Milwaukee Brewers minor league players

Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Milwaukee Brewers system.

Individual players

Patrick Arlis

Patrick Arlis
Milwaukee Brewers
Catcher
Born: December 18, 1980 (1980-12-18) (age 30) Winfield, Illinois
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Patrick Edward Arlis (born December 18, 1980, in Winfield, Illinois) is a minor league baseball catcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 11th round of the 2002 amateur entry draft. Arlis played in the Marlins' minor league system from 2002 to 2007. He topped out with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes in 2007, when he was released mid-season. He then signed with the independent Northern League's Kansas City T-Bones. In 2008, he played for the Golden Baseball League's Calgary Vipers. Arlis was signed to a minor league contract with the Brewers in 2009, and assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. He split the 2010 season between Nasvhille and the Double-A Huntsville Stars.

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Dayton Buller

Dayton Buller
Milwaukee Brewers
Catcher
Born: June 22, 1981 (1981-06-22) (age 30) Fresno, California
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Dayton Ryo Buller (born June 22, 1981, in Fresno, California) is a minor league baseball catcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 18th round (556th overall) of the 2001 amateur entry draft from Fresno City College. He played in the Giants minor league system from 2002 to 2008 (excluding 2006, in which he did not play). In 2009 and early 2010, Buller played in the Colorado Rockies organization. He was released by the Rockies in early 2010 and briefly played in the independent Atlantic League before his contract was purchased by the Brewers in June. He played the rest of the season with the Double-A Huntsville Stars.

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Chuckie Caufield

Chuckie Caufield
Milwaukee Brewers
Outfielder
Born: July 6, 1983 (1983-07-06) (age 28) Ada, Oklahoma
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Charles Anthony Caufield (born July 6, 1983, in Ada, Oklahoma) is a minor league baseball outfielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was drafted by the Brewers in the 39th round of the 2006 amateur entry draft. In 2006, he played for the Rookie League Helena Brewers and Arizona League Brewers. Caufield was promoted to the Class A West Virginia Power in 2007. He played the entire 2008 season with the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees. Caufield played the majority of the 2009 and 2010 seasons with the Double-A Huntsville Stars, though he appeared in four games for the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Anderson de la Rosa

Anderson de la Rosa
Milwaukee Brewers — No. 76
Catcher
Born: August 1, 1984 (1984-08-01) (age 27) Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Anderson Rafael de la Rosa (born August 1, 1984, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela) is a minor league baseball catcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Brewers in 2003. From 2004 to 2006, he played for their Rookie League Arizona League Brewers. He played for the Class A West Virginia Power and Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees in 2007. In addition to playing for those teams again in 2008, De La Rosa also played briefly with the Double-A Huntsville Stars. He played the entire 2009 season at Brevard County. De la Rosa spent the majority of the 2010 campaign with Brevard County, but also played for Huntsville and briefly for the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Caleb Gindl

Caleb Gindl
Milwaukee Brewers — No. 77
Outielder
Born: August 31, 1988 (1988-08-31) (age 23) Pace, Florida
Bats: Left	Throws: Left

Caleb C. Gindl (born August 31, 1988, in Pace, Florida) is a minor league baseball outfielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was drafted by Milwaukee in the 5th round of the 2007 amateur entry draft. That year, he played for the Rookie league Helena Brewers. He played the entire 2008 season with the Class A West Virginia Power. In 2009, he was promoted to the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees. Gindl spent the entire 2010 season with the Double-A Huntsville Stars. He received an invition to major league spring training with the Brewers in 2011.

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Sean Halton

Sean Halton
Milwaukee Brewers — No. 44
First Baseman
Born: June 7, 1987 (1987-06-07) (age 24) San Francisco, California
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Sean Halton (born June 7, 1987, in San Francisco, CA) is a minor league baseball first baseman in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was drafted by Milwaukee in the 13th round of the 2009 amateur entry draft. That year, he played in the Rookie league Helena Brewers. He played part of the 2010 season with the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and the ended the season in Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees.

Donovan Hand

Donovan Hand
Milwaukee Brewers
Pitcher
Born: April 20, 1986 (1986-04-20) (age 25) Jacksonville, Alabama
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Donovan Hand (born April 20, 1986, in Jacksonville, Alabama) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was drafted by the Brewers in the 14th round of the 2007 amateur entry draft. In 2007, he played for their Rookie League Helena Brewers and Class A West Virginia Power. Hand split the 2008 season between the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees and Double-A Huntsville Stars. He split the entire 2009 campaign at Huntsville. In 2010, Hand split his time between Huntsville and the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Jim Henderson

Jim Henderson
Milwaukee Brewers
Pitcher
Born: October 21, 1982 (1982-10-21) (age 29) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

James D. Henderson (born October 21, 1982, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 26th round of the 2003 amateur entry draft. He made his professional debut that year playing for the Rookie League GCL Expos and the Class A (Short Season) Vermont Expos. He played all of 2004 with Vermont. In 2005, Henderson played for the Class A Savannah Sand Gnats. He returned to Savannah in 2006 in addition to pitching for the Class A-Advanced Potomac Nationals. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 2006 Rule 5 draft. He split the 2007 and 2008 season with their Double-A Tennessee Smokies and Triple-A Iowa Cubs. Henderson signed a minor league contract with the Brewers in 2009. He played the majority of that season with the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, but also played for the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees and Double-A Huntsville Stars. Henderson played the entire 2010 season with Huntsville.

