Your 2011 Brevard County Manatees -- Latest: OF Scott Krieger hometown article

[Mass Haas]

Indications are that we will begin to see some formal minor league roster announcements as early as Thursday (perhaps not all on the same day) -- gee, it's not like there's a little something going on in Cincinnati that might hold our interest otherwise.

 

So whether it's Toby, Eric, or myself -- or more likely one of our readers -- feel free to link to any formal notices you see here. Don't worry about the initial post format, we'll pretty that up with an edit later if need be.

 

As you might know, we use the "Your 2011" threads to post and link to feature stories that are outside the scope of game activity covered in the Daily Link Report. Each feature story is then tied back to and linked to that player's Brewerfan Player Index page for future reference (check out Hunter Morris' page here, including article links towards the bottom of the page). All the links from the past two years should be "active", others from prior years may not be, as we had linked directly to the newspaper sites previously.

 

These threads have become among the most popular for viewing here, and we look forward to kicking them off formally.

[And That]

Thanks to the wonderful powers of the process of elimination, we know

that 25 of these guys will comprise the Manatees roster unless there are

last minute roster shifts elsewhere. Dudes with asterisks are the guys who are my best guesses for the roster.

 

Catcher
*Rafael Neda

*Shawn Zarraga

*Mike Roberts

Brett Dean

Gerald Ogrinc

Sean McCraw

Jhonathan Javier

Kevin Berard

Steve Felix

 

First Base
*Chris Dennis

*Hunter Morris

Demetrius McKelvie

Hitanial Arias

 

Second Base
*Scooter Gennett

*Matt Cline

Shea Vucinich

 

Third Base
*Mike Brownstein

Joey Paciorek

Kyle Dhanani

 

Shortstop
*Josh Prince

Mikey Marseco

Yadiel Rivera

 

Outfield
*Khris Davis

*Kentrail Davis

*Brock Kjeldgaard

*Scott Krieger

D'Vontrey Richardson

John Bivens

Kenny Allison

Derrick Shaw

Chad Stang

Max Walla

Jose Garcia

 

Starting Pitchers
*Maverick Lasker

*Hiram Burgos

*Nick Bucci

*Kyle Heckathorn

*R.J. Seidel

*Evan Anundsen

Seth Lintz

Jose Oviedo

Eric Arnett

Brae Wright

Mike Ramlow

Alex Periard

Francisco Rivero

Brooks Hall

Michael Schaub

Blake Billings

R.J. Johnson

Dane Amedee

Joel Pierce

 

Relievers
*Jon Pokorny

*Trey Watten

*Mark Willinsky

*Adrian Rosario

*Efrain Nieves

*Rob Wooten

Chad Robinson

Alex Jones

Morgan Brinson

Jameson Dunn

Santo Manzanillo

Andre Lamontagne

Skyler Crawford

Kevin Shackelford

Seth Harvey

Michael White

Jose Ramos

[YoungGeezy]

It is injurie hard for me to believe brewers will not put Arnett on any roster with the hope he bounce back. With Vucinich playing in the rising star game and not being on any roster makes me wonder if they are bringing him up to BC. Paciorek u'd think would fit in somewhere. Is Richarderson for sure injuried? Wooten, Anundsen, Periard are all guys coming off injuries who are options as well.

 

I wish they would just release the roster already, don't understand the wait. U'd think BC ' s would like to get it out and start hyping some of the players for advertising. Fans like to know who they are going to be watching. This is prob the most prospect filled team in our system. FREE THE ROSTER! lol

[Mass Haas]

FREE THE ROSTER!

The Manatees are waiting for the green light from the Brewers on this. Come on Reid, free the press release!

 

 

[brewmann04]

Thanks to this site for getting the Rosters out because none of the team offical sites have updated rosters.

[brewfan1]

Ok, let's see what Neda can do? He certainly did not beat out Garfield in ST, so let's see if the Brewers saw something in him or if he is just another older player that they are using to infringe on the reverse age discrimination rights of other players who actually earned the promotion?

[And That]

Neda is superior on defense right now, and 2.5 years older. They have to find out if he can hit. That's why he's in Brevard. There's no age discrimination, or anything else going on here. And I say that as a longtime vocal critic of Reid Nichols.

