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Final: Nashville 3, Tacoma 2 Sounds Rally For Last At-Bat Win In Series Opener Against Tacoma Burgos Hurls Another Quality Start, Dillard Ties Franchise Wins Record For Nashville NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jordan Brown's two-out RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Nashville Sounds a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Tacoma Rainiers on Tuesday evening at Greer Stadium in the opener of a four-game series. Brown's game-winning knock, which plated Eric Farris from second and came against reliever Bobby LaFromboise (4-2), completed a three-run rally for Nashville, which trailed 2-0 entering the bottom of the seventh. It was the Sounds' 21st last at-bat victory of the year and their 13th win when trailing in the seventh inning or later. With one out in the Nashville ninth, Farris singled to center and moved to second on a groundout. After Tacoma skipper Daren Brown elected to issue an intentional walk to Khris Davis, who had belted a game-tying homer in his previous at-bat, Brown (3-for-5) lifted the game-winning two-bagger over the head of center fielder Darren Ford on a 3-2 offering from LaFromboise. • AUDIO: Brown Walkoff Double Reliever Tim Dillard (1-1) was the beneficiary of the late rally and picked up his 35th victory as a Sound, matching Keith Brown's franchise record. Dillard worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings in the contest. The Sounds (57-67) have scored the winning run in their final turn at the plate in seven of their last nine victories. Nashville starter Hiram Burgos tossed his third quality start in four Triple-A outings but took a no-decision. The right-hander allowed two runs in seven innings, striking out eight batters. He departed on the short end of a 2-0 deficit before a late Sounds rally. Tacoma took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning with three consecutive one-out singles off Burgos. Carlos Peguero, who recorded the Rainiers' lone multi-hit effort with a 2-for-4 evening, and Luis Rodriguez got things started with back-to-back knocks to put runners on the corners before Vinnie Catricala put the visitors on the board with an RBI single to right. Burgos escaped a no-out bases-loaded jam in the fourth to keep the deficit at one. After the Rainiers jammed the bags on a walk, single, and hit batsman, the Nashville right-hander popped up Catricala before striking out Carlos Triunfel and Brandon Bartz in succession to quell the threat. Tacoma left-hander Danny Hultzen made his first start since late July and worked 3 2/3 scoreless innings, holding the Sounds to two hits while walking two batters and striking out three during his 64-pitch effort. The Rainiers doubled their lead to 2-0 in the top of the seventh when Nick Franklin plated Ford with a two-out RBI single to center off Burgos. Nashville got a run back in the home half of the seventh but also left runners stranded at second and third in the frame. With one out, Logan Schafer, Edwin Maysonet, and Dayton Buller recorded three straight singles off Rainiers reliever David Pauley, the last of which made it a 2-1 contest and extended the Sounds' backstop's season-best hitting streak to four games. After the runners advanced to second and third on a groundout, Pauley struck out Caleb Gindl to escape the jam with the one-run lead intact. The red-hot Davis -- who has hit safely in 26 of his last 28 contests -- tied the game in the eighth when he led off the bottom of the inning with solo homer to center field that cleared the 24-foot high batter's eye. The blast, which came against Pauley, was his third as a Sound and snapped Nashville's six-game home run drought at 224 plate appearances. • AUDIO: Davis Game-Tying HR The Sounds stranded runners at second and third for the second straight frame later in the eighth. Brown followed Davis' blast with a single that chased Pauley from the contest and moved to third on Schafer's two-out double off LaFromboise before the right-hander induced an inning-ending groundout from Maysonet. The teams continue the series with another 7:05 p.m. meeting on Wednesday night. Right-hander Claudio Vargas (5-1, 3.64) -- who leads the PCL with a 0.64 ERA in August -- will man the bump for the Sounds and face Tacoma right-hander Erasmo Ramirez (4-3, 3.44). Nashville Box Score I'm happy for Hiram Burgos, just a couple of more stellar starts to end the season on a very nice high note (pending Sept call-up). Switching out Tim Dillard for Brandon Kintzler didn't make much sense to me at the time, but it worked out nicely for Tim and the team. Jordan Brown (3-5,2B) was the man tonight, nuff said. Logan Schafer (2-3,2B,BB) had a couple of cheesy hits the last 2 days but he might finally be off the schnied, l'm hoping so, I'd like to see him get a Sept call. Edwin Maysonet (2-4) had the other multi-hit game for the Sounds. Yes that's our old Darren Ford playing for Jack Z in Seattle, he's actually enjoying his best season outside of 2007. Nashville Play By Play

July 17th Link Report Helena Wow how did I forget that interview? I had a post all typed out about it and deleted it at the time.

Also a blurb about Khris Davis needing to improve his defense... but the Gord Ash interview got me thinking, has Nichols been interviewed at all this season by anyone about any players? I remember him discussing the BC player dev extension but that's about it?

