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Minor League Affiliate Rosters Announced
Following the directive of the parent club, the minor-league affiliates for the Milwaukee Brewers have formally announced their lineups to begin their respective 2013 regular seasons.
Here are the positional breakdowns of these provisional lists.
Class-AAA Affiliate
Manager: Mike Guerrero
25 Total Players
Pitchers (13)
- Hiram Burgos
- Frankie De La Cruz
- Donovan Hand
- Kyle Heckathorn
- Johnny Hellweg
- Jim Hoey
- Chris Jakubauskas
- Zach Kroenke
- Michael Olmsted
- Jesus Sanchez
- Tyler Thornburg
- Travis Webb
- Rob Wooten
Catchers (3)
- Dayton Buller
- Anderson De La Rosa
- Blake Lalli
Infielders (6)
- Blake Davis
- Scooter Gennett
- Sean Halton (reportedly moving to RF this year)
- Hunter Morris
- Stephen Parker
- Hainley Statia
Outfielders (3)
- Cole Garner
- Caleb Gindl
- Josh Prince
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Class-AA Affiliate
Manager: Darnell Coles
25 Total Players
Pitchers (13)
- Brian Garman
- Greg Holle
- Taylor Jungmann
- Thomas Keeling
- Arcenio Leon
- Johnnie Lowe
- Santo Manzanillo
- Casey Medlen
- Andy Moye
- Jimmy Nelson
- Ariel Pena
- R.J. Seidel
- Alan Williams
Catchers (3)
- Robinzon Diaz
- Adam Weisenburger
- Shawn Zarraga
Infielders (6)
- Ozzie Chavez
- T.J. Mittelstaedt
- Jason Rogers
- Nick Shaw
- Shea Vucinich
- Mike Walker
Outfielders (3)
- Kentrail Davis
- Brock Kjeldgaard
- Rene Tosoni
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Class-A Advanced Affiliate
Manager: Joe Ayrault
25 Total Players
Pitchers (13)
- Jacob Barnes
- Jed Bradley
- Drew Gagnon
- David Goforth
- Brooks Hall
- Seth Harvey
- Andre Lamontagne
- Eric Marzec
- Stephen Peterson
- Chad Pierce
- Kevin Shackelford
- Tommy Toledo
- Mark Williams
Catchers (2)
- Cameron Garfield
- Rafael Neda
Infielders (6)
- Cody Hawn
- Greg Hopkins
- Brandon Macias
- Nick Ramirez
- Yadiel Rivera
- Adrian Williams
Outfielders (4)
- John Dishon
- Ben McMahan
- Lance Roenicke
- Chad Stang
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Class-A Affiliate
Manager: Matt Erickson
24 Total Players
A 25th player will be added to the roster following the start of the season.
Pitchers (13)
- Austin Blaski
- Rodolfo Fernandez
- Preston Gainey
- Ryan Gibbard
- Jorge Lopez
- Leonard Lorenzo
- Damien Magnifico
- Eric Semmelhack
- Mike Strong
- Brent Suter
- Martin Viramontes
- Tyler Wagner
- Taylor Wall
Catchers (3)
- Parker Berberet
- Clint Coulter
- Brent Dean
Infielders (5)
- Orlando Arcia
- Mike Garza
- Chris McFarland
- Alfredo Rodriguez
- Jose Sermo
Outfielders (3)
- Mitch Haniger
- Michael Reed
- Tyrone Taylor
Brewers Finalize Minor League Coaching Staffs
The Milwaukee Brewers today announced the Minor League coaching staffs for the 2013 season. In addition, Rick Tomlin has been named minor league pitching coordinator. The position was previously held by Brewers Bullpen Coach Lee Tunnell. Tomlin enters his 24th season in the Minor Leagues, which includes coaching roles with Minnesota (1989-1995), New York-AL (1996-2004), Washington (2005-08) and New York-NL (2009-11). He previously served as a minor league pitching coordinator with the Yankees (2002-04) and Mets (2011).