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Brock Kjeldgaard

Brock Kjeldgaard
Milwaukee Brewers
First Baseman/Outfielder
Born: January 22, 1986 (1986-01-22) (age 25) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Medal record
Men’s Baseball
Competitor for  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold	2011 Guadalajara	National team

Riley "Brock" Kjeldgaard (KELL-guard) (born January 22, 1986) is a Minor League Baseball player as a first baseman and outfielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, currently playing for the Class AA Huntsville Stars. Kjeldgaard was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and grew up in London, Ontario, Canada. He attended college at Indian Hills Community College in Iowa.

After being drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 34th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft, he played for the Rookie League Helena Brewers of Helena, Montana. He played the 2006 and 2007 seasons as a pitcher for Helena, pitching in 33 games with a record of 1–3 and an ERA of 5.53. He converted to a first baseman/outfielder in 2008 and ended the season with a .278 batting average, 14 home runs, and 65 RBIs. In 2009, he led the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in home runs (20) and RBIs (74). In April 2010, Kjeldgaard was assigned to the Brevard County Manatees where he started at first base. He was promoted to Huntsville in 2011.

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Daniel Meadows

Daniel Meadows
Milwaukee Brewers
Pitcher
Born: November 3, 1987 (1987-11-03) (age 24) Katy, Texas
Bats: Left	Throws: Left

Daniel Meadows (born November 3, 1987, in Katy, Texas) is a minor league baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was drafted in the 49th round of the 2008 amateur entry draft. Meadows made his professional debut that season playing for the Rookie League Arizona Brewers and Helena Brewers. He played the entire 2009 season with the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and the full 2010 season with the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees. Meadows began the 2011 season with the Double-A Huntsville Stars, but was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds in June.

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Roque Mercedes

Roque Mercedes
Milwaukee Brewers — No. 66
Pitcher
Born: October 22, 1986 (1986-10-22) (age 25) La Romana, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Roque Mercedes (born October 22, 1986) is a pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Career

Mercedes was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2005. He played in their minor league system until being traded with outfielder Cole Gillespie to the Arizona Diamondbacks for second baseman Felipe Lopez in 2009. On December 21, 2010, the Brewers claimed Mercedes off waivers from the Diamondbacks. On February 4, 2011, he was designated for assignment by the Brewers to make room for Mark Kotsay.^[1] He cleared waivers and was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds and invited to spring training.^[2]

Dan Merklinger

Daniel Merklinger
Milwaukee Brewers — No. 65
Pitcher
Born: November 19, 1985 (1985-11-19) (age 26) South Orange, New Jersey
Bats: Left	Throws: Left

Daniel Merklinger (born November 19, 1985, in South Orange, New Jersey) is a minor league baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2007 amateur entry draft. Merklinger made his professional debut that season playing for the Rookie League Helena Brewers. After playing the entire 2008 season with the Class A West Virginia Power, he split the 2009 season between the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees. Merklinger played the majority of the 2010 season with Brevard County, but he also pitched in one game for the Double-A Huntsville Stars and was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds for the last week of the season.

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Jesús Sánchez

Jesus Sanchez
Milwaukee Brewers — No. --
Starting pitcher
Born: September 24, 1987 (1987-09-24) (age 24) Valencia, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Jesús Enrique Sánchez (born September 24, 1987, in Valencia, Venezuela) is a right-handed pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Sánchez began his professional career as a catcher in 2006, in the New York Yankees farm system. He played in 24 games with the GCL Yankees that year before being traded from the Yankees with C. J. Henry, Carlos Monasterios, and Matt Smith for Corey Lidle and Bobby Abreu on July 30. He played in eight games with the GCL Phillies that year. Overall, he batted .252 in 32 games.

He split the 2007 season between the GCL Phillies (34 games) and Clearwater Threshers (one game), hitting .216. In 2008, he spent most of his season with the Lakewood BlueClaws, hitting .186 in 35 games. He also played one game with the GCL Phillies in 2008—though he was used as a pitcher. He pitched one inning in relief, allowing no runs.

