Link Report for Mon. 7/22 -- Good night for slugging LF prospects

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Monday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Nashville: LHP Chris Narveson at home vs. Albuquerque (Dodgers), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Jeff Hem is the play-by-play voice of the Sounds; follow him on Twitter @jeffhempbp; we'll link to his blog updates at On the Air…and Off

 

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Nashville games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $39.99 season-long package ($9.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link.

 

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Huntsville: RHP Andy Moye at Pensacola (Reds), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Alex Cohen is the play-by-play voice of the Stars; follow him on Twitter @alexmcohen. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. It appears four Southern League teams air their home games on MiLB.TV, and we'll let you know when those dates pop up on the schedule

 

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Brevard County: RHP Jacob Barnes at home vs. Fort Myers (Twins), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link -- Select the link based on listed schedule

 

Manatees audio, hooray! Dave Walkovic is the first play-by-play voice of the 'Tees since 2007, he's joined by Andy Towne; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio. All home games and many road games are scheduled to be broadcast. When road games are only available via the opponents' audio feed, we'll let you know that.

 

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Wisconsin: RHP Austin Ross at Dayton (Reds), 5:40 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link - 1280 AM WNAM

 

Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio.

 

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; Wisconsin is one of four Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV.

 

So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from four Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games.

 

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Helena: RHP Zach Quintana at Ogden (Dodgers), 7:40 PM pre-game, 8:00 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Voice of the Helena Brewers Steve Wendt is back on board, and this year he's added Twitter to the mix @steve_wendt. We've been treated to Steve's work for many years now (ten!); he is among the very best at the art of the pre-game interview, especially considering how at ease he makes all these first-time professional ballplayers.

 

MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction (August), those games will be available for viewing online.

 

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Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): doubleheader vs. the Giants' squad in Maryvale; 7:00 PM gametime, each contest slated for seven innings; never audio for games in this league

 

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DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Mets #1 squad, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day

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Programming Notes:

 

Pensacola has MiLB.TV coverage, so if you're a subscriber, you can watch this Huntsville series (live and/or archived).

 

Dayton also has MiLB.TV coverage, so if you're a subscriber, you can watch this Wisconsin series (live and/or archived).

 

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We believe that Voice of the Sounds Jeff Hem rejoins the club in Nashville tonight, after enjoying paternity leave with his first child, a daughter -- congrats to the newly-expanded Hem family!

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Follow Monday's action as it happens with box score / game log links:

 

Nashville

 

Huntsville

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

Helena

 

Maryvale Game One

 

Maryvale Game Two

 

DSL Brewers

 

New MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

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By the way, look for RHP Alfredo Figaro in the Maryvale box scores tonight.

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Look for Nashville and Wisconsin media notes at the links just prior to their game times.

 

New this season: Brevard County has media notes; as of now, it's a unique link each day, but look for it just prior to game time each day within the "Stats and Scores" banner here.

 

Also new this season: Helena has media notes; it's a unique link each day, but look for it just prior to game time each day within the "Stats and Scores" banner here.

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To see tweets as to when the Link Report has been technically "completed" with available links, as well as to know when the new day's Report has been posted, please follow @Mass_Haas on Twitter

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STANDINGS:

 

AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division

 

AA - Southern League North Division

 

High-A - Florida State League North Division

 

A - Midwest League Western Division

 

Rookie Advanced - Pioneer League North Division

 

Rookie - Arizona Summer League

 

DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris Division

 

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NOTE: To view first half or overall standings for Huntsville, Brevard County, and Wisconsin, you'll notice options at the respective links for that. Otherwise it's second-half standings as the default view for those three leagues.

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Just in the last week, during which they lost five of six games, the Manatees have lost 1-0 games (twice) and also by 3-2 and 2-1 scores. Makes looking at another 2nd place position in the standings tough to take.

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Weather.com:

 

Nashville, TN

 

Pensacola, FL

 

Viera, FL (Melbourne)

 

Dayton, OH

 

Ogden, UT

 

Maryvale, AZ

 

San Pedro De Macoris, DR

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Baseball America -- One In Six Picks Will Click On Trek From Draft To Majors

 

Interesting and sobering...