 

I realize it sucks he isn't being promoted, and I don't think putting Garfield and Roberts on the same team is a great idea, but he's still a major league prospect, and a better one than Neda. Garfield's maturation as a catcher is not being hindered by being in Wisconsin.

[battlekow]

Ok, let's see what Neda can do? He certainly did not beat out Garfield in ST, so let's see if the Brewers saw something in him or if he is just another older player that they are using to infringe on the reverse age discrimination rights of other players who actually earned the promotion?

I think you've made it clear how you feel about the catching situation and Neda vis-a-vis Garfield. Let's let them play some games and then revisit the situation.

[brewfan1]

I agree, let's just wait and see, but what do you think will be the situation with Roberts? I have been hearing serious talk about a lot of DH and playing 1B. Have you heard anything?

[And That]

Tentative Brevard County Manatees roster, with a few roster moves left to go:

 

Catcher
Rafael Neda

Mike Roberts

Shawn Zarraga

 

Infield
Mike Brownstein

Chris Dennis

Scooter Gennett

Hunter Morris

Josh Prince

Shea Vucinich

 

Outfield
Kentrail Davis

Khris Davis

Brock Kjeldgaard

Scott Krieger

 

 

Starting Pitchers
Evan Anundsen

Nick Bucci

Hiram Burgos

 

Maverick Lasker

Kyle Heckathorn

Adrian Rosario

 

Relief Pitchers
Santo Manzanillo

Efrain Nieves

Jon Pokorny

R.J. Seidel

Trey Watten

Mark Willinsky

Rob Wooten

 

FWIW, Rosario was listed as a starter and Seidel was listed as a reliever. We might have those flip-flopped. The Florida State League roster limit is 25, so they're be at least one more move from the current 26 young men prior to tomorrow.

[CheezWizHed]

With Seidel's injury issues, it wouldn't surprise me to have him start as an RP. Still cheering for the local kid from the LaCrosse area over here!

 

It would be nice to see Heckathorn in AA also... He had limited innings there last year, but I thought he showed enough to push him.

[paul253]

I'm ok with Heckathorn being there only because there are 4 legitimate starting pitching prospects (Rivas, Rogers, Scarpetta and Peralta) ahead of him. That being said, I hope that after a month or two of success they look to move him up right away. It's also nice to see guys like Anundsen and Wooten pitching again. Those were two of my favorite prospects to follow before the injuries. And I am really looking forward to following Scooter Gennett and Kentrail Davis.

[DHonks]

Do we know why Richardson is not on a club?

[YoungGeezy]

Really hoping (weird to say) that Arnett is hurt....if he is not I am guessing they lost all hope in him already because for someone as old as him not to even make the T-Rats is not good. I was really pulling for him to make a squad and attempt to bounce back but I guess not.

 

Any info on the Richardson injury?

 

Little surprised Shea Vucinich made the club. I hope this isn't a sign that the are also already losing faith in Prince as a SS. He had such an electric start to career and struggle a bit in a pitcher friendly league last season.

 

They have some versitle players to move around the infield (some maybe OF as well). Hunter Morris 1b/3b Mike Brownstein 2B/3B (OF), Shea Vucinich 2b, SS, 3b, Dennis 1B/DH/OF Scooter Gennett 2B (SS if needed) Shawn Zarraga 1B/C/DH Mike Roberts C/OF

[Mass Haas]

Any info on the D'Vontrey Richardson injury?

Before yet another asks, sorry, no. You know we don't hold out info, so when we (or someone else) knows, it'll be posted here.

[And That]

Haudricourt with a D'Vo update:

 

Ash said outfielder D'Vontrey Richardson, a fifth-round pick in that

same draft, is still in extended spring training recovering from a hip

injury. Richardson will open the season on the DL before reporting to

Class A Brevard County, according to Ash.

 

So, no timeline, but we know what's wrong and where he's going. Wording doesn't make it sound like he'll miss too much time.

[Mass Haas]

Manatees, Isom bring their 'A' game

New manager familiar with roster as season opens tonight

by Mark DeCotis, Florida Today

Fortunately for Jeff Isom, he's beginning his tenure as manager of the Brevard County Manatees surrounded by familiar faces.

