Official AFL Thread - Latest: Photos (Hart/Escobar)

[jvrocksaz]

I know I have seen some names that have been thrown around in other posts, but who are the six best candidates for the AZ Fall league??? I am excited to see JJ, Prince, and Corey but who else may come??? Does anyone think Manny Parra or Mike Jones will be ready??? Living here in Arizona, I know what I will be doing this fall!!! Live reports for all of you!!!http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/happy.gif

[ja002h]

I believe Eveland's going to be there as well.

[DHonks]

Parra likely is having surgery or at least strenuous rehab. Jones and Saenz should be at 90% or so for instrucs, although who knows how their rehabs are coming. I'm sure the Brewers would like to send Hendrickson again to work on things. Perhaps--if healthy--a Diggins/R. Anderson sighting is possible. Mike Adams could go for more work.

[Mass Haas]

Here's your AFL roster (PDF format):

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...roster.pdf

 

LHP Dana Eveland

RHP Chris Saenz (Taxi squad, Wed.'s and Sat's only)

LHP Mitch Stetter

1B Prince Fielder

SS J.J. Hardy

OF Corey Hart

 

(There could be another Brewer pitcher named, yet to be determined.)

 

Manager is current Nashville Hitting Coach Gary Pettis.

 

Notice former farmhand LHP Craig Breslow (Padres) is on the same squad.

 

Some big names on this Peoria Javelinas squad.

 

For an article discussing the other squads as well, see this link:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...;fext=.jsp

[dixieflatline]

I thought they were trying to limit Eveland's innings? Wouldn't Ty be a better choice?

[BillScottCanRake]

I thought they were trying to limit Eveland's innings? Wouldn't Ty be a better choice?

 

Actually, I think they are still.

 

LINK: Brewerfan.net Player Profile: Dana Eveland

 

To date, Eveland has pitched 127 innings between Huntsville (109) and Milwaukee (18). Those 18 major league innings have been accunulated over about 5 1/2 weeks in the majors. If that pace holds for the rest of the year, he'll finish with about 135-140 innings, which is just a small increase over the 133.2 he pitched last year.

 

Accepting that it's unwise to increase a players innings pitched by more than 20 percent, that would still allow Eveland to safely work about 20 to 25 innings in Arizona.

[colbyjack]

I thought I'd add this nice picture of J.J. Hardy on BA's homepage in regards to the AFL before it gets removed:

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/images2005/jjhardy450325lg.jpg

 

And with Ian Stewart on the same roster as the rest of these guys, at this point in time I would guess that Corey Hart isn't going to see as much time at 3B as originally speculated.

[nsimps]

Is that Corey Hart listed as an outfielder and not 3B?

[Mass Haas]

The Brewers have announced they will be sending RHP Brian Wolfe (see more in Transaction thread) to this year's Arizona Fall League.

 

Quite a job well done for a pitcher who the Twins gave up on in May of this season.

[Mass Haas]

Brian Wolfe wrote this series of five journal entries back in 2003 for MLB.com during a prior Arizona Fall League stint (the year Ben Hendrickson did the same). You can find them at the bottom of this link:

 

www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/ml...ljournals#

[LouisEly]

Wouldn't Ty be a better choice?

 

Taubenheim has almost doubled his innings already from last year from ~90 to ~170. If anyone should be done for the year it's him.

[And That]

I like Josh Habel more than Wolfe. I'd have gone with him or Bennett.

[DHonks]

Bennett's coming off a very good season. Throw in that he's already been in the AFL, and it makes sense not to send him. I'd have sent Adams to try to redeem himself

[And That]

Didn't Adams already attend the AFL once?

 

I said Bennett because he missed a few weeks in the season, and because the Brewers seem to like him more than Adams. As long as they like him more, might as well give him an additional building block to work off of before his return to MLB, assuming he doesn't get recalled in the interim.