This to me is the same argument as Ryan Braun is an MVP, he cannot play RF unless he decides it's in his best interest to do so, the competitive windows closes with Fielder, or with Greinke, and so on... I just don't see building the roster in those absolute terms, I think it's a farce, and chasing that idea is what leads teams down the path of "tear it all apart". When exactly has a team been able to "maximize the talent" around a HOF through FA and win anything in any sport with a salary cap? Certainly the large market baseball teams who can spend 2 to 3 times as much as the middle teams can do that (and have), but outside of a limited number teams in a single professional sport, where has that idea played out in any sport at any time? The Marlins in the 90s who didn't sustain anything and tore it down that same off season? Isn't that essentially want the Packers tried to do under Sherman? How did that work out in the end? What FA contract turned out well for them? How did they ultimately make it back to the Superbowl? We're all familiar with the Cubs, how long did it take them to go from "veteran" to "blow it all up"? That's the real danger here, without a constant youth movement and operating in the manner Melvin has done at some point you will essentially run out of talent, which means you run out of options, and are left with no option but to blow it all up and start over. That's something I want no part of, and never have. I understand the premise of the closing window, I understand the way baseball teams have tradionally operated, but I don't think many teams in any league have "solved" sports in the era of free agency. The traditional method of building up a team and retaining those guys through the end of their careers just doesn't work, there isn't enough money to go around, especially as the players start to age and decline. At some point it always comes crashing down because of injuries and/or declining performance, the only way to sustain success and be a "power" in a sport is to continually turn over the roster with young productive players. Baseball isn't an equal playing field, the Yankess can afford to carry 2 dead weight contracts at any time that would literally sink the Brewers financially. The system isn't fair and if the Brewers follow traditional methods then 2011 will have been their best chance for a championship. We need to be honest, the Brewers aren't ever going to be able to surround any 1 player with enough talent bought through FA to be competitive. The most the Brewers can afford to spend on 1 player puts you squarely in the middle of the FA pitching market... those players aren't impact players, they aren't difference makers, they are just role players. If you want to maximize the return on Braun then you need to be able surround him with enough impact starting pitching to make a difference. A simple history lesson here is the Brewers from 2007-2012... what years did they make the playoffs? How did their pitching rank compared to the offense? Which more directly correlates to winning baseball, pitching or hitting? You're going to find the greater correlation between pitching and post season success. If you want look at the Phillies who were also a dominant NL team over that same period, when did they have the most success? Just like the Packers won't be able to keep every weapon around Rodgers, the Brewers won't be able to resign all of their core players either. Like it or not we need to be a draft and develop franchise, which means we should be breaking in a couple of young players every single year. If you want to maximize the competitive advantage with Braun then it comes back to building the strongest possible organization so that when we actually have surplus talent available we can move that talent to plug (long-term hopefully) needs elsewhere. That means having to make tough decisions about expiring contracts and when to walk away from players that are still performing at a fairly high level. With Ramirez most of the objections were not about year 1, they are or should be about year 3. It's the same with any player signed in their mid 30s, they carry significant risk of a decline in production and/or catastrophic injury (many months on the DL). People still cling to the notion that Sheets' injury problems were just bad luck but I've never viewed it that way. Serious pitching injuries are simply inevitable given the way the human body is constructed, the human body breaks down over time and makes injuries more likely and recovery times longer. It's not bad luck, it's human nature, and while we certainly don't know exactly when or if a player will decline, we do know the odds, so from my perspective we're better off keeping players through their peak years and then moving on from them all. Toronto sold Marcum at the perfect time, that's the kind of move I'd like to see the Brewers make in the future. Lawrie may never be Braun, but he has the talent to be, and that's the kind of talent we should be looking to buy, not sell. When you have enough of that talent in the system you'll get 1 or 2 guys like Braun, a number of solid yet unspectacular players like Weeks and Hart, and certainly a number of players who will underperform their talent like Parra. We can mitigate the risk by having a deep system, the more prospects you have, the less performance risk you carry as an organization. Most of the time the argument against young players comes down to weighing performance risk and that's only about 1/4 of the argument from where I'm sitting. Somehow people seem to think that performance=risk, and it's just not that simple. Peformance is a component of risk but it's not a 1 to 1 correlation. The players with the greatest value in any sport are young players who are performing at a high level. They don't make outrageous sums of money, they are sill productive, they are low injury risk, and they are easily controlled for years. Therefore young productive players actually carry the lowest risk (have the greatest value) in all sports, not just baseball. So getting back to the original premise, if you want to surround Braun with the best talent possible, we have to develop as much impact talent as possible and then spend money to plug holes with role players in FA. If we're looking to buy difference makes in FA then we've set ourselves up with a recipe for failure, because the Brewers simply cannot afford the contract length nor the dollars necessary to sign enough of those players to build around. It's very simple math, 2 $20 mil contracts is 40% of the payroll... and we still need to pay 23 other guys. To make it work the Brewers need talent at all different levels of the pay scale and we need to walk away from players once they are past their peak. It's much easier for the Brewers to have a "core" and sign players in FA to round out the team than build that core through FA, which I personally don't believe is possible. I like Weeks for many reasons, but the Brewers should move on from him once his contract is done, the same for Hart, and he was one my personal "big 3" coming through the system. Trying to maximize each successive window... the Fielder window, the Hart window, the Weeks window, the Braun window, that just ensures that a rebuild is going to be necessary. Replacing older more expensive players who actually carry greater risk overall with younger productive players is just good business. The production drop off for any 1 season should be acceptable with the end goal in mind, even it goes on for a couple years. You're still better off paying a young player to productive through their peak than you are spending that same money on the backend of a player's career. The trick is to find young players who will be productive, which of course is the primary argument for stockpiling talent behind the MLB team, the more prospects we have, the better off we'll be.