That's because he's previously managed all but three of the players on the roster for tonight's 7:05 (6:05 Central) advanced Class A Florida State League season opener against Daytona Beach at Space Coast Stadium.

That's the plus. On the down side, despite having played seven years in the minor leagues as a pitcher and managed 1,120 games in 11 seasons as a minor-league manager, Isom is new to the Florida State League and the challenges it presents.

He'll get his introduction tonight and he likes the team that the parent organization Milwaukee Brewers have entrusted him with.

"I'm very familiar with these players," he said. "I came up with them from Appleton (Wis.)"

He also got a good look at them during spring training.

"It was a very successful spring training for us," he said. "Defense was much improved from the year before. On the pitching side we did a very good job of getting guys out, commanding the strike zone.

"Offensively, we had success last year in Appleton and I wouldn't see why we wouldn't have success with the guys I had last year and the guys that are returning."

Ten players -- nine of them active -- return from last season's Manatees team that finished 64-75 under Manager Bob Miscik, who moved on to become a roving instructor for the Brewers.

Also returning are pitching coach Fred Dabney, hitting coach Dwayne Hosey and trainer Tommy Craig.

Their familiarity with the FSL will certainly be a plus as Isom tailors his game and his team to the big ballparks.

"What I like about this league . . . you have to be able to play solid defense, if you're giving extra outs . . . cut-offs and relays, they're at a premium," Isom said.

"You've got to make sure you're in the right spot, you've got to make sure you're running your bunt defenses. Defensively, you've got to be on top of your game.

"On the offense side, we've got to see what we've got. I'm aggressive on the bases. Make the defense stop us. We might run into outs at times and people will be thinking 'gosh, this guy's nuts running all the time.' "

And then there's pitching, which is paramount. That falls to Dabney.

He'll rely on a group of returnees in right-hander Kyle Heckathorn and right-hander Evan Anundsen, who missed most of 2010 with a shoulder strain, as well as right-handers R.J. Seidel and Trey Watten. Also in the mix are righties Rob Wooten, who also is rehabbing following Tommy John surgery and Mark Willinsky, who played last season for the Double-A Huntsville Stars.

"We've got some younger guys who will be tested," Dabney said. "It will be a challenge for them, but if they couldn't come here and compete they wouldn't be here."

Among the newcomers are righty Santo Manzanillo -- whom Dabney says has a "big arm" -- and lefties Jon Pokorny and Efrain Nieves.

And then there's the fluidity of the roster itself, which is always subject to change depending on how players develop and perform.

That's a fact of life at Class A.

"You're talking about a guy here or there who moves up," Isom said. "You're still going to have the majority of the guys with your club. Usually there's four or five guys who keep it together. You lose one of those guys, you hope somebody else steps up.

"If you lose all four or five of those guys, then you're in trouble. There are moves being made up and down. You have to figure out 'OK, how's this going to work and what am I going to have to do as a manager to keep the clubhouse motivated and all that?' "

And then there's the basis, the foundation for Class A ball: development for the players and development for Isom as a manager.

"If it was about wins and losses, I probably wouldn't be here," Isom said. "We kind of struggled the last couple of years in Appleton.

"I'm graded, they tell me, by how our guys . . . did they improve over the course of the season? Fortunately we've had a lot of guys that have improved over the course of the season. Most guys do."

[Mass Haas]

Schafer learns from Hawkins

by Mark DeCotis, Florida Today

VIERA — LaTroy Hawkins and Logan Schafer have one thing in common: a baseball injury.

But that's where the similarity ends. Hawkins, a 16-year Major League veteran who has appeared in 771 games for eight teams, is rehabbing for the first time, spending time in the Milwaukee Brewers minor league system -- for now with the Brevard County Manatees -- to come back from rotator cuff surgery.

Schafer, the organization's 2009 Minor League Player of the Year as a Manatee outfielder, is recovering from his third injury in two seasons. A groin injury and a broken foot cost him a 2010 season that held great promise and now a broken thumb suffered while breaking up a double play in a spring training game, has him on the shelf with the Manatees until at least May.

But because Shafer spent spring training in the Brewers big league camp as a non-roster invitee, he is familiar with Hawkins, and how to handle the down time and the disappointment.

