BREWERS’ MINOR-LEAGUE AFFILIATES
COLORADO SPRINGS SKY SOX Class AAA Pacific Coast League Security Service Field 4385 Tutt Blvd. Colorado Springs, Colo. 80922 General manager: Tony Ensor Field manager: Rick Sweet For tickets: (719) 597-1449 Internet: 2015 finish: 62-81 Recap: In its inaugural season as Milwaukee’s affiliate, Colorado Springs finished fourth in the PCL American Northern Division. Fifteen Sky Sox made their way onto a major-league roster at some point, including infielder Jason Rogers, who hit safely in each of his first 16 games with Colorado Springs. Sweet completed his 25th season as a minor-league manager last year and his 1,731 wins rank fifth among active minor-league skippers. BILOXI SHUCKERS Class AA Southern League MGM Park 105 Caillavet Street Biloxi, Miss. 39530 General manager: Chuck Arnold Field manager: Mike Guerrero For tickets: (228) 233-3465 Internet: 2015 finish: 78-59 Recap: The team began the season with 54 straight road games as its new ballpark was getting finished. Biloxi won the South Division firsthalf championship and sent 12 players to the all-star game. But the Shuckers lost to Chattanooga, 3-2, in the best-of-five Southern League Championship Series. Shortstop Orlando Arcia led the league with 37 doubles and was second with 157 hits. Guerrero spent the last two years in Milwaukee, serving as first-base coach last season. BREVARD COUNTY MANATEES Class A Florida State League Space Coast Stadium 5800 Stadium Parkway, Suite 101 Viera, Fla. 32940 General manager: Chad Lovitt Field manager: Joe Ayrault For tickets: (321) 633-9200 Internet:
2015 finish: 55-80 Recap: Brevard County took sixth place in the North Division. Outfielder Clint Coulter, the Brewers’ 2014 minor-league player of the year, led the league in games (137) and extra-base hits (46), tied for third in home runs (13) and was fourth in doubles (30). Pitcher Jorge Ortega led the league with six complete games. WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS Class A Midwest League Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium 2400 N. Casaloma Drive, P.O. Box 7464 Appleton, Wis. 54912 General manager: Rob Zerjav Field manager: Matt Erickson For tickets: (920) 733-4152 Internet: 2015 finish: 50-89 Recap: One season after making the playoffs, Wisconsin finished 39 games under .500. The Timber Rattlers featured several top Brewers’ selections from recent drafts, including pitchers Kodi Mederios, Nathan Kirby and Cody Ponce, and shortstop Blake Allemand. Pitcher Cy Sneed made the all-star team and eventually was promoted to Brevard County. HELENA BREWERS Rookie Pioneer League Kindrick Legion Field 1300 N. Ewing St., P.O. Box 6756 Helena, Mont. 59604 General manager: Paul Fetz Field manager: Nestor Corredor For tickets: (406) 495-0500 Internet: 2015 finish: 32-42 Recap: Shortstop Jake Gatewood was second in the league with 23 doubles and first baseman Steve Karkenny appeared in all 72 games. Corredor spent the previous three seasons as manager for the Arizona Brewers. ARIZONA BREWERS Rookie Arizona League Maryvale Baseball Park 3805 N. 53rd Ave. Phoenix, Ariz. 85031 Field manager: Tony Diggs For tickets: (623) 245-5600 Internet: 2015 finish: 23-33 Recap: Trent Clark, the Brewers’ 2015 top draft pick, had a 14-game hitting streak and finished with a .309 batting average. Diggs returns to managing Arizona; he coached the Brewers from 2008-’12 and then led Helena for three years.