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Victor Roache 7, Dayton 1 Wisconsin Top of the 1st Alfredo Rodriguez walks. Michael Reed singles on a line drive to right fielder Adam Matthews. Alfredo Rodriguez to 2nd. Tyrone Taylor grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean. Alfredo Rodriguez out at 3rd. Michael Reed to 2nd. Tyrone Taylor to 1st. Max Walla called out on strikes. Victor Roache homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Michael Reed scores. Tyrone Taylor scores. Mike Garza singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder Beau Amaral. Parker Berberet walks. Mike Garza to 2nd. Christopher McFarland grounds out, third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean to first baseman Daniel Pigott. Wisconsin Top of the 2nd Orlando Arcia singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tanner Rahier. With Alfredo Rodriguez batting, Orlando Arcia caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Joe Hudson to shortstop Tanner Rahier. Alfredo Rodriguez walks. Michael Reed flies out to left fielder Jesse Winker. Tyrone Taylor singles on a line drive to left fielder Jesse Winker. Alfredo Rodriguez to 2nd. Max Walla singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tanner Rahier. Alfredo Rodriguez to 3rd. Tyrone Taylor to 2nd. Victor Roache hits a grand slam (14) to left field. Alfredo Rodriguez scores. Tyrone Taylor scores. Max Walla scores.

Braun's suspension does nothing to free up money for more international signings or draft picks. It just saves the Brewers some money this year as attendance will surely continue to dwindle. International signings outside of Japan are all lumped into a single pool, the Brewers have thankfully already spent the majority of that pool. The same is true of the draft, there are no draft picks to sign, the signing deadline was July 12th, and the Brewers came in $63,000+ under budget. I'm just glad this is over.

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Final: Dayton (Reds) 7, Wisconsin 6 Winker walks off Wisconsin Dragons get game-winning homer in bottom of the ninth By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers DAYTON, OH - Jesse Winker hit a two-out solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Dayton Dragons a 7-6 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Sunday afternoon at Fifth Third Field. The Timber Rattlers had an early lead and lots of chances in the game, but could not close the deal. The Rattlers (41-53 overall, 12-17 second half) broke in front with four first inning runs. Alfredo Rodriguez and Michael Reed started the inning with singles and an error allowed them to be on third and second with no outs. Tyrone Taylor drove in Rodriguez with a grounder to third. Reed was at third base with two outs and Victor Roache at the plate. Roache drove a 2-2 pitch from Dayton starting pitcher Drew Cisco over the wall in center for a two-run home run and a 3-0 lead. The homer was the twelfth of the season for Roache. Wisconsin tacked on one more run in the first inning. Garrett Cooper doubled after the Roache home run. Tyler Roberts followed with another double to score Cooper for the 4-0 lead. Dayton (44-55, 16-14) cut Wisconsin's lead in half with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second. Seth Mejias-Brean doubled to start the inning. A single by Jeff Gelalich put runners on the corners. Gelalich would steal second to put two runners in scoring position. An RBI grounder by Tanner Rahier scored Mejias-Brean and second Gelalich to third base. Roberts, the Rattlers catcher, tried to pick Gelalich off third base after a pitch to Joe Hudson, but threw the ball wildly and Gelalich scored. Dayton took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the third. Rattlers starter Jorge Lopez retired the first two batters of the inning, but he walked Sammy Diaz. Winker followed with a double. Mejias-Brean doubled up the first base line to drive in two runs and tie the game. Gelalich blooped a single to center and Mejias-Brean beat the throw to the plate and the Dragons had a 5-4 lead. Wisconsin rallied in the top of the fourth. Chris McFarland doubled to start the inning. Reed doubled with two outs to drive him in with the tying run. But, the Rattlers gave Dayton a run in the bottom of the fourth. Joe Hudson reached on a one out walk. The throw back to the pitcher after a pickoff attempt went awry and Hudson took second. Then, Humberto Valor sent a one-hopper back to the mound. Lopez fielded the ball and had Hudson trapped off second base. He ran Hudson back towards second, but his throw was wild. That allowed Hudson to take third and Valor to move to second. Lopez threw a wild pitch on his next offering and Hudson scored for a 6-5 lead. Wisconsin rallied in the top of the sixth. McFarland and Adrian Williams drew one out walks and Rodriguez singled to center to get McFarland home with the tying run. Wisconsin wound up with runners at second and third on the play, but could not take the lead. In the seventh, Roache and pinch-hitter Mike Garza singled with one out, but both runners were stranded. Williams started the Wisconsin eighth with a double and Rodriguez bunted him over to third base. Reed drew a walk, but Dayton reliever Alejandro Chacin got Taylor to ground into an inning ending 4-6-3 double play. Taylor Mangum, who came on in the sixth inning and kept the game tied 6-6, retired the first two batters in the bottom of the ninth. But, he fell behind Winker 2-0. Winker cracked the next pitch over the wall in right field for a walkoff home run. Roache ended the day with three hits to lead Wisconsin's 13-hit attack. However, Wisconsin went 4-for-16 with runners in scoring position during the game. Both teams have won a game in the series. Game three of the series at Fifth Third Field is Monday night. Austin Ross (0-0, 6.00) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Sal Romano (6-8, 4.37) is set to start for the Dragons. Game time is 6:00pm CDT (7:00pm EDT). Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or IHeartRadio starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 5:40pm. Monday's game is also available on MiLB.TV. HOME RUNS: WIS: Victor Roache (12th, 1 on in 1st inning off Drew Cisco, 2 out) DAY: Jesse Winker (13th, 0 on in 9th inning off Taylor Mangum, 2 out) WP: Michael Lorenzen (1-0) LP: Taylor Mangum (2-6) TIME: 3:04 ATTN: 8,291 Check in on the blog later, Chris will update it with a complete post. Musical Interlude – July 21, 2013 Wisconsin Boxscore In addition to Victor Roache's day which was detailed above both Alfredo Rodriguez and Michael Reed went 2-4. Wisconsin Recap Plenty of futility in this one if you're into the macabre side of baseball.