Nine after 9 for August 13, 2012

Final: Salt Lake City 5, Nashville 4 (12 Innings) Sounds Split Series With Salt Lake With Extra-Inning Loss Sean Halton Finishes A Homer Short Of Cycle NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Efren Navarro hit a sacrifice fly to plate Kole Calhoun in the top of the 12th inning to give the Salt Lake Bees a 5-4 win over the Nashville Sounds in the finale of a four-game series on Monday night at Greer Stadium. Calhoun (4-for-6) doubled to begin the frame, moved to third on a single, and scored the winning run on the long fly ball from Navarro. Nashville split the four-game series, while three of the four contests between the clubs were decided by one run. It was the PCL co-leading 14th extra-inning contest (5-9) for the Sounds and sixth in the last 18 games. Nashville has lost seven of the last eight extra-inning games leading back to May 28. First baseman Sean Halton went 3-for-5 and finished a homer short of the cycle. Shortstop Edwin Maysonet doubled with a season-high three RBIs. Khris Davis added two hits and a run batted in. In his fourth Triple-A start and first at home this season, Nashville starter Tyler Thornburg gave up one unearned run on six hits in five innings of work. The 23-year-old struck out five and walked zero in 79 pitches (51 strikes). Thornburg has allowed two runs or less in all four of his starts for Nashville. Sounds starting pitchers have a tossed a 1.20 ERA (4er/30.0ip) in their last five games. The Sounds jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, beginning with leadoff hitter Eric Farris doubling left field. The shortstop would score two batters later when outfielder Khris Davis singled to center. · AUDIO: Davis RBI Single Salt Lake tied the game at 1-1 in the next frame with an unearned run against Thornburg. Ryan Langerhans reached on a two-out error from first baseman Sean Halton and then came around to score on a couple of singles. Nashville went back ahead at 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth. Halton crushed his third triple of the season and scored two batters later during a safety squeeze by second Edwin Maysonet. · AUDIO: Halton Scores On Safety Squeeze Reliever Juan Perez gave up a solo homer to Ed Lucas in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 2-2. The homer was Lucas' ninth of the season. The Sounds rebounded to score two more runs in the next frame for a 4-2 lead. Salt Lake starter Brad Mills walked outfielder Logan Schafer to begin the inning and gave up a double to catcher Humberto Quintero. Maysonet then smacked a double down the left field line to score both runners and remove Mills from the contest. · AUDIO: Maysonet RBI Double Salt Lake came back to tie the game at 4-4 in next frame. Perez walked leadoff hitter Andrew Romine before giving up a double to Calhoun and being replaced with reliever Fautino De Los Santos. Two consecutive singles by Luis Jimenez and Navarro brought the game to another tie. Nashville threatened in the eleventh as Halton doubled to center with one out in the frame. Schafer then blooped a single that was close to being caught by the second baseman, which caused Halton to remain on second base. Reliever Ryan Brasier (7-2) entered the contest to get the next two outs to end the jam and get the win. The Sounds stranded the tying run on third base in the 12th inning as Green grounded out to second to end the contest. Davis previously worked a two-out walk and moved to third on a Jordan Brown single. Perez gave up three runs on two hits in a blown save in two innings. De Los Santos also blew a save, allowing both inherited runners to score in his two scoreless frames. Rob Wooten (0-2) pitched two scoreless innings before giving up a run in the 12th inning for the loss. Amaury Rivas ended the game with 2/3 of an inning. Mills surrendered four runs on seven hits in six innings for a no-decision. Jordan Walden struck out one in scoreless inning in his second rehab appearance for the Angels. Nashville committed its first error in the last eight games, snapping a season-best errorless streak. Both Sounds' double plays were initiated by the catcher. The Sounds continue their homestand tomorrow by welcoming the Tacoma Rainers (AAA-Mariners) to town for the teams' lone series of 2012. Right-hander Hiram Burgos (0-1, 4.96) takes the mound for the Sounds in the series opener against Tacoma left-hander Danny Hultzen (1-2, 5.23). Nashville Box Score Rob Wooten had only gone more than 2 innings twice all season, tough duty for him. Tim Dillard hasn't pitched in 6 days including today's game, I thought it was odd that they tried to push Wooten a 3rd inning. Mitch Stetter is on the DL with back spasms and would have missed this game for the birth of his son, Corey Patterson is also away from the team for the birth of his first child so with the Bianchi promotion the Sounds were short handed from a position player perspective in this long contest. It would be nice if they'd let Tyler Thornburg go past 80 pitches in his next start, he breezed threw the 5th and could have pitched the 6th, not that the outcome would have been different... All of this probably tied to his "dead arm syndrome" he developed pitching out of the bullpen too many days in a row in Milwaukee, what a wonderful decision that was. Nashville Play By Play

Suspended Game 2: DSL Brewers 3, DSL Braves 2 (5.5 Innings) Game 2 Box Score Gian Rizzo got the start in game 2 and it's actually somewhat disappointing when he gives up runs, how dare he! Gian went 5 complete allowing 2 earned runs on 7 hits, no walks, a wild pitch and a HBP against 4 strike outs. Joan De La Cruz came on to relieve Rizzo for the 6th but didn't get to face a batter. The Brewer bats got Rizzo off the hook tying the game in the 5th and taking the lead in the top of the 6th. Elvis Rubio (2-3,2B,SB) led the way offensively with Juan Ortiz (0-1,2BB), Alejandro Mendoza (1-2,2B), Leudi Otano (1-3,2B), and Jose Dicent (0-2,BB,SB) all adding contributions of their own. Game 2 Play By Play The Braves and Brewers traded runs here... DSL Braves Bottom of the 4th Johan Camargo grounds out, shortstop Alejandro Mendoza to first baseman Juan De Leon. Ibrahim McKenzie singles on a ground ball to right fielder Yunior Santana. With Victor Reyes batting, Ibrahim McKenzie caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Natanael Mejia to shortstop Alejandro Mendoza. Victor Reyes singles on a fly ball to right fielder Yunior Santana. Miguel Rivero singles on a line drive to right fielder Yunior Santana. Victor Reyes scores. Miguel Rivero to 2nd on the throw. Iosif Bernal singles on a fly ball to center fielder Juan Ortiz. Miguel Rivero scores. Iosif Bernal to 2nd on the throw. Carlos Castro pops out to shortstop Alejandro Mendoza. DSL Brewers Top of the 5th Elvis Rubio singles on a ground ball to third baseman Johan Camargo. With Yunior Santana batting, Elvis Rubio steals (5) 2nd base. Yunior Santana flies out to left fielder Iosif Bernal. Leudi Otano doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Nisandro Cleofa. Elvis Rubio scores. Natanael Mejia singles on a line drive to right fielder Miguel Rivero. Leudi Otano to 3rd. Juan Ortiz walks. Natanael Mejia to 2nd. Alejandro Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Johan Camargo to first baseman Ibrahim McKenzie. Leudi Otano scores. Natanael Mejia to 3rd. Juan Ortiz to 2nd. Carlos Belonis lines out to first baseman Ibrahim McKenzie. The Brewers jumped in front with a single tally to take the lead. DSL Brewers Top of the 6th Juan De Leon strikes out swinging. Jose Dicent walks. Pitching Change: Ramon Sauceda replaces Francisco Gonzalez. With Elvis Rubio batting, Jose Dicent steals (5) 2nd base. Elvis Rubio doubles (12) on a fly ball to left fielder Iosif Bernal. Jose Dicent scores. Yunior Santana strikes out swinging. Leudi Otano called out on strikes.

