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Another AAA arm in the mix -- news courtesy of the Sounds' site:

 

RHP Julio Santana - Santana, 31, spent most of the 2003 season and all of 2004 playing for the Yomiuri Giants in the Japanese League. He has been signed to a minor-league contract with a non-roster invitation to Brewers spring training. Julio began his professional career in 1992 and made his Major League debut on April 6, 1997 vs. Baltimore while pitching for the Texas Rangers. Santana has played for Texas, Tampa Bay, Montreal, and Detroit. In 172 minor-league games (117 starts) over the course of his 13-year pro career, he is 48-45 with a 3.97 ERA.

 

Career numbers:

 

www.sports-wired.com/prof...c17566.asp

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www.caledonianrecord.com/.../f4664dcf6

 

A Brewer in the works. Chad Paronto is signing this week with the Milwaukee Brewers. He has a verbal agreement and has been invited to spring training in Arizona, but it's not quite on paper. He reports on Feb. 19. Before that, he'll go to Florida to take a cruise on Jan. 7 with his family plus throw and work out in the warmer climate.

 

When Chad's agent went to the winter meetings, 14 teams expressed an interest in him. The San Francisco Giants were interested early and the Mets late. Even the Yankees (his dad is a diehard Yankee fan). Last year, Chad signed within a week of becoming a free agent and later developments prevented him from ever getting out of triple A for the Cleveland Indians. So this time he wisely waited a little longer to see what developed.

 

Chad was looking for the best opportunity to play in the big leagues. So he sat down with his advisers and narrowed the choices to five teams before deciding that the Brewers would be his best shot. Milwaukee is a very low payroll team, around 30 million compared to 200-plus mil for the Yankees, so they don't have a lot of money to attract a host of big players.

 

Milwaukee just traded their closer and top setup man and those are the pitching jobs that Chad likes best.

 

The Woodsville High and UMass right-handed pitcher was home in North Haverhill over the Christmas weekend and found the Milwaukee paperwork waiting when he returned to his Massachusetts home. If he does have to spend time in triple A that will be in Nashville, Tenn. First he's going to the Brewers spring training camp. We'll see what happens from there for Chad Paronto. The North Country will be cheering for him.

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Wow....I'm pretty sure my cat could have written a better story than that. I sure hope they aren't passing that off as journalism.

 

What do we know about this Paronto guy?

 

sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6703

 

Well, according to this, he throws pretty decent gas, but stangly struggles against righties. Big dude (6'5", 250) too. Sory of reminds me of Kolb. Could we have another nugget?

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Paronto is obviously fairly intelligent, as signing with Milwaukee is a wise move for any middle reliever.

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Looks like an Alabama native might be in Huntsville, but perhaps Nashville -- we'll see; nice to see a "younger" minor league free agent here...the Nashville site with the heads up, thanks...

 

RHP Jerome Gamble - Gamble, 24, signed with the Brewers for 2005 after spending his first seven pro seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization (1998 4th round pick). The right-hander spent the entire 2004 campaign with Portland in the Double-A Eastern League, where he went 4-2 with a 3.94 ERA in 14 games (10 starts). Gamble has yet to appear above the Double-A level but was selected by Cincinnati in the Dec. 2002 Major League Rule 5 draft. However, the Reds returned him to the Red Sox before the season. He was a member of Boston's 40-man roster before being designated for assignment and obtaining his release in November. The Alexander City, Ala. native carries a lifetime 21-14 record and 3.29 ERA in 81 games (68 starts).

 

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www.sports-wired.com/prof...bc5378.asp

 

Info from Sons of Sam Horn:

 

Had Tommy John surgery in July of 2001 (had been shut down in each of the three previous years due to elbow problems). Returned halfway through 2002 and made 14 starts at Augusta, and pitched very well. He was kept under a close watch ? averaged 3.5 innings in those 14 starts. Was taken in the 2003 ML Rule V Draft by the Reds with the 26th pick (third round), but didn?t make the team and was returned to the Sox in spring training. Ranked by BA as the Red Sox? #12 prospect in 2001 and the #30 prospect in 2002 (#16 in 2004), and in a Jim Callis chat here at SoSH, he said Gamble would have ranked #10 in 2003 had he been on the Red Sox when the list came out.

