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alternate camp in grand chute is tentatively set to open saturday. some players in camp at miller park are going to have to be sent to grand chute if they are expected to play intrasquad games, as that alternate roster currently has only 13 players assigned to it.

roxann is blowing up twitter right now.

checks roxann's twitter feed . . .

Warriors is not in and of itself offensive to my mind...but people I've heard that suggested and I've heard pushback against it. I guess because it's generally been accompanied by other Native American logo's [sic] that have been. "warriors" glorifies war and killing.

eric lauer confirms exposure to someone who tested positive, so the brewers did place three players on the special covid-19 injured list at the same time.

looks like the phillies were the first team to take advantage of the potential transaction exemptions by apparently putting four players on the special covid-19 injured list, and then adding others to their player pool. the media is referring to this as "an outbreak". when a player is placed on the injured list, it's common for fans to know what the injury is. with the covid-19 injured list, we may not formally know because of privacy laws, but astute persons will be able to draw reasonable conclusions--especially after the fact (i.e. a replacement player isn't subjected to normal outright waivers when removed from the 40-man roster and returned to the player pool, and/or a player is activated from the injured list before the minimum 10 days has passed). this may be an advantage for players not on the 40-man roster with major league experience when there is "an outbreak", because they can be added to the 40-man roster and then returned to the player pool without outright waivers once the "outbreak" player returns to the active roster. again, a player doesn't have to test positive to be placed on the covid-19 list. if he has confirmed exposure to someone who tests positive, he can be placed on the covid-19 list. will clubs be able to abuse this rule by placing two or three underperforming players with no symptoms who were playing alongside or against a player who tested positive, and then activate keon broxton, shelby miller and drew rasmussen--knowing full well that none of them would have to be exposed to waivers to return them to the player pool? (i am assuming that a player previously outrighted to the minor leagues would not be able to refuse any subsequent outright assignment and become a free agent.) i expect grievances to be filed by players--especially those who happen to have played alongside or against a player who tests positive. what was the frequency and duration of contact? does that constitute placement on the covid-19 injured list? this could get ugly . . . and give lots of power to clubs regarding roster flexibility. eric lauer, angel perdomo and luis urias have all been placed on the injured list, but without specifications from the club as to why. we know that perdomo and urias have both tested positive. will lauer count as the third player who tests positive, develops symptoms or has confirmed exposure to someone who tested positive?

we've also talked about the omission of tuffy gosewisch, a catcher with over two years of major league service, who was still in major league camp when the cactus league was suspended. the brewers have five catchers in their 60-man player pool--four of whom have been working out at miller park to support intrasquad scrimmages and workouts for 41 other players. those four have 40-man roster status. two of them were already optioned in march, so unless the brewers want to carry a third catcher during the 30-man and 28-man roster days, both david freitas and jacob nottingham appear destined to optioned to alternate summer camp in grand chute. that would leave grand chute with three catchers to support up to 27 other players . . . but consider that clubs are permitted to bring a taxi squad of up to three players with them on roadtrips. if they take three players, one of them must be a catcher (who may serve as a bullpen catcher). thus, grand chute could be down to two catchers during brewers roadtrips--which means no backup catchers available in intrasquad games. the brewers probably don't have to worry about a 40-man roster spot if their taxi squad catcher is activated to replace a catcher placed on the special covid-19 injured list, but may have to expose that catcher to outright waivers if optional assignment is not desired by the club. (remember, a player is removed from the 40-man roster when placed on the special covid-19 injured list, but has to be added back if activated by the club. thus, in the interest of preserving depth, the taxi squad catcher will likely be a player with 40-man status.) this will become more interesting if either freitas or nottingham are placed on outright waivers in order to open up a spot for a non-roster invitee (such as logan morrison). if players are able to burn minor league options in 2020 as they normally do with a stay of more than 20 days on optional assignment, both freitas or nottingham could be out of options in 2021, so either could be a candidate to be outrighted. if that player is claimed, the brewers could be down to four catchers in the 60-man pool, and potentially just one at grand chute while the brewers are on the road. thus, gosewisch or henry could still have a shot at being added to the 60-man player pool at some point.

they're coming to miller park in two days.

keep following this thread for updates.

the player pool stands at 58 players. if spots are needed beyond 60, technically, the club could remove angel perdomo and/or luis urias from the 60-man player pool by formally placing either on the special covid-19 injured list if they each are unable to produce two negative tests in their recovery from positive tests at intake. the brewers may have already exercised this formality.

the brewers have added all of their 40-man roster players to the 60-man player pool. they were not required to do so, but would have had to pay their 40-man roster players regardless of player pool status. i have still yet to see how the burning of an option is handled this year. perdomo and ray had three options remaining entering spring training. supak and taylor had two.