At Triple-A Nashville, Manager Mike Guerrero and Pitching Coach Fred Dabney each return for their second season. Bob Skube joins the Sounds as coach after spending the past six seasons as a hitting coach in the San Diego Padres organization, including the previous two seasons at Triple-A Tucson. He also spent two seasons in the Texas Rangers organization (2005-06). In 2006, he managed the Rangers’ rookie-level affiliate in Arizona. Skube, who was drafted by the Brewers in the 13th round of the 1979 June Draft, played in the Brewers organization from 1979-85. He appeared in 16 Major League games with the Brewers during the 1982-83 seasons, batting .250 with 9 RBI.
Aaron Hoback enters his first season as Nashville’s athletic trainer and his seventh season in the organization. He spent the past three seasons at Double-A Huntsville. Andrew Emmick begins his fourth season as strength and conditioning specialist.
The Double-A Huntsville Stars will see the return of Manager Darnell Coles and Pitching Coach Chris Hook. The coach is to be announced. Dwayne Hosey, who held the position last season, will serve as coach at Rookie Helena in 2013. Athletic Trainer Steve Patera begins his first season at Huntsville following two seasons with the Rookie Arizona Brewers. Tim Gifford returns for his second season as strength and conditioning specialist.
The coaching staff at Class-A Brevard County will remain the same in 2013. The staff includes Manager Joe Ayrault, Pitching Coach Mark Dewey and Coach Ned Yost IV, who all return to the Manatees for their second season. Athletic Trainer Tommy Craig and Strength and Conditioning Coach Jonah Mergen also return.
The Midwest League Champion Wisconsin Timber Rattlers return their entire coaching staff. Manager Matt Erickson, an Appleton native, is joined by Pitching Coach David Chavarria, Coach Dusty Rhodes, Athletic Trainer Jeff Paxson and Strength and Conditioning Specialist Christian Polega.
The Rookie Helena Brewers will be managed by Tony Diggs, who spent the previous seven seasons as manager of the rookie-level Arizona Brewers. Pitching Coach Elvin Nina returns for his fifth season and coach Dwayne Hosey will make the move from Huntsville. Don Money, who coached at Helena last season, will continue in his second season as special instructor, player development in the minor league system. He spent 14 seasons managing at various levels in the organization from 1998-2011.
ARIZONA BREWERS
Nestor Corredor will manage the Arizona Brewers in 2013 following three seasons at the helm of the Rookie Dominican League Brewers. Pitching Coach Steve Cline returns for his 33rd season as a pitching coach in the minors, including his 18th season as a member of the Brewers farm system. Coach Kenny Dominguez and Strength and Conditioning Specialist Jake Marx also return. Greg Barajas, who spent last season as athletic trainer at Triple-A Nashville, will fill the same role with the Arizona Brewers. The staff for the Rookie Dominican Summer League Brewers will be announced at a later date.
| NASHVILLE SOUNDS (AAA) | |
| Manager | Mike Guerrero |
| Pitching Coach | Fred Dabney |
| Coach | Bob Skube |
| Athletic Trainer | Aaron Hoback |
| Strength & Conditioning Specialist | Andrew Emmick |
| HUNTSVILLE STARS (AA) | |
| Manager | Darnell Coles |
| Pitching Coach | Chris Hook |
| Coach | TBD |
| Athletic Trainer | Steve Patera |
| Strength & Conditioning Specialist | Tim Gifford |
| BREVARD COUNTY MANATEES (A) | |
| Manager | Joe Ayrault |
| Pitching Coach | Mark Dewey |
| Coach | Ned Yost IV |
| Athletic Trainer | Tommy Craig |
| Strength & Conditioning Specialist | Jonah Mergen |
| WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (A) | |
| Manager | Matt Erickson |
| Pitching Coach | David Chavarria |
| Coach | Dusty Rhodes |
| Athletic Trainer | Jeff Paxson |
| Strength & Conditioning Specialist | Christian Polega |
| HELENA BREWERS (R) | |
| Manager | Tony Diggs |
| Pitching Coach | Elvin Nina |
| Coach | Dwayne Hosey |
| Athletic Trainer | TBD |
| Strength & Conditioning Specialist | TBD |
| ARIZONA BREWERS (R) | |
| Manager | Nestor Corredor |
| Pitching Coach | Steve Cline |
| Coach | Kenny Dominguez |
| Athletic Trainer | Greg Barajas |
| Strength & Conditioning Specialist | Jake Marx |
Hunter Morris Named Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Recipient
First baseman Hunter Morris of the Milwaukee Brewers Double-A affiliate Huntsville Stars has been selected as the Rawlings Gold Glove Award® recipient among minor league first basemen. The announcement was made today by Minor League Baseball™and Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.