 

Quick excerpts from 2001 & 2002 BA Prospect Handbooks: ?Though elbow problems have limited him to 31 games in three pro seasons, Gamble is considered to have a raw arm as good as any in the system ... Gamble throws a consistent 93-94 mph fastball, and it rides at times and sinks at others. When he fills out his 6-foot-2 frame, scouts think he?ll be able to work in the upper 90?s on a regular basis??

 

April 8, 2003:

 

Right-handed pitcher Jerome Gamble, Boston's fourth-round draft selection in 1998, was Sarasota's star during the opening series, especially considering his long road to recovery from Tommy John-type reconstructive surgery on his right elbow. Gamble, a Rule 5 returnee a couple of weeks ago from the Cincinnati Reds, didn't report any soreness Sunday morning after throwing 77 pitches -- 53 for strikes -- Saturday night in Fort Myers. "It feels normal, like from Day 1," said the 23-year-old after allowing three singles and one run in six innings where his fastball topped out at 94 miles per hour. "It really felt good, pitching inside like they wanted me to and having command of my three pitches (fastball, curve and changeup)."

 

July 6, 2003:

 

After missing almost seven weeks with elbow soreness, Jerome returned to Sarasota and has pitched very well. he had two relief appearances before returning to the rotation after the all star break. Here's an exerpt from the Sarasota Herald Tribune on his first start:

 

Gamble (1-2), a Tommy John-type elbow surgery recoveree who made his first start after spending time on the disabled list because of soreness, scattered four hits and allowed two runs to pick up the win. Gamble retired 12 consecutive Hammerheads at one point during the stellar outing.

 

June 2004:

 

He's recently started using his off-speed pitches more - he has what Jim Callis called "potentially the best curveball in the system" in his chat this spring.

 

Obviously some of these notes accentuate the positive -- we'll pass on more as we learn more....

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What stands out in looking at Gamble's stats are the few HR allowed: only 13 in over 350 career innings.

 

Would not be surprised if he isn't among those who will see some time in Brewer pen during 05 season as that area of team could be unsettled for much of the season.

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Earlier this offseason, we noted the following info:

 

The Brewers dip again into the minor league free agent bin in OF Adrian Myers, this time to address a speed bench need, most likely for AA Huntsville or AAA Nashville. And, once again, Doug Melvin looks up a former Texas draft pick. Myers will turn 30 in May, as Melvin fills in some of the "organizational soldier" needs at the upper levels.

 

www.sports-wired.com/play...?Name=GDIJ

 

Please disregard, as the Myers signing did not take place after all. Adrian, we hardly knew ye. Actually, we didn't...

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Rotoworld reports that the Brewers have signed Julio Mosquera to a minor-league deal and have invited him to ST. He turns 33 on January 29th.

 

Looks like we're really loading up on these minor league catchers, which may not be a bad idea...

 

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Brewers signed catcher Julio Mosquera to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.

Mosquera, who received 30 at-bats with the Jays between 1996 and 1997, should be fifth on the Milwaukee depth chart at catcher, behind Damian Miller, Chad Moeller, Pat Borders and Mark Johnson. Jan. 12 - 4:11 am et

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What is up with this?

 

From Baseball America:

 

Milwaukee Brewers

Released LHP Matt Ford.

 

www.baseballamerica.com/t...trans.html

 

Player Profile Page:

 

www.brewerfan.net/ViewPla...ayerId=390

 

I've got an email in to the Brewers to confirm, so don't flood them with inquisitions.

 

But it appears Power 50 spot #23 is available...

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I didn't see this posted elsewhere.

 

From CNNsi...

 

Milwaukee Brewers - Agreed to terms with pitcher Rick Helling on a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.

 

Probably worth a look. Helling didn't pitch in the majors last year...and as I recall....thought he retired.

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