Sánchez converted to pitching full-time in 2009, and he went 10–6 with a 3.44 ERA in 26 games for the BlueClaws. In 136 innings, he gave up 137 hits and 42 walks, while striking out 120 batters.^[3] He played all of the 2010 season with Clearwater. In 23 games (all but one as a starter), Sánchez achieved a 9–7 record with a 2.99 ERA while striking out 84 batters.

In December 2010, he was signed to a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.^[4]

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Juan Sánchez

Juan Sánchez
Milwaukee Brewers
Third baseman
Born: January 16, 1987 (1987-01-16) (age 24) Bejuma, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Juan Jose Sánchez (born January 16, 1987, in Bejuma, Venezuela) is a minor league baseball third baseman in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was signed by the Minnesota Twins as a non-drafted free agent in 2004. He played for the Twins' Foreign Rookie league team, Maracay of the Venezuelan Summer League, in 2006. In 2007, he played for their Foreign Rookie league DSL Twins. Sánchez made his professional debut in American baseball playing for the Rookie league GCL Twins in 2008. He was selected by Milwaukee in the Triple-A phase of the 2008 Rule 5 draft. He played for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2009. Sánchez played a few games for the Double-A Huntsville Stars in 2010, but played the majority of the season with the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees.

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Tyler Thornburg

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Zelous Wheeler

Zelous Wheeler
Milwaukee Brewers — No. 75
Infielder
Born: January 16, 1987 (1987-01-16) (age 24) Hanceville, Alabama
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Zelous Wheeler (born January 16, 1987, in Hanceville, Alabama) is a minor league baseball infielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was drafted by Milwaukee in the 19th round of the 2007 amateur entry draft. That year, he played for the Rookie league Helena Brewers. He played the entire 2008 season with the Class A West Virginia Power. In 2009, he was promoted to the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees. Wheeler spent the entire 2010 season with the Double-A Huntsville Stars. He received an invition to major league spring training with the Brewers in 2011.

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Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters

Triple-A

Nashville Sounds rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 31 Josh Butler 30 Donovan Hand 14 Mike McClendon * 35 Daniel Meadows 38 Wily Peralta * 46 Amaury Rivas *		Catchers 22 Patrick Arlis Infielders  5 Eric Farris *  6 Mat Gamel * 33 Edwin Maysonet Outfielders 13 Caleb Gindl		Manager -- Mike Guerrero Coaches -- Al LeBoeuf (hitting) -- Vacant (pitching)    Andrew Emmick (conditioning)    Vacant (trainer) 7-day disabled list * On Milwaukee Brewers 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated November 11, 2011 Transactions · Rotation · Coaching staff → More rosters

Double-A

Huntsville Stars rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 17 Michael Bowman 34 Kyle Heckathorn -- Jim Henderson -- Andre Lamontagne 24 Lucas Luetge 43 Santo Manzanillo 19 Dan Merklinger 27 Jesús Sánchez 23 Cody Scarpetta * 11 R. J. Seidel 35 Robert Wooten		Catchers 21 Dayton Buller 22 Anderson de la Rosa Infielders  3 Matt Cline 44 Sean Halton  6 Sergio Miranda -- Juan Sánchez  2 Hainley Statia 32 Zelous Wheeler 15 Steffan Wilson Outfielders 12 Khris Davis 14 Lee Haydel 18 Brock Kjeldgaard		Manager -- Darnell Coles Coaches 38 John Curtis (pitching) -- Dwayne Hosey (hitting)    Aaron Hoback (trainer)    Joe Gorshe (conditioning) 7-day disabled list * On Milwaukee Brewers 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated November 11, 2011 Transactions · Coaching staff → More rosters

Class A-Advanced

Brevard County Manatees rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 31 Evan Anundsen 32 Bradley Blanks 16 Nicholas Bucci 34 Hiram Burgos 38 Mitchell Conner 19 Skyler Crawford 36 Eric Marzec 48 Roque Mercedes 27 Efrain Nieves 30 Jonathan Pokorny -- Mike Ramlow 39 Mark Rogers * ‡ 12 Austin Ross -- Manuel Ruiz 22 Tyler Thornburg		Catchers 14 Brent Dean  6 Michael Roberts 13 Shawn Zarraga Infielders  9 Chris Dennis 11 Scooter Gennett 15 Hunter Morris 17 Josh Prince  2 Shea Vucinich Outfielders 15 Chuck Caufield 20 Kentrail Davis 25 Scott Krieger  7 D' Vontrey Richardson		Manager 33 Jeff Isom Coaches 28 Fred Dabney (pitching) -- Vacant (hitting)    Tommy Craig (trainer)    Jonah Mergen (conditioning) 7-day disabled list * On Milwaukee Brewers 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated November 11, 2011 Transactions · Coaching staff → More rosters