Final Game 1: DSL Braves 7, DSL Brewers 2 (7 innings) Game 1 Box Score Jorge Ortega was the starter here and gave up 6 runs in 4.2 innings though only 2 were earned. All of the damage came on 6 hits, no walks, a wild pitch, and no home runs, but 5 errors combined between the 2nd and 5th innings did him in. Junior Flores pitched the remainder of the game allowing 1 run over his 2.1 innings. No Brewers had an XBH or a multi-hit game though Leudi Otano did manage to fill up the box score in multiple ways: BASERUNNING SB: Otano (1, 2nd base off Flores/De La Cruz, A). FIELDING E: Otano 3 (4, fielding, throw, throw), Martinez, K (3, throw), Mendoza, A (12, fielding). Outfield assists: Otano (Camargo at 2nd base). Game 1 Play By Play Ugly. DSL Braves Top of the 2nd Victor Reyes reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Leudi Otano. With Miguel Rivero batting, Victor Reyes steals (12) 2nd base, . Victor Reyes advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by catcher Kevin Martinez. Miguel Rivero singles on a line drive to center fielder Juan Ortiz. Victor Reyes scores. With Iosif Bernal batting, Miguel Rivero steals (3) 2nd base. Iosif Bernal reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by pitcher Jorge Ortega. Miguel Rivero to 3rd. Juruengelo Tielman grounds into a force out, shortstop Alejandro Mendoza to second baseman Leudi Otano. Miguel Rivero scores. Iosif Bernal out at 2nd. Juruengelo Tielman advances to 1st, on a throwing error by second baseman Leudi Otano. Alexander De La Cruz flies out to center fielder Juan Ortiz. Nisandro Cleofa grounds out to first baseman Juan De Leon. DSL Braves Top of the 5th Alexander De La Cruz singles on a line drive to center fielder Juan Ortiz. With Nisandro Cleofa batting, wild pitch by Jorge Ortega, Alexander De La Cruz to 2nd. Nisandro Cleofa singles on a line drive to center fielder Juan Ortiz. Alexander De La Cruz to 3rd. Gerald Chin out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Elvis Rubio. Alexander De La Cruz scores. Johan Camargo singles on a line drive to center fielder Juan Ortiz. Nisandro Cleofa to 2nd. Ibrahim McKenzie singles on a line drive to center fielder Juan Ortiz. Nisandro Cleofa to 3rd. Johan Camargo to 2nd. Victor Reyes grounds into a force out, shortstop Alejandro Mendoza to second baseman Leudi Otano. Nisandro Cleofa scores. Johan Camargo scores. Ibrahim McKenzie out at 2nd. Victor Reyes advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by second baseman Leudi Otano. Pitching Change: Junior Flores replaces Jorge Ortega. With Miguel Rivero batting, wild pitch by Junior Flores, Victor Reyes to 3rd. Miguel Rivero reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Alejandro Mendoza. Victor Reyes scores. Iosif Bernal called out on strikes.

Depending on the agent it's pretty easy to buy out a FA year or 2 if the offer is made soon enough.

BA Hot Sheet Chat Aug 10, 2012 All the talk about Carlos Rondon in Friday's chat makes me sad... what could have been. We narrowly missed out on both Trout and Rondon, bah humbug.

BA Hot Sheet Aug 10, 2012 No. 6 STARLING PERALTA, RHP CUBS Team: low Class A Peoria (Midwest) Age: 21 Why He's Here: 1-0, 1.29, 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 14 SO The Scoop: It took Peralta three years in the Dominican Summer League to show the Cubs enough to earn a visa to the States. It's taken him another two years to establish himself as a legitimate prospect, but these days Peralta has proven he's one to keep an eye on. He's still somewhat inconsistent, but what was once an 89-92 mph fastball is now a 92-94 heater that tops out near 96. His slider comes and goes, but on days like Tuesday it's a plus pitch. Clinton sure couldn't hit it, and Peralta put together one of the biggest strikeout nights (14) we've seen this year. His previous career high was eight. No. 12 DAN VOGELBACH, 1B CUBS Team: short-season Boise (Northwest) Age: 19 Why He's Here: .333/.429/1.000 (8-for-24), 6 R, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 4 BB, 7 SO The Scoop: Scouts said Vogelbach's bat would have to carry him, and so far it has—and in a big way. The ultra-stout Vogelbach went deep in four straight games, including a pair of solo blasts last night against Everett to run his yearly total to 13 in just 39 games. (Note that he spent his first 24 games in the Rookie-level Arizona League.) He also has 32 extra-base hits in 161 at-bats this year, good for a rate of one every five at-bats. Possessing plus-plus raw power to all fields, Vogelbach has shred 30 pounds since high school and has proven he's ready to handle full-season ball next year. In The Team Photo

Top Prospect Performers Over The Weekend, Aug. 10-12 Pittsburgh featured prominently between the 2 lists, Peralta and Jungmann make the list for the Brewers.

Pirates prospect, a good story and video at the link Rain can't wash Wilson's no-no away Southpaw key in Indians no-hitter for second time this season

Redbirds' Miller continues turnaround Cardinals' top prospect fans 10, records third straight victory By Sam Dykstra / Special to MLB.com http://www.milb.com/images/2012/08/11/ieTY6ctr.jpg Shelby Miller ranks third in the PCL with 125 strikeouts. (Allison Rhoades/Memphis Redbirds) After a rough introduction to the Pacific Coast League, Shelby Miller knew that if he wanted to trust his stuff again, he had to trust those around him first. Since he's done that, he sounds like the same pitcher MLB.com declared baseball's No. 2 prospect. The Cardinals' top farmhand recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts and allowed three runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings Saturday in Triple-A Memphis' 7-5 win over Tacoma. Miller (8-9) has won three straight starts and four of his last five after going 1-6 in 13 starts from May 5-July 14. And with 26 strikeouts during his winning streak, he's equaled his total for the previous six outings. Put another way, the 21-year-old right-hander was 4-8 with a 6.17 ERA before the Triple-A All-Star break. In five games since, he's 4-1 with a 3.12 ERA. But he's not allowing himself to take all the credit for the turnaround. "A lot of that goes to my catcher [bryan Anderson], especially in pitch selection," said Miller, the 19th overall pick in the 2009 Draft. "I was really stubborn early with my fastball. It's all I wanted to throw, but it ended up inside a lot. These guys were hitting it pretty well. But ever since, we've grown some chemistry in our first year together and I've followed him a little. It's going great and, hopefully, we can keep it going." That trust was almost forced upon Miller, however. The Cardinals organization imposed a new rule around the All-Star break, prohibiting him from shaking off the pitches for which his backstop called. The Houston native begrudgingly accepted the assignment at first, but he's warmed to the idea. "I just thought, 'Ah, all right, I guess,'" Miller said. "But then I was thinking if I make the Majors, Yadier Molina's going to be my catcher, and that's someone you're definitely not going to shake off. Plus, Anderson's someone I should trust anyways. He's been in this league for a few years. "I've just been going with what he's called and it's gotten a lot better. This stretch has reminded me why I love baseball again. Things couldn't be better right now." As it goes, there's no better time than the present, and the Cardinals undoubtedly are glad to see their top prospect return to the form that earned him the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year award each of the last two seasons. But Miller noted there's something a little extra in improving at this point in the season. "Everyone knows you're going to struggle at some point," he said. "No All-Star starter isn't going to have a time when he goes 0-for-4 with four strikeouts. Roy Halladay -- one of the best pitchers in the game -- gives up a lot of runs every now and again. But bouncing back is the main thing. Ending the season strong is big, and I'm hoping to do that here." The second-half improvement might even catch the eye of the Cardinals' front office. And while Miller isn't expecting to be among St. Louis' September callups, he'll have his phone handy, just in case. "I'd rather have good second-half numbers than first-half numbers," he said. "Hopefully, they give me an opportunity because of that. I love this organization and everyone in it. It'd be a dream come true to pitch for them this season. I just can hope I finish well enough to get that call." Luis Montanez went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, while Anderson supported his batterymate with a solo homer. Rainiers designated hitter Luis Antonio Jimenez homered and drove in four runs as part of a 3-for-4 night.