One player was chosen at each position for a total of nine award winners (included below). The honorees were selected among qualifying players from the 10 domestic-based, full-season Minor Leagues. They will each receive their own Rawlings Gold Glove Award, modeled after the iconic award given to Major League Baseball’s top defensive players, during the 2013 season (see photo attached).
Morris, who turns 24 on Sunday, was named the Southern League’s Most Valuable Player after batting .303 with 28 home runs and 113 RBI in 136 games with Huntsville. He became the first Huntsville player to win the League MVP award since Brewers first baseman Corey Hart in 2003. Morris led all qualifying Southern League first basemen with a .995 fielding percentage as he committed just six errors all season.
Morris, who made a run at the Triple Crown, led the Southern League in home runs, RBI, hits (158), slugging percentage (.563), total bases (294) and extra-base hits (74) and ranked among the leaders in doubles (2nd, 40), runs (T3rd, 77) and batting average (4th). His 40 doubles tied Huntsville’s single-season record (tied D.T. Cromer, 1997 with Oakland Athletics organization and Corey Hart, 2003). Morris will participate in the Arizona Fall League, which begins Tuesday, October 9.
The Huntsville, Alabama native was named to the Southern League midseason and postseason All-Star teams and he earned TOPPS Southern League Player of the Month honors in June and July. Morris was drafted by the Brewers in the fourth round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Auburn University.
The 2012 Minor League Baseball recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award are as follows:
Position Name Club(s)/MLB Organization
P Adam Warren Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/New York-AL
C Josh Phegley Charlotte/Chicago-AL
1B Hunter Morris Huntsville/Milwaukee
2B Ryan Cavan Richmond/San Francisco
SS Eugenio Suarez West Michigan/Detroit
3B Joe Leonard Mississippi/Atlanta
LF Derrick Robinson Omaha/Kansas City
CF Engel Beltre Frisco/Texas
RF Marcell Ozuna Jupiter/Miami
Brewers Extend Affiliation With Double-A Huntsville Stars
The Milwaukee Brewers and Huntsville Stars have extended their player development contract for two more seasons through the completion of the 2014 season. The announcement was made jointly today by Brewers President of Baseball Operations – General Manager Doug Melvin and Stars General Manager Buck Rogers.
“We have agreed to extend our working agreement with the Stars,” said Melvin.
“The current facility and conditions provide a number of challenges on the player development front and we support Miles Prentice and his ownership group in their continued efforts to get a much needed new park.
The Southern League continues to provide a competitive environment for our players at the Double-A level and we look towards continuing our long-time affiliation with the Huntsville Stars.”
The Stars recently completed their 14th season as the Brewers’ Double-A affiliate, a partnership that began at the start of the 1999 season. During this timeframe, the Stars have won four division championships (2001, 2003, 2006 and 2007) and were the Southern League co-champions in 2001.
“We are extremely proud to continue our relationship with the Brewers for another two years,” said Rogers. “Many of the players that the Brewers have assigned to Huntsville have gone on to become Major League stars. The coaches and players that were a part of our 2012 season were heavily involved with the community. The Brewers are a classy organization and we are honored to have them back in Huntsville.”
Huntsville is a member of the Southern League’s North Division.
They play their home games at Joe W. Davis Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama and are managed by Darnell Coles.
Official Press Release: Stars’ Morris Named Southern League’s Most Valuable Player
The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has announced Hunter Morris of the Huntsville Stars as its 2012 Most Valuable Player.
Votes for this award were received from league field managers, radio broadcasters and print media.