Class A

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 22 Eric Arnett 10 Charly Bashara 36 Dan Britt 31 Jameson Dunn 14 Brian Garman 16 Greg Holle 13 Maverick Lasker  2 Seth Lintz 12 Casey Medlen 23 Matthew Miller 40 Stosh Wawrzasek 26 Alan Williams		Catchers 29 Joseph Paciorek 19 Tony Pechek Infielders  4 Mike Brownstein -- Carlos George 15 Cody Hawn  5 Gregory Hopkins  7 Brandon Macias 34 Nick Ramirez 38 Jason Rogers  3 Nick Shaw 33 Michael Walker Outfielders 11 Reggie Keen  6 T. J. Mittelstaedt 21 Franklin Romero  9 Chad Stang		Manager 24 Matt Erickson Coaches 37 Chris Hook (pitching) 27 Dusty Rhodes (hitting)    Tim Gifford (conditioning)    Jeff Paxson (trainer) 7-day disabled list * On Milwaukee Brewers 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated September 6, 2011 Transactions · Coaching staff → More rosters

Rookie

Helena Brewers rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 63 Sean Albury 48 Jacob Barnes 76 Tyler Cravy 78 Drew Gagnon 72 David Goforth 40 Seth Harvey 37 Alex Jones 71 Thomas Keeling 56 Andrew Moye 51 Chad Pierce 57 Kevin Shackelford 70 Michael Strong 59 Tommy Toledo 51 Mark Williams 67 Brandon Williamson		Catchers 68 Parker Berberet 77 Steve Felix 49 Tyler Roberts Infielders 31 Kyle Dhanani 52 Gant Elmore 79 Michael Nemeth 15 Yadiel Rivera 16 Adrian Williams Outfielders  7 Kenneth Allison  6 John Dishon 82 Robert Garvey 10 Benjamin McMahan 30 Max Walla		Manager 13 Joe Ayrault Coaches 24 Elvin Nina (pitching)  9 Ned Yost IV (hitting)    Jimmy Gentry (trainer)    Sean McCourt (conditioning) 7-day disabled list * On Milwaukee Brewers 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated September 6, 2011 Transactions · Coaching staff → More rosters

Arizona League Brewers rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 38 Dane Amedee 40 Blakeney Billings 33 Skyler Crawford -- Jameson Dunn 52 Brooks Hall 22 Seth Harvey 74 Ronald Johnson 55 Marques Kyles -- Maverick Lasker 79 Francisco Rivero 41 Michael Schaub 57 Kevin Shackelford 28 Travis Stortz -- Michael White		Catchers  8 Kevin Berard 43 Steve Felix Infielders 30 Wayne Dedrick ‡ -- Kyle Dhanani 18 Demetrius McKelvie 17 Justin Parker 48 Yadiel Rivera Outfielders 25 John Bivens 49 Derrick Shaw 27 Maxwell Walla		Manager -- Tony Diggs Coaches -- Steve Cline (pitching) -- Ken Dominguez (hitting) -- Anthony Sandersen (trainer) 7-day disabled list * On Milwaukee Brewers 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated April 23, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

DSL Brewers rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 45 Javier Belen 63 Jose Cepeda 47 Joel Dicent -- Juan Francisco 65 Leonard Lorenzo ‡ 12 Eliezer Montano 48 Elvis Mora -- Marcos Padilla 49 Rolando Pascual -- Pedro Peguero 69 Osmel Perez 32 Eduard Reyes 37 Manuel Ruiz 39 Jeffrey Saba 40 Juan Santiago 50 Carlos Sosa		Catchers 15 Jhonatan Diaz -- Deivi Mejia -- Natanael Mejia 14 Carlos Pena  6 Julio Sotelo Infielders  2 Joan Abreu 25 Hitaniel Arias -- Raphachel Colatosti  3 Jorge De La Cruz  5 Yonki Hernandez  7 Andres Martinez -- Alejandro Mendoza Outfielders 13 Jose R. Garcia -- Dionis Hinojosa -- Raul Mondesi, Jr. 30 Jose Pena 17 Ronny Puello -- Elvis Rubio 11 Ruben Sanchez		Manager -- Nestor Corredor Coaches -- José Núñez (pitching) -- José Peña (coach) -- Luis de los Santos (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Milwaukee Brewers 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated April 23, 2011 Transactions · Coaching staff → More rosters

References

1. ^ McCalvy, Adam. "Kotsay, Brewers complete one-year deal." MLB. 4 February 2011. Retrieved on 8 February 2011.
2. ^ McCalvy, Adam. "Mercedes clears waivers." Brew Beat. 8 February 2011. Retrieved on 8 February 2011.
3. ^ "Jesus Sanchez Minor League Statistics & History." Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 21 December 2010.
4. ^ Haudricourt, Tom. "." JSOnline. 20 December 2010. Retrieved on 21 December 2010.