under who's radar, there's been plenty of talk about his future with the bat outside of MiLB. More video at the link Under the radar, Hamilton hitting too Speedster amasses three hits, three RBIs, three stolen bases

The DSL Box hasn't popped yet, I'm heading to bed because I have early appointments for work tomorrow, hopefully it will be there and waiting for me to post when I get up.

Bees Edge Sounds, 2-1 Baker Tosses Five Scoreless Frames For Nashville In No-Decision NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Efren Navarro drove in a pair of runs to power the visiting Salt Lake Bees to a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Sounds on Sunday evening at Greer Stadium. Salt Lake right-hander Garrett Richards (6-3) turned in a solid start for the Bees to earn the victory, holding Nashville to one run on five hits while striking out seven batters over 8 1/3 innings. Sounds starter Brian Baker continued his recent string of outstanding pitching performances with five scoreless innings but Salt Lake scored two runs against the Nashville bullpen to claim the victory. The right-hander took a no-decision after he allowed only two hits and issued four walks while striking out six batters in his five frames. In his last nine outings for the Sounds, Baker has posted a 3.02 ERA (15er/44.2ip). Baker worked into and out of a no-out, bases-loaded jam in the fourth. After Luis Jimenez led off with a single and Kole Calhoun and Navarro drew consecutive walks, the right-hander recovered to strike out Ryan Langerhans and Cory Aldridge in succession before inducing an inning-ending groundout from Ed Lucas. Nashville broke up a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth with a run off Richards. The Sounds loaded the bases on singles by Caleb Gindl and Khris Davis followed by a two-out walk drawn by Sean Halton. Logan Schafer followed with an RBI infield single to Gindl with the night's first run. • AUDIO: Schafer RBI Single • AUDIO: Davis Diving Catch Salt Lake knotted the score at 1-1 in the top of the sixth against Sounds reliever Jesus Sanchez. Jimenez -- who scored both of the Bees' runs in the game -- drew a leadoff walk, moved to third on a Calhoun single, and raced home with the tying run on Navarro's sacrifice fly to center. The Bees took the lead in the eighth against Donovan Hand. Jimenez reached on a one-out single and scored on Navarro's two-out RBI double to left-center to give the visitors a 2-1 advantage. The Sounds -- who etched out last at-bat wins the previous two evenings -- mounted a late rally once again in the ninth. With one out, Taylor Green and Sean Halton recorded back-to-back singles to chase Richards from the contest. Bobby Cassevah took over on the Salt Lake hill and retired Schafer and Jason Jaramillo on flyouts to secure the victory and notch his eighth save of the year. Hand (3-3) was saddled with the loss after surrendering the deciding run in his two innings of action. The clubs wrap up their four-game season series with a 7:05 p.m. finale on Monday. Right-hander Tyler Thornburg (1-0, 2.40) will make his Greer Stadium debut when he mans the bump for the Sounds to face Salt Lake southpaw Brad Mills (5-7, 5.09). Nashville Box Score Logan Schafer has been ice cold for about a month, hopefully his hit tonight helps him break through and start performing at the plate again. Nashville Play By Play

Sounds Win Second Straight On Last At-Bat Rally Nashville Enjoys Five-Run Eighth Inning For 5-3 Win NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to come from behind and win 5-3 over the Salt Lake Bees on Saturday night at Greer Stadium. The win was the Sounds' second consecutive come-from-behind victory against the Bees and 12th of the season. Twenty of Nashville's 56 victories this season have come when the Sounds score the winning run in their final turn at the plate, which has been the case in six of the club's last eight wins. Designated hitter Taylor Green led the charge, going 3-for-4 with a double and RBI. Trailing 3-0 entering the eighth, Nashville batted around during their five-run rally, doing damage against Jordan Walden in his first rehab appearance for the Angels. Walden began the inning by allowing singles to Logan Schafer and Eric Farris, sandwiched around an Edwin Maysonet hit-by-pitch to load the bases. Outfielder Caleb Gindl brought home the first run on a deep sacrifice fly to center. Khris Davis then blasted a ground rule double just beyond the reach of the Salt Lake right fielder to score Maysonet and remove Walden from the contest. · AUDIO: Farris Scores Tying-Run · AUDIO: Khris Davis Ground Rule Double · AUDIO: Wooten Records Final Out First baseman Jordan Brown then hit a weak grounder to third, which was booted by Salt Lake and allowed the tying run to score. Davis scored the go-ahead run on the third pitch of Green's at-bat, which was a wild pitch that bounced into the Salt Lake dugout. Green would cap the five-run rally with an RBI single on the next pitch from reliever Adam Russell. In a no-decision, Nashville starter Wily Peralta gave up one run on a solo homer while fanning six in seven innings of work. The quality start was his team-leading eighth of the season. Perez (4-0) backed into the victory. Wooten struck out two in a perfect ninth to end the contest for his fourth save. In his fourth start with the Bees, Salt Lake starter Barry Enright tossed seven shutout innings of three-hit ball while striking out four. The 26-year-old had a perfect game until Green doubled with one out in the bottom of the fifth. Salt Lake catcher Hank Conger belted a two-out, solo homer in the second inning to give Salt Lake an early 1-0 advantage. The long ball the backstop's seventh of the season. The Bees added their final two runs in the top of the eighth for a 3-0 lead. With runners on first and second and one out, Kole Couhoun grounded into a possible inning-ending double play. However, Farris was only able to throw out the runner at first base. Next batter Luis Jimenez then lined a two-run double down the left field line against reliever Juan Perez. The Sounds and Bees will continue their series at 6:35 pm CT on Sunday night at Greer Stadium. Right-hander Brian Baker (2-4, 5.03) takes the mound for Nashville against Salt Lake righty Garrett Richards (5-3, 5.03). Nashville Box Score Nashville Play By Play