I want to thank Eye Black at Night for covering me the last 2 days! We set another fundraising record this year as the athletes, families, and activities at the game pulled in over $373,000. After expenses the total 2013 donation will be in excess of $120,000 to Children's Hospital. Again thanks so much Eye Black at Night!

Reds and Pirates prospects highlighted. Mejias-Brean walks off in grand style Taillon earns first win since May 24

Very abbreviated as I'm running way behind to get on the road, Victor Roache makes the hot sheet! Prospect Hot Sheet: No-Hitter Puts Victor Sanchez At Top Prospect Hot Sheet Chat With Ben Badler

Hot Rods motor past Rattlers in the ninth Wisconsin grabbed 5-4 lead with two in top of the ninth, but can't hold By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers OWLING GREEN, KY - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers scrapped and scraped for two runs in the top of the ninth inning to grab a 5-4 lead over the Bowling Green Hot Rods Thursday night at Bowling Green Ballpark. But, the Hot Rods scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth on a triple by Tommy Coyle to hand Wisconsin a 6-5 defeat. The Rattlers were outhit in the game 14-6. Victor Roache had three of Wisconsin's hits. Bowling Green (56-39 overall, 18-9 second half) scored first for the second time in the series. Luke Maile singled with two outs in the bottom of the third. Tyler Goedell followed with a triple off the wall in right to score Maile for a 1-0 lead. Hot Rods starter Dylan Floro retired the first twelve Timber Rattlers batters he faced. Max Walla was the first Wisconsin base runner as he reached on an error to start the fifth. Roache was the first Rattler to collect a hit as he followed with a single. A sacrifice bunt moved both runners into scoring position. An RBI grounder by Garrett Cooper got Walla home with the tying run. Maile put the Hot Rods back in front in the bottom of the fifth. Leonardo Reginatto singled to start the frame. Maile doubled into the corner in left to drive in Reginatto for a 2-1 lead. Wisconsin (40-51, 11-15) grabbed their first lead of the series with a pair of runs off Floro in the top of the seventh. Victor Roache destroyed a 2-2 pitch from Floro with one out and none on base to hit his eleventh home run of the season. The ball landed in the grass seating to the left of the batter's eye in center to tie the game 2-2. Mike Garza followed with a single. Cooper doubled down the line in right and Garza chugged around the bases to score the run to put the Rattlers up 3-2. But, Bowling Green answered with a run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game. Reginatto doubled with one out off Preston Gainey. Coyle won a long battle with Gainey as he singled to center on a 3-2 pitch to drive in the tying run. Patrick Leonard gave the Hot Rods the lead again in the bottom of the eighth. He homered to left with one out and nobody on base. That put Bowling Green up 4-3. The Rattlers rallied with two runs in the top of the ninth inning to go back in front. Roache singled to start the inning and went to second on a wild pitch. Garza drew a walk and another wild pitch moved the runners up to second and third with no outs. Bowling Green reliever Nick Sawyer got the first out of the inning