It has been a monstrous season for Morris, who enters the final day of the regular season atop the league with 28 home runs and 113 RBI. Morris’ RBI total is the second highest in all of Minor League Baseball in 2012 and the most in the Southern League this century.
The first member of the Stars to claim MVP honors since Corey Hart in 2003, Morris flirted with the first Southern League Triple Crown in 40 years.
His .303 batting average ranks fourth in the league behind Montgomery’s Omar Luna (.315), Mississippi’s Todd Cunningham (.312) and Pensacola’s Josh Fellhauer (.311). In addition to the top spot in two-thirds of the Triple Crown categories, the lefthanded-hitting Morris leads the Southern League in total bases (294), extra-base hits (74), hits (158) and slugging percentage (.563). He also is second in the league with 40 doubles, which are tied for the Stars franchise record previously achieved by D.T. Cromer in 1997 and Hart in 2003.
Concluding May with just three homers in 50 games, Morris went on a two-month power binge that featured the secondmost home runs (17) in MiLB from the beginning of June through the end of July. He also owned the third-highest RBI total (52) in the minors during that span en route to the Southern League’s first back-to-back Topps Player of the Month honors since Montgomery’s Delmon Young in May and June of 2005.
The first native of Huntsville to play for the Stars, Morris thrived in front of the home crowd to the tune of a .327 batting average, 17 homers and 67 RBI at Joe Davis Stadium. In his final home game of the season on August 28, Morris launched his 25th home run to become the first Southern League player with at least 25 homers and 100 RBI in the same season since Jacksonville’s Gabe Kapler in 1998.
In addition to Morris’ offensive achievements this season, the 23-year-old leads all qualifying Southern League first basemen with a .995 fielding percentage. He has committed just six errors in 136 games.
Prior to being selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth round of the 2010 draft, Morris established a school record with 23 home runs in his junior season at Auburn. He also batted .386 with 76 RBI that year en route to Southeastern Conference Player of the Year honors. A four-time Huntsville City Player of the Year, Morris batted .470 with 46 home runs and 198 RBI at Grissom High School.
The Boston Red Sox, with whom he did not sign, originally selected him in the second round of the 2007 draft.
Tyler Thornburg Promoted
Thanks once again to the magic of social media, we have learned today that following the Minor League All-Star break pitching prospect Tyler Thornburg will not head back to meet the AA Huntsville Stars where he has pitched the entirety of the 2012 season to this point.
Instead, Thornburg himself tells us that he’ll be driving to Nashville to meet up with the Sounds, the Brewers AAA affiliate.
Headed to the all star game in knoxville tomorrow then driving over to Nashville from there
— Tyler Thornburg (@tylerthornburg) June 17, 2012
It is a promotion that is well-deserved for the young right-hander.
Thornburg is 8-1 in 13 starts on the season for the Double-A Stars with an even 3.00 ERA. He’s tallied 71 strikeouts in 75.0 innings pitched and has held opposing hitters to a .212 batting average. He’s walked 24 on the year and allowed 57 hits which equates to a 1.08 WHIP.
The 6’0″, 190 lb starter has a career 19-7 record in the minor leagues after being drafted in the 3rd round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Charleston Southern University.
There was some talk of Thornburg being under consideration to skip the AAA level altogether when Brewers’ right-hander Marco Estrada was put on the Disabled List after straining his quadriceps muscle while running the bases. Mike Fiers got that call instead and has pitched admirably over four starts.
Thornburg is definitely on everyone’s radar when it comes to lists of Brewers prospects, and one that will reach the Major Leagues in all likelihood. Where he’ll pitch when he gets to Milwaukee is a point of contention though.
Some see him strictly as a relief pitcher at the big league level where others, including the Brewers own scouts and instructors (for now at least) believe he can start.
Either way, following Thornburg so far this season and since his signing back in 2010 has been a fun ride. Hopefully he’ll continue his strong play now with the Sounds and the top level of Minor League competition.
Congratulations, Tyler! You’re one step closer.
Milwaukee Brewers Announce Rosters for Minor League Affiliates
Here are the full rosters as listed on various websites. Each states that the announcement of the rosters comes from the front office.