"Family is definitely the No. 1 (thing) to help you get you through times and things like this," he said. "I just heard LaTroy Hawkins speaking and I was lucky enough to get over to the big league spring training camp this year and I got a lot of time to talk to a lot of the veterans.

"They've had a lot of great advice. Just stay within. You've got to be patient."

That was the approach Hawkins is using as well. And by the way, his shoulder is feeling fine.

"The mental approach has been the toughest part," he said. "I never had to deal with being away from the game for more than two weeks at a time for my whole career.

"Just dealing with doubts that creep into the back of your mind. Not having been hurt you don't have any patience. Patience is something you definitely have to learn over time. I think that was the hardest part, dealing with the patience and the doctor telling me you had surgery at 38, not 28 so it's going to take just a little bit longer than it would a younger guy."

Hawkins' goal naturally is to get back to the big leagues as soon as he can, something that should be easier for him than for Schafer, who still has to climb the organization's ladder.

But Schafer is nothing if not determined.

"I'll be ready to go here in a couple of weeks," he said. "We'll see how things go."

He's also coming back smarter, having had the opportunity could to watch the game from a different angle, recognizing the little things that can make such a big difference.

And his confidence, despite the setbacks, hasn't wavered.

"For the organization to give me the opportunity to be over in big league camp was a confidence booster," he said. "I did everything I could to learn as much as I could.

"Took as much as I could and soaked it all in."

[battlekow]

LaTroy Hawkins, moving on in his rehab assignment, had some kind words for the Sea Cows on Twitter. He said he was most impressed with OF Khris Davis, 2B Scooter Gennett, and RHP Kyle Heckathorn.

[battlekow]

Haudricourt: "Brewers RHP Zack Greinke will pitch on minor league rehab Tuesday for A Breward County."

I guess that's Greinke's breward for working hard during rehab.

[battlekow]

Some nice pictures from Tug Haines from Thursday's Threshers @ Manatees game. My two favorites are Santo Manzanillo expressing his undying love for Toby, and Nick Bucci throwing a changeup.

[Mass Haas]

Haudricourt: "Brewers RHP Zack Greinke will pitch on minor league rehab Tuesday for A Breward County."

I guess that's Greinke's breward for working hard during rehab.

Against Tampa, so no audio or Gameday at all, sigh.

 

Sit by your game log!

[Mass Haas]

Pitchers share bond

Manatees' Anundsen, Wooten have surgery in common

by Mark DeCotis, Florida Today

 

VIERA — Evan Anundsen and Rob Wooten have more in common than being strapping right-handed pitchers and former all-stars for the Brevard County Manatees in the Class A Advanced Florida State League.

They share the experience of having undergone surgery in the past year, Anundsen on his right shoulder and Wooten on his right elbow. Both are now working through the process of rehabilitating their bodies and their minds.

The surgery was the second for Wooten, 25, who had the labrum in his right shoulder repaired in 2003. The surgery for Anundsen, 22, marked the first time he had arm trouble and a subsequent procedure.

As expected, Wooten said his recovery has been as easy as one could expect while Anundsen admits to having to regain confidence in his pitches.

Both have progressed to the point where they are pitching again.

Anundsen has pitched three innings, allowing seven hits and eight runs, walking four and striking out one, while Wooten has pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing just three hits and hasn't allowed a run.

"I'm still working on getting the velocity back up, that may take some more time," Wooten said. "But as far as the way I feel, I feel great.

"Going through a surgery before, back in 2003 with my shoulder, that was more the mental part. To get over that took some time, especially as a young kid. Going through that really helped with this past surgery. The mental part was a breeze."

For Anundsen, he admits to feeling better.

"The surgery went well," he said. "On other things, back to pitching, it's a little bit of a different story right now."

Being a sinkerball pitcher, Anundsen needs to regain the fine touch required to make everything work.

"Basically all year last year I was throwing to be healthy instead of throwing to actually get people out," he said. "Now it's going back to throwing to get people out. It's taking me a little bit longer than I'd like but I'm making strides in the right direction.

"The difference from what my pitches did two years ago when I was here and what it is now, it's a little different. That's the problem with me, convincing myself that 'yeah, I can get back to where I was, and possibly better at some point.'

 

"That's more that I've got to convince myself versus the fact that my shoulder, I'm blessed so far that my shoulder's healthy right now and it feels good."