with a strikeout. Then, walked Tyler Roberts intentionally to set up a potential game ending double play. Chris McFarland sent a chopper to the second baseman and the Hot Rods got the out at second, but McFarland beat the throw to first and Roache scored to tie the game. Pinch runner Alfredo Rodriguez scored the go ahead run when a throw to first on play at first after a tapper in front of the plate off the bat of Orlando Arcia was wild. The Rattlers took that 5-4 lead to the bottom of the ninth. Gainey walked Andrew Toles to lead off the bottom of the ninth and the Rattlers went to Jono Armold. Reginatto tried to bunt Toles over against Armold, but fouled off two attempts. He would single to left to put two runners on base for Coyle. Coyle tried to bunt both runners over, but was unsuccessful each time. He eventually worked the count full. Then, Coyle lined the ball just fair inside the line in right. The ball rolled to the corner as both Toles and Reginatto scored the tying and winning runs for the Hot Rods in their 6-5 win. Game three of the series at Bowling Green Ballpark is Friday night. Eric Semmelhack (1-4, 4.89) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. The Hot Rods have Reinaldo Lopez (4-4, 2.52) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 7:05pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or the IHeartRadio app starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. HOME RUNS: WIS: Victor Roache (11th, 0 on in 7th inning off Dylan Floro, 1 out) BG: Patrick Leonard (7th, 0 on in 8th inning off Preston Gainey, 1 out) WP: Nick Sawyer (2-2) LP: Jono Armold (2-2) TIME: 2:55 ATTN: 3,279 Wisconsin Boxscore Victor Roache had himself quite a game going 3-4 with a HR. The only other offensive happenings of note were doubles by Michael Reed and Garrett Cooper. Rays' prospect Nick Sawyer sounded unhittable in the 8th working 94-96 MPH, but both he and the defense fell apart in the 9th allowing the Rattlers to take the lead but it wasn't meant to be. Wisconsin Recap Both 9th innings. Cooper was caught looking at 95 MPH FB at the knees. Wisconsin Top of the 9th Victor Roache singles on a ground ball to left fielder Marty Gantt. With Mike Garza batting, wild pitch by Nick Sawyer, Victor Roache to 2nd. Mike Garza walks. With Garrett Cooper batting, wild pitch by Nick Sawyer, Victor Roache to 3rd. Mike Garza to 2nd. Garrett Cooper called out on strikes. Nick Sawyer intentionally walks Tyler Roberts. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Alfredo Rodriguez replaces Mike Garza. Christopher McFarland grounds into a force out, second baseman Thomas Coyle to shortstop Brandon Martin. Victor Roache scores. Alfredo Rodriguez to 3rd. Tyler Roberts out at 2nd. Christopher McFarland to 1st. Orlando Arcia reaches on a throwing error by catcher Luke Maile. Alfredo Rodriguez scores. Christopher McFarland to 2nd. Michael Reed strikes out swinging. Bowling Green Bottom of the 9th Alfredo Rodriguez remains in the game as the third baseman. Andrew Toles walks. Pitching Change: Jonathan Armold replaces Preston Gainey. Leonardo Reginatto singles on a line drive to left fielder Victor Roache. Andrew Toles to 2nd. Thomas Coyle triples (6) on a line drive to right fielder Max Walla. Andrew Toles scores. Leonardo Reginatto scores.