Final: DSL Brewers 6, DSL Blue Jays 4 DSL Brewers Box Score Eliezer Montano got just his 3rd start of the season and went 5 innings allowing 3 runs, 1 earned on 3 hits and 1 walk while striking out 5. Angel Ventura went 3 innings allowing a run and Miguel Diaz pitched a scoreless 9th for his first save. The Brewers once again rallied late scoring 3 runs in each the 7th and 8th led by Carlos Belonis (2-5, 2SB,PO, 2 errors) and Yunior Santana (2-4) having multi-hit games. DSL Brewers Play By Play The Blue Jays got all 3 runs off Montano in the 5th. DSL Blue Jays Top of the 5th Juan Kelly hit by pitch. Luis Martin strikes out swinging. Deiferson Barreto singles on a line drive to left fielder Leudi Otano. Deiferson Barreto to 2nd. Juan Kelly advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Leudi Otano. With Rolando Segovia batting, passed ball by Kevin Martinez, Juan Kelly scores. Deiferson Barreto to 3rd. Rolando Segovia singles on a fly ball to left fielder Leudi Otano. Deiferson Barreto scores. With Edwin Fuentes batting, throwing error by Eliezer Montano on the pickoff attempt, Rolando Segovia to 3rd. Edwin Fuentes out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Elvis Rubio. Rolando Segovia scores. Angel Rojas strikes out swinging. The comeback. DSL Brewers Bottom of the 7th Pitching Change: Carlos Rodriguez replaces Jose Brito. Jose Dicent singles on a line drive to left fielder Leudy Garcia. With Elvis Rubio batting, passed ball by Andres Sotillo, Jose Dicent to 2nd. Elvis Rubio walks. With Leudi Otano batting, wild pitch by Carlos Rodriguez, Jose Dicent to 3rd. Elvis Rubio to 2nd. Leudi Otano walks. Pitching Change: Wilmin Lara replaces Carlos Rodriguez. Yunior Santana singles on a ground ball to center fielder Luis Martin. Jose Dicent scores. Elvis Rubio to 3rd. Leudi Otano to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Juan Ortiz replaces Kevin Martinez. Juan Ortiz walks. Elvis Rubio scores. Leudi Otano to 3rd. Yunior Santana to 2nd. Raphachel Colatosti walks. Leudi Otano scores. Yunior Santana to 3rd. Juan Ortiz to 2nd. Alejandro Mendoza strikes out swinging. Carlos Belonis strikes out swinging. Juan De Leon strikes out swinging. DSL Brewers Bottom of the 8th Jose Dicent grounds out, third baseman Deiferson Barreto to first baseman Angel Rojas. Elvis Rubio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Luis Martin. Yunior De La Cruz reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Deiferson Barreto. Elvis Rubio to 2nd. Yunior Santana singles on a ground ball to left fielder Leudy Garcia. Elvis Rubio to 3rd. Yunior De La Cruz to 2nd. Juan Ortiz singles on a line drive to right fielder Cesar Barazarte. Elvis Rubio scores. Yunior De La Cruz to 3rd. Yunior Santana to 2nd. Raphachel Colatosti singles on a ground ball to second baseman Rolando Segovia. Yunior De La Cruz scores. Yunior Santana to 3rd. Juan Ortiz to 2nd. Pitching Change: Manuel Lopez replaces Wilmin Lara. Alejandro Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Manuel Lopez to first baseman Angel Rojas. Yunior Santana scores. Juan Ortiz to 3rd. Raphachel Colatosti to 2nd. Carlos Belonis called out on strikes.

My bad monty I did miss that part of your post.

Final: DSL Brewers 5, DSL Angels 4 DSL Brewers Box Score Another come from behind walk off win. The young Brewers scored all 5 runs in the last 3 innings including 2 in the 9th on a walk off HR by Carlos Belonis (2-2,2 HR) who just had a monster of a game after apparently being in the dog house for a while now. Orlando Torrez was the actual starter, but he didn't make it through his 1 inning again and had to be bailed out by Jorge Lopez who had his best outing as a pro. Jorge went 5.2 innings allowing an unearned run on 3 hits and 1 walk while striking 9. Very good to see. Victor Diaz and Felix Paulino combined to pitch the final 3 scoreless innings. Jose Dicent (2-4) and Alejandro Mendoza (3-4) had the other multi-hit games for the Brewers. DSL Brewers Play By Play Lopez bails out Torres in the 1st... DSL Angels Top of the 1st Ayendy Perez walks. With Erick Salcedo batting, throwing error by Orlando Torrez on the pickoff attempt, Ayendy Perez to 2nd. Erick Salcedo called out on strikes. Enyelber Vivas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Juan Ortiz. Ayendy Perez scores. Angel Montilla hit by pitch. Enyelber Vivas to 2nd. Ranyelmy Mendoza reaches on a force attempt, throwing error by pitcher Orlando Torrez. Enyelber Vivas scores. Angel Montilla to 3rd. Bladimir Aquino singles on a ground ball to center fielder Juan Ortiz. Angel Montilla scores. Ranyelmy Mendoza to 2nd. Pitching Change: Jorge Lopez replaces Orlando Torrez. With Ercilio De La Cruz batting, passed ball by Natanael Mejia, Ranyelmy Mendoza to 3rd. Bladimir Aquino to 2nd. Ercilio De La Cruz strikes out swinging. Jose Herrera strikes out swinging. The winning rallies... DSL Brewers Bottom of the 7th Juan De Leon flies out to right fielder Ranyelmy Mendoza. Jose Dicent singles on a ground ball to center fielder Angel Montilla. Pitching Change: Yordany Reinoso replaces Francisco Santana. Elvis Rubio flies out to left fielder Ayendy Perez. Carlos Belonis homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Jose Dicent scores. Natanael Mejia strikes out swinging. DSL Brewers Bottom of the 8th Kevin Martinez grounds out, first baseman Ercilio De La Cruz to pitcher Yordany Reinoso. Raphachel Colatosti singles on a ground ball to center fielder Angel Montilla. Alejandro Mendoza singles on a ground ball to center fielder Angel Montilla. Raphachel Colatosti to 3rd. Yunior Santana strikes out swinging. Juan De Leon singles on a ground ball to center fielder Angel Montilla. Raphachel Colatosti scores. Alejandro Mendoza to 3rd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Marcos Padilla replaces Juan De Leon. Jose Dicent called out on strikes. DSL Brewers Bottom of the 9th Defensive switch from left field to center field for Ayendy Perez. Defensive Substitution: Luis Tovar replaces center fielder Angel Montilla, batting 4th, playing left field. Luis Jolly remains in the game as the designated hitter. Pitching Change: Ramon Rodriguez replaces Yordany Reinoso. Elvis Rubio walks. Carlos Belonis homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Elvis Rubio scores.