 

I wouldn't send Adams because he needs a confidence boost, not the opportunity to get fed to the wolves. With his AAA record thus year, I'd tell him to take the offseason off and come back prepared to make a bid at a bullpen spot in the spring.

 

All that said, I still say Habel over Wolfe.

[Mass Haas]

MILB.com has announced that the Gameday gamecast feature we're seeing in the minor league playoffs with Nashville will be available for all AFL games this fall. That and other updates:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...;fext=.jsp

[ja002h]

MILB.com has announced that the Gameday gamecast feature we're seeing in the minor league playoffs with Nashville will be available for all AFL games this fall.

 

Nice!

[JoeHova]

Good to see that Saenz is coming along. I'm somewhat surprised to see them bothering with Stetter and Wolfe, but I guess it can't hurt. I'd have been interested to see how well Ryan Braun could do there, but i don't know if that would have been allowed or wise.

[jon12272]

Here is a question...When does the AFL start playing games? Just wondering since it sounds like I might be down in the Phoenix area more often and figured I could catch a game or two.

[Mass Haas]

Games begin October 4th.

 

Right now the only online schedule appears to be this hard-to-read PDF version -- we'll keep an eye out for a better one...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...ail830.pdf

[brettac1]

Is Hardy still a lock to go to the AFL? The other night, Powell asked him and JJ said he was tired. Then he hurt his toe the next day. I think it might be wisest just to give him the fall off if he's not at or near 100%. Obviously there isn't really an injury concern like there would be with a pitcher, but if he's not really in peak shape, what good does it do him?

[DHonks]

assuming the Crew currently has SS as a priority position on their squad, I'm not sure who they would replace him with. Scarborough? Braun (they aren't sending any A-ballers, I think, so he'd be elligible)? Crabbe? Heether? Rottino?

 

Too bad they can't send Cruz to the league

[DHonks]

just a heads up...there's a decent chance the first day or two of games in the AFL are postponed due to Hurricane Otis.

[Mass Haas]

Tuesday the 4th is Opening Day in the AFL.

 

Live audio at 3:00 PM Central Time:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...ultimedia/

 

Peoria Javelinas (the Brewers' entry) host Grand Canyon. Live audio will be available about once or twice a week.

 

Don't get confused when viewing AFL news online -- there are two Peoria teams, the other being the Saguaros, with whom the Brewers have been affiliated in the past.

 

So the Brewers have turned in their cactus logo for a wild boar.

 

If you can't listen, you can get the live "Gameday" feature here, or check in later tonight at this link to view the results:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...p?sid=l119

[Mass Haas]

Two relievers, RHP Brian Wolfe and LHP Mitch Stetter saw action on Opening Day in the AFL --

 

Box Score:

 

minorleaguebaseball.com/a...n_perwin_1

 

7th inning --

Pitcher Change: Brian Wolfe replaces Jack Cassel.

Lastings Milledge strikes out on foul tip.

Eric Duncan flies out to left fielder Val Majewski.

Garrett Jones homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

Kevin Mahar doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Val Majewski.

Reggie Abercrombie strikes out swinging.

 

8th inning --

Pitcher Change: Mitch Stetter replaces Brian Wolfe.

Drew Meyer singles on a line drive to left fielder Val Majewski.

Mike Nickeas grounds into a force out, third baseman Ian Stewart to second baseman Dan Uggla. Drew Meyer out at 2nd. Mike Nickeas advances to 2nd, on throwing error by second baseman Dan Uggla.

Chase Lambin strikes out swinging.

Denard Span doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Val Majewski. Mike Nickeas scores.

Lastings Milledge walks.

Coaching visit to mound.

Eric Duncan called out on strikes.

[Mass Haas]

Day 2 is a rematch from Tuesday, scheduled for 3:00 PM Central:

 

Follow along with box score and game log:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...n_gcrwin_1

 

Scheduled to start against the boys today is RHP Steven White of the Yankees via Baylor, the Brewers' 18th round pick in 2002; a Scott Boras client, he was redrafted in 2003 in the 4th round by New York.