I can appreciate that you have made correcting Monty a personal crusade, however the original Ramirez thread is has plenty of condescension, which I would qualify as ridicule. The vast majority of the discussion is productive with well thought out posts, but there's garbage in there. Dodgers interested in Aramis Ramirez I only went through page 5. That's also just one discussion, this board has not been particularly kind to or tolerating of anti DM/MA sentiments until recently. The ideas discussed by myself, Monty, and others haven't been all that well received: cycling talent, staying away from FA pitching, trading productive MLB players for pieces of greater need, and the list goes on. From a more recent thread this was directed at me and I didn't bother to respond because discussing the same issues continually is very old: The poster claimed I was missing the point, as if I haven't been a fan of the Brewers my entire life (I'm 38), or I haven't suffered along with everyone, and when I have ever suggested trading everyone? There's a difference between skimming someone's posts and making an effort to truly understand, I highly doubt this poster could repeat to me what my actual position on this or any particular issue truly is. I think the same can be said for Monty, who puts tremendous effort into his posts but they tend to run long like mine, and I doubt everyone will read them all the way through. In the case above I've basically been talking about the idea that we traded being truly competitive year in and year out for 2 shots at the playoffs. That's why I hadn't liked a single move Melvin had made prior to the Greinke trade, he quit building the organization and started patching the roster on a yearly basis. Your a sharp guy, I enjoy reading your posts even though you don't agree with me, and I do understand that you're much more in the middle on these issues. However, it doesn't matter how many times or how many different ways organization building has been discussed, the same generic throw away responses keep coming back. To suggest that the board as a whole hasn't been extremely dismissive regarding the ideas presented as an alternative to the DM/MA roster management plan is a disservice to the truth. Even now when we're directly faced with paying the cost for operating in a certain manner, the same justifications and dismissals are being tossed around... prospects fail, DM made the only moves he could, yea but we made the NLCS once!, and so on. I appreciate that fact, I know from reading his posts that Monty appreciates that the playoff appearances mattered deeply to people, but we've been talking about this dark cloud which has been coming for years and so many posters wanted to pretend didn't or doesn't exist... "This all just bad luck" and/or "The trades played out the only way they could". We're coming at the issues from 2 entirely different perspectives, it's not hard to understand why people think DM/MA have been great for Milwaukee, but I wonder why it's been so difficult to appreciate the arguments from coming from the other side? I never wanted to be a flash in the pan franchise who will rise up once or twice every 20 years when we have a string of fantastic drafts in a row and then fade away. I want to win a WS, I got a small taste that I barely remember in '82, basically I want to be truly competitive 4 out of 5 years. I'm okay taking a small step back to move forward again, but can the same be said for the majority of posters on this forum? We're behind the curve in our own division, we're to St. Louis as the Vikings are to the Packers. One team has a storied history as a franchise and somehow manages to remain relevant on a yearly basis, the other signs the first team's cast-offs and rises up every once in a while to contend before fading away. This isn't about "I told you so", but I would have thought the recent struggles would have at least added some credibility to what Monty and people like myself have been saying. This isn't bad luck, it was obviously predictable, but it doesn't have to get worse, it doesn't all have to come crashing down. Our pitching staff isn't good now, and the rest of the division is getting younger and more dynamic from a pitching standpoint (with the exception of the Cubs who have the best collection of position prospects in the game). We don't stack up against the Reds, Cards, or Pirates now, and with the status quo the situation is only going to get worse as our pitchers continue past their physical prime. Honestly I'm deathly afraid of the Brewers becoming the Bucks, always in the middle thinking that picking up a couple of different veterans or maybe having a couple of good breaks go their way and they are a legitimate contender. If one NLCS is to be our peak like the Conference Finals was for the Bucks with the Big 3, then what exactly is there to be excited about? Everything already went the Brewers way in 2011 or we don't get that far, we didn't have any better depth then than we do now. The NLCS isn't good enough for me, I want the Brewers to be a power franchise in baseball, but operating the way have and continue to, that's never going to happen. It's impossible to acquire enough talent to make that goal a reality if the focus is always on "now". Maybe that's unrealistic goal for Milwaukee, but I see TB doing it with a third of our payroll, why can't we beat them at their own game? TB broke out in 2008, the same year as the Brewers, they've won more games than us in a much tougher division, maybe the toughest division in baseball. It can be done but requires a much different path than the one we've been on. The way things are going attendance will plummet with the Brewer's record like it did for the Bucks, which will make a fire sale necessary, and then we'll be starting over from scratch, which is the exact scenario I've been talking about avoiding for years. How many years of mediocrity will take it for the Brewers to fall below 2 million in attendance? Looking at our system where are the next Gallardo or Sheets? Braun or Fielder? We were so blessed to have to so many position players reach their ceilings even with Weeks not quite getting there, how do we even repeat 2008-2011 in future? The top of the 2012 draft could be special, but Haniger is closest player to Milwaukee and I'd be thrilled if he could put up similar numbers to Hart in his peak, and the rest of those guys are years away. Our core got old, started to decline from a production standpoint, and got injured, it was to be expected as that's what happens in sports, and we have little to replace that aging core. This is the reality of where we are, the question now is what's the best way to become and stay relevant moving forward?