That's the same assessment Manatees Manager Jeff Isom provided.

"Well Wooten is ahead of Anundsen right now," Isom said. "Velocity and everything with Wooten is back to where it was before, secondary pitches have been very good and consistent. He's right where he needs to be now. We just need to build him and get his innings in and see where he goes from there.

"With Evan, he's still babying it a little bit. I don't think he feels anything in there with his shoulder. He's just got to realize that he's healthy, he's got to be able to let it go. Sometimes that takes time. You get out there and get in some pressure situations and then all of a sudden let a pitch go and say 'that felt pretty good. I'm OK.' Once you get over that hump, then usually you're going to fine. With him it's just a matter of getting over that hump right now."

Anundsen, 23, is in his sixth minor league season and has pitched in 81 games while Wooten, 25, is in his third season and has 69 games to his credit.

Anundsen pitched three innings in his one appearance for the Manatees in 2010 before having surgery and missing the remainder of the campaign. Wooten appeared in 27 games for Double A Huntsville in 2009 before undergoing ligament replacement surgery and missing the 2010 season.

Brevard County Manatees pitcher Evan Anundsen was a Florida State League All-Star in 2009, but is now recovering from shoulder surgery last year. (For FLORIDA TODAY, 2009 file)

 

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[battlekow]

Hunter, Manatees battle a slow start

Mark DeCotis/Florida Today

There are times in pro baseball when the ball leaving the pitcher's hand looks like a pill.

And there are others when it looks like a pumpkin and that's what Brevard County Manatees infielder Hunter Morris has been seeing this season for the Class A-Advanced Florida State League team, an affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Heading into Saturday night's game at Lakeland, Morris was hitting .281 with a team-leading 18 hits in 64 at bats. He ranked second in the league in doubles with six. His presence in the middle of the lineup is vital to a slowly awakening Manatees offense.

"I feel like I started out great, which was real important to me," Morris said Friday. "If you can get off on the right foot and start by going well, hopefully that makes, the last couple of games for me have been not very good, obviously. But hopefully, the bounce back or the recovery from that and getting back to where I need to be is a little bit easier because you're not just fighting an uphill battle the whole time.

"It's certainly easier when you start doing well."

Morris, 22, is a 6-foot, 2-inch, 200-pound product of Auburn University who wields a lethal left-handed bat. A native of Huntsville, Ala., he is in his second year of minor-league ball, joining the Manatees after playing 71 games at Class-A Appleton, Wis., in 2010. He hit .251 with 73 hits, including 19 doubles, in 291 at-bats. He drove in 44 runs.

Morris then spent the postseason in the Brewers Instructional League. He also played in the Arizona Fall League, competing against some of the top minor league players in the nation. That established the foundation for this season and what he hopes will be an eventual step up to his hometown Huntsville Stars, the Brewers' Double-A affiliate.

"It would be awesome," said Morris, who is husband to wife Macie and six-month old son Tripp who are in Brevard County with him.

"To be at home and play in front of my family and my friends. Every bit of family I've got lives in North Alabama. To have them close would be great. To be able to play in front of my parents, my in-laws, my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. To be home spending time with them, live in my own house would be a great feeling. It's definitely a huge goal of mine to get back there at some point. At the same time, once I get there I don't want to stay there for too long."

As long he continues to hit and play solid defense -- he has committed two errors in 16 games -- the move up could happen.

"He's an absolute natural power guy," Manatees hitting coach Dwayne Hosey said Friday. "He has a real simple swing, he's staying simple right now.

"He's new, no one knows who he is. Teams will start adjusting on him, we'll have to see what he has to do, what he can do when teams start making adjustments on him. Right now, he looks pretty good. He's very selective. They're throwing the ball in that red zone. He's not missing it."

Morris has struggled a bit lately, going hitless in his past 11 at bats entering Saturday night's game.

"He's had a tough last couple of days though, but I'm sure he'll make some adjustments," Hosey said. "When they're having a hard time like right now, this is a good time to see what kind of hitter he is."

Unfortunately for all hitters in the FSL, struggles are common.

"This league and the California league to me are real challenging because they are the highest A ball leagues," Hosey said. "Teams tend to send their best . . . prospects here . . . and these fields play pretty big out here.