Sounds Plate Two In Ninth To Edge Bees, 2-1 Vargas Outstanding Again For Nashville In No-Decision NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to claim a 2-1 victory over the Salt Lake Bees on Friday evening at Greer Stadium in front of 7,551 fans in the opener of a four-game series. Trailing 1-0 entering the final half-inning, Nashville rallied for the win against a pair of Salt Lake relievers, scoring the game-winner when Humberto Quintero drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk from Bees left-hander Andrew Taylor. The come-from-behind triumph was Nashville's 19th last at-bat win of the year. The Sounds (55-65) have plated the winning run in their final turn at the plate in five of their last seven victories. In the bottom of the ninth, Jordan Brown drew a one-out walk from Bees reliever Ryan Brasier and moved to third on Khris Davis' single to right-center before scoring when Taylor Green slapped a game-tying single to right and kept runners on the corners. After Brasier struck out Sean Halton for the second out, Taylor took over on the Salt Lake hill and walked Caleb Gindl to load the bases for Quintero, who took a 3-2 offering low and in to force home Davis with the game-ending score. The late rally made a winner out of Nashville reliever Amaury Rivas (5-7), who retired his only two batters faced in the top of the ninth. Brasier (6-2) was charged with the loss after suffering his first blown save of the year in 12 attempts. Starter Claudio Vargas turned in another in his recent string of solid efforts for the Sounds, authoring his fourth consecutive quality start. The veteran -- who took a no-decision -- allowed one run on five hits over seven innings, lowering his ERA to 1.84 in his last seven outings (9er/44.0ip). The visitors took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning against Vargas. Andrew Romine singled to center with one out and later scored on a Luis Jimenez RBI single to left. Neither team scored again after the top of the first inning until the Sounds rallied for the victory in the last of the ninth. Salt Lake starter Greg Smith (8-8) threw an outstanding game, working 6 2/3 scoreless frames and allowing only three hits while striking out five, but took a no-decision following the late blown save. Sounds shortstop Jeff Bianchi went 0-for-4 to bring an end to his season-best eight-game hitting streak. The teams continue the series with a 6:35 p.m. meeting on Saturday night. Right-hander Wily Peralta (6-10, 5.17) will take the hill for the Sounds and face Salt Lake right-hander Barry Enright (10-6, 5.39). Nashville Box Score What a great walk off win! Claudio Vargas is on some kind of run. Khrush Davis (2-4) had the only multi-hit game. Caleb Gindl (1-3,2B,BB) had the only XBH. Nashville Play By Play

Just a reminder that even though I'm out of town this weekend I'll get my updates done each night or early morning, I'll have internet access and be able to complete my portion, though I won't catch up on prospect stories until Sunday night or Monday.