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PCL notes: Morris gets to sound off

First baseman, Nashville squad struggle to find consistency

By Chris Jackson / Special to MiLB.com

 

Hunter Morris can sum up the Nashville Sounds' season to date in just a few words.

 

"It has been confusing, stressful and frustrating," Morris said.

 

The Sounds have the worst record (35-66) in the Pacific Coast League, and in many ways, it has affected the many Milwaukee Brewers prospects on the club, Morris included.

 

Morris, a 24-year-old first baseman from Auburn, has hit just .239 this season, although he does have 19 home runs and 51 RBIs. Milwaukee's No. 3 prospect has been trying to find the same consistency he had at the plate last season, but it has eluded him to date.

 

"It's been full of adjustments, certainly some frustrations," said Morris, who was the MVP of the Double-A Southern League last year when he hit .303 with 28 home runs and 113 RBIs for Huntsville. "I've tried to keep my routine the same way, make adjustments to my approach at the plate as much as is called for.

 

"But just going back to the frustrating part, to have a good couple of days or put together a stretch of quite a few (good) at-bats, I feel great, and then the next thing I know, I'm not sure what I'm doing up there. That's kind of been how it's gone for at least the first half of the season. Hopefully, [i will] piece it together and finish strong the last couple of months."

 

Morris said the problem with his hitting is not a simple mechanical fix nor a mental adjustment.

 

"I think it's a little bit of both," he said. "I think it starts mechanically and then I let the mental side take over and try to fix too much. It might have been just one small thing to begin with. So the mental side prevents you from being able to make the physical adjustments you need to make. Hopefully I've got that all sorted out now and will try to put it behind me."

 

Morris' inconsistency at the plate is a big part of the reason he has not been called up to Milwaukee this year despite the Brewers getting very little production out of their first basemen. With both Corey Hart and Mat Gamel out for the season, the opportunity has seemingly been there for Morris to step up and seize the job away from utility players such as Juan Francisco and Yuniesky Betancourt.

 

"They've told us there are going to be opportunities for jobs," Morris said. "When they come up is not necessarily in our control. But what we can control is how you're performing when they're ready to give guys a chance.

 

"We have a great front office in Milwaukee. They do a great job. I put all my faith in them, not just for me, but they want you all to have success. That's all you can ask for."

 

Hunter Morris hasn't gotten the call yet to challenge for a job in Milwaukee. (Jim Redman/MiLB.com)

 

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Via the Brewers:

 

Congrats to Jason Rogers, the Southern League's Player of the Week for July 15-21

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VIDEO from Sunday: Yeah, Victor Roache hits 'em a long way...

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Here's Helena's Media Notes, the traditional link above is invalid off their home page, at least as of this post.

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Victor Roache 7, Dayton 1

 

 

Wisconsin Top of the 1st

• Alfredo Rodriguez walks.
  Michael Reed singles on a line drive to right fielder Adam Matthews. Alfredo Rodriguez to 2nd.
  Tyrone Taylor grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean. Alfredo Rodriguez out at 3rd. Michael Reed to 2nd. Tyrone Taylor to 1st.
  Max Walla called out on strikes.
  Victor Roache homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Michael Reed scores. Tyrone Taylor scores.
  Mike Garza singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder Beau Amaral.
  Parker Berberet walks. Mike Garza to 2nd.
  Christopher McFarland grounds out, third baseman Seth Mejias-Brean to first baseman Daniel Pigott.

 

Wisconsin Top of the 2nd

• Orlando Arcia singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tanner Rahier.
  With Alfredo Rodriguez batting, Orlando Arcia caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Joe Hudson to shortstop Tanner Rahier.
  Alfredo Rodriguez walks.
  Michael Reed flies out to left fielder Jesse Winker.
  Tyrone Taylor singles on a line drive to left fielder Jesse Winker. Alfredo Rodriguez to 2nd.
  Max Walla singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tanner Rahier. Alfredo Rodriguez to 3rd. Tyrone Taylor to 2nd.
  Victor Roache hits a grand slam (14) to left field. Alfredo Rodriguez scores. Tyrone Taylor scores. Max Walla scores.