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So lets flip that around, in what other sport do teams freely give away young cost controlled talent for anything? For example, in the NFL teams trade draft picks because they don't want to trade the young talent they have already acquired. Baseball is its own animal, any comparison to another league is going to be apples and oranges for the most part. I would take a legit prospect 99 times out of 100 vs a draft pick, a draft pick has fictitious value, we could get Odorizzi or we could get Frederickson. The Brewers haven't exactly been hitting home runs in the draft, I'd definitely take an established/productive prospect over a draft pick nearly every single time. The question should be how to acquire the best talent possible, not how to acquire the talent that best fits some arbitrary framework. If teams are dumb enough to trade away young cost controlled talent for any reason I say take advantage of the opportunity. Build a deep organization robust with impact talent, not only will we have depth of talent to cover injuries and ineffectiveness, we'll have true roster flexibility where decisions can be made based on talent and production rather than age and cost. I'm still amazed at the number of people who are willing to go after aging veterans because they are "proven", when the contracts don't ever seem to work out for the Brewers due to injury, declining performance, or both. Yet if a prospect fails they jump all over themselves to proclaim how unreliable prospects are. What makes more financial sense: missing with a player who costs the league minimum or missing with a player who costs 7 to 8 figures per season? Which scenario sets the organization back? Cost aside the Veteran players the Brewers can afford have proven to be no more reliable from a production standpoint than the prospects and yet still there is a constant clamor to sign or trade for the next veteran savior. I've never viewed the MLB roster from that perspective and I never will, if we want to be competitive year in and year out we have to be draft/develop team focused on acquiring pre-arby talent as much as possible. Since it's very difficult to pull young players who are proven at the MLB level via trade that means we'll have to target prospects more often than not. Injuries are an overblown excuse around here, they are known part of sports, we know players are more likely to get injured as they age, and of course when we have very few options on the farm to replace injured players every injury is going to have a significant impact. That's the whole reason behind building an organization instead of patching an MLB roster... legitimate options. Payroll flexibility really doesn't mean anything, flexibility of talent is what counts. We're spending more than any of us thought possible in 2003 to be 18 games under .500, spending money isn't the answer and never has been. If we're trading a competitive balance pick that's fine, but why trade for another short term solution for anything? It hasn't worked. We've had 2 playoff years in 8 and for 6 of those seasons we had 2 potential HOF players on the roster together, this strategy isn't working, it's not viable in Milwaukee. I say always trade for the best talent available and avoid quantity deals as they are a waste of time. I'd much rather target 1 Matt Cain than 3 Dave Bush types. We can build a rotation 1 impact pitcher at a time, but throwing out 3 pitchers who are 4s best case just to fill holes in the rotation leaves us with crappy rotation full of 4/5 types, which not so coincidentally is exactly what we've had for the duration of Melvin's tenure. We have to start building a decent rotation somewhere, why not now? No more aging vets, no more trades for the next short term savior, look to acquire long-term pieces to go with Peralta and Nelson. It might take a couple of trades over 3 years to get there, but I'd rather be building towards something than continually patching nothing.

Guerrieri who missed a start with a shoulder problem and now is down with an elbow issue? Even if he was healthy TB wouldn't do the deal, they aren't trading a potential #1 for a year and 2 months of Aoki and a draft pick. Why not? Because you only want immediate MLB solutions? I'd rather trade for the best possible talent than worry about how ready that talent is. A prospect has greater value than a draft pick.