First I went through the rosters of every single Brewer affiliate and wrote down the players I liked from each team. Then I started with the players at the top and then worked my way down. There were guys in the teens, 20s, and 30s that I felt strongly about a certain placement so I also slotted those players right away and then worked around them. If players were closely bunched in my opinion then I stuck with my value formula of Starting Pitching>Position Players>Relief Pitchers. There are literally 10+ legit relief pitchers which could see Milwaukee in the next couple of seasons and made slotting much more difficult for me than it had been in the past. 1. Segura - Very nice athlete, has good tools at the plate, raw defender at SS, great speed 2. Thornburg - Love the arm, I'm becoming concerned with his command, much more so than I was in the past, which is why I dropped him a spot 3. Peralta - Still has that 2ish upside, hopefully the start of this AAA season was just a great learning experience 4. Hellweg - Walks too many but it's hard to deny the raw tools. 5. Roache - Purely an upside ranking, I'm hoping his power is for real 6. Ariel Pena - Again a high upside player with command issues, a familiar theme at the top of my list 7. Taylor - Supposedly toolsy but raw coming out of school, hasn't shown much raw and plenty of tools, I'm genuinely excited about him even though he got injured 8. Nelson - I wasn't around for the second half of last season so I wanted to see him dominate and he did at A+, just getting going in AA but hopefully will find his groove. Upside in that 2/3 range. 9. Coulter - Not sure he sticks at catcher but the bat is encouraging, especially the recent power surge 10. Burgos - Fixed his H/9 and just exploded, hopefully this is more than just an extreme hot streak. Doesn't have a high ceiling but has a high floor. 11. Morris - Finally hitting with the authority many of us were excited about on draft day, 2013 will be a huge year for him. 12. Jungmann - All of my pre and post draft concerns still remain. I'm not sold that he'll miss enough bats to be anything more than a 3, I'm interested to see if he's adjusted his mechanics at all. 13. Schafer - He has a major league future of some sort if he can stay healthy, he's another high floor player. 14. Arcia - Love the upside here, extremely disappointed in the injury. 15. Mark Rogers - My thoughts on him should be extremely well known... loved the pick, loved the arm, dislike the injuries and control issues 16. Gennett - Little dude that keeps hitting, surprised by his Southern League Best Defensive 2B nomination from BA even though the improvement from an error standpoint has been significant. 17. Khris Davis - All he does is hit, good defender, weak arm 18. Gindl - Caleb is one of the harder players for me to project, his struggles in AAA aren't uncommon for a player who has to repeat after a big year. Another high floor player. 19. Ozuna - Started slow in Helena but he's like 4th on the team now in OPS as a 20 year old. Has put up roughly the same OPS as he moved up each chain of rookie ball over the last 3 years, looking forward to what he does in full season ball. 20. Green - High floor player without a role for Milwaukee though I think he could be a serviceable utility guy if given the opportunity. 21. Haniger - Wasn't a huge fan of this pick on draft day, had a solid start to his career before getting hurt, probably ranked too low but he's a "prove me wrong" guy 22. Garfield - His performance with the bat is intriguing and he's still making slow and steady progress defensively 23. Bucci - I still think his upside is a 3, too bad he basically lost this season, hope he pitches in the AFL 24. Bradley - I don't think the Brewers really have any idea what's wrong with him, "dead arm" was just an excuse to shut him down for the season. We were getting the same velocity reports in May as we were in August. If his arm was dead all season... well my thoughts on the training staff are also well documented. 25. Rizzo - I wish I had any idea what he threw and how hard he throws but so far his career has been spectacular from a results standpoint 26. Jason Rogers - A very easy guy to root for, always seems to do something to help his team win, another high floor player. 27. Kentrail Davis - I have no idea what to make of Kentrail, I wasn't a huge fan of the pick and his body of work above A ball has left quite a bit to be desired. 28. Ortega - Same as Rizzo, would love an accurate scouting report but the results have been fantastic 29. Gagnon - I really liked his 2 seam and how he'd throw it up in the zone against RHB so it would come in on their hands. The downside is that's a very difficult pitch to locate on the outer half with so apparently he ditched it in favor of his 4 seam. His secondary stuff needs work but I liked what I saw when I watched him pitch. Even when he wasn't locating he somehow managed to keep runs off the board. 30. Mittelstaedt - Has some positional flexibility playing in various OF and IF spots, high floor guy who could maybe be a utility player. 31. Reed - Had nice stint in BC, hasn't been as stellar in Helena, high upside player 32. Jose Pena - Love what he's doing with the bat as an 19 year old in AZ, actually pleasantly surprised by his production given his DSL career. 33. Henderson - Already in Milwaukee, hopefully to stay 34. Toledo - I really liked him when I saw him, worked low 90s, nice control 35. Sanchez - Reports of a mid 90s heater for this converted catcher, could be a find on the same level as Axford, kudos to Melvin and the scouting staff for the signing. 36. Marzec - Lots to like here as a potential big league reliever as well 37. Lopez - I really liked this pick on draft day but his performance thus far has been a stinker of Seth Lintz proportions, bumped down to the DSL as a 19 year old and has pitched worse (small sample alert). Not. Good. At. All. He still has plenty of time and will get every opportunity to turn it around. 38. Stosh - Mehring just loves this guy, actually everyone just loves this guy. Great name, decent stuff, promising relief prospect. 39. Prince - Hitting better than he has in years, high floor player 40. Magnifco - Hard to get a read on him, how many hitters in Helena can catch up with that kind of fastball? 41. McFarland - Performing very well in Helena, he's probably 25 spots too low from a talent perspective, has the potential to rise very fast. I'd like to see him hitting for a bit more power given he's a pretty solid 6' 190lbs. 42. Kintzler - Hopefully can get back to Milwaukee and have a role in the bullpen 43. Walker - Another high floor player who may have a role as a LH bench player down the road 44. Moye - Doesn't have eye popping stuff and has struggled with the bump to A+ 45. Manzanillo - Some may recall how concerned I was with a shoulder injury, I would have felt better had he broken a couple of legs and an arm instead of dislocating his shoulder in that accident. I'm not convinced he'll ever return to be the same pitcher with so much promise as a reliever going into last off season. Shoulder problems can be career ending, here's hoping he returns in 2013 and with velocity and location. 46. Zarraga - I would have thought he played his way out of BC as a 21 year old 2 years ago, hopefully he's done that now and gets a shot at AA. This is a sentimental placement, though he does have decent tools at the plate. 47. McMahan - another high floor player like Mittelstaedt, Walker, and Rogers. 48. Strong - I picked him over Barnes, Harvey, and Peterson not so much on stuff but on pure results and I do like his name. 49. Ramirez - I was hoping for more pop in his bat, a .750ish OPS as a 22 year old in A ball isn't very good, but he came up with some big hits for the T-Rats all season long. 50. Walla - barely hanging on my list. In his 4th year in the system he reduced his strike out rate to 26% and has made tremendous strides with his BB rate as well, but he's just not hitting enough putting up a sub .700 OPS on the season. Prospect wise 2013 will be make or break for him, he's just never approached the power numbers we expected given the raw power he supposedly had in his bat. edit. Crap I missed Scarpetta, I would have placed him between Gagnon and Mittelstaedt, bumping Walla off the list.

I'll put comments and methodology in another post. 1. Segura 2. Thornburg 3. Peralta 4. Hellweg 5. Roache 6. Pena 7. Taylor 8. Nelson 9. Coulter 10. Burgos 11. Morris 12. Jungmann 13. Schafer 14. Arcia 15. Mark Rogers 16. Gennett 17. Khris Davis 18. Gindl 19. Ozuna 20. Green 21. Haniger 22. Garfield 23. Bucci 24. Bradley 25. Rizzo 26. Jason Rogers 27. Kentrail Davis 28. Ortega 29. Gagnon 30. Mittelstaedt 31. Reed 32. Jose Pena 33. Henderson 34. Toledo 35. Sanchez 36. Marzec 37. Lopez 38. Stosh 39. Prince 40. Magnifco 41. McFarland 42. Kintzler 43. Walker 44. Moye 45. Manzanillo 46. Zarraga 47. McMahan 48. Strong 49. Ramirez 50. Walla Players who were consideration but missed the list: Wooten, Roenicke, Sermo, Lasker, Rivera, Wall, Semmelhack, Goforth, Harvey, Garza, Giacalone, Barnes, Cravy, Peterson, Halton, Arnett, Stang, and Marzec. edit. My legal pad was a mess, forgot to put both Rivera's (Yadiel & Edgardo) in the missed list.