we know now that both have been excluded from the 60-man player pool. as long as they remain in the organization, they can still be added. presumably, both players have been following instructions from the club on how to stay fit and game-ready if need be.

a reminder that clubs are limited to trading players only in their 60-man player pools, and all acquisitions must be added to the player pool. 2020 draft picks cannot be traded this year before the 31 august trading deadline.

yes, symptoms are also cause to be placed on the covid-19 injured list. i tried to dig up the thread concerned about prince fielder's consistent coughing . . .

looks like the phillies were the first team to take advantage of the potential transaction exemptions by apparently putting four players on the special covid-19 injured list, and then adding others to their player pool. the media is referring to this as "an outbreak". when a player is placed on the injured list, it's common for fans to know what the injury is. with the covid-19 injured list, we may not formally know because of privacy laws, but astute persons will be able to draw reasonable conclusions--especially after the fact (i.e. a replacement player isn't subjected to normal outright waivers when removed from the 40-man roster and returned to the player pool, and/or a player is activated from the injured list before the minimum 10 days has passed). this may be an advantage for players not on the 40-man roster with major league experience when there is "an outbreak", because they can be added to the 40-man roster and then returned to the player pool without outright waivers once the "outbreak" player returns to the active roster. again, a player doesn't have to test positive to be placed on the covid-19 list. if he has confirmed exposure to someone who tests positive, he can be placed on the covid-19 list. will clubs be able to abuse this rule by placing two or three underperforming players with no symptoms who were playing alongside or against a player who tested positive, and then activate keon broxton, shelby miller and drew rasmussen--knowing full well that none of them would have to be exposed to waivers to return them to the player pool? (i am assuming that a player previously outrighted to the minor leagues would not be able to refuse any subsequent outright assignment and become a free agent.) i expect grievances to be filed by players--especially those who happen to have played alongside or against a player who tests positive. what was the frequency and duration of contact? does that constitute placement on the covid-19 injured list? this could get ugly . . . and give lots of power to clubs regarding roster flexibility.

philadelphia phillies paying minor leaguers through end of season. readers should note the difference between paying players through end of august vs. end of season is an extra week's stipend of $400. the brewers have not committed to that first week of september. no player (major league or minor league) receives pay after the end of the regular season. under normal circumstances, they are not paid during the postseason, offseason and during spring training.

morrison has faced corey kluber, max scherzer and justin verlander as part of a secret training group in florida in recent months.

bubba derby does not have an entry in the 2020 brewers media guide. he did have an entry last year as a non-roster invitee. i know it's a monumental task putting each media guide together.

that void prompted me to recall when the brewers acquired francisco rodriguez in july 2011 for two players to be named later. fans were frantic with theories about whom the brewers were giving up, and on 1 september, we learned they were daniel herrera and adrian rosario. if the brewers worked out a significant trade, that acquisition likely will report to miller park very soon.

if you have the answers to any of these remaining questions, please chime in and provide a source. --we don't know how opt-out clauses in minor league contracts will work. normally, they allow a player to declare free agency if he isn't added to the 40-man or 26-man active roster by a certain date. --normally, opt-out clauses are required for players with six-plus years of service who finish the previous season on a club's 40-man roster or injured list and are invited to big league camp as a non-roster invitee. how does this affect a player in 2021 who finishes the season in a club's 60-man player pool but not on the 40-man or major league injured list? --we don't know if there will be a requisite stay for players sent down on optional assignment. normally, it'd be 15 days for pitchers (implemented this year), and 10 days for position players. seeing as there's no minor league club to report to on optional assignment (other than the alternate summer camp site) in a shortened season, it seems unreasonable to require 15 days down for pitchers. --we don't know how optional assignments will work for players on the 40-man roster. if they spend more than 20 days on optional assignment, do they still burn an option? does the clock start ticking on opening day (meaning a player optioned in spring training still hasn't burned his option)? will clubs be granted an extra option year for players who were not rule 5 eligible in 2019 and who were part of the 60-man player pool because of the inability to effectively develop them in official minor league games?

I understood that all the teams had to have their lists into the league office on Sunday afternoon. I wonder why most other team have their lists in (& announced) but the Brewers do not. It seems that whenever there is a deadline, the Brewers are always a day late. the brewers submitted their 60-man player pool to mlb by the deadline on sunday. they can announce it whenever they want.

los angeles dodgers paying minor leaguers through end of august.

now through end of july.

perdomo had three minor league options entering 2020. that doesn't mean his spot on the 40-man is safe, though . . . and it doesn't assure him a spot in the player pool.

why? he was in the first round of optional assignments on 9 march. he still has a shot to be in the 60-man player pool.