All players are listed by position group, alphabetically by last name.
Triple-A Nashville Sounds – @nashvillesounds
- Catchers
- Dayton Butler
- Martin Maldonado – @Machete1224
- Paul Phillips
- Infielders
- Erick Almonte – @erickgabrieljr
- Brooks Conrad
- Eric Farris – @eRoc86
- Taylor Green
- Sean Halton
- Edwin Maysonet
- Hainley Statia – @HainleyStatia
- Outfielders
- Caleb Gindl
- Corey Patterson
- Logan Schafer
- Pitchers
- Brian Baker – @TheBakeShow14
- Zach Braddock
- Josh Butler
- Vinnie Chulk
- Mike Fiers
- Victor Garate – @vick_garate
- Donovan Hand
- Mike McClendon
- Seth McClung
- Daniel Meadows - @danmeadows35
- Wily Peralta
- Juan Perez
- Amaury Rivas
- RESTRICTED
- Mark Rogers (this isn’t an official roster inclusion, but an educated guess)
Double-A Huntsville Stars – @HuntsvilleStars
- Catchers
- Anderson De La Rosa – @anderdelarosa22
- Jason Jaramillo – @JsonJara23
- Infielders
- Jeff Bianchi
- Domnit Bolivar
- Matt Cline
- Scooter Gennett
- Angel Gonzalez
- Hunter Morris – @HunterMorris15
- Outfielders
- Kentrail Davis
- Khris Davis
- Lee Haydel
- Brock Kjeldgaard
- Josh Prince
- Pitchers
- Evan Anundsen – @ImOldGreeeeg31
- Bradley Blanks – @b_radmalibou31
- Darren Byrd
- Kyle Heckathorn – @KyleHeckathorn
- Jim Henderson
- Santo Manzanillo
- Roque Mercedes
- Dan Merklinger
- Jesus Sanchez
- Cody Scarpetta
- RJ Seidel
- Tyler Thornburg – @tylerthornburg
- Rob Wooten – @RobWooten35
High-A Brevard County Manatees – @BCManatees
- Catchers
- Brent Dean
- Adam Weisenburger – @aweisenburger
- Shawn Zarraga
- Infielders
- Cody Hawn
- T.J. Mittelstaedt – @Tjmittelstaedt6
- Juan Sanchez
- Nick Shaw – @NShaw3
- Mike Walker
- Shea Vucinich
- Outfielders
- Reggie Keen – @ReGGieReg21
- Scott Krieger
- Franklin Romero – @Romerofjr
- Miguel Velazquez
- Pitchers
- Eric Arnett
- Jed Bradley – @Jed_Bradley
- Hiram Burgos – @Burgos196
- Brian Garman
- Brooks Hall
- Greg Holle – @GHolle44
- Taylor Jungmann
- Thomas Keeling
- Eric Marzec – @MarzMLB
- Casey Medlen – @cmeds13
- Jimmy Nelson – @Jimmy_J_Nelson
- Austin Ross
- Connor Whalen – @Connor_Whalen
- Alan Williams
Low-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers – @TimberRattlers
- Catchers
- Parker Berberet
- Rafael Neda – @rafaelneda88
- Tyler Roberts
- Infielders
- Carlos George
- Greg Hopkins – @StJonnyHopkins
- Brandon Macias – @Cias12
- Yadiel Rivera
- Jason Rogers – @jasonrogers2003
- Adrian Williams – @A__Williams13
- Outfielders
- Josh Dishon
- Ben McMahan – @BenMac15
- Chad Stang
- Pitchers
- Jacob Barnes
- Drew Gagnon – @Dgags24
- David Goforth – @Brew_Crew72
- Seth Harvey – @MrSethHarvey
- Seth Lintz – @SethLintz
- Matt Miller
- Andy Moye
- Stephen Peterson – @SPetey22
- Chad Pierce
- Kevin Shackelford
- Tommy Toledo – @TampaTommy13
- Mark Williams – @M9Willy40
- Brandon Williamson
***Note: Any italicized names are players on the Brewers 40-man roster.***
















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