"Guys pretty much have command of their fastball here, and they can control a second pitch. That's what makes it difficult in this league."

Morris acknowledged that and admits he has been pressing a bit, which in baseball can only exacerbate a slump or a bad stretch.

"A key point for me in college last year . . . when it started going really well, when I just able to relax and just basically go back to . . . see the ball and hit it," he said.

"This game is very hard. Everybody knows that. We can't make it any harder on ourselves as players. It's all about making it simple and as easy as possible because it's a hard game and once you take all the mental part out of it and you just relax and let it happen, things tend to go a little better, at least for me."

And when things go easier, it becomes easier to beat the odds.

"There's nine guys out there trying to get you out and there's only one of you," Morris said. "Just became you hit the ball good doesn't mean good things are going to happen."

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[Mass Haas]

Ex-Florida State QB a hit with Manatees

Richardson showing true athleticism

by Mark DeCotis, Florida Today

Baseball always has been and always will be a game of adjustments, and D'Vontrey Richardson is adjusting to playing at the highest level of Class A for the Brevard County Manatees.

Richardson, 22, played baseball (outfielder) and football (quarterback) for Florida State before being selected by the Milwaukee Brewers with the 166th overall selection in the fifth round of the 2009 amateur draft. He played one season -- 132 games -- of entry-level Class A ball for the Brewers Midwest League affiliate in Appleton, Wis., in 2010 and had seven Florida State League games to his credit heading into Wednesday's matchup with the Dunedin Blue Jays at Space Coast Stadium.

Richardson, who began the season on the disabled list with a hip injury, went 0-for-3 with a walk as the Manatees fell 3-0 in their first shutout loss of the season. The Manatees dropped to 8-12 while Dunedin improved to 7-12 before 721 fans.

And while he has struggled so far -- he's had four hits for a .138 average before Wednesday -- Manatees hitting coach Dwayne Hosey isn't concerned about his centerfielder.

"He's only had (26) at bats, I think he's just feeling it out," Hosey said before Wednesday's game. "The guys (pitchers) find a weak spot and they continue to pound it. He's going to have to continue to make adjustments.

"He'll be fine. He's a super athlete. I think with more timing and just being comfortable, you'll start seeing some real good results from him."

Richardson acknowledged the challenges -- he had them in 2010 as well -- and is confident he'll be OK.

"Last year, I had to learn how to work through my struggles," he said while relaxing in the clubhouse following the usual strenuous pre-game workout.

"I always can get better," he said. "I know I've got a long ways to go. I definitely don't feel comfortable with where I should be right now or anytime soon. But, hopefully, by the end of the year at least I'll be better for sure, we'll see."

After all, he didn't play a lot of baseball at FSU -- starting 22 of 73 games and appearing in 44 in 2009 after missing the 2008 season to concentrate on academics -- and suddenly found himself facing a full season in Appleton.

"Playing every day in Wisconsin was the biggest adjustment," he said. "It's something you've got to deal with in baseball."

Richardson hit .243 in 132 games in Appleton, striking out 164 times in 522 at-bats but collecting 127 hits, driving in 51 runs and scoring 78. He stole 17 bases and was thrown out 15 times.

Now he's facing better pitchers since opposing FSL teams are stocked with what their organizations believe are their top prospects.

Also the ballparks, many used by big league teams in spring training, play bigger and force hitters and fielders to adjust.

"If you make a mistake (on defense) that's runs," Richardson said. "This is a big park. Hitting wise it can get in your head sometimes. It can get you to try to swing big to get it out of the park. If you stick to your rules of hitting it can come in your favor also."

His defense also has impressed Hosey.

"He's doing an amazing job," Hosey said. "He is a great athlete. I think he's going to get to a lot of balls. He makes a lot of plays look easy. I think the best is yet to come for him out there."

D'Vontrey Richardson played both baseball and football in college at Florida State. / Photo courtesy of Brevard County Manatees

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About D'Vontrey Richardson

Bats:[/b] Right

Throws:[/b] Right

Height:[/b] 6-feet-1

Weight:[/b] 200

Born:[/b] July 30, 1988

High school:[/b] Lee County

College:[/b] Florida State

Drafted: [/b]By the Washington Nationals in the 35th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft -- he did not sign -- and the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth round in 2009.