Bowling Green knocks over Wisconsin 6-2 Rattlers denied late rally and Hot Rods score late insurance runs By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/2/0/6/53990206/cuts/July_17_2013_McFarlandHR_t4enjc77_ia5b4yt7.jpg Chris McFarland rounds third after his fifth inning home run tied the game with the Bowling Green Hot Rods on July 17, 2013 BOWLING GREEN, KY - First, the Bowling Green Hot Rods broke the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers hearts with a spectacular rally-killing catch to hold onto their one run lead in the top of the eighth. Then, they crushed Wisconsin's spirits with a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. The Hot Rods defeated Wisconsin 6-2 in game one of a three game series at Bowling Green Ballpark on Wednesday night. The Hot Rods (55-39 overall, 17-9 second half) had two outs and none on in the bottom of the second inning. Marty Gantt singled and stole second. Joey Rickard followed with a single to center and Gantt just beat the throw to the plate to score the first run of the game. The throw home allowed Rickard to take second base. Then, Patrick Leonard singled to knock in Rickard for a 2-0 lead. Wisconsin (40-50, 11-14) evened the game in the top of the fifth. Parker Berberet drew a walk with one out. Chris McFarland launched a two-run homer to left two pitches later to tie the game 2-2. Leonard put Bowling Green back in front in the bottom of the seventh inning. He stepped in with runners at first and second with one out and grounded a single through the left side of the infield. Leonardo Reginatto, who started the inning with a bunt single, scored from second on the play and the Hot Rods were up 3-2. Wisconsin tried to put together a rally in the top of the eighth. McFarland and Alfredo Rodriguez walked to start the frame. Michael Reed tried to bunt the runners along, but he bunted into a force out at third base. Tyrone Taylor was next and he singled sharply to left. But, the ball was hit too hard and Rodriguez had to hold at third base as the Rattlers loaded the bases. Mike Garza's slow chopper to short was cut off by third baseman Tyler Goedell and his throw to the plate was in time for the force out on Rodriguez. Victor Roache was next and he sent a deep line drive to right field. But, Rickard raced back to the warning track, leapt, and robbed Roache of extra bases with a highlight reel catch to end the inning and maintain the 3-2 lead for the Hot Rods Bowling Green added to their lead in the bottom of the eighth. Justin O'Conner hit a three-run home run to left and the Hot Rods were up 6-2. Garton worked a scoreless ninth to nail down the win for the Hot Rods. Game two of the series is Thursday night at Bowling Green Ballpark. Ryan Gibbard (4-2, 5.20) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Dylan Floro (7-2, 1.73) is set to start for the Hot Rods. Game time is 7:05pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or IHeartRadio starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. HOME RUNS: WIS: Chris McFarland (3rd, 1 on in 5th inning off Blake Snell, 1 out) BG: Justin O'Conner (8th 2 on in 8th inning off Leonard Lorenzo, 1 out) WP: Blake Snell (3-6) LP: Leonard Lorenzo (2-5) SAVE: Ryan Garton (7) TIME: 2:17 ATTN: 2,284 Wisconsin Boxscore Well the Hot Rods are known for their pitching this season, but they played some damn good defense tonight robbing multiple XBHs from the T-Rats, changing the course of the game. 5 of Victor Roache's last 6 hits have gone for extra bases. Chris was talking about Victor's power displays during batting practice and mentioned that Garrett Cooper matched him, at least for today. Alfredo Rodriguez and Parker Berberet each added a double. Neither Austin Ross or Leonard Lorenzo were particularly sharp. Wisconsin Recap The first started promising but back to back very good defensive plays killed the inning. Wisconsin Top of the 1st Alfredo Rodriguez doubles (9) on a fly ball to left fielder Marty Gantt. Michael Reed lines into a double play, center fielder Andrew Toles to shortstop Leonardo Reginatto. Alfredo Rodriguez doubled off 2nd. Tyrone Taylor flies out to center fielder Andrew Toles. Interesting decision here that didn't work out. Wisconsin Top of the 7th Garrett Cooper singles on a fly ball to right fielder Joey Rickard. Throwing error by pitcher Blake Snell on the pickoff attempt. Garrett Cooper out at 3rd, first baseman Patrick Leonard to third baseman Tyler Goeddel. Orlando Arcia grounds out, third baseman Tyler Goeddel to first baseman Patrick Leonard. Parker Berberet pops out to first baseman Patrick Leonard in foul territory.

