that record will require a lot of road wins (otherwise, pitchers will only go 8 innings). this will be interesting . . . especially with mark rogers already shut down, and rumors of other pitchers also being shut down.

with the addition of brandon kintzler to the 40-man, the roster now stands at 38.

since there's talk of putting mat gamel in the arizona fall league (which starts 9 october), is there a chance of gamel being activated before the regular season ends on 3 october?

yes . . . they're taking up 40-man roster spots.

that link only plays clips and clocks in at 5:37. i'm seeking the full ceremony.

where can i find the full ceremony?

as soon as the minor league seasons end, i'm hoping the brewers cut k-rod and hernandez to open up two more spots for promising talent. there's just no sense in keeping them on the club for the final weeks of the season.

yes. now at 37.

anyone planning on going to the ceremony? sro around the perimeter of the tent.

--trade k-rod before 31 august for a low-level prospect for minor salary relief and an opening on the 40-man roster. --once a number of arms have been called up in september, have relievers start games, so they're exposed to the top (and best) of the batting order. have the scheduled starter relieve in the second or third inning. great way to exhibit some young arms. --break the cubs' single-season strikeout record. this team can do it, especially with the way they're projecting using pitchers in september. --find ways to get jeff bianchi and jean segura equal playing time. the brewers need to evaluate both of these guys.