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Steve is tweeting some nice Helena pre-game nuggets tonight.

 

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Oh, and after two innings, Victor Roache is

 

having

 

a

 

night.

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Wow, 7 RBI in two innings is pretty impressive. Roache is really starting to turn a bit of a corner.

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Devin Williams starting Maryvale Game One (his tweet).

 

EDIT: Whoa, the pre-box score just changed before my eyes. Figaro to start, likely Williams right behind.

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Via Jeff Hem's blog --

 

Audio from Nashville — “Mondays with Mike”

 

Here is this week’s installment of “Mondays with Mike” with Sounds manager Mike Guerrero, who discusses the team’s victorious four-game series at New Orleans coming out of the all-star break, the quality-start victories by Johnny Hellweg and Jimmy Nelson, the recent hitting of newcomers Kentrail Davis and Robinson Diaz and the outlook for the team with 42 games remaining in the season.

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The Pioneer League first-half schedule ends after next Monday's games on the 29th.

 

Heading into tonight, Helena has a three-game lead with seven games remaining.

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Roache's night is exactly what I needed to forget about the Big League club for a while.

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Alfredo Figaro very strong in his rehab outing, retired seven of eight batters with four K's (one ground ball single).

 

Micah Owings with his Brewers debut as the DH in Maryvale Game One.

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Huntsville rained out, game will be made up as part of a doubleheader when Pensacola visits the Stars in August.

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Final: DSL Mets 14, DSL Brewers 10

 

DSL Brewers Box Score

 

The Brewers got a lot of help from a Mets defense that committed six errors, but they did their share of hitting as well, racking up ten runs on 13 hits. Jorge Quiterio led the way with a 3-for-3 performance as the Brewers DH, but was lifted for a pinch hitter in the 8th after being hit by a pitch in the sixth. Quiterio also stole his fifth base of the season. Center fielder Yerald Martinez was on base three times with a single, a double, and an RBI. Third baseman Sthervin Matos reached base four times in five plate appearances. He singled, doubled and was twice hit by a pitch. Second baseman Raphachel Colatosti was 2-for-4 and scored two runs. Gregory Munoz, Kevin Martinez, Leudi Otaño and Juan De Los Santos each added a base hit.

 

Joshua Torres started and pitched five good innings to get his first win. He allowed jut three hits and struck out three. Junior Flores pitched two scoreless innings of relief. Nelson Arguila pitched two innings, giving up two runs. Marcos Padilla allowed two in just 1/3 of an inning. Axel Cordero got the final two outs for the Brewers.

 

DSL Brewers Play-By-Play

 

DSL Brewers Bottom of the 6th

Juan De Los Santos doubles (10) on a fly ball to center fielder Ysidro Pierre.

Raphachel Colatosti singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ysidro Pierre. Juan De Los Santos to 3rd.

Kevin Martinez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ysidro Pierre. Juan De Los Santos scores. Raphachel Colatosti to 3rd.

With Yerald Martinez batting, wild pitch by Claudio Merilan, Raphachel Colatosti scores. Kevin Martinez to 3rd.

Yerald Martinez walks.

Gregory Munoz pops out to third baseman Luis Montero in foul territory.

Pitching Change: Jorge Cespedes replaces Claudio Merilan.

Jorge Quiterio hit by pitch. Yerald Martinez to 2nd.

Sthervin Matos singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ysidro Pierre. Kevin Martinez scores. Yerald Martinez scores. Jorge Quiterio to 3rd. Sthervin Matos advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by catcher Rafael Guzman.

Leudi Otano singles on a fly ball to left fielder Junior Carrion. Jorge Quiterio scores. Sthervin Matos scores. Leudi Otano scores. Missed catch error by left fielder Junior Carrion. Throwing error by pitcher Jorge Cespedes.

Yunior Santana flies out to left fielder Junior Carrion.

Juan De Los Santos strikes out swinging.