Fall Instructional League

[bamberger]

Where's this information? Would like a roster of who's assigned.

Only found an article that Josh Prince will be participating and another that the Brewers will have 45 players. The instruction should have begun a few days ago.

[Mass Haas]

I think we've had the information just once all these many years. Will try to hunt something down for you.

 

Don't read too much into it, some top players, like Logan Schafer, aren't there, so it's not necessarily the Brewers "Top 45" list -- it is a list of those who they have higher hopes for, but just because a player is not there, doesn't mean they may never get their cup of coffee (or more) in the majors.

[SpaceCoastBaseball]

Instructional league schedules and rosters typically aren't published. You can get them through the organization's minor league complex, but you'll have to post them online if they grant permission (no reason why they wouldn't).

 

Some organizations don't run instructs. The current issue of Baseball America has an article about the Cardinals and Mets not having instructs. The Mets will send their kids to the Dominican academy to combine with winter ball. The Cardinals simply decided not to do the instructs; their assistant GM said it was because minor leaguers don't want to go to instructs, which seems pretty weak to me.

[battlekow]

Courtesy of the great Adam McCalvy, a full instructional league roster for the Brewers:

Pitchers (22)

Cody Adams

Eric Arnett

Blake Billings

Michael Bowman

Nick Bucci

Kristian Bueno

Hiram Burgos

Tyler Cravy

Evan Frederickson

Corey Frerichs

Kyle Heckathorn

Del Howell

Damon Krestalude

Andre Lamontagne

Maverick Lasker

Dan Meadows

Jake Odorizzi

Jose Oviedo

Wily Peralta

Jon Pokorny

Amaury Rivas

Cody Scarpetta

 

Catchers (4)

Cameron Garfield

Martin Maldonado

Tyler Roberts

Austin Stockfisch

 

Infielders (11)

Wayne Dedrick

Cutter Dykstra

Scooter Gennett

Carlos George

Sean Halton

Corey Kemp

Brett Lawrie

Joey Paciorek

Josh Prince

Juan Sanchez

Zelous Wheeler

 

Outfielders (7)

Kentrail Davis

Khris Davis

Demetrius McKelvie

D'Vontrey Richardson

Franklin Romero

Chad Stang

Max Walla

Cool to see Kentrail Davis, D'Vontrey Richardson, and Scooter Gennett making their unofficial Brewers debuts; still no Brooks Hall though. Also, notice that Corey Kemp is listed as an infielder.

[Mass Haas]

Wonder what they have planned for Zelous Wheeler to work on. He's the most experienced of the position players invited.

[And That]

Martin Maldonado's inclusion would seem to indicate he'll be coming back for the 2010 season. According to what we knew, he was going to be a free agent this offseason. More free haircuts next spring training!

[twobrewers]

Do you get paid in to be at the Fall Instructional League?

 

Maybe Maldonado just had nothing better to do - you need lots of catchers for all of those pitchers...

[Minigoon]

No Stosh?

 

I was surprised by only 4 catchers and one is Austin Stockfisch.

[DHonks]

Kemp will be there, so that's 5 that can catch

[Mass Haas]

Chris Mehring is among those receiving updates from the Brewers' operations staff on actual instructional league game details, so keep posting, Chris (I'm guessing that goes without saying http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif), and we'll keep linking to 'ya.

First update

 

[Mass Haas]

Adam McCalvy:

General manager Doug Melvin and assistant GM Gord Ash will travel to Phoenix on Monday to see the Brewers' instructional league squad. It will be their first look at many of the team's 2009 First-Year Player Draft picks, including three players -- Kentrail Davis, Scooter Gennett and D'Vontrey Richardson -- who did not sign in time to play for a regular-season affiliate. ... One high-profile '09 Draft pick, right-hander Brooks Hall, is not participating in the fall instructional league because of a non-baseball-related medical issue, Ash said. He couldn't expound on that because of privacy laws.

[craigharmann]

non-baseball-related medical issue

Swine flu?

[Mass Haas]

non-baseball-related medical issue

Swine flu?

I know you meant no real harm, but at some point this won't automatically be an off-hand remark, as the Boston Globe and other news organizations remind us today. So hopefully, no, not N1H1 for Hall.

[battlekow]

Bill Mitchell has some updates from instructs on three prominent Brewers pitchers:

Kyle Heckathorn pitched three innings for #Brewers Instructs today --- reports had him at 92-93 but straight FB. 2 shaky innings, 1 solid.

Eric Arnett, #Brewers 1st round, pitches 4 innings in first Instructs game. 92 FB, 3 decent pitches. Gave up 4 runs but not all his fault.

Jake Odorizzi ( #Brewers) effective in the 1 inning I saw today - 93 FB, 4 good pitches. 2010 breakout candidate, perhaps?

[brewmann04]

hopefully we can get one of these Pitchers moving up the ladder to Milwaukee.

[Mass Haas]

Adam McCalvy:

 

GM Doug Melvin re-joined the team after a few days with the team's instructional league squad and spoke highly of D'Vontrey Richardson and Kentrail Davis, outfielders selected in the First-Year Player Draft earlier this season. Richardson in particular has flashed impressive power, said Melvin, who said the Florida State product could be a Reggie Sanders-type player down the road