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And again I will point out that it's not about trading away talent, it's about the type of return. I'm not sure why we keep coming back to the same points in every thread but simply put operating the way the Brewers did had a scost. Melvin provided 2 very short term windows but those also came with a significant cost... 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013 are part of that cost... It's the difference between building an organization and patching a roster, and Melvin has almost exclusively done the latter since 2006.

Came through yesterday and I wasn't going to post it as I didn't see it as an impactful transaction either way, but what the heck?! Reds Acquire Parker Frazier In Minor Trade With Rockies

It's been really slow news wise for the division here over the last week, shut out again today. Prospect Notebook: Trevor May Righting The Ship

Enjoy your time away! As reminder I'm out on Friday and Saturday as I'll be out of town working the High School All-Star football games.

Rattlers pounce on Captains mistake to pick up win Hellweg goes six innings & strikes out four in 6-2 win By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers took advantage of a sixth inning error by the Lake County Captains and a start by Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Johnny Hellweg to defeat the Captains 6-2 on Monday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Hellweg tossed six innings and allowed two runs while striking out four to earn the win. The Rattlers scored four unearned runs after the sixth inning error to build a 6-0 lead on the way to victory. The Rattlers (40-49 overall, 11-13 second half) broke the scoreless tie with two runs in the bottom of the second. Mike Garza singled with one out and moved to second base with one out. Victor Roache doubled to drive in Garza for a 1-0 lead. Max Walla followed with a single that drove in Roache for a 2-0 lead. Walla's fly ball to right was dropped to start the bottom of the sixth inning. Adrian Williams doubled down the left field line and Walla scored all the way from first base for a 3-0 advantage. Michael Reed was at the plate with two outs in the inning and sent a grounder up the middle. The ball hit the second base bag and deflected away from the middle infielders for a base hit that scored Williams. Tyrone Taylor tripled and Reed scored for a 5-0 lead. Garrett Cooper capped the inning with a single to get Taylor home to make the score 6-0. The Captains (36-55, 13-11) loaded the bases against Hellweg in the top of the sixth inning. He walked the leadoff batter, gave up a one out single, and walked another batter on a 3-2 pitch with two outs. Anthony Santander popped an 0-1 pitch from Hellweg to shallow left for what appeared to be the third out. But, the ball was lost in the Sun and dropped in untouched for a two-run single. Hellweg bounced back to get a strikeout for the final out of the sixth. He went six innings, allowed five hits, walked two, and struck out four to put himself in position for the win. Taylor Wall closed out the game with three scoreless innings from the Wisconsin bullpen. Wall struck out three and earned his fifth save of the season. Reed paced Wisconsin's 10-hit attack with three singles. Reed pushed his current hitting streak to eight games. He is 15-for-36 (.417) during the streak. Wisconsin won two of the three games in the series with the Captains. They wrapped up their six-game homestand with a 4-2 record. The Timber Rattlers are off on Tuesday. They return to action with game one of a three game series against the Bowling Green Hot Rods in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Austin Ross makes his 2013 Timber Rattlers debut as the scheduled starting pitcher. Bowling Green runs Blake Snell (2-6, 4.06) is set to start for the Hot Rods. Game time on Wednesday is 7:05pm. Tune in for the action on AM1280, WNAM or the IHeartRadio app starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:45pm. WP: Johnny Hellweg (1-0) LP: Ryan Merritt (5-9) SAVE: Taylor Wall (5) TIME: 2:25 ATTN: 2,576 Not much on the blog right now, just the highlights. One imagines – Postgame Post for July 15, 2013 Wisconsin Boxscore Day games are nice from a LR perspective because I can wrap up before I even get home from work, but they stink considering I have no opportunity to listen to the game. Johnny Hellweg was alright, he would have went 6 scoreless with a better play on that last out in the 6th, was it ultimately a Michael Reed or Adrian Williams issue? Hellweg pretty much did what he does in the minors, limit hits, limit runs, nothing earth shattering from a K standpoint. Reed and Michael Garza had the multi-hit games, Victor Roache and Adrian Williams doubled, Tyrone Taylor added the triple. Taylor Wall is having a heck of a season, he'll be interesting to follow as he progresses. Wisconsin Recap Wisconsin Gameday